His strange inscription, which appear to indicate he died before he was born, is due to the use in England at that time of the Julian calender, whose year ran March 25th - March 24th as opposed to the Gregorian system (January 1st - December 31st) which had not reached England yet. Strictly speaking, his year of death should also be 1683 but this database cannot accommodate dates of death which precede the person's birth.
His strange inscription, which appear to indicate he died before he was born, is due to the use in England at that time of the Julian calender, whose year ran March 25th - March 24th as opposed to the Gregorian system (January 1st - December 31st) which had not reached England yet. Strictly speaking, his year of death should also be 1683 but this database cannot accommodate dates of death which precede the person's birth.
Inscription
HSE [Hic Sepultus Est, or Here Lies Buried] The body of Tho. the sonn of Tho. Lambert Gent who was borne May Y 13 1683 & dyed Feb 19 the same year
