Here lies Ann Dobinson

Grave stone of Ann Dobinson

Ann Dobinson (d 1893)

This headstone records that Ann Dobinson died on 15 Feb 1893. It was a phantom burial – there’s no body buried there. No such person appears in the church records. It’s most likely that Llandudno funeral director Walter Dobinson did a deal with the then vicar to reserve the plot for a customer. This could have been much later than the date on the grave. Apparently it was something undertakers did in those days. Possibly problems with the roots of the nearby tree may have put him off from having the hole dug, some years later, when he needed it! 

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