| Inscription | In Loving Memory of THOMAS SAMSON of Paradise Netherbury who died on the 23rd of May 1879 Aged 72 years | ||
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Internees | |||
| Name | Date of death | Age | Residence |
| Thomas Samson | 23 May 1879 | 72 | Netherbury |
| • 1854: Start of Crimean War | • 1859: Darwin's Origin of Species published | • 1861: American Civil War begins | • 1865: Salvation Army founded | • 1869: Suez Canal opened | • 1871: Trades Unions legalised | • 1872: Secret ballots introduced for elections | • 1873: Dr Livingstone dies | • 1876: Bell invents telephone | • 1878: Electric light bulb invented | • 1881: Pasteur invents innoculation | • 1884: Fabian Society founded | • 1887: Queen Victoria's Jubilee | • 1894: Manchester Ship Canal opened | • 1899: Boer War starts | • 1901: Queen Victoria dies | • 1903: 1st aeroplane flight by Wright Bros. |
| Inscription | In Loving Memory of THOMAS SAMSON of Paradise Netherbury who died on the 23rd of May 1879 Aged 72 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Internees | |||
| Name | Date of death | Age | Residence |
| Thomas Samson | 23 May 1879 | 72 | Netherbury |
Transcription by Morag Curtis
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