Tag: Row E

Lena Adelson – Plot E16

This monument drew interest during the research aspect of the project. The inscription on the stone was unclear, and there were three separate records of death dates, the 16th, 17th and 18th of August. This turned out to be a tragic case of possible mental health issues and subsequent (suspected) suicide.

IN (LOVING MEMORY)

OF

LENA

BELOVED WIFE OF A. ADELSON

DIED

AUG 17 1903

AGED 44 YEARS

Birth: 1859, Russia.

Death: August 17th, 1903, suspected suicide by drowning. Aged 44.

Historical Sources:

  1. Family Search includes a clipping from the Victoria Times newspaper on August 18th, 1903. Lena Adelson was found drowned at Porter’s Warf in Victoria BC. This explains the three suggested dates of death. They also state that Lena suffered from ‘mental trouble’, and was institutionalized at one point. Her husband and several (unnamed, no number) children are reported to have survived her

Monument: Marble monument, placed face up after damage from falling over. Severe weathering, pollution deposits and beginning growth of moss and lichen.

 

Photogrammetry – plot E16. Image by Melanie Heizer. February 2015.

Photogrammetry – plot E16. Image by Melanie Heizer. February 2015.

Photogrammetry – plot E16. Image by Melanie Heizer. February 2015.

Photogrammetry – plot E16. Image by Melanie Heizer. February 2015.

Note:

When the monument is wet from rain or sprinklers, the inscription can be seen differently from when dry. The date of death is clear on the monument under these conditions.

Rebecca Harris – Plot E44

*Hebrew Unknown*

Sacred

To The Memory

Of

Rebecca

Infant Daughter

Of

Samuel & J(ane) Harris

Died March (11th) 186(7)

Aged (6) Months

Rebecca Harris was 6 months old at the time of her death. The majority of the inscription has been recovered, the portions in brackets is confirmed by the Congregation Emanu-El burial register. Both RTI and photogrammetry were performed on this monument. Images one and three were taken and rendered in June of 2015.

Josh Albhouse – Plot E15

Josh Albhouse - Plot E15

*Several lines of Hebrew?*

In Memory

(Of?)

JOSH

(Beloved Son of?)

(S & B?) ALBHOUSE

Born (?)

April 30 1900

Died

July 4 1901

Stone with grey filter.
Stone with red-white filter.
Stone with red-blue-white filter.

This grave marker was placed to commemorate an infant. Josh Albhouse was 1 year, 2 months old at the time of death. The records I found did not state what the cause of death was, only that he was the beloved son of Samuel and Betty Albhouse.

This project was done using photogrammetry rather than RTI. While our cemetery records show the names and dates for the majority of the plots, I chose this stone because of its degredation, and because of the date. The stone would have been placed a year or so after the death of the individual, in this case, 1902 approximately. Josh Albhouse is noted on the 1901 Canadian census as aged 1 year old, though the age is crossed out – possibly indicating death?

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=14298

I suspect that weathering on the stone appears to be as bad as it is due to the material it was made with (marble), and the weather it has faced since being placed face up. Things like water, natural or through sprinklers, and wind can lead to sever weathering of marble monuments. Additionally, this monument appears to have fallen over at some point, and has since been placed face up, rather than standing on its own.

Samuel S Hyams – Plot E11

(In Loving Memory?)

(Of?)

Samuel S Hyams

(Resident of ?)

London (Eng.?)

Died

Oct 9 1894

Aged 53 Years

 

This stone has two individuals memorialized, Samuel S (Solomon) Hyams, and his son Solomon S (Samuel) Hyams. Parts of the inscription are not quite visible, though the two inscriptions being on the same monument indicate that they are likely very similar in lay out and wording. The differing in degredation between the two inscribed sides of the monument (East and South) is due to their positioning and the weathering.