IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
RICHARD HUMFREY
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
12TH SEPTEMBER 1896
AGED 50 YEARS
THERE IS NO DEATH
WHAT SEEMS SO IS TRANSITION
THIS LIFE OF MORTAL BREATH
IS BUT A SUBURB OF THE LIFE ELYSIAN
WHOSE PORTAL WE CALL DEATH
Richard Humfrey was
born in 1846 in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, the son of Richard B Humfrey and
his wife Hannah. The elder Richard was a butcher and farmer. The younger Richard
was a butcher at age 14, presumably assisting his father.
He married Eliza Ann Harris,
of Desborough, in 1870. The following year (aged 24) he was described as a
grazier of 142 acres, a shepherd and a maltster. By 1881 the couple had 5
children and were employing a maid and a governess. In 1891 Richard was a
grazier, maltster and corn dealer.
The text at the foot of the memorial is a verse from "Resignation" by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. You can read the full poem at
http://www.bartleby.com/102/67.html.