Memorial to John Hanson & Family

Halifax Parish Church

Memorial to John Hanson and family in Halifax Parish Church

Inscription to the monument in the south arcade of the nave 


In Memory of John  Hanson
of London, Tea-Dealer,
WHO BY HONEST INDUSTRY ACQUIRED
A PLENTIFUL FORTUNE WITH A FAIR CHARACTER.
HE DIED AUGUST 24TH 1770. AGED 57;
AND AT HIS OWN REQUEST,
WAS BURIED NEAR THIS PLACE IN YE SAME GRAVE
WITH HIS ONLY WIFE ELIZABETH,
(DAUGHTER OF THOS BLAND OF HALIFAX,)
WHO DIED DECR 6TH 1762, AGED 27,
WITHOUT ISSUE

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

© Malcolm Bull 2022
Revised 18:26 / 19th December 2022 / 2861

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