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Memorial Card · primary-source record

Obadiah Robert Rouse

abt 1861 – February 21, 1943

Died 21 February 1943 · interred at Worstead, Norfolk

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

February 21, 1943

Date of birth

abt 1861

Age at death

82 years

Place of burial

Worstead, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

From the funeral card

In ever loving memory of Obadiah Robert ROUSE, the beloved husband of Mary ROUSE,

who fell asleep in Jesus February 21st 1943 aged 82 years.

Interred in Worstead Baptist Churchyard, February 24th.

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. The contributor writes: "I only have photocopies of these but I am willing to give copies to anyone who would like one."

People named in this record

  • Obadiah Robert RouseSubject
  • Mary RouseSpouse

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 Obadiah Robert Rouse, died 21 February 1943, interred Worstead Baptist Churchyard, Norfolk," posted to the Ancestors at Rest blog, 21 November 2004, and recovered into the archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/rouse-obadiah-robert-1943/ : 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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