Date recorded: 9/9/09
Inscription
In
Loving memory
Of
Josiah Watson
Died June 18th 1897
Aged 68 years
THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY
BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD
ALSO MARY
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED AUG 16 1931
AGED 66 YEARS
Earliest date (of death): 1897
Type of monument: Pointed headstone
Dimensions (in millimetres):
monument/headstone: height: 1530 breadth: 740 thickness: 90
Orientation of monument/headstone: East facing
Material: Sandstone
Condition: Sound, in place
Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: 1 b) inscription: 1
Type of decoration: Symbolic
Decorative motif/s: Flowers, leaves, central vine
Technique/s used for decoration: High relief
Condition of decoration: Sound
Technique/s used for inscription: Incised
Condition of inscription: Mostly decipherable
Notes: Mary Ann Watson date of death checked on burial register = 1913
Inscription initially seemed wholly illegible due to heavy lichen cover. Some clearing done on upper area. Lower half deciphered in bright afternoon sun shine without removing lichen.