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Anglican Priest’s Funeral Dispute Sparks Court Fight
In a libel case over a burial of an unbaptized child, Rev. George Drury defends his conduct at a Claydon churchyard quarrel. Rochester editor Mr. Tozer and parish clerk Henry Waterman describe a tense scene as Ramsay’s family and onlookers clash with the priest over burial rights and religious duties.
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George Drury
Claydon
Merewether
Akenham
Ramsay
Mr. Tozer
Gooding
Serjeant Parry
Drury
Mr. Drury
Mr. Serjeant Parry
Baptista
Ignatius
Norwich
Lovely
Rolfe
Church Association
Henry Waterman
Poyser
Wilson
Hast Anglian Times
Tozer
Church of England
Smith
Kenelm Digby
Congregational
Ipswich
David
Mr. Gooding
Witness
Anglian Daily Times
Tappit Street
Sheffield Independent
Monthly Record
East Anglian Daily Times
Suffolk Chronicle
Parry
Bulwer
Ebenezer Gooding
Mr. Smith
Emery