Cemetery:  Delgany; Tancred Memorial

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DELGANY; TANCRED MEMORIAL

This follow after the Delgany heading.

Erected by J. Tancred,
in remembrance of the
following members of his family: -

                           Died          aged
ELIZABETH........G. Mother,................ | 99
THOMAS,..........Father........Feb. 3. 1860 | 88
ANNE,............Mother........Jan. 16.1863 | 89
FRANCES,.........Sister.....................| 8
THOMAS,..........Brother.......Feb. 2. 1851 | 32
WILLIAM,....................................| 28
JONATHAN,...................................|
LUCY,............Beloved Wife..Ap. 26. 1863 | 37
JOHN HENRY,......Son...................1857 | 8dys
JOHN HARDWICKE,..Uncle......................|

'The above "J. TANCRED" gave a legacy to the Life-Boat 
Institution, through which the first life-boat was placed at 
Greystones (1872) and named the "Sarah Tancred."  He was 
originally of the labouring or artisan class, I believe.'


Source:
From Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of 
the Dead. Ireland Vol II.