Gnosall St Lawrence Monumental Inscriptions

Transcribed by Brian & Ann Margetson

Please note this is an original transcript made directly from the stones in St Lawrence Churchyard. Please respect the conditions of use

l Ann wife Richard Action, daughter of Joseph & Mary Barratt late of Beffcote, d 21 May 1801 a 25y

2 John Pod..... of Coton buried 21 December 1788 a -2y

3 Mary widow of John Smith d 3 May 1836 a 82y
John Smith of Wheaton Aston d 28 April 1829 a 71y
John Smith d 13 March 1843 a 62y
Thomas Ashley Smith d 9 May 1852 a 66y
William Smith d 23 January 1848 a 64y

4 Ann wife of Richard Lees of Cowley, buried 29 October 1802 a 80y
James their son buried 19 May 1804 a 42y

5 Richard Lees of Cowley d 15 December 1780 a 59y

6 Samuel Adderley d 28 June 1778 a 43y

7 John Riley Junr. D 1 October 1727 a 42y

8 Joseph Willington of Wilbighton d 17 November 1799 a 69y
Elizabeth his wife d 1 January 1800 a 59y
Joseph their son buried 16 November 1784 a boy

9 Katherine Hichin widow of Rev William Hichin, vicar of Audly, eldest dau of Richard Whitby Esq of Derby d 4 January 1838 a 80y

10 John Podmore of Coton End d 20 or 30 March 1834 a 87y
Elizabeth his wife d 20 May 1837 a 86y

11 Thomas Liversage Gent d 19 November 1830 a 86y

12 Samuel Meeson d 3 December 1848 a 58y
Ann his wife d 3 March 1845 a 55y

13 Mary Peake wife of Thomas Peake, dau of John Stevenson, d 14 May 1787 a 71 or 57 y

14 Mary Stevenson wife of the late John Stevenson Gent. Dau of Samuel Fowke Gent. D 29 May 1790 a 78y

15 John Stevenson d 3 October 1768 a 62y

16 William Lowe A.B. incumbent of this parish, d 17 March 1817 a 64y.
Ann widow of above, 3rd dau of Mr. Hickin of Knightley Hall d 1 November 1833 a 4y

17 William son of William & Ellen Machin of Cowley, d 2 December 1831 a 3y

18 Betsy wife of John Alsop of Lynn d 3 August 1825 a 27y

19 John Shutt of The Ruled 11 January 1791 a 63y
Esther widow of above d 3 October 1804 a 73y

20 Mary wife of William Steel d 12 June 1813 a 61y

21 Mary dau of William & Mary Steel d 4 February 1792 a 1-y

22 Nathaniel Dean, surgeon, of Eccleshall born 27 December 1762 d 31 January 1823

23 John Reynolds eldest son of Stephen & Margaret Reynolds d 8 April 1809 a 57y

24 Dorothy Dean of The Brook House, widow of Nathaniel Dean,
only dau of Stephen & Margaret Reynolds d 10 October 1839 a 82y

25 Margaret Reynolds dau of John & Mary Stephens, widow of Stephen Reynolds, born 28 June 1730 d 23 May 1813

26 Thomas Reynolds of The Brook House third son of Stephen & Margaret Reynolds born 29 July 1763 d 9 March 1833.

27 Richd. Jordon of The Hollies, d 13 August 1728 a 68y

28 John Barratt d 14 June 1765 a 34y

29 Richard Barratt of The Hollies d 20.....1733 (No age)

30 Mary Wilson wife of Joshua Wilson d 11 May 1833 a 77y

31 Mary dau of George & Margaret Northwood d 10 April 1779 a (4?)
Margaret Northwood d 24 January 1783 a 42y
Samuel their son d 1- September ..... a 11y

32 Thomas Talbott of Gnosall Heath d 15 June 1866 a 68y
George his son d 11 September 1857 a 34y

33 Robert Madley of Coton d 23 June 1825 a 67y

34 Elizabeth wife of William of Gnosall Heath d 6 May 1864 a 67y

35 Thomas Ball of Knightley d 24 August 1794 or 5 a 46y
Sarah his wife d 24 May 1842 a 85y

36 Thomas Ball of Knightley d 9 July 1841 a 58 y

37 Walter Blakeman d 1789 a 58y

38 Thomas Blakeman d 1795
Sarah his wife d 11 March 1795

39 Elizabeth wife of Edward Blakeman of Ashwood d 13 November 1830 a 53y
Edward Blakeman d 7 February 1847 a 93y

40 Thomas Eccles d 11 January 1833 a 6Oy
Mary his wife d 14 March 1832 a 60y

41 Mary wife of James Wetton of Rickerscote d 6 January 1840 a 38y

42 Robert Brown d 24 April 1814 a 43y
Mary his wife d 21 August 1844 a 75y
Also their grandchildren as follows
Samuel Cotterill d 11 June 1828 a 2y
Mary Cotterill d 25 June 1828 a 60y

43 John William Rathbone of Coton d 26 June 1837 a 46y

44 Mary dau of John & Mary Cotton d 25 May 1826 a 14 months

45 David Machin of Pladewicke d 17 June 1836 a 6Oy
Helen his dau who d in infancy
Helen his wife d 29 March 1857 a 80y

46 Moses Machin of Pladewicke d 31 January 1853 a -9y

47 Thomas Barnett of Bilston d 8 July 1852 a 67y

48 Elizabeth wife of Richard Taylor of Knightley d April 8 1844 a 43y

49 Ann wife of James Lindop d 19 or 23 April 1823 a 21y
Ann their dau d 17 February 18-3 a -1y

50 Mary wife of Joseph Griffiths, saddler, d 14 May 1835 a 5Oy
Joseph Griffiths d 12 September 1854 a 61y

51 Elizabeth Lowe dau of Henry & Sarah Lowe d 16 January 1848 a 21y

52 Thomas Wright d 16 November 1826 a 69y
also three sons of him and his wife Elizabeth:
William d 18 July 1811 infant
Thomas d 10 November 1816 a 11y
John d 24 May 1827 a 22y

53 Henry Lowe d 30 August 1834 a 35y
Henry son of Henry & Sarah Lowe d 30 January 1831 a 2 year 6 months

54 Sarah widow of Henry Lowe d 26 March 18-- a 6-y

55 George Henry Lowe son of Henry & Sarah Lowe d 12 December 1850 a 19y
Sarah Lowe their daughter d 10 march 1851 a 17y

56 Thomas Betterly, of Pladewicke d 31 Jan 1859 a 85y
Sarah Ann daughter of the above d 26 July 1857 a 17y ( has been checked and is correct)

57 Mary Plant wife of Robert Plant d 29 August 1852 a 92y

58 Margaret Bott d 22 June 1834 a 42y

59 John Cartwright d 15 January 1852 a 82y
Mary his wife d 31 December 1851 a 81y

60 John Cartwright of Knightley d 1 Oct 1851 a 32y
Prudence his grand-dau d 16 March 1863
Thomas Cartwright son of John & Mary Cartwright of Knightley d 28 Nov 1825 a..

61 James Smith d 21 November 1867 a 83y
Hannah Smith d 20 Dec 1877 a 81y

62 Sarah widow of Michael Belcher d 23 May 1866 a 68y

63 Michael Belcher the younger. Died 11 April 1855 a 36y
Mary Jane 24 April 1855 a 46y

64 Edd. & Eliza Bate, both d 15 June 1743

65 Edward & Eliza. Bate d 1737 a 5y

66 Joseph Price of Hereford d 9 March 1809 a 33y
Elizabeth Mary his wife d 21 June 1860 a 74y

67 Edward Bate of Bromstead Heath d 31 May 1794 a 73y

68 John Whittingham of Great Chatwell d 17 Nov 1813 a 61y
Margaret his wife d 26 September 1810 a 61y

69 Thomas Swift of Cowley d 31 May 1857 a 56y

70 Hannah wife of Joseph Swift of Cowley d 24 August

71 Joseph Swift of Cowley d 27 November 1807 a 39y
Also two children of Joseph and Hannah
John d 27 January 1797 a 4 months
Mary d 7 August 1797 a 2y

72 Jane Ashton wife of Aden, d 2 November 1783 a 49y
Aden her husband d 15 July 1806 73y

73 Jane Bromley wife of Thomas of Bromstead d 17 April
Thomas her husband d 22 January 1835 a 44y

74 Ann Whishen Senior, widow of William Whishen of Maiden, 28 August 1857 a 64y.

75 William Thursfield d 31 Oct 1868 a 63y

76 Dorothy wife of Thomas Roberts of Broad Hill d 6 February ........ 69y

77 Robert Caldwell d 16 April 1773 a 57y

78 Samuel Myatt of Randles Britch d 12 October 1847 a 84y

79 Thomas Abbotts of Cowley d 14 February ---- a 71y

80 John Cartwright Senior d 11 May 1767 a 76y
Elizabeth his wife 21 Ma- 1767 a 66y

81 James Cartwright of Apeton d 6 July 1769 42y
Elizabeth Cartwright d 24 September 1769 a 42y

82 Elizth. Coil--- of Hixon d 30 September 1765 11y

83 William Steel d 7 December 1845 a 64y
Mary Steel d 14 February 1856 a 77y

84 Richard Mottram Pearce d 29 May 1862 a 77y
Elizabeth his wife d 1 November 1878 a 76y

85 Elizabeth wife of George Harding of Cliff Grange Salop, d 13 October 1845 a 82y
George Harding Cliffe d 13 October 1845 a 82y
George their son d 30 June 1820 a 25y
Eliza their daughter d 26 --- 1804 a 2y
Susannah their daughter 14 May a 17y

86 John Turner of Befcote d 15 January 1824 a 65y
Elizabeth his wife d 4 August 1840 a 81y

87 John Turner of Befcote d 25 March 1843 a 53y
Emma his daughter d 16 January 1844 a 13y

88 Sarah Biddle of Coton House b 1 February 1791 d 14 April 1875
John Biddle b 21 Oct 1808 d 28 October 1876

89 Hannah daughter of William & Sarah Reynolds d 19 March 1823 a 17y
William their son d 19 May 1824 a 11y

90 Emma infant daughter of Gilbert Brow, Attorney and his wife Mary d 3 May 1785 a 1y

91 Mary wife of Thomas Hampton of Moreton d 8 March 1785 a 62y

92 Michael Belcher d 5 March 1846 a 53y

93 Tho. Lees d 10 or 19 Mar or May 1721 Lialiis fus 38

94 Richard Belsha d 10 April 1732 (No age)

95 Mary Belsha d 16 August 1750 (No age)

96 Michael Belcher the elder, d 30 June 1807 a 60y
Mary his wife d 30 January 1827 a 67y

97 Thos. Belcher the Younger d 21 May 1799 a 49y
Also two sons of Thos. And his wife Mary who died in infancy

98 William son of Thomas & Ann Belcher d 4 September 1772 a 27y

99 Joshua Wilson of Walton Grange d 23 July 1815 a 57y
Thomas Barratt of Coley Hall, son of Joseph & May Barratt of Beffcote

100 Thomas Barratt of Coley Hall, s of Joseph and May Barratt of Beffcote d 1815 23 Nov 1815 a 57y

101 Elizabeth daughter of Joseph & Mary Beffcote d 24 October 1787 a 24y

102 Mary wife of Joseph Barratt of Beffcoate d 15 June 1791 a 57y
Joseph Barratt d 31 October 1801 a 69y

103 Margaret Daughter of Joseph & Mary Barratt d 10 October 1791 a 2Oy

104 Tho. Heath Jun d 13 January 1738 a 27y

105 Mary wife of Thomas Liversage d 23 September 1780 a 89y

106 Thomas Liversage of Beffcote d 20 April 1769 a 73y

107 The children of Joseph & Mary Barratt
Richard d 13 June 1767 in his first year
Joseph d 25 June 1767 in his third year
Martha d 14 February 1772 in her first year
Sarah d 26 June 1773 in her first year

108 Abigail wife of Win. Whitmore of Meertown d 24 June 1794 a 49y
William her husband d 5 August 1816 a 76y

109 Jane Johnson of Garmeylow d 11 February 1810 a 44y
John Johnson her husband d 16 October 1839 a 66y

110 Isabaal daughter of John & Isabaal Leake of Coley Mill d 10 March 1751-2 a 1y

111 Mary Leake widow of Coley Mill d 3 June 1757 a 87y

112 Gabriel Cleaton d 30 May 1747 a 34y

113 William Barratt d 5 September 1770 a 59y

114 John son of Joseph & Mary Barratt of Beffcote d 17 June 1800 a 32y

115 Edward Blakeman of Knightley d 17 November 1771 a 60y

116 Thomas Higgs d 123 May 1760 a 60y
Sarah Higgs d 24 April 1784 a 77y
Joseph their forth son d 27 September 1778 a 35y

117 Thomas Higgs d 1 June 1793 a 59y
Robert Higgs d 4 May 1799 a 65y

118 William Higgs of Apeton d 12 April 1804 a 67y
Eleanor his wife d 15 March 1799 a 62y

119 William Nock of Alstone d 17 August 1730

120 Walter Marsh d 20 March 1759 a 66y

121 Anne wife of Walter Marsh buried 1 May 1759 a 66y
Walter Marsh 3 June 1740 a 22y

122 Richard Bradbury d 23 December 1769 a 33y

123 Margaret wife of Joseph Blackband d 27 February 1815 a 35y
Mary Ann Blackband d 2 August 1820 a 14y

124 William son of Tho. Addams & Joan his wife d 1 February 1722 a 22y

125 Joseph Blackband of Eccleshall d 3 March 1848 a 41y

126 Thomas Jackson of Rule Lodge d 21 February 1800 a 47y
Ann his daughter by his wife Hannah d 8 July 1790 a 1y
Elizabeth their daughter d 7 April 1806 a 12y

127 George Jackson of Rule Lodge d 10 July 1779 a 56y
Elizabeth his wife d 15 June 1791 a 67y

128 John Braddick or Braddock d 12 November 1757 a 31 y

129 William Lane of Morton d 16 January 1769 a 78y
Elizabeth his wife d 2 December 1773 a 84y

130 Rev. Robert Cox (Very worn) dated before 1777 or 1735 or 1777.

131 Thomas Tildsley of Coton d 27 August 1797 a 73 y
Mary his wife d 24 April 1803 a 80y

132 John Tildsley of Coton d 28 December 1816 a 66y
Joseph Tildsley of Coton d 5 November 1823 a 67y

133 Mary wife of Richard Sutton d 21 October 1742
Richard Sutton d 6 April 6 April 1727 or 1797 (No age)

134 Sarah daughter of William Lane & Elizabeth his wife d 27 March 1730 a 4y

135 Elizabeth wife of William Liversage d 14 March 1766 a 67y

136 Margaret daughter of George & Elizabeth Jackson of Rule Lodge d 25 August 1786 a 23y

137 William Swann of Haughton d 1 January 1831 a 77y
Ann his wife d 25 September 1842 90y

138 Emma Evans d September 1851 a 19y

139 John son of Thomas & Mary Williams d 8 June 1750 a 6y

140 A large stone to the Williams family, just about all obliterated.

141 Thomas Williams of Audmore buried 18 February 1801 a 79y
Margaret his wife buried 29 December 1802 a 59y

142 IT LTHE3 1712

143 Ann the wife of Joseph Taylor of Coton d 6 May 1833 a 82y
Ann their daughter d 21 July 1801 a 20y

144 Mary wife of Richard Perry of Cowley d 4 August 1779 a 48y

145 Rev. Robert Cox mostly worn away but dated 1777 or 1733 or 1755,
also his wife

146 Thomas Tildsley of Coton d 27 August 1797 a 73y
Mary his wife d 24 April 1803 a 80y

147 John Tildsley of Coton d 28 December 1816 a 66y
Joseph Tildsley of Coton d 5 November 1823 a 67y

148 Mary wife of Richard Sutton d 31 October 1742 (NO AGE)

149 Hannah wife of Thomas Heath d 27 January 1758 a 72 y
Charles son the above d 17 January 1777 a 67y

150 Tho. Heath d 19 March 1729 (NO AGE)

151 Mary Sutton d 15 October 1776 a 82y

152 Elizabeth wife of William Stokes d 19 August 1747 a 52y

153 William Stokes d 14 February 1758 a 63y
Eliz. his daughter d 3 February 1758 (NO AGE)

154 Mary Guest d -- July 17-7 Stone very worn

155 Thomas Stokes of Coton d 12 December 1813 a 82y
Elizabeth his wife d 3 April 1798 a 67y

156 Sarah second wife of Matthew Haynes d 31 July 1837 a 33y

157 John Duchfield d 23 March 17238 a 28y?

158 Charles Corbut of Stafford d 13 November 1746 a 68y

159 Lucretia wife of the late Preston Moore Cliffe of Weston upon Trent born 31 March 1810 d 26 January 1903

160 Tho. Dunnock of Audmore d 13 August 1726 (NO AGE)

161 Richard Barratt of Allmoor d 1743 a 80y

162 John Hurleston d 9 January 1769 a 68y

163 Mary wife of John Hurleston d 17 May 1781 a 67y

164 John Dodson of Bromstead d 17 February 1737 a 73y
Sarah his wife d 11 January 1838 a 58y

165 Edward Cheadle of the Outlanes d 10 August 1847 a 60y
Sussanah his wife d 3 March 1854 a 75y
Sarah Cheadle d 12 October 1847 a 94y

166 William Lanes of Linder d 11 November 1790 a 56y

167 Catherine wife of Stephen Rogers, cooper in Gnosall d 8 April 1831 a 67y
Stephen Rogers in the same grave.

168 Rebecca daughter of Stephen & Catherine Rogers d 17 February 1806 a 13y

169 Robert Hall of Bromstead d 15 December 1839 a 76y
Ann his wife d 18 November 1841 a 81y

170 Bengamin Bennett of Allstone d 27 July 1863 a 27y

171 RaIph son of Thomas Cauldweth of Alston d 6 December 1739 a 26y

172 Thomas Taylor d 4 February 1779 a 65y

173 Mary daughter of William Taylor d 1763 (stone worn away)

174 Joseph Taylor of Coton d 21 January 1834 a 83y

175 Thomas Keen d 1 November 1820 a 67y
Alice Keen d 26 September 1831 a 79 or 76 y

176 Ann wife of Thomas Keen of Knightley d 6 February 1801 a 47y

177 Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Ann Keen of Knightley d 7 December 1796 a 13y

178 Thomas son Thomas & Ann Keen of Knightley d 12 January 1787 a 11y
Joseph their son d 11 July 1788 a 2y

179 John son of John & Margaer. Keen of Knightley d 15 November 1769 a 9y

180 Mary wife of Edward Bate of Apeton d 22 October 1799 a --y
Mary daughter of above d 17 August 1779 a 1y

181 Thomas Bromley of Bromstead Heath d 30 March 1787 a 75y

182 Jane Bromley of Bromstead Heath d 7 January 1827 a 81y

183 Ann Bromley of Bromstead Heath d 10 February 1827 a 86y
Mary Ann wife of John Stokes d 17 January 1848 a 54y

184 Tho. Poole d 4 May 1724 56y

185 Thomas Evans d 21 September 1869 a 66y

186 Thomas Rogers of The Hollies d 10 August 1851 a 75 or 76y

187 Samuel Rogers of The Hollies d 10 October 1827 a 79y
Elizabeth his wife d 18 January 1831 a 82y

188 Sylvanus. Eccleshall d 1683
Elizabeth his wife d 25 December 1728 a 72y

189 Georgina Elizabeth Aston daughter of Sam. & Mary Aston d 6 February 1765 a 37y

190 John Barratt d 4 June 1765 a 37y

191 Richard Barnard d 12 January 1779 a 69y
Margaret his wife & d of William Smith of Coton Wood d 23 March 1780 a 81y
Hannah Smith daughter of William Smith 24 March 1779 a 70y
Ambrose Clay of Stone daughter of William Smith d 6 June 1780 a 78y

192 Ann Micklewright (?) D 20 October 1815 a 18y

193 George Micklewright d 18 June 1826 a 26y

194 John son of Benjamin & May Madely d February 1769 a 3y

195 Sarah wife of William Madley d 4 July 1772 or 1775 a 28y
Eleanor daughter of above d 7 June 1777 a6(?)y
William son of above d 1 December 17-- a ly

196 Eleanor wife of Richard Lockley d 9 March 1779 a 74y
Richard Lockley d 21 August 1777 a 64y

197 Catherine the daughter of Richd. Lockley & Elmer his wife d 3 September 1757 a 16y

198 Jane the wife of William Talbot died at Belfield 14 February 1854 a 57y

199 Richard Grovenor of The Rank d 11 September 1727 a 40y

200 Elizabeth wife of James Felton of the Outwoods d 6 January 1788 a 38y

201 George Wright of Broadhill d 15 January 1855 a 66y

202 Catherine Iliffe of Fair View born 18 October 1830 d 24 March 1908
Thomas Lilly Iliffe of Holly Villa Blythe Bridge b 30 June 1822 d 5 March 1895

203 Eleanor Lees wife of Charles Lees d 14 June 1866 a 55y

204 John Whittingham of the Outwoods d 7 April 1857 a 75y
Margaret his wife d 13 August 1831 a 51y

205 John Clec---ey of Bradley d 29 September 1816 a (90?)y
Sarah his wife d 16 February a 84y
Frances their daughter d 10 or 16 February 1855 a 79y

206 Sarah daughter of John & Ann Keble d 31 December 1832 a 32y

207 Ann wife of John Keble of Bromstead d 5 December 1833 a 69y

208 William Keble, Parish Clerk, d 23 March 1820 a 78y
Sarah his wife d 31 July 1802 a 64y

209 Elizabeth wife of John Shutt of Coley Hall d 13 May 1800 a 73y
John Shutt d 10 May 1779 a 61y

210 John Keble of Stafford son of John & Ann Keble of Bromstead d 6 December 1833 a 47y

211 John Parton of Cowley d 24 June 1837 or 1825 a 34y
Richard Parton d 4 October 1835 40y

212 Samuel Parton of Cowley d 1 August 1849 56y

211 William Haynes son of William & Martha Haynes d 29 July 1829 7y

214 John Parton d 6 April 1820 51y
Mary Parton his wife d 9 February 1850 88y

215 Joseph Tagg d 27 April 1777 74y

216 Jane daughter of John & Mary Parton d 21 September 1767 2y
John their son d 12 September 4y
Sam. their son d 2 November 1769 1y

217 Ann wife James Bromley d 14 August 1769 27y

218 James Bayley of Adbaston d 29 July 1728 25y
Elizabeth his wife d 24 August 1729 30y(?)

 

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