St Mary the Virgin, Close House, Church Cl, Avon, Bristol
Partner Amelia Edwards, buried together
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22 Eastfield Rd, Bristol BS9 4AD, Regno Unito
St Mary the Virgin, Close House, Church Cl, Avon, Bristol BS10 7QF, Regno Unito
Ellen Drew Braysher (April 9, 1804 – January 9, 1892) shared a home at Westbury-on-Trym for 30 years with Amerlia Edwards. Braysher was "a very dear friend". They both died in 1892 and their shared grave at St Mary’s Church, Church Close, Henbury, near Bristol, is adorned with a large Egyptian ankh.
St Mary the Virgin, Close House, Church Cl, Avon, Bristol
Grave inscription with attempted transcript:
SACRED ALSO TO THE MEMORY
OF ELLEN DREW BRAYSHER WIDOW OF JOHN BRAYSHER ESQ AND FOR MORE THAN THIRTY
YEARS THE BELOVED FRIEND OF AMELIA B EDWARDS
BORN AT GREEN END NEAR
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD 9TH APRIL 1804
DIED AT THE LARCHES WESTBURY-ON-TRYM 9TH
JANUARY 1892
SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF
MY LIFE
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