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My Grandmother's Grandparent's graves (Manawatu) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/28/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Following on from My Grandmother's Great-Grandparent's graves puzzle cache at Ashhurst Cemetery, this simple two-stage puzzle cache is based on the graves of my Grandmother's Grandparents, Mother and half-brother at Terrace End Cemetery.

It is placed in celebration of her 90th birthday! Congratulations Nana!

The starting coords will take you to the main entrance of Terrace End Cemetery, which is also the start for another puzzle cache here, "Pioneers Remembered"

My Nana's Mother, Elsie Franklin (nee Matheson) was born in 1899 and died on her birthday in 1927 aged just 28, when Nana was just 3.
Elsie is buried in a shared plot with her Mother-in-law and Father-in-law in Block 48 (Waypoint one).

Elsie's Mother-in-law (Nana's grandmother), Anna "Annie" Mary Franklin (nee Thessman) was born in 1876 in Marton and died in 1945 in Palmerston North.
Elsie's Father-in-law (Nana's grandfather), Sidney Franklin was born in 1871 and died in 1950. His occupation was listed as a retort operator at the Palmerston North Gas Works.

After Nana's Mother died, her Father Eric Roger Walter Franklin (1901 - 1975) remarried and had more children. One of these was Eric William Franklin, Nana's half-brother. Unfortunately Eric (Jr) died of whooping cough in 1933 while he was still very young.
He is buried in Block 034 (Waypoint two) at the 'foot' of Reta May Boult's grave, a member of his Mother's family (Nana's step-family).


If you haven't guessed by now, the cache is not located at any of the locations mentioned here so far.
Instead, it can be found at S 40° 20.ABC' E 175° 38.DEF'

From the shared grave of Elsie, Annie and Sidney (Waypoint 1):
   B = the day in September that Elsie died
   C = the sequential number missing from Sidney's age at death
   D = how many years (approx) did Sidney live for after Annie's death
   E = number of times that Annie's husband is mentioned on the headstone
   F = number of winged cherubim depicted on the headstone

From the grave of Eric (Jr) (Waypoint 2):
   A = half of Eric's age at death


Ʃ(A-F) = 28

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

n sebt haqre n gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)