Some Memorial Inscriptions - Hartpury, Gloucestershire
St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard & Methodist Church

Note: St Mary the Virgin's Church is rather nearer to Highleadon than to the present village of Hartpury. The original settlement surrounding it has disappeared, with the principal habitations moving to the higher ground, away from the River Leadon.

The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 18th October 2007. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.
ST MARY THE VIRGIN'S CHURCH
A1. James MARMON, 10 July 1891, 61
Mary, w, 21 March 1886, 54

A2. Edwin BICK, 22 March 1862 [age eroded]
Emma, w, 31 January 1896, 71

A3. Thomas BUSTON of this parish
13 May 1871, 89
Susan, w, 1 August 1863, 73
James BUSTON, 5 December 1848, 25

A4. John BUSTON of this parish
5 February 1871, 57
William John, only son, 16 April 1876, 15

A5. Maria Louisa STEPHENS, d/o
James & Frances STEPHENS, 7 January 1851, 21
Susannah Jasper PULLEN, her sister,
31 December 1853, 35, Buried in London
James STEPHENS, above, 12 July 1878, 84
Frances, w, above, 12 April 1862, 72

A6. Thomas WEBB, 12 April 1860, 84
Sarah, w, 10 June 1864, 77

A7. Harry John STEPHENS, 22 February 1854, 59
And our only child
Henry Thomas, 1 February 1822, 8yrs and 9 months
Caroline, w/o above, 30 August 1870, 85

A8. Thomas BURFORD, 27 November 1906, 66
Eliza, w, 19 March 1904, 61
Ann, d, 24 September 1895, 27
Rosa, d, 9 May 1904, 33
Florrie, d, 24 June 1884, 3yrs and 7 months

A9. Leah, w/o William HIAM
9 June 1881, 28
Cyril Charles, s, 16 August 1884, 10
Also two children who died in infancy

A10. Edward PITTWAY, 19 May 1861, 74
Elizabeth, widow, [looks like, 30 August 1874, 89]

A11. W. George S. ADDISON, Priest
43 years Vicar of this parish, 2 September 1899, 82
[Ed: Additional Information, ex. Alumni Oxoniensis:
ADDISON, William George Sinclair, 3s. Joseph, of
Stockton, Salop, cler. Exeter Coll., matric. 18 Feb 1835,
aged 18, B.A. Magdalen Hall, 1839, M.A. 1841, vicar of
Hartpury, co. Gloucester, 1856]


A12. Robert Leslie, eldest s/o Robert & Agnes HEARLE
Who died at The Drews, Hartpury, 12 December 1900, 15

A13. John FERRIS, 22 November 1881, 82
Mary, w, 1 December 1893, 84
Sarah Jane, d, 6 August 1886, 57

A14. Richard Edwin NEW, 13 January 1884, 62
Anne, w, and d/o John PHILLIPS, The Priory, Deerhurst
26 August 1885, 53

A15. Joseph GOODWIN, 10 April 1882, 62
Louisa Clark GOODWIN, w, 13 June 1914, 87

A16. Harriet, w/o Henry John HARRIS
16 November 1888, 60
Henry John HARRIS, above
6 February 1913, 86
Forty years Clerk of this parish church

A17. Elizabeth BARNARD, 30 June 1848, 24
James BARNARD, her father, 21 June 1867, 70

A18. George SHEPHERD, late of
Flashbrook Grange, Newport, Shropshire
22 August 1886, 73
Elizabeth, w, 18 August 1893, 78

A19. Mary PARKER who died at Cheltenham
16 July 1902, 81
Helen PARKER who died at Redhill, Highleadon
29 September 1902, 79
daughters of Thomas & Anne PARKER of Acton Scott,
Shropshire

A20. Eleanor, w/o Evan WILLIAMS
Of Prestberrie Farm, 30 July 1905, 46
Evan WILLIAMS, above, 17 October 1907, 65

A21. Robert Gordon CANNING
3 March 1852 - 20 January 1900

A22. William James Gordon CANNING
1 June 1857 - 23 August 1925

A23. Walter George Gordon CANNING
31 July 1859 - 26 February 1940

A24. Mary Eleanor GWYNNE HOLFORD
Of Hartpury House, widow of J.P.W. GWYNNE HOLFORD
Of Buckland, Breconshire, 1865 - 1947

A25. Michael, s/o Robert and Mary Gordon CANNING
3.2.41 - 21.1.42

A26. In loving memory of our mother
Bettina BAILEY, 4 February 1909, 64

A27. Maria Gordon CANNING, 27 May 1828 - 17 March 1887

A28. Alice M. CRAWSHAY
11 September 1849 - 5 March 1878

A29. R. Gordon CANNING
2 Oct 1813 - 11 November 1893

A30. Cornelius James PHILLIPS
Of Drews Farm, Upleadon
9 October 1966, 67
Estelle Victoria, w, 22 March 1982, 84

A31. John Arundell OWEN
s/o Alice and late John OWEN
14 August 1936, 27

A32. Frederick John PALMER, 1903 - 1969
Maud Nora, w, 1904 - 1994

A33. Robert HEARLE
Late of this parish died at Tibberton
13 June 1939, 71
Elizabeth Agnes, w, 23 April 1949, 92

A34. Treasured memories of our dearest daughter and sister
Juliet Rebecca GROVES, B.A.(Hons) A.C.A,
27 June 1971 - 5 October 1999
Died in the Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash, London
Scholar of The Kings School, Gloucester
Graduate of Hatfield College
Durham University

A35. Harriet PHILLIPS of Oxford Villa, Gloucester
22 January 1813 - 4 July 1886
Elizabeth, w/o Charles Dennis PHILLIPS of Corse
8 December 1837 - 23 February 1904
Charles Dennis PHILLIPS, 17 March 1931, 100

A36. Sarah Ann, w/o Henry HIAM
25 December 1876, 28
Sarah Ann, child of Henry and Sarah HIAM
30 December 1876, 1yr and 7 months

A37. Charles PHILLIPS of The Mill, 4 December 1891, 32

A38. Alice Martha, d/o Robert and Elizabeth HIAM
30 August 1868, 23
Walter, s, who died at Carmarthen, 3 June 1869, 31

A39. Anna, w/o Aaron SURMAN, 18 February 1849, 69

A40. Ernest James s/o William and Jane CLIFFORD
9 August 1899, 19
William CLIFFORD, [looks like, 1 October 1918, 80]
Jane, widow of above, 18 March 1920, 84

A41. Emily Elizabeth CLIFFORD
9 April 1938, 63

A42. Jane Elizabeth CLIFFORD
2 August 1874 - 2 August 1940

A43. Harriet Elizabeth AUSTIN, d/o
Late John and Harriett BRASSINGTON
23 November 1909, 58

A44. John BRASSINGTON, 6 January 1881, 64
Harriett, widow, 9 January [looks like 1881, *5]

A45. Thomas MARMON, 11 August 1883, 50
Julianna, w, 13 August 1897, 64
Ernest, Francis, Florence and Hilda, children of above

A46. Mary RUDGE, 1 October 1939, 77

A47. Eliza, w/o James COLEMAN
Of Hartpury, 4 October 1887, 71
James COLEMAN, above, 1 November 1898, 84
Matthew Henry, s, 29 April 1887, 37
Maria HILL, d, 14 August 1913, 71

A48. Alberta ALLEN, d/o late William & Rose ALLEN
11 December 1928, 70

A49. Samuel THOMAS, 26 January 1918, 67
Elizabeth, w, 30 August 1933, 83
Betty, d, 27 November 1904, 18
Alice, d, 19 March [looks like 1948, 62]

A50. Bertha, w/o William Stephen BEAN
12 May 1905, 49

A51. John Clement CLUTTERBUCK [Jack]
August 1984, 81

A52. Elizabeth, w/o W. Miles ALLEN
18 March 1929, 72

A53. George William FOWLER, 1883 - 1953
Lucy Janet FOWLER, 1880 - 1936
Brother
William Leslie FOWLER, 1914 - 1929

A54. William BUTT, 31 May 1937, 76
Sarah Amelia, w, 20 June 1926, 67
Thomas George, s, 22 January 1927, 35

A55. Emily Sarah [Shem] 1897 - 1941
Younger, d/o William BUTT and w/o
Frank Ewart FOWLER, mother of Jean

A56. Frank Ewart FOWLER age 91.
Church Warden and Treasurer
of this parish church 1932 - 1981
Evelyn Matilda, w, 31.10.1910 - 29.5.2006

A57. Horace BURFORD
Of Woolridge Hill, 29 April 1937, 56
Dora Minnie BURFORD, 25 January 1942, 77

A58. Ernest William BISHOP
4 April 1959, 53
Mary Gerrard BISHOP
29 March 1973, 63

A59. Emma Mary, w/o Arthur CHAPMAN
Mother of Winifred & Dorothy
26 November 1965, 86
Arthur Walter William CHAPMAN
1 March 1974, 92

A60. Dorothy Mary CHAPMAN
28 December 1989, 77
her sister
Winifred, 2 March 2001, 92

A61. Charles Stephen HIAM
28 February 1968, 77
Drusilla May, w, 27 February 1975, 76

A62. Dickie
Richard George CARTELL
Lt, Commander, R.N.N.V.R, 1911-1988
Treasured husband, father grandfather and brother
with us always.

A63. William HIAM, 2 April 1914, 59
Maria, w, 11 July 1937, 74

A64. War Death
Emma Eleanor, w/o Arthur PRYKE
Of this parish 1 July 1915, 43
James William, eldest son who died on active
service at Salonica, 5 September 1916, 22
Arthur PRYKE, above, 16 July 1929, 59

A65. James Hewitt FULLER, 10 May 1912, 74
Mary Ann, w, 1 July 1915, 88

A66. Eliza, w/o Michael HIAM, 14 June 1934, 61
Michael, above, 17 June 1948, 76

A67. Ellen Elizabeth PHELPS
9 March 1960, 73
Alfred, h, 17 August 1969, 80

A68. Edith Mary, w/o W.W. SIRMAN
13 February 1934, 56

A69. Our dear mother
Ethel COOMBS, 30 October 1956

A70. Dorothy, w/o Edmund J. BREWER
28 August 1944, 54
Edmund John BREWER, 30 December 1953, 77

A71. Dear husband and father
Arthur S. BREWER, 25 July 1954

A72. Ernest Reginald BAKER, h/o Mary
25 October 1960
Mary, above, 6 May 1980

A73. Dorothy DUFFIELD, 1910 - 1954
Herbert DUFFIELD, 1910 - 1982

A74. Elizabeth COOPER, 5 February 1946, 92
John COOPER, 11 November 1946, 88

A75. Double Plot
Ernest Edward SALISBURY
24 January 1949, 79
30 years Clerk and Sexton of this parish
Emily Annie, 20 September 1952, 80.

Separate grave, same Plot
William Edward SALISBURY, son
20 September 1955, 58

A76. Ethel JONES, 27 April 1952, 68. widow of
Henry Montague JONES of San Jose, Costa Rica
and younger d/o late George and Agnes PALEY
of Preston, Lancashire.

Separate Memorial, same Grave
Barbara, w/o Dr James WOOD, elder d/o Ethel
and Henry Montague JONES
14 October 1917 - 11 October 1975

A77. Percival Charles WILLIS
8 November 1956, 62
Beatrice Emily, w, and eldest d/o
E.E. and E.A. SALISBURY
17 November 1967, buried nearby

A78. Sarah, w/o Charles DAW
Of this parish, 15 December 1887, 62
Charles DAW, above, 16 December 1894, 75

A79. Elizabeth, w/o Relph HONLY of ye parish
Blak-Smith who was burred 25 February 1727, 79

A80. Louisa BROOKES, 23 September 1945, 83

A81. Francis BROOKES, 26 March 1929, 73

A82. Grace PEACE, 16 March 1745, 21

A83. Arthur Leonard PEASNELL, 1905 - 1985
Grace, w, 1905 - 1991

A84. William BAILEY, 6 August 1879, 74
Ann, widow, 6 February 1897, 94

A85. Sarah, d/o William HOLFORD
7 February 1772, 20

A86. Richard COLDRICK, 2 February 1869, 60

A87. John PARTRIDGE of this parish
25 November 1745, 80
[Auth: there is another inscription
on this stone, but it is weather-damaged.
It may be his wife]


A88. Ann, w/o Thomas BOVAM [end of the surname is missing]
7 April 1762, [looks like 39 or 89]

A89. Mary, w/o John FERRIS of this parish
1 January 1830, 84
also of
William Hickson, her son 28 August 1847, 60
Thomas Hickson, her son, 26 December 1860, 93
Joseph Hickson, her son, 25 April 1869, 82
Charlotte, w/o Joseph Hickson, 6 March 1858, 75

A90. Samuel Allen KILBURN
16 June 1854 - 11 October 1924
Headmaster of Hartpury, C of E School, 1903 - 1919
Jane Ellen, w, 26 July 1832 - 8 December 1927

A91. Lily Eugenie SUTTON, d/o Samuel Alan and Jane KILBURN
22 June 1879 - 23 August 1949

A92. Walter Charles HIAM, 22 December 1965, 81
Ellen Stanley HIAM, w, 17 December 1971, 86

A93. Dorothy, widow of T.J. POLEY of Briton Ferry
And d/o Samuel Alan and Jane Ellen KILBURN
5 May 1894 - 16 February 1962
and her beloved sister
Mary Adelaide KILBURN 7 September 1967, 85

A94. Sarah FERRIS, 14 November 1777, 19
Charles FERRIS, 15 August 1774, 15

A95. John HALE, 17 April 1757, 66
Sarah, w, March , age 72
[other part of the inscription, weather damaged]

A96. Mary COLWELL, spinster, 19 September 1833, 84
Ann COLWELL, her sister, 25 January 1819, 67

A97. James COLWELL of this parish
30 May 1819, 33
Richard COLWELL, 16 April 1861, 84
Elizabeth, w, 18 April 1818, 35
Elizabeth, 2nd w, 9 November 1877, 88

A98. William WILKES of this parish
19 February 1820, 44
O cruel death so soon to end
a faithful husband and a friend

A99. Elizabeth DREW, d/o Thomas DREW
15 January 17501, [as inscribed], 45 (1751)

A100. Thomas DREW of this parish,
Yeoman, who was buried November ye 3rd 1719, 60
Sarah REA, w/o William REA and d/o Thomas
DREW, 3 October [looks like 1731], 54

A101. William REA, late Clerk of this parish
20 December 1816, 86
Sarah, w, 9 June 1812, 80
Also in memory of two children of the above
Sarah, 28 December 1772, 6 months
James, 20 March 1775, 3 weeks

A102. Eliza PHELPS, w/o Joseph E. PHELPS
Of Woldridge in this parish, 18 March 1884, 73
Joseph Elbro PHELPS, 2 October 1886, 86

A103. William BICK of this parish
Yeoman, 5 November 1748, 5*

A104. Elizabeth PHELPS, relict of
John PHELPS late of this parish
3 July 1849, 85

A105. George TOOBY of this parish
22 August 1808, 43
Mary, w, 14 May 1809, 33
Mary, d, 19 January 1829, 22
Thomas TOOBY of the Hill House, Ledbury
formerly of this parish, 12 December 1829, 62
Nancy, w, 28 February 1850, 81
John, s, 15 September 1861, 63

A106. James VALLENDER, 20 July 1890, 58
Jane, his widow [unable to read the rest of her inscription]
James, Charles, Mabel, Sarah, Robert and Agnes
children of James and Jane VALLENDER
Also of Acomb John, 12 July 1910, 34
Lewis William, 30 November 1908, 28, her sons

A107. William HOOPER of The Grove Farm
In this parish, 3 July 1881, 84
Ann, w/o William HOOPER
Of The Grove Farm, 20 July 1900, 75
[Note: this headstone is double sided, one inscription each side]

A108. H. John MEREDITH, 8 September 1986, 61
Nephew of Muriel Ann HOOPER, she died
24 November 1991, 87

A109. John HOOPER of this parish
12 October 1785, 60

A110. Elizabeth Catherine VALLENDER
1 May 1944, 68
Henry James VALLENDER, h,
28 February 1959, 81

A111. My dear loved husband
Henry Ivor VALLENDER
Died Easter Sunday 11 April 1993. 80

A112. Collin Edward ALLWAY
13 December 1997, 67
Mabel Victoria ALLWAY, w,
2 August 2000, 79

A113. [this stone weather damaged, and is very old late 1700's]
John BIRT, late of this parish
19 March [flaked off]
Mary, w, August [flaked off]
Ann, d, and h/o John Sh [flaked off] of
Newent in this parish, April [missing] 1829, [age missing]

A114. Thomas PRINCE of this parish
Yeoman, 5 January 1713, 60

A115. Elizabeth, w/o Thomas PRINCE
Of this parish, 2 November 17 ** age 60

A116. John LANE of this parish, Gent
and Gamekeeper to ye late and prefent (present]
Hon, Sir William Compton BARANT
8 March 1748, 78
The stone was ordered to be placed her by
his beloved wife, Frances

A117. Eliza, w/o William GARRATT of this parish
5 January 1841, 45
William GARRATT, above, 24 November 1876, 79

A118. Stone Double sided
Thomas WILLIAMS 25 [looks like August] 1844, *9

Other Side
Ann, w/o Thomas WILLIAMS 16 May 1857, 57
Robert WILLIAMS, 10 April 1797, 92

A119. [stone badly eroded]
Sarah, w/o Robert WILLIAMS, 2* April 17**
[the remainder has flaked off]

A120. James PHELPS, 29 May 1826, 56
Catharine, w, 10 March 1837, [looks like 62]
John, s, 8 June 1848, [looks like 40]
[looks like Ame , d, 28 October 18**, 29]

A121. Mary FINN, 10 June 1813, 6*

A122. Thomas [looks like HUINPIDGE]
27 October 1775, 54

A123. Ruth, w/o James OAKEY of this parish
9 January 1735, 36
James, s/o James OAKEY, by Ruth his wife
10 April 1751, 16

A124. William OAKEY, Senr, of this parish
11 December 1801, 71
Mary, w, 30 December 1813, 83

A125. Albert BROOKES, 1901 - 1986
Elizabeth May, w, 26 June 1997, 91

A126. Edward Arthur Francis LEFORT
Husband, father and grandfather
24 October 1994, 73

A127. Tomb stone
Thomas SLOPER late of this parish, Gent whose
surviving children by Joane his only wife are ye
Reverend Charles SLOPER, Chancellor of Briftoll [Bristol]
William SLOPER, one of the Attorneys of ye Common Pleas at
Weftmr [Westminster]
Jane, ye wife of George GITHINS and Katharine SLOPER
Near to this side lyes the body of the faid [said] Joane SLOPER.
He departed this life 13 Aprill 1703
She departed this life 2 September 1676
Near to this side lyes ye body of Mary SLOPER, daughter of
The fayed [said] Thomas SLOPER and Joane his wife

A128. Gertrude Annie VALLENDER, 25 June 1934, 40
Amelia Florence VALLENDER, 7 December 1946, 53
Gilbert J. VALLENDER, 6 November 1954, 69

A129. Richard WEAVER, 2 September 1762, 41
Mary, w/o above and late w/o William PHILLIPS
23 February 1816, 86

A130. John AFTON [ASHTON] of this parish
Cordwainer, 7 February 1723, 56
Sarah, w, 1747, 88

A131. William James COLEMAN, s/o ? COLEMAN
24 October 1836, 5yrs and 4 months
Sarah Elizabeth [looks like 4 March 1857, **]

A132. Tomb stone [badly eroded]
John HOOPER, late of Staunton in the County
of Worcester, 28 December 1839, 52
William HOOPER, late of Staunton, 15 April 185*, 69
Sarah, w, 21 February 1861, 68
John HOOPER, 18 October 1843, 85
Mary, w, 3 December 1846, 85

A133. Charles VALLENDER, 6 April 1881, 61
Ellen, widow, 13 January 1905, 74
Also, Alfred Charles and Winifred their infant children
Their youngest child, Leonard Charles, 23 April 1929, 59

A134. Catherine Phelps VALLENDER
2 July 1942, 78

A135. William TOOBY, 2 April 1851, 63

A136. Gertrude VALLENDER, 4 January 1956, 83
Frances Isabella VALLENDER
8 February 1976, 95

A137. William MARMON of this parish
5 May 1849, 60
Mary, w, [eroded] age [looks like] 72
[the remaining inscription has eroded away]

A138. Patience, w/o John MARMON
9 July 1879, 55

A139. John Pearce ELLIS of Herefordshire
and Hartpury, 23 July 1838 - 13 January 1925
Katharine ASHTON, w,
8 March 1858 - 24 December 1951

A140. Elizabeth BAKER, 11 December 1848, 70
John BAKER, 22 January 1864, 77
William, s, 15 January 1893, 73
Sarah, widow of the late William BAKER
21 October 1902, 78

A141. Richard BADGER, 17 December 1867, 69
Anne, w, 5 July 1856, 63

A142. Adam DUFFIELD
Of the Wood Mill, 20 February 1858, 36

A143. Joseph TOOBY, late of the Grange Court
On the parish of Westbury on Severn
29 July 1854, 80

A144. Robert BROUGHTON
April XXVI, MDCCCLVII age LXXVII

A145. Mary Miriam FORD
13 January 1939, 67

A146. John PARKER, 5 June 1903, 84
[the other inscription has flaked off]


INSIDE THE CHURCH
A147. Ann, w/o William WEBB and d/o M. Richard PULTON
Who was buried 30 August 1701, 85
Ann, d, was burvd 15 February 1709, 64
Erected by Joan HADNOCK de Brucktherup

A148. Frank Edward FOWLER, 1890 - 1981
Churchwarden and Treasurer of the Parochial Church, 1922-1981

A149. Plaque
Thomas PULTON, Esqr of this parish who was
Buried near this place 21 October 1778, 63
Mary, w, who was buried 18 January 1769, 36
Ann, their daughter and w/o Jeremiah HAWKINS
Of Minsterworth in this county, 10 July 1791, 30
Thomas, s/o Thomas and Mary PULTON
11 June 1795, 29

A150. Plaque on the wall
In this churchyard lye buried the body of
Thomas BIDDLE, Jnr, of this parish.
He was interred October 17th, Ano Dom 1728
Aged 31 years and upwards

A151. James PHELPS. Late Sgt Major, 22nd Regt
Who died at Plymouth on the 7th September 1855, 30


The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 2nd December 2007 & 2nd December 2007. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.
HARTPURY METHODIST CHURCH
B1. War Grave
Pte 3153, S. BROOKES, Gloucestershire Regt
died 28 November 1918

B2. Clara SMART, 26 November 1931, 78
To our dear children
Bert, Reggie Percy, Gordon, Lily, Gladys
Also
Simeon, h/o Clara SMART, 5 March 1939, 84

B3. Gertrude BOWERS, 13 May 1926, 36

B4. Fannie Maria, w/o Walter DENT
8 September 1945, 68
Walter DENT, 1 August 1953, 80

B5. John BROWETT, 23 February 1955, 74
Emily Edith, 13 May 1980, 89

B6. Kathleen May AXWORTHY
10 March 1954, 53
Charles Fred AXWORTHY
23 May 1986, 78

B7. Jean Margaret YEEND, 1941 - 1959
Ernest William YEEND, 1910 - 1989
Laurie, wife and mother 1916 - 1997

B8. John WHEELER, 31 January 1966, 76
Blanche May, 2 June 1970, 84

B9. Albert (Jack) TRIGG, 15 January 1961, 76
Eva TRIGG, 20 April 1975, 86
Mona Mary TRIGG, 6 June 1999, 82

B10. Claude BLAKE, 4 June 1967, 67
Kathleen, 1 November 1979, 78

B11. George HARRIS, 19 March 1947, 78
Rhoda HARRIS, 10 February 1962, 91

B12. Edward (Ted) Raymond WILLIAMS
14 May 1978, 65
beloved sister, Katherine Doreen WILLIAMS
5 April 1980
Barbara Eleanor, nee WILLIAMS, 27 April 1989
Gilbert EASTER, h/o Barbara, 16 October 1994, 82
Gwladys Doreen, youngest d/o the late Evan & Eleanor WILLIAMS
of Hartpury, 24 April 1920, 19
Edwin William, 27 April 1928, 42
Elsie Eliza, 25 December 1961, 75

B13. Ernest IRELAND, 1940
Leah, w, 23 March 1984, 102

B14. Helen READ, 25 March 1976, 86

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