SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN SYKES KITSON
CAPTAIN ROYAL ENGINEERS
WHO DIED AT NASSAU NP
ON THE 14TH SEPTR. 1835
ALSO OF
ELIZABETH KITSON
WIDOW OF THE ABOVE
AND DAUGHTER OF
GEORGE GRANT ESQUIRE
OF THIS TOWN
WHO
WITH HER THREE INFANT CHILDREN
PERISHED BY SHIPWRECK
NEAR THE ISLAND OF ABACO
ON THEIR PASSAGE FROM THE
BAHAMAS
ABOUT 26TH MARCH 1836
HER SORROWING FAMILY ERECT THIS TABLET
TO DEPARTED WORTH