Memorial, Weldborough Cemetery

Memorial, Weldborough Cemetery

Weldborough memorial

Image Courtesy of: CAHS

Across the top left to right

大清國 (Da Qing Guo)

“The Great Qing Empire”

Central vertical column

大伯公墓

“Tomb of the Great Elder Uncle (Da Bo Gong)”
Many early diaspora communities built a communal grave, cenotaph, or shrine called 大伯公墓 to:

protect the cemetery

honour wandering or unidentified spirits

act as a local guardian for migrants

provide a communal site for ritual offerings

Left column

宣統元年立

“Erected in the first year of Xuantong.”
The Xuantong Emperor = the last Qing emperor (Puyi).
Xuantong Year 1 = 1909.