Thursday, February 17, 2011

A Sweet Angel

A Sweet Angel


This grave does not relate to my own family, however this beautiful headstone, which I discovered whilst on holidays recently in the Cooroy cemetery in Queensland moved me. I felt quite sad for the family of the young child who had died. Her name was Gwendoline ( the rest of the writing is difficult to read but it looks like Gwendoline Anne Larsel?) and she died on the 24th June in 1925 aged only 3 1/2 years. She must have been very much loved. I couldn't resist taking photographs of the sweet angel headstone.



























































































































































































































































































































2 comments:

  1. Lovely memorial.

    I think this might be your little angel.

    Name: Gwendoline Andrea Larsen
    Death Date: 24 Jun 1925
    Death Place: Queensland
    Father's Name: Carl Roy Larsen
    Mother's Name: Henrietta McFetritge
    Registration Year: 1925
    Registration Place: Queensland
    Registration Number: 003188
    Page Number: 1002

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  2. Nice snaps...Childrens graves are terribly sad aren't they. I'm always drawn to the wee angels too.

    Grave ceramics really wrench my heart out also... this is one of my 'faves' i guess you could say... 15 year old Mervyn RAMSDEN who died in 1933... i took this in 2008

    Cheers Sandy [Magna_Quies]

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