C001 [Ledger stone perhaps hidden under table against north wall, taken from an earlier transcript] Here lieth the body of Mary the daughter of Wm & Elizabeth BALE late of Sporle who departed this life Jan 19th 1791 aged 40 years
C002 [Ledger stone to north of font] In memory of/ George NEWTON/ who died March 22d/ 1778/ aged 77 years
C003 [Ledger stone to north of font] Here lies interr’d the remains of/ William BALE/ late of Palgrave/ who departed this life/ July 8th 1770/ aged 43 years/ also of/ Mrs Elizabeth BALE/ his widow/ who died the 26th of May/ 1803/ aged 88 years [of Swaffham]/ and of/ Thomas BALE/ grandson to the said/ William and Elizabeth BALE/ who departed this life/ Octbr the 4th 1803 aged 18
C004 [Ledger stone to north of font] In memory/ of/ Margaret the wife of/ William BALE/ and daughter of/ Henry CASE/ late of Sparham Hall in Necton/ who departed this life/ the 22d of October 1765/ aged 63 years
C005 [Ledger stone to north of font] In memory of/ William PEARSON/ who departed this life/ October 24th 1794/ aged 56 years/ also Rose his wife/ who died June 24th 1800/ aged 56 years
C006 [Ledger stone in north aisle] The mortal/ remains of/ Henry John WELLS/ who died Sep 21/ 1809/ in the 5th year of his age/ are deposited here/ Forgive blest babe the tributary tear/ that mourns thy exit from a world like this/ forgive the wish that would have kept thee here/ and stayed thy soul from the realms of bliss
C007 [Ledger stone in north aisle] Here lies the bodies/ of Willm and Anthony/ the sons of William/ and Elizabeth BALE/ who died infants in 1751 [William buried 18 May 1751 but Anthony buried 15 Oct 1752]
C008 [Plaque on north wall] In memory of/ Thomas WELLS/ who departed this life/ January 29th 1841/ aged 63 years/ also of Susannah his wife/ who departed this life/ January 18th 1861/ aged 77 years/ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord/ from henceforth Rev 13. 14. [Associated ledger in north aisle] T W/ 1841/ S W/ 1861
C009 [Dedication on oak screen]
[On the north side] To the honour and glory of God and in
loving memory of her deceased husband Thomas MATTHEWS who died November 14 1854/
aged 56 years also of her three daughters Maria wife of William PRITCHARD who
died January 29 1875 aged 39 years
[On the south side] Susan wife of Walter Orbell PALMER who
died August 12 1877 aged 37 years and Louisa MATTHEWS who died October 7 1877/
aged 31 years/ this screen is erected and dedicated by Susan PALMER of the
Hollies Swaffham Norfolk the 1 day of September 1878
C010 [Earlier transcription by the Reverend Thomas JONES of a ledger stone in the choir now wholly obscured] Here lieth the body of Dorothy the wife of Thos NELSON (daughter of Thos PRETYMAN gent and Dorothy his wife who departed this life in hopes of a joyful resurrection the 31st day of Jan Anno Dom 1711 aged 32 years
C011 [Ledger stone in choir] Here lieth ye body of William/ NELSON late of Little Dunham/ who departed this life ye 27th Jany/ 1713 aged 59 years
C012 [Earlier transcription by the Reverend Thomas JONES of a ledger stone in the choir now wholly obscured] Here lieth the body of Barbara the wife of Thos NELSON who departed this life the 12th day of May 1725 aged 25 years
C013 [Ledger stone in choir now partially obscured] Here lieth the bodies of Mary and Barbara daughters of/ Thomas and Barbara NELSON/ who departed this life the 15/ of December 1742 [According to an earlier transcription by the Reverend Thomas JONES this continues: Mary aged 25 years. Barbara aged 23]
C014 [Earlier transcription by the Reverend Thomas JONES of a ledger stone in the choir now wholly obscured] Here lieth the body of Thomas the son of Thomas and Barbara NELSON who departed this life the 25th day of May 1749 aged 28 years
C015 [Earlier transcription by the Reverend Thomas JONES of a ledger stone in the choir now wholly obscured] Here lieth the body of Dinah the wife of Thos NELSON who departed this life the 11th day of November 1752 aged 78 years
C016 [Earlier transcription by the Reverend Thomas JONES of a ledger stone in the choir now wholly obscured] Thos NELSON gent died April 22nd 1762 aged 79 years. He had issue by Barbara OVERMAN his wife, Mary, Barbara, Thomas, Bartholomew, William, John and Edmund. Bartholomew and Edmund survived him. [NB no place or date of burial is known for William. There are those who believe that he survived his father and that they are his descendants]
C017 [Brass plaque on north wall of altar room] To the glory/ of God and in/ affectionate memory of the Rev/ Thomas JONES BA FSA/ 3 years curate and 48 years/ vicar of this parish/ who died Nov 23 1892/ aged 75 years/ The clock and this brass are/ erected by his parishioners/ and friends in the church/ he loved and laboured so/ earnestly to restore [FSA = Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries]
C018 [East window] The third day He rose again from the dead/ To the glory of God and in loving memory of their mother Susan PALMER who died/ October 20th 1886 aged 71 years this window is erected by her two surviving/ children Eleanor the wife of Alfred Charles MAYO and Elizabeth MATTHEWS [of Swaffham]
C019 [Earlier transcription of a ledger stone now obscured by the altar] Here under lyes the body of Wm EDWARDS son of Wm EDWARDS late of Wisbeach gent who departed this life 19th November 1724 aged 63 years also Susan his wife daughter of John FRERE of Finningham Hall Suffolk gent by whom he left issue Susanna, Bartholomew Wm and John EDWARDS, she died Nov 13th 1750 aged 78 years
C020 [Earlier transcription of a ledger stone now obscured by the altar] Here lieth the body of Bartholomew EDWARDS gent who departed this life Jan 14th 1736 aged 87 years. Here also lieth the body of Jane the wife of Bartholomew EDWARDS who departed this life Nov 13th 1728 aged 85 years
C021 [Brass plaque on south wall of altar room] Here under lieth the body of/ William EDWARDS/ late of Wisbeach in the Isle of Ely/ and County of Cambridge gent/ who first married/ Mrs Mary BROGRAVE daughter of/ Thomas BROGRAVE gent/ she was niece to/ Sir John BROGRAVE/ secondly he married/ Mrs Alice CONEY daughter of/ Robert CONEY Esq/ of Walpole in Norfolk/ thirdly he married/ Mrs Susan FRERE daughter of/ John FRERE of Finningham Hall/ in the county of Suffolk gent/ by whom he had six children/ Susannah, Bartholomew,/ Ann, William, John, Elizabeth/ Ann and Elizabeth died infants/ The above named William EDWARDS/ was born 1661 died 1724
C022 [Plaque on south wall of nave] In loving memory of/ Thomas Stockdale MATTHEWS/ born 29 May 1863: died 31 October 1935/ churchwarden of this parish for fifty years/ and of his wife Emily Catterall MATTHEWS/ born 22 February 1864: died 13 July 1950/ also of his brother Guy MATTHEWS/ born 26 July 1874: died 14 October 1953 [Emily of Bungay]
C023 [Earlier transcription of a ledger stone in south aisle now not clearly readable] Here lieth the body of Samuel the son of Matthew and Sarah CLEMENTS who departed this life Aug 9th1723 aged 4 years [of East Bedenham]
C024 [Earlier transcription of a ledger stone in south aisle now not clearly readable] Henry the son of Matthew and Sarah CLEMENTS died the 23rd of Sept 1728 aged 1 year
C025 [Ledger stone in south aisle] In memory/ of John BURDEN who died/ May the 10th 1732 aged 78/ also of Judith/ his wife who died/ April the 20th 1741 aged 80/ They rest from their labours/ and their works do follow them [of Great Palgrave]
C026 [Ledger stone in south aisle] Died on the 2nd of/ November 1817/ Harriot WINTERTON/ aged 11 days the/ infant daughter of/ the Honble & Revd/ Adolphus TURNOIR
C027 [Leger in south aisle] In memory of ye Rev/ John SWIFT/ who departed this life 3 Mar 1766/ aged 77 years
C028 [Memorial on south wall in Latin] See Appendix 1
C029 [Ledger stone in south aisle] In memory of/ Thomas SWIFT gent/ who departed this life March 14th 1781/ aged 81 years
C030 [Ledger stone between entrance door and font] To the memory of/ Elizabeth NEWTON/ who departed this life/ September the 27th 1797/ aged 21 years/ also/ in memory of/ Harriet NEWTON/ the daughter of Caesar and Susannah NEWTON/ who departed this life/ on the 24th day of/ December 1794/ aged 16 years
C031 [Ledger stone between entrance door and font] Sacred/ to the memory of/ Caesar NEWTON/ formerly of Sporle/ late of Swaffham/ who died July 19th 1825/ Æt: Ann: 76 also/ Susannah his wife/ who survived him/ and died June the 1st 1828/ aged 72
C032 [Ledger stone between entrance door and font] Here lieth the body of/ Mr Robert DIXON/ who departed this life April 28th/ 1773/ aged 73 years
C033 [Ledger stone between entrance door and font] In memory of/ Mary the wife of Robert DIXON/ who departed this life/ the 6th day of December 1760/ aged 57/ also of Henry DIXON their son/ who died the 26th of November/ 1754 aged 21 years
C034 [plaque on table behind the font provided for visitor’s book] Given in memory of/ Walter Edward WRIGHT/ who died 6th Feb 1967/ a chorister for forty years/ and churchwarden/ for thirty years [aged 68 years]
WM00 [Cross situated just inside the gate at the western
end of the churchyard]
[West side] To the/ glory of God/ and/ in memory of/ the
men of Sporle/ who fell in the Great War/ 1914 – 1918/ Robert W ANDERSON/ Walter
BILHAM/ George BLOWERS/ Arthur F GASKINS/ Benjamin JOHNSON/ William G JOHNSON/
Sydney LANE/ Maurice PALMER/ Dennis PEGG/ Charles STURMAN/ William THOMPSON/
Albert E TYE/ Lewis WALKER/ Bertie WILSON/ George WORF/ Their name liveth for
evermore/ May they rest in peace
[East side] also of/ those who gave their lives/ in the War
1939 – 1945/ Robert GODWARD/ Eric GREEN/ Leslie HARRIS/ Michael JONES/ Leonard
MOULTON/ John SOUTHGATE/ Jesu mercy
Each inscription is given a four digit number the first two
being the row number (rows are numbered from 10 at the east end of the
churchyard) and the second two being the sequential number of the stone in the
row (stones are numbered from south to north in each row)
Information not seen on the inscription is shown in [square
brackets] and may include information from the burial registers [BR]
The end of each line of inscription is indicated with a “/”
All memorials are headstones unless otherwise indicated
More recent inscriptions which contain very little other
information are not reproduced fully but shown here in a standard abbreviated
format
Two pathways of grass run from West to East through the eastern end of the churchyard. The point where these North and South pathways intersect the rows is indicated below to aid navigation.
Beginning in the South east corner of the churchyard:
1001 Lily DE-BOOTMAN 1 Apr 1979 aged 83 [of Narborough]
Eric Gerald DE-BOOTMAN 10 Dec 1987 aged 88 [of Hunstanton]
1002 [Open Book] Alice Elizabeth GAMBLE 1980 aged 80 [buried 11 Feb of Great Palgrave] Leslie Chris GAMBLE 1980 aged 77 [buried 24 Sep]
1003 Anthony John MANNING 27 Jun 1980 aged 74
Mildred Sarah MANNING 27 Apr 1993 aged 79 [died Norwich
hospital]
1004 Frank Albert McDONALD 15 Dec 1980 aged 67
1005 Robin David TAYLOR 28 Dec 1980 aged 22 [of Little Palgrave]
1006 Mabel GERMANY 15 Apr 1981 aged 80
1007 Amy Irene EARL 26 Aug 1981 aged 70
John Robert EARL 1 Sep 1989 aged 88 [of Heacham]
1008 [Unmarked]
South pathway
1009 Walter DUNTON 20 Oct 1965 aged 55
Elsie May DUNTON 12 Feb 1991 aged 79
1010 Edward John WILSON 27 Jun 1964 aged 81
1011 [Cross with three burial slabs marked G.M. A.M. and
R.M]
[South] Geoffrey MASON/ born March 29th 1907/
died September 8th 1980
[East] In ever/ loving memory/ of/ Alice MASON/ born
February 14th 1906/ died March 21st 1980 [both of Little
Palgrave]
[North] Rachael Mary/ younger daughter of/ Geoffrey and
Alice/ MASON/ born June 23rd 1943/ died July 14th 1962/
Abide with me
1012 Anabel/ Virginia Helen/ WATKINS/ 25th July 1943 to 14 July 1962 [BR says of St John’s Wood, London]/ Killed on a Summer morning/ in a motor car accident with/ her friend who lies here beside her [Rachael Mary MASON see 1011]/ poetry, the dance, music and stage/ the town’s busy pace/ the countryside’s enduring beauty/ her eager fearless spirit/ made these her delight/ Her clear flame burned bright/ and her loving gaiety/ generously shared/ remembered like laughter/ down the years/ with us yet/ Also her father/ who died 2nd May 1974 [George Cedric of St John’s Wood, London aged 72 years.]
1013 [Open book] Helen Simpson WATKINS 27 Oct 1987 [of London NW1 aged 75 year. Wife of George Cedric and mother of Anabel]
1014 Ida Elizabeth BEESTON 10 Nov 1962 aged 83
John Dunn BEESTON 9 Oct 1982 aged 70 [both of Swaffham]
1015 Elsie BEESTON 19 Jan 1969 aged 64
William James BEESTON 27 April 1982 aged 75
North pathway
1016 Albert James PALMER 9 Aug 1982 aged 67
Esme Lillian PALMER 20 Aug 1988 aged 67 [both of Swaffham]
1017 Frances Ann SMITH 14 Sep 1982 aged 99 [of Swaffham]
1018 Ellen SKIPPER 13 Nov 1982 aged 60
1019 Dennis Herbert DOY 31 Jan 1983 aged 53
Mary Constance DOY 18 May 1987 aged 56
1020 Herbert DOY 24 Jul 1986 aged 89 [of Fakenham]
1021 Vera May JACKSON 9 May 1983 aged 51
Albert James William JACKSON 29 Aug 2003 aged 78
1022 [Open book] Theodore MISSENDEN 2 Oct 1983 aged 89
Beatrice Ethel MISSENDEN 5 Jul 1987 aged 89 [of Swaffham]
1023 Bernard [+ John Henry] SRODZINSKI 4 Apr 1984 aged 63
South pathway
1101 [Headstone fallen face down]
1102 Morris BROWN 2 Sep 1961 aged 70
Lilian Emma BROWN 31 Oct 1975 aged 83 [of Snettisham]
1103 George NURSE 7 Mar 1962 aged 69
Violet Ruby NURSE 15 Jan 1980 aged 83 [of Swaffham]
1104 In/ loving memory of/ a dear husband/ Percy Alfred PAGE/ who did March 12th 1963/ aged 82 years/ He gives His beloved sleep/ also his wife/ Martha Elizabeth/ who died July 2nd 1970/ aged 92 years/ Re-united
1105 George Henry FOX 13 Oct 1963 aged 75
Harriet [+ Eliza] (Hetty) FOX 22 Jul 1988 [aged 87 of
Swaffham]
1106 Horace William GREEN Oct 1964 aged 82
Lily Marie GREEN Dec 1972 aged 84
Daughter Verena Eleanor GREEN Apr 1990 aged 67
Son Eric Christopher GREEN (killed in action in Burma) Mar
1945 aged 19
North pathway
1107 Percy George BUNTING 1984 aged 63 [buried 4 Jan of
Swaffham]
Alice Mary BUNTING 2003 aged 84 [buried 8 Sep]
1108 Clifford Jack BIRCH 26 Mar 1985 aged 73 [of Necton]
1109 Beryl BLOWERS 14 Jul 1985 aged 80
Walter Leslie BLOWERS 18 Jun 1987 aged 79
Daughter Beryl Thora KENWRIGHT 8 Nov 2004 aged 73
1110 Annie Marie SULLIVAN 24 Dec 1985 aged 74 [BR says Maria]
1111 Leah [+ Dorothea] GATTUSO (EDMONDS) 1986 aged 79
[buried 17 Apr of Dereham]
1112 George [+ Edward] BAILEY 30 Jun 1986 [Aged 54]
1113 Ralph John MACKAY 17 Apr 1987 aged 81
1114 Arthur [+ George] WATERFIELD 7 Jul 1987 aged 75
Olive WATERFIELD 7 Aug 2000 aged 80 [of Dereham]
1115 Maureen Phyliss MITCHELL 30 Aug 1987 aged 53
1201 [Open book] Horace Daniel STAPLEY 11 May 1976 aged 66
Doris Mary STAPLEY 10 June 1995 aged 85
1202 Sidney Thomas ARCHER aged 76 [buried 30 Sep 1976]
1203 Thomas E[mlyn] DAVIES 14 Jul 1977 aged 57
Edith DAVIES 20 Apr 1984 aged 62
1204 Percy Francis [+ Gerald] BUNN 7 Nov 1977 aged 75
Edith BUNN 31 Jul 1991 aged 86
1205 Eleanor G[riffiths] MAXWELL 25 Mar 1978 aged 75
Samuel W[ilson] MAXWELL 22 Apr 1979 aged 78
1206 Royal Edward RICHES (Tom) 5 Jun 1978 aged 75
Ruth Helen 30 Jan 1991 aged 87
South pathway
1207 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Susan Rebecca WILSON died 21st Sept 1957 aged 76 years/ Rest in peace
1208 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ George Alfred MACK died Dec 29th 1957 aged 73 years/ Always remembered
1209 Harry William HUNT 8 Jan 1958 [aged 73 years of
Cambridge]
Florence Winifred HUNT 9 Sep 19[6]5 aged [76 years]
1210 [Headstone and kerb] Florence CAREY 30 Jun 1958 aged
78 years
William CAREY 22 Aug 1962 aged 76
1211 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Eva Maria ANDERSON/ died 16th June 1959/ aged 65 years/ At rest
1212 [Headstone and kerb] Violet Hilda CLITHEROE 2 Jul 1959
aged 56
Percy CLITHEROE 26 Jun 1974 aged 78
1213 [Headstone and kerb] William Gordon/ DARKIN/ who fell asleep/ August 28 1959/ aged 74/ Gertrude Laura/ his wife who followed/ April 21 1960 aged 72 [BR says of Downham Market]
1214 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Martie Letitia GREEN/ died 10th Nov 1959/ aged 42 years/ Always remembered
1215 [Headstone and kerb] Emily DARKINS 10 Apr 1960 aged 73
William George DARKINS 17 Apr 1977 aged 89
North pathway
1216 Anthony Charles BLOWERS 28 Jun 1991 aged 51
1217 Joe Russell SCOTT 28 Dec 1989 aged 77
Gladys Olga SCOTT 4 Apr 2007 aged 86
1218 Janet Helen OSBORNE 6 Nov 1989 aged 44
1219 Lilian CREASK 12 Sep 1989 aged 79
1220 Sidney John MILLS 27 Jun 1989 aged 67 [of Swaffham]
May Eva [+ Sofia] MILLS 28 Aug 2001 aged 76
1221 Bessie Elizabeth [+ Maud] MACKAY 24 Mar 1989 aged 83
1222 Charles COLMAN 9 Feb 1989 aged 91 [of Ashill]
1223 Robert Charles MACE 21 Oct 1988 aged 19
1224 Bertram [+ Sidney] BAILEY 7 Jun 1988 aged 60
1301 Walter Reginald PALMER 18 Oct 1973 aged 82 years
Evelyn Winifred PALMER 11 Dec 1983 aged 84
1302 [Open book] May Elizabeth SEWELL [buried 8 Dec 1973
aged 67 years]
Edward James SEWELL [buried Jul 1978 aged 76 years]
1303 [Open book] Archie Edwin SKEET 19 Feb 1974 aged 67
1304 James Edward BLOWERS 25 Sep 1974 aged 78
1305 Arthur Frank BURROWS 21 Jun 1975 aged 67
Emma [+ Sarah] BURROWS 27 Jan 1976 aged 65
1306 Josephine Ella PANKS 31 Dec 1975 aged 53
Frederick Ernest PANKS 13 Apr 1993 aged 71
1307 Michael John WRIGHT 2 Jan 1976 aged 26 [of Gooderstone]
South pathway
1308 [Kerb] In memory of/ our dear mother Ada BUNN 24 Jun 1953 aged 74 years/ Not lost but gone before [BR says of Holme Hale]
1309 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Lois WORF died 17th Aug 1956 aged 72 years/ also her beloved husband William died 17th Mar 1961 aged 72 years/ Peace perfect peace
1310 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ James MCCABE died 25th Dec 1956/ aged 45 years/ Loves last gift remembrance
1311 [Headstone and kerb] Clarence MOORE 10 Feb 1957 aged 63
1312 [Flower holder] Thomas GILDING 1957 aged 71 [buried 31
Jul]
Phyllis GILDING 1976 aged 96 [buried 12 Feb]
North pathway
1313 Violet May ATKINS 4 May 1992 aged 80
1314 Ethel Mary Ann GOWER 7 Feb 1992 aged 71
Alfred Samuel GOWER 23 Feb 2007 aged 87
1315 Brenda Ann GREEN 4 Oct 1991 aged 48
1316 Pamela [+ Irene Elsie] GOLDSMITH 23 Feb 1991 aged 60
Robert [+ Frederick] GOLDSMITH 19 Oct 1992 aged 66
1317 Richard Charles APPLEGATE 17 Jan 1991 aged 71
Ruby May APPLEGATE 7 Aug 1999 aged 77
1318 [Headstone and kerb] Leonard Robert BLY 10 Jan 1991
aged 81
Dorothy Maud BLY 23 Aug 1995 aged 81
1319 Joe PYSKUN 7 Aug 1990 aged 81
1320 George PYSKUN 14 Mar 1998 aged 67
1401 Ernest LISTER 14 Jun 1972 aged 77
Esther Maud LISTER 8 Apr 2000 aged 92 [of Necton]
1402 [Open book] Florence May BAILEY 25 Jul 1972 aged 71
Sidney BAILEY 3 Aug 1984 aged 78
1403 George DYE 8 Aug 1972 aged 70
Doris Annie DYE 7 Jul 1999 aged 88 [of Swaffham]
1404 Henry John HARROWING 30 Mar 1973 aged 66
Edith May HARROWING 14 Nov 1985 aged 76 [of Swaffham]
1405 Evelyn May GREEN 5 Jul 1973 aged 58
1406 Frederick Arthur GOLDSMITH 17 Oct 1973 aged 77
Elizabeth Ann GOLDSMITH 21 Apr 1979 aged 76
1407 Clifford PARKER 3 Nov 1973 aged 50
Olive May PARKER 16 Jan 1984 aged 69
1408 Martha LLOYD 26 Mar 1974 aged 68
George Arthur LLOYD 27 Nov 1981 aged 76 [of Swaffham]
South pathway
1409 Herbert ANDERSON 21 Aug 1949 aged 74
Elizabeth Jane ANDERSON 20 May 1976 aged 100
1410 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Alice BLY died 25th Sept 1949 aged 65 years [BR says of North Pickenham]/ also of Walter Richard BLY died 8th May 1970 aged 93 years
1411 Christopher Michael COWELL 1950 aged 53
Florence May COWELL 1993 aged 95
1412 [Fallen headstone and kerb] Frank Walter GOWARD 11 Feb 1951 aged 47
1413 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ a dear wife and mother/ Georgina HARVEY/ died Nov 14th 1951/ aged 76 years/ At rest/ also/ a devoted husband and father/ Edward HARVEY/ died May 8th 1954/ aged 73 years/ Re-united
1414 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Ernest Edward beloved husband of Rosetta CLARKE died April 28th 1952 aged 74 years/ Loved and/ remembered always
North pathway
1501 [Small headstone] Ellen/ GASKINS/ died 19th Nov 1970 [aged 75 years]/ Ernest Morris/ GASKINS/ died 10 Nov 1975 [aged 86 years]/ At rest
1502 [Open book] Thomas William BROWN 5 Apr 1971 aged 63
Edna May BROWN 17 July 1989 aged 81 [of Swaffham]
1503 William BEATTY born Westminster, London, sleeping
peacefully at Sporle
Father of Olive and June [buried 17 Apr 1971 aged 69 years]
1504 Leslie James BROWN 3 Oct 1971 aged 52
1505 Basil Edward COLMAN 23 Feb 1984 aged 51
1506 Marion Jean BARNARD 21 Jun 1971 aged 21
1507 Charles IVES 19 Mar 1972 aged 76
1508 [Open book] Edith Florence LITTLEPROUD 2 Feb 1973 aged
69
Thomas William LITTLEPROUD 14 Sep 1989 aged 83 years
South pathway
1509 [Headstone and kerb]
In loving memory of/ Joseph SMITH/ Feby 27th
[1947 aged 75 years]
1510 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ my dear wife/ Betty Mabel Marian RUMBLE/ passed away April 26th 1947/ aged 60 years/ She bade no one a last farewell/ she could not say goodbye/ her soul had fled before we knew/ but memories never die
1511 [Fallen headstone and kerb] Beryl Maud ELDRED 19 May
1947 aged 46
Bertie ELDRED 18 Jun 1952 aged 60
1512 [Headstone and kerb] John EDWARDS 16 Jun 1947 aged 80
Mary EDWARDS 3 Sep 1958/ aged 83 years/ Re-united/ also Eva
their daughter/ born 1899/ died 1960
1513 Ethel Anna MOORE 19 Jun 1948 aged 56
1514 [Open book in kerb] In loving memory of/ Alfred/ CHURCH/ died/ Dec 2 1948/ aged 71/ Mary Ann/ CHURCH/ April 195[2 aged 73 years buried 28 Apr]
North pathway
1515 [Flower holder] Christine [+ Margaret] BOUGHEN (Chrissy) 19 Sep 1998 aged 45 [of Bury St Edmunds]
1516 [Plaque] Dorothy [+ Beryl] BOUGHEN (Dot) 15 Apr 1998 aged 68 [of Swaffham]
1517 Joyce Winifred DYE 29 Aug 1997 aged 84 [of Swaffham]
Alfred Benjamin DYE 27 May 2005 aged 93
1518 Veronica Anne LIST 9 Jul 1996 aged 52 [of Little
Dunham]
Lester Colin LIST 24 Dec 1999 aged 61 [of Swaffham]
1519 [Headstone and kerb] Peter Leonard MASON 26 Sep 1995 aged 61
1601 Douglas LeHavre WALKER 7 Feb 1969 aged 51
Joyce WALKER 29th May 1999 aged 75 [of Scarning]
1602 Ethel LANE 21 Mar 1969 aged 57
Walter Herbert LANE 4 Dec 1979 aged 70
1603 [Open book] Frederick Ernest MACE 6 Apr 1969 aged 60
Lorena Rose MACE 12 June 1981 aged 72 [of Dereham]
1604 [Open book] In/ memory of/ Noel DREA/ died tragically/
August 24th 1969/ aged 30/ R.I.P./ Ours is just a/ simple prayer/ God
bless and keep/ you in His care
[BR says of Nottingham]
1605 William Thomas DARKINS 14 Nov 1969 aged 61
Winifred Mabel 16 Nov 1987 aged 78
1606 [Fallen headstone] Winifred Ann/ FOX/ died 4th May 1970/ aged 58 years/ Loved and remembered/ always
1607 James Arthur WINNER 26 Oct 1971 aged 75
Laura WINNER 1 Apr 1984 aged 86
[also a plaque] Leonard James WINNER 11 Jan 2005 aged 84
1608 [Open book] In/ loving memory/ of/ Edith Emily/ COOK/ died 4th May 1970/ aged 82 years
South pathway
1609 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Walter ANDERSON/ died 7th Feb 1944/ aged 77 years/ also his beloved wife/ Frances/ died 12th June 1957/ aged 91 years/ At rest
1610 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Edith Julia APPLEGATE/ died Nov 10th 1945/ aged 65 years/ Worthy of remembrance/ also her beloved husband/ George Henry/ died Oct 17th 1962/ aged 82 years/ Re-united
1611 [Kerb with low headstone unreadable]
1612 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Haylett BLOY/ died 24th Jan 1946/ aged 80 years/ Emma Sophia his wife/ died 26th Aug 1947/ aged 82 years/ Herbert BLOY/ killed in action/ 11 July 1944/ aged 39 years/ In God’s keeping
1613 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Frederick CATOR/ died Aug 22nd 1946/ aged 79 years/ At rest/ also Isabella/ his beloved wife/ died Nov 22nd 1953/ aged 77 years
North pathway
1614 Douglas Paul Campbell DAVIS 29 May 2001 aged 71
1615 William Hugh PREBBLE 10 May 2001 aged 75
Grace PREBBLE 22 Aug 2004 aged 74
1616 Geoffrey William GERMANY 9 Apr 2001 aged 70
1617 Doris Priscilla Louisa BROWN 5 Jan 2001 aged 78
Aubrey James BROWN 5 Mar 2001 aged 78
1618 Susan Anne NEELY 3 Dec 2000 aged 47 years [of Swaffham]
1619 Leslie [+ William] PARRY 25 July 2000 aged 85
Joan [+ Christine Mary] PARRY 21 Jun 2004 aged 81
1701 Gertrude WILSON 24 Oct 1968 aged 73 [of Little Palgrave]
1702 Rosemary TAYLOR 29 Jan 1969 aged 50 [of Little
Palgrave]
Harry Daw TAYLOR 31 May 1986 aged 72 [of Little Dunham]
1703 Albert Fred BRIGHTY 1968 aged 82 [buried 1 Jan 1969]
Agnes Maud BRIGHTY 1982 aged 90 [buried 14 Dec]
Lorna BOWMAN 1977 aged 58 (daughter)
1704 Harry Bancroft BURTON 25 Nov 1968 aged 78
Maud BURTON 17 Jul 1969 aged 79
1705 Stanley Arthur THOMPSON 12 Nov 1968 aged 65
Anna Amelia THOMPSON 6 Aug 1972 aged 78
South pathway
1706 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ John Charles BIRCH died 25 Dec 1942 aged 59 years/ also his beloved wife Alice Maud died 24th April 1944 aged 62 years/ Re-united
1707 [Kerb] Sacred to the memory of/ Alfred George HUNT died April 30th 1942 aged 76 years/ also of Anne Catherine his wife died June 5th 1942 aged 71 years
North pathway
1708 Royal C[harles] DUNTON (Joe) 31 Mar 2002 aged 66 [of Swaffham]
1709 John William ATKINS 11 Feb 2002 aged 64
1710 Allan Beattie SCOTT 15 May 2001 aged 60
1801 Helen [Elizabeth Joyce] WELLS/ 13th September 1917/ 23rd March 1999 [of Wymondham]
1802 [Katherine Rosemary known as] Mary WELLS/ 15 September 1914/ 12th November 2000 [of Oakington]
1803 [Unmarked kerb with wooden cross]
1804 Ellen GRAVELING 15 Nov 1966 aged 90
1805 [Open book] Wallace PEACHMENT 26 Jun 1967 aged 83
Priscilla PEACHMENT 6 Feb 1974 aged 85
1806 [Open book] Arthur Augustus GARROD 18 Feb 1968 aged 59
South pathway
1807 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Herbert Coble GRUMMETT died July 31st 1938 aged 63 years/ also of Mary Elizabeth his beloved wife died March 6th 1963 aged 85 years/ Death divides memory clings
1808 [Fallen headstone] In memory of/ William OXBOROUGH/ and his wife/ Georgina/ 1938 and 1953/ R.I.P. [buried 3 Nov 1938 aged 63 and 10 Mar 1953 aged 80 years]
1809 [Kerb too overgrown with grass and anthills]
1810 In/ loving memory/ of/ my dear wife/ Jane TYE/ died Nov 28th 1940/ aged 82 years/ also her loving husband/ William TYE/ died Aug 2nd 1943 aged 89 years
1811 [headstone and kerb] Arthur William LANE 19 Apr 1941 aged 50 years [of Santon Downham, Suffolk]
North pathway
1812 Kirsty Marie BUNN 28 Jan 1988 aged 2 days
1901 [Headstone leaning forwards unreadable]
South pathway
1902 [Celtic cross]
[South side] In loving memory of/ Clara Maria/ beloved wife
of/ William Stephen LANE/ died November 26th 1914/ aged 48 years/
also of/ Sidney Albert/ second son of W S LANE/ killed in the Great War/ August
10th 1917/ aged 25 years
[West side] In loving memory of/ Alfred Stephen/ third son
of W S LANE died April 1st 1928/ aged 32 years/ also of/ Arnold
Thornton/ fourth son of W S LANE/ died February 10th 1899/ aged 18
months/ Re-united
[North side] and of/ Wm Stephen LANE/ died Oct 1st
1946/ aged 84 years
North pathway
1903 [Headstone and kerb] Jane Elizabeth BURROWS 18 Jun 1999 aged 61
2001 In affectionate remembrance of/ Archie/ the dearly loved son of/ James & Harriet LARWOOD/ who died June 17th 1903/ aged 19 years
2002 In loving memory of/ Robert BURTON/ who died Novr 4th 1901/ aged 70 years/ also Jemima his wife/ who died Aug 3rd 1910/ aged 84 years/ Father in Thy gracious keeping/ leave we now Thy servant sleeping
2003 In memory of/ Harriette/ beloved wife of/ Ezra GREEN/ born 17th January 1863/ died 17th March 1938/ Weep not dear husband be content/ I to you was only lent/ God has only had his due/ very soon may call for you/ also of Ezra GREEN/ beloved husband and father/ born 16th April 1858/ died 30th September 1948 [BR says Ezra of Holt]
2004 In memory of/ Elizabeth/ beloved wife of/ Ezra GREEN/ born 17th August 1957/ died 26th February 1906/ Rest in peace
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2005 In loving memory of/ Mary GREEN/ who entered into rest/ Jany 6th 1903/ aged 75 years [Verse weathered away is probably: O how sweet it will be] in that beautiful land/ [so free from all sorrow and pain/ with songs on our lips and with harps in our hands/ to meet one another again]
2006 [Kerb] Elsie Maud LIST died 17th March 1929 [too overgrown to uncover any further wording. buried 23 Mar aged 28 years]
2007 Honi soit qui mal y pense/ Royal Army Rifle Corps/ S\24925 Qmr Serjt/ Sydney Herbert TAYLOR/ Royal Army Service Corps/ 2nd October 1921 aged 29
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2008 In affectionate remembrance/ of/ Elizabeth/ the beloved wife of/ John SEALES/ who passed away/ November 20th 1900/ aged 65 years/ With Christ which is far better/ rest on dear one thy toil is o’er/ thy willing hands can work no more/ a loving wife a mother kind/ no friend on Earth like thee we find
2009 William John DEAN 1 Jun 1928 aged 33 [died Norwich
Hospital]
Ellen DEAN 23 Nov 1977 aged 86
2010 Charles GREEN 28 Dec 1978 aged 83
Clara Olive GREEN 19 Dec 1987 aged 80
2011 Stephen [+ Alfred] MILLS 13 Jul 1986 aged 59
[Churchwarden and lay reader]
Elsie MILLS 18 Aug 1986 aged 79
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2101 [Headstone leaning forward] In loving memory of/ Minnie M[atilda WHITE]/ the beloved [daughter? of]/ William / who died ? 1896/ aged 13 years [of Little Palgrave]
2102 In/ loving memory of/ Henry/ the beloved husband of/ Elizabeth HENSBY/ who died Novr 9th 1903/ aged 55 years/ Gone but not forgotten/ He has gone the one we loved so dear/ to his eternal rest/ he is gone we need not fear/ to be forever blest/ also of/ Elizabeth/ his beloved wife/ who died March 29th 1914/ aged 66 years
2103 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ William the beloved husband of Ada BUNN died 21st May 1939 aged 75 years/ Resting [of Holme Hale]
2104 In/ ever loving memory of/ William/ the beloved husband of/ Mary BILHAM/ who died July 10th 1919/ aged 65 years/ Blessed hope that in Jesus is given/ in our sorrow to cheer and sustain/ that soon with the Saviour in Heaven/ we shall meet with our loved ones again/ also of Mary his wife/ who died July 18th 1934/ aged 79 years/ At rest
2105 In/ loving memory of/ George BILHAM/ who died Sept 26th 1912/ aged 62 years/ also of/ Lois his wife/ who died Aug 10th 1913/ aged 74 years/ Their life and their troubles are past/ the storms of affliction are o’er/ their struggles are ended at last/ and sorrow and death are no more
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2106 In/ loving memory of/ John LITTLEPROUD/ who died Oct 31st 1920/ aged 86 years/ also of/ Emma LITTLEPROUD/ who died Feb 20th 1925/ aged 75 years/ Now the labourer’s task is o’er/ now the battle day is past/ now upon the farther shore/ lands the voyager at last/ Father in Thy gracious keeping/ leave we now Thy servants sleeping
2107 In loving memory of/ Hephzibah WALKER/ who died May 6 1938/ aged 64 years/ also of/ William WALKER/ who died June 11 1945/ aged 66 years/ Rest in peace
2201 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Charles WRIGHT/ the beloved husband of/ Mary Ann WRIGHT/ who died Octr 22nd 1898/ aged 57 years/ Gone art thou but not forgotten/ never shall thy memory fade/ loving thoughts shall ever linger/ round the spot where thou art laid
2202 Sacred/ to the memory of/ William John THOMPSON/ of Sporle/ who died in the VAD Hospital/ Faversham Kent/ Feb 28th 1917/ aged 39 years/ A life laid down [VAD = Voluntary Aid Detachment]
2203 In/ loving memory/ of/ George GIRLING/ (late of Gt Dunham Mills) died February 7th 1900/ aged 74 years/ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
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2204 In/ loving memory of/ Minnie/ dearly loved wife of/ Arthur REEVE/ died March 9th 1939/ aged 48 years/ Ever in our thoughts
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2205 In loving memory of/ Frederick GREEN/ died June 11th 1927/ aged 64 years/ also of/ Martha Ann GREEN/ died August 27th 1927/ aged 57 years/ also of/ George Harry/ son of the above/ died March 27th 1925/ aged 32 years/ Thy will O God not ours be done
2206 In/ loving memory of/ Arthur READ/ died Sept 28 1920/ aged 64/ Peace perfect peace with loved ones far away/ in Jesus resting we are safe and they [of Attleborough]
2301 In/ loving memory of/ Walter Henry KERRISON/ (late of Sporle Mill)/ who died at Tharston July 15th 1908/ aged 57 years/ In the midst of life we are in death
2302 [Cross]
[West side In loving memory/ of/ Henry (Harry)/ the dearly
loved son of/ Walter Henry & Anna/ KERRISON/ born June 6th 1887/ died
January 29th 1896
2303 In/ affectionate remembrance of/ Susanna/ widow of/ John ---ark--- KERRISON/ who died June 12th 1897/ in the 76th year of her age/ In thy presence is fullness of joy
2304 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Annette ROBERTS/ wife of/ Rev J Mortlock ROBERTS M A Oxon/ late vicar Long Compton, Warwick/ Decd June 5 1919 [aged 88 years]
2305 [Cross]
[West side] In loving memory/ of/ Ella Bertha JONES/ wife
of T JONES/ daughter of M ROBERTS/ vicars of this parish [buried 31 Jul 1911
aged 74 years]
2306 [Cross on headstone] In/ memory of/ Elizabeth WATSON/ born Feb 18th 1845/ died Sepr 25th 1899/ Faithful unto death
2307 [Base of cross]
[West side] Martha DURRANT/ rest in peace/ died Febry 14th
1896/ aged 72 years [of Great Palgrave]
2308 [Cross]
[West side] William DURRANT/ peace perfect peace/ died
December 18th 1909/ aged 90
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2309 In memory of/ Thomas Beverley/ FIDDY/ (for 57 years a resident of this parish) who died Novr 25th 1912/ aged 84 years/ also of/ Amelia his wife/ who died August 8th 1896/ aged 66 years
2310 [Broken cross]
[East side] In loving memory/ of/ Charles Ernest WELLS/
died June 7th 1917/ aged 43 years/ God is love
2311 [Broken cross]
[East side] In loving memory/ of/ Ann wife of/ Dennis De
Berdt WELLS/ died January 31st 1931/ aged 88 years [of Swaffham]
[West side] also Ethel Maude second daughter of/ Dennis De
Berdt & Ann WELLS/ died Sep 26th 1945 aged 76 years/ I am the
resurrection and the life
2312 [Cross]
[East side] In/ loving memory/ of/ Edward Nelson/ WELLS/
born 8th January 1873/ died 25th August 1945
2313 Erected/ to the memory of/ John ARCHER/ 28 years clerk of this parish/ as a token of respect/ from many of his fellow parishioners/ and friends/ who died July 16th 1909/ aged 78 years/ also of/ Elizabeth ARCHER/ wife of the above/ who died Jany 6th 1921/ aged 84 years [of Attleborough]
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2314 [Cross]
[West side] In loving memory of/ Edith Frances KITTMER/
died 7th October 1925/ aged 48 years
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2401 In/ loving memory of/ Mary Ann/ the beloved wife of/ Abram ELLIOTT/ who entered into rest/ July 7th 1926/ aged 69 years/ Peace perfect peace
2402 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Elizabeth BILHAM died March 5th 1926 aged 72 years/ At rest
2403 [Fallen headstone] In loving memory of/ Elizabeth/ widow of the late/ William GRUMMET/ who died February 7th 1907/ in her 88th year/ Until the day break and the shadows flee away
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2501 [Cross in kerb]
[West side] In loving/ memory of/ Edmund FARRER/ late of
Petygards in this/ parish who died at Eccles/ Norfolk/ on January 15th
1896/ in the 76th year of his age
2502 In loving memory of/ Charlotte Herring FARRER/ widow of/ Edmund FARRER/ died at Acton Jany 24th 1910/ aged 85 years [of East Acton, London]
2503 [Coped stone]
[North side] In loving memory of/ Edward William HARDY/ of
Woolferton, House Sporle/ who died November 30th 1905 aged 51 years/
This monument is erected by his sorrowing sisters
[South side] He giveth His beloved sleep Psalms CXXVII. 2.
Until the day break and the shadows flee away. Canticles. 11.17
2504 In ever loving memory of/ Louise Eva WORF/ beloved second daughter of/ Francis William BURTON/ who passed from this life May 23rd 1934/ aged 53 years/ For ever with the Lord
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2505 [Kerb inscription obscured]
2506 [Cross]
[West side] In/ loving memory/ of/ a dear wife and mother/
Sarah GERMANY/ died Sept 15 1931/ aged 60 years
[South side] also/ Robert GERMANY/ died Oct 29th
1940/ aged 69 years
2507 [Cross]
[West side] In/ loving memory/ of/ my dear husband/
Frederick John HOLLAND/ who departed this life/ February 18th 1931
[aged 26 years]
2508 In loving memory of/ James GRUMMETT/ born March 28th 1863/ died December 8th 1943/ also of/ Harriett Elizabeth/ his wife/ born March 23rd 1861/ died March 28th 1952
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2509 In loving memory of/ Elizabeth/ the beloved wife of/ William BOWEN/ who departed this life/ August 6th 1919/ aged 75 years/ Thy will be done/ Jesu mercy
2510 [Kerb] Charles Ernest HENDRY/ died Feby 16th 1951 aged 89 years
2511 [Fallen cross]
[East side] In/ loving memory/ of/ our dear son/ Oswald
Henry HENDRY/ died Jan 24 1933/ aged 31 years
2601 In loving memory of/ William BROOKS/ the beloved husband of/ Sarah BROOKS/ who died March 20th 1908/ aged 73 years/ In the midst of life we are in death/ also of/ Sarah BROOKS/ who died Oct 16th 1928/ aged 90 years [of Great Walsingham]
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2602 [Broken cross]
[East side of base] In/ loving memory/ of/ Lilly M[ary]
E[lizabeth] WORF/ died March 2nd 1954/ aged 78 years/ Let light
perpetual shine upon her
2603 In/ ever loving memory of/ Amy Ann/ the beloved daughter of/ Samuel & Hannah REYNOLDS/ who died Novr 16th 1905/ aged 29 years [of Thwaite All Saints]/ God is love/ also of their youngest daughter/ Lotty S WEBSDALE/ died Nov 7th 1918 aged 40 years/ Interred at Salhouse [Spelt WEBDALE in burial register]
2604 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory/ William Toler WOLFE/ died 27th Sept 1935/ aged 55 years/ Rock of Ages [died Wayland Infirmary]
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2701 In memory of/ George WORF/ January 15th 1896/ aged 79 years
2702 In/ loving memory/ of/ Charles WORF/ died Aug 31 1901/ aged 55/ also/ Caroline his wife/ died Nov 8-1928/ aged 79/ and their son/ George/ died in the Great War/ June 18 1917/ aged 33
2703 In loving memory of/ Eliza/ the beloved wife of/ William Wallace BRETT/ who died Sepr 29th 1907/ aged 64 years/ For ever with the Lord/ daughter of/ George & Mary WORF/ also of/ William Wallace BRETT/ who died Dec 27th 1913/ aged 72 years
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2704 In ever loving memory of/ a dear mother/ Susan BARRETT/ who died July 12th 1909/ aged 54 years/ Fondly we loved her she is dear to us still/ but in grief we must bend to God’s holy will/ our sorrow was great our loss hard to bear/ but angels will guard her with kind tender care/ Peace perfect peace/ Though dead yet liveth in the hearts/ of those that loved her
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2801 [Cross in kerb]
[North side] In/ loving memory/ of/ Emily HARRISON/ born
March 1830/ died 17th July 1904/ also of Edward HARRISON/ late of
this parish/ interred at Runcorn 25th July 1896/ aged 62 years
[East side] In/ loving memory/ of/ Emily Catterall/
MATTHEWS/ born 22nd Feb 1864/ died 15th July/ 1950/ R.I.P.
[of Bungay]
[West side] In/ loving memory/ of/ Thomas Stockdale/
MATTHEWS/ born 20th May 1853/ died 31st October 1935/
R.I.P.
[On East side of kerb] Doris Maud MATTHEWS/ August 13th
1901 – August 15th 1991 [of Chester]/ Thomas Edward MATTHEWS/
February 28th 1902 – April 8th 1976 [of Narborough]
2802 In loving memory of/ our dear brother/ Oswald Stanley WRIGHT/ passed away Oct 16th 1965/ aged 60 years/ also of his brother/ Walter Edward WRIGHT/ died Feb 6th 1967/ aged 68 years
2803 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Maud Hannah/ beloved wife of the late/ Thomas HUDSON P.C./ passed away July 14th 1963/ aged 80 years/ Re-united
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2804 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Robert William/ beloved husband of/ Rebekah Ravensdale EAGLETON/ died 25th March 1916 aged 51/ also of their son/ Lionel Bernard Burges/ died 8th March 1917 aged 21/ also of their daughter/ Margherita Bethune Burges/ died 14th Jan 1934 aged 26 [of Debenham presumably Suffolk]
2805 [Cross in iron rail]
[East side] In loving memory/ of/ Hunter PALMER/ died 12th
January 1908/ aged 63 [of Swaffham]
2806 In/ loving memory of/ Robert/ the beloved husband of/ Sarah WILLIAMSON/ (of Sporle)/ who died November 29th 1909/ aged 75 years/ He is gone from our home to a mansion above/ though our hearts in deep anguish are riven/ but why should we mourn for him whom we loved/ when we know he is happy in Heaven
2807 In memory of/ Percy/ the loving husband of/ Charlotte EASTER/ died March 29th 1942/ aged 71 years/ Loved and remembered always [of Castleacre]
2808 In loving memory of/ Thomas EASTER/ the beloved husband of/ Sarah EASTER/ who died March 12th 1908/ aged 80 years/ He is gone but not forgotten/ never will his memory fade/ loving thoughts shall ever linger/ round the spot where he is laid
2809 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Roy/ only son of/ Winifred & Arthur HOLLAND/ who passed away Oct 21st 1942/ aged 16 years
2810 In loving memory of/ Sarah/ the beloved wife of/ Thomas EASTER/ who died August 18th 1908/ aged 80 years/ My wearied limbs are now at rest/ suffering and pain with me are o’er/ I go to meet my loved ones whom God hath/ in Heaven where we shall part no more/ also of/ William Thomas EASTER/ her grandson/ who died March 15th 1914/ aged 12 years
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2901 [Headstone fallen face down]
2902 In/ loving memory of/ Jane RAVEN/ who died April 22nd 1912/ aged 82 years/ also her sister/ Mary LANKSHEAR/ ? 1919/ aged 77 [buried 28 Jan]
2903 In loving memory of/ Charlotte EASTER/ died 8th June 1967 aged 87/ At rest
2904 In ever loving memory/ of/ Annie Elizabeth/ the beloved wife of/ Robert HOLLAND/ who fell asleep May 16th 1919/ aged 65 years/ Thy will be done/ also of/ Robert HOLLAND/ who fell asleep March 1st 1928/ aged 69 years
2905 [Broken headstone parts leaning against the East wall of the church] In loving memory of/ Charlotte/ dearly beloved wife of/ Robert SMITH/ born at Croydon, Surrey/ Sep 24th [1836]/ died at Sporle/ July 7 1894/ Sincerely loved and / regretted/ also/ Robert SMITH/ July 17th 1917 aged / Interred in/ Hendon Park Cemetery
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2906 In/ loving memory of/ Frederick/ the beloved husband of/ Charlotte LISTER/ who died April 11th 1929/ aged 62 years/ At rest in peace/ also of/ Charlotte LISTER/ who died March 13th 1932/ aged 67 years/ At rest
The next few rows are confined to the area south of the church
3001 James Pitt ROBERTS/ barrister at law [BR says in Tuscany]/ died August 20/ AD 1867/ aged 63 years
3002 WARNING THIS STONE IS BROKEN AND THE TOP LIKELY TO
FALL OFF]
In memory of/ Revd John Mortlock/ ROBERTS M A Oxon/ vicar
of Long Compton
[Warwickshire 1876 to 1882]/ Wellington [Shropshire] 66
Croydon [St James, Surrey] 69/
Worplesdon [Surrey 70]/ Weeley, [Essex 72, Chinnor, Oxon
75] [Buried 19 May 1928 aged 85 years]
3101 In memory of/ Bertha/ wife of/ James/ ARCHER/ died January 24th/ 1852/ aged 32 years
3102 In memory of/ Ellen the wife of/ Tho HOWE/ who died July / 1811/ aged 69 years/ Tho HOWE/ d
3103 Sacred/ to the memory of/ John WARD/ died June 24th/ 1833/ aged 45 years/ Prepare to meet thy/ God/ Ann his wife/ died Augst 11th 1858/ in the 78 year/ of her age
3104 [Brick tomb] Sacred/ to the memory of/ the Revd Willm ROBERTS/ XIV years vicar of this parish/ and rector of Palgrave/ died Sep XIII AD MDCCC [XLIV ]/ aged LII years/ also of/ Bertha ROBERTS/ relict of the above/ died July III/ AD MDCCCLXXII/ aged LXVII years
3201 In memory of/ Catharine BACON/ who died July 15 1811/ aged 25 years/ With wailing grief and pain I spent my prime/ through the shore channel of expired time/ arriv’d at last through life’s tempestuous sea/ in the calm ocean of eternity [BR says died 16 July buried 18 July]
3202 In memory of/ John ADCOCK/ who died Augst 3rd/ 1791/ aged 46 years/ Elizabeth SHILLING/ late wife of/ John ADCOCK/ who died 4 / 1809/ aged 61 years [buried 13 Dec]
3301 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Mary the [ ] wife of/ Robert LARGE/ who died May 12/ [1858 aged 61 years] [4 lines unreadable]/ Sacred/ [to]/ the memory of/ Robert/ LARGE/ who died/ July [buried 27th]/ 1875/ aged 82 years/ Boast thou not of tomorrow/ for thou knowest not what/ a day may bring forth
3302 In memory of/ Susannah ORFORD/ who died April 4th/ 1839/ aged 67 years
3303 In memory/ of/ George ORFORD/ who died Jany 27th/ 1842/ aged 72 years/ Here we have laid the body: but trusting that the soul is bound up in the bundle of life with the/ Lord our God there it is safe while the dust of/ the body is scattered
Row 34 is a series of stones laid against the south wall of the church. Listed here from East to West
3401 In memory of/ Willm ABRA/ who died Sept 28th 1810/ aged 23 years
3402 In memory of/ Alpha the daughter of/ John & Susanna ABRA/ who died Novr 2nd 1806/ aged 18 years
3403 Sacred/ to the memory of/ John WILLIAMSON/ who died July 15th/ 1825/ aged 85 years [buried 25 Sep]/ and of/ Mary his wife/ who died Decr 8th/ 1829/ aged 67 years/ We’ve no abiding life here/ sad truth were this to be our home/ but let the thought our spirits cheer/ we seek a City yet to come
3404 In memory of/ Chris[pin] GREENWOOD/ who died May 20 1778/ aged 36 years
3405 In memory/ of John TUCK/ who died June the 10/ 1752/ aged
Row 35 is a group of three enclosed in an iron fence near the Southwest corner of the church
3501 Sacred/ to the memory/ of/ Dennis DeBerdt WELLS/ born 23 Oct 1839/ died 5 April 1878/ Come unto me all ye that/ labour and are heavy laden/ and I will give you rest/ Matthew XI. 28.
3502 Eliza/ elder daughter/ of the late/ Thomas & Susannah/
WELLS/
[buried 6 Apr 1876 aged 69 years of Swaffham]
3503 [Coped stone moss damaged]
[North side] In loving memory of/ Thomas Anthony WELLS
[South side] In loving memory of/ Mary the wife of/ Thomas
Anthony WELLS
Row 36 is a series of stones repositioned along the south side of the churchyard. Listed here from East to west
3601 In memory of/ John GREENWOOD/ who died April 13 1768/ aged 59 years/ also of/ Alice the wife of/ John GREENWOOD/ who died Aug 31 179[3]/ aged 84 years [BR says widow of Tottington]
3602 In memory of/ Elizabeth the wife of/ Thomas GREENWOOD/ who died Aug 30 176[2]/ aged 63 years
3603 In memory of/ [unreadable]
3604 [unreadable]
3605 In memory of/ Cathar W[HITBY]/ who died Jan / 1777/ aged 72 years/ In memory of/ John W[HITBY]/ who died Apr / 1777/ aged 90 years [spelt WHIDB on the inscription]
3606 Sacred to the memory of/ Samuel SCOTT/ who departed this life/ the 20 day of March 1799/ in the 73 year of his age
3607 In memory/ of/ Will the son of/ Benjamin and Mary ABLE/ who died Nov 2 / 1809/ aged 18 years/ [4 lines unreadable]
3608 In memory of/ Tho the son of/ Benj and Mary ABLE/ who died Nov 15th 1811/ aged 23 years/ Why didst thou death thine iron hand extend/ to crop the rose in all its early bloom/ and urge a son a brother and a friend/ lo the dark mansion of a silent tomb
3609 In memory of/ Mary the wife of/ [Benjamin?] ABLE/ who died March / aged ? years/ also of/ William PAYNE/ who died Sept 22 18[28]/ aged 65 years
3610 In memory of/ Robert WRIGHT/ died April 4th 1762 [buried 3 Apr 1763]/ aged 62 years/ also Margaret his wife/ died Sept 13 1764 aged 52/ also Mary their daughter/ died April 11 1763 aged 17 [buried 28 Mar 1764]
3611 In memory of/ Ann BARKER/ who died July 19th/ 1844/ aged 81 years
3612 In memory of/ William SUTTON/ who died April 13th 1817/ aged 24 years [BR says of Swaffham]
3613 [unreadable]
3614 In memory/ of John MI[TCHELL] who/ departed this life June 20/ 1763 aged 68 years/ also of Susanna his wife/ who departed this life the/ 15 day of May 1761 aged 60
3615 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Elizabeth the beloved daughter of/ Martin & Sophia HALL/ who died Feby 16th/ 1842 [BR says aged 37 years]
3616 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ M J WRIGHT/ the relict of/ M W WRIGHT/ late of Mattishall/ who died Nov 26 1826/ aged 62 years
3617 [Unreadable]
3618 [Unreadable]
3619 In memory of/ Elizth the wife of/ Daniel HALL/ died Augst 18th 1811/ aged 83 years
3602 [Obscured by a smaller stone]
3621 In affectionate remembrance/ of/ Robert PYLE/ late of Wroxham/ who departed this life/ March 30th 1880/ in the 83rd year/ of his age/ The days of our years are three score years and/ ten and if by reason of strength they be four score years yet is their strength labour and sorrow for it is soon cut off and we fly away.
3622 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Martin HALL/ who died November 24/ 1854/ aged 77 years/ also/ Sophia his wife/ who died April 5/ 1857 [BR says aged 80]
3623 In memory of/ Henry CODLING/ who died July 2[4] 1780/ aged 62 years/ [4 lines unreadable] [BR says of Swaffham]
3624 In memory of/ Edward BULLARD/ who died Feb 11th 1796/ aged 49 years/ also of/ Edmund BELLARD/ who died April 22nd 1792/ aged 20 years/ also of/ Robert BELLARD/ who died Octr 9th 1808/ aged 23 years
3625 [Deeply buried]
3626 In memory of/ Thomas GIRLING/ who died 10th March 1764/ aged 18 years/ also/ Elizabeth GIRLING/ his wife/ who died August 6 1793/ aged 77 years
3627 In memory of/ Ann GIRLING/ who died/ 12th of January 1818/ aged 71 years
3628 In memory of/ Lansdale GIRLING/ who died/ 15th of August 1818/ aged 70 years
3629 In memory/ of Elizabeth the wife/ of Richard WATSON/ who died January 7 174[2]/ aged 43 years
3630 In/ memory of/ Hannah wife of/ Henry S[TANFO]RD/ who died/ August 3rd 1845/ aged 78 years
3631 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Henry STANFORD/ who departed this life/ April 21st 1840/ aged 60 years
3632 Beneath this stone/ lieth the beloved/ and lamented/ Mary DUNGER/ who died July 12th/ 1829/ in the ? year/ of her age
3633 In/ affectionate/ remembrance of/ William WALKER/ who died Nov 22 1868/ aged 71 years/ also of/ his two wives
3634 In memory of/ Hariett dearly/ beloved grand daughter/ of Jovis & Elizabeth/ WATSON/ who departed this life/ May 12th 1849/ aged 10 years
3635 In memory of/ Edward HARWIN/ who died Dec 19 1803/ aged 53 years/ All you that stop to read this stone/ consider how soon I was gone/ death do sometimes short warning give/ therefore be careful how you live
3636 In memory of/ Ann the wife of/ Robert HARWIN/ who died Feby 1779/ aged 65 years/ Affliction sore long time I bore/ physicians were in vain/ till God did please to give me ease/ and free me from my pain
3637 In memory of/ Robert HARWIN/ late of this parish/ who died March 21 1787/ aged 78 years/ Whilst I lived here my care was give each one their due /on a Saviour
3638 [Unreadable]
3639 In memory/ of/ Mary wife of/ Henry WHISKER/ who died March 3 1796/ aged 85 years
3640 In memory of/ Robert WATTS/ who departed this life/ December 15 17[8]9/ aged 7[9] [BR says of Swaffham]
3641 [Unreadable]
3642 [Unreadable]
3643 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Lydia GREENGRASS/ who died Sept 4th/ 1874 [aged 68 years]/ Sacred/ to the memory of/ John GREENGRASS/ who died Sept 17th/ 1834 [aged 28 years]
3644 [Unreadable]
3645 In memory of/ John the son of/ Green & Sophia/ RUDD/ who died Sept 4th 1820/ aged 3 years 8 months
3646 In memory of/ William KING/ who died April 28th/ 1843/ aged 38 years/ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
3647 In memory of/ Henry KING/ who died/ March 2nd 1836/ aged 23 years/ James KING/ who died/ July 9th 1856/ aged 28 years/ Why did we crave to live on Earth/ while here we lived in pain/ we had rather choose to go to Christ/ and there with Him remain
3648 [Eroded and unreadable]
3649 In memory of/ Mary/ the wife of/ Thomas GAGE/ who died Nov 30 1827/ aged 60 years [unreadable]
3650 In/ loving memory of/ Charles Crispin GAGE/ the dearly loved husband of/ Sarah Ann GAGE/ who died/ August 6th 1889/ aged 47 years/ In the midst of life we are in death
3651 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Elizabeth wife of/ Samuel RUDD/ who departed this life/ August 17 1804/ aged 45 years
3652 [Eroded and incomplete] [In me]mory of/ William DREW [possibly buried 1 Sep 1841 aged 67 years?]
3653 [Unreadable]
3654 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Mary the beloved/ wife of/ Thomas CADGE/ who died Nov 19/ 1870/ in the 69 year/ of her age [the right side is blank and the following written across the bottom]/ also/ John the beloved son/ of the above/ who died March 16 1867/ in the 25 year of his age
3655 [This wide headstone is laid out in three columns]
In memory of/ Robert/ son of/ Thomas and/ Bridget/ WALKER/
who died/ May 17th/ 1867/ [aged 24 years]/ also of/ Bridget/ the
dearly/ beloved wife of/ Thomas WALKER/ who died/ [bur 29 Oct]/ 18[67 aged 58
years]]/ and/ Thomas WALKER/ late / / who died/ / 1874 [buried 23
September 1874 aged 66 years]
3656 In memory of/ Ann/ the wife of/ Robt PLUMB/ who died Novr 27th/ 1824/ aged 72 years/ In the consoling expectation of/ one endless and better/ also of/ Robt PLUMB/ who died April 25th/ 1827/ aged 70 years
3657 In/ affectionate remembrance of/ Julia the beloved daughter of/ Abraham & Ann RALLISON/ who departed this life/ June 24th 1879/ aged 15 years/ As thy days so shall thy strength be
3658 In/ loving memory of/ Mary Ann/ beloved daughter of/ Abraham & Ann/ RALLISON/ who died January 17th 18[91]/ aged 34 years
3659 [Unreadable]
3660 [Unreadable]
3661 In memory of/ John WHISKER/ who died March 23/ 1778/ 61 years [BR says of Shipdham]/ In memory of/ Catharine the wife of/ John WHISKER/ who died Jany 1773/ aged 58 years
3662 In memory of/ William ADCOCK/ who died Ju[ne 178]I / aged ? Edward / who died Jan / aged years
3663 In memory of/ William LASSCOCK/ who died Novr 15 [1804]/ [aged 95 years widower]/ Alice the wife of/ William LASSCOCK/ [bur 7 May 1788 aged 72 years]
3664 [unreadable]
3665 In memory of/ Willm POWLEY/ who died/ February 5th/ 1808/ aged 64 years/ Mary POWLEY/ who died/ December 12th/ 1816/ aged 60 years/ A tender mother now I’ve been/ many troubles have I seen/ whilst I lived I did my best/ now my bones lay here at rest
3666 In memory of/ John HODSON/ who died Sept 1/ 1828 [Aged 38 years]
3667 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Phebe CHAMBERLAIN/ who departed this life/ August 26th 1864/ aged 79 years/ also of/ Emily/ daughter of the above/ who died Nov 15th 1848/ aged 20 years
3668 [Badly eroded unreadable]
3669 In/ memory of/ Mary wife of/ David FOX/ who died Sep 27/ 1840/ aged 36 years
3701 [Cross to the west of the church] To the/ dear memory/ of/ Thomas JONES B.A./ 51 years curate and/ vicar of this parish [buried 26 Nov 1892 aged 75 years]
Row 40 lies exclusively to the north of the church
4001 Elizabeth May STRATTON 14 Mar 2006 aged 58
4002 Ethel May MOORE 4 Feb 2004 aged 82 [of Swaffham]
4003 Brian Charles MACE 17 June 2003 aged 61
Marjorie Florence MITCHELL 24 Apr 2003 aged 82
4004 Hugh MURPHY 2 Jul 2002 aged 86
4101 [Fallen headstone] In/ affectionate remembrance/ of/ William Thomas/ beloved son of/ Thomas & Sarah EASTER/ Jany 1 1883/ aged [2]3 years
Row 42 is a series of stones repositioned at the north side of the churchyard. They are listed here from East to West.
4201 In/ affectionate remembrance of/ Emily/ beloved wife of/ Matthias WINEARLES/ who died Octb 10th 1889/ aged 40 years
4202 In loving memory of/ Edward FISHPOOL/ who departed this life/ Dec 29 1889/ aged 67 years/ Asleep in Jesus
4203 In memory of/ George DUNTON/ who died May 7th 1818/ aged 44 years/ also of Mary the daughter/ of George DUNTON who died May 2nd 1818/ aged 13 years/ and of Ann the daughter [buried 18 May 1818 aged 15 years]
4204 In/ memory of/ Mary wife of/ George WORF/ died Dec 9th 1871/ aged 49 years/ There was the parting sigh/ with that the spirit fled/ and took flight on high/ and left the body dead/ no prayer no tears no friends could stay/ it was Jesus called her soul away/ Watch therefore for ye know not what/ hour your Lord doth come
4205 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Susan DUNTON/ who died 10th July 1856/ aged 35 years/ daughr of George & Mary DUNTON/ Reader here rests/ an invaluable servant and a sincere Christian/ let that remind you/ that a humble station may exercise/ the highest virtues/ and that a steady perseverance in the path of duty/ is the surest means of [achiev?]ing/ peace on Earth and happiness in Heaven/ She lived during thirteen years/ in the [service of Rev Mort]lock M.A,
4206 In loving memory of/ William GOODRICH/ exchanged mortality for life/ March 25th 1891/ aged 49 years
4207 To the memory of/ Mary wife of/ Bartholomew POWLEY/ who died January / 1846/ aged 69 years [buried 2 Feb]
4208 In/ affectionate remembrance of/ Robert the beloved son of/ Jeremiah & Mary Ann FISHPOOL/ who died Octr 30th 1879/ aged 25 years [died Lynn Hospital]/ also Barbara/ their beloved daughter/ who died May 16th 1867/ aged 19 years/ Safe in the arms of Jesus
4209 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Francis the son of/ Martin and Sophia/ HALL/ died December 1 1815/ and two years/ and three months
4210 In memory of/ John HALL/ who died/ Decr 5th 1829/ aged 82/ Sarah the wife of/ John HALL/ who died Nov 25th/ 1804/ aged 47 years/ A loving wife a constant friend/ dear to her children to the end/ the World she has left in hopes to rest/ in endless mansions with the blest
4211 In/ loving memory of/ Richard POTTER/ died Aug 23rd 1886/ aged 73 years/ also/ Ann/ his beloved wife/ who died Dec 6th 1893/ aged 81 years/ Grant that we also may be followers of/ those who through faith and patience inherit/ the promises
4212 In memory of/ Jno DARKINS/ who died/ March 20 1798/ aged 69 years/ Ann DARKINS/ who died/ Dec 18 1799/ aged 75 years/ Loaded with years oppressed with pain/ the King of terrors brought them kind relief
4213 In memory of/ Mary the daughter of/ Tillitt & Mary HODSON/ who departed this life/ January ye 8 1765/ aged 32 years
4214 In memory of/ Tillitt HODSON/ who departed/ this life/ [buried 14 Jan 1829 aged 84 years]/ In memory on Mary HODSON/ who departed/ this life 25th ? 1794 aged ?4 years
4215 Sacred/ to the memory of/ John BLOWERS/ who died Febry 11th/ 1855/ aged 34 years/ A loving husband lieth here/ a father kind and tender/ Jesus will his mercy give/ to every true believer
4216 [Inaccessible behind ivy bush]
4217 To the memory of/ James/ the beloved husband of/ Mary Ann LARGE/ born Sepr 1856/ fell asleep in Jesus/ October 18th 1885/ Affliction sore long time I bore/ physicians were in vain/ till God did please to give me ease/ and freed me from my pain
4218 In/ memory of/ Miles WILLIAMSON/ died July 1st 1877/ aged 74 years
4219 To/ the memory of/ John [CURZENS senior]/ who died Jany [buried Jan 27th]/ 1771/ aged 73 years/ also Frances his wife/ who died April 24/ 1776/ aged [73 years]
4220 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Rob GREENWOOD/ who died April 25/ 1812/ aged 78 years [BR says died 22 Apr buried 26 April]/ In memory of/ Mary GREENWOOD/ who died Jany 17/ 1795/ aged 61 years/ [4 lines unreadable]
4221 This stone is erected/ as a memorial of services faithfully/ rendered during many/ years to E FARRER/ Thomas BENSLEY/ who died 25 1866/ aged 84 years/ and also in memory/ of his wife/ Jemima BENSLEY/ who died Sept 30 1864/ aged 83 years
4222 In memory of/ Stephen Farrer ABBOTT/ who died/ October 29 1870/ aged 11 years
4223 Ellen FARRER/ died June 17/ 1854 [facing 4224 and can read no further] [BR says infant but gives no date]
4224 [Facing 4223 and unable to read]
4225 Sacred to the memory of/ Susan/ wife of/ John SCULPHER/ who died Feby 22nd 1886/ aged 59 years/ For as in Adam all die even so in Christ shall be made alive
4226 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Thomas COOK/ who died 7th Septr/ 1846/ aged 72 years/ He trusted in God/ St Matthew XXVII Ch v 43/ also/ to the memory of/ Jane/ his beloved wife/ who died Nov 22/ 1854/ aged 81 years
4227 In memory of/ Anna/ the beloved daughter/ of/ John Clarke &/ Susanna KERRISON/ who died May 20 1858
4228 In memory of/ Hill FISHPOOL/ who died Decbr 18/ 1860/ aged 35 years/ This stone erected by his affectionate mother [BR says Daniel FISHPOOL]
4229 In memory of/ John CHEASON/ died October 20th 1854/ aged 40 years/ Patient and meek he bore afflictions rod/ and why because his faithfulness was fixed on God
4230 In memory of/ Rose wife of/ Edward FISHPOOL/ who departed this life/ 10th March 1863/ aged 66 years/ Prepare to meet thy God
4231 In memory of/ Edward FISHPOOL/ who died Nov 3rd/ 1840/ aged 50 years/ also/ Ellditt [BR says Elliott] his son/ who died March 28th/ 1837/ aged 20 years
4232 In/ memory of/ Julia Ann/ ALCOCK/ died Sepr 27th 1859/ aged 11 years
4233 In/ memory of/ Florence Elizth/ ALCOCK/ died Decr 30th 1857/ aged 9 months
4234 In/ affectionate remembrance of/ John Clark KERRISON/ who departed this life/ February 26th 1881 [aged 65 years]
4235 In/ memory of/ George Meck/ ALCOCK/ died July 1 1857/ aged 7 years
Here is entrance gate in north side of churchyard
4301 [Headstone, coped stone and footstone near northwest corner of church] In remembrance of/ Stephen ABBOTT/ (late of Castleacre)/ who died at Gt Yarmouth/ Sep 29 1874/ aged 60 years/ also/ Fanny his wife/ who died May 30th 1882/ aged 59 years [of Norwich]
Row 44 is a continuation of row 42 and runs along the north side of the churchyard west of the entrance gate. Listed here from East to West.
4401[unreadable]
4402 [unreadable]
4403 Anabell [unreadable]
4404 In memory of/ William REYNOLDS/ surgeon/ late of Swaffham/ who died July 16 1788/ aged 64 years
4405 In memory of/ Henry/ WHISKER/ who died Dec 19th/ 1842/ aged 66 years/ also Elizabeth/ his wife/ who died May 11th 1858/ aged 80 years
4406 In memory of/ John LINCOLN/ who died/ June 12th 1793 [aged 55 years]/ Eliz LINCOLN/ who died/ 1792 [bur 7 Jan aged 63 years]
4407 In memory of/ Thos MOWELL/ who died May 13 1818/ aged 19 years
4408 [In memory of] John ROBBINS/ who died Augst 24/ 1870/ aged 77 years
4409 In loving memory/ of/ Thomas ROBERTS/ the dearly loved and only son of/ Robert & Annapyll/ and grandson of the late/ Thomas GIRLING/ born at Wroxham Nov 15 1850/ died at Sporle July 1st 187x/ Watched / in our Lord
4410 of/ Thom[as GI]RLING
4411 In memory of/ Elizabeth wife of/ John GIRLING/ In memory of John GIRLING/ died
4412 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Jonas WATSON/ who died July 19 18[68]/ aged 85 years/ also of/ Elizabeth/ relict of the above/ who died Decr 29th 1871/ aged 81 years
4413 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Mary wife of/ William PORTER/ who died April 8th 185[8]/ aged 64 years
4414 In memory of/ Mary Ann CRISP/ who was born Feby 1st 1838/ and died/ Nov 25 1855
4415 [Unreadable]
4416 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Elizabeth wife of/ James WHISKER/ died Octr 31st 1850/ aged 37 years/ Adieu dear husband my life is past/ my love with you short time did last/ but now I am gone no sorrow take/ yet love my children for my sake
4417 Sacred/ to the memory of/ John son of/ Greenacre & Catherine/ GAGE/ who died Feb 21 1846/ aged 30 years
4418 In/ affectionate remembrance of/ John EVERITT/ who died/ December 7th/ 1879/ aged 80 years
4419 In memory/ of/ George GREEN/ who departed this life/ July 11 187[0]/ aged 18 years/ The eye of him that hath seen me/ shall see me no more. Thine eyes/ [are] upon me and I am not. Job VII-8
4420 In/ memory of/ Susan WALKER/ who departed this life/ Nov 13th 1856/ aged 59 years
4421 In memory of/ Sarah wife of/ Daniel FOX/ died Febry 4th 1867/ aged 62 years/ Prepare to meet thy God/ Erected by her daughter/ Eliza MILLER
4422 In loving memory/ of/ James COUZENS/ who died March 16th 1882/ aged 80 years/ also of/ Sarah his wife/ who died July 1st 1889/ aged 86 years [of Necton]/ I know that my Redeemer liveth and that He/ shall stand at the latter day upon the Earth
4423 In memory of/ Harriet/ wife of/ Samuel David/ WHITTICKS/ and daughter of/ James & Sarah COUZENS/ who departed/ this life/ after a long and/ painful illness/ Sept 2nd 1864/ aged 30 years/ [Come] unto me all ye that/ labour and are heavy/ laden and I will give you rest/ also of/ Beatrice/ youngest/ daughter of/ James & Sarah/ COUZENS/ who departed/ this life/ March 29th 1867/ aged 28 years/ In the midst of life we are in death and what/ etc
4424 In/ memory [of]/ Ann ALCOCK/ who died [buried 21 May 1888 aged 69 years]
4425 In/ affectionate/ remembrance of/ Rebecca Beverly/ the beloved daughter of/ Thomas Beverly &/ Amelia FIDDY/ who died Janry 6th 1879/ aged 20 years/ Come unto me all ye that/ labour and are heavy laden/ and I will give you rest
4426 [In]/ memory of/ Elizabeth Lound/ the beloved wife of/ Frederick REYNER/ who died May 3rd 1869/ aged 35 years/ Not lost but gone before/ have crossed the river reached the shore/ and from the eternal heights look off/ and beckon us to Heaven
4427 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Clara Sophia/ infant daughter of/ Robert & Sophia/ SEAMAN/ who died August 20th/ 1852/ aged 9 months
4428 In/ memory of/ Maria WICK/ died December 23rd/ [1848]/ aged 45 years
4429 In memory of/ John UTTING/ who died July 1851 [BR says 1849]/ aged 52 years/ also M[ary]/ his beloved wife/ who died Janry 21st 1878/ aged 77 years [of Little Dunham]
4430 In memory of/ John GRUMMETT/ who died November 18/ [1851/ aged 16 years]
4431 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Samuel ALCOCK/ who died Janry 27th/ 1863/ aged 44 years
4432 To/ the memory of/ George GREEN/ died 2 [Oct]1848/
aged 34 years/ [The following omits some of the words which were unreadable]
Her Majesty/ in the 63rd Regiment/ of Foot 13
years and 8 months/ sergeant/ 12 years and 4 months of which/ in India/ On
furlough from sickness he/ died after 4 months suffering/ in this his native
parish/ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
4433 [on the left hand side] also/ to the memory of/ Comfort NORMAN/ died March 25/ 1909/ aged 80 years/ We spend our years as a tale/ that is told/ Interred in the New Ground/ [on the right side] Sacred/ to the memory of/ Susan/ wife of/ Comfort/ died July 3rd/ 1866/ aged 37 years
4434 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Thomas/ GIRLING/ who died/ the 11th of October/ 1813/ aged 58 years/ Anna Maria/ GIRLING/ who died/ the 5th of May/ 1816/ aged 66 years
4435 In loving memory of/ William/ the dearly beloved husband of/ Elizabeth GRUMMETT/ who died April 16th 1889/ aged 74 years
4436 In memory of/ Mary-Ann/ the beloved daughter of/ John & Rhoda DAWSON/ who died July 31st 18[6]1/ aged 13 years
Row 45 consists of three crosses in an iron fence in the northwest corner of the churchyard
4501 [Cross]
[East side] In/ loving memory/ of/ Eleanor MAYO/ born 17th
September 1843/ died 7th April 1902 [of Great Yarmouth]/ also of/
Elizabeth MATTHEWS/ born 11th November 1847/ died 15th
December 1928 [of Watford]
4502 [Cross]
[East side] In loving/ memory of/ Susan PALMER/ born 8th
April 1815/ died 20th October 1886/ also of/ Charles PALMER/ born 13th
September 1807/ died 11th October 1898 [of Swaffham]
4503 [Cross]
[East side] In/ loving memory/ of/ Louisa MATTHEWS/ born 6th
December 1845/ died 7th October 1877/ As thy days so shall thy
strength be [of Swaffham]
Under trees to the north of row 44 is at least one further gravestone
4601 In memory of/ Jemima DURRANT/ who died Janry 5 1868/ aged 77 years/ also/ William DURRANT/ husband to the above/ who died Sepbr 20 1868/ aged/ aged 76 years/ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
John Pepperdine Summer 2008
Additional information supplied by Mary TRINDLE of Sporle History Group includes earlier transcripts of some of the inscriptions inside the church as recorded by The Reverend Thomas JONES. These have been used here only in those cases where the original inscription can not be read, that is the NELSON family ledger stones which are now obscured by the choir stalls and organ.
Appendix 1
The Latin inscription at C028 may well be incorrectly recorded here but includes no relevant details of any deceased persons
S.H.M.D.
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