Headstone inscription query

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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 6,292 Send Message	Sam	Report	12 Jan 2009 10:06
	Yes, I agree with Huia. 'His Master' most likely refers to God. Sam x
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 3,200 Send Message	Irene	Report	12 Jan 2009 10:05
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 3,200 Send Message	Have you found him in the 1851 census - that may give his occupation. Irene
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 6,033 Send Message	Huia	Report	12 Jan 2009 07:42
	Perhaps 'his master' refers to God. Huia.
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Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	Vanessa	Report	12 Jan 2009 04:36
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	I have a photo of a headstone for a John Dalton, and in the bits I can make out, it says "having served his master .............. and honestly for .... years. Does anyone have any ideas of what this could mean - I can't imagine it is a servants headstone. He died I think in 1856,and the photograph was taken by a London photographer.