This parish was created in 1875
On the wall in the north east corner of the church is a plaque whose wording is the same as that on a similar plaque outside, see ref 1401 below
WM00 The Great War/ A.D. 1914-1918/ erected/ by the people of/ Whittington/ A.D. 1919/ In grateful memory/ of the men/ who fell bravely/ in defence of their country/ Bertie James BENNETT/ Walter ENGLISH/ Herbert HOUGHTON/ Leonard STEBBING/ 1939 – 1945/ Bernard Philip REEVE
Rows are numbered from West to East and stones in each row
numbered from South to North.
Information not found on the memorial is shown in [square
brackets]
BR = Burial register
All memorials are headstones unless otherwise indicated
Inscriptions after 1970 are shown in summary form only
Beginning in the South West corner with row 10
1001 Cassie [+ Maud] GOATE 15 Jan 1984 aged 70
Reginald [+ George] GOATE 23 Aug 2000 aged 92
1002 In loving memory of/ Mary the beloved wife of/ Robert SPINKS/ who died April 14-1899/ aged 68 years/ The cup was so bitter the sting so severe/ to part with a mother we loved so dear/ but while on earth she did her best/ and now she’s gone to Heaven for rest/ also Robert SPINKS/ who died October 17-1917/ aged 87 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]
1101 In loving memory of/ Agnes May wife of/ Arthur OWEN/ of this parish/ and sixth daughter of/ Charles & E WELDON/ of Walton on Thames Surrey/ who died October 21-1897/ aged 24 years
1102 In loving memory/ of/ Laura Maud [BR says Mary]/ the beloved wife of/ Arthur HERRINGTON/ and only daughter of/ Richard & Sophia WEST/ of Stoke Ferry/ died Dec 26th 1899/ aged 25 years/ Only a step removed/ we soon again shall meet/ our own and dearly loved/ around the Saviour’s feet
1103 [In] memory of/ Hannah/ the beloved wife of/ Dalton BONAS/ who died March 30th/ 1882/ aged 44 years
1104 In/ affectionate remembrance of/ Harry Brown/ beloved son of/ Bennett and Sarah/ TUFFIN/ born 16th April 1841/ died 5th February 1884/ Be ye also ready for in such an hour/ as ye think not the Son of man cometh/ also/ Elizabeth PEARSON/ died October 30-1907/ aged 53 years
1105 In/ loving memory of/ Mary Ann/ the beloved wife of/ William PEARSON/ born May 27th 1830/ died Oct 22nd 1894/ The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken/ away blessed be the name of the Lord/ William PEARSON/ aged 86 years/ 30 years clerk of this parish/ died July 27-1905
1106 In/ memory of/ James BROOKE/ born Feb 14th 1824/ died Oct 22nd 1890/ And now Lord what is my hope [? Truly my]/ hope is even in Thee
1107 In affectionate remembrance/ of/ Emma/ the dearly loved wife of/ Robert BROWN/ who entered into rest/ Janry 18th 1888/ aged 53 years/ Thy will be done/ Not gone from our memory or our/ love/ only gone to our Father’s home above
1108 In loving memory of/ Robert WOODCOCK/ who died Decr 1st 1888/ aged 67 years/ also/ Rebecca his beloved wife/ who died Sept 3rd 1888/ aged 48 years/ Watch ye therefore for ye/ knowest not when the Master/ cometh S Mark XIII. 35.
1201 Ada DYE died 6 Apr 1990 aged 88 [BR says of Watton]
Frank DYE (interred at St Faith’s 1968
1202 [Headstone and iron kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Amy/ the beloved wife of/ Henry CATER/ who died 6th June 1899/ aged 59 years/ No more we see her in our home/ no more her voice we hear/ for death has taken her away/ the one we loved so dear/ also/ Henry CATER/ who died 9th Janry 1919/ aged 85 years/ His end was peace
1301 Dorothy BLACKBURN 29 May 1987 aged 73
Leonard BLACKBURN 2 Jul 1992 aged 78
1302 [Low headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Samuel REEVE/ died Dec 6-1917/ aged 55 years [BR says of Wretton]/ Til we meet again/ also his loving wife/ Eleaner Jane/ who died Novr 24 1949/ aged 81 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]/ Re-united
The remaining inscriptions are all on the East side of the gravel path
1303 [Open book] In/ loving memory of/ Harry PARTRIDGE/ died April 26 1940/ aged 59 years/ also his dear wife/ Rebecca/ died Dec 2 1975/ aged 90 years/ and their daughter/ Maureen/ Susan Abbey/ died Nov 29-1925/ aged 5 years
1304 In loving memory of/ Emily/ the beloved wife of/ William BENNETT/ who died April 6th 1936/ aged 78 years [BR says of Thetford]/ In our hearts we keep/ sweet memories of thee/ also of/ William BENNETT/ the beloved husband of the above/ who died April 14th 1918/ aged 66 years/ Re-united
1305 In loving memory/ of/ Robert FLATT/ who died July 21-1879/ aged 76 years/ also/ Elizabeth his beloved wife/ who died March 11-1902/ aged 92 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]/ [one line not readable]
1306 [Headstone and kerb] In affectionate remembrance of/ James WHITE/ who died June 9th 1880/ aged 48 years/ So teach us to number our days that we may/ apply our hearts unto wisdom/ also of/ Sarah Royal WHITE/ who died Nov 3rd 1897/ aged 67 years/ He has borne our grief and carried our sorrow
1307 In loving memory of/ Harriet CATER/ who died February 8-1883/ aged 74 years
1308 Resting/ In loving memory/ of/ Mary Louisa/ the beloved daughter of/ James & Harriet CATER/ died March 20th 1886/ aged 16 years/ Gone but not forgotten
1309 Thy will be done/ In memory of/ William TINGAY/ who died Octr 30th/ 1877/ aged 69 years/ Let no rude hand with pick or spade/ disturb these ashes of the dead/ but sacred let them here remain/ till Christ does bid them live again
1310 In memory of/ William [TIL]GAY/ [Buried 21 Dec 1876 aged 4 years]/ This lovely bud so fine and fair/ called home by early doom/ just came to show how sweet a flower/ in Paradise doth bloom
1311 In/ memory of/ Thomas HARRISON/ who died/ June 23rd 1876 A.D. / aged 72 years/ The dead in Christ shall first arise/ at the last trumpet’s sounding/ caught uo to meet Him in the skies/ with joys their Lord surrounding/ no gloomy fears their souls dismay/ His presence sheds eternal day/ on those prepared to meet Him/ also/ Mary HARRISON/ his dear wife/ who died Octr 3rd 1882/ aged 92 years [BR says 82 years]
1401 [Plaque on north wall of church] Christ Church/ Whittington/ dedicated to the glory of God/ and in memory of the/ Revd Charles Manners/ R. NORMAN M.A. / by his devoted widow/ Caroline A NORMAN/ A.D. 1874
[Revd Charles Manners Richard NORMAN buried 16 Jan 1873 at Northwold St Andrew aged 73 years. Caroline Amelia Norman buried 5 Mar 1879 at Northwold St Andrew aged 76 years]
1402 [2 Celtic crosses in a kerb]
Sacred/ to the memory/ of/ Hannah Elizabeth/ TOATES/ who
departed this life Feb 7th 1892/ in her 19th year [BR says
of Thetford]/ also/ Ann TOATES died May 6th 1932/ aged 86 years/
Sacred/ to the memory/ of/ Arthur John/ TOATES/ who
departed this life July 23rd 1908/ aged 28 years/ also/ John TOATES
died Nov 5th 1924/ aged 78 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]
1403 At rest/ Mary Ann DODD/ Oct 20th 1894/ aged 52 years [BR says of Gayton]/ also her husband/ Walter J[ames] DODD/ died at Gayton/ June 25th 1927/ aged 84 years
1404 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ William WILSON died November 5th 1909 aged 71 years/ Elizabeth his wife who died Dec 19th 1927 aged 83 years [BR says both of Stoke Ferry]
1405 In loving memory of/ Elizabeth WEST/ who departed this life/ September 27-1912/ aged 81 years/ Her end was peace
1501 In loving memory of/ Elizabeth SPINK/ who died July 14th/ 1891/ in the 67th year of her age/ The memory of the just is blessed
1502 In/ loving memory of/ Robert CUMBERLAND/ who died at Whittington/ Feb 1st 1889/ in the 81st year of his age/ Father in thy gracious keeping/ leave we now thy servant sleeping
1503 In loving remembrance/ of/ James PEACOCK/ born April 1st 1827/ died Dec 30th 1885/ Therefore be ye also ready for in such an/ hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh
1504 [No inscription found]
1505 [Kerb of iron, no inscription found]
1506 In/ memory of/ John PRYER/ of Northwold/ who died/ January 20th 1887/ aged 70 years
1507 In loving memory of/ Mary the wife of/ William COPEMAN/ who died June 23rd 1912/ aged 74 years/ William COPEMAN/ born 1837/ died 1921 [BR says buried 6 Jan]/ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
1508 Robert William EVES died 23 Apr 1986 aged 65
1601 Thy will be done/ In loving memory of/ Thomas WRIGHT/ who died February 15-1905/ aged 68 years/ [Father in thy gracious] keeping/ leave we now thy servant sleeping
1602 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ John STEVENS/ who died May 18-1906/ aged 77 years/ also/ Sarah Ann his wife/ who died March 25-1905/ aged 74 years [BR says both of Stoke Ferry]/ Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age like/ as a shock of corn cometh in in his season
1603 [Headstone and kerb] In ever loving memory of/ our dear son/ Alfred WILLIAMSON/ who died February 25-1915/ aged 32 years/ God in his love released him from his pain
1604 In loving memory of/ Samuel PARTRIDGE/ who died February 26-1916/ aged 74 years/ Thy will be done/ also/ Susan his wife/ who died Aug 28-1926/ aged 80 years/ Peace perfect peace
1701 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory/ of/ Albina Elizabeth/ beloved wife of/ Francis CHANDLER/ who died March 4th 1911/ aged 71 years [BR says of Lincoln]/ Abide with me fast falls the eventide/ the darkness deepens Lord with me abide/ when other helpers fail and comforts flee/ help of the helpless O abide with me/ also of Francis/ beloved husband of/ Albina Elizabeth CHANDLER/ who died Nov 18th 1919/ aged 85 years
1702 [Cross in kerb] [West side] Sacred/ to the/ memory/
of/ our dear father [remainder not readable as it is written on a surface of the
base now not accessible]
[East side] Sacred/ to the/ memory/ of/ Sarah/ beloved wife
of/ Walter [CATER]/ who died/ June 18th 1911 aged 67 years [BR says
of Oxburgh]
1703 In loving memory of/ Reeve MASON/ who died July 2-1913/ aged 43 years/ Lo the pain of life is past/ all his warfare now is o’er/ death and Hell behind are cast/ grief and sufferings are no more
1704 [Cross in kerb] In loving memory of/ Alfred WHITE/ who died May 19-1918/ aged 62 years/ also/ Sarah his beloved wife/ who died December 12-1918/ aged 65 years [BR says both of Stoke Ferry]/ Watch for ye know neither the day nor/ the hour wherein the Son of man cometh
1705 In/ ever loving memory/ of/ Robert/ beloved husband of Jane BROWN/ who fell asleep 21st June 1922/ aged 66 years [BR says of Boughton]/ peace perfect peace/ also/ Jane his beloved wife/ who fell asleep 9th Jan 1936/ aged 7[9] years [BR says of Gayton]/ At rest
1801 In loving memory of/ Amelia beloved wife of/ Reuben JACKSON/ born Oct 23-1880/ died Aug 20 1940 [BR says of Wretton]/ Sleep on beloved
1802 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Emma beloved
wife of/ Charles BENNETT/ born Febry 6-1851/ died May 5-1922/ Her children arise
up and call her blessed/ also/ our dear father Charles BENNETT/ died May 8-1940/
aged 87 years [BR says of Wretton]/ His life a beautiful memory/ and their
daughter May L[ouisa] HARMAN/ born May 29-1888 died May 5-1977 [BR
says of New Malden, Surrey]/ kind and loving mother of Jack.
[Plaque inside the kerb] Cecil John HARMAN/ June 12-1821 –
March 26-1980 [BR says of New Malden, Surrey]/ To a dearest husband and father/
with all our love for ever
1803 [Fallen broken headstone in kerb] also of/ Harriet his beloved wife/ who died July 8th 1934/ aged 78 years/ Peace perfect peace
1804 In loving memory of/ Ambrose REEVE/ who died Decbr 28-1925/ aged 85 years/ also/ Martha his beloved wife/ who died April 11-1925/ aged 81 years [BR says both of Boughton]/ Gone but not forgotten
1805 [Kerb] In ever loving memory of Simon the dearly loved husband of Alice PORTER/ who passed away October 5th 1930 aged 64 years/ Not hushed the pleasant sound that used to greet our ear/ but amid the angel throng sounding more sweet and clear/ In loving memory of/ Sally PORTER/ died Dec 18th 1963/ At rest
1806 [Headstone and kerb] In/ affectionate remembrance/ of/ Harold PORTER/ the dearly beloved son of/ Simon & Alice PORTER/ who died Aug 29th 1925/ aged 19 years/ Rock of ages cleft for me
[Here is the war memorial see WM00 above]
1901 [Kerb] Norah SAYER aged 15 years [Buried 21 May 1924]
1902 [Headstone in iron kerb] In loving memory of/ John HARRISON/ died March 1-1926/ aged 66 years/ Peace perfect peace
1903 [Cross] In/ loving memory/ of/ Jane Annie ENGLISH/ who died Aug 12 1929/ aged 77 years
1904 [Kerb] In loving memory/ of/ Susannah/ the beloved wife of/ John W PACK/ who died January 11-1935/ aged 67 years/ Rest in peace
1905 In loving memory of/ Janet CATER/ died Sep 23-1923/ aged 18 years
1906 [Kerb] Arthur ROLPH 17 Jul 1985 aged 74
[+ Gertrude] Maud ROLPH 13 Nov 1995 aged 80 [BR says of
Peterborough]
2001 [Kerb] In ever loving memory of/ [+ John] Alan the beloved son of C & R E REEVE/ who was called away July 27-1937 aged 16 years/ Gone but not forgotten
2002 In loving memory of/ Emma Maria/ the beloved wife of/ R D SMITH/ died August 6-1937/ aged 76 years/ Peace perfect peace
2003 In/ loving memory of/ Frederick William RICHES/ died 12th February 1934/ aged 65 years/ Peace perfect peace/ also of His beloved wife/ Georgina Emily RICHES/ died 29th March 1950/ aged 81 years [BR says both of Stoke Ferry]
2004 [Kerb with headstone fallen face down]
2005 [Cross on headstone] DID/ In loving/ memory of/ Sydney George/ beloved son of/ A & T HARMAN/ who died Aug 3-1927/ aged 2 years/ Safe in the arms of Jesus
2101 [Headstone and iron kerb] In/ ever loving memory of/ Alfred/ the dearly loved husband of/ Elizabeth WILLIAMSON/ who died Nov 9th 1930/ aged 53 years/ also of/ Frank WILLIAMSON/ their youngest son/ who died Feb 14th 1931/ aged 18 years/ Jesu lover of my soul/ let me to thy bosom fly
2102 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Flora Elizabeth DUFFIELD who died October 31-1933 aged 71 years/ also of William DUFFIELD who died December 13-1933 aged 79 years/ Rock of ages cleft for me
2103 [Open book] In/ loving memory/ of/ my dear husband/ Robert [+William] SAMPSON/ who died 23rd Oct/ 1936/ aged 60 years/ In peace
2104 [Kerb] Peace perfect peace
2106 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Resting where no shadows fall/ Henry SMITH died 19th December 1970 aged 79 years
2107 [Kerb]
2201 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Herbert Scott MORLEY/ died April 16th 1942/ aged 31 years/ also of/ Frances Elizabeth his beloved wife/ died Nov 2nd 1962/ aged 96 years/ also of/ Herbert William their son/ dearly loved husband of Annie/ died Dec 27th 1962/ aged 69 years/ At rest
2202 [Kerb] William SAYER aged 74 years [Buried 23 Jun 1949]
2203 Sidney Alfred WILSON 23 Jul 1953 aged 47 [BR says of Stoke Ferry]
Ena Kathleen 12 Dec 1989 aged 81
2204 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ [+ Henry] Emmanuel WILSON who passed peacefully away 13th Sept 1944 aged 77 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]/ At rest
2205 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Maud Agnes STEBBING died Nov 19th 1969 aged 78 years/ Life’s work well done
2206 [Kerb and headstone] Arthur Marshall WARREN 23 Jun
1970 aged 66
Ena Agnes WARREN 15 Mar 1993 aged 85
2207 Joseph DAFFON 16 Dec 1970 aged 65
Eva Martha DAFFON 19 Sep 1982 aged 80
2301 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Frederick WILLIAMSON/ died Nov 20th 1947 aged 43 years/ In God’s own time we shall meet again
2302 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ my dear mother Elizabeth WILLIAMSON who fell asleep July 17th 1959 in her 81st year/ In God’s keeping
2303 [Kerb]
2304 [Kerb]
2305 [Headstone and kerb] In/ loving memory of/ Gertrude Rebecca CATER/ who passed away March 19-1954/ aged 82 years/ At rest [BR says of Downham Market]
2306 [Cross on headstone]
Gertrude Eugene CURR 9 Jan 1983 aged 82 [BR says of
Magdalen]
Morris Ronald 1 May 1957 aged 18
2307 [Kerb]Thy will be done/ In loving memory of/ Edith May the beloved wife of Edward Denn STEBBING/ who died June 4th 1955 aged 53 years
2308 [Headstone and kerb] Graham TRUDGILL 17 Aug 1968 aged
18
Harry TRUDGILL 7 Jun 1992 [aged 77]
Muriel TRUDGILL 13 Mar 1995
2309 Richard Karl SCHADE 9 Aug 1980 aged 17
Rows now run across the whole width of the churchyard
2401 Violet Eileen Elizabeth CLARK 2 Dec 2005 aged 86
2402 [Kerb overgrown with vegetation recording not attempted]
2403 [Headstone and kerb] In very affectionate memory of/ Elizabeth Ann/ the precious and beloved wife for 48 years of/ James HOUGHTON/ vicar of Whitington/ she fell asleep in Christ July 3-1934/ aged 73 years/ Her children arise up and call her blessed/ her husband also and he praiseth her Proverbs XXXI 28/ We shall be caught up together to meet the Lord/ in the air and so shall we ever be in the Lord/ also of/ Thomas HOUGHTON/ beloved husband of the above/ who departed this life Jan 26th 1951/ aged 92 years [BR says of Bristol]/ I determined not to know anything among you/ save Jesus Christ and him crucified 1 Cor 2. 2./ Heirs together of the grace of life 1 Peter 3. 7./ Dearly loved by all their children who with/ them are looking for that blessed hope Titus 2. 13.
2404 [Headstone and kerb] Colin ALLEN 27 Feb 1985 aged 46
2405 Edward Denn STEBBING 16 Feb 1972 aged 83
2406 [Kerb] In loving memory of a dear husband and father/ Victor Jubilee FLACK died 29 Sept 1971 aged 74 years/ Forever with the Lord/ also a dear wife and mother/ Margaret Elizabeth FLACK 24th Sept 1993 aged 94 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]
2501 [Headstone and kerb] Miriam Maude REEVE 28 Sep 1964
aged 48
Sidney REEVE 28 Dec 1983 aged 75 [BR says died in road
accident]
2502 Edith Mary SAYER 2 Nov 1959 aged 79
Iris Maud SAYER (her daughter) 26 Jun 1973 aged 70
2503 Arthur [+ Gedge] HELSDON 1952 aged 70 [Buried 10 Apr]
Mary HELSDON 1962 aged 80 [BR says Maria Ann of Southgate
buried 12 Jun]
Joyce COULSON 2002 aged 85
2504 [Headstone and kerb] Annie Elizabeth ACHURCH/ who died March 30th 1947/ aged 64 years/ At rest in peace/ also Walter ACHURCH/ who died Sept 27th 1961/ aged 81 years/ Re-united
2505 Catherine Eunice LANCASTER 20 June 2003 aged 83
2506 [2 headstones in a kerb]
In/ loving memory of/ Caroline Elizabeth THWAITES/ born
April 29-1862/ died Sep 3-1939/ also/ Fannie Louisa THWAITES/ born July 21st
1855/ died May 11-1941/ daughter of the first vicar of this parish/ Forever with
the Lord
In/ loving memory of/ Harriet Mary SYMINGTON/ born 1852/
died 1946 [BR says buried 21 Nov]/ Peace perfect peace [BR says all three of
Stoke Ferry]
2507 [Raised convex ledger stone] Jane/ Helen/ BUSH/ 1864 – 1949 [BR says of Stoke Ferry buried 2 Jul]/ fourth daughter of/ William THWITES/ vicar of this parish/ And such as/ be faithful in love/ shall abide with Him
2508 Gwendoline Ismay MOTT 17 Feb 1965 aged 40 [BR says of
Sudbury Suffolk]
Joyce PENN 30 Nov 1988 aged 58 [BR says of King’s Lynn]
2509 Hilda Maude NEWTON 9 Apr 1976 aged 74
George Millar NEWTON 15 Jan 1978 aged 73
2510 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ William
Alfred BUCKENHAM/ who passed peacefully away on Nov 12-1949/ aged 80 years/ A
life devoted to the service of others/ and of/ his wife Annie/ who passed away
May 23-1961/ aged 95 years/ Father in thy gracious keeping/ leave we now thy
servant sleeping
[Plaque in the kerb] Charles William BUCKENHAM/ dearly
loved husband of Geraldine/ and father of William George/ 1902-1978 [BR says of
Stoke Ferry, ashes buried 13 Sep]/ In heavenly love abiding
2511 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Kate MORLEY/ who was called to rest/ 21st May 1954/ aged 75 years/ Love still lives in sweetest memories/ also of/ John [+ Augustus] her beloved husband/ who was called to rest/ 3rd Feb 1964/ aged 91 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]/ Re-united
2512 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ John Stephen BRADNAM died 8th Jan 1956 aged 85 years/ also his beloved wife Amelia died 16th May 1964 aged 94 years
2513 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Ernest Godfrey MATTHEWS died Oct 7th 1956 aged 45 years/ At rest
2514 Frederick TRUDGILL 19 Oct 1982 aged 78
[BR says foreman supervisor at Whitbread Maltings for 30
years]
Bertha Emma TRUDGILL 31 Dec 1993 aged 86
2601 [Kerb] At rest/ In loving memory of a dear husband and dad Fred GILES/ who died Feb 10th 1959 aged 55 years [BR says of Brookville]/ also a dear mother nann and great nann Elsie GILES/ who died Jan 10th 1989 aged 86 years/ Re-united
2602 [Headstone and kerb] George BYWORTH 30 Oct 1958 aged
61 [BR says of Scunthorpe]
Daisy Kathleen 17 Sep 1990 aged 89 [BR says of Holt]
2603 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Catherine Susan/ only daughter of Philip and Alice WARNER died 23rd Oct 1966 aged 17 years [BR says of Boughton]
2604 [Kerb]
2605 [Kerb] In loving memory of/ Sidney F[rank] L[ee] WARNER who died 24th May 1967 aged 80 years
2606 [Kerb[ In loving memory of/ Eunice T[helma?] A[nne] beloved wife of Sidney F L WARNER/ who died June 6th 1957 aged 68 years
2607 [Headstone and kerb] Eric ACHURCH 7 Apr 1954 aged 49
Gladys Ethel ACHURCH 4 Sep 2003 aged 94
2608 [Kerb] Philip [+ Arthur] WARNER 26 Dec 1978 aged 64
Alice A[ugusta] WARNER 17 Nov 1990 aged 82
2609 In memory of/ Frances THWAITES/ the beloved wife, faithful and true helpmate/ during the cares and trials/ of eight and twenty years of the/ Revd W THWAITES/ first incumbent of this parish/ who died May 9th 1875 [BR says aged 51 years]/ being the first [2 lines not readable] aged 5 years
2610 William THWAITES/ 1824 – 1916/ for 41 years/ vicar/ and first incumbent/ of/ this parish/ O God to us may grace/ be given/ so to follow in His train [BR says buried 31 Oct 1916 aged 92]
2611 Sacred to the memory of/ Elizabeth/ the beloved wife of the/ Revd W THWAITES/ who died Nov 10th 1896/ aged 60 years [BR says aged 40 years]/ To die is gain Phili I. 21.
2612 [Headstone and kerb] In loving memory of/ Geoffrey [+ William Thwaites]/ infant son of/ W & A BUCKENHAM/ born Oct 8-1897 died Dec 5-1897
2613 [Cross in kerb]
[West] To the dear memory/ of/ Frederick SPINKS/ born Jan 3rd
1848/ entered into rest May 4th 1914 [BR says of Downham Market]
[South] To/ the dear memory/ of/ Martha wife of/ Frederick
SPINKS/born June 7th 1846/ entered into rest Mar 14th 1929
[East] To/ the dear memory/ of/ Gertrude Helen SPINKS/
their daughter/ born March 4th 1883/ entered into rest April 12th
1968 [BR says of Hunstanton]
[North] To the dear memory/ of/ Maud Eliza SPINKS/ their
daughter/ born Nov 10th 1874/ entered into rest March 12th
1966
2614 [red coped stone]
[South] In loving memory of/ Henry Thomas RUDLAND/ who died
March 1st 1912/ aged 50 years/ He sleepeth
[North] In memory of/ Sarah Ann widow of/ Henry Thomas
RUDLAND/ who died Dec 8th 1930 [BR says aged 83 years of King’s
Lynn]/ Waiting
2615 [Kerb] Ernest William REEVE 12 Dec 1980 aged 78
Gladys Mary REEVE 25 May 1983 aged 70
2616 In loving memory of/ Ellen Janet/ wife of Frederick BARNES/ of Stoke Ferry/ who fell asleep 20th April 1901/ aged 44 years [BR says of Stoke Ferry]/ With Christ which is far better/ We bless thy holy name for thy servant departed/ this life in Thy faith and fear; beseeching Thee/ [to give us grace] so to follow her good example/ that with her we may be partakers of Thy/ Heavenly Kingdom
John Pepperdine June 2008