Two typescript volumes of inscriptions and epitaphs on tombstones in Bangor Cathedral Burial Ground and Lower Churchyard. They provide a valuable and unique conspectus of the social life of the north Wales town and parish over a period of around a 100 years. The earliest recorded epitaph is that of John Ambrose of Bangor who died in 1771.
Tombstone Inscriptions and Epitaphs at Bangor Cathedral Churchyard
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- Dates of Creation1948 May - 1948 October
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish, and Welsh.
- Physical Description2 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1948, Messrs J. Ingman and R. E. Jones of Bangor, undertook, on behalf of the Caernarfonshire Historical Society, a comprehensive survey of the tombstones and memorials in the Cathedral Burial Ground, and copied all such inscriptions and epitaphs as were legible.
John Ingman, local historian, came originally from Treuddyn, Flintshire. He died in 1950.
Arrangement
These items have been incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts
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Note
Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, June 2002.
Other Finding Aids
An item level typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference numbers : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 7345 - 7346
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