St Mary, Swanage

DINAH SEYMOUR
who departed this life
January 16^th 1843
in the 71^st year of her life

Also RICHARD husband
of the above who departed
this life April 10^th 1852
aged 80 years
 

ELIZ…OF
THOMAS B[?]…
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
…OV 12TH 18…EARS
…H…CHILDREN FATHER AND
RESIGNATION …E BORE…E
…ING … THE LORD…
…ND DIED IN … E… OF

ALSO[?] ….B[?]URT HUSBAND
of … departed …
th… ….39
…ears
…
…D
 

MOSES FARWELL
who departed this life
April 2^nd 1848
aged 63 years

Also of HESTER wife of the
above who departed this life
November 30 1849
aged 60 years
 

INSCRIBED
To the Memory of
GEORGE MANWELL
BORN 31^st JANUARY 1761
DIED 12^th JANUARY 1832
He was respected by all who knew him
as an honest upright man

Also of ANN his wife born 24^th June
1764 died 10^th August 1842
As a wife and mother she was most
exemplary and affectionate and
ever diligent and faithful in the
discharge of her duty
 

… Memory
…ENS
…TH
JULY 5^TH 18… AGED

ALSO OF S… BROWN VYE[?]
…UGHT… OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
…UNE 16^TH[?]
…7 AGED 2 Y… AND
LOSS IS …OW TH… GREAT E…
…O R… HA…L… NOY
…DUS… E… EMPT FROM PA…
E…
 

S. B. V.
 

HANNAH MOWLEM
died June 20^th 1836
Aged 72 years

Also
JOHN MOWLEM
husband of the above
died April 19^th 1837
Aged 82 years
 

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JAMES STICKLAND
FOR 21 YEARS CLERK OF THE
PARISH CHURCH OF SWANAGE

[Stone broken in half]

JUNE 30 1865 AGED 94 YEARS
The memory of the just is Blessed
PROV. CHAP X V. 7

ALSO LUCY STICKLAND
WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED
AUGUST 16^TH 1843
AGED 72 YEARS
 

In Memory
of

I speak not now the dead to praise
Or on this stone falsely to raise
His name whose bones lie moulding here
Nearer to dust year after year

Content am I with truth to say
Onward he pac’d his heavenly way
Loving all those who sought the Lord
Loving all those who loved the word
I start in prayer and doctrine stand
No bigotry in him was found
So may we all in grace abound

Minister
of the Independent Chapel
in this parish 26 years
who died the 27th day
of March 1833
aged 62
 

SACRED
To the Memory of
ELIZABETH Hamlet Butcher
August 21^st 1841
…YEARS

MATILDA BEVIS Butcher
Who departed this life
January…1842
Aged FIFTEEN MONTHS
The beloved children of
Robert and Mary Stansmore Butcher
 

SACRED TO THE MEMORY
of John Cooke, Esq
a Rear Admiral
in
His Majesty’s Service
who departed this life
December 1^st 1834
aged 85 years
 

FILIAL LOVE AND RESPECT
MARK THIS SPOT
WHERE ARE DEPOSITED
THE MORTAL REMAINS OF
MAJOR COLE

AND
HIS VALUED WIFE PRISCILLA
1849
 

THIS TOMB IS WITH SORROW
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
ANN THE TENDERLY BELOVED WIFE
OF JOHN TAYLOR M.A. OF
CARSHALTON PARK SURREY
AND OF THIS PLACE WHO IN THE
PRIME OF LIFE AND IN THE …E
…ER… OF ALL THE EATR…ES
OF A MOST AFFECTIONATE AND
GENEROUS HEART … SUDDENLY …
CALLED TO HER REST
AUGUST 16^th 1846
HER BELOVED HUSBAND WAS …
IN THE … OF GRIEF …
TO RECORD THE MANY ENDEARING
… BITTER LOSS
 

In Memory
of ANN wife of
JOSEPH WHITE who died
July 24^th 1840 Aged 55 Years

Also MARY JANE WHITE Daughter of
the above who departed this life
February 14^th 1844 Aged 18 Years

Also JOSEPH WHITE HUSBAND
and FATHER of the above who died
September 16^th 1851 Aged 73 Years
 

SACRED
to the Memory
of the Rev John Ball
eldest son of John Ball Esq
of
Aberystwyth Cardiganshire
who departed this life
June 14^th 1828
Aged 76 Years

Also
Eleanora his wife
Who died October 5^th 1829
Aged 65 Year
 

BENEATH THIS STONE
ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF
REBECCA WIFE OF THE
REV JOHN PITMAN
RECTOR OF WASHFIELD
AND VICAR OF BROADHEMPSTON
IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JANUARY 5^TH 1838
AGED 48 YEARS
 

TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS HUNT WHO
DIED AUGUST 18^TH 1851
AGED 49 YEARS

ALSO
MARY WIFE OF THE ABOVE
THOMAS HUNT WHO DIED
JANUARY 25^TH 1855
AGED 50 YEARS
[?]THEIR CHILDREN MOURN THEIR LOSS

ALSO
JOHN HUNT
HE DIED DECEMBER 11^TH 1857
AGED 21 YEARS

ALSO
EDWARD HUNT
WHO DIED MARCH 10^TH 1862
AGED 22 YEARS
 

… BENEATH
…AS STRONG
…N
…LIFE
…UA…
…AGE

ALSO
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS T TALBOT STRONG
ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE
…AT PORT STANLEY
…WEST[?]…

Transcription by Rachel Kent
 

THE VAULT …R
of …OU …O…
…
She …
whose …
…
…
MAY 14TH [?] 18..1 IN THE … YEAR
… LORD
 

IN MEMORY OF M[RS] [C]OVENTRY
of THE GROVE [SWANAGE]
WHO DIED SEPTEMBER [3]0 18[65]
IN THE…

[Rest illegible as tomb stone is
covered in black tar-like substance]
 

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ROBERT BURT
LATE OF VICTORIA TERRACE
IN THIS PLACE STONE MERCHANT
BORN SEPTEMBER 30^TH A.D. 1788
DIED FEBRUARY 13^TH A.D. 1847
HE WAS AN AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND
AND FATHER
AND FOR HIS MANY VIRTUES
JUSTLY ESTEEMED AN UNUSUALLY
LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

ALSO OF LETITIA HIS WIFE
BORN AUGUST 16^TH A.D. 1786
DIED FEBRUARY 14^TH A.D. 1861
AS A WIFE AND MOTHER SHE WAS
MOST EXEMPLARY

On ground level slab:

ROBERT BURT
FAMILY VAULT
1847
 

IN MEMORY OF
JANE DAUGHTER OF
JAMES C. AND JANE PERKS OF BATH
WHO DIED AT SWANAGE DECEMBER 24^TH 1849
 

MARY ANNE THE BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES
WILLCOX OF SWANAGE SURGEON DIED DECEMBER
8^TH 1852 AGED 44 YEARS

ANN LAMB MOTHER OF MARY ANN
WILLCOX DIED AUGUST 23^RD 1861 AGED 79 YEARS
 

IN MEMORY OF
W. J. ROBERTS
WHO DIED OCT 9^TH 1844
AGED 48 YEARS

ALSO FRANCES WIFE OF
THE ABOVE WHO DIED MAY 24^TH
1847 AGED 46 YEARS

LIKEWISE
FRANCES GILLINGHAM
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF
THE ABOVE BORN
AUGUST 10^TH 1823
DIED MAY 27^TH 1849

ALSO FRANCES ELLEN
GILLINGHAM DAUGHTER
THE ABOVE BORN
NOVEMBER 6^TH [?] 1848
DIED APRIL 22^ND 1859
 

IN
Memoriam
Henrici Filioli
Jacobi Bar: et Annee Storey

Obiit
Tertio Kalendas Octobris
1826
Atate decem mense
 

IN MEMORY
OF
CHARLES P W…
SON OF
C..A..L …LLEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JANUARY 8[?] 1853
…WEEKS
…Sorrow…
…
…to Heaven
 

S. C.
R. C.
 

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
SAMUEL CROSS who died
November 29^th 1840 Aged 76 Years

Also RACHEL HIS WIFE who
died April 29^th 1847
Aged 69 Years
 

[two lines of verse]
…
… WHAT …

ALSO OF
ISAAC CHRISTOPHER MAY
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO
DIED SEPTEMBER 22^ND 1862
AGED 77 YEARS
THEY THAT SOW IN TEARS
SHALL REAP IN JOY

PSALM CXXVI VOL SC[?] 5^TH[?]

ALSO THREE OF THEIR CHILDREN
ANN JAMES AND GEORGE
WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY
 

IN
MEMORY
OF ISAAC MAY
MASTER MARINER OF THIS PLACE
Who died August 5^th 1844
Aged 27 Years
Farewell vain world I’ve seen enough of thee
And now am careless what thou save let me [?]
The… mile learnt[?] not, nor thy frown I fear
My cares are past, my head lies quiet here
What … were seen in me I care to him
And …t home enough there to be done

ALSO ELIZABETH FRANCES
Daughter of the above who died
October 25^th 1844
AGED EIGHT WEEKS
 

In
Memory of

My affliction is blest tis the work of my God
O merciful father I welcome the rod
Since by it I am brought to a sense of my sin
Ere I go to the grave where none pardon can win
Shall I rage that my sufferings are not my just doom

Forbid it dear Lord for from thee they all come
And are sent that mine eyes may be opened to see
Redemption for Jesus wrought even for me
When in health of my soul did I think of the worth
E’en the need of obtaining thro grace a new birth
Lord thou knowst I did not, then the rod will I kiss
Love calls me to Jesus and Jesus to bliss

Who died Feb 6^th 1841 Aged 22 years
 

S. C.
G. C.