The memorial to Susannah Marshman, and 8 of her siblings.

The inscription reads:

IN MEMORY OF
SUSANNAH LYDIA WILLIAMS
Daughter of Joshua and Hannah Marshman
and Wife of Henry Allen Williams
of the Bengal Civil Service
Born at Bristol Dec. 7th. 1797. and Married September 1st. 1818
She died at Serampore March 13th. 1822.
five days after the birth of her third child and Second son
JOHN LIONEL WILLIAMS
who surviving her only by seven days lies interred in the same grave
Reader pause a moment. She is not dead but Sleepeth
by rich grace brought to see her sin and danger.
Before she was Eight Years old
she fled for refuge to the Redeemer
and walking humbly before him,
she so discharged the duties of life
as ever to live in the affections of
her Parents, her Brothers and Sisters and her bereaved Husband.
But while enjoying the choicest earthly blessings
and beloved beyond the power of words to describe
she, ripe for glory
longed to depart and be with Christ as far better.
Beholding her desire the Redeemer at length said
Enter into the joy of thy Lord
which her renewed Soul rising above mortal joys
left (?) tenement and entered into rest.

Also in Memory of her 8 Brothers and Sisters
who dying in infancy went before her to glory
(M?) born at Westbury Leigh Aug 20th 1792 died at Bristol Jan 2 (?)
Robert born Sept 8th and (N?l) 1796 (?) lying in the
Baptist Burying Ground Bristol
Hannah born and died at Serampore Dec. 20. 1801
Hannah born Jan 29 died July 25 1803 both lying in the
Danish Burying Ground
Joshua born June 1 (3 or 5 ?) died Sept 8 1800 &
William Ward born Nov 21 1811 died March (?) 1812 (?)

 

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