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Copy of the Granston church burial registry recording the burial of eight unknown bodies recovered from the wreck of the CHARLES HOLMES at Aberbach in 1859:
Burials in the Parish of Granston in the county of Pembroke in the Year 1859
NAME: 2 bodies names unknown, 1 body name unknown, 4 bodies names unknown, I body name unknown
ABODE: Part of the crew of the Charles Holmes of Liverpool
WHEN BURIED: October 28th, October 29th, November 4th, November 5th 1859.
BY WHOM THE CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED: R. Daniel, Vicar.
In total, just 12 bodies of the 28 crew were recovered, two being buried Llanwnda, with the majority buried in the churchyard at Granston, close to where the ship was wrecked. A gravestone at Granston is dedicated to both Captain Bowlby, captain of the CHARLES HOLMES, and the crew.
Follow the link below to view the PCW item that relates to the gravestone:
http://www.peoplescollectionwales.co.uk/Item/60309
These parish burial records are available for viewing at Pembrokeshire Archives.
http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2%2C107%2C1447
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