Kia Ora Margaret Could it possibly be (added in words in blue) "A husband kind and tender dear, A loving father now be here, Left wife and children for to weep. Life be in death cold (arms) to sleep. (1 word missing) Weep not for me but be content, I was not yours but only lent, Wipe off those tears and weep no more ( 3 word missing) I am not lost but gone before. (last line, 7 missing words) Jacqui Gee, Dunedin, NZ -----Original Message----- From: magsdags [mailto:magsdags@internode.on.net] Sent: Monday, 7 December 2009 5:55 p.m. To: genanz@rootsweb.com Subject: Help please with Headstone Inscription Hi List, Would anyone be able to help fill in the blank words that I could not read on my convict ancestor's headstone that I found on a recent trip to Tasmania dated 1819? I thought someone may have had the same Inscription on an old headstone. "A husband kind and tender dear, A loving father now be here, Left wife and children for to weep. Life be in death ........ to sleep. (1 word missing) Weep not for me but be content, I was not yours but only lent, Wipe of those tears ......... ................. .................. ( 3 word missing) ........ ............... ............ ................ .............. ................ ............ (last line, 7 missing words) Many thanks, Margaret McCulloch, Townsville, Qld. magsdags@internode.on.net