I am the keeper of a large number of photos and documents relating to my Sutcliffe family, from Warley (the one near Halifax in Calderdale) and this afternoon received an email asking whether or not I knew the grave number my great-grandfather was buried in. I did, and was able to furnish written proof in the form of a receipt giving details of the burial of his 5 year-old son in 1888
Soon after Edwin's death, when the cemetery was still fairly new they must have had a photograph taken of the headstone, which has Tom and Sarah Sutcliffe as 'of Tuel Lane, Sowerby Bridge' carved upon it.At a later date this inscription must have been erased and another one carved because by the time I photographed it, ninety-nine years later in 1987, the inscription clearly read of 'Little Moor Warley'
Oh the ancient Egyptians knew a thing or two about erasing things from stone. They quite often altered names in cartouches to make it look like past pharaohs were less successful than they had been.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you have the record to show it's been changed. That sort of thing fascinates me.
Didn't know that about the Egyptians - thank you!
DeleteGreat pictures, Sandra... You are so lucky to have such wonderful pictures in your family records. I've managed to find a few graves for my family but not to have early pictures of them.
ReplyDeleteThing is, Paula, I know I'm lucky but I've not a clue what will happen to them when I'm gone - keep meaning to write that family history but it's not done yet.
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