Some Memorial Inscriptions - Great Witcombe, Gloucestershire
The Blessed Virgin Mary's Churchyard

The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 15th March 2004. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.
A1. George SMART, 28 Oct 1890, 68
Mary w, 19 Nov 1886, 65
John William, s 18 ** 1876, 24
Ellen SMART, 19 May 1922, 58

A2. Elizabeth, w/o John GREEN,
11 Nov 1868, 30

A3. William COOK,
Of this parish, 12 Jan 1882, 81
Esther, w, 8 Aug 188*, 83

A4. Elizabeth, w/o George GOON,
29 Mar 1876, 47

A5. Job ROBERTS, 5 Jan 1838, 62
Mary, w, 8 May 1852, 62
Thomas, 8 May 1822, 16
Sarah, 27 May 1842, 22, interred at Bristol
William, 2 April 1886, 63, Interred at Berkeley
Benjamin, 19 Sept 1891, 82
Children of the above
Mary ROBERTS, 18 Oct 1899, 76

A6. William NASH, 27 Jan 1884, *2yrs
Mary, w, 23 July 1850, 63
William Walter, s, 29 Sept 1887, 62

A7. Mary, d/o William Henry & Martha COOK,
1 Nov 1863, 21
Thomas William, s, 2 July 1847, 5 weeks

A8. Ann, w/o Charles HANNIFS [HANNISS],
15 July 1838, 39
Eunice d, 2 July 1850, 20

A9. Sarah Charlotte, widow of Alfred ORGAN,
15 Jan 1898, 63
Alfred, 1 Nov 1887, 49

A10. Lloyd John ORGAN,
16 Nov 1969, 59

A11. Ann Mary ORGAN,
d/o William & Ann ORGAN,
of this parish, 9 Jan 1842, 5yrs
John, s, 9 Jan 1943, 12
Ann, w/o William, 1 April 1843, 33
Elizabeth ORGAN, d/o Thomas & Ann,
18 Dec 1849, 46

A12. Thomas ORGAN, 17 April 1826, 60
Ann, relict, 8 March 1841, 72

A13. Charles HANNISS,
Late of Birdlip, in this county,
5 June 1874, 77
Elizabeth, w, 11 Jan 1879, 72

A14. James WIGGALL,
26 Dec 1900, 69
Margaret, w, 24 June 1901, 62
Annie, youngest d, 18 July 1902, 28

A15. William HOLBERT,
Of Coopershill, 27 Oct 1810, 68
Samuel HOLBERT of Cheltenham,
18 Aug 1828, 75
Mary, w/o William, 12 April 1815, 78
Elizabeth HOLBERT, of Brimpsfield,
29 April 1819, 57
Margaret PRINDERGAST,
d/o William & Mary HOLBERT of Coopershill,
21 July 1805, 33
Ann, d/o William & Mary HOLBERT,
[stone has sunk at this point]

A16. Ann, w/o George WIGGALL,
9 Sept 1872, 61
George, 12 April 1886, 75

A17. Elizabeth, w/o John WIGGALL,
Of this parish, 18 May 1864, 81
John, the above, 20 Dec 1874, 89

A18. Edwin WIGGALL,
Late of St Johns **, of Gloster,
13 Jan 1850, 31

A19. Thomas & Harriet HOLBERT,
Harriet, 2 Sept 1806, 1 yr & 9 months
Thomas, 23 June 1808, 13 yrs
Children of William & Mary HOLBERT,
Mary w/o Thomas HOLBERT,
21 Oct 1841, 73
Thomas, 13 June 1851, 89
Celina Ann HOLBERT, 21 April 1833, 30

A20. Edwin MAJOR, 28 July 1876, 59
Lydia, w, 3 Dec 1875, 67

A21. Thomas WIGGALL, 14 Sept 1907, 56
Maria, w, 21 Oct 1896, 45, interred at Badgeworth Churchyard,
Lanc Sgt A.H. WIGGELL (Holly) Killed in Action
In France, 25 Feb 1915, 23
Charles H. WIGGALL, Killed in Action in France,
28 Sept 1915, 20

A22. Thomas PAGET, 22 Feb 1890, 65
Tommy their dearest lived son,
3 July 1874 - 21 April 1884
Leslie George PAGET, 1906 - 1995
Winifred Mary Louise, w, 1906-1999

A23. Myrtle Ardina Hicks BEACH,
Youngest d/o W.F. & E.C. Hicks BEACH,
5 Sept 1879 -17 June 1937

A24. William Whitehead Hicks BEACH,
of Witcombe Park, Gloucestershire,
23 March 1907 - 1 Jan 1975
Diana Hicks BEACH, 7 July 1911 - 28 Aug 2002

A25. Mark William Hicks BEACH,
8 Feb 1943 - 7 Feb 1998

A26. Christopher Gurney HOARE,
Of Gatley Hall, Norfolk, 29 June 1882 - 22 Nov 1973
[Ed: Christopher is at Harrow School on the 1901 Census,
but alas, the location of Gatley Hall in Norfolk escapes me!]


A27. Eveline Hamilton HOARE,
Of Gatley Hall, Norfolk, 5 May 1960

A28. Sarah REEVES, w/o John,
Of Crickley Farm, Badgworth,
7 Nov 1854, 76
John REEVES, 3 July 1861, 83
William, only s/o John & Sarah,
29 Jan 1816, 10

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