Memorial to Ralph Clayton

Halifax Parish Church



Memorial to Ralph Clayton in Halifax Parish Church

Inscription on his monument on the north wall of Halifax Parish Church


In Memory of
     
RALPH CLAYTON,
SERJEANT AT LAW,
WHO ON HIS WAY TOWARDS MALVERN FOR THE
RECOVERY OF HIS HEALTH,
WAS PREVENTED BY INCREASE OF ILLNESS
FROM CONTINUING HIS JOURNEY,
AND AFTER ENDURING THE SEVEREST PAIN WITH
CHRISTIAN PATIENCE AND RESIGNATION,
DIED IN THIS TOWN, ON THE 11TH OF OCTOBER 1813,
IN THE 55TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
     
HE WAS AN ACTIVE AND USEFUL MEMBER OF SOCIETY,
ABLE AND LEARNED IN HIS PROFESSION,
AND JUSTLY ESTEEMED AND RESPECTED BY ALL
WHO KNEW HIM

This image is taken from The Monumental & Other Inscriptions in Halifax Parish Church



© Malcolm Bull 2022
Revised 18:26 / 19th December 2022 / 2908

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