Felmersham Church - Churchyard

The churchyard was surveyed in 1918 by Mr L Chambers. He recorded all the headstone inscriptions and described the location with reference to the previous headstone (BLAARS Ref. 120/15/3) but did not draw any plan.

The following plans were drawn by Ken Shrimpton to Mr Chambers' original reference numbers. Some of the headstones recorded in the original survey cannot be positively identified, some are missing and others have been moved, these are marked with an asterisk*. There are a few exceptions but burials after 1918 are not included in these published plans.

In 1914 the churchyard was extended but was not used prior to 1918. It was further extended in 1997 and used for the first time in 2001. Burials after 1918

Churchyard - South West Corner

REF	NAME	DATE	AGE	REMARKS
1	SWANNELL, Martha	1789	28	Wife of Edward Swannell. Buried with child
2	SWANNELL, Sarah	1791	[4]	Daughter of Edward & Martha Swannell
3	SWANNELL, Edward	1799	43
4	SWANNELL, Mary	1799	28	A mother
5	BIRD, Elizabeth	1792	[6]3	Wife of William Bird. A mother
6	WILLS, Mary	1782	31	Wife of Richard Wills.
	WILLS, Mary	1796	41	Second wife of Richard Wills
	WILLS, Richard	1823	71
7	SWANNELL, Thomas	1783	7
8	GREY, Mary	1799	75	Wife of John Grey
9	GREY, John	1813	80
10	CHARLTON, Judith	1770	3 5	Wife of William Charlton
11	SWANNELL, Martha	1797		Wife of William Swannell
12*	SWANNELL, Joseph	1771	45wks	Son of William & Martha Swannell
13	SWANNELL, William	1807
14	SWANNELL, Ann	1775		Daughter of W..... & Martha Swannell
15	SWANNELL, Ann	1777	6wks	Daughter of Thomas & Sarah Swannell
16	SWANNELL, Sarah	1789	29	Wife of Thomas Swannell
17	PARTRIDGE, Martha	1787	23	Wife of Thos. Partridge
18	PEACOCK SWANNELL, Elizabeth	1799	1yr. [9] mths.	Daughter of Samual & Eliz'th Swannell
19	LEIGHTON, William	1836	87	From Radwell
20	LEIGHTON, John	1785	77
	LEIGHTON, Sarah	1786	[4]5	Wife of John Leighton
21	PAIN, Joseph	1860	63	Son of Thomas & Maria Pain
	PAIN, Mary	1864	69	Wife of Joseph Pain. Daughter of John & Sarah Odell Late of Holcott
22*	HULET, William	1801	83
	HULET, Ann	1780	65	Wife of William Hulet
23*	HULET, Mary	1754	68	Wife of William Hulet
24*	BULL, Susanna	1772	59	Wife of William Bull
25*	BULL, Judith Ann	1772	19	Daughter of William & Susanna Bull
26*	HAYES, Elizabeth	1761	21	Daughter of John & Jane Hayes
27*	BEAL, Mary	1796	55	Daughter of John & Sarah Bea1
28	BEALE, John	1759	50
	BEALE, Sarah	1798	88	Wife of John Beale
29*	HENSMAN, Mary	1737	64	Wife of Thomas Hensman
30	BEALL, John	1771	34	Son of John & Sarah Beale
31	WAKLIN, John	1744	31	Wife of John Waklin
32	WAKLIN, Ann	1740	26
33	PAIN, Mary Allison	1863	25	Daughter of Joseph & Mary Pain
34	PAIN, Charles John	1855	29	Son of Joseph & Mary Pain

REF	NAME	DATE	AGE	REMARKS
35	PAIN, George	1844	20	Son of Joseph & Mary Pain
36	PAIN, Joseph	1841	20	Son of Joseph & Mary Pain
36	PAIN, Alfred	1840	4yrs. 4mths.	Son of Joseph & Mary Pain
37	PAIN, Thomas	1746	47	Left wife and children
38	PAIN, Nicols	1751	52
39	PAIN, Thomas	1766	28	Left wife and children
40	PAIN, Thomas	1856	36	Eldest son of Joseph & Mary Pain
41	PAIN, Charles	1810	3yrs: 4mths.	Infant son of Joseph & Mary Pain
42	PAIN, Thomas	1816	54
42	PAIN, Maria	1836	71	Relict of Thomas Pain
43	PAIN, Edmund	1835	31	Son of Thomas & Maria Pain
44	PAIN, Mary	1777	88	Wife of Thomas Pain
45	READE, John	1713	72
46	EATON, Samuel	1762	73
47	BROADFIELD, William	1772	24	Son of Samuel & Sarah Broadfield
48	DENNIS, Mary	1741	28	Wife of William Dennis
48	DENNIS, William		3wks	Son of William & Mary Dennis
49	DENNIS, Mark	1835	84
49	BROWN, James	1846	70
50	DENNIS, Elizabeth	1811	54	Wife of Mark Dennis
51	BROWN, Sarah	1828	44	Wife of James Brown
51	BROWN, Elizabeth	1828	14	Daughter of James & Sarah Brown
51	BROWN, Sarah			Infant daughter of James & Sarah Brown
52	LEE, Susannah	1821	88	Interred also near this place are the remains of 3 Infants of James & Sarah Brown
53	NORMAN, Humphrey	1768	70
54	NORMAN, Humphrey	1771	33	Son of Robert & Jane Norman
55	NORMAN, Robert	1770	66
55	NORMAN, William	1766	28	Son of Robert & Jane Norman. Died in London
56*	NORMAN, Robert	1730	71
57	BENTON, Elizabeth	1770	30	Daughter of Berry & Sarah Benton
58	DRAGE, John	1797	18	Son of Wm. & Sarah Drage
58	DRAGE, Sarah	1793	3	Daughter of Wm. & Sarah Drage
59	PAIN, Thomas	1798	4yrs. 3mths	Son of Thomas & Maria Pain
60	BARBER, Jane	1749	73	Spinster
61	STURGES, John	1783	60
62	KING, John	1860	68
63	BARBER, Thomas	1825	72
63	BARBER, Elizabeth	1837	81	Wife of Thomas Barber
63	STURGES KING, Sarah	1825	52	Wife of John King. Daughter of Thomas & Elizth. Barber
63	KING, Mary	1838	18	Daughter of John & Sarah Sturges King
64	STURGES, Elizabeth	1771	46	Wife of John Sturges
65	STURGES, Thomas	1767	20
66*	NORMAN, Jane	1794		(foot stone moved to 64 and marked: JN 1794)
67*	HOBSON, Joan	1645
68	FARRAR, Mary	1849	44
68	FARRAR, Priscilla	1850	13	Daughter of Mary Farrar

Churchyard - South East Corner

REF	NAME	DATE	AGE	REMARKS
70	GEEVES, Thomas	1830	76
71	WHITWORTH, John	1842	77
71	WHITWORTH, Ann	1839	66	Wife of John Whitworth
71	WHITWORTH, John	1841	26	Son of John & Ann Whitworth
72	TAPP, Robert	1768	6[2]	Robert Tapp of Radwell, farmer
73*	LILLEY, John	1773	81
73*	LILLEY, Elizth.	1772	77	Wife of John Lilley
74*	SWANNELL, Edward	1767	45	of Pavenham, a Farmer. Foot stone at 78
75	TAPP, John	1731	(near 78 yrs.)	Carpenter
76	SHEENE, Thomas	1755	84
76	SHEENE, Dorothy			Two sons & [two] Daughters also buried
77	HEWLET, John	1801	14	Son of John & Sarah Hewlet
78	BARBER, Thomas	1756	42	Left a wife and children
79	CUMING, Rev. Bruce	1916	69	Vicar of this parish for 13 years. Buried by Ernest Holmes V. of Milton Ernest
80	BROOKS, Jane	1811	89	Wife of Richard Brooks, farmer
81	HANGER, William	1813	75
82	PEACOCK, Mary	1791	23	Wife of William Peacock. Her child also buried
83	PETIT, Mary	1702	21
84	HANGER, Mary	1811	65	Wife of William Hanger
85	ESSEX, Elizth	1763	69	Wife of Mathias Essex
86	ESSEX, Alice	1723	73	Wife of Mathew Essex. Who lived with him for 53 years.
87	ESSEX, Mathew	1761	86
88	HANNAH, William	1772	50
89*	HANNAH, Mary	1784	60	Wife of William Hannah
90*	[E]SSEX			At back of 86. Probably foot stone of 86
91	LAVENDER, John	1783	61	A farmer
92	COSTIN, Elizabeth	1776	61	Wife of Daniel Costin Daughter of (Jane!) & Elizth. Lavender
93	LAVENDER, Risley	1782	28
94	LETHBRIDGE, William Mathews	1903	66	Vicar of Felmersham for 7yrs. Buried by Rector of Turvey
94	LETHBRIDGE, Elizabeth Louisa Buckanan	1916	76	Wife of Rev. W. M. Lethbridge
94	LETHBRIDGE, Capt. Thomas Charles	1912	28	Youngest son of Rev. 8c Mrs. Lethbridge. Indian Army. Died in India
95	EYTE, Mary	1771	17	Wife of Thomas Eyte. A mother
96	ALLEN, (Elizabeth)	1795	66	Wife of William Allen. (Ann Wife of William Allen buried Nov. 1797)
97	ALLEN, William	1803	71
98	READ, Mary	1840	80	Eldest daughter of Daniel & Sarah Read. Late of Bletsoe Castle
99*	READ, Elizabeth	1846	83	Third daughter of Daniel & Sarah Read
100	CLARIDGE, John	1845	71
	CLARIDGE, William	1829	24	Son of John & Catharine Claridge
101	BARNS, John	1772	56
102	CLARIDGE, Jane	1865	44

Churchyard - North East Corner

No. 115 WILKINSON, T. E. Right Rev	No 155 CHANDLEY, Bertha Caroline

REF	NAME	DATE	AGE	REMARKS
103	CLARIDGE, Catherine	1869	83
104	MASON, Frederic	1911	65	Husband of Sarah Mason
	MASON, Sarah	1928	85
105	BIRTHRAY, Sarah	1811	49	Wife of William Birthray
106	CLARK, Elizabeth	1860	53	Wife of Jonah Clark
	CLARK, Fanny	1847	11	Daughter of Jonah & Elizabeth Clark
	CLARK, Joseph	1847	3	Son of Jonah & Elizabeth Clark
107	SILBY [SELBY], Thomas	1797	[4]8
108	FLEMING, Hugh	1900	60
	SMITH, Mary	1900	28	Daughter of Hugh Fleming
	FLEMING, Jane	1918	78	Wife of Hugh Fleming
109	LOVELL, Frances Mary	1882	13	Daughter of John Allen & Mary Jane Lovell
110*
111	MITCHELL, Thomas	1888	51	Husband of Hannah Mitchell
	MITCHELL, Hannah	1918	78
112	PEACOCK, William	1858	91
113	ROBINSON, Thomas George	1898	11	Eldest son of Charles & Sarah Robinson
	ROBINSON, Harry	1979	79	Son of Charles & Sarah Robinson
	MORTON, Janet	1986	90	Wife of Harry? New Stone.
114	DOULIN, Isabella	1889	96
115	WILKINSON, T. E. Right Rev	1914	76	44 years a Bishop. Zululand S. Africa & North and Central Europe. Died & Buried in Khartoum
116	DRAGE, Oliver	1873	88
117*
118	WILKINSON, Annie Howlett	1897	25
119	HILTON, Adeliza	1880	85
120	WHITWORTH, Mary Alice	1875	10	Daughter of William & Mary Ann Whitworth
121	WHITWORTH, William	1880	53	Husband of Mary Ann Whitworth
	WHITWORTH, Mary Ann	1880	63	Wife of William Whitworth
122	STEWART, Annie Eliza	1871	61	Died at Cambridge. Husband of W. Stewart Esq.
123	WILKINSON, Annie Margaret	1878	33
124*	RUST, John	1874	84
125	MARRIOTT, Charlotte	1891	68	Wife of Peter Chapman Marriott
126	MARRIOTT, Peter Chapman	1902	76	Husband of Charlotte Marriott
127*	BAYES, John	1870	3 mths.
128*	WILLS, Jonah	1873	19
129*	RUST, Hannah	1870	1
130	DRAGE, Herbert Thomas	1883	24
131*	T.M.
132	HULATT, Mary	1902	53	Wife of Samuel Hulatt
	HULATT, Frederic	1884	13	Son of Mary & Samuel Hulatt
	HULATT, Annie	1894	10	Daughter of Mary & Samuel Hulatt
133*	BROOKS
134*	S.B.
135*	A.B.
136	HENSMAN, Elizabeth	1905	70
137	TRUETT, Ann	1883	49	Wife of William Truett

Churchyard - North West Corner

REF	NAME	DATE	AGE	REMARKS
138	TURNER, Sarah	1881	55	A mother
139	HARRISON, Frederick	1875	24
140	THOMAS, Thomas	1887	78
	THOMAS, Mary	1905	83	Wife of Thomas Thomas
141	POOLE, William	1893	73
	POOLE, Elizabeth Grace	1894	71	Wife of William Poole
142	POOLE, Sarah	1894	72	Eldest daughter of Richard & Elizth. Poole of Odell Wold
143	ASHPOLE, John	1894	53	Husband of Mary Elizabeth Ashpole
	ASHPOLE, Mary Elizabeth	1918	74
144	WHITWORTH, John	1901	69	Husband of Ada Elizabeth Whitworth
145	SUMMERLIN, Ellen	1968		(Tiled over. No markings. Believed to be the Summerlin family grave)
	SUMMERLIN, Samuel	1966	61
146	SWANNELL, Sarah	1909	77
147	STANHOPE, Kate	1905	48	Wife of Harry E Stanhope
148	ROBINSON, George	1871	64	Of Radwell
149	GADSBY, Mary	1916	66	Wife of Amos Gadsby
150	GADSBY, Robert	1898	19	Son of Amos & Mary Gadsby
151	LYNE, James Henry	1863	59
152	PAYNE, John	1871	63
	PAYNE, Ursula	1867	61	Wife of John Payne
I53*	GADSBY, John	1879	11 mths
154	GREEN, Francis Abbott	1916	46
155	CHANDLEY, Bertha Caroline	1900	30	Wife of Wilson Chandley of Buxton, Derbyshire and daughr of Henry Hilton. Green of Felmersham. She died at Mentone and is buried here.
156	HODGES, John	1859	21	Son of Joel & Ann Hodges
157	HODGES, Joel	1868	65
158	HODGES, Mary Ann	1864	28	Daughter of Joel & Ann Hodges
159	ROBINSON, Thomas	1913	78
	ROBINSON, Eliza	1913	80	Wife of Thomas Robinson
160*	DINGLE, Annie	1882	3mths
161*	NEWTON, Annie	1880	14mths
	[NEWTON] Eliza	1913	80
162	ROBINSON, William	1858	80
163	PAIN, Elizabeth	1899	54	Wife of John George Pain. Died at Bedford
164	JEFFERIES, Thomas	1884	79	Husband of Susannah Jefferies
	JEFFERIES, Susannah	1902	79
165	JEFFERIES, Jane	1914	77	Daughter of Thomas & Susannah Jefferies
	JEFFERIES, Sarah	1922	82	Second daughter of Thomas & Susannah
	JEFFERIES, Hannah	1923	76	Youngest daughter of Thomas & Susannah Jefferies
166	ASHPOLE, Mary	1913	40	Wife of Arthur Ashpole
	ASHPOLE; Charles John	1917	19	Son of Mary & Arthur Ashpole. Killed in action. Interred at Hargicourt British Military Cemetery, France

REF	NAME	DATE	AGE	REMARKS
167	FARRER, Mary Ann	1886	78	Of Radwell. Widow of John Farrer and eldest daughter of the late John Claridge of Keysoe
168	FARRER, John	1883	82
169	FARRER, William	1852	26	Son of John & Mary Farrer.
	SHADBOLT, Mary Elizabeth	1859	24	Wife of Thomas Shadbolt. Daughter of John & Mary Farrer
170	SWANNEL, Eliza Mary	1860	38	Wife of Frederic Swannel
	SWANNEL, Frederic	1911	90	Also two Infant children of Frederic & Eliza. Mary Swannel
171	GILLIT, Helen	1861	36	Wife of Thomas Gillit
172	CUTTS, Sarah	1863		Wife of Eley Cutts of Witham Essex
173*	KNIGHT, Thomas	1841	26
174
175	BELL, William	1912	83
175	BELL, Jane	189[2]	68	Wife of William Bell
176	HENSMAN, James Covington	1897	71
	HENSMAN, Caroline	1917	89	Wife of James Hensman
177				No markings on pot
178	EVEREST, Richard John	1915	29yrs 10mths	Youngest son of Charles & Hannah Everest of Radwell
179	PURSER, Joseph	1916	18	Son of Joseph & Ellen Purser. Accidentally Drowned
179	SEAMARKS, Herbet H G	1918		Son of Ellen Purser. Killed in action in France
180	LETHBRIDGE, William	1964	92	Lieutenant colonel - Indian Medical Service
181	GREEN, Geraldine	1963		nee' Lethbridge. Wife of Robin Gerald Green
182	GREEN, Robin Gerald	1951
183				Unmarked
184				Unmarked
185	WALL, Richard Sidney	1923	55	Stone erected by Mr & Mrs Desborough (Groom to the Green family)
186	GREEN, Jane	1927	84	Wife of Henry Hilton Green

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