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Churchyard Layout,

Memorials,

Inscriptions

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CONTENTS

Introduction please read A Brief History Churchyard Layout

Overview

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Section E Inscriptions

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Section E Index of Names

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INTRODUCTION The recording and typing of the Monumental Inscriptions of ST. PETER'S Church and

Churchyard. Fordcombe, Penshurst, were done by members of the Sevenoaks branch of the

North West Kent Family History Society.

In addition to copies retained by the Society, others have been sent to the incumbent, Kent

Archives Office. Tonbridge Local Studies Library, and the Society of Genealogists.

Raymond Quarmby: Sevenoaks Project Co-ordinator 1991

Note: A forward slash ( / ) in inscription texts in this document denotes the end of that line of text

and the start of the next line of text on the physical memorial.

Navigation When viewing this document online or on a computer a number of features are provided to

aid locate items of particular interest, the most important of which are:

Search:

The document is fully searchable. If the application being used to view the document

provides search facilities then using them to find a Name is particularly useful.

Churchyard Layout Diagram:

Click a Section label (eg SECTION B) to navigate to the detailed layout diagram for

that Section.

Section Diagrams:

Click the number (eg 37) against a grave, or against a memorial in the interior of the

Church (Section E), to navigate to the corresponding inscription text.

Names Index:

Click on a reference adjacent to the name of interest (eg A27 against the name

Robinson) to navigate to the corresponding inscription text.

Please take a few moments to explore these features.

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A BRIEF HISTORY “A nobleman’s very decent Chapel. Lord Hardinge paid for most of it". Thus does

Pevsner’s Guide rather dismissively describe this Church dedicated to St. Peter. It was

indeed a chapel for 21 years (Hardinge having laid the foundation Stone in 1848 on his

return from four years as Govemor-General of India) but when in l870 Fordcombe

became a separate parish with its own vicar, a church.

It is very much a Hardinge family church, the lst Viscount, of Lahore, (less the hand

amputated at Ligny, before the battle of Waterloo) and 22 of his family being buried in

the churchyard. The two most prominent tombs are the one in which he lies, almost

opposite the porch, and that of a great-grandson, Alexander, the 2nd Baron Hardinge, of

Penshurst (this Barony started in 1910). The latter’s tomb stands alone between the Lych

Gate and the porch and bears the intriguing claim: "Here lies the body of a man whose

constancy saved this realm". This is explained by the plaque in the church on the south

wall which notes that he was private Secretary to three monarchs: King George V, King

Edward VIII and King George VI, and was therefore at the epicentre of the 1936

Abdication crisis. A further adornment relating to the Hardinge family, hanging on the

west wall above the choir robing area, is a pair of Hatchments: that on the left of Henry,

1st Viscount Hardinge (1785-1856) and on the right of his daughter-in-law Lavinia, the

2nd Viscountess (1835-1864), the 3rd Earl of Lucan’s daughter.

Other notable persons buried in Fordcombe include Richard Turner, owner of

Fordcombe Paper Mill, closed in 1913 (producer of paper for Bank of England notes

and also postage stamps), who gave the land for the building and churchyard; and

Bryant Baker, who became eminent in America, sculpting statues of numerous famous

Americans including Abraham Lincoln and three other Presidents.

The building, of local fine sandstone ashlar, is largely unaltered today, though the wing

in the north-east corner housing the vestry and organ bay was added in 1883. The organ,

"a very attractive example of a village church organ" according to its manufacturer,

J.W.Walker & Sons in 1991, was installed at the west end of the church in 1849. Inside,

though, the chancel has had the floor raised; the four outer panels of the remarkable

mosaic reredos were added to the earlier centrepiece; the present east windows, showing

Christ surrounded by saints, replaced the originals, and a new altar was installed. All this

was in 1906, the architect being G.H. Fellowes Prynne; the donors, the family of George

Hanbury Field who died in 1901, creating these additions as his memorial. The rood

screen, in memory of Charles, 2nd Viscount Hardinge (who died in 1894), was probably

earlier, provided by Emily, one of his eight children. They were left motherless when

Lavinia, the second Viscountess, died in 1864 aged only 29: her memorial is the Lych

Gate. It is not clear whether the striking and unusual mandorla window high in the east

wall, featuring the dove representing the Holy Spirit, is from 1849 or the refenestration

of 1906.

Pevsner regretted that the architect for the original building was not known: a writer in

the 1990s claims that the builder was H.I.Stevens of Derby. It is known that the

architect in 1883 was E.J.Tarver. The glazing of the eight main windows is puzzling:

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the original designs, depicting scenes from St. Peter's life, are not in their intended

positions (the two in the recess facing the entrance commemorate Richard Turner and

the first incumbent, the Reverend Philip Dodd). Some remain, but others have been

supplanted by private memorials, two for sons lost in the world wars. The pews,

originally required to be "capable of affording accommodation to 220 persons, in which

200 are to be for ever free and unappropriated", no longer afford that number as those at

the back of the church have been removed or re-arranged to allow free space,

particularly around the font, for varied activities, with stacking chairs available when

required. Precisely where the organ was positioned at the west end of the building for

34 years, before removal to its present location near the vestry, is anybody’s guess.

The 150th anniversary of the building (covering l4 incumbents, 1,750 baptisms, 1,350

burials and over 400 marriages) was celebrated with the much-needed renewal of the

roof; thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund, Friends of Kent Churches, Historic Churches

Preservation and other Trusts and many many generous individuals. Some of the

Westmoreland slates were re-usable, but the majority are new. St Peter’s, Fordcombe is

therefore ready for the next l50 years of use, as intended at its inception in 1847 in "a

humble petition to John Bird, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of

Canterbury…..to make better provision for the spiritual wants of such of the inhabitants

as reside at a distance from the existing (Penshurst) Church", many of the 'distant 500' of

Penshurst's 1,500 inhabitants (i.e. Fordcombe) then, as now, "otherwise precluded from

attending Divine Worship". Of demographic and social interest is the fact that the

Electoral Roll of Penshurst (i.e. both Villages, but excluding the under-18s) at the turn of

the Millennium was 1,174. This suggests that the number of souls has probably changed

very little in a century and a half, when children are included: only the 2001 Census will

produce an accurate total.

JCCS November 2002

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

HARDINGE A.1

West Gable: In Memoriam /

East Gable: L.H.

East Rafter: In memory of LAVINIA / 2nd Viscountess HARDINGE

Lych Gate.

WAR-MEMORIAL A.2 North face: To the Glory of God / And in Gratitude / For the Memory

of / Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice / In the Great War / R.I.P.

/ Their Name / Liveth / For Evermore /

West face: 1914 - 18 Roll of Honour

CARR A. Cpl. 9th R.W.K.

DEWDNEY A.E. Stoker HS Bulwark

DURLACHER P.A. Lt. M.C. M.G.C.

FAUCHON F.S. Pte. 47th Canadians

FIELD C.C. Lt. 8th R.W.K.

South face: 1914 - 18 Roll of Honour

FIELD R.G. Lt. 10th Hussars

GREAGSBY E.C. Pte. lst R.W.K.

HARDINGE Hon.E. Lt. D.S.O. 15th Hussars

JOHNSON B.J. Gnr. R.G.A.

MARKWICK H. Pte. 4th R.W.K.

East face: 1914 - 18 Roll of Honour

MERCER H.J. Pte. 7th Buffs

SCRACE C.C. Sgt. M.M. R.Fus

STREATFIELD E.H. Pte. 1st R.W.K

SUMNER A.C. Pte. R.E.

TURLEY W. R.W.Surrey

FIELD A.3 In / loving / memory / of / CHARLES CECIL FIELD / 3rd son of the

Rev. W. St.JOHN and Mrs FIELD / of Fordcombe Kent / 2nd Lieut

R.W.Kent / Attatched 2nd Suffolks / Killed in action at St. Eloi /

March 30th / 1916 / Aged 20 / R.I.P. /

Wooden cross at side of War Memorial.

HARDINGE A.4 Top surface: ALEXANDER / HENRY LOUIS / 2nd BARON / HARDINGE / of

Penshurst / PC GCB GCVO MC / Born 17th May 1894 / died 29th May 1960

South side: Here lies / the body of a man whose constancy / saved this

realm / and who gave to his country / the love that stands the test./

East side: His faith was in God /

North side: In loving memory of / his devoted wife / HELEN MARY /

1901 - 1979

Coffin stone. Limestone with slate panels. Coat of arms on top.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

HALL A.5 Top step: In / Loving memory / of /

Second step: WILLIAM HAMILTON HALL / born 3rd June 1859 / died

15th November 1936 /

Third step: Rest in Peace / And of ELLEN his wife / Born 25 March

1863 died 4th February 1954 /

Marble cross on three step plinth with kerb.

HARDINGE A.6 In / loving memory of / LAVINIA HARDINGE / eldest daughter of /

2nd Viscount / HARDINGE / Born April 29th 1860 / died May 17th 1943 /

Peace perfect peace /

Rough granite headstone in kerb.

WATERHOUSE A.7 South side: In memory of / THOMAS WATERHOUSE, yeoman / Late of Stone

Cross in this parish / Born 27th Jany 1780 died 28th June 1860 /

North side: In memory of / FRANCES relict of the late / THOMAS

WATERHOUSE / Born 29th March 1784 died 13th May 1878 /

Limestone coffin stone on plinth.

HALL A.8 Front:

Top step: In / loving memory /of /

Second step: KATHARINE SAVILL STANLEY HALL / born 14th March 1907 /

died 5th Sept 1913 /

Third step: Jesus called unto him a little child /

Back:

Top step: In / loving emory / of /

Second step: PHILIP MARMION EGERTON HALL Cadet R.I.C. / Born 7th May

1902 / Died at Trallee 29th Jan 1921 /

Third step: The strong shall rise more strong / and the young younger

Marble cross on three stepped plinth in middle of double grave with

marble kerb.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

CROPPER A.9 Sacred / to the memory of / EDWARD CROPPER / of / Swaylands Penshurst

/ magistrate of the County of Lancaster / and of Kent / Born

April 19th 1799 / Died May 23rd 1877 / The Lord gave and the / Lord

hath taken away / Blessed be the name of the Lord / Job 1.21. / Also

of his son / EDWARD DENMAN CROPPER / Born at Tunbridge Wells

May 23th 1854 / died in London of pneumonia March 29th 1901 / God is

Love

Large (approx 9'sq.) slab over vault.

BRIDGER A.10 Top step: In / loving memory / of /

Second step: Our dear mother / ELIZA BRIDGER / who died January 10th

1889 / aged 72 years /

Third step: Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth / Heb XII 6

Three stepped plinth with cross broken off. Limestone.

(Mason) A.Burslem

SAXBY A.11 South side: -—--—--—--—-/ RICHARD SAXBY Esq / -—--—--—--—--—--—--—

formerly -—--—-—-— Surrey / who died November - 1868 aged 73 years

North side: Also of SOPHIA SAXBY / wife of RICHARD SAXBY / who died

June the 27 1882 / aged 82 years / In affectionate remembrance /

(5USANN)AH SAXBY / daughter of RICHARD and SOPHIA SAXBY / who died

June the 27 1883 / aged -— years /

Table tomb - sandstone on plinth. Badly worn, especially south side.

West side: Crest (lion & arrow) on wreath.

East side: Cross

(Mason) Brown Langton

[Register shows Susannah Saxby died aged 60]

FANE A.12 Top step: WILLIAM / NIGEL SYDNEY FANE /

Second step: Born 26th October 1958 / died 18th January 1959 /

Granite two step plinth in kerb. (Cross missing)

GOODWIN A.l3 In remembrance of / THOMAS GOODWIN / who died / 26 day of November

1879 /aged 69 years / Also of LYDIA GOODWIN / wife of the above / who

died March 11th 1889 / aged 75 years / Also of HARRY GOODWIN / son of

THOMAS and LYDIA GOODWIN / who departed this life /December 13th 1849

/ aged 6 years / For all flesh is as grass and all the / glory of Man

as the flower of grass. / The grass withereth and the flowers /

thereof falleth away 1 Peter 1 v 24

Limestone headstone with I H S Monogram.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

KING A.14 In / affectionate memory / of / FRANCES / the beloved wife of /

CHARLES KING / of this parish / Born April 3rd 1819 died April 23rd

1894 / Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing /

of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ Titus II. 13.

Badly worn sandstone headstone.

(Mason) Spicket Tonbridge

HIDE A.15 Top step: In / loving memory / of /

Second step: RICHARD THOMAS HIDE / who died 23 February 1914 / age 78

years /

Third step: Also of his wife / GEORGIANA SAXBY HIDE / Died 8th March

1914 aged 76 years / Thy will be done /

Pink marble plinth with three steps - cross broken off.

CARD A.16 Sacred / to / the memory of / JAMES CARD / who died / January 25th

1864 / aged 69 years / Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel / And

afterwards receive me to glory / 73 Psalm 24 v

Worn sandstone headstone.

OVENDEN A.17 In / memory of / JOHN OVENDEN / of Chafford / Born November 16. 1794

/ died September 4. 1866 / Also / SOPHIA / wife of JOHN OVENDEN /

born August 13. 1797 / died July 20 1879 /

Worn sandstone headstone.

OVENDEN A.18 In memory of / ELIZA ELIZABETH OVENDEN / daughter of / JOHN and

SOPHIA OVENDEN / born September 2nd 1837 / died November 19th 1858 /

Limestone headstone with I.H.S. monogram.

(Mason) H Brown

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

SNASHALL A.l9 In memory / of / THOMAS SNASHALL / of Chafford Park / who died /

October 29. 1859 / aged 7O years / Also JANE / wife of THOMAS

SNASHALL / who died / August 4. 1861 / aged 73 years / What doth the

Lord require of thee but to / do justly and to love mercy and to walk

humbly / with thy God / Micah 6.8.

Sandstone, double headstone.

HOLLAMBY A.20 To the memory / of / LOUISA / wife of THOMAS H(0LLAMBY) / who died

February 28 18(74) / aged 31 years /

Very badly worn and flaked sandstone headstone.

THOMSETT A.21 North side: In memory of / FRANK JOHN / son of JOHN BENJAMIN and

FANNY THOMPSETT / Died July 6th 1893 aged 15 years /

South side: Weep not for me my friends so dear / Although I died so

young / The fewer years, the fewer sins / The Lord's will must be

done /

Small coffin stone.

THOMSETT A.22 In / memory of / FANNY / the beloved wife of / JOHN BENJAMIN

THOMPSETT / who died September 24th 1907 / aged 60 years / Peace

perfect peace / Also / JOHN BENJAMIN THOMPSETT / who was called

to rest / December 15th 1913 / aged 70 years / Asleep in Jesus /

Limestone headstone.

(Mason) A. Burslen & Son Tun Wells

HOLLAMBY A.23 In / loving / and unfading memory of / my dear husband / CHARLES

HOLLAMBY / late of Chafford Park farm / Born April 11th 1858 / died

April 22nd 1897 / Thy will be done /

Limestone headstone.

(Mason) H.Baron Tun. Wells

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

HOLLAMBY A.24 In loving memory of / our / dear mother / ANN HOLLAMY / wife of

CHARLES HOLLAMBY / died Feb 28. 1910 / aged 54 / The Lord gave and

the Lord hath taken away /

Marble headstone carved with scrolls.

(Mason) A.Burslem Tun.Wells

DANN A.25 In / loving memory / of / WILLIAM DANN/ who departed this life /

March 11th 1901 / aged 77 years / Peace Perfect Peace / Also of

MARY DANN / the beloved wife of above / died January 25th 1922 / aged

95 years / The one we love so dear /

Limestone headstone.

(Mason) Spickett Tonbridge

NEWLOVE A.26 In loving memory of / GEORGE ROBERT NEWLOVE / 'ROY' / 16th September

1987 / aged 73 years /

Small commemorative slab.

ROBINSON A.27 HENRY M. ROBINSON / 'BOB' / 14.3.1909 - 9.8.1988 /

Small commemorative slab.

TOWNSEND A.28 GLADYS EVELYN TOWNSEND / died 30th March 1972 /

Small commemorative slab.

FIELD A.29 MARY EILEEN FIELD / died 16th February 1969 /

Small commemorative slab.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

KNIGHT A.30 Top step: Here rest / MARY AUGUSTA REPPS / KNIGHT / Born Dec 6th 1855

/ Died March 25:11 1932 /

Second step: EDWARD KNIGHT / Born Feb 5th 1853 / died Aug 20th 1937 /

At peace with God /

Rough granite cross on two step plinth in kerb.

FIELD-MARSHAM A.31 Top step: In ever loving memory of / CHARLES AUSTEN FIELD-MARSHAM /

Born Nov 3. 1911 died Jan 15. 1941 / The Lord bless thee and keep

thee /

Second step: JOAN HELEN FIELD-MARSHAM / Born April 26. 1906 Died

May 18. 1988 /

Rough granite cross on two step plinth in kerb.

FIELD-MARSHAM A.32 Top step: CHARLES GEORGE FIELD MARSHAM / Born Dec 3rd 1871 Died

Oct 7 1956 /

Second step: And his wife / MARY DOROTHEA FIELD MARSHAM / Born March

18. 1883 / Died Jan 26. 1970 /

Rough granite cross on two step plinth in kerb.

FIELD-MARSHAM A.33 MARY ELIZABETH / FIELD-MARSHAM / Born Oct 12. 1907 / Died Aug 6. 1987

Granite cross on plinth in kerb.

HARRISON A.34 South side: In loving memory of MARTHA ANNABELLA, widow of the Revd.

FRANCIS HARRISON WRIGHT died 6th March 1909 aged 63 /

East side: Sacred to the memory of the Revd. FRANCIS HARRISON WRIGHT

M.A. / Vicar of this parish 1887-1902 Died 2nd Sept 1906 aged 75 /

North side: Fear not thou art mine.....When thou passest through the

waters I will be with thee...for I am thy Saviour Is. 43 1-3

Supine cross with kerb.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

ALLAN A.35 In / loving memory / of / LILIAS ISABEL ALLAN / who entered into rest

/ May 25th 1924 aged 57 years / Also of / LILIAS ISABEL / daughter of

the above / August 20th 1918 / aged 18 years / God shall wipe away

all tears /

Limestone headstone.

PRICE A.36 Three commemorative stones in kerb:

1/ MURIEL ANNETTE / PRICE / died 22 August 1988 / aged 84 years /

2/ JOHN FREDERICK / WILLIAM PRICE / died 27th July 1978 /

3/ GWENDOLINE MAY / PRICE / Died 31st July 1984 /

Kerb:

East side: In loving memory of JOHN MEREDITH PRICE / Born Feb 28th

1863 Died Aug 1st 1927. Jesu Mercy /

North side: In loving memory of AMY EMMA wife of / JOHN MEREDITH

PRICE Born November 11th 1869 Died May 2nd 1945 /

Granite flower holder: In remembrance / from the children / staff and

managers / of St. Peters / Fordcombe /

Rough granite kerb enclosing horizontal cross and commemorative

stones.

ALLISON A.37 In loving memory of / ANNETTE ALLISON / Born 26th July 1876 / Died

25th January 1951 /

Granite kerb with inscribed headrest.

OVENDEN A.38 In / loving memory / of / ELLEN R. OVENDEN / Died 9th Sept 1957 /

Also / FRANK M. OVENDEN / died 4th April 1964 /

Small limestone headstone.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

ESCOME A.39 Headstone: In memory / of / JANE ESCOMBE / daughter of / WILLIAM

ESCOMBE / H.E.I.C.S.Bombay / died Feb 5th 1905 / aged 65 /

Headstone: In memory / of / JANE widow of /WILLIAM ESCOME H.E.I.C.S.

/ Bombay / died at Penshurst / October 10th 1906 / aged 96 /

Headstone: In memory / of / ANNE ESCOMBE / daughter of / WILLIAM

ESCOMBE / H.E.I.C.S. Bombay / died July 11th 1924 / aged 86 /

Headstone: In memory / of / MARY ESCOMBE / daughter of / WILLIAM

ESCOMBE / H.E.I.C.S. Bombay / died July 24th 1929 / aged 87 /

Kerb:

South face: In memory of JANE ESCOMBE of Penshurst daughter of

WILLIAM ESCOME H.E.I.C.S. /

East face: died AD1905

Marble kerb surrounding four marble headstones.

HARDINGE A.40 Kerb:

South side: In loving memory of ROBERT NICHOLAS HARDINGE Fourth son

of 2nd Viscount HARDINGE / born August 5th 1863 died August 21st 1946

North side: And of his wife MARY daughter of SIR ROBERT LYNCH-BLOSSE

tenth baronet / born 1865 died 1955 /

Granite kerb with horizontal cross.

ALLEN A.41 In / loving memory of / the Rev. W.LOUIS ALLEN M.A. / vicar of this

parish / 1933-1946 / died October 5th 1950 / aged 67 years /

Rough granite headstone in kerb.

TILLARD A.42 North side: He giveth his beloved sleep /

South side: JAMES TILLARD / Priest of The Glebe Penshurst /

East side: Born March 22nd 1839. Died January 25th 1905. Also of

his daughter LILIAN MARGARET MARY TILLARD /

West side: Born August 25th 1872 Died October 26th 1906. In memory of

Polished granite horizontal cross in kerb. Double plot.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

CHAPMAN A.43 Front:

Top step: In loving memory / of / KATHARINE /

Second step: The beloved wife of / ARTHUR BETHUNE CHAPMAN / Born

29th Oct 1838 / died 9th Sept 1918 /

Third step: Thy will be done /

Back:

Top step: Also of / ATHUR BETHUNE / CHAPMAN /

Second step: Husband of / KATHARINE CHAPMAN / died 22nd August 1929 /

aged 91 /

Marble cross in centre of double kerb.

MONTEATH A.44 In loving memory / of / ALEXANDER / McLAURIN MONTEATH / of / Dornden

Tunbridge Wells / born 4th July 1859 / died 16th September 1933 / I

have kept my fathers comandments / and abide in his love /

Rim of bird bath: In loving memory from R & J and M & A

Marble headstone with flower spray in kerb, and bird bath. (Matches

A.45

MONTEATH A.45 In loving memory / of FLORENCE ISABEL / MCLAURIN MONTEATH / wife of /

ALEXANDER / MCLAURIN MONTEATH / born 16th April 1866 / died 4th

March 1927 / If ye shall ask anything in my name I will do it /

Rim of bird bath: In remembrance mother from R & J and M & A

Marble headstone with flower spray in kerb, and bird bath.

MONTEATH A.46 In / loving memory / of / JEAN McLAURIN MONTEATH / Born 30th Nov 1893

/ died 27th Nov 1957 / For he shall give his angels / charge over

thee /

Granite headstone in kerb.

JACKSON A.47 In loving memory / of / SUSIE JACKSON / died 20 November 1938 / aged

46 / R.I.P. /

Rough granite headstone in kerb.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

WALTERS A.48 In / loving memory of / LEONARD WALTERS / devoted husband and father/

passed over on / April 29th 1944 aged 75 / God so loved the world

that he gave / His only begotten son that whosoever / believeth in

him should not perish / but have everlasting life / Also his wife

LYDIA AMY / passed over Sept 22nd 1951 / aged 79 /

Rough granite cross on plinth in kerb.

COLEMAN A.49 In / loving memory / of / MARY MCLAURIN COLEMAN / born 16th May 1895/

died 8th March 1966 / Father I will that they also whom thou / has

given me be with me where I am / St.John 17.24 /

Rough granite headstone in kerb.

HARDINGE A.50 HENRY / NICHOLAS / PAUL / 5th Viscount / HARDINGE / Born / 5th August

1929 / died 6th July 1984 / I will lift up mine eyes / unto the

hills from / whence cometh my help /

Limestone coffin stone with coat of arms.

HARDINGE A.51 Colonel HENRY CHARLES / 3rd Viscount HARDINGE / C.B. A.D.C. / Born

Aug 1 1857 / died April 30th 1924 / Nearer my God to thee /

Marble coffin stone carved with sword and regimental badge.

HARDINGE A.52 First stone: In memory of / The Rt. Honble Sir ARTHUR_HENRY /

HARDINGE / C.C. M.G K.C.B / Son of / General the Honble Sir ARTHUR /

HARDINGE / K.C.B C.I.E / Served in H.M. Diplomatic Service / 1884 -

1919 / Ambassador Extraordinary and / Minister Plenipoteniary at

Madrid / He was born Oct 12 1859 / and died Dec 27 1933 / To whose

soul Lord Jesus grant rest /

Second stone: HENRY ARTHUR MINA / HARDINGE / Born Oct 1905 / died

June 29 1925 / GEORGE GRANVILLE DOUGLAS / HARDINGE / born January

1912 / died July 30. 1927 /

Rough granite cross on three stepped plinth with two headstones

in front.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section A

TREFUSIS A.53 Top step: In memory of /

Second step: ALBERTA MARY TREFUSIS / who died December 26th 1942 /

R.I.P. /

Rough granite cross on three stepped plinth in kerb.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section B

EVANS B.l R.I.P. / In loving memory of / my dear husband / FREDERICK WILLIAM /

GEORGE EVANS / 1907 ‘ 1974 /

Headstone.

KEELER B.2 In / ever loving memory / of / a devoted husband and father / ALFRED

CHARLES / KEELER / called home / 4th November 1965 / aged 70 years /

Life's work well done / Also / a beloved wife and mother / ELSIE

SARAH KEELER / Died 30th December 1981 / aged 87 years / Re-united /

Headstone and flower holder.

HULL B.3 HUBERT ALFRED HULL / 1890 - 1961 / LILIAN MARY HULL / 1891 — 1976 /

R.I.P. /

Headstone.

HOPKINS B.4 In loving memory of / our dear parents / CLEMENT EDGAR HOPKINS / who

died 20th Dec 1957 / aged 76 / Also / ALICE ELIZA / who died 19th

September 1958 / aged 61 / At Rest /

Headstone.

KEELER B.5 In / ever loving memory / of / ALFRED RICHARD KEELER / Died 1st

October 1955 / aged 80 years /

Headstone.

GREAGSBY B.6 In loving memory of / WALTER HENRY GREAGSBY / died 1953 / aged 68

years / And his wife / MARY JANE / died 1969 / aged 84 years / And

their son / THOMAS HENRY / died 1919 / aged 7 years /

Headstone.

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GENTRY B.7 In loving memory of / a dear husband / and father / HENRY CLEMENT

GENTRY / died 9th Nov 1958 / aged 60 / At Rest /

Headstone.

BUSS B.8 CATHERINE / BUSS / died 1.2.88 / aged 87 /

Cremation tablet. Flower holder - In loving memory.

ROBSON/BURLESON B.9 ROBSON / FREDERICK CHARLES / 1886 - 1957 / Also / MARGARET BURLESON

1882 - 1959 /

Headstone. Flower holder

OVENDEN B.10 In / loving memory of / EMILY JANE / the beloved wife of WALTER

OVENDEN / of the Haven / died 28th November 1948 / aged 73 years /

Peace! Perfect Peace! With loved ones far away / In Jesu's keeping we

are safe and they / Also the above named WALTER OVENDEN / who passed

away 17th September 1957 / aged 88 years / Also their eldest son /

WALTER STANLEY OVENDEN / was passed on 7th January 1968 / aged 67

years / And / SIDNEY OVENDEN / died 31st January 1979 / aged 74 years

Double plot. Headstone and kerbstone.

GREEN B.l1 In / loving memory / of / WILLIAM HENRY GREEN / died 11th July 1937 /

aged 87 years / MARY ALICE GREEN / died 14th Nov. 1940 aged 70 years

Double plot. Cross on plinth and kerbstones.

BENNETT B.12 South side: In loving memory of GERTRUDE BENNETT who died August 24th

1946 aged 62 years /

North side: And of SAMUEL ROBERT BENNETT died January 22nd 1964 aged

87 years /

Kerbstone.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section B

COLLIER B.13 In loving memory of / MARGARET COLLIER / 3rd December 1863

8th August 1943 /

Paved kerbstone with birdbath. Small ledgerstone at foot.

DAVIS B.l4 Left page: In loving memory / of / EMILY DAVIS / Died / March 14th

1941 / aged 76 /

Right page: Also of / ERNEST RICHARD / DAVIS / Died / June 25th 1947

/ aged 84 /

Open book.

BAKER B.15 "BILL" / 5.2.41. /

Flower holder.

[Church Register: WILLIAM GEORGE BAKER of Feltham Middx aged 49 years]

GREAGSBY B.16 North side: In memory of a dear husband & father GEORGE GREAGSBY died

22.2.1947 aged 56 /

South side: Also dearly loved wife & mother LILIAN R. GREAGSBY died

11.11.1975 aged 88 /

Kerbstone and flower holder.

SHAYLER B.17 In memory of / HUBERT H. SHAYLER / died 9th May 1951 / and his wife /

EMILY E. SHAYLER / died 10th March 1979 /

Cremation tablet.

KEMP B.18 In memory of / WINEFRED D. KEMP / died 10th January 1980 / daughter

of H.H. & E.E. SHAYLER /

Cremation tablet.

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THOMAS B.19 In loving memory of / ELLEN THOMAS / died 31.12.1986 / aged 98 /

Cremation tablet.

GATFIELD B.20 E.H. / GATFIELD / Died 20 May 1973 /

Cremation tablet.

RICHARDSON B.21 In loving memory of / ALAN JOHN / RICHARDSON / who died 4th April

1985 / aged 38 years /

Cremation tablet.

STREATFEILD 8.22 In memory of / FRANCES AUGUSTA / beloved wife of FREDERICK H.

STREATFEILD / Born 25th November 1847 / Died 4th April 1895 / Blessed

are they that have not seen / and yet have believed. St John XX 29 /

Also of the above named FREDERICK H. STREATFEILD / who died 19th

October 1927 / aged 81 years /

Headstone and kerbstone with iron railings.

(Mason) Cuthbert Tun. Wells

GREEN B.23 In memory of / WILLIAM GREEN / Born 1816 died 1877 / 3 years curate

of Fordcomb / 25 years rector of Penshurst / Also of / FRANCES

WHORMBY GREEN / his beloved wife / born Feb 1817 died March 1885 /

North side: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose / Again even

so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

1 Thess 4. 14 /

South side: Looking for the blessed hope and the / Glorious appearing

of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ / Titus 11. 13 /

Triple plot. Cross on plinth kerbstone.

[N.B. Fordcomb is spelled without a final ‘E’ as at present. ]

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GREEN B.24 In loving memory / of / PHILIP GREEN / eldest son of the Revd WILLIAM

GREEN / Rector of Penshurst / Born April 29th 1844 died Nov 18th 1904

Cross on plinth. Kerbstone.

ASHBY B.25 In loving memory / of / GEORGE ASHBY / who died September 24th 1898 /

aged 68 years / The spirit shall return unto God / who gave it / Also

of / MARY ANN / widow of the above / died August 3rd 1907 / aged 78

years / Thy will be done /

Headstone and kerbstone.

WALLIS B.26 South side: In loving memory EDWARD JOHN WALLIS who died 13th

February 1937 aged 38 years /

EAst side: At rest /

Kerbstone.

MAXWELL B.27 In loving memory / of / FRANCES ELIZABETH MAXWELL / the dearly loved

wife of Lord TRAYNER / LANGTON / Born 1st August 1839 Died 22nd June

1980 / He giveth his beloved sleep /

Celtic cross on plinth. Kerbstone.

MERCER B.28 To the / sacred memory of / a devoted wife and mother / TAMAR MERCER

/ who fell asleep / Sept 8th 1937 aged 77 / Also of HENRY / husband

of the above / who fell asleep / June 22nd 1938 aged 71 /

Headstone and kerbstone. Flower pot with cross.

BUCKWELL B.29 JOHN HENRY BUCKWELL / a dear husband and father / died 4th Dec 1944 /

aged 58 / Loved and remembered always / And a dear wife and mother /

LAURA BEATRICE BUCKWELL / died 13th Jan 1966 / aged 81 /

Headstone.

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OUTTRIM B.30 South side: ALICE and ALBERT OUTTRIM /

West side: Mother / dear / 23.2.1946 /

East side: And / Father / 16.9.60 /

Flower pot.

KEMP B.31 In loving memory of / HENRY WILLIAM KEMP / JANE KEMP / and their

beloved son / CECIL WILLIAM KEMP / Remembered always /

Headstone.

BATCHELAR B.32 In loving memory / of / MARY ANN BATCHELAR / born September 3rd 1846

died August 5th 1922 / The Eternal God is thy refuge and / underneath

are the everlasting arms / Deut XXXIII Ver 27 /

Headstone.

OVENDEN B.33 In / loving memory / of / MERVYN OVENDEN / who fell asleep Sept 12th

1905 / aged 30 years / Looking unto Jesus Heb. XII 2 / Also his wife

/ ELIZABETH OVENDEN / Died 25th June 1964 / aged 92 years /

Cross on plinth. Small ledgerstone. Kerbstone.

HARVEY B.34 In / loving memory / of / EMILY HARVEY / who fell asleep March 24th

1912 / aged 73 / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord / Also

of / AARON HARVEY / husband of the above / died December 23rd 1915 /

aged 80 /

Headstone.

(Mason) A.Burslem & Son Tun. Wells

BROOKS B.35 In loving memory / of / JULIA ELLEN BROOKS / who died October 21st

1914 / aged 47 years / Not lost but gone before / Also / GEORGE WELSE

BROOKS / who died January 3rd 1919 / aged 55 years / Until the day

break /

Headstone.

(Mason) A.Burs1em Tun Wells

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BREWER B.36 In / loving memory of/ JOHN HENRY BREWER / who died 14th Sept 1958 /

aged 52 years / Rest in peace /

Small headstone.

SLATER B.37 South side: In loving memory of GEORGE SLATER Born Nov. 1828 Died

Sept 1905 /

East side: Life's work well done /

North side: Also CAROLINE his wife Born April 1838 died March 1924 /

Kerbstone.

ISTED B.38

In loving memory / of / LEAH JANE ISTED / died 26th Feb 1924 / aged

66 years / Also JAMES ISTED / died 21st July 1943 / aged 89 years /

Their children shall arise up and call them blessed. /

Headstone.

COLE B.39 In loving memory / of / ANN COLE / who died October 20th 1915 / aged

68 years / Loving thoughts will ever linger / Round the place where

thou are laid / Also / RICHARD COLE / Beloved husband of above / died

April 10th 1938 / aged 89 years / At Rest /

Headstone.

Footstone: AC / 1915 / RC / 1938 /

MOTTRAM B.40 In loving memory of / ROSE MOTTRAM / died 9th April 1947 / aged 71

years / And WILLIAM JAMES MOTTRAM / Died 11th Jan 1963 / aged 85

years / Also / BERTRAM JAMES MOTTRAM / died 11th Feb. 1915 / aged 18

months /

Ledgerstone: WILLIAM KENNETH MOTTRAM / died 14th January 1971 / aged

60 years /

Headstone; kerbstone; and small ledgerstone (possible cremation

tablet).

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COULSTOCK B.41 East side: In loving memory /

North side: RICHARD COULSTOCK died 13th April 1947 aged 77 years /

West side: Also of /

South side: ANN ELIZABETH COULSTOCK died 13th December 1956 aged 85

years /

Kerbstones.

LANGRIDGE B.42 In loving memory / of / THOMAS LANGRIDGE / aged 65 / died June 19th

1930 / At Rest /

Headstone (fallen and broken)

[This stone was broken in the hurricane. The original position (from

grave plan) was between B.35 and B.36 - marked L(42) on plan.]

BATCHELAR B.43 In loving memory of / HENRY BATCHELAR / who departed this life /

October 22nd 1899 / aged 87 years / Into thine hand I commit my

spirit, thou / hast redeemed me / 0 Lord God of Truth / Psalm 31. 5.

Headstone.

BATCHELAR B.44 In loving memory of / AMELIA / wife of HENRY BATCHELAR / who departed

this life / April 26th 1890 / aged 80 years / I sought the Lord

and He heard me / and delivered me from all my fears /

Headstone.

BATCHELAR B.45 WILLIAM HENRY BATCHELAR / who departed this life / September 4th 1877

/ aged 22 years / I shall not die but live and declare the / works of

the Lord / The Lord has chastened me sore but / He hath not given me

over to death / Open to me the gate of righteousness / I will go into

them and I will praise the / Lord. Psalm CXVIII 17.18.19. verses /

Headstone.

(Mason) W.Brown

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PEERLESS/TURNER B.46 In / remembrance / of / GEORGE PEERLESS / died January 20th 1886 /

aged 90 years / Also JANE PEERLESS / wife of above / died December

4th 1872 / aged 76 years / Also / MARY JANE TURNER / granddaughter of

the above / died July 7th 1880 / aged 23 years / Though lost to

sight, to memory (-—--—--—--—--—--)

Headstone.

STUBBINGS B.47 In / memory of / PRISCILLA STUBBINGS / Departed this life / February

27th 1892 / aged 65 years / Who died in peace /

Headstone.

WARDEN B.48 I.H.S. / In / loving memory / of / HENRY WARDEN / of Chafford / Died

Jan 8th 1897 / aged 75 / Until the day break /

WARDEN B.49 In / loving memory / of / JENNY HARRIET / the beloved wife of ARTHUR

WARDEN / of Chafford. Fordcombe / who passed away October 17th 1894 /

Also of her husband / ARTHUR H. WARDEN / who passed away November

14th 1898 / Thy will be done /

Cross on plinth.

CHILD B.50 I.H.S. / In loving memory of / THOMAS CHILD / born September 27th

1834 / died January 13th 1904 / aged 69 years / With Christ which is

far better /

Headstone.

PALMER B.51 In / loving memory / of / CHARLES PALMER / who died January 30th

1908 / aged 67 years / Also of FRANCES his wife / who died September

13th 1908 / aged 63 years / Peace perfect peace /

Headstone.

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OLDHAM B.52 In / loving memory / of / DENNIS WARREN / the beloved child of /

GEORGE and JESSIE OLDHAM / who died Nov 24th 1909 / aged 4 years and

8 months / Jesus called a little child unto Him /

Cross on plinth. Kerbstone.

OLDHAM B.53 In loving memory / of / SARAH E. OLDHAM / who died 15th Feb 1914 /

aged 88 years /

Cross (broken) on plinth. Kerbstone.

OVENDEN B.54 In loving memory / of / my dear wife / ANN OVENDEN / who died April

16th 1922 / aged 64 years / Peace, perfect peace / Also of / THOMAS

HENRY OVENDEN / husband of the above / who died Feb 6th 1926 / aged

67 years / Thy will be done /

Headstone (broken) and kerbstone.

KERL B.55 Sacred / to / the memory of / JAMES KERL / of Vexour Farm / in this

parish / who died May 22nd 1874 / aged 59 years / Also of / ELIZABETH

JANE KERL / relict of the above / who departed this life / on the

11th May 1875 / aged 60 years / Her children arise up and call her

blessed XXXI Proverbs 28 / Eternal rest give unto them 0 Lord / and

let perpetual light shine upon them /

Headstone.

EDWARDS B.56 FRANK OBADIAH son of / OBADIAH & MARG. EDWARDS / died Sep 15 1862 /

aged 4 yrs & 8 mths / Suffer little children / to come unto me and

forbid / them not for of such is / the kingdom of God / 18 Luke v 16 /

Cross on plinth.

TAPPENDEN B.57 In affectionate remembrance of / EMMA / the beloved wife of / WILLIAM

TAPPENDEN / who departed this life / September 29th 1880 / in the

58th year of her age / She hath done what she could / Mark XIV 8 /

Haste thee on from grace to glory / Armed by faith and winged by

prayer / Heaven's eternal days before thee / God's own hand shall

guide thee there /

Headstone.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT.- Section C

BARBER C.1 In afiectionate remembrance of / ELLEN / the beloved and devoted wife

of / JOHN BARBER of Penshurst / born July 13th 1826 / died Mar 10th

1878 / Not here but gone to joys eternal where she meets and blends

with / angels her triumphant song /

Coffin stone.

BUTCHER C.2 A dear faithful nurse and friend / ELEANOR BUTCHER / who passed away

Oct 19 1898 / aged 85 years / Be thou faithful unto death I will give

thee / a crown of life. /

Cross on pedestal.

TURNER/WARDEN C.3 South face: RICHARD TURNER / of Chafford died Jan 19 1872 / aged 75

North face: ELIZA wife of RICHARD TURNER / of Chafford died Novr.

12th 1891 / aged 87 /

Around: In memory of / FANNY MARIA 3rd daughter of RICHARD and

ELIZA / TURNER of / Chafford died June 28th 1859 aged 14 years / In

memory of ARABELLA ELIZA eldest daughter of the above / and wife of

HENRY WARDEN born October 18th 1830 died June 3rd 1883 /

Coffin stone on triple plinth.

EAGLETON C.4 In affectionate memory of / EMMA ELIZA EAGLETON / who died October

26th 1861 / aged 7 years / RUTH EAGLETON / who died December 4th 1864

/ aged 20 years / Just at the opening bloom of life / Death cut

these much 1ov'd flowers down / And may they now for ever wear / A

Heavenly and Immortal Crown. /

Headstone.

EAGLETON C.5 In / affectionate remembrance of / WILLIAM EAGLETON / of Penshurst /

who departed this life / December 23rd 1881 / aged 63 years /

Headstone.

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CHANDLER C.6 In memory of / EDWARD CHANDLER / who died July 26th 1874 / aged 82

years / Also / ANN the wife of / EDWARD CHANDLER / of this parish /

who died January 11th 1868 / aged 58 years / The Lord gave and the

Lord hath / Taken away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord /

Headstone.

CHANDLER C.7 Sacred / to / the memory of / HENRY CHANDLER / son of / EDWARD and

ANN CHANDLER / of (-—--—-—~—-) / He died Mar (-——- ) 1863 / (-—-

Headstone.

[The inscription appears to end in a verse which is illegib1e.]

[The burial register gives age at death as 29 years.]

ALLAN C.8 In loving memory / of / JAMES ALLAN / Born November 18th 1832 / died

January 14th 1901 / So He bringeth them unto their desired haven /

Psalm CVII 30 / Also of / JAMES BLASHILL ALLAN / son of the above /

Born 27th February 1873 / died 7th February 1913 / Thy will be done /

Also of / ANN ELIZA ALLAN / wife of JAMES ALLAN / born 12th January

1839 / died 13th March 1915 / Peace Perfect Peace / Also of ETHEL

widow of J.B.ALLAN / Died at Oxford 14th July 1950 aged 71 /

Headstone, kerbstone, footstone and flower vase. Double plot.

Footstone: JA / 1901 / JBA 1913 / AEA 1915 / EA 1950 /

(Mason) A.Burslem Tun. Wells.

HEASEMAN C.9 South side: In loving memory of MICHEAL HEASEMAN who died September

14th 1909 aged 83 /

East side: Also JANE his wife who died January 20th 1909 aged 77 /

North side: And AGNES their daughter who died December 9th 1892

aged 22 years /

Kerbstone. Double plot.

JEFFERY C.10 In memory of / ARA JEFFERY / who departed this life / March 20th

1885 / aged 67 years /

Headstone.

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JEFFERY C.11 In memory of / OCTAVIUS JEFFERY / who departed this life / April 20th

1866 / aged 47 years / Also of / ELEANOR / wife of the above / born

December 15th 1816 / died April 26th 1888 /

Headstone.

CONSTABLE C.12 In memory of / ELIZABETH widow of HENRY CONSTABLE / who died May 27th

1860 / aged 44 years /

Headstone.

CONSTABLE C.13 In / Memory of / BENJAMIN CONSTABLE / who died / August 12th 1857 /

aged 23 years /

Headstone.

TYHURST C.14 In memory / of / HARRIET / daughter of JOHN & CAROLINE M. TYHURST /

died June 10th 1863 / aged 25 years / With Christ in my heart and a

staff in my hand / I travel in haste through an enemy's land / The

road may be rough but it cannot be long / so I march on singing the

conqueror's song /

Headstone.

COOK C.15 In memory of RICHARD COOK / who died March 6th 1853 / aged 80 years /

Mark the perfect man and / Behold the upright for the / End of that

man is Peace / Psalm XXXVII 37 /

Headstone.

COOK C.16 In memory of / LUCY / wife of RICHARD COOK / who died January 9th

1866 / aged 88 years / I waited patiently for the / Lord and He

inclined unto / me and heard my cry / XL PSALM I V Left issue 1 son

and 7 daughters /

Headstone.

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HAMMOND C.17 South side: In memory of GEORGE son of / THOMAS and the late

ELIZABETH HAMMOND / of Nashes / who departed this life / 2nd November

1859 / aged 37 years /

North side: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace / Whose mind is

stayed on Thee /

Coffin stone.

HAMMOND C.18 South side: In memory of ELIZABETH / wife of THOMAS HAMMOND of

Nashes / in this parish / who departed this life / 19th May 1859 /

aged 68 years /

North side: In memory of THOMAS HAPMOND / late of Nashes / Born

December 31st 1794 died August 1st 1878 / Blessed are those servants

whom the Lord when He cometh / shall find watching /

Coffin stone.

HAMMOND C.19 South side: In memory of ELIZABETH / elder daughter of the late

THOMAS and ELIZABETH HAMMOND / of Nashes Penshurst / born July 29th

1823 died February 1st 1894 / For ever blest in that dear home how

sweet you rest /

North side: In memory of THOMAS HAMMOND / son of THOMAS and

ELIZABETH HAMMOND / born at Nashes, Penshurst September 15th 1820 /

died at Walter's Green March 12th 1902 / The righteous live for

evermore. Their reward also is with the / Lord and the care of

them is with the most High /

Coffin stone.

FRANSHAM C.20 In / memory of / WILLIAM FRANSHAM / who died Novbr 18th 1858 / aged

76 years / For 38 years the faithful / servant of the late Lt Col

STREATFEILD / Also / MARY his wife / who died Sept 9th 1866 / aged

71 years /

Headstone.

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HARDWICK C.21 In loving memory / of / FREDERICK WILLIAM HARDWICK / Died Sept 25th

1921 / Aged 66 / Peace Perfect Peace / Also of KATE wife of the above

/ who died June 6th 1941 / aged 90 / I know that my Redeemer liveth /

Also in loving memory of / HARRY DOUGLAS HARDWICK / son of the above/

Killed in France / Oct 1st 1918 Aged 26 / Safe in God's keeping. /

Headstone.

HARDWICK C.22 I H S / In affectionate remembrance of / FREDERICK HARDWICK / Late of

Smart's Hill / who died May 6th 1881 / Aged 60 years / Also of /

CHARLOTTE / wife of the above / who died Dec 5th 1880 / aged 59

years / If we believe that Jesus died and / Rose again, even so them

also which / Sleep in Jesus will God bring / With Him. 1 Thess

4 c. 14 v. /

Headstone.

HOATH C.23 In / affectionate remembrance / of / WILLIAM HOATH / who departed

this life / July 27th 1883 / Aged 58 years / Watch therefore for

ye know not / what hour your Lord doth come. St.Matthew XXIV 42

/ Also MARGARET / wife of the above / who died Decr 11th 1903 aged

73 /

Headstone.

BUSS C.24 South side: In memory of / JOHN BUSS of Nashes Penshurst / Born

March 13th 1828 Died March 3rd 1901 / Thy will be done /

North side: SARAH ANN wife of JOHN BUSS / Born September 19th 1821

Died January 21st 1901 I

Coffin stone.

BUSS C.25 South side: In memory of / SAMUEL BUSS late of Bowen's in this

parish / Born April 17th 1794 Died October 29th 1862 / 1 Thess C4

v 13 - 14 /

North side: Also of SUSANNAH / wife of SAMUEL BUSS / Born Feby 2nd

1792 Died Sept 3rd 1884 / Psalm XXXI 5 James V 11 /

Coffin stone.

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HICKTON/BRAY C.26 In loving memory / of / JOHN DE COURCY / HICKTON / Died October 24th

1945 / ANNIE HICKTON / wife of the above / Died September 4th 1945 /

RONALD BRAY R.A.F.V.R. / Grandson / Killed December 18th 1941 /

Cross (fallen) on plinth. Kerbstone.

FAIRBROTHER C.27 South side: In loving memory of ANNIE HANNAH FAIRBROTHER Died

December 16th 1944 aged 79 /

East side: Her end was peace. /

North side: And of her sister EMILY Died April 17th 1962 aged 91

years /

Kerbstone.

(Mason) Burslem Tun. Wells

FAIRBROTHER C.28 In / loving memory / of / GEORGE FAIRBROTHER / of Penshurst Kent /

Died January 29th 1884 / Aged 51 years / Many are the afflictions of

the / righteous, but the Lord delivereth / him out of them all / Also

of ELIZABETH / widow of the above / who entered into rest Sept 13th

1920 / in her 85th year / A devoted wife and mother / Precious in the

sight of the Lord / is the death of his saints. Psalm CXVI 15 /

Headstone.

Footstone: G.F. / 1884 / E.F. / 1920 /

(Mason) A.Burslem and son Tun. Wells

BUSS C.29 In / loving memory / of / AUSTEN BUSS / Born Oct 3rd 1853 / Died

May 8th 1923 / At Rest / Also SYDNEY HRBERT / son of the above /

Born May 8th 1887 / Died May 1st 1904 / Thy will be done / Also of

ADA BUSS / wife of the above / who departed this life on 5th June

1928 / aged 71 years / At Rest /

Headstone.

SMITH C.30 South side: In loving memory of WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH Died Nov 6th

1929 aged 96 / Also of his wife HARRIETT Died Dec 16th 1905 aged 69 /

East side: Peace Perfect Peace /

North side: PRISCILLA Jan 24th 1861, WILLIAM June 5th 1865 / WILLIAM

RICHARD Jan 20 1869 LILIAS Jan 6 1869 /

Kerbstone

(Mason) Burslem & Son Tun Wells

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GOWER C.31 In loving memory / of / HENRY GOWER / of Smart's Hill, Penshurst /

who died September 8th 1903 / aged 61 years / At evening let there

be light / Also of HANNAH / wife of the above / who died March 21st

1932 /

Headstone.

SMALE C.32 North face: ELIZA SMALE / died Oct 17, 1858 / aged 73 / My soul

doth magnify the Lord. Luke 1. 46 /

South face: HENRY LEWIS SMALE / died Mar 24, 1871 / aged 81 /

Therefore being justified by faith Rom. 5.1 / Be ye also ready Mat 24

44 Watch and pray Mark 13. 33 / Also of IRVINA last surviving

daughter of the above died November 28th 1910 /

Coffin stone on plinth.

C.33

J

Headstone.

GOWER C.34 In memory / of / ELIZABETH GOWER / died Jany 16th 1871 / aged 72

years / Though alter my skin, worms destroy / this body, yet in

my flesh shall I see God. /

Headstone.

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WOODGATE C.35 West face: Sacred to the very dear memory of / WILLIAM WOODGATE /

of Swaylands eldest son of / WILLIAM FRANCIS WOODGATE / of Somerhill/

born Sept 28th 1799 died June 14th 1866 / Also of HARRIOT widow of /

WILLIAM WOODGATE / born Dec. 15th 1804 died Dec 29th 1879 /

Everlasting life. Eternal joy / We thank thee O God /

South face: Also of / EDITH FRANCES / third daughter of / WILLIAM &

HARRIOT WOODGATE / born 5th May 1843 / died 13th July 1856 / buried

at St Leonards on Sea / Also of / HAMILTON / eldest surviving son of/

WILLIAM & HARRIOT WOODGATE / born 2nd August 1835 / died 13th

February 1857 / Also of / ASHLEY HENRY / Lieut 3rd Batt. 6th Royal

Rifles / second surviving son of / WILLIAM & HARRIOT WOODGATE / born

19th January 1837 / died 13th May 1866 / buried at Fort St. George,

Madras / Also of PERCIVAL / fifth surviving son of / WILLIAM &

HARRIOT WOODGATE / born 3rd September 1841 / died 14th March 1874

East face: Jesus said I am the resurrection and / the life. He that

believeth in me though / he were dead yet shalt he live: and /

whosoever liveth and believeth in me / shall never die. /

North face: Also of / CECIL WILLIAM FRANCIS / youngest son / born

Feb 6th 1847 / left this world / March 14th 1890 / Also of / ELLEN

SUSAN / 2nd daughter / born May 7th 1832 / left this world /

April 2nd 1908. /

Table tomb on double plinth.

STAPLEY C.36 In loving memory of / FRANK LAWRENCE / eldest son of / JOHN FRANCES

STAPLEY / who died July 29th 1883 / aged 8 years /

Headstone with lilies of the valley.

(Mason) H Card Tun Wells

STAPLEY C.37 In / memory of / JOHN STAPLEY / of Stone Cross, Penshurst / who died

January 11th 1883 / aged 43 years / In the midst of life we are

in death. /

Headstone with passionflowers.

(Mason) Henry Card Tun Wells

STAPLEY C.38 In / affectionate / remembrance of / FRANCES / the beloved wife of

the late / JOHN STAPLEY / who died March 6 1886 / in the 46th year of

her age / For I reckon that the sufferings of this / present time

are not worthy to be compared / with the glory which shall be

revealed in us / Rom. 8. 18 /

Headstone with grapes and wheatears.

(Mason) H Card Tun Wells

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OVENDEN C.39 In / loving memory of / CLARA OVENDEN / died 3rd April 1944 aged

80 years / At Rest /

Headstone and kerbstone.

(Mason) Burslem Tun Wells

HARRIS C.40 Left side: In / loving / memory / of /

Right side: MARY ANN / HARRIS / died / 20th Dec 1941 / aged 52. /

Open book.

FULLER C.41 Sacred / to / the memory of / JOHN FULLER / late of Waldron, Sussex /

died Novr. 19th 1872 / aged 86 years / Also / HENRIETTA FULLER / his

wife / died Febry 11th 1876 / aged 87 years. /

Headstone.

HOLLAMBY C.42 In / loving memory of / HELEN VIOLET / the dearly loved and only

child of / GEORGE and HELEN HOLLAMBY / who fell asleep in Jesus /

November 27th 1896 / aged 17 years / Peace perfect peace / Is it well

with the child? It is well. / 2 Kings 4. 26 /

Headstone.

BOOKER C.43 In / loving memory / of / LAVINIA BOOKER / Died March 30th 1910 /

aged 59 years / Until the day break and the shadows flee away /

Also of / HERBERT BOOKER / husband of the above / died May 4th 1933 /

aged 75 years /

Headstone.

SCRACE C.44 In / loving memory / of / DENNIS WALTER SCRACE / died July 20. 1922 /

aged 23 days / Sweet little flower nipped in the bud / no care or

sorrow knew / Came just to win a parent's love / Then to his saviour

flew. /

Cross on triple plinth.

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HOLLAMBY C.45 In / memory of / BEATRICE LOUISE / daughter of / WILLIAM & MARY JANE

HOLLAMBY / born Feb 23. 1884 / died Jan 30. 1885 /

Headstone.

(Mason) H. Card Tun Wells

HOLLAMBY C.46 In loving memory / of / MARY JANE / the beloved wife of / WILLIAM

HOLLAMBY / who died February 18th 1915 / aged 64 years / The Lord

gave and the Lord hath taken away / Also of / WILLIAM HOLLAMY /

husband of the above / died May 13th 1931 / aged 80 years /

Headstone.

(Mason) T.Burslem & Son Tun Wells

HOLLAMBY/TURLEY C.47 Headstone: LILLIE EMMA / HOLLAMBY / died 21st Oct 1946 / aged 71 /

At Rest /

Kerbstone: In loving memory of ALICE TURLEY died Nov. 24th 1952

aged 54 years /

Headstone and kerbstone.

GARWOOD C.48 East side: In loving memory of / EDITH MARY GARWOOD / died 13th Sept

1940 aged 76 / Peace perfect peace /

West side: In memory of / JOHN WILLIAM GARWOOD / Died Dec. 14th

1943 aged 74 years /

Kerbstone.

YEOMAN C.49 Left side: In / loving memory of / dear father / WILLIAM GEORGE /

YEOMAN / died March 6th 1918 /

Right side: In / loving memory of / dear mother / MARY YEOMAN /

died / September 17th 1935 /

Kerbstone with open book at head.

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DICKINSON C.50 In / loving memory / of / MARJORIE DICKINSON / eldest daughter of /

JOHN DICKINSON Esq. Liverpool / Died 30th April 1914 /

Cross on double plinth.

TURLEY/SOWTON C.51 South face: In loving memory of EDWARD HENRY TURLEY died Nov.19

1916 aged 49 /

East face: And of his wife BERTHA ELIZABETH died July 11. 1923

aged 52 /

North face: And FREDERICK WILLIAM SOWTON died Jan 9. 1931 aged 40 /

West face: And his wife BERTHA ELIZABETH SOWTON died April 21st

1946 aged 53 years /

Double plot with kerbstone.

DUKE C.52 In / memory / of / CHARLES son of / JOHN & FRANCES DUKE / of Redleaf

/ who died Febr 19th 1864 / aged 7 months / Also / RICHARD died

Sept 12th 1866 / aged 3 months / Also / PERCY died April 3rd 1868 /

aged 5 months. /

Headstone.

WOODHAMS C.53 Sacred / to the memory of / RICHARD WOODHAMS / born August 11th 1800

/ died Feb 23rd 1858 / HANNAH WOODHAMS / born June 11th 1802 / died

December 16th 1860 / Psalm 90 ver 1. 2. /

Headstone.

TURLEY C.54 In memory of / EDWARD TURLEY / died March 10th 1924 / aged 82 years /

Also / WALTER TURLEY / son of the above / died of wounds received in

France / April 4th 1917 / Thy will be done / Also JANE / wife of

EDWARD TURLEY / died March 19th 1931 / aged 85 years / Rest in Peace

Headstone.

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TURLEY C.55 South face: In loving memory of WILLIAM TURLEY died July 15th 1933

aged 62 /

North face: Also his wife MINNIE JANE died 22nd January 1959 aged 85

Kerbstone.

PALMER C.56 In / loving memory of / CATHERINE ANNIE PALMER / who died / 25th

November 1952 / ROBERT PALMER / who died / 3rd December 1953 / In

God's keeping /

Headstone.

HOPE C.57 In affectionate remembrance / -—--—--—- / w--—- / -—-—--—-HOPE /

Headstone, badly eroded.

[The only 'Hope' entries in the church register are:

Joanna bur 11th June 1874 aged 72

John bur 22nd Feb 1875 aged 75]

COOPER C.58 Headstone: Resting / HENRY COOPER / died April 28. 1922 / LOUISA /

wife of above / died Feb 3. 1927 / Lance Cpl V.W. Cooper / son /

died Feb 22. 1919 / Interred at Cologne /

Headstone and footstone.

Footstone: HC 1922 / LC 1927 / VWC 1919 /

CAREY C.59 South face: In loving memory of EDWARD CAREY died 7th July 1923 aged

62 years /

East face: At Rest

North face: Also his loving wife ELIZABETH CAREY died 2nd April

1939 aged 74 years /

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GOODACRE C.60 In / loving memory / of / JESSE GOODACRE / who fell asleep in Jesus /

November 2nd 1887 / aged 72 years / The dead in Christ shall rise

first I.Thess IV 16 / Also of ANN / wife of the above / who departed

this life / December 13th 1901 / aged 78 years / For to me to live

is Christ and to die is gain Philippians I. 21 /

Headstone.

WOOD C.61 South face: In loving memory of ESTHER WOOD died 3rd December 1916

aged 75 years /

East face: And of CHARLES WOOD / died 26th November 1929 aged 86

years /

Kerbstone.

WARREN C.62 In memory of / THOMAS WARREN / died January 1888 / for many years

coachman to / F.C. HILLS Esqr of Redleaf /

Cross on pedestal.

HORFIELD C.63 South side of anchor: In memory of CHARLES HORFIELD / for 21 years

the valued and trusted friend and servant of / Mr & Mrs ERNEST HILLS

of Redleaf where he passed away July 16th 1905 /

Kerbstone enclosing stone anchor.

SOWTON C.64 South face: In loving memory of our baby boy /

East face: THOMAS EDWARD SOWTON /

North face: Fell asleep Sept 1922 aged 7 weeks /

Kerbstone.

SIMMONS C.65 In / loving memory of / our dear brother / EDGAR SIMMONS / passed

away 10th March 1975 / aged 76 /

Headstone on plinth.

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MINTO D.1 MARY / Relict of the late / WALTER MINTO / of Watervalley, Trelawney,

Jamaica / Born 1780 Died 1854 / Not here but is risen /

Headstone.

WELCH D.2 In / memory / of / FRANCES HANNAH WELCH / Born April 4th 1859 /

Died October 9th 1864 / Also / HENRY JOHN / WELCH / Died / 8th Sept

1897 / aged 30 / Also / THOMAS JAMES WELCH / Her father / who died

30th May 1896 / aged 70 years /

Cross.

EDWARDS D.3 Sacred / to the memory of / JAMES EDWARDS / Born June 18th 1860 /

Departed this life / Decr 8th 1865 / Grieve not for me dear friends /

Because I died so young / The fewer years, the fewer sins / Oh God,

Thy will be done /

Headstone.

EDWARDS D.4 Sacred / to the memory of / JAMES EDWARDS / of Penshurst / who died

Febry 13th 1886 / aged 61 years / Also / SARAH ANN / wife of the

above / who died Octr 23rd 1895 / aged 76 years / Keep innocency,

and take heed unto the / thing that is right / for that should bring

a man peace at last / "When God giveth quietness. who then can make

trouble" / Job XXXIV 29 /

Headstone.

CUNYNGHAME D.5 FRANCES ELIZABETH / widow of General Sir ARTHUR CUNYNGHAME G.C.B.

/ Eldest daughter of 1st Vist. HARDINGE / Born 8th May 1824 Died

9th July 1894 / Lord,now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace

II St. Luke 29 verse /

Cruciform coped stone on stepped base.

(mason) G.C.Hatt High St Kensington

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CUNYNGHAME D.6 In loving memory of / HENRY HARDINGE SAMUEL CUNYNGHAME K.C.B. /

Died May 3rd 1935 aged 86 / And of his wife / EMILY HARRIETTE /

Died April 15th 1951 / aged 93 /

Coffinstone.

HARDINGE D.7 Ledgerstone with coat of arms and garter:

WINIFRED / Baroness HARDINGE of Penshurst / wife of CHARLES, Baron

HARDINGE of Penshurst K.G. / Born March 17th 1868 / Died July 11th

1914 / Come unto me / And / CHARLES / her husband / Born June 20

1858 / Died August 2nd 1944 /

Ledgerstone with regimental badge of 15th Hussars:

Lieut the Honble EDWARD HARDINGE D.S.O. / 15th Hussars / Eldest son

of CHARLES Baron HARDINGE of Penshurst K.G. / Born May 3rd 1892 /

Died December 18th 1914 / of wounds received in battle / near Oisy

in France on August 27th 1914 /

Double plot surrounded by kerbstone containing two ledgerstones,

and marble cross on plinth between them.

(Mason) A Burslem & Son Tun Wells

HILLS D.8 In / loving / memory of / EDWARD HENRY HILLS / Born Decr 31st 1854 /

Died Decr 11th 1895 Also of / HELEN GEORGIE HILLS / Born Decr 6th

1866 Died April 28th 1937 /

Cross (broken) on triple plinth.

HILLS D.9 In / memory of / ANN ELLEN / wife of / FRANK CLARKE HILLS / of

Redleaf Penshurst / Born Feby 21st 1816 / Died Oct 31st 1877 / Also

of / FRANK CLARKE HILLS / of Redleaf Penshurst / Born March 13th

1807 Died May 3rd 1892 /

Cross (broken) on triple plinth.

HILLS D.l0

In loving / memory of / FRANK ERNEST HILLS / of Redleaf Penshurst /

Born Octr 18th 1851 Died Novr 5th 1896 /

Cross (broken) on triple plinth.

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POOLE D.11 LETTY POOLE / who died / January 31st / 1873 / age 90 years /

Headstone.

POOLE D.12 THOMAS POOLE / who died / October 11th / 1857 / age 78 years /

Headstone.

HARDINGE/JAMES D.13 South side: [In panels]

Wherefore / take unto you the whole / armour of God that ye may /

be able to withstand in the evil / day and, having done all, to

stand / Here rests the body of / Field Marshal / HENRY First Viscount

HARDINGE / who departed this life Sept 23rd 1856 aged 72 years /

Stand / therefore having / your loins girt about / with truth and

having on the / breastplate of righteousness /

East side: [Carved cross]

And your / feet shod / with the preparation / of the gospel of peace//

North side: [In panels] 1

Above all / taking the shield / of faith wherewith ye / shall be

able to quench all / the fiery darts of the wicked / Also that of

EMILY JANE his wife / Relict of JOHN JAMES Esq. / and 7th daughter

of ROBERT / Marquis of LONDONDERRY She died Oct 17th 1865 aged

76 years / And / take the helmet / of salvation and the / sword of

the spirit which / is the word of God. /

North side: [step]

Also of EMILY CAROLINE their daughter born Sept 11th 1826 Died

Sept 11th 1878 /

West side: [Coat of Arms]

Cruciform coped stone on table tomb on stepped plinth.

HARDINGE D.14 West side: Sacred to the memory of / LAVINIA, Viscountess HARDINGE

B. May 9 1835 Obt Sept 15 1864 /

South side: Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God

5 St Matt v. 8 /

East side: Also CHARLES STEWART 2nd Viscount HARDINGE B. Sept 12th

1822. Obt July 28th 1894 /

North side: Thou, Lord. hast done as it pleased Thee. /

Cruciform coped stone on stepped plinth.

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HARDINGE D.15 West side: Sacred / to the memory of / GEORGE ARTHUR HARDINGE /

Captain H.M. Royal Navy / Born Sept 1864. Died Aug 1910 / Nearer

my God to thee - Nearer to thee. /

East side: [Carved Anchor]

Cruciform coped stone on stepped plinth.

HAZELL D.16 ELIZABETH, daughter of / WILLIAM and MARY ANN HAZELL / Died November

20th 1851 aged 9 years / Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth

as it is in Heaven /

Coffinstone.

READ D.17 In memory of / ELIZTH wife of THOMAS READ / late of this parish /

who died Octr 23rd 1858 / aged 90 years / The above THOMAS READ

was interred at Penshurst /

Headstone.

HARDINGE D.l8 West side: Sacred / to the memory of / General the Honble Sir ARTHUR

HARDINGE K.C.B. / Born 2nd March 1828 / Died 15th July 1892 / [Carved

sword]

East side: Lead kindly light amid the encircled gloom / Lead thou

me on /

Cruciform coped stone on stepped plinth.

HARDINGE D.19 West side: Sacred / to the memory of / ARTHUR STEWART HARDINGE

/ Major Royal Scots Fusilliers / Born 1859 Died 1899 /

East side: Peace Perfect Peace /

Cruciform coped stone on stepped plinth.

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LUDLOW D.20 Top: Major General JOHN LUDLOW / Born 16 May 1801, Died 30 November

1882 / Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure

heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned. I. Tim I. 5.

South side: [In panels]

Also in memory of / BELLA LEIGH / the beloved wife of / Major General

LUDLOW / Born the 28th June 1830 / Died the 6th of March 1873 /

Blessed are the dead / which die in the Lord / In loving memory of

LUDLOW COAPE LUDLOW / Born March 22nd 1862 Died April 24th 1936 /

R.I.P /

North side: [In panels]

Sacred to the memory of / EDMUND VILLENEUFVE LUDLOW / the beloved

child of / Major General LUDLOW and BELLA LEIGH his wife / Born the

27th May 1863 Died 30th January 1867 / The Lord gave and the Lord

has taken away / Blessed be the name of the Lord. / HENRY JOHN LUDLOW

/ Born January 22nd 1862 Died in the Red Sea September 11th 1884

East side: I.H.S. /

West side: In loving memory of / AMABEL LUDLOW / wife of LUDLOW

COAPE LUDLOW / and daughter of / Major General JOHN LUDLOW / Born

December 1st 1860 / Died October 21st 1939 /

Cruciform coped stone on stepped plinth, (panelled). Double plot

with kerbstone vault.

LEE D.21 South side: ELIZABETH CUNLIFFE LEE / wife of Colonel HENRY LEE /

Died October 8th 1896 / aged 74 I

North side: In memory of / Lieut-Col HENRY LEE / (husband of)

ELIZABETH CUNLIFFE LEE (who died at Penshurst) May 2nd 1862 aged 42 /

Top: Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord /

Red granite cross on colonnaded table tomb.

READ D.22 In memory of / HARRY READ / Born 23rd December 1857 / Died 27th

October 1918 / Also his wife / EMILY GEORGINA / who died 29th

September 1953 / aged 95 I

Headstone.

WARREN D.23 In / loving memory of / WILLIAM HENRY WARREN / Died Nov 21st 1917 /

aged 73 years / At Rest /

Headstone surmounted by cross (broken).

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READ D.24 Sacred / to the memory of / PETER READ ----------- 1878 / aged 83 /

Headstone. badly flaked.

[Register shows buried March 25th 1878]

READ D.25 In / memory of / MARY / the wife of PETER READ / who died Decr 2nd

1876 / aged 73 years / A faithful friend he's buried here / A loving

wife, a mother dear / We hope her soul is now at rest / With Jesus

Christ , forever blest /

Headstone.

(mason) W.Browne Langton

LEE D.26 North side: HENRY LISTER CUNLIFFE LEE / Died July 4th 1886 / aged

29 years / Who shall rest upon thy holy hill / Even he that leadeth

an uncorrupt life / And doeth the thing which is right and / Speaketh

the truth from his heart /

South side: EMILY MARIA LEE / Died March 8th 1925 / aged 69 /

East side: Carved, crossed swords

Cross on stepped plinth with floral wreath.

(Mason) Spickett Tonbridge

WEBB D.27 East side: In loving memory of my dear wife / LUCY A. WEBB /

North side: who died March 4th 1932 aged 39 years / At rest with

Jesus /

South side: Also of ALBERT G. WEBB who died March 6th 1958 aged

72 years /

Kerbstone.

EVEREST D.28 In loving memory of / THOMAS JOHN EVEREST / Died Feb 21 1922 aged

44 / At Rest /

Scroll.

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BONWICK D.29 North side: In loving memory of CLARA BONWICK At rest Jan 29 1934 /

South side: DAISY MARGARET BONWICK At rest March 17th 1945 /

Paved kerbstone.

READ D.30 In / memory of / HENRY READ / son of PETER and MARY READ / of this

parish / who died February 15th 1873 / aged 30 years / Left issue

three sons and one daughter / ERNEST HENRY, GEORGE FREDERICK, WILLIAM

HORACE and EDITH EMILENE /

Headstone.

WILKINS D.31 Metal railings enclosing white marble cross. No visible inscription.

[Burial Register shows: LILY MARIA CAROLINE WILKINS aged 2 Buried

26 May 1870]

SCRACE D.32 Sacred / to the memory of / CAROLINE / the beloved wife of / THOMAS

SCRACE / who departed this life / March 17th 1891 / aged 68 years /

Not lost from memory / not lost from memory / not lost from love /

but gone to her Father's / home above / Also of / THOMAS SCRACE /

who died / March 8th 1911 / aged 85 years / Thy will be done /

Headstone and kerbstone.

(Mason) A.Burslem / Tun.We1lS

WILKINS D.33 In / loving memory / of / MARIA wife of / JAMES WILKINS / died Sept.

14th 1907 / aged 57 years / For by grace are ye saved / through

faith; and that not / of yourselves: it is the gift / of God / Not

of works. lest any man / should boast. Eph. 2.8.9 / Also ofi / JAMES

WILKINS / the beloved husband of the above / born May 13th 1847 /

died May 24th 1927 / Blessed are they that have not / seen and yet

have believed / 20 Chap. St. John 29 verse / At rest I

Headstone and kerbstone.

BAZELEY D.34 In loving memory / of / FANNY / (widow of JOHN BAZELEY) / who fell

asleep at Brighton / on August 6th 1928 aged 76 years / Abide with me

Broken cross on triple plinth, with kerbstone.

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CHILD D.35 In loving memory of / EDWARD CHILD / died Feb 20 1917 aged 74 /

Also ANN his wife / died Aug 15 1929 aged 83 / RIP /

Marble scroll.

BALL D.36 In / loving memory / of / FRANCIS ARTHUR BALL / of The Quarry

Penshurst / late Major 53rd Regiment and formerly of / the 33rd

(Duke of Wellington's ) Regiment / who died March 23rd 1901 aged

62 years / The souls of / the righteous are in the hand of God /

(Broken) cross on triple plinth.

SCRACE D.37 Headstone: Peace / In / loving memory of / CLARA CORDELIA SCRACE /

who died Decr 9th 1941 / aged 77 years / Also of / THOMAS SCRACE /

died October 22nd 1942 / aged 83 years I

Kerbstone: Also of Sgt. C.G.SCRACE M.M. / son of the above / killed

in France 1918 aged 23 years /

Headstone and kerbstone.

(Mason) Burslem / Tun Wells

TAYLOR D.38 North side: In memory of / ELIZABETH FIELDER TAYLOR / wife of HENRY

TAYLOR / of Ford Place Penshurst / died August 6th 1871 / aged 54

years /

South side: Also of / HENRY TAYLOR / of Ford Place

Penshurst / died April 17th 1891 / aged 74 years /

Coped coffin stone.

BLACKBURN D.39 South face: To the memory of FRANCES ELIZA wife of HENRY BLACKBURN

Esq of The Hollonds /

East face: died August 6th 1870 aged 57 /

North face: Also of HENRY BLACKBURN Esq who died at The Hollonds /

July 9th 1872 aged 63 I

Cruciform table tomb.

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EYRE D.40 ROBERT THORNTON EYRE / died September 16 1877 / aged 68 / It is Thou

Lord only that / makest me dwell in safety /

Headstone, shaped and pierced to form an encircled cross.

PIPER D.41 In affectionate remembrance / of / EDGAR PIPER / born November 2nd

1856 / died May 17th 1857 / WELLS JOHN PIPER / born March 12 1845,

died July 22 1858 / Also HORACE PIPER / born December 9th 1853 /

died November 16th 1874 / the beloved sons of JOHN & MARY ANN PIPER /

of this parish / Sweet opening blossoms prematurely hipp'd / The

joys that once your parents’ bosoms fill'd / Have thrice alas from

their embraces slipp'd / and thrice their hopes cold death hath

early chill'd. / In the midst of life we are in death /

Headstone.

WILES D.42 In loving memory / of / SIDNEY ARTHUR WILES / who died 2nd Feb.

1971 / aged 64 /

Headstone.

COTTENHAM D.43 In memory of / a beloved mother / FLORENCE MINNIE COTTENHAM /

24.7.1890 - 26.11.1970 / and of a dear father / FREDERICK CHARLES

COTTENHAM / 4.10.1879 - 8.4.1942 / at rest nearby / A smile for all

and hearts of gold / two of the best the world could hold / never

selfish - always kind / These are the memories / they left behind /

Headstone.

TAYLOR D.44 CYRIL MULGRAVE / TAYLOR / died 31 October 1969 / aged 79 years /

Sapere aude / Also his sister / SUSAN BARDWELL / TAYLOR / died

3 May 1983 / aged 96 years /

Headstone.

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BONWICK D.45 Headstone. ALICE BONWICK / at rest / September 29 1885 /

Kerbstone.

North face: In loving memory of EMILY ELIZABETH BONWICK who entered

into light 10th July 1926 /

West face: Safe in the arms of Jesus /

South face: Also of GEORGE BONWICK father of the above. At Rest.

March 8th 1931 aged 91 /

Headstone and kerbstone.

LUCKIN D.46 In / affectionate remembrance / of / JOSEPH LUCKIN / youngest son

of / JAMES LUCKIN / of Great Waltham Essex / died June 8th 1876 /

aged 36 years / watch and pray, for ye know not at / what hour the

son of man cometh /

Headstone.

(Mason) W . Brown

WARD D.47 FRANK THOMAS WARD / born 20th December 1884 / died 9th July 1967 /

aged 82 years / Gone but not forgotten /

Headstone.

MANNERINGS/SMITH D.48 Headstone.

In loving memory of / FRANK WILLIAM / MANNERINGS / died 13th Dec 1964

/ aged 77 / Rest in Peace / Also his beloved wife / EDITH NELLIE /

died 8th April 1982 / aged 89 / Together again /

Vase:

In loving / memory of / LUCY / SMITH / 1887 - 1978 /

Headstone and flower vase.

D.49

Ledger stone and (broken) flower vase. No inscription visible.

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OVENDEN D.50 Headstone.

In / loving memory of / ELISHEBA OVENDEN / died 31st: May 1934 /

aged 50 / At rest / Also of / EVELINE RUTH / OVENDEN / At rest

15th Oct 1945 / aged 70 / Peace /

Headstone.

MELINA / CAROLINE OVENDEN / At rest 18th May 1956 / aged 78 years /

Double plot and kerbstone enclosing two headstones.

(Mason) Wood & Willis / Tun Wells

BROWNE D.51 Treasured memories / of / ESTHER A. BROWNE / at rest 21st May 1960 /

aged 65 / We loved you mother /

Headstone.

CROFT D.52 In loving memory of / WILLIAM GRAHAM CROFT / of Doddington, Kent /

26 Dec 1862 - 6 July 1928 / and of his wife / MARJORIE / 28 Oct

1889 - 16 March 1972 / Also of WILLIAM NOBLE CROFT / younger son

of the above / 9 Oct 1915 - 10 July 1953 /

Cross on plinth.

PEARSON D.53 In loving memory of / WILLIAM PEARSON / died June 21st 1922 /

aged 16 /

Open book with kerbstone.

OVENDEN D.54 In loving memory / of / AARON OVENDEN / died Oct 31 1918 / aged

67 years / Peace perfect peace / Also of / SARAH OVENDEN / who

entered into rest April 7 1929 / aged 73 years / So he giveth his

beloved sleep /

Headstone and kerbstone.

(Mason) Burslem & Son / Tun Wells

OVENDEN D.55 In / loving memory of / our dear child / MARY JANE OVENDEN / who died

June 12 1890 / aged 1 year and 7 months / Safely home /

(Broken) cross on triple plinth with kerbstone.

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TASKER D.56 Kerbstone. South face: In loving memory of THOMAS TASKER died May

23rd 1928 aged 66 /

East face: Thy will be done /

Kerbstone.

(Mason) Burslem & Son / Tun-Wells

DEAL D.57 In loving memory of / CATHERINE HANNAH. daughter of / WILLIAM and

MARGARETA DEAL / and sister of EMILY LOUISA WARREN / born 30 April

1838 - died 16 Dec 1924 /

Headstone and kerbstone.

OVENDEN/AINSWORTH D.58 In / loving memory / of / FLORENCE SARAH OVENDEN / died 29th April

1931 aged 51 years / Resting till we meet / also of EMMARETTA

AINSWORTH / sister of the above who passed peacefully away /

5th April 1939 in her 48th year /

(Broken) cross on triple plinth.

RANCE D.59 Plinth: In / loving memory / of / REBECCA RANCE / beloved wife of /

JESSE RANCE / who died April 18th 1911 / aged 71 years /

Kerbstone. Also of her beloved husband / JESSE RANCE / who died

4th March 1928 aged 86 /

(Broken) cross on triple plinth and kerbstone.

(Mason) A Burslem & Son / Tun Wells

OVENDEN D.60 IHS / In loving memory / of / MATTHIAS OVENDEN / aged 62 years /

died 28th April 1888 / E. OVENDEN / aged 22 years / died 10th October

1889 / RUTH OVENDEN / aged 76 years / died 28th April 1902 / Into

thy hand / commend my spirit / CYRUS OVENDEN / aged 81 years / died

25th July 1937 / Faithful unto death /

Headstone in triple plot with kerbstone.

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FRENCH D.61 South face: In loving memory of HANNAH JANE FRENCH died 15th

December 1899 aged 44 years /

East face: Also of her youngest son FRANK REUBEN died of wounds

16th November 1916 aged 23 years /

North face: Also of her husband HERBERT, died 21st October 1907,

aged 58 years /

West face: Erected by their son WALTER /

Kerbstone around double plot.

(Mason) Burslem / Tun. Wells

McBRIEN D.62 GABRIEL McBRIEN / died 29th July 1957 / aged 72 /

Headstone.

PEARSON D.63 HARRIET / PEARSON / died / 24th Jan 1946 / aged 74 / At rest /

(Broken) flower pot on plinth.

HEDGES D.64 South face: In loving memory of SAMUEL HEDGES died 20th April 1933

aged 79 years /

East face: Reunited /

North face: Also of MARY ANN HEDGES died 26th June 193& aged 82

years /

Kerbstone.

WARREN D.65 In loving memory of / JOHN THOMAS WARREN / born 1st December 1839 /

died 28th December 1923 / Also of EMILY LOUISA his wife / born

10th July 1844 / died 13th January 1933 /

Headstone and kerbstone.

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WARREN D.66 In loving memory / of / MARY ANN / the beloved wife of / ALBERT

WARREN / who died May 3rd 1900 / aged 65 years / Also MARY ELEANOR/

the beloved daughter of the above / who died March 13th 1901 / aged

37 years / Also LOUISA ANNETTE / the beloved daughter of the above /

who died January 14th 1872 / aged 14 years / Peace perfect peace /

With loved ones far away in Jesus’ / keeping we are safe and they /

Also of ALBERT WARREN / the beloved husband of the above / who died

November 29th 1922 / aged 93 /

Triple plot with headstone and kerbstone.

(Mason) Burslem / Tun. Wells

WARREN D.67 In / loving remembrance of / JOHN WARREN / who died August -------

aged 88 / Also of LOUISA his wife / who died November 28th 1897 /

aged 90 years / " ------- the leaves gathered in" / " ---- Lord is

mindful of his own" /

Headstone, partly eroded.

ROBERTS/GODDEN D.68 In / loving memory / of / WILLIAM ROBERTS / who departed this life /

December 9th 1896 aged 56 / Thy way not mine O Lord / However dark

it be / Lead me by thine own hand / Choose the path for me / Also

of / ALICE HARRIET GODDEN / youngest daughter of above / died in

California / June 13th 1913 aged 31 /

Headstone.

(mason) Spickett / Tonbridge

HOATH D.69 Left side: To / my dear husband / JOSEPH HOATH / died Oct 16th

1934 / aged 77 years /

Right side: Also / his beloved wife / ELLEN HOATH / died Feb 4

1952 / aged 84 years / Reunited /

Open book and kerbstone.

TASKER D.70 South face: In memory of EMILY AUGUSTA wife of THOMAS TASKER died

19th Dec 1933 aged 73 years /

Kerbstone.

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COCKBURN D.71 In memory of / ALEXANDER PRINGLE / COCKBURN / “SANDY” / who died

July 9th 1935 / aged 61 / Dearly loved by his friends /

Small headstone and kerbstone.

CREEPER/BARRETT D.72 1: CHRISTOPHER / T. CREEPER / At rest / 20th July 1952 / aged 84 /

2: PERCY EDWARD / BARRETT / aged 43 years /

Two flower holders.

D.73

Iron headstone with cherub holding urn in relief. ETNA trademark

GASSON D.74 In memory of (-----M GEORGE) / (G)ASSON / died 23rd May 1972 /

aged 64 years /

Small headstone, in pieces.

[Burial Register names the gentleman as WILLIAM JAMES VERNON CROSS

GASSON]

WOOD D.75 Loving memory / GEORGE WOOD / died 11th March 1967 / aged 89 / And

his wife / LILY / died 1st February 1966 / aged 84 /

Small headstone.

BAKER/BRYANT D.76 A.Bas-Relief: In affectionate / memory of / JOHN BAKER / 1847 - 1912/

Ecclesiastical sculptor and carver, Student of Early Christian

Symbolism / in Art and Archaeology. His works adorn many churches and

cathedrals / ROBERT P. BAKER and P. BRYANT BAKER Sculptors /

Headstone. JOHN BAKER / born London June 25th 1847 / died August 27th

1912 / Also his beloved wife / SUSANNA BRYANT BAKER / March 20th 1851/

December 20th 1927 / Blessed are the pure in heart / WILLIAM BRYANT /

born Framfield Sussex / August 4th 1821 / Died January 13th 1908 /

B.Book: Left hand side: Ashes of ROBERT PETER / BAKER / Sculptor and

painter / younger son of JOHN BAKER /

Right hand side: Born / 29th June 1886 / Died/5th Sept 1940 /At Rest

Headstone and kerbstone (A). At the top of the headstone is a bronze

bas-relief of deceased seated at a table, in a church interior, on

which are the tools of his profession. At the foot of the grave is

an open book (B).

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BRYANT D.77 SUSANNAH / Beloved wife of WILLIAM BRYANT / 1821 - 1903 /

Headstone.

GOODWIN D.78 DOROTHY GOODWIN / 1899 - 1981 /

Small ledgerstone (cremation?) with flower holder.

SEDGEWICK D.79 14080621 Private / P.L.R. SEDGEWICK / The Devonshire Regiment /

10th June 1946 age 19 / Years pass on / but treasured memories /

stay for ever / to meet another day /

Headstone (War Graves Commission) with Devonshire Regimental badge.

COTTENHAM/BAKER D.80 Headstone. In / loving memory of / THOMAS JAMES COTTENHAM / died

26th April 1946 / aged 68 / Peace Divine / RHODA BAKER COTTENHAM /

died 23rd October 1964 /

Open book

Left hand side: Ashes of / PERCY BRYANT / BAKER / Sculptor / son of /

JOHN BAKER / (see D.76)

Right hand side: Born / 8th July 1881 / died 29th March 1970 /

Peace /

Headstone with kerbstone. Open book at foot.

PAGE/IZZARD D.81 To / the memory of / CATHERINE PAGE / 21st Dec 1948 / and WILLIAM

PAGE / 7th March 1964 / A dear mother and father / And of / ELEANOR

MARY IZZARD / 24th October 1955 / At rest /

Headstone.

LANGRIDGE D.82 In loving memory of / our father / JOHN LANGRIDCE / 1882 - 1950 /

And mother / MARY ANN LANGRIDGE / 1887 ‘ 1973 /

Headstone with flower holder.

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WHIFFEN D.83 ELVIE WHIFFEN / Died / April 16th 1950 / aged 52 years /

Flower holder.

CLARK/STONEHAM D.84 TOM CLARK / born 30th June 1879 / died 17th March 1949 / LOIS M.

CLARK STONEHAM / born 21st June 1912 / died 7th October 1956 /

daughter of the above / LOIS MARGARET JANE CLARK / widow of TOM and

mother of LOIS / born 6th August 1883 / died 22nd October 1973 /

Headstone.

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HARDINGE E.1 In loving memory of / ALICE LOUISE MAUD MARY HARDINGE / daughter of

Gen. the Honble Sir ARTHUR HARDINGE / the grandaughter of Field

Marshal Visct HARDINGE / both of whom are buried in this churchyard /

Born Oct 20 1863 / Died at Wellington, India, April 3 1897 / O ye

spirits and souls of the righteous, bless / ye the Lord. praise him

and magnify him for ever / Song of the Holy Children v.62 /

Brass plaque. South side.

HARDINGE E.2 The lych gate / at the entrance to the burial ground / of this church

/ was erected / to the memory of / LAVINIA / 2nd Vicountess HARDINGE

/ by / her husband's nearest relations / Born May 1835 / married

April 1856 / died September 1864 / "They fade away suddenly like

the grass / In the morning it is green and groweth / up but in the

evening it is cut down / dried up and withered" Ps XC v.5&6 /

Stone tablet. East side.

HARDINGE E.3 In memory of / the Honble EMILY CAROLINE / HARDINGE / Born Sept 11th

1826 / who departed this life / Sept 11th 1878 / to the inexpressible

regret / of her brothers & sister / This tablet is erected as a /

token of their affectionate / regard and in grateful / remembrance

of her many / estimable qualities /

Brass plaque. East side.

FIELD E.4 To the Glory of God / and in memory of / GEORGE HANBURY FIELD / the

present East window / was inserted / Also the Reredos / (except the

central panel) / Erected by his family / Born MDCCCXXXV / Died MCMI /

Brass plaque. South side.

HARDINGE E.5

To the glory of God and in memory of CHARLES / STEWART 2nd Viscount

HARDINGE born 1822 died 1894 / This screen was erected by his

daughter EMILY FIELD /

Screen. South side.

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FIELD-MARSHAM E.6 In loving memory of / CHARLES AUSTEN FIELD-MARSHAM / born 3rd

November 1910 / died 15th January 1941 /

Brass plaque. South side.

FIELD E.7 To the glory of God and in gratitude for the loving memory / and

example of REGINALD GEORGE FIELD 2nd Lieutenant in the / Royal 10th

Hussars. Born 16th August 1895 Killed in action in France / 5th

April 1918. He died that others may live /

Stained glass window - Sir Galahad. South side.

HARDINGE E.8 To the memory of / Major PATRICK ROBERT HARDINGE, the Cameronians /

the only son of the Honble ROBERT HARDINGE & MARY his wife / Born

Feb 11th 1893 Gazetted August 4th 1914 Wounded Dec 20th 1914 /

Killed in Hohenzollern Redouet, France June 17th 1916 aged 23 / While

attached to the 10th Battn Scottish Rifles, was 2nd in command &

commanded the regiment in action & was awarded the Military Cross /

"He was the most splendid officer & the best of comrades" / "All

officers & men loved him & his gallant conduct at all / times was a

splendid example to all ranks" /

Brass plaque. South side.

LEE E.9 O Thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt / To the glory of

God and in memory of WILLIAM ELLIS LEE who died January 13th 1882

aged 22 / Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God /

Stained glass window. South side.

HARDINGE E.10 In loving memory of / ALEXANDER HENRY LOUIS HARDINGE / G.C.B.,G.C.V.O

M.C. / 2nd Baron HARDINGE of PENSHURST 1894 - 1960 / Private

secretary to / King GEORGE V King EDWARD VIII King GEORGE VI / and

of his wife HELEN MARY 1901 - 1979 / buried together in Fordcombe

churchyard.

Stone tablet. South side.

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LEE E.11 This is my beloved son, hear him / To the glory of God and in memory

of Colonel HENRY LEE who died May 2nd 1862 aged forty-two / Fight

the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life /

Stained glass window. South side.

FAUCHON E.12 In / loving memory of / Pte FRANK SIDNEY FAUCHON / 47 Batt Canadians

youngest son of / JAMES TANNER and SARAH ANNA FAUCHON / Killed in

action at Lens France / August 21st 1917 aged 32 years / He was

shot whilst helping a wounded comrade / and in thus "laying down his

life" for / another earned his great reward / R.I.P. /

Stone tablet. South side.

SMART E.13 This tablet / is erected to record the faithful services of / FRANCES

SMART / who, from 1821 to 1850, lived in the family of the first /

Viscount HARDINGE / Her devotion and attachment to all the members

of / that family was as constant as it was sincere / She died as

she had lived in firm reliance on / Christ her Saviour, looking

forward to the heavenly / kingdom with hope and joy. This tribute

to / her memory is raised by EMILY Viscountess HARDINGE / and her

children who mourn the loss of one who / must ever be remembered by

them with feelings of / affectionate regard. Previous to entering /

Lord HARDINGE'S service, she had served JOHN JAMES Esq / from the

year 1816 to the time of his decease. His son / Sir WALTER JAMES joins

his relations in this token of esteem / for her character and

affection for her memory. /

Stone tablet. South side.

LEE E.14 Thou shalt find a piece of money that give unto them / To the glory

of God & in memory of HENRY LISTER / CUNLIFFE LEE who died July 4th

1886 aged 29 / Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be

comforted /

Stained glass window. South side.

SAXBY E.15 Fear not, from henceforth thou shalt catch men / To the glory of God

and in memory of / RICHARD SAXBY who died 13th Nov 1868 and of SOPHIA

his wife who died 27th June 1882 /

Stained glass window - Christ's fishermen. North side.

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DODD/TURNER E.16 Left panel: Hemorial to PHILIP S. DODD Rector of this parish /

during whose life this chapel was built. Died 1852 /

Right panel: To the glory of God and in memory of / RICHARD TURNER

of Chafford. Died 19th Jan 1872 Feed my sheep /

Stained glass window in side chapel. North side.

STOCKMAN E.17 To the memory of / ARTHUR JOHN STOCKMAN / Greatly loved & honoured /

Born in Leith / 29th October 1900 / Died at Walters Green /

16th January 1957 /

Stone tablet.

STOCKMAN E.18 In memory of / ELLA FRANCES JULIA STOCKFMN / wife of ARTHUR JOHN /

Born 14th December 1906 / Died 1st March 1977 / Rest in Peace /

Stone tablet.

CUNYNGHAME E.19 in loving memory of / Sir HENRY HARDINCE SAMUEL CUNYNGHAME / K.C.B./

Permanent Under Secty of State of Home / Office Born July 8th 1858.

Died May 3rd 1935 / Eldest son of Gen. Sir ARTHUR CUNYNGHAME G.C.B./

& Hon. FRANCES, daughter of 1st Viscount HARDINGE / He was educated

at Wellington College & was / distinguished for a long period of

public service / He married EMILY HARRIETTE, eldest daughter / of

Colonel ARTHUR PRESCOTT 2nd Bombay Cavalry / His manifold interests

combined with an unusual / sympathetic understanding won for him

the / admiration and affection of all classes with / whom he came

in Contact /

Brass plaque. North side.

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COLEMAN E.20 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Which they saw in the east & lo the star went before them.

Regimental badge: Pristinar Virtutis Memores

To the glory of God and in loving memory / of 2nd Lieu. FRANCIS

LAUREN COLEMAN / XVIII K.R.I. Hussars. Wounded & missing in / Libya

27th May 1942. Born 18th November 1920 / Faithful unto death /

Stained glass window. Nativity scene and Regimental Badge. North

side.

HARDINGE E.21 In loving memory of / MARY FRANCES GEORGIANA / widow of General the

Honourable Sir ARTHUR EDWARD HARDINGE K.C.B./ in whose grave in

this churchyard / she is buried / born June 4th 1837 died Jan 10th

1917 / Resquiescant in Pace /

Stone tablet. North side.

HILLS E.22 Behold the angel of the Lord came upon him / To the glory of God and

in memory of / FRANK ERNEST HILLS and EDWARD HENRY HILLS / MDCCCXCV

Stained glass window. North side.

FIELD E.23 Left hand side: To the Glory of God / the gift of / CHARLES CECIL

FIELD / a soldier of Christ / and servant at this altar / who fought

his fight and finished his course / March 30th 1916 / "May light

perpetual shine upon him" /

Right hand side: To the Glory of God / and in memory of / CHARLES

CECIL FIELD / 2nd Lieut. Royal West Kent Regt / Killed in action

/ at St. Eloi Flanders / March 30th 1916 aged 20 / R.I.P. /

Two standard candlesticks. East side - before altar.

ROODHOUSE E.24 Dedicated to the glory of God / in loving memory of / WILLIAM LIONEL

(BILL) ROODHOUSE / 31.3.1903 - 12.6.1988 / organist and choirmaster

1969 - 1983 /

Standard candlestick. At font.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT. INDEX

AINSWORTH

ALLAN

ALLEN

ALLISON

ASHBY

BAKER

BALL

BARBER

BARRETT

BATCHELAR

BAZELEY

BENNETT

BLACKBURN

BONWICK

BOOKER

BRAY

BREWER

BRIDGER

BROOKS

BROWNE

BRYANT

BUCKWELL

BURLESON

BUSS

BUTCHER

CARD

CAREY

CARR

CHANDLER

CHAPMAN

CHILD

CLARK

COCKBURN

COLE

COLEMAN

COLLIER

CONSTABLE

COOK

COOPER

COTTENHAM

COULSTOCK

CREEPER

CROFT

CROPPER

CUNYNGHAME

DANN

DAVIS

DEAL

DEWDNEY

DICKINSON

DODD

DUKE

DURLACHER

D58

A35,C8

A41

A37

B25

B15,D76,D80

D36

C1

D72

B32,B43,B44,B45

D34

B12

D39

D29,D45

C43

C26

B36

A10

B35

D51

D76,D77

B29

B9

B8,C24,C25,C29

C2

A16

C59

A2

C6,C7

A43

B50,D35

D84

D71

B39

A49,E20

B13

C12,C13

C15

C58

D43,D80

B41

D72

D52

A9

D5,D6,E19

A25

B14

D57

A2

C50

E16

C52

A2

EAGLETON

EDWARDS

ESCOMBE

EVANS

EVEREST

EYRE

FAIRBROTHER

FANE

FAUCHON

FIELD

FIELD-MARSHAM

FRANSHAM

FRENCH

FULLER

GARWOOD

GASSON

GATFIELD

GENTRY

GODDEN

GOODACRE

GOODWIN

GOWER

GREAGSBY

GREEN

HALL

HAMMOND

HARDINGE

HARDWICK

HARRIS

HARRISON

HARVEY

HAZELL

HEASEMAN

HEDGES

HICKTON

HIDE

HILLS

HOATH

HOLLAMBY

HOPE

HOPKINS

HORFIELD

HULL

ISTED

IZZARD

C4,C5

B56,D3,D4

A39

B1

D28

D40

C27,C28

A12

A2,E12

A2,A3,A29,E4,E7,E23

A31,A32,A33,E6

C20

D61

C41

C48

D74

B20

B7

D68

C60

A13,D78

C31.C34

A2.B6,B16

B11,B23,B24

A5.A8

C17,C18,C19

A1,A2,A4,A6,A40,A50

A51,A52,D7,D13,D14,

D15,D18,D19,E1,E2,E3

E5,E8,E10.E21

C21,C22

C40

A34

B34

D16

C9

D64

C25

A15

D8,D9,D10,E22

C23,D69

A20,A23,A24,C42.C45

C46,C47

C57

B4

C63

B3

B38

D81

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ST. PETER CHURCH, FORDCOMBE, KENT. INDEX

J

JACKSON

JAMES

JEFEERY

JOHNSON

KEELER

KEMP

KERL

KING

KNIGHT

LANGRIDGE

LEE

LONDONDERRY

LUCKIN

LUDLOW

McBRIEN

MANNERINGS

MARKWICK

MAXWELL

MERCER

MINTO

MONTEATH

MOTTRAM

NEWLOVE

OLDHAM

OVENDEN

OUTTRIM

PAGE

PALMER

PEARSON

PEERLESS

PIPER

POOLE

PRICE

RANCE

READ

RICHARDSON

ROBERTS

ROBINSON

ROBSON

ROODHOUSE

C33

A47

D13

C10,C11

A2

B2,B5

B18,B31

B55

A14

A30

B42,D82

D21,D26,E9,E11,E14

D13

D46

D20

D62

D48

A2

B27

A2,B28

D1

A44,A45,A46

B40

A26

B52,B53

A17,A18,A38,B10,B33

B54,C39,D50,D54,D55

D58,D60

B30

D81

B51,C56

D53,D63

B46

D41

D11,D12

A36

D59

D17,D22,D24,D25,D30

B21

D68

A27

B9

E24

SAXBY

SCRACE

SEDGEWICK

SHAYLER

SIMMONS

SLATER

SMALE

SMART

SMITH

SNASHELL

SOWTON

STAPLEY

STOCKMAN

STONEHAM

STREATFEILD

STREATFIELD

STUBBINGS

SUMNER

TAPPENDEN

TASKER

TAYLOR

THOMAS

THOMPSETT

TILLARD

TOWNSEND

TREFUSIS

TURLEY

TURNER

TYHURST

WALLIS

WARD

WARDEN

WARREN

WATERHOUSE

WALTERS

WEBB

WELCH

WHIFFEN

WILES

WILKINS

WOOD

WOODGATE

WOODHAMS

YEOMAN

A11,E15

A2,C44,D32,D37

D79

B17

C65

B37

C32

E13

C30,D48

A19

C51,C64

C36,C37,C38

E17.E18

D84

B22

A2

B47

A2

B57

D56,D70

D38.D44

B19

A21,A22

A42

A28

A53

A2,C47,C51,C54,C55

B46,C3,E16

C14

B26

D47

B48,B49,C3

C62,D23,D65.D66,D67

A7

A48

D27

D2

D83

D42

D31,D33

C61,D75

C35

C53

C49