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GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS

at St John The Baptist Wonersh

The following inscriptions are largely taken from an index made by Dr R J Mesley in January 1980. The Referen ce Numbers refer to his index system. Numbers below 50 are those of memorials and tablets within the church and can now be viewed by selecting Church Building Tour. Numbers above 100 are outside the church in the graveyard and these start in the NE corner in north/south rows clockwise around the church to the NW corner, and then around the wall. Some stones are now displaced subsequent upon the building of the Selwyn Room in 1990.

Note that the graveyard was closed in 1861, thereafter Shamley Green being used until 1901 and then the new burial place at Blackheath. The only exception is the Grantley (Norton) monument which was removed from the mausoleum to outside in 1901, and a few recent cremation memorials. Some later inscriptions have been added to existing gravestones. The graveyard is subject to the CofE Churchyard Regulations.

The earliest gravestone is marked 1742 and not many predate the 19^th century, earlier stones possibly having been cleared away in the rebuilding of 1793.

The Rolls of Honour for 1914-18 and for the 1939-45 wars are Ref 6 and Ref 28 respectively.

Inscriptions for “In memory of” and “Sacred to the memory of” have been abbreviated to IMO and STTMO.

SURNAME	CHRISTIAN NAMES	REF.	INSCRIPTION	REMARKS
ALLEN,	George Henry	28
ANSELL,	Isaac Boughton, James, Sarah	204	IMO Isaac Boughton Ansell son of James and Sarah Ansell who died 23^rd October 1825 aged 6 months.	See also Boughton
	Mary, Thomas	178	IMO Mary wife of Thomas Ansell who died the 1^st Septr 1815 aged 77 years, In memory of Thomas Ansell who died the 1^st March 1807 aged 74 years.
ANTHONY	Joan & Hugh		JOAN M Anthony 23.9.1912 – 4.1.1991. Reverend Hugh G B Anthony 20.6.1909 – 18.6.1991. and their daughter Jennifer J Earnshaw 16.2.1938 – 5.7.2005 RIP	See also Earnshaw. Cremation stone
ANTRUM,	Jane William	160	IMO William Antrum who died Januy 5^th 1766 aged 66 years and of Jane his wife who died Sept 31^st?? 1765 aged 67 years.	Double headstone
	Sarah	159	IMO Sarah Antrum who died December 5^th 1810 aged eighty five years.
ARROW,	Jane, William	197	STTMO Jane the beloved wife of William Arrow and daughter of the late charles Franks who was suddenly called to depart this life on the last day of May 1815 in the 54^th year of her age.
ATKINSON,	Francis, Joyce	21
BACCHUS	FW		F W Bacchus 12.07.16 – 06.04.84	Cremation stone
BAKER,	John, Mary	170	IMO Mary wife of John Baker of Bermondsey, Southwark London, who departed this life the 4^th of July 1791 aged 49 years. Here also lyeth the remains of Mr John Baker who departed this life the 17^th of June 1798 aged 56 years.
BALDRY	Gladys		Gladys Baldry 1905-1988	Cremation stone
BARTLETT,	Henry, Rebecca	171	IMO Mrs Rebecca Bartlett who died the 16^th April 1794 aged 39 years. In memory of Mr Henry Bartlett who died the 11^th of December 1793 aged 44 years.	Double headstone
BATCHELOR,	James, Mary	231	IMO Mary wife of James Batchelor who died Jan 11^th 1794 Aged 70 years
BAXTER,	Sarah	200		See Boughton
BENJAMIN,	Elizabeth, Jonas	24
BISHOP,	William	28
BODY,	Sarah, Elihu Edmund, Alice Sarah, Emma Sarah, Sarah	2 169	Sarah Body born October 10^th 1828 died May 1^st 1855. Alice Sarah Body born March 26^th 1853 died April 8^th 1855. Emma Sarah Body born April 10^th 1855 died April 16^th 1855.	Ex vicar & family. He is buried at Shamley Green. See monument inscriptions.
BOUGHTON, See also Ansell	John,	199,	STTMO John Boughton who departed this life the 4^th May 1806 in the 58^th year of his life.
	John, Sarah	200	STTMO Sarah Baxter formerly wife of John Boughton who died September 23^rd 1827 Aged 68 years.
	John, Sarah, Thomas	201	STTMO Thomas, son of John and Sarah Boughton who died June 28^th 1826 Aged 45 years.
	Sarah	202	IMO Sarah wife of John Boughton who departed this life the 5^th December 1837 aged 53 years.
	Mary, Thomas	203	IMO Thomas Boughton who departed this life November 15^th 1802 Aged 50 years. Also Mary wife of Thomas Boughton who departed this life October 28^th 1832 aged 71 years.
	John Henry, John Henry	205	STTMO John Henry Boughton who departed this life July 2^nd 1859 Aged 71 years. Near this place also lieth interred John Henry son of the above who died October 11^th 1849 aged 31 years.
BRAMBLE,	Thomas Edward	28
BRAY,	Benjamin, Edward	155	Here lieth the body of Benjamin joungest son of Edward Bray of Towerhill in the parish of Sheire in this County Esq. He died a batchelor 29^th Augt 1772 in the 79^th year of his age leaving this world in which he experienced a variety of misfortunes with assured hopes of finding a better.	Also recorded by Manning & Bray 1793/4.
BRETT,	Amy, George William	18
BRITT,	Elizabeth, Henry	214	IMO Elizabeth wife of Henry Britt who died the 14^th… 1820 Aged 65 years.
BROWN	Algernon Leslie,	19		Ex Vicar
BROWN	George	6
BURCHELL,	Caroline, Mary Jane, Peter,	192	IMO Mary Jane daughter of Peter and Caroline Burchell who died 6^th Nov 1861 Aged 19 years. IMO Caroline wife of Peter Burchell daughter of Cornelius and Jane Carter of Billingshurst who died the 15^th of August 1849 Aged 35 years. Also an infant daughter.
	William	132	TTMO William Burchell who departed this life Nov 19^th 1837 Aged 22 years.
BURL	Jane, John	172	IMO Jane wife of John Burl (??) who died February the 9^th 1797 Aged 68 years.
CAIN,	Nigel Harold	28
CALLINGHAM	Edward, Mary,	251	IMO Mary wife of Edward Callingham who departed this life the 13^th November 1823 Aged 66 years.
	Edward	252	IMO Edwd Callingham who departed this life April 22^nd 1828 Aged 78 years.
	James.	253	IMO James Callingham who died the 9^th of February 1835 Aged 39 years.
	Fanny	254	IMO Fanny Callingham who died the 19^th of April 1844 Aged 62 years.
	William	6
CAMPFIELD	Kay		Kay Campfield 13 February 1912 15 April 1982 with Love	Cremation stone
CARR,	Jane, John	14 & 15		Ex vicar
CARTER,	Cornelius, Jane	192		See Burchell
CHAPPLE,	John, Richard, Trehane, William	23
CHARMAN,	William	6
CHARYMAN,	Edmund, Elizabeth	221	IMO Elizabeth, wife of Edmund Cha(r)yman wo died July 30^th 1845 in the 59^th year of her age.
CHENNELL,	Elizabeth,	154	IMO Elizabeth Chennell who died January 3^rd 1788 Aged 29 years.
	Elizabeth, Robert,	162	IMO Elizabeth wife of Robert Chennell who died Jan 30 1772 Aged 43 years.
	Robert,	161	IMO Mr Robert Chennell who departed this life May 3^rd 1796 Aged 67 years.
CHILD	Lucy,	244	IMO Lucy Child who died Decr 25^th 1819 Aged 60 years.
	Charles,	245	IMO Charles Child who departed this life the 10^th of October 1797 aged 48 years.
	Hannah,	246	IMO Hannah, daughter of George and Hannah Child who died June 19^th 1803 aged 5 months.
	George,	247	In memory of George Child who died Sept 8^th 1813 aged 60 years.
	George,	248	IMO George Child who died Jany 4^th 1842 Aged 74 years.
	William	249	IMO William Child who died July 15^th 1830 Aged 30 years
	John	255	IMO John Child who was born deaf and dumb and died March 4^th 1832 Aged 85 years.
	James	256	IMO James Child who died Feb 4^th 1813 Aged 70 years.
	William	257	IMO William Child who died January 13^th 1795 Aged 78 years. In memory of Sarah Child who died January 25^th 1790 Aged 73 years.	Double headstone.
CHITTY	Mary	207	IMO Mary Chitty who departed this life June 6^th 1825 Aged 44 years.
CLOVER	William & Lily