Gravestone of Sarah, Isaac, George and Louisa Brown
Name/Title
Gravestone of Sarah, Isaac, George and Louisa Brown
Date Made
c.1770
Medium and Materials
Stone
Public Description (About this object)
This is the gravestone of Sarah and Isaac Brown and their children George and Louisa. The gravestone was first made by Isaac for Sarah who died in childbirth on 4 May 1770 aged 26 years, and later interred with her was their two children George and Louisa who died in infancy. Isaac died in December 1801 aged 59 and joined the family grave. This engraved stone tablet with curved detailing on the top edge likely came from one of the churchyards that used to surround St Martin-in-the-Fields. It is now set into the floor of the church's crypt.
Inscription and Marks
Engraved on the gravestone: Near this place ? SARAH Wife of ISAAC BROWN of this Parish A Woman of uncommon Merit exemplary in every State of Life habitually good & virtuous to whose Memory, her afflicted Husband, as a Tribute of Gratitude was plac’d this Stone. She died in Child-Bed, resigning Herself entirely to the Will of God on the 4th May 1770, Aged 26 Years. In the same Grave, are interr’d the Bodies of GEORGE, & LOUISA, Son, & Daughter, of the above ISAAC, & SARAH BROWN, who both dy’d in their Infancy, also Mr ISAAC BROWN Died Dec 17th ? 1801, Aged 59
Object number
SMITF.H.425