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Captain Henry Digby

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Location: St Andrew’s Church, Minterne Magna, Dorset

Type: Grave

Material: Stone

Date of death: 19 August 1842
Place of death: Minterne House, Minterne Magna, Dorset

Description: A family grave to the left of the west door of the Church. A square plot, surrounded by low railings. The grave itself has sloping sides with a flat top surmounted by a flat carved stone cross. There is a carved inscription to one of the vertical sides below the railing. The grave is maintained by the present Lord and Lady Digby.

Dimensions: Approx 300 cm square

Transcription

beneath this stone lie

admiral hon robert digby died february 27 1814

elinor wife of the above died July 28 1830 aged 74

admiral sir henry digby died august 19 1842 aged 72

jane elizabeth dowager viscountess andover wife of the above

died april 29 1863 aged 86

[other names unclear]

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