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 South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta - Part 3 [Holmes and Co]

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DescriptionTranscribed from Bengal Obituary. A compilation of tablets and monumental Inscriptions from various parts of Bengal and Agra Presidencies. By Holmes and Co., printed by W Thacker and Co 1851.
Date transcribed2012-08-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentSouth Park Street Burial Ground begins on page 106 of the book and ends on page 176 - listing all inscriptions found in that cemetery as at 1851.

Surname  Elston    
Forename(s)  Joshua    
Year of Death  1813    
Inscription  Sacred to the Memory of Joshua Elston, who departed this life 16th September 1813, aged 44 years, who was generous, benevolent and humane, possessing a mind adorned with many branches of scientific knowledge; and a heart dilated with many social and manly virtues, who devoted the chief part of a life of industry, skill and ingenuity to the service of his fellow-creatures, endeared by his varied talents and amiable qualities to his family and friends. He lived with independent fortitude, respected as a philosopher, and died with christian piety; lamented as a philanthropist, this Monument is erected by his disconsolate widow.    
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Transcribed from Holmes and Co - Bengal Obituary, and photographs of headstones at South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta.
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