Christ Church, Lothersdale - the vicar's children's grave

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Christ Church, Lothersdale - the vicar's children's grave

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 4 Sep 2021

A reminder of child mortality in Victorian times to which even better off families were not immune: Eliza Holdsworth died in infancy, and her sister Mary-Ann six years later, aged sixteen.

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