GA-STNL-0154

Record Date: 
18 November 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

IN MEMORY OF SUSANNA THE AFFECTIONATE AND BELOVED WIFE OF ALEX STEPHENS OF THE COAST GUARD SERVICE DIED 8th DAY OF MAY 1849 AGED 44 YEARS

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272773055556
Longitude: 
-9.0532830555556
Additional details
References: 
Bul Reed, Vol. 2 (1849), "Susanna Stephens C.L., abode Coastguard Station Fairhill, buried May 9th 1849, aged 66 years".
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
STEPHENS
Notes: 

A reused piece of ashlar. The back is rebated. The top has 19th century chanelled tooling, most of the other surfaces are roughly worked. The front surface is worked flat and bears an Inc'd. Ins. in block capitals. See also No. 216 for other Stephens.