St Margaret's - Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions

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East of Church Hall to Lychgate - including North Aisle and Vestry areas of church with headstones from old churchyard in 1852.

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1          Best
Overgrown with trees and not possible to see inscription at present
Reg
Philip Best Sep 20th 1792
No record of Mary Best 1820

2          Best
In memory of  /  THOMAS PHILIP BEST  /  who left this vale of tears  /  April 30, 1847  / 
Aged 23 Years  /
In memory  /  of FANNEY the wife  /  of John Stepney  / who died  /  (August the 10th 1797)  / Aged 19 Years
Reg
Thomas Philip Best 3/5/1847 age 23
Fanny Stepney 13/8/1797

3          Best
In  / Memory of  / Mary the beloved wife of  /  William Best  /  who left this vale of tears Feb 25 1863  / 
Aged 81 Years
Reg
Mary Best 2/3/1863 age 81

5          Cunningham
In  / Memory of  /  JUDITH Wife of  /  Rich’d CUNNINGHAM  /  who departed this life  /
the (30) of June 1820  /  Aged 79 Years
Reg
Judith Cunningham 2/7/1820 age 79

6          Belchamber
HERE  /  (lieth) (ye) Body of  /  Benjamin Belchamb'  /  Who Departed this  /
(Life) (April) ye 24 17(1.)
Reg.    
Benjamin Belchamber 27/4/1714

14         Row
Here Lyeth ye Body  /  of John Row who  /  died ye 2(.) of May  /  1736 Aged 44 Years
Reg
John Roe   24/5/1736

16         Hollist
Here  /  Lyeth ye Body  /  of ANTHONY HOLLIST  /  who died the 7th of /  April 1740  /
Aged 2(5) Years  / 
Also lyeth with him his [wife ] ……  ?  A loving Husband lyeth ……
Reg
Anthony Hollist  9/4/1740

17         Hampton
Here  /  Lyeth the Body  /  of Mary Hampton  /  Widow who departed  /  thus Life the 8th of  /
November 1746 [sic]  /  Aged 6(0) (Years)  / 
Reg     
Mary Hampton 12/11/1744  widow

18         Redman
Here)  /  (Lyeth the) Body  /  of (William)  Redman  /  who departed this  /  (life) the (21) of August  /
1747  /  Aged 45 Years  /  verse under not yet readable
Reg     
William Rudman 23/8/1747


19         Guile
Here /  Lyeth the Body  /  of Elizabeth the Daugh’r  / of John and Eliz Guile  / who died the (11th) of Jan  /
173(.) Aged 25 Years  /  verse below not deciphered
Reg     
Elisabeth Guile 13/1/1731 [1731/2]

20         Guile
Here  /  Lyeth (ye) Body  /  of William the son of  /  Henry and Mary Guile  /  who died ye 25th of (May)  /
1736 Aged 13 Years  /  Eternally fresh and green  /  (…) down & no more seen
Reg     
William son of Henry Guile of Egglesden            28/5/1736

21         Guile
Here  / Lyeth the Body  /  of John Guile who  /  Died the 12th of  /  January 1714 /  Aged 63 Years
Reg     
John Gill   14/1/1714   [1714/15]

22         Guile
(Here)  /  Lyeth the Body  / of Thomas Guile  /  who departed this Life  /  the 26th of Sept 1770  /
Aged 77 Years  /  verse not deciphered
Reg     
Thos Guile 29/9/1770

23         Aldred
In  /  Memory of  /  ANN the Wife of  /  WILLIAM ALDRED  /  who departed this life  / 
the 2(4) of January 1829  /  Aged (24) Years  /
Reg
Ann Aldred, 28/1/1829 aged 24
                     
24         Monk
Sacred  /  To  /  the memory of  /  Thos Monk  /  who died Feb 9 1832  /  Aged 80 Years
Reg
Thomas Monk, 13/2/1832 aged 81.

25         Monk
(In Memory of)  SARAH  / Wife of  /  THOMAS MONK  /  who departed this life  /
the (..) (13) (..)  /  (..) Y(ears)
Reg
Sarah Monk, 29/3/1818 aged 70.

27         Ingram
In Memory of Edw'  /  Ingram who Died  /  ( October) () (170)5  / Aged (96) Years
Reg.    
Edward Ingram 27/10/1705

29         Ingram
In Memory of  /  William Ingram  /  Who Died ye (12)  /  (of) August 1718  / [Aged ? this buried]
Reg
Wm son of Edw Ingram 14/8/1718

30         Ingram
In Memory of  /  Edward Ingram  a  /  Who Died April ye 3  /  1725  /  Aged 76 Years  /
Reg
Edw Ingram of Egglesden 6/4/1725

31         Hills
In /  Memory of  /  THOMAS HILLS  /  who died April 29 1852  /  Aged 78 Years   /
Also of HARRIET wife of  /  the above  /  who died Aug 22 1872  /  Aged 96 Years  /
Reg
Thomas Hills, 6/5/1853 aged 79.
Harriet Hills, 5/8/1872 aged 96.

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Present North Aisle and Vestry Area taken in from Ancient Churchyard [uncovered temporarily 2008]

Under North Aisle Floor

32         Marshall
In Memory of  /  THOMAS MARSHALL  /   who died  /  April ye 15th 1815  /
Aged 87 Years  /
In Memory of  /  MARY the Wife of  /   THOMAS MARSHALL  /  who died May ye 1st 1801  /
Aged 65 Years  /
Reg
Mary Marshall  3/5/1801
Thomas Marshall 14/4/1815 age 71 from Ferring

33         Bowen
In  /  Memory of  /  SARAH BOWEN  /  who departed this Life  /
9th of Jany 1825 Aged 83 Years
Reg
Sarah Bowen  21/1/1825 age 83 fron Ferring

34         Pullen
Sacred   /  to the Memory of  /  JOHN PULLEN  /  who died  /  12th August 1818  /  Aged 69 Years
Sacred  /  to the Memory of) /  MARY Wife of  /  JOHN PULLEN  /
who died 19th Feb 1830  /  Aged 83 Years  /
Also of CHARLES their Son who died 1st Feb 1822  /  Aged 51 Years  /
Reg
John Pullen  16/8/1818 age 69
Mary Pullen  23/2/1830 age 83

35         Bongard
In  /  Memory of  /  JOHN  BONGARD  /  who died  /  19th of August 1821  /  Aged 73 Years  /
In  /  Memory of  /  DEBORAH  Wife (of)  /  JOHN Bongard  /  who died (hidden) / 
the 10th of June (--)  /  Aged  91 Years
Also near this place lieth the (Body of )  /  FRANCES Daughter of JAMES & LUCY Bongard  / 
who died the 11th of Sept. 1804 Aged 3 Months
Reg
John Bongard 22/8/1821 age 73
Deborah Bongard 16t/6/1840 age 91
Frances Bongard 14/9/1804

Note: The spelling of this family name is also spelt as Bungard

36         Holmwood
In  /  Memory of   /  JAMES HOLMWOOD  /  who departed  /  this Life the /
20th of June 1790  /  Aged 17 Years  /
Reg
James Holmwood 23/6/1790

37         Holmwood
In Memory of  /  Thos Holm(wood)  /  (  )  who d(parted)  (  )  in his In(fancy) .....
Reg
Thomas Holmwood 4/12/1767  [possibly]                                              

Under old vestry (now church office)

39         Penfold
In Memory of  /  ANN the wife of   /  JAMES PENFOLD  /  Who departed this life  / 
The 1st May 1798  /  Aged 5[4] Years  /
In Memory  /  of  /  JAMES PENFOLD  /  Who departed this life  /  On [..] of August 1799  / 
Aged 63 Years  /
Reg
Ann Penfold 4/5/1798
James Penfold 16/8/1799

 

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