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Graves of Robert Bownas Wormald’s Relatives in Bramham

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In the churchyard of All Saints, Bramham, North Yorkshire, are of the graves of a number of relatives of chess-player Robert Bownas Wormald.  Below are some of the inscriptions thereon. Inscription on the grave of Elizabeth Wormald, mother of the chess-player Robert Bownas Wormald. Inscription on the grave of Robert Bownas Wormald, earlier-born brother and namesake of the chess-player Robert Bownas Wormald. Upper part of inscription on the Kell grave, recording the decease in infancy of a sister, Emily, of the wife of Robert Bowness Wormald. Lower part of inscription on the Kell grave, recording the death of Thomas Kell, the father-in-law of Robert Bowness Wormald. Also evident at all Saints Bramham are the graves of Robert Bowness Wormald’s uncles, on his mother’s side, Robert Hall Bownas and Samuel Bownas.

Created 25/04/2012

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Last Updated 25/04/2012