Dennis_family_memorial,_Saint_Thomas_à_Becket,_Pucklechurch,_South_Gloucestershire,_UK_-_20090920.jpg
Summary
Description Dennis family memorial, Saint Thomas à Becket, Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire, UK - 20090920.jpg |
English:
The Dennis family memorial tablet in the north aisle of the parish church of Saint Thomas à Becket,
Pucklechurch
,
South Gloucestershire
, England, UK. It was erected after 1660. The Latin inscription on the tablet reads as follows:
It may be translated into English thus:
Note: John Dennis (1607-1660) (eldest son of Henry), was Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1649 and was a grandson of w:John Dennys (died 1609) lord of the manor of Pucklechurch, a poet and fisherman, who pioneered Angling poetry in England. His only work w:The Secrets of Angling was the earliest English poetical treatise on fishing. A junior branch of Denys/Dennis of Siston and Dyrham in Gloucestershire. His brother Henry Dennis (1620-1649) died aged 29 and was buried at Pucklechurch.
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Author | Lobsterthermidor at en.wikipedia. |
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- 2011-08-03 19:48 Lobsterthermidor 1905×2706 (803750 bytes) Dennis family memorial slate tablet at Pucklechurch church, north aisle, erected post 1660.