Headstone 17
~ Granite ~ Scroll, rock and rough hewn surround with winged bird at base and interwoven IHS motif, with kerbs
- Gilbert Troward Key 1835 – 22 August 1907
- Aged 72 years
- ‘Retired Captain Royal Navy’
- ‘Who died at Looe’
- “The Holy Spirit .. He shall teach you all things”
- Parish Records show
- Buried 24 August 1907
- of West Looe
Ancestry Research – Captain in Royal Navy, born in Paddington, London. First wife, Adela Amelia Smith dies 1892. Marries second wife, Helen Murray, from Plympton, in 1898. In 1904-7 he was lodging with second wife in Buckingham Gate, Westminster, their rooms overlooking the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace. ‘Died at Looe’.
- Take a careful look at the granite kerbs designed to represent a Billiard Table – each of the six distinct rounded pockets have a central depression. The overall effect is completed by the natural green base, and expresses Captain Key’s love of the game.
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