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family vault is immediately beneath.* Had he written 
like Davis as above, on the west side of instead of 
“near” the northern entrance, his note would have con- 
tained full and exact information. On the late visit of the 
late lord Dufferin, a descendant from the Elizabeth commem- 
‘orated, the vault site was looked up, and with the assistance of the 
above guides and of at least one old inhabitant who could recall 
‘seeing the tablet in its original place, the spot was determined. 
~ By direction of lord Dufferin an incised stone has been placed on 
‘the floor over the vault, and on removing the pavement for this 
? purpose, the crown of the vault was clearly seen. The newly 
incised slab bears :— 
Here lie the remains of 
THOMAS LINLEY Esq. 
who died November 19th 1795 
aged 63 
together with those of his two daughters 
and granddaughter 
ELIZABETH ANN SHERIDAN 
wife of Richard Brinsley Sheridan 
who died July 7th 1792 
aged 38 
Mary TICKELL, 
wife of Richard Tickell 
who died August 2nd 1787 
aged 29 
and 
Mary infant daughter of the former 
who died November 26th 1793. 
* 
Se 
Tt must be noted unfortunately that the dates of death given 
on this slab, excepting that of Thomas, are really the dates of 
murial extracted from the cathedral register, thus adding one 
more error curiosity to this story. There is also one more as the 
* Britton J., p. 127- 
