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Memorial Inscriptions

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Photo taken by Francis Frith Photo taken by Jan Hibberd

* Additional Text

 

INTERIOR OF CHURCH

 

RECTORS AND VICARS

1297 Henry TERRY
1308 Alexander WENDON
1321 Richard de BRISTOL
1321 John de NOVESK
1335 John INNOCENT
1348 John FITZPORT
1361 John RAWLES 
  Richard BARCH
1381 Thomas TAYLOR
1400 John EUSTON / EUSTACE
1438 Walter CRAWEL
1456 Thomas BAILEY
1470 Griffin WYTHAN
1478 Simon BEVEREY
  Thomas CARVYN - COVYN
  Thomas MARSFIELD - MEREFIELD
1485 John ODER
1503 Richard HARDYNG
1509 Robert SHERARD
  Miles JEY /JOY
1524 Robert RICHARDSON
1525 Peter LOGAN
1533 Reginald COCKS
  John KELLET
1617 William BITTERLEY
1636 Robert ROPER
1637 Gervase RUSSEL
  Francis LEWIS
1690 Isaac CLIFFORD
1696 Peter BRICE
1714 Samuel MARSH
1746 John COOMBS
1766 Richard PARTRIDGE
1774 Christopher PARTRIDGE
1775 Morgan JONES
1817 Thomas Oldfield BARTLETT also Rector of Swanage
1822 William Oldfield BARTLETT
1842 Richard Frampton FELL
1843 Augustus KEMP
1850 Henry James FITZGERALD MA
1857 Frederick Francis TRACY MA
1865 Joseph George RICHARDSON
1873 William DARBY
1879 John WILLIAMS
1894 Charles Stuart SHEPHERD
1907 James EDWARDS
1916 William Riddell PARR also Rector of Swanage
1920 John MEARING
1923 William John COBURN
1937 William Frank BROWNING
1944 Reginald Dalby BLACK
1948 Benjamin Ewart PAYNE
1957 Chetwode William CAULFEILD -  BROWNE
1960 Harry James LLOYD
1983 John Robertson STEWART
1991 Robert WATTON

 

NORTH WALL

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF

MARY ANN LACY
WHO DIED FEB 1ST 1856
AGED 10 YEARS
*

 

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PERCIVAL FRANK WALLACE B.E.M.
WHO DIED SEP 17TH 1977
AGED 82 YEARS
A DEVOTED HUSBAND & FATHER,
CHURCHWARDEN FOR 30 YEARS
CHAIRMAN OF WORTH PARISH COUNCIL FOR 30 YEARS
HM COASTGUARD WHO SAVED THE LIVES OF OTHERS
AT THE RISK OF HIS OWN
HE WAS AWARDED HM THE QUEEN'S COMMENDATION
THE CARNEGIE HERO CERTIFICATE AND
THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY BRONZE MEDAL
A LIFETIME OF SERVICE GIVEN TO HIS COUNTRY,
HIS VILLAGE AND NOT LEAST TO THIS CHURCH
AND CHAPEL OF ST ADHELMS WHICH HE LOVED

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW

 

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF

REV. JAMES EDWARDES
VICAR OF WORTH
1907 ~ 1916

THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW

 

DIANA STRANGE
1932 ~ 1977

 

IN A VAULT NEAR THIS SPOT ARE DEPOSITED
THE REMAINS OF GERARD WILLIAM VANNECK ESQ.
ONLY SON OF THE
HON. GERARD & CHARLOTTE VANNECK
WHO WAS THE 2ND SON OF THE LATE LORD HUNTINGFIELD
OF HEVENINGHAM HALL, SUFFOLK
BORN 29TH OCT 1811
DIED JULY 11TH 1840

 

IN MEMORY OF

MARY BROWN
DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND ABIGAIL BROWN
BORN IN THIS PARISH DEC 14TH 1830
DIED AT POOLE AUG 2ND 1901
BURIED IN THE ADJOINING CHURCHYARD.

SHE WAS EVER READY TO DO GOOD TO OTHERS
AND WAS EXEMPLARY IN ALL HER DUTIES OF LIFE.

ABIGAIL BROWN WAS PERSONALLY INOCULATED FOR
COWPOX  BY BENJAMIN JESTY OF DOWNSHAY
IN THE PARISH. THE FIRST PERSON KNOWN TO HAVE
INTRODUCED THE PRACTICE.


SOUTH WALL

IN PROUD AND EVER LOVING
MEMORY OF

CAPT. ARNOLD SHERWOOD BA
BORN 6TH APR 1913
DIED 19TH APR 1945
ALTER WINDOW
 
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF

DOROTHY LUCY ELLEN
AD 1953
NAVE
 
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
IN MEMORY OF

EDGAR CHARLES ELLEN
1955

FLAGSTONE

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF

CHRISTOPHER GOSS
*
15TH DAY OF JAN 1698

KNEELER
 
IN LOVING MEMORY OF

JENNIFER YOUNG
1930 ~ 1996
WINDOWS
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF

WALKER JOHN AND HIS SON
RONALD STRANGE
CHURCHWARDENS AND FARMERS
OF THIS PARISH
1919 ~ 1949
JOHN STRANGE
1929 ~ 1983

 
 

 

SECTION A

 


IN LOVING MEMORY OF DOLLY GRANT 1951 -1972

2

 

JOB DAY
WHO DIED DEC 18TH 1883
AGED 64 YEARS

ALSO
HENRY BOWER DAY
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED MAY 26TH 1842
AGED 3 YEARS

ALSO
RACHEL
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED FEB 28TH 1886
AGED 83 YEARS

3


Photo by Susan Butchers - 2011

HERE LIETH THE BODY OF
 WILLIAM BOWER
WHO DROWNED IN SWANAGE BAY
BY BEING UPSET IN AN OPEN BOAT
SEP 25TH 1794 AGED 33 YEARS

ALSO
WILLIAM BOWER AND MARY HIS WIFE,
FATHER AND MOTHER TO THE ABOVE NAMED
WHO LIETH HERE
MARY DIED APRIL 20TH 1800 AGED 71 YEARS

ALSO
WILLIAM DIED DEC 7TH 1800 AGED 76 YEARS

HERE LIETH THE BODY OF
 SARAH WIFE OF SAMUEL DEWLAND
WHO DIED JAN 15TH 1801 AGED 43 YEARS

4

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

 

HENRY TURNER
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 18TH 1871
AGED 71 YEARS

 

ELIZABETH TURNER
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEB 9TH 1883
AGED 81 YEARS

5

 

IN LOVING MEMORY OF


HENRY DAY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
OCT 28TH 1894
AGED 80 YEARS

 

6


TO THE MEMORY OF


EDWARD BARNES
WHO DIED MAY 11TH 1808
AGED 38 YEARS
NEAR THIS PLACE

ALSO INTERRED HIS FATHER
AND MANY MORE OF THE FAMILY

7

TO THE MEMORY OF


GEORGE CORBEN
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JAN 13TH 1891
IN HIS 89TH YEAR


SECTION B

8

P.P. 1802   E.G 1845?

9

10


Photo by Susan Butchers - 2011		 JAMES BOWER
WHO DIED NOV 23RD 1881 AGED 74 YEARS

ALSO THE CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE
ELIZABETH ANN DIED APR 30TH 1842
AGED 16 DAYS
ROSE SMITH DIED MAY 11TH 1858
AGED 15 MONTHS
HUBERT DIED JUNE 28TH 1866
AGED 14 YEARS
MARGARET WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED APRIL 5TH 1899
AGED 84 YEARS
*

11


 IN LOVING MEMORY OF


RICHARD SMITH
WHO DIED MAY 20TH 1829
AGED 70 YEARS

 

ALSO OF
SARAH HIS WIFE
WHO DIED OCT 6TH 1829
AGED 77 YEARS

 

12

TO THE MEMORY OF


JANE
WIFE OF EDWARD HIDE
WHO DIED MAR 28TH 1836
AGED 53 YEARS

13

TO THE MEMORY OF


MARY
WIFE OF SAMUEL SMITH
WHO DIED APRIL 2ND 1803
AGED 67 YEARS

ALSO
ESTHER SMITH
WHO DIED MAR 29TH 1783
AGED 14 YEARS

ALSO
PEGGEY SMITH
WHO DIED DEC 21ST 1784
AGED 7 YEARS
DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL AND MARY SMITH

14


 SACRED TO THE MEMORY
OF


GEORGE SMITH
WHO DIED MAY 26TH 1851
AGED 63 YEARS

*

 

15


 TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS SMITH
DIED MAY __? 1886
AGED 69 YEARS

AND ALSO WIFE OF THE ABOVE
MARY__?

 

16 - 17


SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF


GEORGE
SON OF GEORGE AND ELIZABETH SMITH
 OF MIDDLEBORE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MAY 20TH 1848
AGED 28 YEARS
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF

SARAH
THE WIFE OF MOSES BAKER
AND DAUGHTER OF GEORGE AND ELIZABETH SMITH
OF MIDDLEBORE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 23RD 1843
AGED 30 YEARS

ALSO OF THE ABOVE
MOSES BAKER
WHO DIED DEC 12TH 1870
AGED 72 YEARS

ASLEEP IN REST

19

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF


ELIZA ANN
DAUGHTER OF JEREMIAH AND MARY BOWER
BORN AUGUST 11TH 1826
DIED OCT 30TH 1827

ALSO AMBROSE BOWER
SON OF THE ABOVE
BORN DEC 1ST 1820
DIED MAR 29TH 1833

ALSO EDWIN BOWER
SON OF THE ABOVE
BORN JULY 23RD 1828
DIED JUNE 28TH 1848

20

IN MEMORY OF
 

 
SARAH

WIFE OF THOMAS DAMON
WHO DIED JULY 1ST 1876

AGED 57 YEARS

 

I AM THE RESURRECTION
 AND THE LIFE

21

TO THE MEMORY OF

WILLIAM SMITH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JANUARY 28TH 1852
AGED 46 YEARS

HIS END WAS PEACE

ALSO OF
ANN SMITH HIS WIFE
WHO DIED MARCH 21st 1870
AGED 63 YEARS

THIS STONE WAS PLACED HERE
BY THEIR NEPHEW JOHN MILLER
WHO WITH THEIR DEAR CHILDREN
DEEPLY FEEL THEIR LOSS

22
 

IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF

ELIZABETH
THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOSEPH SMITH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
DECEMBER 25 - 1871
AGED 66 YEARS

ALSO OF JOSEPH SMITH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JANUARY 19 - 1885
AGED 80 YEARS

*

23

IN
MEMORY OF 
SAMUEL SMITH

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
SEPTEMBER 5TH 1871
AGED 71 YEARS
*

ALSO OF MARY WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JANUARY 26TH 1872
AGED 68 YEARS
*
ALSO MARY ANN
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
MARCH 20TH 1847
AGED 12 YEARS
 *

24


IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
JANE SMITH
WHO ENTERED INTO REST APRIL 4TH 1885
AGED 68 YEARS

ALSO
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JAMES SMITH
WHO ENTERED INTO REST SEPT 19TH 1887
AGED 80 YEARS

*

25

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF

ANN WATERMAN


WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1890
AGED 60 YEARS

 

SWEEPING THROUGH THE GATES
OF THE NEW JERUSALEM
WASHED IN THE BLOOD
OF THE LAMB

26

SACRED TO THE MEMORY

OF

JAMES VOSS ESQ.
OF WOODY HIDE
 WHO DIED MARCH 6TH 1863

27

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN SMITH
DIED NOV 1ST 1872
 AGED 62 YEARS

ALSO
ELIZABETH SMITH
WHO DIED 28TH JULY 1855
AGED 51 YEARS

ALSO OF
SARAH ANNE HER DAUGHTER
DIED  _? 1838
AGED 16 YEARS

28

JOANNES MCLAUGHLIN

ORPE MARITIMAE CUSTOS GUARDIAN
AETATIS SUAE ANNES

 

WHO DIED 27 DEI DEC 1858

(Latin text)


29

MARGARET McLAUGHLIN

WIFE OF ALEXANDER MCLAUGHLIN
COASTGUARD

 
SHE DIED FEB 16TH 1855
AGED 57 YEARS?
LOVING WIFE AND KIND MOTHER
LIES SLEEPING HERE
*

ALSO
MARGARET DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
MAY 22ND 1862

30  31  32
 

Here lieth the Body of Mary
Daughter of Robert and Sarah
Nineham, Who departed this life
Jun the 24th 1761. Aged 34 years.

In Love i liv'd in Peace i died,
Life was defir'd Which Chrift denied.
 		 Here lyeth the Body of
Sarah Wife of Robert Nineham
Who departed this life May 26th
1735: Aged 43 years.

Under that Tomb
lies my Father and my Son:
Also my mother in this grave.
Here alfo lieth the Body of
Robert Nineham, Who departed
this life November 13th 1761
Aged 72 years		 Here lyes the Body of Richard
Smith Who Departed this life
September ye 25th 1722
Aged 62 years

Here alfo lieth the Body of John
Son of Richard and Elizabeth Smith,
Who departed this life the 3rd Day of
November 1759. Aged 70 Years
 

33

IN MEMORY OF MARY
DAUGHTER OF GEORGE AND RUTH CULL
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH 2ND 1817
AGED 2 MONTHS

ALSO GEORGE FATHER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DEC 21ST 1839
AGED 71 YEARS

ALSO WILLIAM SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED FEB 16TH 1848?
AGED 35 YEARS

ALSO RUTH WIFE OF THE ABOVE GEORGE CULL
WHO DIED APRIL 30TH 1857
AGED 83 YEARS

ALSO MARIA DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED MAY 4TH 1853
AGED 49 YEARS

34

IN
MEMORY OF

 

ANN WIFE OF
WILLIAM SPENCER
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 7th 1869
AGED 67 YEARS

 

ALSO MARY HER DAUGHTER
WHO DIED MAY 7TH 1878
AGED 47 YEARS

35

IN MEMORY OF
EDWARD SMITH
WHO DIED 18th FEB 1779
AGED 70 YEARS

ALSO ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 12th FEB 1788
AGED 82 YEARS

ALSO FOUR OF THEIR CHILDREN
JAMES, ANN, TIMOTHY AND SARAH

JAMES DIED 28th JULY 1792 AGED 54 YEARS
ANN DIED 28 FEBRUARY 1795 AGED __? YEARS
TIMOTHY DIED __? JULY 1804 AGED __? YEARS
SARAH DIED __? JUNE 1805 AGED 64 YEARS
OUR FLESH SHALL SLUMBER IN THE GROUND
T'LL THE LAST TRUMPET'S JOYFUL SOUND
THEN BURST OUR CHAINS WITH SWEET SURPRISE
AND IN OUR SAVIOURS IMAGE RISE

36a

IN MEMORY OF

 

JAMES CULL
WHO DIED AT LANGTON
DECEMBER 20TH 1875
AGED 69 YEARS

 

ALSO OF HARRIET CULL
SISTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT LANGTON
MARCH 30 - 1876
AGED 66 YEARS

(ILLEGIBLE)

37

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF

JANE WIFE OF WILLIAM SALWAY
WHO DIED MARCH 11TH 1839
AGED 54 YEARS

ALSO OF
WILLIAM SALWAY
HUSBAND OF WIFE AFORENAMED
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 12TH 1848
AGED 67 YEARS

NATIVE OF BICKENHALL
 COUNTY OF SOMERSET

38

G.W. VANNECK ESQ. 1840

39a


SAMUEL FORD
BORN SEPT 14TH 1876
DIED FEB 17TH 1880
THE FLOWER FADETH

 

ALSO OF
BEATRICE MARTHA FORD
SISTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED NOV 26TH 1886
AGED 1 YR AND 4M
*

 

 

SECTION C

39b


HERE LIES THE BODY OF
CAPTAINE JOHN COLIER OF QUAR
YOUNGEST SON OF WILLIAM COLIER
OF PIDDLETRENTHIDE ESQ.
WHO DIED JUNE 3RD ANNO DOMINI 1705
AGED 83 YEARS
 

39c


HERE LIES THE BODY OF
ELIZABETH COLLIER
WIFE OF COLLIER OF QUAR ESQ
DEPARTED THIS LIFE 18TH __?
 

40

IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OFELIZABETH
WIFE OF WILLIAM NINEHAM
WHO DIED AUG 29TH 1878
AGED 59 YEARS
*
ALSO
WILLIAM HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AUG 5TH 1899
AGED 82 YEARS
*
ALSO OF THEIR SONS WILLIAM JOHN
DIED AUG 29TH 1840
AGED 1 YEAR
THOMAS BARNES DIED JULY 11TH 1845
AGED 3 YEARS
JOHN DIED APRIL 1ST 1860
AGED 14 WEEKS
JAMES DIED JAN 12TH 1864
AGED 6 WEEKS

NOT LOST GONE BEFORE

41

IN MEMORY OF

GEORGE CULL
SON OF THOMAS AND __?
DEPARTED THIS LIFE
OCT 28TH 1798
AGED 29 YEARS

 

42

IN MEMORY OF

JOSEPH CULL


 

43 - 44 - 45 - 46

ANN CULL
DIED JUNE 19TH 1759
AGED --?
 		 GEORGE CULL
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE __?		 MARY CULL
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APR 16TH 1780
AGED 40 YEARS		 CULL

47

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

 

EMMA ELIZABETH
BELOVED CHILD OF

 

WILLIAM & ELIZABETH NICHOLLS
BORN JULY 3rd 1894
DIED OCT 21st 1894

48


MARGARET SPROULE

WHO DIED APRIL 8TH 1878

AGED 64 YEARS

*

49


JESU MERCY


THE WATERS OF THE SEA
SHALL __? THEM
AND THE FLOODS
SHALL __?

50a
 
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
BENJM JESTY OF DOWNSHAY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
APRIL 16TH 1816
AGED 79 YEARS
___________

He was born at Yetminster in this
County and was an upright honest
Man particularly noted for having
been the first Person (known) that
introduced the Cow Pox
by Inoculation and who from
his great strength of mind made the
Experiment from the Cow on
his Wife and two Sons in the year 1774

50b

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF


ELIZABETH JESTY
RELICT OF THE LATE BENJ JESTY
OF DOWNSHAY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JAN 8TH 1824
AGED 84 YEARS

THE TIME WE HAVE ALLOTTED HERE
WE HIGHLY OUGHT TO PRIZE
AND STRIVE TO MAKE SALVATION SURE
ERE DEATH DOTH CLOSE OUR EYES

51

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

MARY JANE
WIFE OF
JOHN STEVENS
OF EASTINGTON
DIED APRIL 3RD 1898
AGED 50 YEARS

ALSO

SYNDONIA
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
DIED SEPT 23RD 1898
AGED 21 YEARS

52

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
JOHN SAVAGE
WHO DIED MAY 10 1874
AGED 75 YEARS

ALSO OF ELIZABETH
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED MARCH 26 1835
AGED 3 YEARS

NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE

ALSO OF
RACHEL ARNOLD SAVAGE WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED DECEMBER 30 1883
AGED 80 YEARS
BE THOUGH FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE

53

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF

SAMUEL BEATON
WHO DIED APRIL 12th 1843
AGED 61 YEARS
BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT FOR
THE END OF THAT MAN IS PEACE
PSALM XXXVII

ALSO OF ELIZABETH
WIFE OF SAMUEL BEATON
WHO DIED APRIL 16th 1843
AGED 68 YEARS

SACRED TO THE MEMORY
OF SUSANNA BEATON

A NATIVE OF STOKE SUB HAMDEN
WHO DIED NOV 7TH 1828
AGED 85 YEARS

THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE__?

54

MARGARET
DAUGHTER OF
JOHN AND ELIZABETH BROWN

55

 

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

ROBERT BEAVIS
WHO DIED __?
AGED 85 YEARS

*

ANN THE WIFE OF
ROBERT BEAVIS
WHO DIED __?
AGED 85 YEARS
*

56

IN MEMORY OF

 

JOHN MARTIN BEAVIS
SON OF
ROBERT AND ANN BEAVIS
WHO DIED DEC 13TH 1826
AGED 13 YEARS

*

ALSO SARAH BEAVIS
SISTER OF THE ABOVE JOHN
WHO DIED JUNE 8TH 1836
AGED 7 MONTHS
 

57

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CHARLOTTE BEAVES
DIED JULY__? 1876
AGED 4 YEARS

ALSO SUSAN BEAVES
DIED JAN 18TH 1881
AGED 31 YEARS

ALSO
 ELIZA BEAVES
DIED OCT 26TH 1881
AGED 37 YEARS

DAUGHTERS OF THOMAS AND ANN BEAVES

ANNIE MAY BEAVES
DIED MAR 1ST 1881
AGED 9 MONTHS
DAUGHTER OF GEORGE AND JANE BEAVES
*

58

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

 

SARAH ANN
BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN TURNER
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
JAN 17TH 1896
AGED 56 YEARS

 

ALSO OF THE ABOVE
JOHN TURNER
FIRST SUB POSTMASTER
OF THIS VILLAGE
WHO DIED 8TH FEB 1913
AGED 68 YEARS
 

59

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

THE BELOVED CHILDREN OF
GEORGE AND JANE BEAVES

ANNIE MAY BEAVES
BORN 7TH MAY 1880
DIED 1 MAR 1881

SARAH JANE BEAVES
BORN 4TH DEC 1883
DIED 15TH APR 1889

SUSAN ANNIE MABEL
BORN 23RD NOV 1890
DIED 8TH DEC 1898
*