CFHS code : AL269
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Memory of ROBERT WATSON d Feb 1891 aged 84 also SOPHIA wife of the above d Dec 25 1895 aged 86
Monument : Headstone
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Monument
Inscription
Robert Watson (1806 – 8 February 1891)
Robert was born in Rampton, and married Sophia Pont on 30 December 1830 in Barnwell, Cambridge. The couple had two children: Frances (1833-1868) and Robert Henry J (1835-1884). Robert worked as a carpenter and the family lived at 9 South Street (1851) and East Road (at least 1861 onwards). He died at home and his funeral was held on 12 February.
Sophia Watson (née Pont) (1809 – 25 December 1895)
Sophia also died at East Road and was buried at Mill Road Cemetery on 28 December.
Sources:
Ancestry
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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