Headstone to John Jones, , St Mary's church, Gwaenysgor, Wales. Welsh inscription.
Headstone to John Jones, d. 1865, St Mary's church, Gwaenysgor, Wales, 1865 headstone in Welsh to John Jones just to east side of south path to porch. Inscription reads: YMA / y claddwyd / John Jones genedigol / o blwyf Llancadwaladr / yr hwn a fufarw y 26 ain / o Orphenaf 1865 yn 60 ain: oed / Buyn was ffyddloni Beriglor / y Plwyfhwnam 15 mlynedd / Crist yn fywyd_ Marw yn elw / Phil. 1,21. Note the spelling of Orphenaf opposed to the modern Gorffennaf. Soft mutation causes initial /ɡ/ to be deleted. English translation; "Here / is buried / John Jones native / of the parish Llancadwaladr / and who died 26th / of July 1865 aged 60 yrs old. / He was a faithful servent of the incumbant / of this parish for 15 yrs. / For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. 1;21. St Mary Magdalene's churchyard is managed as sanctuary for wildlife, some areas left uncut till flowers & seeds are over to provide food & shelter for insects & birds, while cut grass raked into ‘wildlife piles’.
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Location: Gwaenysgor, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
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