CFHS code : ML68
Parish : St Mary the Less
Inscription : SUSANNA d Nov 11 1862 age 33 and AMELIA d Jan 12 1863 age 29 daughters of JOHN & MARY BONING remainder illegible
Monument : Headstone (fallen)
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.202669, 0.1380596 – click here for location
Monument
This fallen headstone is located within the parish area set aside for the parish of Mary the Less. It lies roughly 11 rows to the east and 1 row to the north along the path that runs from the centre circle towards the east path. The carved inscription is badly eroded and difficult to read.
Inscription
SUSANNA who died November 11 1862 age 33 years
Also AMELIA who died January 12 1863 age 29 years
daughters of JOHN & MARY BONING
Remainder illegible
Susanna Boning (1829 – 11 November 1862)
Susanna was the second daughter of John (1804-1879) and Maria (née Taylor) (1803-1875). Her father was a college servant and she grew up with her seven siblings at 33 Trumpington Street. Susanna worked as a milliner and in 1851 was living in Lewes and working for draper John Smith at his shop in Fisher Street. She had returned to live at Trumpington Street by 1861 and died there aged 33 years.
Amelia Boning (1833 – 12 January 1863)
Amelia was the third daughter of John and Maria and was baptised at St. Mary the Less on 6 October 1833. In 1861 she was living in Chester and woking as a draper’s assistant. At the time of her death she was living in Trumpington St
Source:
Ancestry
by Claire Martinsen
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