Great thanks to Ruth Thompson for all these photographs and burial information.
Here rests
the body of
Capt. Charles Rubidge, R.N.
BORN
April 30, 1787;
DIED
Feb. 5, 1873;
--
He that believeth in me
saith the Lord, though he were
dead, yet shall he live.
In Memor of
JOHN DePrado
Second Son of
Capt Rubidge RN
who died
FEB'Y 22nd, 1896
AGED 80 Years
& 9 Mos
...
ALSO OF
MARY, HIS WIFE
who died
NOV 18TH 1902
AGED 77 YEARS
Truly my hope is
even in thee
THEIR DAUGHTERS
CATHERINE MARY
1857-1933
ELIZABETH AMY
1858-1941
FLORENCE
1865-1930
[Note: This should be John Rubidge and Mary Kenney.]
[Note: Mary's date of death is new information.]
[Note: Elsewhere, stone reads FLORENCE DAUGHTER of J. DeP Rubidge 1865-1930.]
[Note: Catherine Mary, Elizabeth Amy, and Florence are new to me.]
In Memory of
CHARLES P.
Eldest Son of
Capt. Rubidge RN
who departed his
life on the 30th of
April AD 1871
AGED 58 Years
...
ALSO
SARAH
HIS WIFE
Died Oct 22, 1891
Aged 77 Years
...
[Note: This would be Charles Portlock Rubidge and Sarah Maria Russell.]
In Memory of
MARGARET
WIFE OF
Capt. Rubidge RN
WHO DIED
April 16, 1868
Aged 79 Yrs & 6 Mos
A Lamb of God that takes
away the sins of the world
Have mercy upon me.
[Note: If she died in Apr 1868 aged 79 years and 6 months, she would have been born c. Oct 1788. But other records indicate she was born 1787.]