Headstone of Harriot M. Crossingham (d. 1908), Moorland General Cemetery NSW, with the added plaque for her husband Richard Crossingham (d. 1917)

Headstone of Harriot M. Crossingham (d. 1908), Moorland General Cemetery NSW, with the added plaque for her husband Richard Crossingham (d. 1917) · Ray Cork · Moorland, New South Wales, Australia · headstone photo

For Harriett Maria Field (1838–1908)

In loving memory of / HARRIOT M. CROSSINGHAM / DIED AUGUST 23, 1908, / AGED 72 YEARS

Headstone at Moorland General Cemetery, photographed by Ray Cork for the Australian Cemeteries Index (inscription 6427737); photograph uploaded and read this session. The first line is worn and read under enhancement. The brass plaque fixed below the inscription reads 'RICHARD CROSSINGHAM / HUSBAND OF ABOVE / ELDEST SON OF / RICHARD AND HENRIETTA / DIED APRIL 7th., 1917, 84 YEARS.' - which is what ties this stone to Richard #82897. 'AGED 72 YEARS' puts her birth about 1836.

Headstone of Harriot M. Crossingham (d. 1908), Moorland General Cemetery NSW, with the added plaque for her husband Richard Crossingham (d. 1917) · Ray Cork · Moorland, New South Wales, Australia · headstone photo

For Harriett Maria Field (1838–1908)

DIED AUGUST 23, 1908, / AGED 72 YEARS

The birth year ABT 1836 is derived from this age on her Moorland headstone (photograph uploaded, read this session). The sources conflict: the stone gives 72 (b. 1836), the Raleigh Sun 71 (b. 1837), and the James Pattison list as transcribed by WikiTree makes her 7 months old on 10 December 1838 (b. May 1838). Only the headstone was read from the artifact itself, so it carries the date; the Ancestry passenger page would settle it.