Inscription on tablet in Westbury on Severn church. (General)

by mjcrowley , Thursday, February 22, 2018, 19:41 (2466 days ago) @ essjay

I agree. The dates are very confusing. The tombstone is too worn to compare with the Bigland transcription. It could be that either Bigland or the stonemason transposed the figures and "aged 46" became "aged 64". A further problem is that on the marriage allegation on this website, John Playstead of Westbury is said to be 26 when he marries Mary Marshall in 1743. That would make him 42 in 1759.
As you say the dates for Mary, daughter of Richard and Rachel don’t add up either. Her baptism record is given as 1773. The tablet in the church says she died in 1805 aged 26. The burial record says she was buried in 1804 aged 28. Nothing matches!