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Lydia Leah “Contessa” Bonfil Di St Georges

Birth
England
Death
1 Mar 1854 (aged 56–57)
Burial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
Plot
D25O/ D49/ 533/
Memorial ID
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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ LYDIA BONFIL RELIC OF THE/ COUNT ST GEORGE/ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ THE 1 MARCH 1854/ AGED 57/ WHOSE LONG SUFFERINGS WERE BORNE/ WITH PATIENCE AND RESIGNATION/ TO THE WILL OF GOD/ WITH EVERY VIRTUE/ THAT COULD ADORN THE HUMAN HEART/ ESTEEMED BY ALL WHO KNEW HER/ A LOVING WIFE AND SISTER/ AN ANGELIC MIND/ SHE SLEEPS IN HAPPINESS/ AND REPOSE/ -

A Jewish family first vying with the Rothschilds to loan money to the nascent Greek government, next speculating in Foreign Stocks and Shares, including the Pearl and Coral Company, then dealing with the Bavarian and Hanoverian governments on cloth producing and finishing machinery, lately building railroads in Italy and Austria, especially the line from Florence to Prato and Pistoia, the Maria Antonia, and granted titles and coat of arms in the Grand Duchies of Tuscany and Lucca. Bonfil and Donkin (Sector C, C52) worked together on importing industrial machinery. The monumental stone for the Count was found in the bomb pile and is being restored to its current place.

Eglise Evangelique-Reformée de Florence Régistre des Morts: Lydia, Comtesse St George, rentier/ I: 1852-1859 'Registre des Sèpultures avec detail des frais', Paoli 762/ Q 115: 473 Paoli/ Records, Guildhall Library, London: GL23777/1 N° 19, Rev Greene (A51)/ Registro alfabetico delle persone tumulate nel Cimitero di Pinti: Bonfil de St Georges/ Contessa Lydia/ / Inghilterra/ Firenze/ 1 Marzo/ 1854/ Anni 58/ 533/ See Georges, St George/ N&Q. 55. Lydia Bonfil, relict of the Count St George, ob. 1 March 1854, a. 57. Chiesa Evangelica Riformata Svizzera, 1827-present.
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ LYDIA BONFIL RELIC OF THE/ COUNT ST GEORGE/ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ THE 1 MARCH 1854/ AGED 57/ WHOSE LONG SUFFERINGS WERE BORNE/ WITH PATIENCE AND RESIGNATION/ TO THE WILL OF GOD/ WITH EVERY VIRTUE/ THAT COULD ADORN THE HUMAN HEART/ ESTEEMED BY ALL WHO KNEW HER/ A LOVING WIFE AND SISTER/ AN ANGELIC MIND/ SHE SLEEPS IN HAPPINESS/ AND REPOSE/ -

A Jewish family first vying with the Rothschilds to loan money to the nascent Greek government, next speculating in Foreign Stocks and Shares, including the Pearl and Coral Company, then dealing with the Bavarian and Hanoverian governments on cloth producing and finishing machinery, lately building railroads in Italy and Austria, especially the line from Florence to Prato and Pistoia, the Maria Antonia, and granted titles and coat of arms in the Grand Duchies of Tuscany and Lucca. Bonfil and Donkin (Sector C, C52) worked together on importing industrial machinery. The monumental stone for the Count was found in the bomb pile and is being restored to its current place.

Eglise Evangelique-Reformée de Florence Régistre des Morts: Lydia, Comtesse St George, rentier/ I: 1852-1859 'Registre des Sèpultures avec detail des frais', Paoli 762/ Q 115: 473 Paoli/ Records, Guildhall Library, London: GL23777/1 N° 19, Rev Greene (A51)/ Registro alfabetico delle persone tumulate nel Cimitero di Pinti: Bonfil de St Georges/ Contessa Lydia/ / Inghilterra/ Firenze/ 1 Marzo/ 1854/ Anni 58/ 533/ See Georges, St George/ N&Q. 55. Lydia Bonfil, relict of the Count St George, ob. 1 March 1854, a. 57. Chiesa Evangelica Riformata Svizzera, 1827-present.


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