Four generations of Kershaws are buried in the graveyard of St Thomas the Apostle church in Heptonstall. Their names are commemorated on the gravestone shown below:
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| The Kershaw gravestone |
M.F. was Mary Farrer (nee Kershaw)
G.K. was Grace Kershaw (nee Farrer)
A.K. was Abraham Kershaw
R.W. is unknown
The family tree below shows the relationships between the people named on the gravestone - marked in blue. Thomas and Elizabeth were no doubt related but we haven't found their connection to the other Kershaws so far. Other brothers and sisters in each generation have been excluded.
James Kershaw (1803-1860), killed on Mytholmroyd station, featured in the last two posts. His son James Kershaw (1851-1887), married at Mankinholes in 1874, featured in the post before that. This James was known as 'Jim Screw' - more about him in the next post.
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| Derrick and Evelyn Kershaw cleaning the Kershaw gravestone at Heptonstall |
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