Grave of John Robinson

Lister Lane Cemetery

In Memory of     JOHN ROBINSON, OF HALIFAX, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 2ND 1851, AGED 61 YEARS.     A FAITHFUL FRIEND THAT LIETH HERE, A HUSBAND KIND, A FATHER DEAR, IN PEACE HE LIVED, IN LOVE HE DIED, HIS LIFE WAS CRAVED, BUT GOD DENIED.     ALSO OF HARRIET AMELIA, WIFE OF THE ABOVE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 17TH 1862, AGED 64 YEARS.     METHINKS I SEE HER JOYFUL STAND, BEFORE THE GOD OF HEAVEN, SHE SMILES AND ENTERS ZION'S LAND, AND HER REWARD IS GIVEN.     ALSO JOHN EDWARD, SON OF BENJAMIN AND RACHEL ROBINSON, OF STAINLAND. WHO DIED APRIL 12TH 1861, AGED 4 MONTHS.     ALSO OF FRED, THEIR SON, WHO DIED AUGUST 26TH 1865, AGED 4 MONTHS.