Calvin72 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Round the back of the Cathedral - Elisha Snipe d.1712 An unusual name - any trace to be found or is it too long ago? Also a couple of late 17th century dates can be seen at the top of the stone. The last three letters of December look like an afterthought though! Also note the old style 'J' shaped figure '1' in 1712. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Elisha was clearly added to the grave at the later date. Though the names of the earlier inscription have worn away, what is left indicates it was a father and than a son burial. Elisha therefore might have been his wife and the child her son. The added bit to finish of "December" is not uncommon for gravestone inscriptions. The man seems to have died in 1692 and the son aged 16 in 1707. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Sorry this is beyond me, but someone may know what it is about .......... From The Bradford Observer, published December 19, 1874.Ancient Sessions Rolls. ---- X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 FreeREG County West Riding YKS Place Sheffield Church St Peter Tr RegisterNumber BurialDate 25 Jun 1707 Forename Abijah Relationship son of Rel1MaleForename Elisha Rel1FemaleForename Rel1Surname SNIPE Surname Age Abode Sheffd' Notes FileNumber 9137 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Elisha lived at Colston Croft Sheffield Archives holds a Deed of Covenant ( ref TT/80/2) as follows: Joshua Cawton, of Sheffield, cutler, and Thomas Elliott, of Sheffield, scissorsmith. Elliott covenants to pay to Cawton £31 6s. 9d. with interest of 5% a year on 16 February 1696/7 to redeem a mortgage of 14 February 1689/90, by which Elliott mortgaged to Cawton 2 cottages in Sheffield near Colston Croft Stile near the tenement of Robert Nichols and in the occupation of Robert Nowell and Elisha Snipe to secure 40s. to be repaid on 15 February 1690/1, 40s. to be paid on 15 February 1691/2, 40s. to be paid on 15 February 1692/3, and £42 to be paid on 15 February 1693/4. The principal had not hitherto been repaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Looking at the stone again and neddy's too either he was aged 16, or the transcript or stone is wrong and he was buried on the 16 June, or as the transcript says 25 June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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