Headstone 214
~ Granite ~ Latin cross with rough hewn base
- Sophia Rowett Butler 1872 – 29 September 1939
- Aged 67 years
- Wife of Herbert Edward Butler
- “Love never faileth”
- Talland Church Marriage
- Sophia Rowett to Herbert Edward Butler, artist
- 7 December 1892
- Herbert Edward Butler 1861 – 30 August 1931
- Aged 70 years
- Possible connection to Headstone 426
- Possible connection to Headstone 226
Ancestry research – shows Sophia Rowett nee Pond. After marrying Herbert at Talland Church in 1892, Herbert & Sophia live in Chicago with her sister Thirza, who had married Charles Boutwood, an artist friend of Herberts. All came back to live in Polperro. Headstone 230
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