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| Keywords: Dennis family memorial, Saint Thomas à Becket, Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire, UK - 20090920.jpg The Dennis family memorial tablet in the north aisle of the parish church of Saint Thomas à Becket w Pucklechurch South Gloucestershire England UK It was erected after 1660 The Latin inscription on the tablet reads as follows <blockquote> Monumento In memoriam Johannis Dennis Armigeri primo-geniti et haeredis Henrici Dennis Armigeri qui 26 die Junii Anno Domini 1638 ex hac vita decessit postquam ex uxore sua Margareta Domini Georgii Speake de Whight-lackington in Comitatu Sommerset Equitis balnei e filiabus una Duos accepisset filios Johannem Scilecet et Henricum Equibus Johannes Dennis de Puckle-church alias pulcher-Church in Comitatu Gloucestriae Armiger duxit Mariam Nathanielis Still de Hutton in Comitatu Somerset Armigeris filiarum et cohaeredum Unam; ex qua tres accepit filios et filiam unam viz Henricum Johannem Gulielmum et Margaretam Hoc Quod est pulchri Templum est pulchrius </blockquote> It may be translated into English thus <blockquote> Monument In memory of John Dennis Esquire first-born and heir of Henry Dennis Esquire who on the 26th day of June in the year of Our Lord 1638 departed from this life after he had received from his wife Margaret one out of the daughters of George Speke Lord of Whight-lackington in the county of Somerset Knight of the Bath two sons that is to say John and Henry knights John Dennis of Puckle-church otherwise pulcher- i e beautiful Church in the county of Gloucester Esquire married Mary one of the daughters and co-heiresses of Nathaniel Still of Hutton in the county of Somerset Esquire; from whom he received three sons and one daughter that is to say Henry John William and Margaret By this monument what is a beautiful temple is become more beautiful </blockquote> 2009-09-20 14 53 Own ; originally uploaded to https //en wikipedia org en wikipedia on 2011 08 03 Lobsterthermidor at en wikipedia cc-zero Lobsterthermidor at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia Original upload log page en wikipedia DennisMemorialSlatePucklechurch jpg 2011-08-03 19 48 Lobsterthermidor 1905×2706 803750 bytes <nowiki>Dennis family memorial slate tablet at Pucklechurch church north aisle erected post 1660 </nowiki> Henry Dennis sheriff Saint Thomas à Becket Pucklechurch Wall mounted church monuments in Gloucestershire | ||||
