The gravestone bears the inscription:-
In
Memory of
WILLIAM TREASE
of North Tregeare in this parish
Superannuated Officer of
Excise, who departed this life
On the 2nd April 1856
AGED 86 YEARS
Also of MARTHA his Wife
Who died July 15th 1855
AGED 84 YEARS
~~~
Blessed are the dead, proclaimed a voice above,
Who die in Christ, abiding in his love,
They rest from labour in the peaceful tomb,
They rise to glory in the world to come.
NOTE:Superannuated officer of Excise. Parliamentary papers
show that William's pension, when he died, was £65 a year - a substantial income in those days. He
would have been in receipt of such a pension from 1820 when he was retired early on health grounds. His pensionable job
had a significant impact on the subsequent well being of his family and was probably a matter of some pride.