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When the graveyard at Leicester Guildhall was excavated various coffins were found. Two belonging to the Gregory family.
Fanny Gregory died April 13 1824 aged 6 years
Fanny Gregory died 3 August 1820 aged 41
Fanny Gregory nee Ford married Mansfield Gregory at St Martins Church on 17 March 1810.
Mansfield was a hosier and they lived in the affluent area of The Crescent in Leicester.
They had two children, both named after each perent. Unfortunately little Fanny died only aged 6 just four years after the death of her mother.
Little Fanny's obituary in the Leicester Chronicle reads as follows......
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"On Tuesday last, aged 6 years after a short but severe illness, Fanny youngest daughter of Mr M Gregory of this place"
![The Guildhall - Leicester - Grave Yard](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b569d0_7434b825dad740bba43fb4604dc06cb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_384,h_259,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/guildhall%20burial.jpg)
Map of the old grave yard at Leicester Guildhall
![St Martins House - Leicester Cathedral - The Guildhall - Leicester](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b569d0_0844298d74ee4082ab0619b74290b0eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_296,h_209,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/guildhall%20burial_jpg%202.jpg)
![St Martins House - Leicester Cathedral - The Guildhall - Leicester](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b569d0_47290d70c1024bffa90e9c6020178e0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_331,h_209,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/guildhall%20burial_jpg%203.jpg)
The Guildhall Grave Yard 2020
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The Crescent, Leicester where the Gregory's lived