| • 1851: Great Exhibition opens in Hyde Park | • 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. |
| Description | Head stone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inscription | In affectionate remembrance of JOHN WALBRIDGE who died January 19th 1878 aged 72 years. Also of SARAH HAWKINS WALBRIDGE his beloved wife who died April 3rd 1876 aged 61 years. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Job 1st.C.21st.v | ||
| Notes | On card: 13(2). John of Salway Ash. | ||
Internees | |||
| Name | Date of death | Age | Residence |
| Sarah Hawkins Walbridge | 3 Apr 1876 | 61 | |
| John Walbridge | 19 Jan 1878 | 72 | |
Transcription by Morag Curtis
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