Norfolk Epitaphs:Heydon memorial inscriptions

The memorial inscriptions in the church, war memorial & churchyard at Heydon Sts Peter & Paul in north east Norfolk

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Note Heydon is situated in a cul de sac and sometimes used as a film set and understandably we were asked by the vicar only to record what we could see without cleaning the inscriptions, consequently this survey is not as complete as it would otherwise be and may contain errors.
 

Inside the church

(recorded in clockwise sequence from entrance)
C001 [Tablet on inside east wall of bell tower] Here lyeth ye body of Nicholas/ STEWARD bachelour who depart/ this life on ye 2nd day of Octob/ 1708/ aged 75 years/ He was bailiff to Erasmus/ EARLE of Heydon Esq for ye/ space of 29 years during which/ time he approved himself of faithful and honest servant in/ ye discharge of so great a trust/ and as a gratefull testimony of/ his love for ye family wherein/ he had so long served he/ bequeathed all he had except a few/ legacies to ye said Erasmus EARLE Esq/ who in consideration of his faithfull/ services caused this monument to be/ erected to his memory AD 1711

C002 [Tablet on north wall of nave] To the/ glory of God/ and in/ loving memory of/ Elizabeth Maud BULWER/ daughter of/ Wm Earle Lytton BULWER/ born 16th April 1833/ died 24th Febry 1916/ Till the Resurrection morning/ Erected by her/ nephews and/ nieces

C003 [Tablet on north wall of nave] Erected by/ Elizabeth BULWER/ in affectionate memory of her sister/ Emma GREEN/ (eldest daughter of/ William GREEN Esqr/ of forty hill Enfield, Middlesex)/ who died in London 17th March 1877 [aged 76 years]/ and was buried at Heydon/ beloved and lamented/ The Lord my God shall make my darkness/ to be light Psalm XVIII Ver 28

C004 [Brass plate beneath window in north wall] Dedicated to the glory of God/ and in memory of/ Wm Earle Lytton BULWER/ died July 21st 1877 [aged 78 years]/ and his wife/ Emily daughter of General Gascoyne/ died Dec 28th 1836 [aged 29 years]/ by their six children/ W E G L BULWER/ E E G BULWER/ H E G BULWER/ R E L JENYNS/ E M BULWER/ M E CALDWELL

C005 [Monument on north wall of nave]
[Left hand panel] Sacred/ to the memory of/ William/ Earle Lytton BULWER/ of Heydon in this county Esq/ J P & D L and formerly major in/ the West Norfolk Regiment/ of Militia/ eldest son of/ William Earle BULWER/ of Heydon and Wood Dalling Esq/ A brigadier General in the army/ and of Elizabeth Barbara/ his wife/ daughter and sole heir of/ Richard Warburton LYTTON/ of Knebworth Co Hants Esq/ He departed this life July 21st 1877 [aged 78 years]/ deeply lamented by his family/ and truly regretted by all who knew and/ admired the nobility of character/ and personal dignity which distinguished him/ Sanctus heberi/ justitiaeque tenax factis dietisque mereris/ agnosco procerem
Elizabeth BULWER/ who departed this life June 8th 1885 [aged 83 years]/ relict of Wm Earl Lytton BULWER Esq/ and youngest daughter of/ Wm GREEN Esq of Enfield, Middlesex/ And now Lord what is my hope truly my hope/ is even in thee Psalm XXXIX. 8.
[Right hand panel] Emily wife of/ Wm Earle Lytton BULWER/ of Heydon in this county Esq/ gnddaughter of/ General Gascoyne/ of Childwall in Lancashire/ who departed this life Dec 28th 1836/ aged 29/ To a wife beloved in life & lamented in death/ her husband inscribes this tablet which/ though inadequate to express the deeper/ feelings that are sacred to the heart may yet/ serve as a feeble record of his affection &/ his grief with the memory of her over whose/ early grave he mourns is associated the/ recollection of every quality that could bless & adorn domestic life/ possessing in a superior degree the graces/ both of mind of person uniting gentleness/ of disposition with dignity of character/ sensibility of heart with sound judgement/ & cultivated taste she exalted the softer/ qualities of the mind by an unaffected/ piety which shed a lustre upon all the duties/ of life & which led her to employ the/ short time allotted to her here in the uniform/ practise of religion & virtue/ may the tablet which records the grief/ of her husband present to her children/ an example to guide them through life/ in that path which leads to hopes/ beyond the grave/ and when in future years they learn/ to appreciate the loss of such a mother/ may they cherish her memory/ by imitating her virtues

C006 [Window in north wall] I am he that dyeth and was dead and behold I am alive for evermore./ Dedicated by Elizabeth BULWER to the glory of God and in memory of her husband William Earle Lytton BULWER who died July 21 1877 [aged 78 years]

C007 [Memorial on north wall]  [Not able to get close enough to read]

C008 [Memorial on north wall]
[Left hand panel] To the memory of/ William Wiggett BULWER/ of Wood Dalling/ and of Heydon in this County Esq/ who served for many years/ usefully & actively in the Commission/ of the Peace/ and who was High Sheriff for Norfolk/ in 1765/ He married June 2nd 1756/ Mary daughter and heiress of/ Augustine Earle of Heydon Esq/ in right of whom inheriting/ the Earle Estates/ He fixed his residence at Heydon/ removing from Wood Dalling/ where the ancient family/ of the BULWERs had been seated/ for some centuries/ He died April 5th 1793/ aged 65 [Guestwick burial register says Wm Wigget BULWER Esq of Heydon buried 12 April 1793]
[Middle panel – not fully readable from position outside the surrounding railings] To the memory of/ Mary wife of/ William Wiggett BULWER Esq/ and daughter and heiress of/ Augustine Earle/ of Heydon Esq/ She died February 12th 1798/ aged 61 [Gustwick burial register says Mary BULWER aged 73 widow of late Wm Wiggett BULWER Esq of Hetdon buried 19 Feb 1798]
[Right hand panel – not fully readable from position outside the surrounding railings] To the memory of/ William Earle BULWER/ of Heydon in this County/ who when his Country was threatened by/ a foreign invasion/ at his private cost but     / public spirit/ raised a Regt of infantry/                /    he was appointed Commander/ of the Midland Regt/ of provisional cavalry raised/ in the County/                Marquis TOWNSHEND of Rainham/                ing the Command of the western/        and Major General MONEY/ of the eastern Regt/                   /               / He married 1798/ Elizabeth Barbara/ daughter and heiress of/ Richard Warburton LYTTON/ of Knebworth/ in the county of Herts/ He died July 7th 1807/ aged 60 [Guestwick burial register says William Earle BULWER Esq of Heydon aged 50 years buried 14 Jul 1807]

C009 [Tomb in north corner of nave. Some words not readable from position outside the surrounding railings]
Here under lieth the body of Erasmus Earle Esqr/ serjeant at law/ who by his knowledge in/ that profession was/ eminently serviceable/ to his Country and be                  / to his posterity/ He married Frances the daughter of/ John FOUNTAIN Esq who with Ralph                    / lieth here interred in hopes of a joyful resurrection/ He died the VII day of September MDCLX   / in the LXXVIII year of his age/ This monument was erected to his memory by his grandchild/ Erasmus Earle Esq MDCXC/ who died the 5th of March 1721/2 aetat 55 and John his eldest/ son died 23d of Feb in ye same year at 32 both here inter’d

C010 [Ledger stone north side of nave]
[Motto] Mors omnibus communis est = Death is common to all of us
Hic jacet Amia TAVERNER uxor Thomae/ TAVERNER Generosi una filiarum et/ coheredu Edmundi RICHERS de Swan/ington armigeri procreata de cor/pore Elizabethae BEDINGFEILD primae/ uxoris suae quae quidem Amia obit/ vicesimo secundo die Februarii/ Anno Dni 1630
[Translation] Here lies Amia TAVERNER wife of Thomas TAVERNER Gentleman one of the daughters and co-heirs of Edmund RICHERS of Swannington admitted to a coat of arms. Born from the body of Elizabeth BEDINGFIELD his first wife which aforesaid Amia died on the 22nd day of February in the year of our Lord 1630

There are a few other brass plates on ledger stones in the north floor of the nave which have not been recorded here.

C011 [Tablet on north wall opposite pulpit] Sacred/ to the memory of/ Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne BULWER G C M G/ youngest son of/ William Earle Lytton BULWER Esq of Heydon/ and Emily daughter of/ General Gascoyne MP for Liverpool/ born Heydon 11th Dec 1836 and died there/ 30 Sept 1914/ entering the Diplomatic Service he acted as/ private secty to his uncle Lard Dalling & Bulwer/ Ambassador at Constantinople and afterwards/ held various official appointments in the/ Ionian Islands & East & West Indies/ He was Lieut Govr of Natal from 1875 to 1880/ and again from 1882 to 1895 when he was also/ Special Commissioner for Zulu affairs/ From 1886 to 1892 he was High Commissioner/ in Cyprus/ devoting his life to the service of his sovereign/ and the Empire he was in diverse circumstances/ and critical times distinguished as an able/ administrator and a wise counsellor throughout/ a long career/ Erected by his nephews and nieces

C012 [Brass plate below the above] In loving memory of our brothers/ General Sir Edward Gascoigne BULWER/ 23rd Regt died Dec 1910 G C B [buried 14 Dec aged 80 years]/ and/ Sir Henry Gascoine BULWER G C M G/ died Sepr 1914 [aged 77 years]/ This tablet is erected by/ E M BULWER  M E CALDWELL

C013 [Plate on screen] The ancient colouring of this 15th/ century rood screen was uncovered/ in 1934 – 35 in memory of Edward A/ Earle BULWER by some of his friends

C014 [Brass plate on organ] In/ memoriam/ I.A.B./ 23 Dec 1883
[= Isabella Anne BULWER of London buried 29 Dec aged 45]

C015 [Ledger on north side of altar room] Here lieth the body of/ Eleanor EARLE/ the relict of/ Erasmus EARLE Esq/ she died the 12th of Febr/ 1733\4 / aged 66 years

C016 [Ledger on north side of altar room] Here lyeth Dorothy daughter of John and Frances/ CASTELL of Raveningham late wife of George MORD/ second sonne of Henry MORD of Messingham P V A they/ had issue Le Strange, Robert, John, Henry, Marye/ George and Thomas of whom she died in childbirth/ in December Ano Dni 1618 Pietatis conjugalis ergo P

C017 [Ledger on north side of altar room] Here rest the remains/ of the Revd/ Arthur GALLANT (M A) late rector of Brinton died/ Heydon cum Irmingland/ faithful pastor/ lived greatly esteem’d/ & died much lamented/ July 3rd 1713 aged 56 years/ [continues obscured]

C018  [Ledger on north side of altar room] Hic depositae sunt/ exuviae/ Samuelis SHAW AB/ de Melton Constable cum Burgh/ in Agro Norfolcienci/ olim rectoris/ viri/ qui/ in deum/ integra mente/ erga amicos/ incorruta fide/ innoquaq morum jucunditate/ omnium studia sibi comparavit/ festina heu! Fatorum saevitia/ correptus/ mortalitatem etuit/ kalend maii/ anno salutis/ MDCCLXIV / aetatis suae/ XXXVII/ in perpetuam fidei conjugalis memoriam/ uxor ejus moerentissima hoc pofuit

C019 [Ledger east of altar table] To the memory of/ Erasmus EARLE/ late of Heydon Esq second/ son of Erasmus grandson/ of John and great grandson/ of Erasmus EARLE Esq/ Serjeant at law/ who departed this life at Bath/ 19th of Octr 1728 in ye 36 year/ of his age/ and lies here interr’d [Erasmus Earle MP for Norwich in the Long Parliament and sergeant-at-law to Cromwell]

C020 [Brass plate under south window of altar room] This window was restored by his/ wife and son in loving memory of/ James Ernest PEASE/ Rector of Heydon 1917 – 1926

C021 [Ledger on south side of altar room] Sacred to ye memory/ of ye Reverend John DAVY Clerke of/ this parish who departed this life in/ ye 39 yeare of his age Anno Dom 1647/ here also lyeth ye body of his son/ John DAVY of Heigham Gent/ who dyed ye 30th of Jan 1710/ aged 63 years/ Here also lieth ye body of Judith DAVY relict of ye above second/ John DAVY Gent who departed this life ye 11th day of Sept/ 1724/ in ye 80th year of her age [BR says of Norwich]

C022 [Ledger on south side of altar room] Here lieth the body of/ Sibylla wife of/ Henry BRYANT Clerk A M/ Rector of Colby, Norfolk/ the daughter of/ William CRADDOCK Clerk/ rector of Rickinghall Supr, Suffolk/ by Lucy his wife/ daughter of/ James LEE Esqr/ of Melton Constable, Norfolk/ She died Janry 11th 1770/ aged 58 years/ Nihil est ab omni/ parte beatum/ abstulit/ choram/ cita/ mors/ Sibyllam

C023 [Brass plate on south wall beside pulpit] To the glory of God and to honour/ the name of Robert GREENWOOD sometime/ rector of Heydon this pulpit date 1470/ from which he preached 1576 – 1602 was repaired by/ his kinsman Isaac I GREENWOOD of New York 1894/ R.I.P.

C024 [Ledger] Here lyeth the body of Mary one/ of the daughters of Robert KEMPE/ Esqr sometime the wife of Nicholas/ OSBORNE Gent and late wife of/ John KITCHINGMAN Gent who departed/ this life the first day of June 1664

C025 [ledger] Here lies Tabitha the/ wife of John DREWRY. Died April the 10th 1664
[In BR spelt DRURY]

C026 [Ledger] In memory of/ Sarah FAKENHAM/ who died August 8th/ 1808/ aged 54 years/ She was widow of/ Benjn FAKENHAM/ of Norwich/ who died April 22nd/ 1779/ aged 33 years

C027 [Brass plate on east wall of :Lady Chapel] In loving memory of/ Emma Gertrude/ daughter of Henry John and Elizabeth IRELAND Salle/ (late of Wood Dalling) who after faithful work/ at the Government Civil Hospital Hong Kong/ passed to her rest May 5th 1898/ known and beloved as “Sister Gertrude”
[Sister Gertrude was one of the last people to see Joseph Merrick “The Elephant Man”, alive as she attended him just before transferring to Hong Kong. She died of bubonic plague as a result of nursing a colleague who caught it from a patient]

C028 [Monument of south wall of Lady Chapel] Beneath rest the remains/ of Eleanor/ the beloved faithful and affectionate wife/ of John RICHARDSON Esq/ of Heydon/ youngest daughter/ of Henry Soame Esq/ of Aylsham/ whose premature and lamented death/ was caused by the rupture of a blood vessel/ She* died the 15th August 1836 in her 20th year/ leaving one son John Soame RICHARDSON/ This monument is erected/ by her husband to her memory/ as an everlasting memorial of his love and affection/ and of his melancholy and irreparable loss/ also of the above/ John RICHARDSON Esq/ who died April 15th 1848 aged 56/ Esteemed for his liberality and ability/ and respected by W E L BULWER Esqr/ to whom he was agent for many years

C029 [ledger in south aisle] Here lyeth the body of Edward COLFER/ Esqr Counsellor at Law late of/ Lincolnes Inne who yielded up his/ soul to God, his life to nature, his body to the Earth, his memory to the/ World/ Isabell COLFER his sad and/ sorrowful wife most unwilling/ to part with him but most willing/ to honour him hath dedicated this/ monument to his memory as a loyall/ testimony of her love & affection/ to him. He dyed at Aylsham in Norfolk/ in the year of our Lord 1657/ & of his age the 65/ He learned to die while he had breath/ and so he lives even after death

C030 [Ledger in south aisle] To the memory of/ that pious and learned Divine/ the Revd/ Mr Abraham COVENEY/ who was upwards of 60 years/ a faithful minister of the Gospel/ he was greatly beloved/ and esteemed by all that had/ the happiness of his acquaintance/ and departed this life/ the 3rd day of December 1772/ in the 88th year of his age/ to the great concern of all his/ friends having then the perfect/ enjoyment of all his faculties/ and most exemplary in his life/ and conversation/ also to the memory of/ Mary his beloved wife who/ dyed the 29th day of August 1763/ in the 74th year of her age/ and Sarah her sister who/ dyed the 10th day of March 1767/ in the 74th/ of her age [BR says Sarah ATTHIL of Framlingland Hall]

 

War memorial


WM00 [Tablet on north wall of nave at west end] Remember the loyal and gallant men of/ Heydon who laid down their lives in the/ cause of freedom and right during the/ Great War 1914 – 1919/ Private Claude Clifford GRIX 9th Norfolks/ Private William James WRIGHT 10th Hants/ Private Joseph Charles BALDWIN 4th Norfolk Regt/ Private Robert OWEN 2nd Canadian Infantry/ Private Arthur OWEN 1st Norfolk Regiment/ Private Ambrose Edward COTTRELL 55th Trench Mortr Battry/ Sig Noel Samuel CARN Royal Field Artillery/ Their name liveth forever more

WM01 [Tablet on inside south wall of bell tower]/ Role of Honour/ Heydon/ Names of those who served in the/ Great War 1914 – 1919/ H JARVIS/ J MASSINGHAM/ A S TOWNSEND/ A JARVIS/ *W HIPPERSON/ G GRIX/ *C GRIX/ A BARBER/ B WRIGHT/ T W WRIGHT/ *W WRIGHT/ C SPOONER/ W OSBORNE/ A BARTLE/ A GOGLE/ G BRAMBLE/ A SRAGGINS/* A OWEN/ C JARVIS/ G NEAL/ T MIDDLETON/ J HAYES/ H BURTON/ J OWEN/ H BARBER/ *C BALDWIN/ R OWEN/ T OWEN/ W BARBER/ R COTTRELL/ *A COTTRELL/ A AVES/ A COTTRELL/ E AVES/ W BRAMBLE/ G HALES/ *N STANN/ R WRIGHT/ J COCKING/ J HARRISON/ J E PEASE rector/ * denotes names of fallen

WM02 [Tablet on inside north wall of bell tower]/Roll of Honour/ Heydon/ Names of those who served in/ WWII 1939 – 1945/ A G BARBER/ F J BARBER/ L C BARBER/ F G BAILEY/ F P BECK/ C BRAMBLE/ F W BRAMBLE/ G BRAMBLE/ J G BRAMBLE/ G BUCKINGHAM/ R F DAVERSON/ J W DUFF/ H D FOOT/ A T JONES/ P KENDLE/ H LONG/ G PEGG/ D T P SAMPSON/ R G TOWNSEND/ R W WADLOW/ G E A WELLER/ T J WRIGHT/ A BRAMBLE/ G BRAMBLE/ S M HUTCHINS/ A TUDDENHAM/ P L WRIGHT

In the churchyard

All stones are headstones unless otherwise indicated
Additional notes from elsewhere shown in [square brackets], BR = Burial register
Rows are numbered from row 10 at the east end
Stones are numbered from north to south in each row
Each is given a four digit reference eg 1415 would be the 15th stone in the 14th row
Some of those inscriptions dated after about 1970 may be shown in an abbreviated form only.

EAST END OF CHURCHYARD

1001 [Cross]
[West side] John William GOLDING/ only son of W L & E GOLDING/ died August 27th 1910/ aged 49 years [BR says of Hackford]/ Thy will be done


1101 In/ loving memory/ of/ Rosemary [Dering Earle] “Pinkie”/ WEBB/ died 12th May 1990/ aged 73 years/ Peace after pain/ nee BULWER

1102 [Cross on headstone] HIS/ In loving memory/ of/ Sophia Matilda/ [MOORE] who died on Good Friday/ March 31st 1899/ aged 55 years/ Thy will be done/ W Field/ Aylsham

1103 [Kerb and headstone with ornate metal cross]
[West] Requiescat in pace
[South] To the memory of/ General Sir Edward [Earle]/ Gascoyn [Lytton] BULWER [of London] C.B.[Companion of the order of the Bath]/ born Decr 22nd 1829/ died Decr 8th 1910/ He that doeth the thing/ which is right and speaketh/ the truth from his heart
[North] To the memory of/ Isabella Anne the dearly/ beloved wife of Major/ General Edward [E]arle/ Gascoyne BULWER C.B./ died Dec 23rd 1883 [aged 45 years]/ Thro all her placid life/ the queen of marriage/ a most perfect wife [died in London]

1104 [Kerb and cross] In/ loving memory/ of/ William Laurence GOLDING [farmer]/ died March 3rd 1910/ aged 82 years/ also Elizabeth his wife/ died Sept 16th 1908 aged 80 years/ Thy will be done

1105 [Kerb and cross]
[East] In memory of/ George SHAND M.A./ 27 years rector of Heydon/ who fell asleep the eve of the Epiphany [5 Jan] 1888/ aged 71 years
[North] also Mary his wife/ born April 19th 1828/ died December 7 1898
[South] also Edward Beaufort/ their elder son/ died July 18 1899 aged 28 years

1106 [Celtic cross]
[North] Mary Dalrimple/ HILDYARD/ born March 25 1894/ Blessed are the/ pure in heart for they/ shall see God [BR says of Somerton, Somerset died at Manor House, Reepham Nfk]
[East] I look for the Lord/ my soul doth wait for Him/ in His Word is my trust/ Ps CXXX. 5.
[West] My beloved is gone/ down into his garden/ to gather lilies/ Song of Solomon VI. 2.

1107 In/ loving memory of/ Henry John IRELAND/ born Nov 5th 1825/ died June 14th 1904/ [BR says of Salle. Former agent of the Heydon Estate] also/ Elizabeth his wife/ born May 5th 1833/ died Jan 17th 1912 [BR says of Aylsham]

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1108 In loving memory of/ John LITTLE/ 1857 – 1918/ James E[rnest] PEASE/ 1869 – 1926/ rector of Heydon 1917 -26/ Jan E PEASE/ 1887 – 1967/ His servant shall serve Him

1109 Harold MIDDLETON 17 April 1978 aged 77
Elizabeth Mary (Betty) 1 Dec 2007 aged 81

1110 Annie Doris MIDDLETON 13 May 1979 aged 84
Thomas Lindsey MIDDLETON 5 Jan 1986 aged 91

1111 [Evelyn] Marjorie FLETCHER born 9 Sep 1890 24 Aug 1980

1112 Eleanor Winifred TINDALL born 9 Mar 1897 died 16 Oct 1981

1113 [Ledger stone in kerb] In memory of/ Arthur C[lement] BECK C.V.O.[Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]/ born 1865 died 1949/ and of his wife Mary BECK/ born 1868 died 1939/ and of their son/ William [Oliver Ernest] BECK M.C./ born 1904 died 1983/ and of his wife/ Evelyn Lucy BECK/ born 1910 died 1987


1201 [Kerb
[West] In loving memory of
[South] Cicely HEAD who died September 10th 1935 aged 83 years
[East] at rest
[North] also of Charles HEAD died 9th January 1945 aged 94 years

1202 In loving memory/ of/ Timothy ROUNCE/ who departed this life April 11th/ 1909/ aged 77 years [a former gardener at the Hall] / And they shall be mine saith the Lord/ of Hosts in that day when I make up my jewels  Mal 3. 17. / also of/ Elizabeth his wife/ who died June 27th 1911/ aged 78 years/ Peace perfect peace

1203 [Cross on headstone] In/ memory of/ Anne MARTIN/ who died 9th January/ 1886/ aged 70 years/ This stone is erected by Colonel W.E.G. Lytton BULWER/ of Heydon Hall/ in whose family she faithfully lived/ for more than 40 years/ O Lord save me according to Thy mercy/ Psalm 109 [v 26]
J Stanley/ St Stephens/ Norwich

1204 In memory of/ Mary WILKS/          / who died Febry 22nd/ 1860/ aged 75 years

1205 Sacred/ memory/ of/ Isaac BRETT/ of Heydon, farm bailiff/ born June 23rd 1804/ died January 21 1892/ aged 88/ and of/ Hannah BRETT/ his wife/ who died January 6th 1892/ aged 87 years/ Faithful servants for fifty years in/ the family of Brigadier General BULWER/ of Heydon Hall/ The Lord preserve them that are faithful/ Psalm XXXI 23

1206 Sacred to the memory of/ James John SKELT who died 16th February 1901/ aged 67 years [BR says Churchwarden]/ also of/ Emma Rosa SKELT/ (daughter of the above) [BR says “daughter of shopkeeper and postmaster”]/ who died 10th September 1900/ aged 36 years/ The Lord grant unto them that they may/ find mercy of the Lord in that day

1207[Small broken cross in small kerb]
[East] Margaret Gwendolin/ Griffith JONES/ died Sep 17 1906/ aged 4 months [Daughter of rector]

1208
[West] In/ loving memory/ of/ Francis Edmund COY/ son of/ Alfred & A E COY/ died December 28th 1908 aged 5 years/ Thy will be done [BR says of Kingston on Thames]

1209 [Cross on headstone]
[West] In/ loving memory/ of/ Samuel DAVERSON/ born Feby 23 1840/ died Aug 1892/ also of Sabina his wife/ who died Nov 7 1929/ aged 81 years [school mistress at 1881 census]

1210 [Cross]
[West] In loving memory/ of/ Matthew AVES/ born May 2 1862/ died April 25 1901/ In the midst of life we are in death/ [BR says “Host of Earle Arms Inn”]
[South] also his wife/ Laura Eliza/ born 25th Feb 1866/ died 31st May 1949/ Peace perfect peace

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1211 [Brass plate on wooden cross] Ivan John BUSSENS/ died 27th August 2007/ aged 47 years

1212 [Brass plate on wooden cross] Douglas BUSSENS


1301 [Headstone fallen face up in kerb]
In memory    es BALDWIN/ 9th Jan [1927] aged 72 years/    and d  /    Charles BALDWIN

1302 [Cross] In loving/ memory of/ Cassandra BOYCE/ who departed this life/ 31st August 1901 [aged 42 years]/ Nothing in my hand I bring/ simply to thy cross I cling

1303 In/ loving memory of/ Elizabeth/ the beloved wife of/ George GRIX/ who departed this life 14th Octbr 1908/ aged 48 years/ also of the above/ George GRIX/ who departed this life 15th March 1919/ aged 62 years [BR says of Little Snoring]/ Gone from sight but to memory ever dear/ also of their son/ Claudius Clifton/ killed in action in France 13th Feby 1916/ aged 21 years

1304 In loving memory of/ Ida Elizabeth GRIX/ who departed this life/ July 1st 1903/ aged 10 years/ Weep not for me my parents dear/ because I die so young/[ the fewer years] the fewer sins/ [God’s will it must be] done

1305 In/ loving memory/ of/ Capt William Hanslip BULWER-LONG/ of/ Heydon Hall/ Norfolk/ 1937 – 1996/ May he rest in peace

1306 We all do fade like a leaf/ In loving memory of/ Sarah/ the beloved wife of/ John COTTRELL/ who died April 14th 1896/ aged 74 years/ We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
W Field/ Aylsham

1307 We all do fade like a leaf/ In affectionate remembrance of/ John COTTRELL/ who departed this life/ May 5th 1908/ aged 93 years/ Peace perfect peace/ Erected by his daughters
G Hall/ Aylsham

1308 [Cross on headstone] In loving memory of/ Mary the beloved daughter of/ George & Emily VOUT/ who departed this life/ Decbr 5th 1893/ aged 23 years/ Your life is hid with Christ in God

1309 [Kerb] Treasured memories of/ William Reginald HOWLETT died 22nd Jan 1951 aged 76 years [BR says of Wood Dalling]/ at rest/ also of his father Benjamin died 14th Aug 1930 interred nearby

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1310 May Marion BUSSENS/ born Oct 4th 1894/ died May 17th 1948 [BR says pf Norwich]/ Beautiful memories loving and true/ will always remain dear mother of you

1311 Joanna COATES (of the Rectory) 20 Feb 1981 aged 68
Francis Gustav COATES (of C.M.S. [Church Missionary Society] Mwiri Uganda 1934 – 1965) (Rector of Heydon 1968 – 1982) 26 Oct 2004 aged 94

1312 [Cross] Ivan John BUSSENS 2.6.60 – 27.8.07

1313 In loving memory of/ Harriet/ the beloved wife of/ James BRAMBLE/ who died July 28th 1908/ aged 44 years/ The Lord shall give thee rest/ also of James BRAMBLE/ husband of the above/ who died July 8th 1948/ aged 87 years/ also two of their children/ Eva died Decr 26th 1886 aged 7 weeks/ Roland Minns died May 11th 1900 aged 7 weeks/ At rest

1314 Johnny BYRNE (writer) 1935 – [2 Apr] 2008
[Scriptwiter of, for example, 29 episodes of “All Creatures Great and Small” and 23 of “Heartbeat”]

1315 Douglas Nelson BUSSENS 5 Jun 1925 – 14 Jun 2008

1316 [Small ledger stone] To/ the memory of/ Hannah BRAMBLE/ the dear beloved/ wife of J BRAMBLE/ who died/ 26 of January 1821/ aged 44 years/ Thy will be done


1401 [Ornate metal cross] In loving memory/ of/ Elizabeth Maude BULWER/ 2nd daughter of the late W E L BULWER/ of Heydon Hall

1402
[East] Hugh Earl BULWER/ 1867 – 1948 [of Dumfries buried 17 Aug aged 73 years]
[West] son of/ General/ Sir Edward Earle/ Gascoigne BULWER G.C.B

1403 [Cross]
[East] In ever loving memory of/ James Wilson DUFF/ Flt Lieut R.A.F./ beloved husband of/ Mary Ann DUFF/ killed flying on duty/ July 28th 1953 aged 29 years

1404
[East] In/ treasure/ and/ very loving/ memory of/ our darling mother/ Lilian Mary/ beloved wife of/ William Bulwer/ and Granville DUFF/ born 8th July 1885/ died 17th March 1948/ A perfect love

1405 [Cross] In loving memory of/ Brigadier Hetherington boy/ BULWER-LONG O.B.E. M.C./ The Royal Norfolk Regiment/ 1904 – 1989/ also his beloved wife “Molly”/ Mary Elizabeth Earle/ Treasured mother of/ their six children/ 1911 – 1998

1406 [Cross in kerb] In/ loving memory/ of/ Alfred CLARK/ of Wood Dalling/ died July 14 1916/ aged 81 years [BR says of Wood Dalling]/ Julia Ann his second wife/ died April 25th 1916 aged 68 years/ Jessie Ada their daughter/ died Janry 16th 1883 aged 12 months

1407 [Cross in kerb] In/ loving memory/ Frederick John SAVILL/ who passed away 16th Feb 1921 [aged 71 years]/ also Mary SAVILL/ died 7th Sep 1929 aged 83 years [BR says both of Great Yarmouth]


1501 [Celtic cross].  In/ loving memory of/ Henry Ernest Gascoyne BULWER/ knight grand cross of St Michael & St George/ who died at Heydon Sept 30th 1914/ aged78

1502 [ Celtic cross].  In/ loving memory of/William Dering Earle BULWER/ born August 19th 1856/ died November 15th1915

1503 [Celtic cross].  In/ loving memory of/William Wilson/ PETRIE/ born Novr 23rd 1853/ died Febry 22nd 1919 [BR says of Addlestone, Surrey]/ Grant him O Lord eternal/ rest, and let light perpetual/ shine upon him/ also/Edith PETRIE/ his wife/ died Decr 16th 1933 [aged 68 years]/ The Souls of the Righteous/are in the hands of God

1504 [Celtic cross]. In loving memory of/ Granville John Berney/ DUFF/ born June 4th 1869/ passed on April 25th 1936/”Into the glorious liberty of the/ children of God” [BR says of North Walsham]

1505 [Wooden cross with brass plaque]. Sarah Jane/ MORGAN-EVANS

1506 [Celtic cross]. In/ loving/ memory of/ Alexander/ Lamond WALKER/ Lt Colonel/ Royal Artillery/ who passed away/ at Heydon/ 27th Dec 1916/ Deeply mourned
[BR says Lieut Colonel Royal Field Artillery in command of battery quartered at Heydon Park, accidentally killed by discharge of a rifle whilst shooting with his son]

1507 [Plaque on east wall] Sacred to the memory of/ the Revd Augustine BULWER DD/ Rector of this parish/ aged 69 years [BR says buried 20 Aug 1831]

1508 [Plaque on east wall]. Sacred to the memory of/ Erasmus Wiggett BULWER/ of Pembroke College Cambridge/ youngest son of/ Augustine Bulwer DD Rector of this parish/ He was wounded by the accidental discharge/ of his gun at Stokesby in this county where/ he expired after languishing IX days in great/ agony which he bore with great firmness and/ resignation to the divine will/ He was of a cheerful and affectionate/ disposition loved and lamented by/ his relations and friends
[BR says buried 25 Oct 1828 aged 19 years]

1509 [Plaque on east wall]. In memory of/ Bridget widow of/ Augustine BULWER DD/ who died on the 8th day of February 1848/ aged 78 years [BR says of Aylsham]

1510 [Plaque on east wall]. In memory of Rosina BULWER/ daughter of/ The Revd Augustine Earle Lloyd/ B ULWER/ and Mary Blanche his wife/ born 22nd Sept 1836 died 18th Feb 1922 [BR says of Lowestoft]/Heaviness may endure for a night/ but joy comes in the morning

1511 [Plaque on east wall]. In memory of/ Mary Blanche BULWER/ born March 23rd 1809. Died Febry 9th 1904 [BR says of Great Yarmouth]/ widow of/Augustine Earle Lloyd BULWER/ Rector of Cawston/ and daughter of Edward Bulwer/ Rector of Sall

1512 [Plaque on east wall]. Sacred to the memory of/ Augustine Earle Lloyd BULWER/ late Rector of Cawston/ who died July 28th 1855 aged 59 years/ also of/ Elizabeth Mary/ the fourth daughter of the above/ who died October 4th 1847/ aged 9 years [BR says both of Cawston]

1513. In/Loving/Memory of/Mary Blanche BULWER/born March 23rd 1809/Died February 9th 1904 [BR says of Great Yarmouth]

Here is footpath

1514 Headstone. To the Memory/of/Richard (?James)  not readable

Foot stone. R.I.P.

SOUTH SIDE OF CHURCHYARD

Under cherry tree row 16
1601 Headstone with Royal Air Force insignia. 607867 Flight Cadet/ M[ichael]. DICKINSON/ Royal Air Force/ 31st January 1959 aged 21/ In proud memory of / our dear younger son/”with Christ/ which is much better”


1701. Ada Violet DICKINSON/ whose life was dedicated/ to God/ a perfect Rector`s wife to/ Arthur/and beloved mother of/ Stephen and Michael/ born 25th March 1902/ died 4th December 1971 [BR says of Upper Sheringham]

1702. In memory of/ John MASSINGHAM/ who died 30th March 1805

1703 [Stone cross with kerb]. In memory of/ Robert/ dearly loved husband of/ Susannah JARVIS/ who passed away 14th May 1924/ aged 64 years/ In the midst of life we are in death/ erected by his loving wife and family

1704 [Stone kerb]. In loving memory of/ Abraham John BARTLE/ born 28th December 1884 died September 16th 1923/ Annie Mary BARTLE , his wife/ died 21st January 1952 aged 69 years [BR says of Reepham]


1801 [Double chest tomb]

1802 [Stone cross].
[North side of base] - Born Jany 1st 1832
[South side of base] – died Sept 26 1869
[BR gives name as George Herbert HALL Cpt half pay 57th Reg BNI]

1803 [Chest tomb with rail surround]

1804. [North face] -In loving memory of/ Eleanor Howlett IRELAND/ fifth daughter of Anthony and Sarah RELAND/ who passed into the eternal light on Christmas Eve 1905 [aged 67 years]
[South face ]– “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die”

1805 In memory of/ Emma Sophie/ [unreadable]/ William/ Elizabeth JARVIS/ who died [unreadable] 1871/ [unreadable] [BR says buried 15 Aug 1871 aged 22]/ [unreadable]/ William James/ [unreadable] son/26th [May] 1872 [aged 24]

1806 [Large stone west side] – memory of/Richard. Mary/ twin children of/ William/ Elizabeth / JARVIS who died 11th January 1862 [BR says buried 4 Sep aged 4 months]/ also Robert/ their brother who died Jan 6th 1863 aged 16 [BR says buried 17 Jun 1863 aged 2 years and 9 months]
[Related footstone east side] – R.M.J/1882/R.-.J/1863


1901 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Hen[ry] CRANFIELD. died 22nd March/ 1816/ aged 58 years/ Mary [BR says Elizabeth] his wife/ died 20th July/ 1852/ aged 73 years/
[The time we have] allotted here/ we our God to prize/ strive to make salvation sure/ [before death close our eyes]

1902 Francis WILGIN
Stood with unsated
James HENCHCLIFF
1872

1903[Headstone in kerb] In loving memory of/ James the dearly beloved husband of/ Maria COTTRELL/ who passed away/ February 16th 1916/ in his 68th year [Woodman]/ Peace perfect peace/ This stone was erected by the family/ also Maria/ beloved wife of the above/ who passed away/ April 23rd 1929/ in her 80th year

1904 In/ loving memory of/ Edward/ COTTRELL/                    late James/ COTTRELL/ he was killed Oct 2nd 1918 in attempt to rescue wounded/ officer


2003 In loving memory of/ Benjamin Smith/ IRELAND/ who died December 9th 1898/ aged 56 years [BR says of Wood Dalling]/ also/ [Emily] Sarah IRELAND/ beloved wife of the above/ who died 8th June 1928/ aged 86 years [BR says of Sheringham]/ The Lord giveth the Lord hath taken away/ blessed be the name of the Lord

2004 (Headstone) [Unreadable]


2101 In memory of/ Catherine/ the wife of/ Samuel CRASKE/ of this parish/ who died 30th September/ 1854/ aged 34 years/ also of Charles their son/ who died 18th [BR says buried 5th] February/ 1854/ aged 18 months/ Jessie Catherine and Jabez their children/ Jessie Catherine/ died 17th [BR says buried 15th] October 1854/ aged 1 month/ Jabez died 15th January 1855/ aged 4 months


2201 Williamson/......... Dennis/died Dec 2nd/1721 aged

2202 Joseph Dennis/ died /M..../1724 aged.... [buried 11 May 1725]

2203 Sacred/ to/the memory of/ Hannah the beloved/ and affectionate wife of/ James EDWARDS/ who died 31st May/ 1843/ aged 3[9] years

2204 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ James EDWARDS/ born May 1st 1798/ died July 2nd 1879/ over sixty years resident/ this parish

2205 In/ loving memory of/ Robert Kiddell/ EDWARDS/ who died Sept 11th 1890/ aged 66 years/ Thy will be done


2301 Here lieth

Here is footpath


2401 Martha/ WEBSTER/ who died Decr 20 1858/ in the 17 year of her/ [3 lines]

2402 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Jane daughter of/ Henry & Mary WEBSTER/ who died   / aged 14 years [BR says buried 8 Aug 1847]/ also Anna WEBSTER/ who died   1845

2403

2404 In memory of the/ children of James/ & Elizth GALL/ Willm Edwd/ Emily Jane/ Christr John/ [Possibly reflected in the following burial register entries: William Edward aged 4 buried 7 Mar 1863, Jane aged 6 buried 7 Mar 1863, Christopher aged 8 buried 18 Mar 1863]

2405 [Base of cross in kerb] In memory of/ Jul   GALL/  John Feb 8 died 2  1880


2501 (Headstone) [Unreadable]

2502 (Headstone) [Unreadable]

2503 John/ the son of/ John and Ann CABLE who died 20th Nov 181[8] [aged 17 years]

2504 In/ loving memory of/ John CABLE/ who departed this life/ the 4th Oct/ 1822/ aged 86 years

2505 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Samuel Barwick/ BARNES/ the only son of/ S & M BARNES/ who died 13th July/ 184[1] / in the 28th year/ of his age [BR says of Reepham]

2506 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Jane Barwick BARNES/ the only daughter of/ Samuel and Mary BARNES/ who departed this life/ the 16th April 1835/ in the 16th year of/ her age

2507 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Mary/ the beloved wife of/ Samuel BARNES/ wheelwright/  of this place/ Samuel BARNES/ died26th day of [Aug]/ 1845/ in the 68th year of his age
[“Mary” could be buried 13 Sep 1836 aged 61 or buried 15 Jun 1844 aged 64]


2601 [Plaque on outside west wall of church begins row 46] In memory of/ Thos CORNWELL/ late of this parish/ who died 25th Dec/ 1785/ aged 65 years/ also/ Ann CORNWELL/ his wife/ who died 26th Jan/ 1800/ aged 85 years/ also Mary CHAPLIN/ who died 5 of Nov 1805

2602 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Mary BARNES/ second daughter of/ Jno & Ann BARNES/ who died 7th of Sep 1836/ aged 61 years/ In affliction I my life did spend/ then God his messenger did send/ [2 lines]

2603 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Ann the wife of/ John BARNES/ who departed this life/ the 10th of/ Nov 1881/ aged 77 years/ But thanks be to God which/ giveth   the victory through/  Jesus Christ

2604 2605 2606 2607 [unreadable]

2608 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Ruth COTTRELL/
1854/ aged 12 years/ also/ Matilda his wife/ died thir[tieth] of March/ 1859/ aged 21 years/ [BR says buried 1 April]     William/  Mary COTTRELL

2609 Sacred/ to the memory of/

2610  2611 [unreadable]


2701 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ James RICE/ who died 28 June 1886/ in the [62nd year of]  his age [BR says of Oulton]

2702 Joshua/ William KIDDELL/ 1839 [BR says buried 17 Feb]

2703 E W K/ 1832

2704 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ three children of/ Jonathan & Margaret/ KIDDELL/ John Merrell/ died Octbr 30th 1831/ aged 6 years/ Elizabeth Montford/ died April 30 1832/ aged 5 years/ William   1852/ aged 28 years

2705 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Margaret/ wife of John KINDELL/    / 1838/ [BR says buried 8 Jun] John KINDELL/ who died/ the 18 April/ 1834/      / also Joshua Willm KIDDELL/ their son/ who died the 14th Feb 1839/ aged 5 years

2706 In memory of/ Margaret WILSON/ faithful servant of Lt RICHARDSON/ who died Dec 1818/ daughter of/ [6 lines] [A Margaret WILSON buried 18 Dec 1838]


2801 Sacred/To the memory of/Elizabeth SANDLING/...of this.../who died on ...Dec 18../.....her Age [BR says buried 20 Dec 1840 aged 88 years of Briston]

2802 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Sarah Maria/ the beloved wife of/ James Rice/ of....../..../ James and Ann/ KIDDELL/...../ 1858/ in the 37(?)th year of her age [BR says of Oulton]

2803 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Henry/ the son of/ James and Ann/ KIDDELL/ 1856 [buried 25 Nov aged 34 years of Costessey]

2804 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Emma Elizabeth/ daughter of/ James and Ann/ KIDDELL/ 6th day of July/ 1854/ in the 29th year/ of her age

2805 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ James/ the son of/ James and Ann/ KIDDELL/...../ 1851/ in the 30th year of his age

2806 Scared/ to/ the memory of/Sophia/ daughter of/ James and Ann/ KIDDELL/ who died 23rd April [BR says June]/ 1850/ in the 38th year of her life

2807 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ James KIDDELL/ 18[5]2 [buried 14 Oct aged 70 years]/ Ann KIDDELL/ his wife/ who departed this life/ the ? 1835 in the [buried 28 Jul aged 49 years]

2808 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Mary Ann daughter of/ James & Ann KIDDELL/ of this parish / who died ...Sept/ 1831/ in the 22nd year of/her age

2809 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ William the son of/ James & Ann KIDDELL/ of this parish/ who died 13th May/ 1831/ in the 25th year of his age

2810 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Sarah daughter of/ James & Ann KIDDELL/ of this parish/ who died 10th June/ 182[6]/ in the 9th year of her age [buried 23 Jun]

2811 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Barnabas the son of/ James & Ann KIDDELL/ of this parish/ who died 7th November/ 182[5]/ in the 13th year of his age [BR says died of consumption]

2812 In memory of/ [Joshua] the son of/ Robert and Mary/ KIDDELL/ who died .....May/ 1816/ in the 24th year of his age

2813 To the memory of/.........................................2nd March 1811

2814 Beneath this stone/ are interred the mortal/ remains of/ Robert KIDDELL/ of this parish/ He departed this life/ the 5th May 1823/ aged 83 years [buried 20 May]

2815 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Sophia/ the beloved wife of/ George KIDDELL/ who departed this life/ February 14th 1876/ aged 58 years [BR says of Corpusty]

2816 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ George KIDDELL/ son of/ James & Ann KIDDELL/ of this parish/ who died 25th October 1881/ in the 66th year of his age [BR says of Corpusty]

2817 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ John Seely KIDDELL/ who died March 13th 1888/ in the 82nd year of his age [BR says of Salle]


2901 In remembrance/ of/ Sarah/ the affectionate and beloved daughter of/ Willm & Priscilla/ KIDDELL/ late of this parish/ she departed this life/ on the 28th of June/ 1869/ aged 69 years/ In life respected/ in death lamented

2902 To the memory/ of/ Willm KIDDELL/ a highly respected farmer/ for 54 years in this parish/ he was born at Heydon/ on the 24th of Oct/ 1773/ and departed this life/ on the 17th of May/ 1854/ in the 81st year of his age

2903 In remembrance/ of/ Priscilla/ the exemplary and devoted wife of/ Willm KIDDELL/ of this parish/ she departed this life/ the 4th day of February/ 1845/ in the 68th year of her age/ The wife, the friend, the mother/ beloved and lamented

2904 In remembrance of/ Walter William/ the beloved child of/ George & Sophia Maria/ SCOTT/ (of Elsing in this County)/ he died on the 8th of Decbr 1835/ aged 1 year and 5 months/ Suffer little children to come unto me/ and forbid them not for of such is the/ [Kingdom of Heaven]

2905 In remembrance of/ Ellen Elizabeth/ the beloved child of/ George & Sophia Maria/ SCOTT/ she died the 26th of Feb 1838/ aged 7 months [BR says of Elsing]/ Baby baby sleeping baby/ wake thee with immortal charms/ light and love and Heaven are round thee/ thou art in thy Saviour’s arms/
Jesus waits and
Glory’s crown
Rise now
Heaven

2906 In remembrance/ of/ Sophia Maria/ the wife of/ George SCOTT/ the affectionate and beloved/ daughter of Willm & Priscilla/ KIDDELL/ her life displayed the/ attractive charms/ of an amiable disposition/ and her death exemplified/ the uncertainty/ of all earthly prospects/ she departed this life/ very suddenly/ on the 21st of February/ 1847/ aged 45 years/ leaving three children to deplore/ the loss of a fond mother [BR says of Aylsham]

2907 [Weathered away]

2908 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Mary Ann BATES/ eldest daughter of the late/ Robert SEAMAN/          / Jun 1876 [BR says of Thorpe St Andrews, buried 24 Jun aged 66]

2909 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Elizth SEAMAN/ who departed this life/ the 12th of May/ 1843/ aged 22 years [BR says of Guestwick]

2910 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Henry the son of/ Robert & Mary/ SEAMAN/ who died 21st of March/ 1837/ aged 18 years [BR says of Aldborough]

2911 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Mary the wife of/ Robert SEAMAN/ who died 11th July 1829/ aged 46 years/ Prepare to meet thy God

2912 Sacred to the memory/ of/ James      AVY

2913 In/ memory of/ Robert OWEN/ who departed this life/ the   of Decr/ 1863/ aged 22 years also of Hannah/ the daughter of/ Robert & Mary/ OWEN/ who died/ the 12th of March/ 1864/ aged 9 months [BR says both of Corpusty]/

2914 In loving memory/ of/ John [WRIGHT]/ who died August 30th 1909/ aged 88 years/ also Martha his wife/ who died March 26th 1926/ aged 88 years


3001

3002 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ James William WRIGHT/ died 13th Jan 1934/ aged 64 years [BR says of Thurning]/ also his wife/ Ellen WRIGHT/ died 5 Oct 1955/ aged 86 years [BR says of Wood Dalling]/ Reunited


3101 Lilian May BUXTON 16 Mar 1909 – 22 Feb 1980
Sidney Ernest BUXTON 23 Jan 1906 – 27 Dec 1981 [BR says both of Corpusty]

3102 Frederick William BRAMBLE 11 Aug 1987 aged 66
Veda Mary BRAMBLE 8 May 2004 aged 81

3103 William James BRAMBLE 3 Dec 1887 – 13 Apr 1979
Gladys May BRAMBLE 7 Mar 1897 – 27 Feb 1994

3201

3202 In memory of/ John [BUTT]ON/ who departed/ this life/ [Jan]y 28th 1829/ aged 71 years

3203 Thomas/ WILLSHIRE/ died 24th February/ 1847 [aged 45 years]


3301 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Johnson Clement/ GALLANT/ who departed this life/ 1852/ aged 78 years [Buried 8 Oct]

3302 Beneath this stone rests the/ remains of Francis CHASTNEY/ and Elizabeth his wife two old

3303 Dorothy Muriel BRAMBLE 10 May 1918 – 21 Jul 1991
James George BRAMBLE 19 Jun 1919 – 28 Feb 2008


3401 [Plaque] In/ loving memory of/ Winifred/ Daisy ROWE/ died 3rd Dec 1949/ aged 42 years. [Flower holder] In/ loving memory/ of/ mother

3402 [Small cross] David Thomas/ ROWE/ died Nov 1st 1935/ aged 6 years/ At rest

3403 Audrey Janet BUXTON 27 May 1933 – 23 Oct 2005


NORTH SIDE OF CHURCHYARD

4001 [Metal cross in kerb] In/ beloved memory of/ Kathleen de la Reviele HALLAM/ 1867 – 1956 [aged 89]

4002 To/ the memory of/ Herbert/ OWEN/ died 26th January 1972/ aged 90 years/ Peacefully at rest [BR says of Costessey]

4003 In/ loving memory of/ Kathleen Evelyn/ Dulciebella TARR/ 1909 – 1974 [BR says of East Bilney]


4101 [Headstone with kerb] In loving memory of/ Frederick Julian TUDDENHAM/ died April 18th 1953/ aged 63 years/ also his beloved wife/ Florence [Edith] TUDDENHAM/ died April 27th 1961/ aged 74 years [BR says both of Cawston]
[Plaque]. In loving memory of / Avis BURTON/ 1924 – 2001

4102 [Headstone] In / loving memory of/ Nelson Richard AVES died 28th Dec 1961/ aged 65 years/ also of/ Gladys Aves/ died 1st Feb 1966/ aged 68 years

4103 [Stone plaque] In loving memory of/ John Lawrence AVES/ Farmer and churchwarden/ 1928 – 1999

4104 [Stone cross]. In/ loving memory of/ Edwin Lawrence/ AVES / born 16th April 1899/ died 27th April 1966/ Edith Anne AVES/ died 29th May 2000

4105 In/ loving memory of/ Wilfrid H[arvey].AVES/ died Feb 5th 1968/ aged 70 years/ resting/ and his dear wife/ May Thirza AVES/ died Dec 26th 1987 [BR says aged 88 of Marsham]/ always together


4201 In/ loving memory of/ Lewis Charles WRIGHT/ died 21st May 1968/ aged 58 years/ The Lord is my Shepherd [BR says of Aylsham]

4202 Ronald George TUBBY 7 Oct 1968 aged 57 [BR says of Cawston]

4203 Edward Archibald WRIGHT 5 Feb 1973 aged 69


4301 [Kerb – unreadable]

4302 [Flower holder]

4303 [Flower holder]  In loving memory

4304 In/ loving memory of/ Gertrude WRIGHT/ who died 27th July 1962/ aged 85 years/ peace perfect peace/ also her beloved husband/ Arthur Sidney/ died 15th February 1978/ aged 95/ reunited [BR says surname TOWNSHEND of East Dereham]

4306 Treasured and loving memories/ of a beloved son and brother/ David George NEWSTEAD/ accidentally killed May 21st 1963/ aged 17 years [BR says of Halstead]/ Sleeping in God`s care/ with/ Lilian Dora Cooper/ December 10th 2009/ aged 90 years/ loving mother, nanny/ and great nanny/ finally reunited


4401 [Shield in kerb] In/ loving remembrance/ of/ Lilian Kathleen/ dearly beloved/ eldest daughter of/ George and Lilian/ CLARKE/ died December 11th 1930/ aged 9 years/ also/ George and Stanley/ Safe in the arms of Jesus/ wonderful love

4402 George Valentine CLARKE 2 Feb 1962 aged 70
Lilian May 15 Feb 1972 aged 76

4403 Frederick William PAYNE 4 April 1963 [aged 60]
Joan Dorothy Lucy PAYNE 31 Mar 2005

4404 Helen Gertrude BROAD 8 May 1886 – 4 Dec 1960 [aged 74]


4501 [Kerb] / In remembrance of my dear husband/[Archer] EKE died   1948 aged 70 years [buried 19 Jun]/ also of/ Amelia EKE died 23rd June 1961 aged 80 years

4502 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Albert Thomas MASON died Oct 23rd 1949 aged 74 years/ At rest

4503 [Kerb] In memory of/ Robert Henry EVERETT who died July 29th 19   aged 82 years/ also Agnes his wife who died 23 October 1965 aged [92] years/ Resting [BR says of Hempstead Hall]

4504 Martha MIDDLETON 8 Jul 1977 aged 79
Martha Alice MIDDLETON 2 Sep 1984 aged 88


4601 In loving memory of/ Alfred George/ the beloved husband of/ Alice BARBER/ who died 29th May 1938/ aged 73 years/ Thy will be done/ Erected by his wife and family/ also of Alice his wife/ who died 14th Sept 1939/ aged 74 years

4602 [Kerb] 18th August aged 90 years/ At rest

4603 [Kerb] Catherine M WRIGHT died 19th April 1952 aged 70 years/ Rest in peace

4604 Alice WRIGHT 12 Feb 1953 aged 56
Thomas John WRIGHT 5 Dec 1976 aged 84 [BR says both of Horsham St Faiths]

4605 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ a dear brother Thomas John WRIGHT died 18th Aug 1955 aged 83 years/ Resting

4606 In/ loving memory/ of/ Arthur/ Reginald ROWE/ died 23rd May 1966/ aged 54 years [BR says of Wood Dalling]


4701 In loving memory/ of/ Sidney Thomas BARBER/ 1913 – 1996/ Forever in our thoughts

[Wooden cross – plaque] Sidney BARBER/ died Sept 2nd 1996/ aged 82 years

4702 [Kerb] In loving memory of Sybil Margaret HUTCHINS a dear wife and mother/ died 4tn July 1996 aged 77 years/ Reunited in God`s tender care
In loving memory of Douglas HUTCHINS a dear husband and father/ died 13th April 1981 aged 64 years/ Until we meet again [BR says of Wood Dalling]

4703 [Kerb] In memory of my beloved husband/ Harry BARBER Died 26th August 1946 aged 56 years. Till we meet again/ also his wife/ Daisy died 24th December 1972 aged 90 years. Reunited

4704 [Stone cross with kerb] In memory of/ Gertrude Maud/ dearly beloved wife of/ William PUMFREY/ born August 7th 1861 died May 31st 1921/ There shall be no more death/ neither...any more pain

4705 [Kerb Unreadable]

4706 [Kerb] also Arthur John CLARK died 7th November 1980 aged 78 years
[Flower holder with plaque] Treasured/memories of/ Maurice/ Walter/CLARK 1927 – 2001

4707 In/ loving/ memory of/ a dear mother/ and grandmother/ Lovis Jessie/ JOHNSON/ died 5th March 1993/ aged 83 years


4801 Rosemary Dorothy ROBERTS 15 Apr 1948 – 7 May 2006

4802 Gerald Edward BACON 23 Jan 1907 – 11 Sep 1997
Nellie May BACON 28 Feb 1911 – 18 Dec 2003

4803 In loving memory/ of/ James OWEN/  who died July 8th 1912/ aged 78 years/ Be ye also ready for in such an hour/ as ye think not the Son of man cometh/ S Matt 24. 44/ Peace perfect peace/ also/ In loving memory/ of/ Sarah his wife/ who died August 1919/ aged 82 years [buried 26 Aug]/ She rests from her labours

4804 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Ernest James BUXTON who passed away Aug 29th 1936 aged 65 years/ also Esther Maria BUXTON died 14th February 1965 aged 95 years/ At rest

4805 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Frederick William CLARK/ who died 14th November 1948/ aged 75 years/ At rest [BR says of Wood Dalling]

4806 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ our dear aunt/ Ada Julia CLARK/ born 9th Nov 1883/ died 22nd Jan 1954/ Forever with the Lord [BR says of London]


5001 [Kerb with foot plate] In/ loving memory of/ mother/ Edith May JENKINS/ died 28th October 1951/ aged 55 years/ Peace perfect peace

5002 [Plaque] Elizabeth Merrill SMALLEY 9 Aug 1923 – 29 Apr 2001
Michael Laylock SMALLEY 4 Mar 1919 – 3 Jun 2009

5003 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Mary the beloved/ wife of/ Barnabas NEAL/ who died 30th March/ 1840/ aged 65 years/ Here lies one who long denied/ She    to God her soul define


5101 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Thomas/ the son of/ Thos & Mary/ OLLEY/ and widow of/ Willm CLARKE/ who departed this life/ the 11th of July/ 1852/ aged 53 years [BR says killed accidentally at Foxley]

5102 Sacred/ to the memory of/ Willm CLARKE/ late of this parish/ farmer/ who departed this life/ in Wood Dalling/ the 31st of January/ 1848/ in the 81st year/ of his age

5103 [Surface weathered away]

5104 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Richard LOCKSMITH/ late of Pulham Market/ who died March 14th 1871/ aged 70 years [BR says of Pulham St Mary]/ also Mary Ann his wife/ who departed this life/ 12th November 1887/ aged 77 years

5105 [Headstone and base of cross] In/ memory of/ Samuel WINTER/ of          /          / Samuel & Sarah/ WINTER/        / who departed this life/ Aug 10th 1880/ aged 73 years/ in/ memory of/ Elizabeth/            / Samuel WINTER/ of Heydon/ who departed this life/ April 12th 1882/ aged 71 years/ [3 lines]

5106 [Headstone and base of cross] In/ memory of/ Stephen/ LEEDS/ who departed/ this life/ the 23rd of Augt/ 1864/ in the 77th year/ of his age/ [4 lines] In/ memory of/ Mary Ann/ LEEDS his wife/ who departed/ this life/ the 2nd of Novr/ 1846/ in the 60th year/ of her age/ Prepare to meet/ thy God

5107 Sacred/ to/ the memory of/ Thomas OLLEY/ who departed this life/ the 30th of Dec 1840/ aged 77 years [BR says of Wood Norton]/ also Mary his wife/ who departed this life/ the 6 of Augt 1842/ aged 81 years

Summer 2010
John Pepperdine
Rosie Gill U3A

Lord Lytton wrote as novelist Bulwer Lytton born 5 May 1803, died 18 Jan 1873 at Newton Abbot, Devon. Wrote “The Last Days of Pompei” and coined the phrases “the pen is mightier than the sword”, “the great unwashed” and “it was a dark and stormy night”