Some Memorial Inscriptions - Mow Cop, Staffordshire
St Thomas's Churchyard

Latest Additions New 17th January 2007

The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 19th September 2005. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.
A1. Enoch BOOTH,
Of Dales Green, 5 Dec 1874, 41
Hannah Maria, d, 29 Aug 1874, 9yrs
Hannah, w, 19 Sept 1909, 72

A2. William WALLER, 18 Aug 1871, 18

A3. Mary, w/o James SMALLWOOD,
Of Harriseahead, 30 March 1882, 50
James Arthur SMALLWOOD,
16 March 1884, 8 months
Elizabeth, d/o above James & S.A. SMALLWOOD,
10 Feb 1892, 5½yrs
Annie, her sister, 7 Nov 1892, 8 yrs
James SMALLWOOD, 17 Aug 1895, 65

A4. William MELLOR,
Late of Dales Green 20 Nov 19**, 84
Elizabeth Caroline LAWTON,
Of Alderhay Lane, Harriseahead,
29 Nov 1921, 79
Thomas LAWTON, h/o above,
9 May 1926, 90

A5. Sarah, w/o William FORD,
Of Dales Green, 17 June 1856, 64
William, above, 17 June 1862, 73
Luke HANCOCK of Lilac Cottage,
Mow Cop, grandson of above,
28 March 1900, 64
Pauline Oakes, w/o Luke HANCOCK,
21 Oct 1911, 73

A6. Elizabeth, w/o Matthew LEESE,
Of Dales Green, 31 May 1879, 83
Matthew, above, 15 Oct 1897, 89

A7. Hannah, w/o Joseph HANCOCK,
10 Nov 1829 - 15 June 18**
Joseph Edward, s, 5 Feb 1862 - 24 Dec 1862
Robert Hargreaves, s, 1 May 1865 - 8 June 1865
Joseph, above, 21 Aug 1909, 78
Sarah, 2nd wife 19 Nov 1914, 64
Eva, their d, 18 May 1957, 73

A8. Winifred Mary BARNETT, 2 May 1974, 65
William Ernest, 4 April 1981, 78
Michael Peter Hawthorne, s, 28 June 1982, 45

Separate Memorial, same Grave
Hester Patricia CONNELL, nee BARNETT,
6 Sept 1984, 52

A9. Samuel OAKES, 19 Feb 1864, 25

A10. John OAKES, 18 March 1851, 18
Mary, w/o Samson OAKES,
30 June 1856, 54
Samson, above, 5 June 1880, 79

A11. John, s/o Aaron & Charlotte HOLDCROFT,
Of Mow Cop, 8 June 1867, 17
Aaron, above, 8 Jan 1878, 68
Charlotte, above, 3 Dec 1887, 79

A12. William, s/o Jacob & Alice BEARD,
Of Roe Park, Moreton, 26 Nov 1867, 7yrs & 8 months
Edwin, s, 25 August 1865, 3 months

A13. Sarah Sherratt MOUNTFORD,
Of Ridgeway, Norton, w/o William,
12 Jan 1813, 40
William, above, 10 Feb 1880, 51

A14. Alice, d/o William & Mary SKELLERN,
Of Mow Cop, 15 Sept 1893, 16
Jane, Noah & Willie, who died in infancy,
James William, s/o John & Mary SKELLERN,
25 March 1888 - 7 August 1915 of wounds
received in action when serving with the
Australian Forces at the Sulva [Suvla] Bay landing,
Gallipoli and was buried at sea

A15. Thomas HAMLETT, 17 Nov 1854, 54
Mary, w, 25 March 1878, 75
James HAMLETT, 5 Jan 1911, 82
Zilpha, his wife (James) 25 April 1904, 89

A16. Ann, w/o Daniel DALE, 24 August 185* 47
Daniel, above, 5 August 1884, 73

A17. Rebekah, w/o George BLOOD, 28 Feb 1877, 52
Thomas BLOOD, 25 Feb 1856, 2yrs
John BLOOD, 21 Dec 1800, 15
Elizabeth BLOOD, Nov 1860, 6 months
Eliza, 2nd w, 7 June 1862, 61

A18. William TWIGGE,
Late of Tissington, Derby who died
At Mow Cop, 12 Sept 1867, 82
Octavia, d/o George & Harriet HARDING,
16 Oct 1868, 5yrs
William Oswald, their son, 12 April 1871, 2 years
Grandchildren of the above William TWIGGE
Hannah HARDING, 12 Sept 1897, 73

A19. Letticia, w/o Charles WHITEHURST,
15 April 1865, 43
Harvey, s, 16 May 1873, 22
Charles, above, 10 Feb 1884, 64

A20. Mary, w/o Charles LAWTON,
Of Rookery, 3 June 1866, 54
Jane TURKINGTON,
Of Harrishead, 22 Sept 1889, 79

A21. James BAILEY of Harriseahead,
26 March 1832, 70
Elizabeth, relict, 21 March 1857, 67

A22. William KNOTT,
Of Bradley Green, 9 Feb 1882, 49
Jane, w, 29 Feb 1894, 53
William, s, 11 Feb 1853, 1yr & 11 Months

A23. Elizabeth, w/o Matthew HARDING,
Of Mow Cop, 13 Nov 1874, 70
Matthew, above, 14 Oct 1877, 75

A24. James HARDING,
of Mow Cop, 21 Dec 1875, 84
Martha, w, 23 July 1866, 69

A25. Nathan BALL, 24 April 1857, 48
Mary, w, 25 Feb 1892, 84

A26. Frances, w/o James NEWTON,
Of Mow Lane, 5 Feb 1886, 65
John, s, 12 June 1858, 3yrs
James Herbert, s, 12 Aug 1867, 1yr
James, above, 8 Sept 1900, 84
Hannah, d, 23 Feb 1919, 76
Frances, d, 15 May 1939, 75

A27. Elizabeth, w/o James BLOOD,
28 Dec 1872, 30
George, s, 26 Feb 1865, 5 months
Thomas, s, 17 Oct 1872, 15 months

A28. Mary, d/o Josiah & Leah THORLEY,
Of Harriseahead, 13 March 1860, 2yrs
Emily, d, 29 Jan 1866, 9yrs
Josiah, above, 5 March 1880, 61
Leah, above, 20 July 1890, 66

A29. Sarah Annie, d/o Daniel & Emma BOULTON,
Of The Mount, Kidsgrove, 20 Nov 1870, 2yrs & 9 months
Joseph, s, 2 Sept 1880, 10yrs

A30. Thomas SHERRATT,
Of Alderhay Lane, 26 Sept 1880, 47
Timothy, s, 2 May 1854, 2 months
Timothy, s, 27 Jan 1896, 26
Catherine, w/o above, 16 Dec 1911, 70

A31. Thomas ROGERS,
Of Mow Cop, 6 April 1863, 33
George ROGERS, 19 March 1875, 70
Ann, w, 1 June 1879, 72
James, youngest s/o George & Ann ROGERS,
5 Dec 1880, 47

A32. John HAMLETT,
Of Mow Cop, 21 Nov 1871, 40

A33. Thomas CHARLESWORTH,
Of Woodcock's Well School, Mow Cop, 29 July 1875, 38
Mary Elizabeth (Cissie), w/o Arthur MORRIS of
Stalybridge and d/o Thomas & Ann CHARLESWORTH,
13 March 1905, and laid to rest in St Paul's Churchyard, Stalybridge
Herbert CHARLESWORTH of Southampton,
s/o Thomas & Ann CHARLESWORTH, 8 Oct 1918, 58

A34. George KNOTT, 8 Nov 1884, 82
Ellen, w, 19 April 1868, 62
Harriet, w/o late James BAILEY,
Of Mow Cop, 4 May 1949, 86

A35. Samuel FORD,
Of Brindley Ford, 5 Feb 1882, 58

A36. William, s/o Thomas & Hannah BODEN,
Of Harriseahead, 16 Nov 1884, 21
Thomas, above, 17 July 1897, 77
Hannah, above, 29 Oct 1897, 74

A37. George WALTON, 28 Jan 1848 - 31 July 1871

A38. Jane, w/o Samuel HULME,
Of Harriseahead, 4 May 1872, 37
Mary Ellen, d, 17 May 1860, 3 days
Rowland Clare, s, 10 July 1868, 5yrs
Edith Jane, d, 13 Oct 1870, 13 months
Arthur Joseph, s, 11 May 1872, 7 months
[Auth: The rest of the inscription is weather worn]
Samuel, above, born 8 Jan 1832, Died
Also He

A39. Luke ROWLEY, 24 Dec 1956, 82
Mary Alice, w, 8 Oct 1956, 83
Of Hill View, High Street, Harriseahead,
19527 Pte Thomas ROWLEY s,
Coldstream Guards, killed at Couzeaucourt [Gouzeaucourt],
30 Nov 1917, 22
Henry, s, 24 Feb 1903, 5 yrs

A40. Martha, w/o Thomas Mellor HANCOCK,
Late of Lilac Cottage, Dales Green, Mow Cop,
26 June 1914, 39
Sgt Walter Wallace, 8th North Staffs Regt,
Only s/o Walter & Elizabeth HANCOCK
And grandson of the late Luke & Pauline Oaks HANCOCK,
of Armitive St, Mow Cop, who died from wounds received
in action 14 Sept 1918, 20
William HANCOCK, 20 May 1942, 76

A41. Samuel TAYLOR,
Of Harriseaheah, 27 Feb 1887, 80
Hannah, w, 17 Aug 1886, 83
Samuel William LAWTON,
Of Dales Green, 20 Aug 1946, 78

A42. Charles SUTTON,
Of Harriseahead, 16 Feb 1885, 49
Sarah, w, 16 Oct 1911, 70
Sarah Jane, d, 6 Oct 1911, 34
Albert, s, 8 Nov 1933, 68

A43. CWG
1011146 Aircraftman 2nd Cl, L. MOORS,
Royal Air Force, 30 August 1940, 25


Latest Additions New
The following MIs were kindly contributed by Helen Amison, 17th January 2007. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.
B1. s David Russell AMISON
2.12.1962 [2 Dec 1962], 18
Albert BOOTH died in infancy

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