Pendeen Church Monumental Inscriptions
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Inscription Reads:
In Loving Memory of Annie Grenfell Beloved Wife of Richard Grenfell Died June 17th 1935 aged 69 Years.
Also of Richard Grenfell Died Feby. 12th 1939 Aged 77 years
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In Memory of Henry Grenfell who died the 21st of June 1873.
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Also Elizabeth his widow who died the 29th of April 1900 aged 80 years
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In Loving Memory of Henry Grenfell who died Nov. 12th 1873 aged 50 years.
Also Amelia Grenfell his wife who died Dec. 7th 1912 aged 82 years.
Also of Richard their son who died Sept. 8th 1917 aged 43 years.
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In Loving Memory of John Grenfell who spent 18 years in South Africa, died Pendeen 13th Oct. 1910 aged 41 years.
Also of his brother William Nicholls Grenfell who died in South Africa 9th Oct 1893 aged 22 years.
The beloved sons of Richard & Nanny Grenfell
‘Father In Thy Gracious Keeping Leave We Now Our Loved Ones Sleeping’
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In Memory of Johnstone Grenfell who fell asleep in JESUS April 18th 1857 Aged 20 years
‘Blessed are the dead which die in the LORD’
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In Loving Memory of Nicholas H.M. Grenfell who died Oct 22nd 1952 aged 76 years.
Also of his wife Elizabeth who died June 13th 1958 aged 77 years.
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And their son Matthew Osborn Grenfell
26th June 1916 – 3rd August 1990
Also their daughter Elizabeth Osborn Grenfell 9th August 1917 – 21st Feb 1995
At Rest
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In Loving Memory of Richard beloved husband of Susan Grenfell who died at Trewellard Dec 17 1908(3?) aged 70.
‘Gone but not Forgotten’
Also Susan Grenfell who died Feb 20th 1932 aged 94 years
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In Loving Memory of Richard Grenfell, died June 22nd 1931 aged 57 years.
Also of his wife Margaret Ellen Grenfell who died June 18th 1971 aged 86 years.
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In Loving Memory of Richard Grenfell the beloved son of Richard & Annie Grenfell of Trewellard
who fell in action in France April 23rd 1818 aged 30 years.
‘He gave his life for King & Country’.
Also of Louisa, the beloved wife of the above who died at Trewellard November 13th 1915 aged 26? years.
‘Gone but not Forgotten’
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‘We Shall Meet Again’
In Loving Memory of Margaret wife of Richard Grenfell who died 23rd Feb 1905 aged 58 years.
‘Let me die the death of the righteous. And let my last end be like His’
Also of the above Richard Grenfell who died 18th April 1910 aged 64 years.
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In Loving Memory of William Grenfell who died at Pendeen March 11th 1913 aged 77 years.
Also of his sons and daughter Jane who died at Barnstable Septr. 22nd 1878 aged 14 years.
Thomas who died at Johannesburg Dec 22nd 1897 aged 26 years.
William who died in U.S.A March 20th 1910 aged 42 years.
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In Loving Memory of Thomas Grenfell who died at Trewellard, Pendeen January 16th 1901 aged 71 years.
‘Precious one from us has gone; a voice we loved has stilled
A place is vacant in our home; which never can be filled’
Also of Eliza Grenfell beloved wife of the above who died at Trewellard, Pendeen March 5th 1911 aged 74 years.
‘Blessed are the dead, who lie in the Lord’
