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In Lucknow, as in other parts of the world, graves mean little to some people, but a search on the internet proves otherwise! What one will find on this blog isn't even 'a drop in the vast ocean' of tears that would have been shed if it were possible to calculate. The names, the sad poetry, quotes and expression of grief of the loved ones all being ground to dust. "...We always say that the history of a parish is in its graveyards..." Passage West (from a blog and book by Jim Murphy)

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

David Lyle Thoburn died 1905

The grave of David Lyle Thoburn in the Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow. Whether the grave survives today is not known. I was unable to discover what David's relationship was with Isabella Thoburn, in whose name IT College, Lucknow was founded.
Since I put this picture on my blog Lyle T has left a comment saying that David Lyle Thoburn was the nephew of Isabella Thoburn.

On the grave:

DAVID LYLE THOBURN
Born at St. Clairsville, O, USA
Died at Lucknow August 3, 1905.
For 12 years a missionary of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
in Lucknow

2 comments:

LyleTAugust 1, 2011 at 1:34 PM
This David Lyle was the nephew of Isabella
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George H ShepherdMarch 25, 2013 at 12:51 AM
I thought LyleT's comment was longer! I also thought I'd thanked him for the information!!
George
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