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Da 1: (Flat - Altar - Large)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Susanna
Widow Of John Norris Esq.
Late Of (Nonsuch House) (Wilts)
She Died (9) June 1811
(Aged 76 Years)

Da 2: (Flat - Altar - Large - Brick Sides - Next To Da 1)
 
In Memory Of
John Christian Frederick Pratt
Died May 6th 1840 Aged 70 Years.
Mary Ann Pratt
Died May 25th 1851 Aged 8 Years
Elizabeth Pratt
Died March 18th 1857 Aged 20 Years
John Christian Frederick Pratt
Died July 6th 1861, Aged 21 Years.
Charles Edward Pratt
Died July 23rd 1864, Aged 70 Years.
"Him That Cometh To Me I Will No Wise
Cast Out." John Vi . 37 (This In One Line)
Also
Mary Ann Pratt
Wife Of The Above C. E. Pratt M.D.
Who Died 3 April 1877 Aged 76 Years
Charles Pratt M.D.
Their Son Who Died 9 July 1882 Aged
60 Years.
Edward Pratt Rn
Surgeon, His Brother Died 12 June
1882, At Swansea Glamorganshire
Where He Was Buried

Da 3: (Large Tomb - Paved With Slate Inside - Did Have Metal Rails)
(Gap Of Two, Then This Tomb)
 
(North Face)
 
In Memory Of
Isabella Elizabeth
Wife Of John Maxwell Esq.
Solicitor, Plymouth
Daughter Of T. B. Chanter Esq.
And Isabella His Wife
Obiit 17th March 1854 Aetat 23
Emily
Wife Of The Revd Clement Smith
Obiit At Cananore
8th March 1869
 
(East Face)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Isabella
The Beloved Wife
Of
Thomas Burnard Chanter
Of Glenburnie, In This Parish
Obiit 1st June 1846 Aetat 40
____________
 
Leaving A Bereaved Husband And
Eight Children To Mourn Their Loss
 
Thomas Burnard Chanter
Obiit 12th March 1874 Aetat 76
"He Giveth His Beloved Sleep."
 
(West Face)
 
William Edward Chanter
Obiit 5th April 1843
Aetat 6 Months
 
Arthur Mill Chanter
Obiit 16th March 1845
Aetat 10 Months.

Da 4: (Flat - Cracked) (Gap Of Three Then This Stone)
 
To The Memory
Of Joan The Wife Of Jno Hooper
Of This Parish Surgeon, Who Was
Buried Novr 30th 1832 Aged 44
Also Of The Aforesaid Jno Hooper
Who Was Buried April 28th 1833
Aged 42 Years
Also To The Memory
Of Mary Anne Boyle The Wife Of George
Boyle Draper Of Bideford And Daughter
Of The Above Who Was Buried November
22nd 1880 Aged 57 Years.
Also To The Above Named
George Boyle
Who Died December 29th 1888
Aged 63 Years
Also Of Sarah Hooper
Youngest Daughter Of The Above Named
John Hooper
Who Died At Bideford
August 16th 1910 Aged 81 Years.

Da 5: (Upright)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Maria Chapman
Daughter Of Robert And Mary
Essery Of Orchard Hill, In This
Parish, Who Exchanged Her
Earthly Sufferings For The Hope
Of A Blissful Immortality. She
Died March 9th 1848
Aged 22 Years
This Stone Was Erected To Her
Memory As A Token Of Affection
By Her Sorrowing Brother And Sister.
Also To The Above
Robert Essery Aged 86
And Mary His Wife Aged 84
Who Both Died On April 13th 1875

Da 6: (Altar) (Difficult To Read)
 
Mary
Wife Of Lieutenant Colonel George Nicholls
(Of Bidna) In This Parish And Daughter Of
John Whitley Of Ashton In Mackesfield In
The County Of Lancashire Died July Vi Mdcccxlviii
The .........
....... Of A Meek And Quiet Spirit Is
In The Sight Of God Of Great Price..

Db 1: (Upright - Cross)
 
The Life Of The World To Come
C. B.
1812
H. B.
1870
 
(Altar - Flat - In Front Of The Cross)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Charles Bullock Esqr
Late Of Exulkbourn? Essex
Who Died At Woodville House
In This Parish
July (22nd) 1812 Aged 58?
Also Of Harriet Bullock
Widow Of The Above And Daughter
Of Th? Lowe Esq. And His Wife
.......... Of Hill House
...... Who Died At Exeter
........... Aged 88?
Also Their Sons
Lieut Horace Bullock Rn
... August 29th 1854
Thomas Arthur
Who Died June 25th 1889?
Aged 11 Years
And Of
Charles Fowler
An Infant
Who Was Buried At Harwich Essex

Db 10: (Upright)
 
Sacred
To
The Memory Of
Mr James Bowen
Of Diddywell House
Northam
Who Departed This Life
The 20th Of March 1862
Aged 75 Years

Db 11: (Flat - Altar - In Front Of Db 10)
 
To The Memory Of
Mary Bowen Who Died At Diddywell, Northam
Thursday January 21st 1873
Aged 83 Years

Db 12: (Large Flat Polished Pink Marble? - Cross At Top)
 
(North Face)
 
I Look For The Resurrection Of The
Dead And The Life Of The World To Come.
Sacred To Elizabeth Widow Of The
Reverend George Thorold Formerly
Rector Of Hougham - Cum - Marston In The
County Of Lincoln
Who Closed A Life
Of Exemplary Piety In Firm But Humble
Trust In The Alone? Merits Of A Crucified
Redeemer On The 2nd Of April 1856
In The 72nd Year Of Her Age. This Tribute
Of Sincere Affection In Testimony Of Her
Worth And Deep Affection For Their Loss
Is Erected By Her Sons, A Transient
Record To Her Many Eminent And Christian Virtues
The Memory Of The Just Is Blessed Prov. 10 V7
She Stretched Forth Her Hand To The Poor
Yea She Reacheth Forth Her Hands To The Needy
Prov. Xxxi V Xx
 
(South Face)
 
To Frederick Son Of The Late Rev'd George
And Elizabeth Thorold
The Kindest And The Best Of Brothers, Who Entered Into Rest
Deeply Regretted By His Relatives
May 8 1865 In The 56th Year Of His Age.
Behold God Is My Salvation. I Will Trust And Not Be Afraid
For The Lord Jehovah Is My Strength And My Song
He Also Is Become My Salvation. Isaiah Ch. Xii Verse 2

Db 13: (Altar Grave) (No Inscription Visible)

Db 14: (Flat - Large)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Thomas Copner Esqr Of Barnstaple
Coroner For That Borough And One
Of The Coroners For The County Of
Devon, Who Died March 16th
1841 Aged 73
 
Also To The Memory Of Jane Hole
Wife Of The Above Named Thomas
Copner Who Died May 12th 1859
Aged 75

Db 15: (Flat - At East End Of Db 14)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of
Mr George Brayley
Of Orchard Hill In This Parish Gent Who
Departed This Life The 7th Day Of Jan
1800 Aetatis Sua 43
Also To The Memory Of Anna Maria, Wife Of
George Brayley Of This Parish Gentleman
Who Died 19th August 1828 Aged 26 Years
Also James Davis Brayley Their Youngest
Son Who Died 10 March 1829 Aged 20 Months
Also Of George Brayley Esquire
Who Died On The 22nd January 1871
Aged 72
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
For They Shall See God

Db 2: (Upright)
 
Sacred
To
The Memory Of
Joseph Child Abbott
Who Departed This
Life The 27th June 1838
Aged 77 Years.

Db 3: (Upright)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
John Woollacott
Of This Parish Who Died The
20th Nov. 1835 Aged 65 Years
Also To The Memory Of
Ann
Wife Of The Above Who Died
May 25th 1848 Aged 92 Years.

Db 4: (Flat) (Gap Of One Then This Stone)
 
To The Memory Of Elizabeth Wife
Of John Williams Of This Parish
Builder, Who Departed This Life
March 8th 1848 Aged 67 Years
Also Anne Daughter Of The
Above Who Departed This Life
July 2nd 1836 Aged 20 Years
Also Of The Aforesaid John
Williams Who Departed This Life
The 18th Of Augst 1849 Aged 76
Also Of Joshua Williams, Builder Son
Of The Above Who Died Sept 3rd 1851
Aged 37 Years.
Also Of Jane Allin Williams
Eldest Daughter Of The Above
John And Elizabeth Williams
Who Departed This Life
The 18th Day Of April 1864
Aged 65 Years
Also Of Elizabeth Ann Cann
Granddaughter Of The Above
John And Elizabeth Williams
Who Died At Wanstead Essex
25th November 1864
Aged 31 Years
Also Of Elizabeth Third Daughter
Of The Above Named J. And E. Williams
Who Was Buried At The Highgate Cemetery
20th Day Of July 1865 Aged 58
Also Of Catherine, Second Daughter
Of The Above J. And E. Williams
Who Died 5th Day Of May 1876 Aged 72

Db 5: (Upright - + Footstone - + Kerb)
 
In
Loving Memory Of
Mary Ann
The Beloved Wife Of Thomas Sanders
Who Died July 13th 1884
Aged 57 Years
Also Of The Above
Thomas Sanders
Died Decr 13th 1917
Aged 89
Also Of Their Three Sons
William Died July 26th 1904
Aged 52 Years
Charles Died In Australia
Aged 28 Years
George Died March 22nd 1906
Aged 38 Years
At Rest

Db 6: (Flat - Set Inside Kerbstone Of Db 5)
 
In Memory
Of
Samuel Sanders
Of This Parish (Mason)
Who Departed This Life
Augst The 27th 1840
Aged 79 Years
Also Of Sarah
Wife Of The Above Who Died April
2nd 1853 Aged 94 Years
She Was A Tender Mother
And Of
John
Beloved Son Of The Above Builder
Who Died The 12th Day Of March
1860 Aged 69 Years.

Db 7: (Upright - Sandstone?) (To The West Of Da 5)
 
In Memory Of
James Warren Laramy
Who Departed This Life
February 1st? 1856
Aged 45
This Stone Is Erected By
Rear Admiral Keats
Of Porthill, In Grateful
Remembrance Of 17 Years
Faithful And Attached
...Service
........
........
Also In Memory Of
Elizabeth
Wife Of The Above
Who Died February 10th 1888?
Aged 70 Years

Db 8: (Upright - Slate)
 
In Memory Of
James Warren
Son Of
James & Elizabeth Laramy Who
Died July 8th 1847
Aged 3 Months
Also In Memory Of
Charles William
Their Eldest Son, Who Was
Drowned In Australia
February 18th 1854
Aged 17 Years

Db 9: (Flat - Altar -Large)
(Set To The East Of Db 8)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
William Loaden Esqr
Late Of Rosehill In This Parish
Who Departed This Life On
.. Day Of March
1845 - Aged 75
Also
To Mary Relict Of The Above
Who Departed This Life On
The 25th Day Of September
1849 Aged 82
And Was Buried In
Kensal Green Cemetery
Also In Memory Of
Caroline
Second Daughter Of
William & Mary Loaden
And Widow Of
Admiral W. B. Suckling
Who Was Buried At Ampfield
Hampstead Near Romsey
21st July 1896

Dc 1: (Flat - Large - South Of Dd 4)
 
Sacred
To The Memory
Of Richard Barwick Of
This Parish Who Departed This Life
Octr 24th 1834 Aged 53 Years.

Dc 2: (Flat - Large - Corner Broken Off)
 
..
Son Of ....
Bidna In Th....
Life Spetr 26..
Also To The Memory ..
Of Bidna Aforesaid Who Dep...
Augst 14th 1836 Aged 56 Years
Also To Elizabeth Relict Of The...
William Causey Of Bidna Who Died April 7 18..
Aged 90 Years.
Also To The Memory Of
Elizabeth Cawsey
The Beloved Wife Of Henry Cawsey Of This Parish
Who Died 26 July 1876 Aged 62 Years
Also To The Memory Of
Hannah Cawsey
The Wife Of Thomas Cawsey Of This Parish
Died The 1st Day Of Jan 1864 Aged 52 Years
Also To The Memory Of
Thomas Cawsey
Who Died The 17 Day Oct 1876 Aged 69 Years
 
James Son Of John And Elizabeth Causey
Died 25th July 1844 Aged 7 Years.
Also Elizabeth, Wife Of The Above John Causey
Who Died March 16th 1866 Aged 67 Years.

Dc 3: (Upright - Cross And Altar)
 
(East Side)
 
In
Loving Memory Of
Mary Caroline
The Beloved Wife Of
John B. Penhorwood
And Eldest Daughter Of George Cawsey (Wooda)
Who Died November 18th 1892
Aged 23 Years
Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord
_________________________
 
And Of
Gladys Emily
Daughter Of The Above
And Dearly Loved Wife Of
George J. Ball
Who Died Novr 5th 1918 Aged 26 Years
Also Of
Emily Cawsey
Who Died Aug 6th 1916 Aged 76 Years
And Of Her Husband George Cawsey
Who Died March 30th 1918
Also Of
John Burgh Penhorwood
Who Died March 10th 1930
 
(South Side Of Cross)
 
In Loving Memory Of
Mary Jane
Wife Of Charles Goss
Died 31st Oct 1904 Aged 62
Peace, Perfect Peace.

Dd 1: (Flat - Against Wall)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Martha
The Wife Of Henry
Pulley Who Departed
This Life The 23rd
Day Of May 1834
Aged 38 Years

Dd 10: (Upright - Sandstone?)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
William Son Of William &
Mary Ann Pugsley
Born Dec. 20th 1835
Died Dec. 26th 1835
Also Philip Henry
Their Son Who Died The
24th Day Of July 1846
Also In Memory Of
Elizabeth
Wife Of William Lang Who Died
The 20th Day Of Septr 1852
Aged 78 Years

Dd 11: (Upright - Against Wall)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Francis, Son Of
Philip And Matilda Thomas Of This
Parish, Who Departed This Life Janry
31st 1835 Aged 4 Months
Hark, O My Soul Can This Be Death?
The Child Of God Resigns His Breath
Also Of The Aforesaid Matilda
Thomas, Who Departed This Life
Augst 10th 1835 Aged 24 Years.
Unveil Thy Bosom Faithful Tomb
Take This New Treasure To Thy Trust
And Give These Sacred Relics Room
To Seek A Slumber In The Dust.

Dd 12: (Upright - Against Wall)
 
In Memory Of
Arthur
Eldest Son Of
Colonel Cartwright
Who Departed This Life On The
6 Day Of January 1832
Aged 15 Years 11 Months

Dd 13: (Upright - Against Wall)
 
In Memory Of
Frances Isabella Jackson
Who Departed This Life The 29
Day Of April 1830 Aged 16 Years
And 3 Months

Dd 14: (Upright - Against Wall)
 
In Memory Of
John
Second Son Of
Colonel Cartwright
Who Departed This Life On The
27 Day Of December 1829
Aged 10 Years 11 Months.

Dd 15: (Altar)
 
Jane Price Bligh
Died February 28th 1829
Aged 40 Years.

Dd 16: (Flat Upright - Against Wall)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Margaret Wood
Wife Of John Wood Blacksmith
Of Appledore Who Departed This
Life The 4 Day Of May 1832 Aged 52 Years
 
Freaks On Tombstones Does Ambition
Bear. Oh What I Was Or What I Were
The Day Of Judgement Will Declare

Dd 17: (Upright)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
John Wood
Of This Parish Master Blacksmith
Who Died Nov 12th 1854
Aged 73 Years
David J. S. B.
The Son Of The Above Who Died
April 4th 1835 Aged
2 Years
David J. S. B.
The Son Of The Above Who Died
Dec 7th 1839 Aged
20 Months
Eliza
The Daughter Of The Above Who
Died April 7th 1850 Aged
4 Years.

Dd 18: (Altar)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of
Charles Plimley Gent.
Late Of (Br)?Ewood .. The County Of
Stafford. (Who).....
Departed This Life January 28th 1837
Aged 69 ...

Dd 19: (Flat)
 
Here Are Deposited In
Hope Of A Joyful Resurrection
To Eternal Life, The Remains
Of Betty The Wife Of Philip
Battin Who Departed This Life
August 25th Anno Domini 1808
Aged 27 Years
Lord I Commit My Soul To Thee
Accept The Sacred Trust
Receive This Nobler Part Of Me
And Watch My Sleeping Dust.

Dd 2: (Upright)
 
Sacred
To
The Memory Of
Charlotte
Wife Of
William Penhorwood
Of This Parish
Who Departed This Life
12th October 1862
Aged 48 Years
Looking For That Blessed
Hope And The Glorious
Appearing Of The Great
God Our Saviour
Jesus Christ Titus 11 . 13
Also The Above - Named
William Penhorwood
Who Died 11th April 1877
Aged 70 Years
The End Of An Upright Man Is Peace
He Is Not Dead But Sleepeth

Dd 20: (Upright - Sandstone - Cornish Cross?
(In Corner)
 
In Memory
Of
Thomas Alfred Gosset
Who Died July 31st 1858
Aged 5 Years
Also Of Walter
Driscoll Gardiner Gosset
Who Died November 20th 1862
Aged 3 Years.

Dd 3: (Flat - Against Wall)
 
To The Memory Of
James Barratt
Master Mariner Who Was
Drowned In The River Torridge
April 10th 1827
Aged 39 Years
Also Of Grace Barratt
Wife Of The Before Mentioned James
Who Departed This Life The 26th Of
Febry 1838 Aged 58 Years

Dd 4: (Flat)
 
Henry Mullins Died May
28th 1815 Aged 57 Years
Thirza Berry Died Septr
17th 1834 Aged 16 Months
Grace The Wife Of The Above
Henry Mullins Died July
5th 1846 Aged 94 Years.
Elizabeth Daughter Of The
Above Henry And Grace Mullins
Who Died October 8th 1872 Aged
84 Years.

Dd 5: (Upright)
(Sandstone - Against Wall - South Of Dc 3)
 
To The Memory Of
Cecil Griffiths
Of Staddon Cottage In This Parish
Fifth Daughter Of The Late
John Griffiths Esqr
Of London, Died 2nd February 1831
Aged 26 Years
 
Also Of Her Sister
Eleanor Griffiths
Who Died 24 September 1831
Aged 25 Years.

Dd 6: (Large Bricked - Small Plaque In Centre)
(Against Wall)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of The
Reverend Richard Lloyd
Of This Parish Who Died On The 8th
Of Janry 1830 Aged 75
Also Of
Priscilla
Widow Of The Above
Reverend Richard Lloyd
Who Died On The 4th Of February
1837 Aged 76
Also
Isabella Anne
Daughter Of The Above
Who Died June 24th
1874 Aged 77
Also
Arthur Lloyd
Born Oct 30th ..4
Died March .. 1888

Dd 7: (Upright - Against Wall)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Isabella
Buttivant Daughter Of Mr
James Buttivant Of The Hble E.
I. C.Ny Service Who Departed
This Life The 29th Of Sepr 1831
Aged 2 Years & 8 Months

Dd 8: (Flat - Broken)
 
Here
Lie The Remains Of Mary
The Wife Of John Williams Who
Died The 21st Day Of October 1804
Aged 34 Years
This Happy Soul From Earth Hath
Took Her Flight I Hope To Join
Her In The Realms Of Light
...y Young
Daughter Of The Above, Who Died The
19th Of May 1853 Aged 63 Years
 
Also To The Children Of The A..
.........
..........
...........
..........
..........
Th........

Dd 9: (Upright - Against Wall)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Emanuel
Halls Of Appledore Who De-
Parted This Life The 25th Of
Janry 1832 Aged 60 Years
 
Weep Not For Me My Wife And Children Dear
Look On Your Tender Father, Here
And Live In Love And In God Fear
That We In Heaven May All Meet Here.

E 1: (Flat)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Robert Tatem
Master Mariner Who Died The 15th Day
Of June 1841. Aged 54 Years
Also Of Robert, Son Of The Aforesaid
Robert Tatem (And Fanny His Wife)
Who Died The 24th Day Of Feby 1840
Aged 14 Years.
Looking Unto Jesus Heb Xii 2
Also In Memory Of
Hannah Short
Daughter Of The Above
Who Died April 2nd 1889
Aged 70 Years.

E 10: (2)
 
Here Lieth
In Hop's Of
A Joyful Resurrection
The Body Of Elizabeth
Cork, The Wife Of Samuel
Cork Of This Parish
Who Departed This Life
March 5th 1820
Aged 32 Years

E 11: (3)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
John Lobbett
Of This Parish Who Died The 8th
Of Janry 1835 Aged 84
Also Mary Lobbett
The Wife Of The Above
Who Died The 29th Of July 1802
Aged 52 Years

E 12: (4)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
.... Blackmore Who Died The
2.th Of Janry 1811 Aged 28 Years
Also Of Mary Relict Of The
Aforesaid James Blackmore Who Died
The 6th Of June 1814 Aged 27 Years.
Also Of Mary Ann Daughter Of The
Above And The Wife Of
Thomas Hillman Master Mariner
Who Died At Newport In Wales The
.... Of Janry 1839 In The 27th Year
 
When Flesh And Heart Decays And Fails
God Will Our Strength & Portion Be
Support Our Spirits Heal Our Ails
And Softly Whisper Trust In Me

E 13: (Upright - Slate)
 
(A)
 
To The Memory Of
Thomas John Perry
1879 - 1943
 

His Wife
Ada Geraldine
1877 - 1944
______________________
 
(B)
 
Sacred
To
The Memory Of Richard Perry Who Departed
This Life The 23rd Of November 1820 Aged
35 Years
_____________
 
Life How Uncertain
Death How Awful
Eternity How Tremendous
_____________
 
Reader Prepare To Meet Thy God
 
Also To The Memory Of
Eliza
Wife Of The Above Who Died
Dec 19th 1854 Aged 63 Years

E 14: (Upright - Slate?)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Sarah Howard
Who Departed This Life The
23rd Day Of May 1846
Aged 67 Years
"Having A Desire To Depart And
To Be With Christ"
Also Of
John Iriwn
Who Died 26th Nov 1861
Aged 64 Years
Also To Mary Wife Of The
Above John Irwin Who Died
June 18th 1869 Aged 67 Years

E 15: (Flat Stone - Inscription Unreadable)

E 16: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Sarah
The Beloved Wife Of
Nicholas Squire
Master Mariner Of Bideford
Who Exchanged Earth For Heaven
On The 23rd Day Of July 1848
Aged 51 Years
 
There Is A Band Of Pure Delight
Where Saints Immortal Reign
Infinite Days Excludes The Night
And Pleasures Banish Pain
The Righteous Shine As The Stars In Heaven

E 17: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Thomas Winters
Master Mariner, Who Died The
29th Of Janry 1849 Aged 32
This Stone Was Erected By His
Affectionate Widow.
Also Of Sarah Ann Daughter Of
The Above Thomas & Sarah Winters Who
Died Septr 3rd 1851 Aged 6½ Years
In Loving Memory Of
Elizabeth Winters Smallridge
Died Feby 28th 1896 Aged 70 Years
Also Of James Harvey Smallridge
Died April 9th 1906 Aged 83 Years
Thy Will Be Done
Also Their Beloved Daughter
Margaret
Mother Of Thomas Smallridge
Died Novr 30th 1943 Aged 85 Years
R.I.P.

E 18: (Inscription Faint)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Mary (Chedwich)?
Who Departed This Life
15th June 1831 Age .. Years
Also To The Memory Of
Catharine ......
(Boucher)? Who Departed This
World The 21st (Janry 1851)?
... (19 Years)?

E 19: Sacred
To
The Memory Of
William Patt
Who Died September 9th 1862
Aged 72 Years
Also
Mary Patt
Relict Of The Above
Who Died Nov. 29th 1870
Aged 85 Years

E 2: Sacred
To
The Memory Of
Mary
The Wife Of John Willis
Of This Parish
Who Departed This Life
January 19th 1867
Aged 72 Years.
Also In Memory Of
Joseph Moore
Her Former Husband
Who Died In 1840
Aged 39 Years.

E 20: In Memory Of
Richard Jenkin
Of Hartland, In This County
Who Died Dec. 1st 1850
Aged 81 Years
My Dust Shall Rest In Hope
Also To The Memory Of
Elizabeth Jenkin Parkhouse
Grand Daughter Of The Above
Who Departed This Life Feby 4th
1869 Aged 17 Years
Blessed Are The Dead
Which Die In The Lord

E 21: Sacred
To The Memory Of
John Bater
Who Departed This Life
December 17th 1836
Aged 22 Years
Leaving A Wife And Two Children
To Lament Their Loss
 
Farewell My Wife And Children Dear
I Leave You Now Behind
Unto The God Of Israel's Care
Who Is Merciful And Kind

E 3: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Grace Lewis
Of This Parish
Who Died July 6th 1863
Aged 77 Years
In Memory Of
Susanna Jury
Wife Of William Jury
Of This Parish
Who Died 16th April 1864
Aged 71 Years
And Sarah
Second Wife Of
William Jury
Died December 3rd 1884
Aged 78 Years.

E 4: (Flat)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
William Penney
Late Tide Surveyor Of
Appledore Who Departed
This Life On The 1st Day
Of December 1835
Aged 75 Years
Also Of Mary, Relict Of The
Above Who Died July 20th
1848 Aged 83
 
Also Of William Penney Grocer
Of This Parish Who Died Janry 19th
1851 Aged 51 Years.

E 5: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Ann Wife Of
Richard Blackmore
Who Departed This Life The 5th
Day Of Feby 1837
Aged 55 Years
They That Sleep In Jesus
Will God Bring With Him

E 6: Sacred
To The Memory Of
John Gibb
Son Of Samuel Gibb, Master Mariner
And Ann His Wife, Who Departed This
Life Janry 5th 1831 Aged 19 Years
 
Also
Of Samuel Son Of The Aforesaid
Samuel And Ann Gibb Who Departed
This Life At Quebec In America
Octr 22nd 1834 Aged 26 Years
 
Belov'd In Life Lamented In Death

E 7: (Buried Deeply)
 
Weep Not For Me
My Husband And Children
Dear.
Nor Tender Parents
Shed A Tear
I Am No Lost
........

E 8: Sacred
To The Memory Of Mary Ann Daughter
Of Robert And Frances Tatem Of This
Parish Who Died The 19th Of Sept 1831
Aged 3 Years & 3 Months
 
"Ere Sun Could Blight Or Sorrow Fade,
Death Came With Friendly Care
The Opening Bud To Heaven Conveyed
And Bade It Blossom There."
 
Also Of James, Son Of James & Ann
Tatem Who Died May 14th 1843
Aged 4 Years

E 9: (Four Flatstones - One On Top Of The Other)
 
(1)
 
In Memory Of
Thomas Son
Of Thomas & Maria Hortop
Who Died April 26th 1832
Aged 2 Years

Fa 1: (Against Wall Of Bungalow)
(Starting With Path To Car Park End)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Jane
Marshford, Who Departed
This Life The 13 Day Of Nov-
Ember 1841 Aged 42 Years
Also Mary Ann
Marshford Daughter Of
The Above Who Departed
This Life The 22 Day Of Janu
Ary 1842 Aged 15 Years.

Fa 2: Beneath
Are Deposited The Remains Of
George Parfitt Branch Pilot Of Pitt
In The Parish Of St Georges Somersetshire
Who Was Drowned After
Piloting A Gallion Which Foundered
During A Heavy Gale In Barn-
Staple Bay On The 6th September 1826
Aged 54 Years.

Fa 3: On The 11 February 1819
In Bideford Bay
William Potter
Aged 20 Years
Only Son Of The Late Mr Wm Potter
Organist
New King Street
Walcot Parish
Bath

Fa 4: Sacred
To
The Memory Of Thos Pode
Who Died The 7th Of Augst
1831 Aged 49 Years
Also John Pode Son Of
The Above Who Died The 4th?
Of May 1834 Aged 21 Yrs.

Fa 5: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Nils Pettrson
A Native Of Sweden
Obit 20th Febry 1835 Et 42
 
Erected By Mr James Chappell
Vice Consul For Sweden And Norway.

Fa 6: (Eroded - No Visible Inscription)

Fa 7: Sacred
To The Memory Of Jane Marshford
Wife Of John Marshford Who Departed
This Life The 13 Day Of November 1841 Aged
42 Yrs.
Also Mary Ann Marshford Daughter Of
The Above Who Departed This Life The 22 Day
Of January 1842 Aged 15 Years.

Fb 1: Sacred
.......
Mary Hanna Hutchings
Wife Of...........Of The
..............Esquire
.............in The
County Of Cork Ireland
............. 1854?
.............
............

Fb 3: By Sorrowing Mother, Brothers & Sisters Was
This Monument Placed Over The Mortal Remains
Of Wm Cha. Reilly Late Of The Oriental Steam
Company's Ship Precursor & Fourth Son Of The Late John
L. Reilly Esqr Scarva Co Down Who Together With
J. Cha. Montgomery Esq. & Three Seamen Perished
In The 'fanny' Yacht On Bideford Bar On The Night
Of The 19th Decr 1845

Fb 4: (Large Stone - Completely Weathered)

Fb 5: (Small Cornish Cross)
(A Lamb And Staff On One Side,
Ihs On The Other Side)

Fd 1: (Has Anchor With Entwined Rope)
 
This Stone Is Erected By
Margaret Hudson A Sorrowing Widow
And James Martin An Attached Friend
In Memory Of
William Graham Hudson
Aged 46
Captain Of The Wanderer Of Newcastle
A Barque Lost With All Hands
November 2nd 1859
On The Shore Of Northam Parish
Also Of William Clelland
Nephew Of The Captain Aged 16
Also Of The Remaining Members Of The Crew
John Gibson, Mate . Thomas Dawson, Carpenter
John Hockaday, A.B. . William Watts, A.B.
Charles Pooley Peters, A.B. . Sidney Shaw, Boy
Vickery, A.B. . Mullaney, A.B.
R. C. , A.B. . ..., A.B. . R. C. , A.B.
Watch For Ye Know No What Hour Your Lord
Doth Come. St. Matthew Xxiv . 42

Fe 1: Sacred
In The Memory Of
Serafino P. Turcich
Of Fuime
Mate Of The Austrian Barque
Pace
Wrecked On The Northam Sands
Decr 28th 1868
Aged 21
Also
Three Of The Crew Of The Same Ship
Interred Adjoining
This Grave
R.I.P.
 
(Squire)

Fe 2: (A Cross Entwined With Rope)
 
This Stone Is Erected
By His Sorrowing Widow
In Fond Memory Of
John Woodman Terrill
Of Calstock Cornwall
Master Of The Schooner
David And Martha
Which Was Lost With All Hands
November 17th 1864
On This Coast.
An Affectionate Husband
And Loving Father
He Departed This Life In The
26th Year Of His Age.
Here Also Rest The Remains
Of Two Of The Same Crew
Both Of Calstock
Richard Gill Aged 25
William Stone Aged 20

Fe 3: (Very Large Grave With Kerbstone)
(Thistlemore Grave)
 
In Memory
Of Those Drowned When
The
Ss Thistlemore Of Sunderland
Foundered In Bideford Bay
December 3rd 1909
J. W. Anderson Master
T. Foster Chief Officer
T. Ireland 2nd Officer
A. R. Foster 2nd Engineer
Arthur Carr 3rd Engineer
Philip Nicholson 4th Engineer
J. De Leau Steward C. Smith Apprentice
Crew
C. K. Jellin J. Mcandrew
C. Forsland J. Ayrton
H. Howard J. Lee
J. Kelly G. Woodburn
J. Bruetting W. Varty
F. Sammartino W. Johnson
T. Fuzzaro

G 1: (Upright - Polished Marble Kerbstone)
 
In
Treasured And Loving Memory Of
Keren Happuch
The Beloved Wife Of
Ernest B. Hocking
Master Mariner Of Appledore
Who Died Jan 29th 1928
Aged 52 Years
____________
 
"Until The Day Dawn"
Also Her Beloved Husband
Ernest Bartlett Hocking
Who Died Feb. 17th 1959
Aged 82 Years
____________
 
Re-United

G 10: To The Memory Of
Elizabeth Hodges
Eldest Daughter Of The Late
Lieutenant E. B. Hodges R.M.
Who Died At Bideford
October 24th 1875
Aged 42 Years
Thy Will Be Done
 
Also In Affectionate
Remembrance Of
Thomas Hodges
Who Died August 1st 1883
Aged 52 Years
Him That Cometh To Me . I Will In
No Wise Cast Out John Vi 37

G 11: (Headstone And Footstone)
 
R.M.
1860
 
Sacred
To
The Memory Of
Rebecca
Widow Of The Late
Charles Mcdonald
Lieut. 86th Foot
Who Died August 18th 1885
Aged 85 Years
Blessed Are The Dead Which Die
In The Lord.
 
(Baker)

G 12: (Against Wall)
 
(A)
 
Underneath
This Stone
Repose The Mortal Remains Of
Mary
The Wife Of Thomas Bellew
Who Departed This Life
5th November 1859
Aged 48 Years
Them Also Which Sleep In Jesus
Will God Bring With Them.
1st Thess. 4th Ch. 14th Vse
_______________________
 
(B)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Sarah
Daughter Of Thomas & Mary Bellew
Of This Parish
Who Departed This Life
29th Nov. 1863
Aged 20 Years
There Remaineth A Rest
For The People Of God Heb. 1 V. 9

G 2: (Altar Grave)
 
Sacred
To
The Memory Of
Maria Sealey
Who Departed This Life
January 7th 1830
Aged 85 Years
______________
 
Also Of John Penney
Of Appledore
Died February 16th 1849
Aged 58 Years
Also Of Harriet
Wife Of The Above
Died November 7th 1886
Aged 86 Years
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth. Job Xix 25.
Also Of
Alice Maude Barker
Grand-Daughter Of The Above
Who Fell Asleep In Jesus Jan 20th 1912
Aged 49 Years
She Hath Done What She Could
Also
Harry Sydney Penney
Died January 5th 1945
Aged 76 Years.

G 3: Reader
 
Prepare To Meet Thy God
 
Mary The Wife Of
Charles Gould Was
Buried Here July 7th
1846 Aged 76

G 4: The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away
Sacred To The Memory Of
Thomas
Son Of Lieut Edward
Boucher And Mary Anne
Hodges Who Departed This
Life The 16th Day Of Novr
1827 Aged 6 Weeks
Also Of Elizabeth Daughter
Of The Above, Who Died Febry 25th
1832 Aged 9 Months.

G 5: (Flat)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Lucy
Relict Of William Simkin Esqr
Of Stoke On Trent
In The County Of Stafford
Who Departed This Life
January 3 1830
Aged 69 Years
Also
John Simkin
Commander Royal Navy, Second Son
Fo The Above Who Departed This
Life June 24th 1875 Aged 84 Years.

G 6: Sacred
To The Memory Of Peter
Lock
Who Departed This Life
The (8)Th Day Of March
1833 Aged 57 Years.

G 7: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Gracey Hannon
Of This Parish Who Died The 19th
Day Of June 1837 Aged 96 Years.

G 8: (Outside Vestry)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Jane Daughter Of Thomas
And Elizabeth Lemon Of This
Parish Who Died The 25th
Of July 1833 Aged 13 Months
Also Ann Daughter Of The Above
Thomas & Elizabeth Lemon Who
Died The 19th Day Of November 1830
Aged Five Years And Six Months.
Also Of John Son Of The Above
Who Died Febry 12th 1847 Aged 2 Years
And 2 Months.

G 9: To The
Memory
Of
Lieut Edward Boucher Hodges R.M.
Died May 3rd 1847
Aged 50 Years
Leaving A Widow And Eight Children To
Lament His Loss
Respected By All That Knew Him And
........... Lamented
Also To The Memory Of
Mary Ann Hodges
Widow Of The Above
Who Died On The 17th November 1876
Aged 74 Years
Her End Was Peace

Ic 1: (Inside Door - Top Brass Plate)
In Loving Memory Of Our Mother
Helen Middleton Macleod
Widow Of The Late Donald Macleod Esqr
And Younger Daughter Of John Maclean
Of Boreray And Drimnin
Who Died In This Parish Dec 23rd 1890
And Of Our Dearly Loved Sister
Alice Marion
Beloved Wife Of A. D. Maclean Esqr
Who Died In Ceylon Oct 27th 1892

Ic 2: (Bottom Brass Plate)
In Ever Loving Memory Of
Harold Edward Carrington
Captain 15th Battn Hampshire Regt
Who Fell In Action At The Capture Of Flers
Somme France
Sept 15th 1916 Aged 29 Years. The Only Son Of
Arthur And Florence Carrington Of Northam
House In This Parish
Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche
(2 Crests At Top)

Ic 3: Sacred To The Memory Of
Archibald Neil Maclean
Maj. Gen. H. M. I. Army And The Second Son Of
John Maclean Esqr Of Boreray And Drimnin
Who Died June 17th 1875, - Buried At Kensal Green
Also Of
Marion Maclean
Sister Of The Above Who Died
At Clifton Dec 22nd 1892
Many Years Resident In This Parish

Ic 4: (Below Window To Left. Marble)
To The Glory Of God And In Loving
Remembrance Of C. May Leman
Who For Many Years Worshipped In This Church
Born 1874 - Died 1940
"He That Dwelleth In Love Dwelleth In
God And God In Him"

Ic 5: (Brass Plate - First Letter In Red - Rest In Black)
In Memoriam . Julia Elizabeth
Wife Of Charles James Barton
Major General Royal Artillery And
Daughter Of Talbot Patterson Esq.
Of This Parish Who Died At Her
Home In Virginia Usa 5 July 1874
Aged 31 Years
Erected By Her Husband
 
(Cole & Sons, London)

Ic 6: {(Below) Crest And Motto}
 
To The Glory Of God And In
Memory Of My Dear Husband
Dawson Townley
Colonel Late Gordon Highlanders
Born July 26th 1834 Died April 15th (Easter
Eve.) 1922
God's Soldier And Servant
"As The Shadow Of A Great Rock In
A Weary Land"
A.S.A.T.

Ic 7: (Crest & Motto)
 
In Memoriam
Claude Durham Patterson
Capt 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers
Who Died At Bassein In Burmah
Sept 23rd 1875 Aged 31 Years
Erected By His Brother Officers In
Token Of Their Sorrow And Affectionate
Esteem

Icb 1: (Back Of Church - Behind Screens
North Aisle
White Marble On Grey)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of
Josias Wren
Who Departed This Life
On The 11th Day Of November 1845
Aged 67 Years
This Tablet Was Erected By His
Affectionate Widow

Icb 2: Sacred To The Memory Of
A Beloved Wife
Prudence Fishley
Who Fell Asleep In Jesus The Of
February 1842 Aged 58
This Simple Memorial Of True Love And
Affection Is Erected By Her Sorrowing Husband
John Fishley Who Finds Consolation Only
In The Blessed Assurance That She Who
Sleeps In Jesus Will God Bring With Him

Icb 3: (Beside Heating System - North
White Marble - Ornate Surround)
 
To The Memory Of Delitia Montagu
Wife Of Major Wren Of Lenwood
Youngest Daughter Of Admiral Barton
Of Burrough, Died 17th June 1836
Aged 42. Also Of Henry Conway
Son Of The Above Died 12th Aug 1838
Aged 15. Also Of Francis Stoneham
Montagu, Their Youngest Son
Lieut. In The 2nd Regt Bengal Cavalry
Who Fell At Cawnpore
During The Indian Mutiny
In June 1857 Aged 21

Icb 4: Sacred To The Memory Of
Cecil Griffiths
Fifth Daughter Of The Late
John Griffiths Esqr Of London
Who Died Feby 2nd 1831 Aged 26 Yrs
Also Of Her Sister
Eleanor Griffiths
Who Died Sept 7th 1831aged 23

Icb 5: (Top Above Heater)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of
Robert Matthews Woodriff Lieut R.N.
Youngest Son Of Captain Woodriff R.N.
He Was Drowned In The River Torridge
Near His Own Residence
On The 1st Of March 1820
Aged 28 Years

Icb 6: (Large Oval, White Marble On Grey)
 
In Memory Of
Sir Charles W Chalmers Bart
.......Mdcccxxxiv April Liv
Also
Isabella Lady Chalmers
.....Iv.............Mdcccxl
Lx

Icb 7: Sacred To The Memory Of
John Morgan, Gentleman,
Formerly Of Egloskerry, Cornwall
And Late Of West Appledore In This Parish
Who Died February 2nd 1837
Aged 67
This Monument Is Erected By His
Affectionate Widow
Also To The Memory Of
Mary Ann Fraser
His Sister, Who Died January 30th 1830

Icb 8: In Loving Memory Of
Henry Wybrants Hamilton
Lieut. Colonel 5th Royal Inniskilling
Dragoon Guards
Born 1882 Died 1946 As A Result Of War Service

Icc 1: (Choir Stalls)
 
To The Glory Of God
In Loving Memory Of
Isaac Henry Gossett M. A.
Vicar Of This Parish
From 1844 To 1870
Mainly By Whose Exertions This
Church Was Restored And The
Church Of Holy Trinity Westward Ho!
Was Builded. To Commemorate
His Zealous Labours This Memorial
Was Erected By His Many Warm
Friends In The Parish,
And By The Friends Of The
Royal North Devon Golf Club

Icc 2: To The Glory Of God And In Memory
Of The Rev. Marcus Dimond Dimond-
Churchward M. A. Prebendary Of Exeter
And For 46 Years Vicar Of This Parish.
This Tablet Is Placed Here With The Love
And Esteem Of His Parishioners And
Friends A.D. 1917

Icc 3: This Tablet Commemorates The Gift
Of Two Silver Communion Chalices
To This Church In The Year 1964 By
The Artisans Golfers Association In
Memory Of John Henry Taylor
Churchman, Champion Golfer And
Native Of This Parish.

Icc 4: Sacred To The Memory Of
Vice Admiral Arthur T. Thrupp
Born 24th April 1828 Died 4th May 1889, Aged 61
His Remians Are Deposited In The
Pyke Vault Opposite The Chancel Door
He Having Married Anne Elizabeth
Second Daughter Of Captain Pyke, R. N.
"And His Pure Soul Unto His Captain
Christ, Under Whose Colours He Had
Fought So Long."
 
Also In Memory Of
Ann Elizabeth
Widow Of The Above, Who Died
19th May 1925 Aged 92 Years.

Icc 5: (Brass) (Altar)
 
In Memory Of
Major Henry Cator Bowles
Rifle Brigade
Who Died At Jullunder Bengal
Where He Was Serving With His Battalion
13th Dec. 1890 Aged 39 Years
Only Son Of Lt. Col. H. O. Bowles Of St. Helens
Grandson Of G. O. Bowles, Late Of
North Aston, Oxon.

Icg 1: (St Georges Chapel) (West Side)
(White Marble On Grey Slate)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Mrs Mary Mill
Relict Of The Late John Mill Esqr
She Departed This Life
On The 18th Day Of February 1836
Aged 69 Years

Icg 2: (White Marble Of Grey Slate)
 
Near This Spot Are Deposited The Remains
Of Anna Vyvyan Only Daughter Of John Downe
Late Of Burrough Esqr., And Relict Of The Revd
Richard Vyvyan Of Lamerton, Many Years A
Magistrate For The County Of Devon. She Departed
This Life On The 23rd Of March 1812 Aged 71 Years
Her Unremitted Attention
In The Performance Of Every Christian Duty,
Joined To The Amiable Qualities Of Her Heart,
And The Amenity Of Her Manners, Secured To Her
Not Only The Esteem And Approbation Of Her
Acquantance, But The Tender Affection Of Her
Gratitude, To A Mother Of Such Exalted
Worth, Have Caused This Tablet To Be
Erected To Perpetuate Her Memory

Icg 3: (White Marble On Black)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Harriet Widow Of
Nicholas Barnewall
Of Exmouth Esquire
Who Died Sixth April A D 1841 Aged 86

Icg 4: (East Wall)
(White Marble On Black)
 
And The Angel Cried With A Loud
Voice Saying The Sea Shall Give Up The
Dead Which Are In It.
Sacred To The Memoryof
John Chappell Esq.
Fifth Son Of William & Elizabeth Chappell
Of Appledore
Who Died On His Passage From Jamaica
To London 8th Of July 1841 Aged 39 Years
And Was Then Interred In The Open Sea
In The Gulph Of Florida Lat. 32.30 Long. 83.10
Be Thou Faithful Unto Death
(Says Jesus Christ) And I Will Give
Thee A Crown Of Life
 
This Tablet Was Erected To The Beloved
And Honoured Memory Of The Above, By
One, Who Deeply Deplores His Loss, To
Shew A Memorial Of Lasting Esteem
For Him Whom It Has Pleased God To Take
Unto Himself To Live Forever With The Spirit
Of Just Men Made Perfect
(Crest)
Semper Fidelis
(M. W. Johnson
New Road London) This On Both Sides At Bottom

Icg 5: (Top - Oval White Marble On Grey)
 
This Tablet Is Erected By The
Parishioners Of Northam, To Testify Their
Gratitude For The Exemplary Manner In
Which Their Late Respected Vicar
The Rev. Thomas H. V. Mill
So Zealously, Piously And Charitably
Performed All His Pastoral Duties
Amongst Them For Two And Thirty Years
Died 1st July 1844, Aged 62

Icg 6: (Diamond Shaped Marble In Stone)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of
The Revd Joshua Bawden
Who Served This Church
With Unremitted Assiduity
Full Six And Forty Years; Under This Stone
He Was Buried June 24th 1788
In The 72nd Year Of His Age
 
This Lozenge Was Taken From The Grave
Stone In The Chancel When The Floor
Was Newly Laid

Icg 7: (Brass With Wood Surround)
 
(Crest With Motto)
To The Glory Of God And In Ever Loving Memory
Of William Blakeney Esq. R. N.
Of Hillsborough Westward Ho! And For Many
Years A Member Of This Congregation
Born Nov 20th 1834 Died Jan 2nd 1912
After Faithfully Serving His Queen And Country
At Sea And On Land, In Various Parts Of
The World.
Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give
Thee A Crown Of Life.

Icg 8: (Large White Marble On Grey Oval)
 
Hic Jacet
Integer Vitae, Schelerisque Purus
Quis Desiderio, Sit Vidor, Aut Modus
Tam Chari Capitis
Cui Nudaque Veritus Quando Ullum
Invenient Parem.
________________________
 
To The Memory Of Thomas Hogg Esq. Of
Appledore Devonshire Who Died 1786 Aged
62 Years. Deeply And Widely Lamented
He Having Not Only Been An Object Of
Fond Regard Within The Circle Of His
Relatives And Friends But Universally
Respected In The Extensive Sphere Of His
Commercial Concerns And From The Numerous
Acts Of Benevolence Which He Performed
Beloved By The Widow And The Fatherless
Reader
If You Knew Him You Will Deplore His Loss
But If You Cannot Recollect, At Least You Can
Imitate Him.
If To Support A Merchants Honoured Name
And Spread Abroad Its' Dignity And Fame
In Distant Lands To Be Rever'd And Lov'd
For Honour, Rectitude And Skill Approv'd
If In Domestic Life, A Life Divine
In Every Tender Intercourse To Shine
If Mid The Sures Of Home With These To Blend
The Highest Title Of The Poor Man's Friend
To Be The Widows And The Orphans Stay
And Bid The Heart Of Suffering Be Gay
Reader, If Acts Like These Thy Plaudits Claim
This Shrine Revere And Go And Do The Same.
This Monument Was Erected By His
Affectionate Son Thomas Hogg Esqr.

Icl 1: (White Marble - Bordered,
With Urn Etc. On Triangular Black Marble Above) (North)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Roger Melhuish Esqr Late
Of This Parish Who Died Sept 6th 1745
And Eleanor His Wife Who Died Oct. 25th
1740. She Was A Prudent Virtuous Wife
And Excellent Mother. He Was Truly An Honest
Man. They Left Behind Them Five Children
William, Thomas, Frances, Eleanor And Elizabeth.
William Married Mary The Daughter Of James
Awse Esqr Of Torrington And Died Without
Issue March The 27th 1770. Two Hundred Years
After Whose Death The Following Estates
Will Revert To The Heirs Of Thomas Melhuish
Vicar Of Witheridge.
The Manor Of Northam, Watertown, Martins'
Ground, Higher And Lower Assells, Lords
Meadow, Hengist Castle, Ford, Lewis Hillfield
Grigs Close, Gutter Meadow And Other
Tenements In Northam Parish. Radford In
Abbotsham, North Grindon In Roseash
Parish, Downland, Foxdown And Downey
Ground, Witheridge Parish.
Frances Married Thomas Benson Esqr
Who Died Leaving Three Children John
Husbands Of This Parish, Gent. Elizabeth
Died Unmarried March 23rd 1783 And
Three Days After Died Eleanor The
Relict Of Joseph Veale Esqr Without Issue
At Whose Request This Monument Was
Caused To Be Erected By Her Brother
Thomas Melhuish
These Happy Souls From Earth Have Took
Their Flight I Hope To Join Them In The
Realms Of Light

Icl 10: (Beside Icl 9)
 
A Bereaved Mother
In Memory
Of An Affectionate And Beloved Child
Ann Catharine Tetherley
Died Aug 29th 1831 Aet 21 Years
Forgive Blest Shade The Tributary Tear
That Mourns Thy Exit From A World
Like This
Forgive The Wish That Would
Have Kept Thee Here
And Stay'd Thy Progress To The
Seats Of Bliss.
Sacred To The Memory Of
James Chappell
Of This Parish, Who Died April 19th 1852
Erected By His Affectionate Widow
Aged 55 Years
(Osborne St. Bath)

Icl 11: Thy Will Be Done
Near This Spot
Are Deposited The Remains Of
Henry Downe Esquire
Of Burrough House In This Parish Who
Departed This Life Jan. 26th A.D. 1805
Aged 63 Years
In Commemoration Of The Many Virtues
This Monument Is Erected By His
Affectionate Widow Elizabeth Downe
Vivit Post Eunera Virtus
The Above Named Elizabeth Downe Died
At Exeter On The 18th July 1831 At The
Advanced Age Of 88 And Her Remains
Are Deposited Underneath This Tablet.

Icl 12: Memoriae Sacrum
Thomas Berry Nuper De Burrough Militis
_ Incorrpta Fides _ _ Principem _
_ Genuina Charitas _ _ Egenos _
Conjus_ Rara Comitas _ In _ Amicos _
_ Spectata Probitas _ _ Omnes _
_ Assidua Pietas _ _ Deum _
Meritissime Fecere Conspicuum
Et In Senatu Et In Foro Judiciali
Regi Fuit Patriaeqs Servus Perfidelis
Fuit Etiam
Ejusdem Nobiscum Ecclae Anglicanae Membrum Pientissimum
Sub Eadem Felicis Resurrectionis Spe
Eandem Domini Jesu Praestolans Epiphaniam
Post Varias Corporis Infirmitates
Et
Tardam Aegritudinem
A Terris In Aulam Migravit Caelestem
Nullo Non Dignus Elogio
Eo Vero Dignior Quod Humillime Senullo
-Dignum Aestim Averit
Quiequid Mortale Fuit Deposuit
Tertio Die Mensis Novembris
Anno _ Aetatis 66
_ Salutis 1698
 
Dna Anna Berry Conjux Maestissima
Prae Ejus Memoriae
Hoc Posuit Monumentum.

Icl 13: (Diamond Shaped Brass Plate In Front Of Altarin Lady Chapple)
 
The
Adjacent
Altar Is Raised
To The Glory Of God
And In Memory Of
Noel Freeman
2nd Lieut. "The Queens"
Killed In Action Near
Hamel (France)
5 April 1918
R.I.P.

Icl 2: (Brass Plate - Below)
 
In Loving Memory Of Our Two Brothers
Eldest And Fifth Sons Of The Late
Gen. J. H. M. Babington M. S. C. And Of
Mary His Wife.
Howard Fleetwood Babington Retired
Army Medical Staff Born Aug 3rd 1854
Fell Asleep Jan 22nd 1899 At Dundee S. Africa
And Of Walker Babington Lieut. Royal
Engineers - Born April 19th 1869, Fell Asleep
July 30th 1898 At Aden.

Icl 3: (White Marble On Black)
 
In A Vault Near This Tablet
Lie The Remains Of
John Husband Esqr Of This Parish
Who Died The 10th Of March 1816 Aged 46 Yrs
Also Of Grace His Wife
Who Died The 27th Of May 1829 Aged 74 Yrs
Of Elizabeth Their Youngest Daughter
Who Died The 21st Of May 1816 Aged 22 Yrs
And Of
John Bake Husband Esqr Their Only
Son Who Departed This Life The 12th Of March
1853 Aged 35 Yrs

Icl 4: (Wooden With Red Inscription)
(Crest) (Wiltshire Regt Crest)
 
In Loving Memory Of
Robert Moore Thacker Gillson D.S.O.
Lieut. Colonel The Wiltshire Regiment
(Duke Of Edinburgh's) Born 5th April 1878
Served In The South African War 1899-1902
And The Great War 1914-1918, Died
28th Dec. 1939

Icl 5: (Marble - With Ornate Stone Surround)
 
Underneath Lie The Remains
Of The Revd William Edgcombe
24 Years Vicar Of This Parish
Who Died 18th Oct. 1812
Aged 61 Years
Also Of Phillis His Wife
Who Died 2 May 1797
Aged 42 Years.

Icl 6: (Grey Metal - Gold Lettering)
 
(Crest)
To The Glory Of God And In Proud
Memory Of General George Nicholas
Channer V.C., C.B., Indian Army. Son Of
Colonel George Girdwood Channer, R.A.
Born 7th January 1843
Died 13th December 1905
He Was A Resident Of This Parish And
Lies Buried East-The-Water Bideford
 
This Tablet Erected By His Soldier Son

Icl 7: This Monument Is Erected In Memory
Of Thomas Hogg Esqr Of Odun Hall
Appledore Devon Who Died On The
6th Day Of October 1835
Aged 62 Years
Also In Memory Of
Amy Hogg
Sister Of The Above
Who Died On The 20th Day Of May 1826
Aged 55 Years.

Icl 8: (Long Tomb)
 
In Memory Of James Jones Reynolds Esq.
Of Winsford House In The Parish Of Bideford
Born February 19th 1778, Died August 3rd 1845
And Of Frances His Wife, Born Oct. 8th 1793
Died August 4th 1850. They Departed This
Life In The Communion Of The Church
"Almighty God, With Whom Do Live The
Spirits Of Them That Depart Hence In
The Lord, We Beseech Thee That It May
Please Thee Of Thy Gracious Goodness
Shortly To Accomplish The Number Of
Thine Elect And To Hasten Thy Kingdom
That We, With All Those That Are Both
In Body And Soul, In Thy Eternal And
Everlasting Glory Through Jesus Christ
Our Lord."
1 Thessalonias 4 Chapt 13.14 V
Hebrews 2 Chap 39.40 V
Rev. 14 Chap 13 V

Icl 9: (Grey Marble - Gold Lettering)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of
Thomas
A Beloved Son And Brother
The Eldest Of Fourteen Sons
And Daughters Of The Late
William Chappell Merchant And Elizabeth
Bowden His Wife Both Of This Parish
He Was Tender Hearted And Forgiving
Died 8th December 1851
Aged Sixty Years And One Day

Icn 1: (Back Of Church - Near Font)
 
In Loving And Grateful Memory
Of Gerald George Payne Cook
Priest
Vicar Of This Parish 1917-1932
Born 1880 - Died 1947
This Tablet Was Placed Here By Friends
And Parishioners.

Icy 1: (Above Yele)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of The
Reverend Richard Lloyd, A.M. Of Trinity
Coll. Dublin, Formerly Of The County Of Tipperary
Ireland And Fifteen Years Resident At
Northam Cottage In This Parish
Nat. Dec. 9th 1754 Obiit Jan 8th 1830
Blessed Are The Dead That Die In The Lord
Also
Isabella Anne Daughter Of The Above
Who Died June 24th 1874 Aged 77
 
Also Sacred To The Memory Of
Priscilla Lloyd
Widow Of The Above
Revd Richard Lloyd
Nat. Oct. 17th 1760 Obiit Feb 4th 1857
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

Oe 1: (Around The Church)
(East Side Of Church, Left To Right)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Ann,
Wife Of Henry Walter Lesslie.
Master Mariner, Who Died The
3rd Day Of Jan. 1854, Aged 49 Years.
Husband, Farewell! 'tis Thou Must Rear,
Our Babes In God's Most Holy Fear,
O Teach Their Infant Lips To Pray
And Guide Them In The Narrow Way
So May We Meet Renewed, Forgiven
No Wanderer Lost - A Family In Heaven.

Oe 10: John An..............
Who Departed.............
May 1760 Aged 7....
Also Here Lies The Body Of ........
Daughter Of The Above Named John And Mary
Willcocks Who Departed This Life The 6
Day Of March 1773 Aged 11 Years
Also Here Lies The Body Of Elizabeth
The Daughter Of The Above John & Mary
Willcocks Who Departed This Life The
Day Of July 1776 Aged 26 Years
Beneath These Stones Three Sleeping
Youngsters Lie, To Earth Their Ashes Lent
More Glorious Shall Here After Rise
To Meet Their Saviour In The Skies
When The Arcangels Trump Shall Blow
And Souls And Bodies Join
Many Will Wish Their Lives Below
Had Been As Short As Thine.

Oe 11: (In Centre Of Front Car Park)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
Thomazin Daughter Of
George And Susanna Kelly
Of This Parish Who Departed
This Life Septr 26th 1835 Aged
19 Years
Also To The Memory Of
Susanna Wife Of The Above
George Kelly Who Died June
11th 1857, Aged 79 Years.
As We Have Borne The Image Of
The Earthly We Shall Also Bear The Image
Of The Heavenly. 1 Cor. Chap. 15 V. 19
Also To The Above
George Kelly
Who Died April 14th 1870
Aged 80 Years
Also Of
Elizabeth Kelly
Died At Appledore Aug. 10th 1866
Aged 41 Years.
Also Of
John Henry Easterbrook
Died At Bideford Feb. 7th 1932
Aged 75 Years
At Rest
Also Of
Mary Easterbrook
Wife Of The Above
Died May 11th 1937, Aged 73 Years
Peace Perfect Peace

Oe 2: Sacred
To The Memory
Of
Richard
Son Of Thomas And Elizabeth
Coles, Of This Parish Who Died
July 29th 1841,
Aged 34 Years
____________
 
Also Of
Thomas Coles
Brother Of The Above Who
Died, The 27 Day Of Jan.,
1869, Aged 50 Years.

Oe 3: Sacred
To The Memory Of
David Rimers,
Mariner, Who Died The
30th Of July 1841.
 
Erected By His Affectionate Widow.

Oe 4: Sacred
To The Memory
Of
Elizabeth, The Wife Of Jno Turner
Mariner, Who Died 24th June 1831
Aged 77 Years.
Also Of Mary Jane Daughter Of
James And Elizabeth Stapledon
Who Died 13th April 1828
Aged 16 Months.
Also To The Memory Of
Elizabeth
The Beloved Daughter Of The
Above Named James And
Elizabeth Stapledon,
Who Died The 12th Novr
1853, Aged 21 Years.
Also To The Memory Of
Elizabeth
The Beloved Wife Of
James Stapledon
Who Departed This Life
May 6th 1859, Aged 66 Years.

Oe 5: In Memory Of
Elizabeth
Wife Of William England Who
Departed This Life July 22nd
1868, Aged 59 Years
 
Also To Thomazine
Daughter Of The Above Who
Died July 31st 1868, Aged 23 Years.

Oe 6: Sacred
To The Memory Of
James
Son Of George And Elizabeth
Sanders, Who Died The 30th
Of Octr 1843
Aged 24 Years.

Oe 7: Sacred
To The Memory Of
John Moore
Of This Parish, Who Departed
This Life April 13th 1862,
Aged 39 Years
_____________
 
Like The Rivers Time Is Gliding
Brightest Hours Have No Abiding
Use The Golden Moments Well
Life Is Wasting - Death Is Hasting
Death Consigns To Heav'n Or Hell
________________________
 
Also
Richard Hutchings
Died June 20th 1889
Aged 77 Years.

Oe 8: Sacred To
The Memory Of William Pickard
A Boatswain In H.M. Navy, Who
Departed This Life The 29th Day
Of Jan. 1832, Aged 52 Years
Who Served Under George The 3rd
The Regency & Reign Of
George The 4th And Also Under
William The 4th
Who Fought In Egypt, Africa,
France, Spain, Germany And Italy
With Best But Little Thought
My Bones In Native Land
Would Rest

Oe 9: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Fanny,
The Wife Of Thomas Braund Of
This Parish Who Died April 21st 1849
Aged 37 Years.
Involved In This Dust To Here I Lie
Reader! Mistake Me Not - It Is Not I
It Is My Dust That In This Dust Remains
My Better Part The Heaven Of Heavens Contains
____________________________
 
Also To The Above
Thomas Braund
Who Died March 7th 1872, Aged 62
Years.
Also In Memory Of
Ann Braund
Widow Of The Above
Who Died June 24th 1892
Aged 80 Years.

Os 1: (Flat - South Side Of Church, East Of South Porch)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of
John Jewell
Of This Parish
Who Departed This Life The
5th Day Of April 1828
Aged 82 Years
Also
To The Memory Of
William
Son Of The Above Who Died
May 11th 1826 Aged 52 Years.
Also In Memory Of
Grace Jewell,
Who Died On The 9th Day Of
March 1852, Aged 72 Years
Also In Memory Of
Susanna
Wife Of The Above Wm Jewell
Of This Parish
Who Died On The 4th Day Of Aug. 1850
Aged 56 Years.

Os 2: (Flat)
 
Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord
In Memory Of
E. M. Browning Bowen
The Wife Of
James Bowen, Mariner
Who Departed This Life The 14th
Aug: 1828 Aged 44 Years
Also Of James Son Of The
Above Who Departed This Life
The 1st March 1816
Aged 4 Months
Also Of Sarah Trulock, Mother
Of E M B. Bowen, Who Died
Aug. 23rd 1836, Aged 82 Years
Also Of Margaret Trulock, Eldest
Daughter Of James And E M Bowen
Died March 26th 1840 Aged 23 Years.

Os 3: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Sarah The Beloved Wife Of
Thomas Aysh
Of Cleve-Houses In This Parish
Yeoman, Who Departed This Life
On The 17th Oct 1822
Aged 53 Years.
Also Of The Above Named
Thomas Aysh
Who Died On The 23rd Nov 1842
Aged 80 Years

Os 4: Afflictions
 
Sore Long Time I Bore
Physicians Where In Vain
The Lord's Appointed Time Was Come
To Take Me To His Heavenly Home

Os 5: Here
Lyeth The Body Of Mr Sam
Lancey Of This Parish Who
Departed This Life The 24
Day Of February 1788
Aged 34 Years Anno Dom

Os 6: (Flat - South Side Of Church - West Of South Porch)
 
To The Memory Of Richard
Thomas Who Died Jan 10th 1811
Aged 73 Years
Also Near This Placelyeth Ann
Thomas Daughter Of The Above
Who Died June 6 1810
Aged 40 Years
Also Here Lieth The Body Of
Mary The Wife Of The Above
Who Departed This Life The 11 Day
Of Decr 1815 Aged 79 Years.

Os 7:
Lie The Remains Of Richard
Son Of Richard And Mary Cooper
Was Buried The 14th Day Of Febry 1787
Aged 4 Years
Also Betty Daughter Of The
Above, An Infant, Buried The 13 Day
Of June 1788
Also Mary Cooper Mother Of
The Above Was Buried
Feb 8th 1790
Aged 42 Years
Also George Son Of The Above
Richard And Mary Cooper Who
Was Buried The 23rd Day
July 1811
Aged 32 Years.

Ose 1: (Flat - South East Side Of Church)
 
In Memory Of Richard
And Ann Baker.
David Baker Departed
This Life April The 23rd
1750 Aged 60 Years
With Parents Both He Sleeps In Dust
After A Well Spent Life We Trust
Also Here Lyeth The Body
Of Joan Harris Daughter
Of The Above Richard And
Ann Baker Who Departed
This Life The 11th Day Of Sep
1769 Aged 82 Years

Ose 2: Sacred
To The Memory Of
Mary
Wife Of Thomas Halls
Who Died 24th September 1847
Aged 72 Years
Also Ann Greed
Daughter Of The Above
Who Died 19th April 1858
Aged 54 Years
Also Thomas Halls
Husband Of The Above
Who Died 17th April 1871,
Aged 93 Years.
Also Susanna Halls
Daughter Of The Ab0ove
Who Died 26th November 1873
Aged 67 Years.

Ose 3: (Tene?..............Chap Xlix)
 
Here They Buried Abraham And Sarah His
Wife. Here They Buried Issac
And Rebbeca His
Wife: And I Am To Gathered
Unto My People
Here They Buried Mary The Wife
Of Thomas
Talbott. Here They Buried Her
Daughter
Catherine The Wife Of John
Darracott
Gent.
Novr 18th 1724 Age 27. Here
They Buried
Catherine The Daughter Of
Philip And Han
Nah Young, Febry 20th 1749
Aged 18. Here
They Buried Philip Young
Novbr 1770 Aged
68. Here They Buried
Hannah The Wife Of
The Above Philip Young Novbr 22nd 1771
Aged 71
Thomas Young Was Buried Here The
6th Day Of November 1794 Aged 67
To The Memory Of Catherine The
Wife Of Alex
Ander Penhorwood Of This Parish
Mariner Who
Departed This Life The 22 Day
Of ........ Ber 1826
Aged 78 Years
Also To The Memory Of Alexander
Husband Of The Above
Catherine Penhorwood Who Departed
This Life The
12 Day Of April 1834 Aged 76 Years.

Ose 4: (Flat)
 
Sacred To The Memory Of
Thomas Halls
Son Of George Fleming Halls
And Anne His Wife
Who Died March 20th 1847
Aged 6 Years
Also Elizabeth Hooper Halls,
Who Died May 21st 1850,
Aged 10 Years
Also George Fleming Halls,
Who Died January 23rd 1857
Aged 1 Year.
Also Mary Halls
Who Died October 19th 1880
Aged 36 Years
Also George Fleming Halls
Father Of The Above
Who Died May 11th 1901,
Aged 92 Years
Also Ann Halls
Wife Of The Above
George Fleming Halls
Who Died September 29th 1902
Aged 82 Years.

Ose 5: Near This Stone Are Deposited The
Remains Of Edward Wickey And
Susannah His Wife Who Both
Died Of Consumptions
She Died Febry 8th 1778 Aged 26
He Died Novr 14th 1780 Aged 27

Ose 6: (Flat)
 
Here Lieth The Body Of
Richard Lewis, Master Mariner
Who Departed This Life March 16th
1843, Aged 83 Years.
 
God Is The Treasure Of My Soul,
The Source Of Laughing Joy
A Joy Which Want Shall Not Impair
Nor Death Itself Destroy.
 
To The Memory Of James Lewis
Grand-Son Of The Above Richard Lewis
Who Was Drowned At Sea, On His Voyage
From The Island Of St. Michael's. The Vessel
Is Supposed To Have Foundered With All Her
Crew, Near The English Channel.
He Was A Youth Much Esteemed & Deeply Lamented
I Trust The Eternal Power Whose Hand
Has Swell'd The Storm
Will Give His ............Swift ....... Command
To Bear The Drowning Sailor To The Sky

Ose 7: (Flat)
 
Sacred
To The Memory Of Elizabeth Lewis
Wife Of Richard Lewis, Mariner
Of Northam Who Died The 9th Day
Of December 1811 And Was Here
Inter'd The 15th Aged 61 Years
Also To The Memory Of Elizabeth, Daughter
Of The Above Richard & Elizabeth Lewis
Wife Of Philip Bowden, Mariner Of Northam
Who Died The 18th Day Of June 1822 And
Was Here Inter'd The 23rd Aged 27 Years.

Brian Randell, 1 Sep 2001