They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

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Details for Catherine Perston

Warrant Number:	2692
Surname:	Perston
Forenames:	Catherine
Gender:	Female
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	57
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	24 December 1855 (Monday)
Place of Birth:	Woodford, Co. Galway, Ireland
Date of Death:	03 March 1913 (Monday)
Place of Death:	Gisborne
Date of Burial:	03 March 1913 (Monday)
Cemetery:	Makaraka
Block:	MKE
Plot #:	1477
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	PERSTON In Loving Memory of CATHERINE 1855-1913. Aged 57 years. WILLIAM 1849-1925. Aged 76 years. Much loved Parents and Granparents. REST IN PEACE

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Perston	William	Burial	Adult	76	04/07/1925	04/07/1925