| • 1746: Battle of Culloden | • 1750: Death of JS Bach | • 1753: British Museum founded | • 1759: Death of Handel | • 1764: Hargreaves invents Spinning Jenny | • 1770: New South Wales discovered by James Cook | • 1773: Boston Tea Party | • 1774: Priestley discovers oxygen | • 1775: American War of Independence starts | • 1776: American Declaration of Independence | • 1783: First hot air balloon flights | • 1789: French Revolution begins | • 1800: Act of Union creates United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland | • 1802: Beethoven debuts Moonlight Sonata | • 1803: Start of Napoleonic Wars | • 1805: Battle of Trafalgar: Death of Nelson | • 1807: Slave trade abolished | • 1815: End of Napoleonic Wars |
| Description | Head stone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inscription | Sacred to ye memory of JOHN COX who died ....th 1767 aged .... years. Also to the memory of JOHN COX JUNr who departed this life June ye 21 1782 aged 70. Also of EDIT COX who departed this life May 18th .... aged .... | ||
| Notes | Location: South. Winged head then hour glass then another winged head. | ||
Internees | |||
| Name | Date of death | Age | Residence |
| John Cox | 1767 | 80 | |
| John Cox | 21 Jun 1782 | 70 | |
| Edith Cox | 18 May 1796 | 75 | |
Transcription by Morag Curtis
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