CFHS code : BO1
Parish : St Botolph
Inscription : Sacred to the Memory of JANE the wife of THOMAS SMITH d Nov 26th 1849 aged 49 also of THOMAS SMITH (husband of JANE SMITH) many years butler of Pembroke College d 6th July 1884 aged 76 a faithful servant and a true friend
Monument : Coped stone
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.202983, 0.13762097 – click here for location
Monument
This coped stone in polished red marble, in the parish area of St Botolph, is located at the east side of the central path, just north of the centre circle.
Inscription
[south face:]
‘Sacred to the memory of Jane the wife of Thomas Smith
who died Nov 26th 1849 aged 49 years’
[north face:]
‘Also of Thomas Smith (husband of Jane Smith)
many years Butler of Pembroke College
died 6th July 1884 aged 76 years’
“A faithful servant and a true friend”
Jane Smith (née Crawford) (c.1800 – 49)
Jane married Thomas Smith on 6 March 1838 at St. Mary the Less Church, but little else is known of her life. Thomas was Pembroke College Butler and Jane died at the college aged 49 years old.
Thomas Smith (8 January 1808 – 6 July 1884)
Thomas was born in Over Kellet, Carnforth in Lancashire and was the son of George and Margaret Smith. He was baptised in Over Kellet on 10 January 1808. After Jane’s death his sister Elizabeth Hodson and nephew John moved to live with him (1861). Elizabeth acted as his housekeeper, and John worked as his assistant, eventually succeeding him as Butler of Pembroke College. By 1881 he had retired and moved to live at 10 Downing Terrace, where he lived with servants Maria Boulding and Ada Day. He died at home aged 76 years old.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
St Botolph: burial register
by Claire Martinsen and Ian Bent
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