Robert Gilbert - Swithland

Here is another member of the Gilbert family, who lie in a row at the rear of the church in Swithland.

Here lies ye Body

of Rob:t Gilbert son

of Arther Gilbert

Who died ye 12th

of Feb:ry

Anno Dom:

1697/8

Aged 54 y:rs

 

This really is a beautiful memorial, engraved on a somewhat irregularly shaped stone.

Whereas his father's headstone is single dated, this stone, seven years later, is double dated. This is interesting because it suggests a period of transition during which people in this part of the world started to think of January1st as New Year instead of March 25th.