BoAr: Clay: Chandelier

http://boar.org.uk/abiwxo1ClayChandelier Latest edit 27 Mar 2008

© 2006 R.J.Penhey

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The Bourne Archive

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Clay Family Papers

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Chandelier in Bourne Abbey: given by Matthew Clay.

While this is not strictly a ‘paper’, it is a document relating to the Clay family. It is to be found in the middle of the nave of Bourne Abbey Church. It is the one, the gift of which is mentioned in Ball’s list of Bourne charities.

Names Included:-
People	Places
Matthew Clay Ann Clay	Bourne

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The orb at the base is inscribed:

The Gift of Matthew Clay Of Bourn Gen^t In Memory

Of Ann Clay His Daughter Who Dyed In The 22 Year

Of Her Age 1^st March

1742

Her Piety And Virtue The Last

Day Will Manifest

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See also Clay Family home page. Archive Contents

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