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Memorial Card · primary-source record

Robert Rous

abt 1840 – April 26, 1899

Died 26 April 1899 · interred at Horsey, Norfolk

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

April 26, 1899

Date of birth

abt 1840

Age at death

59 years

Place of burial

Horsey, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

From the funeral card

In Loving memory of Robert ROUS,

Who died April 26th 1899, aged 59 years.

Interred at Horsey Churchyard.

Transcription only — the contributor held photocopies of the cards, not photographs. One of nine Norfolk, England memorial cards (numbered 9–17) shared in a single blog post; a second Robert Rous, died 1911 and also interred at Horsey Churchyard, appears on the next card in the group. The contributor writes: "I only have photocopies of these but I am willing to give copies to anyone who would like one."

Record submitted by

Janet Sorfleet — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
Submitted by Janet Sorfleet to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Submitted by Janet Sorfleet.
Last verified
2026-06-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — the card itself was not photographed

Citation: "Memorial card of Robert Rous, died 26 April 1899, interred Horsey Churchyard, Norfolk," posted to the Ancestors at Rest blog, 21 November 2004, and recovered into the archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/rous-robert-1899/ : accessed [your access date]).

Recovered from the Ancestors at Rest blog (ancestorsatrest.blogspot.com), where it was posted on 21 November 2004 but never indexed on the main site.

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