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normal hours. Park in car park in front of the
church SX 513 778 |
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Left:
Thomas Pocock (1720)
'...who was
Rectr...near 40 years...
Right:
Border inscription states: 'Here
lie ye bodies of five daughters of Richard
Evelegh Rector of Petertavy; 2
Maries, 2 Elizabeths & one Eleanor All who died younge. Ye longest last liver being but a yeare old
whē she died Sept 13th 1632'.
A verse occupies the centre part.
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'Francis John Bryant gave
in 1940 the altar and reredos in memory of his
wife Rachel Constance and in
1952 the south doors in memory of Sidney
William his brother and Mary
Arminel Elizabeth his sister' Incised
wooden tablet.
The stalls were given in memory of Brian
Charles Cowper Pratt MA. Prebenday of
Exeter and Rector 1932-65. Incised wooden
tablet.
Rev William MacBeanum (?) 184_
30 years rector. Frances (1847)
his wife and three young infants. Gothik tablet
John (1826) & Margaret (1824) Cole
and their daughter Elizabeth
(1824) 'Their remains rest beneath this
tablet' B&W tablet. By Bovey & coj |
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Shebbear - St Michael |
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keyholder given should this not be the case. Park
in front of the church. O/S Ref: SX 438 092 |
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Robert Harrington (1787)
and his wife
Elizabeth
(1785)
Their son
William Yeo
Harrington; their
daughters:
Maria Ann Kent (1801)
&
Blandina (1847) |
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Far Left: Lady
Prendergast of Ludford (late 14th C) ?
Said to
have been originally on an altar tomb.
Above:
Francis (1671)
son of
Jonathan & Mary
Battishill. Mary Perkin
(1692)
their daughter; her son
Richard (1692
age 3). Their sons:
William (1692),
Jonathan (1693) '...died in Oxford of a
consumption (contracted by hard study)...' |
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Above
centre: Master William Battishill (1666)
'...vicar...who was here underneath buried...'
; his wife
Susanna (1671).
Mrs
Mary Battishill (1697)
'...the wife of Master
Jonathan Battishill now vicar of this church...' See
above right for memorial to members of the latter's
family. The Battishills were vicars for 99 years. |
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Joseph
Balkwill (1860
B&W tablet with foliage
William Ackland & Clara.
No dates -
possibly 1972 for the former.
'Sexton, Church
Warden & Bellringer' Black tablet
Rev Peter D Foulkes BA (1834)
Vicar for
25 years. B&W tablet
Mary Hearn (1818)
'...in the 38th year
of her age...giving birth to Twins who survived
with six
other children...' B&W tablet, oval with arms
Henry Hearn (1876)
& his wife
Mary Maria (1892)
B&W Tablet
William Hockin Braud (1865),
his wife
Mary (1836),
their son
William
Hockin and his wife
Rahel.
B&W
tablet
John Brent Reed (1875)
his wife
Elizabeth (1855)
their son
John (1869)
B&W tablet with rose motif. By
Baker
Mary Bernard (1787)
B&W with urn
and arms
Georgina Mill (1980)
Black tablet
Henry Paul Kingdom (1989)
priest Black
tablet
Susanna Brent (1782)
and her sister
Jane Harrington (1791)
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Slate, now on
outside wall, to
Susannah Martin (1719)
The two slate tablets to
Browne Badcock
and
William Rigsby
, referred
to in Pevsner , are in the choir
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'In this vault are deposited the mortal remains
of...' James Fortescue (1796); his son
Henry (1791); his granddaughter
Catherine Anne 1822 age 16m); his grandson
Thomas Henry (1831 age 11). Although
this now rests against the wall of the Lady Chapel, it
was presumably the entrance to the vault.
George Hockin (1813) gray/white tablet
with arms
William Hock (1802) B&W tablet with
arms
Hugh Brent (1844), his first wife
Elizabeth (1812) and his second wife
Mary (1844) B&W tablet
'Under the seats in this alley are deposited the remains
of...' William Hockin (1799) and his
wife Dorothy (1769) |
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Shillingford St George -
St George |
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Church is in a field O/S Ref: 903 878 |
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Shute - St
Michael |
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Church open. Park in one of the lanes near the church .
O/S Ref: SS 890 007 |
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| Sir
William Pole (1741) Master of the Household of
Queen Anne. Made 1746 by Richard Hayward in the
studio of Henry Cheere |
Sophia Lady Pole (1808 age 20) by Peter Rouw.
Children: Sophie Ann (1803 age 2 months),
William Templer (1806 died at birth), John George (b.
1808) |
Margaret Pole (1886), Julia Pole (1849) Jane Pole (1838)
Georgina Pole (1854) by
Hems |
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| Jane Maria Harrington (1837
age 22) Youngest daughter of Sir William
Templer Pole Bt. Signed: R Rouw Scupt London |
Anne de la Pole (1832)
Widow of John 6th Baronet |
Sir John de la Pole (1799) |
Sir William de la Pole,
7th Baronet (1847) |
Hon Mrs Anne Cocks (1805)
by Westmacott Snr |
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| Other Monuments |
Thomas Webster (1912)
Organist Gray tablet
Jane Templer (1847)
Gothick architectural tablet
Lt Charles Harman
Baines (1872)
5th Lancers. Died at Sealkore, India at 24 B&W
tablet with crossed flags.
Cpt Harry Glasper
MC Durham
Light Infantry KIA
1944
Velzen NW Germany. Bronze
tablet with military badge.
Annie Elizabeth
Bird (1955)
Organist White tablet |
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Templer 'who, on
the 6 night Ianuary
1786,
perish'd in the Halsewell East-India-Mann, in Studland
Bay' |
Sir James Templer John
William Pole Bt (1782) |
Elizabeth de la Pole (17__) |
John Clapp (1788) |
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John Wykes
(1591) Note the goose at his feet.
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Dame Maria Palmer
Hoare (1845)
B&W tablet with
draped urn. This is on the south wall
above the screen and difficult to see
William
Oxenham (1731)
'... by will gave
five pounds yearly to ye poor of South
Tawton...' Also his wfe
Mary (1739)
White
tablet
Francis
Moore (1739),
his wife
Mary (1742),
their son
Francis (1750),
his wife
Mary (17--)
and their son
Francis (1754)
B&W oval tablet
Thomas Battishall (1728)
Plain B&W
tablet with arms
Aphrah Battishall (1727)
Wife of the above.
Plain B&W
tablet with arms
Rev William Moore (1799)
Rector of North Tawton, Vicar of
Speyton; his son Rev Francis Moore
(1795) Rector of Inwardleigh.
Elizabeth (1806) wife of William &
Grace (1831). B&W tablet with
pediment and urn.
George Oxenham (177-) B&W
tablet with arms.
John Steer (1792) B&W tablet |
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Robert Burgoyne
Above are figures of the parents kneeling at the prayer
desk and below a slate with incised figures of their
children: 6 kneeling sons with an infant in a shroud on
the dexter side and 2 kneeling daughters with a
baby in a cradle on the sinister side.
Below these figures are their initials and below some a
skull. Dated 1651 |
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| Wall Brasses |
William
Wykes-Finch (1920)
&
Dame Emily Dudley (1912)
Both buried at
Davenham, Cheshire. Bronze on
black stone, raised in relief, enamelled
shield and border.
William Robert Wykes-Finch (1922)
Honorary Canon of Newcastle.
Bronze with raised letters on stone.
Oxenhams of Oxenham House
'... buried in the church...'
'... erected by surviving members of the
family A.S. 1881. RIP.'
Pte John Rupert Clarke (1917 age
29)
kia at Courcelette.
2nd Lt. Gerald Foulkes Clarke (1917 age
27)
kia '...while leading his
company at Tower Hamlets'. Sons of Rev J
F Clarke, vicar 1880-1907. With two
military badges. By
J Whippell & Co
Ltd
Sophia Curson (1897),
her husband
Josheph
Mackey (1890)
and their son
William Curson Mackey (1896)
'clerk in holy orders' On
marble base
Richard Dunning (1871)
records
the erection of the tower window by his
daughter. He died 'in the 102nd year of
his age'
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Hole and her sone, buried Jan xvii
1653' Grave slab; note the
incised arms which appear in various
combinations on other monuments and elsewhere in
the church. |
William
Oxenham 1743 |
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Stowford - St John the
Baptist |
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Right and detail above:
John Harris (1710) & Wife. He married firstly Margaret
Tuckfield and secondly Anne Seymour
Far Right:
Christopher Harris (1718) & Mary Ann
(1726) Erected 1726 Their two children died in
infancy and lie at their feet |
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Talaton
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| The church is below the rest of the village.
Park in the village then take the road by the red telephone box
to the church; the road then becomes a path to the church,
which is unlocked. O/S Ref: SY 067 997 |
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Charles Harwood (1816), Charles Harwood
(1718), Charlotte Augusta Harwood
(1848). She was the daughter of the architect
Sir William Chambers |
Thomas Phillips (1806) |
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The monuments to John Leach (1613)
described as architectural with crude putti, strapwork
and acrostic verse (Pevsner) is locked in the tower. He
was Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral and Rector of
Talaton, Washfield and Arlington. He father and brother
were blacksmiths in Crediton. |
James Amyatt MP (1813) & Maria
(1804) white tablet. She was the widow of Peter
Amyatt before marrying his brother James, who had been
murdered in India on his wedding day.
Katherine Bradford (1785) widow of Rev
George Bradfors and daughter of Rev Charles Harwood,
both rectors here. Slate inscription.
Hilda Frances Boles (1943) & George Coleridge
Boles (1976) brass
A coloured inscription records dedication of a window to
Robert Palk Welland (1841) Rector here.
Buried at Shillingford where he was also rector with
Dunchideock. |
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Tavistock - St
Eustacius |
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open during normal hours. Park in one of the town's pay
car parks, a short walk from the church. O/S
Ref: SX 481 744 |
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Lower Monument Above:
Elizabeth Carpenter (1830) |
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'relict of John Phillips Carpenter'. His
monument is above: 'in the north aisle of the
church are deposited the remains of John
Phillips'
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John Phillips Carpenter (1813) |
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Carpenter Family |
In the
north and this aisle lie interred the remains
of: Benjamin, Patience, John, Christian
Patience, George Edgcombe, Charles Coryndon,
Patience Christian
and Rev Benjamin Edgcombe
by J Francis of Clapham |
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Bredall Family |
by Hems 1809
Relief of Christ the Healer.
'Near the East End of the
Aisle is interred the remains of William
Bredall, surgeon '(1751) Also
Alice, his wife. Also William
Bredall, surgeon (1825) and his wife,
Mary (1816) Also their son
William John Knighton Bredall, surgeon
(1831)
Also in memory of
Jane (1849), wife of above. Buried at
Bude, Cornwall. Of John Bredall, surgeon
(1864) son of the above. Buried at
Woolborough, Newton Abbot. Also Mary
Bredall (1846) daughter of William &
Mary. Buried in the Old Cemetery, Tavistock. |
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John Granville (1600) & Alicia |
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He
reclines, resting on a cushion on which is also
a skull; she kneels. Against the chest stand
several children. He was a MP and an attorney
who became a Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas. Good portraiture. Alabaster, polychrome.
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John Fytz (1509), Mary and
their son, another John (1605) |
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The younger
John
kneels at a
prayer desk behind the recumbent couple. |
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Above:Wall tablet to Edward Atkins
Bray BD FSA (1875) He was Vicar of
Tavistock for 45 years and married
Charles Stothard's widow.
There are many 19th and
20th century brass wall plaques in the church; I
have listed them anticlockwise from the south
(main) door:-
George Hodgshon,
Vicar 1956-66. Small plate stating he is
commemorated by the adjacent south porch gates.
Major A Lockhart
Gallie (1915) also his eldest daughter
Margaret (1903) age 13
Joseph Edgcombe
(1805) and his widow Mary
(1866)
Hugh
Mockler-Ferryman Lt. 52nd Oxfordshire
Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Killed in action
at Aisne 1914 age 22. Bronze on
marble. Military badge.
Mary Elizabeth
Williams (1891) & John Daby Williams (1894)
'Interred in the Family Grave at the Old
Cemetery'
Reverend John
Wilmot Neat (1875) & Delicia
(1914)
Georgiana Susan
Keene (1890) wife of Captain Alfred
Keene DSO and daughter of Rev. John Wilmot Neat
MA
Reginald Thynne
(1932) chorister & wife Sarah
(1926)
Richard Sleman
FRCS (1877) and his son John
LSA (1874)
Elizabeth Chubb
(1894) 'for thirty years caretaker of
this church'
Orlando Jolliffe
(1964) 'choirman, sidesman and
churchwarden'
Mary Grace
Johnstone (1900) wife of John Douglas
Johnstone 'solicitor of this town'
William Edwin
Tamor (1925)
Alfred Bray
Treloar (1946) Headmaster of the Church
School. In his memory the Lady Chapel was
reseated
Reverend Edward
Spenser MA (1905) Headmaster of
Tavistock Grammar School from 1854 until closure
in 1888. Indicates that a window was erected in
his memory by Fouracres of Plymouth.
William Thomas
Wyatt (1962) First Headmaster of S
Ramon School
Edward Codrington
Collins Wilson MA (1896) Vicar of
Strete; he was curate at Tavistock for 8 years.
Rev.d Daniel Pring
Alford MA (1911) Vicar
Hugh Leslie
Bickersteth Monument records that the
nearby east window was erected in his memory,
made by James Powell's Whitefriar's Glass
Company. Vicar 1918-46
Osborne John
Tancock DCL (1875) Vicar
Reverend Walter
James Tait MA Vicar 1872-1883
Roy Wyndham
Stevenson Vicar 1967-72 Records that St
Mary Magdalene Chapel was restored in his memory
in 1974. His stone is on the floor below the
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John Hornbrook Gill (1874)
records that the window above was erected in his
memory; this is the Burne-Jones and William Morris
window. Gill's son married Morris's sister.
Emily Churchill (1912)
William Clotworthy Organist and
choirmaster from 1907-1942
Lucy Carpenter, widow of John.
Presumably refers to window above erected 1881, maker
unknown
Samuel Peek Haddy (1915)
churchwarden
Wilfred. Glanville Spencer
(1896) Lt Royal Marines;
Edward Macready Spencer MD (1924);
Charles William Spencer (1924) - sons of Edward
Spencer MA. Also Arthur Egerton Spencer
killed on the Somme 1916 Lt Sherwood Foresters, son of
Edward Macready; also Sophie Madelaine (1932),
wife of Charles William and their son, Wilfred
Edward Chetwode (1932), Capt in the Royal
Sussex Reg; also Frances Laura (1945),
daughter of Edward Spencer MA.
John Benson (1887)
'who spent 30 years of a useful and honoured life in
this town as steward to the Dukes of Bedford'.
Ellen Mary Ellis (1923)
wife of Mjr A J Ellis DSO, 'murdered by tribesmen at
Kohat, India 14th April 1923' and Alan Timbrell (ob
1922). Both were children of Capt W T Timbrell and Mary,
daughter of John Benson.
Adleaine Octavia Benson
(1915) widow of John. Buried at Redland,
Bristol with her husband
Other Wall Monuments:
Samuel Chubb Gent (1821)
& Elizabeth (1808) black and
white with urn
Mrs Jane Toll (1808)
widow of the late Rev.d John Frederick Toll, Vicar of
Kingsclere, Hampshire
John Rundle Esq (1864)
magistrate, buried at Hampstead
Mr Richard Parson (1785)
surgeon & Margaret (1767) , black and
white with urn
'Caroline Relict
of the Rev.d Robert Serrell Wood'
(1842) black and white
Mary Sleeman (1803)
age 21, widow of Captain Richard Sleeman. black and
white
Small stone with painted and
carved arms; the inscription is not legible
Sophia witten on
urn which is on a tablet with the added inscription
'widow of Francis Willesford'
(1812) Below this is added another tablet:
Francis Willesford (1842) and below
this another, Charles Willesford (1899)
Arms below.
Charles Hawke (1788)
& Grace (1756) black and white oval
with angel below and arms above.
'In the centre aisle of this
church are deposited the remains of George
Bridgeman solicitor (1850) and
Susannah Goodman Bridgeman (1825) black
and white
George Fortescue William
Fortescue (17--) large grey oval tablet now
difficult to read.
Mary Jane Lethbridge
(1879) black & white
There is recess with ogee arch
with angel' head and wins at apex. This has been reset
and could be a tomb or part of an Easter sepulchre.
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Church open during normal hours
but if locked address of nearby keyholder is given on
door.
Large free car park outside
church. It is not on private hands despite appearence
'A Hidden Treasure' so well worth
the tortuous drive.
'The best collection (of
monuments) in the county, apart from those in the
Cathedral'. Pevsner
O/S Ref: SS 559 299
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Far
Left: the head of the Lady Fitzwarren
effigy
Near Left: the head of the child
kneeling at the foot of the William Bourchier
monument
Right: Head of the Countess
Rachel effigy |
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(1589) above with details of her effigy below |
Above
Thomas Hinson (1614) & Wife
Below Peter Gould (1666)
painted slate
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Top: Sara Pollard
Bottom: George Fane (b. 8-3-1668.
d.11-3-1668) wood painted to look like marble
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William Skippon (1633)
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Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath (1659)
probably by Thomas Burman
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Rachel, Countess
of Bath (1680)
wife of 5th Earl; by Balthazar Burman
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Tablets in the Choir Aisle:
Sir Philip Bourchier
Sherard Wrey CBE 12th Baronet (1936) Rhodesian
Pioneer. Marble with arms.
Edward Castell Bourchier
Toke Wrey (1933) 7th son of 10th Baronet.
Marble with arms.
Christopher Bourchier Wrey
TD (1976) 2nd son of Edward Castell. Marble
with crest
Reginald Charles Bourchier
Wrey (1931) 8th son of 10th Baronet. His wife
Evelyn (1931). Their son
Charles Bourchier Wrey (1991) and his wife
Peggy (1996) Marble with crest.
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Please note that the wooden
medieval effigy of a lady, originally in an alcove in
the choir, is now housed in Barnstaple Museum.
Other Monuments:
Tablet to Anna Maria
Reeves (1867) Wife of Rev Isaac Morgan Reeves,
Rector of Myros, County Cork and daughter of Rev Henry
Bouchier Wrey, Rector of Tawstock. She was buried in
Douglas church yard, near Cork.
Two small brasses:
Hon Marianne Sarah, Lady
Wrey (1896) The sanctuary corona was dedicated
to her memory.
Mary Elizabeth Ellen Page
Joce (1918) The sanctuary carpets are in her
memory.
Tablet to Rev.d Mr
Chichester Wrey AM (1756) Rector of Tawstock
for 40 years. 'and was buried underneath.'
Maria Naylor (1678)
Slate with stone surround with carved foliage and winged
cherub's head below
Jane Naylor (1705)
Tablet with flaming torch and arms.
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William Bourchier, 3rd Earl
of Bath (1623) & Wife. painted alabaster
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Maria St John (1631)
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Sir
Bourchier Wrey, Baronet (1696)
by: Thomas Jewell the Elder of
Barnstaple
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Note the son and young daughter at the head and
daughter with baby at the foot of the Bouchier tomb.
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This transept
houses the Wrey Family vault and the various memorials
are to those buried there
Top Left : Rev.d Sir Henry Bourchier
Wrey 9th Baronet. (1882) Rector for 40 years. Also
his first wife Ellen Take (1864) and his second wife
Jane Lamb (1889)
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Right: Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bt. (ob 1826)
Bottom: William Bourchier Sherard Wrey CMG CBE (1926)
Captain RN. 4th Son of 10th Baronet 'Egypt 1882 & 1885
China 1900 Relief of Pekin & the Great War' Ashes buried
at sea.
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Sir Bourchier Wrey (1784)
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Top: Ann Bourchier
Wrey (1813)
Bottom: Mary Lady Wrey (1751)
marble sarcophagus
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Anne Lady Wrey (1791) by King
of Bath
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Other Monuments:
Tablet: Albany Bourchier Wrey 13th Baronet
(1948)
Brasses: Isabel Frances Sophia Wrey (1921)
wife of Rev Albany B S Wrey, Rector. 'lies
buried in Sutton at Hone church yard, close to her old
home.'
Alice Mary Down (1880) |
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Sir John Wrey (1597) slate
covered tomb chest and back plate
Originally St Ives,
Cornwall. Transferred in 1924, a Wrey having
married a Bourchier in 1652 |
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Ann Chilcot (1758)
Wife of Thomas Chilcot,
organist of Bath
His inscription remains
unfinished |
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From top Lady Rolle (1705)
by Thomas Jewell of Barnstaple
Rev.d Bourchier
William Wrey (1839) 38 years Rector &
Sophia (1848)
'in this churchyard are
interred the earthly remains of Ellen
Maria Wrey (1864) wife of Rev Henry Bourchier
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clockwise:
Sir Henry Bourchier
Toke Wrey DL, 9th Bt (1900)
Sir Henry Northcote
(1729) by T. Jewell Jnr
Robert Wrey Esq (1809)
Major General in Portuguese Service ; &
Anne (1813)
Florence Lady Wrey
(1724) daughter of John Rolle; by
Thomas Jewell the Elder of Barnstaple
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Other
Monuments:
Corp W Fisher (1910) died at
Bloemfontie 'of enteric' 27th company of Imperial
Yeomanry. B&W tablet
Joseph Gaydon (1946)
churchwarden for 39 years. Marble tablet
Mary wife of
Richard Haydon (17__) Also
Richard Haydon (1806) B&W oval with draped urn.
Rebecca Burrows (1792)
B&W with urn. Room below for more inscriptions but never
added.
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Lady Marianne Wrey (1896) by
Hems
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Sir Bouchier Robert Sherard Wrey,
11th Bt. JP DL Captain in RN. Mjr & Hon. Lt. Col. Royal
North Devon Hussars
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Edward Lovett. slate in oval frame
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Robert Lovett (1710) 'dyed of a
malignant small pox'
by: Thomas Jewell the Elder of Barnstaple
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Julian wife of John Slowly
(1711) Six children, two of whom - Joan
(1698) & Richard (1710) - died
before her and 'lie buried underneath in ye same grave'.
'Near this same place is likewise buried ye body of John
Slowly Jnr' (17__) , eldest and only surviving
son. Added below: 'In the same grave with her father and
mother is also buried Christia Slowly (1760),
youngest daughter. 'Underneath in the same grave with
Julian his wife lieth buried also the above John
Slowly.' (1718)
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| Francis James Templer (1854) |
Lt Col Henry Line Templer (1818) |
Rev John Templer AM (1869)
37 years rector here |
Elizabeth Templer (1850)
wife of John, left |
John Hatherly (1829) &
Martha (1852) |
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left to right: Jane Templer (1813)' wife
of John, rector; Mary Templer (1784);
Lt Col Richard Harold St Maur (1927);
George Templer (1843) and below: Francis Buller
Templer (1903) & Emma (Turton), his
wife (1816) & their son, Philip Arthur
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Richard Harold St Maur was born 6th June
1869, the illegitimate son of Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour,
Earl St Maur and Duke of Somerset, and Rosina Elizabeth Swan, a
19 year old half-gypsy named of Higham near Bury St Edmunds. His
father died when he was a few months old.
He was educated at Wellington College and Sanhurst before
serving with the 14th Hussars and later with the 1sr Division
Royal Devon Yeomanry. He fought in the Boer War at Natal with
the 7th Remounts and Royal 1st Devon Imperial Devon Yeomanry.
He fought in the Great War in Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and
Syria. He was liaison officer between Field Marshall Allenby and
the French forces. He was Officer de la Legion d'Honneur and Le
Croix de Guerre avec trois palmers.
In 1891 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Captain W. H. Palmer
of the 14th Hussars; they had three sons.
In 1925 after the death of the 15th Duke, he petitioned the
House of Lords to safeguard his claim to the dukedom whilst he
sought evidence that his parents were in fact married. When his
grandfather died he was still presumed illegitimate and the
dukedom passed to a different line of the family. He resorted to
placing adverts in the papers offering a reward of £50 for
anyone who could prove they had witnesses his parents marriage.
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Above left:
Joseph Challis (1683) rector
Above right: Richard Dalling RN (1811)
Right: 'slain in battle, October 21st 1805'
Far right: Cornwallis, Lord Viscount Hawarded,
Baron de Montalt, Baronett of Dundrum (1803) |
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Above
left: James
Templer (1782)
Above right: Rev John Templer AM JP (1832)
45 years rector here and vicar of Paignton cum Marldon
Far right: George Templer (1819) of the
East India Service |
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Torre Abbey, Torquay |
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in 1196, fell into decay after the Dissolution, but the S & W
ranges were converted into domestic buildings by Thomas Ridgeway
after 1598. The Cary family, owners from 1662, enlarged and
altered the house in the 17th and 18th centuries. The main part
of the W range is occupied by the medieval guest house which the
Caries converted into a RC chapel in 1779, where there are a
number of monuments to the Carys and others. There are also
several brasses but these are replicas. O/S
Ref: SX 907 638 |
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left to right: 1. Edward
Cary Jnr (1816) Buried in family vault in Torre church.
2. Sarah Franklin (1827) Also buried in the
family vault. 3. John Cary (1820) & his wife,
Sophia (1814) Buried in a vault at
Hampstead. Also to George Cary (1826). Buried
in family vault. 4 top: Lt
Henry J L Cary Died in South Africa during the Boer
War. bottom: Bertha Elizabeth Cary (1875)
Wife of Lucius Cary 6 top:
Henry Frazer Lovat Cary (1838) aged 4y & 11m.
Buried in vault in St Mary's church. bottom: Two
children of LuciusCary and his second wife, Louisa:
Arminel (1883) aged 3y & 5m and Lionel (1880)
who died at birth. |
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with his four wives, three of whom predeceased him |
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Above left: Thomas
Martin 'batchelor who exchanged this life for a better
ye 15th day of January 1690 aged 58 years who
gave the lands of a house and meadow in Barnstaple forever to ye
poor of Totnes to be given in bread every Lords say in this
isle, as is expressed in his last will and testament.'
Above centre: Richard Martin 'merchant
sometime maior of this towne who changed this life for
a better'...1663
Above right: John Prince AM (1723) Vicar
of Totnes 1675-1681, then vicar of Bovey Pomeroy where
he is buried. Also to Lt Octavious Benthall RN
drowned with four shipmates of HMS Osprey in New Zealand in
1846; buried at Hokianga and other members of
the family.
Far right: Walter Smythe (1555) founder of
Totnes grammar school
Below: Various wall monuments |
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They have given for the celebration of ye Holy Eucharist 4 Sundays in
this parish 7, m ye parish of Bovey Tracey 3 Sundays 5, m ye parish of
Bridfor 2 Sundays 2 10 p annum forever. Also 3 p anum for 4 loaves p
week, for 4 persons of this parish, and 2 to buy wheat at Christmas, the
one mosety to 8 poor persons of this parish the other to 8 poor persons
of Ashton forever. Also 3 to the poor of each of the almhouses of xtow
and Ashton and to the rector of Trusham 3 p an issuing out of
Smiths-hays m Xstow the remainder of the vicar thereof. Also 2/2/ p an
forever for 4 loaves p week to 4 poor persons in the almshouse of
Hennock. They have also erected an almshouse in this parish and endowed
it with the tenement of Merdon and Christow value of 12 p an for all
which donations the ddeds are in the box adjoyning. Let your light so
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Weare
Giffard - Holy Trinity |
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Park near church: may be limited space. Village in the
low land on the banks of the River Torridge: area can
flood. O/S Ref: SS 467 221 |
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| Kn/L of c1300.
He under an arch in nave; she similarly in the chancel
but
unfortunately behind the choir stalls. Said to be
Sir Walter & Alice Gifford. Local
legend says that they were once together on a table tomb
in the chancel and that Sir Walter's ghost walks at
midnight seeking his lady! |
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Above: Eleanor
Fortescue (1847) Brass cross with inscription
below on the lid.
Right: Erected by Hugh Fortescue (1661)
to his grandparents Hugh (1600) &
Elizabeth (1630), who keel facing each other on
the upper tier; and his parents John (!605) &
Mary (1637) who kneel facing forwards on the
lower tier. The latter's children and grandchildren are
represented in roundals and ovals, respectively on
either side. |
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Whimple - St Mary |
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church open during normal hours: park in square outside
church. O/S Ref: SY 044 972 |
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| Rev John Hickes DD
Rector (1707) |
Canon Thomas Heberden MA
Rector (1754)
inscription by Simon Rowe; surround by
Hayward who also rebuilt the church in the 19th
century. |
Anna Maria Necome (1732)
She was the wife of Daniel Newcome Rector and
Dean of Gloucester |
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Dame Lydia
Imbert-Terry (1918) B&W tablet with
arms
Henry Manchu
Imbert-Terry Bt (1938) Tablet. Husband
of the above
Henry Bouhier
Imbert-Terry Bt (1962) Royal Artillery,
DSC, MC, Knight of St John & his wife
Mildred Dorothy (1975) Dame of St John
Tablet
Ida Edna Park
(1955) 35 years nurse and friend to the
above family |
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Widworthy - St
Cuthbert |
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Aim for Wilmington on the A35
between Bridport and Honiton;
Widworthy Church
is signposted to the south. Church
open - park outside. A particularly delightful church to
visit.
O/S Ref: SY 214 992 |
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Above: Knight c 1400, said to
be Sir William Prouz He holds a shield which is
carved with his arms in relief but this faces the wall:
the arms are: Crusily of cross-crosslets, three lions
rampant.
Left: Sarah
Marwood (1797) by W
Pinder. Below the monument
is added a tablet to James Marwood Elton (1827),
the son-in-law of Sarah.
Right: James
Marwood (1767) by John Bacon. Possibly
made a while after death. |
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Left: Robert
Marwood (1767) and his sister
Bridget Marwood (1736)
Above left:
illegible 17th century
Above right: Alice Isack (1685)
Right: James Thomas Marwood
(1811) by Peter Rouw |
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Left: Thomas White (1838)
Steward of the manor
Right:
James Somaster (1748)
The monument was made in his lifetime and the date of
death added later; note the different lettering. |
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Ethelreda Tucker (1928)
marble tablet
Rev William John Tucker
(1830)
Rector of the parish for 62 years.
Leonard Bazeley Snell,
organist
(kia 1918 age 25) brass |
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Whitchurch - St Andrew |
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493 727 |
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Above:
Mooringe Family (c 1620) slate
Alice, sometime the wife of Anthony Mooringe Gentleman who was
buried ye 5th day of May 162_
___ wife of Anthony Mooringe Gent who was buried the X day of
November 1617
All so the body of John the sonne of Anthony Mooringe who was
buried the LX day of February 1620
All so the body of Anthony the sonne of Anthony Mooringe who was
buried the XXIII January 1627
All so the bosy of Marye the daughter of Anthony Mooringe who
was buried the Vth day of June 16__
Left: Francis Pengelly (1722) by
Weston
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Winkleigh - All Saints |
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open. Park in the town. Expert cider maker on the edge
of town. O/S Ref: SS 632 080 |
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| 'Here underneath lyeth Immaturely
Enterr'd..' Bartholomew Gidley (1702) |
'In Memorie of Arthur
the sonne of Diggorie Penfound
Gent of Pen-found in Cornwall. 1656 |
Thomas Lethbridge (1781)
Also added but difficult to read: __ (father of Thomas)
who was buried April __ 1761 and also Robert (brother of
Thomas) who was buried the same day. |
Rev John Webber MA (1780)
The remainder is difficult to read. |
George Henry Pinckard (1892)
'..Benefactor..' |
Sarah Harriet Luxton (1896)
'...of Winkleigh Parsonage...' Wall tile |
Not shown:
Percy Molland (1918) He died
Armistice Day (11-11-18) at Fillievres, France. Brass
tablet
Hubert James Norman MB ChB (1948) White
metal tablet
'Beneath this tablet repose the ashes of..'
William Bradford (1820) & Elizabeth Letheren (1820)
Also their daughter Susanna (1852)
Henry Bremridge MA (1913) 26 years vicar. White
tablet with foliated surround and painted gold cross
Matilda (1847), Henry John (1837), Harrit Wright
(1838) '...mother, brother and aunt..' White
Gothick tablet.
John (1823) & Jane (1837) Dunning;
their son Richard (1865) and his wife
Elizabeth (1863) B&W tablet
Richard Dunning (1800), his 'relict'
Elizabeth (1811) and their daughters
Elizabeth (1787), Mary (1850) & Thomazin (1860)
B&W tablet
Jane Westren (1854) and her daughter
Mary Jane (1835) age 15 months. B&W
Tablet
Revd John Eveleigh MA (1770) vicar, his
wife Martha (1781) buried 'near to her
own relations and near to a stone similar to this in
East Allington Church. Their children: Martha,
John, George, Mellony, Thomas & Henry. |
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With many thanks to Amanda Miller of Amanda's
Arcade and to Jean McCreanor for kindly supplying many of the photographs in
this - and other - sections of these Devon pages. Also to Dr Clive Easter - long time
member of the Church Monuments Society whose PhD thesis was on West
Country Monuments 1660-1730 - for supplying much information and helpful
indentifications and corrections.
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