ID Number101739
NameCROWTHER Sarah
Family NameCROWTHER
Plot5606
CemeteryChurch of England
StatusReinstated Monument after Disinterment for Motorway
Location on the Modern Grid MapE12 07
Inscription on TombstoneIn sacred memory of Sarah CROWTHER, the beloved wife of Richard CROWTHER, died 12 May 1880, aged 23. Also Sarah Frances, their younger daughter, died 3 May 1880, aged 14 months. "Afflictions sore long time she bore, Physicians were in vain, Till God did please to give her ease, And took away her pain"
Description of GraveUpright white marble headstone, incised lettering. (Has been broken and repaired)
Date of Death or Burial*12 May, 1880
Public Cemetery Register Number
Type of Record Burial
Age23
SexFemale
BiographySarah CROWTHER's remains, with her daughter Sarah Frances, were moved to Karori Cemetery when the grave was excavated for the motorway.