MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS AT ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION, FROYLE, HAMPSHIRE

Recorded by Alan McGowan (1983)

Index

Memorials 1-45

Memorials 46-100

Memorials 101-150

Memorials 151-207
   

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INSCRIPTIONS INSIDE THE CHURCH 1575-1914

Details of monumental inscriptions inside the church were printed in Volume 8 of the periodical Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, dated 1843, which also describes four memorials in the churchyard. The printed notes give some details which are no longer legible on the stones, and these have been indicated in the present transcript by the abbreviation CTG. It is clear from the descriptions in CTG that some of the floor tablets have been moved from their original positions.

 1 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of ELIZABETH the wife of WILLIAM SALMON Esq and daughter of IONATHAN GAUDEN, Gent; she departed this life the 21th day of February 1698 in the 26th yeare of her age.
 2 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of Mrs MARY DRAPER, late wife of GAUDEN DRAPER Esqr, who departed this life April ye 3d in ye year of our Lord 1727 in ye 64th year of her age.
 3 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of IONATHAN GAUDEN Esqr, late Lord of this Mannor, who died the 5th day of May in the year of our Lord 1705 in the 58th of his age.
 4 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of SAMUELL GAUDEN Esq, late Lord of this Mannor, who dyed the first day of September in the year of our Lord 1693 and the 59th of his age.
 5 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of WILLIAM DRAPER Esqr, late Lord of this Mannor, who died April ye 28th in the year of our Lord 1765 aged 67 years.
 6 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of ANN DRAPER, wife of WILLIAM DRAPER Esqr, who died Feby 17th 1731/2 aged 35 years. Also WILLIAM DRAPER their son, aged three days.
 7 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of GAUDEN DRAPER Esq, late Lord of this Mannor, who died the 14th day of August in the year of our Lord 1710 in the 43d of his age.
 8 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of FRANCES DRAPER, daughter of GAUDEN DRAPER Esq, late Lord of this Mannor, who dyed the 29th of March 1721 in the 19th year of her age.
 9 (Pictorial brass) Here under this stone lyeth buryed the bodye of JOHN LIGHE Esquyer, who deceassed the 19 daye of Januarie Anno Domini 1575.
 10 (Floor tablet) In memory of GEORGE MILLER who died May l-th (16th?) 178- (1784?) aged 13 months.
(CTG gives the date as 16th March 1784, though the month is clearly inscribed as May)
11 (Numbers 11, 12, and 13 are given in CTG but are no longer visible in the church; it is possible that they are hidden beneath the present furnishings) (Floor tablet) ANN MILLER, died 22 Feb 1778 aged 5.
12 (See note at number 11)
(Floor tablet) FRANCES MILLER, died 15 Dec 1783 aged 10.
13 (See note at number 11)
(Floor tablet) In memory of THOMAS LOGGIN, A.M., late Vicar of this parish, who dyed March the 6th 1772 aged 67 years.
14 (Floor tablet) Lie interred here the remains of SARAH SHEWELL who departed this life July -7 ---- aged 6. -----
(CTG states 'July 27 1783 aged 62')
15 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of FRANCES LOGGIN, daughter of WM LOGGIN Esqr of Butlers Marston in Warwickshire, who dyed the 28th of Novbr 1724 aged 52 years.
16 (Floor tablet) Here lieth the body of Mrs ELIZTH NEWMAN, wife of WM NEWMAN Esqr of this place, who died the 29th day of Sep 1750 aged 40 years.
17 (Floor tablet) Here lyeth the body of HENRY BURNINGHAM, late of this parish, who died Octr 13th 1740 aged 41 years.
Also the body of ELIZABETH his widow who died Feby 10th 1785 aged 79.
And also the body of JAMES their son who died May 15th 1754 aged 19.
18 (Floor tablet) In memory of BERNARD son of THOMAS & MARY BURNINGHAM, who died Decr 29th 1826 aged 10 years.
19 (Floor tablet) In memory of SARAH wife of HENRY BURNINGHAM who died Febry 28th 1777 aged 32 years.
Also of HENRY DAY BURNINGHAM their son, who died Novr 29th 1794 aged 24 years.
Also of HENRY BURNINGHAM who died July 30th 1808 aged 66 years.
Also of SARAH ELIZABETH, daughter of the above HENRY and SARAH BURNINGHAM, who died August 25th 1857 aged 82 years.
20 (Floor tablet) In memory of BERNARD BURNINGHAM who died January 16th 1772 aged 64 years. (CTG gives the month wrongly as June)
Also of AMY his wife who died April 23rd 1777 aged 68 years.
21 (Small brass plate in floor) STANIER THOMAS son of THOMAS and MARY JULIANA BURNINGHAM, died August 15th 1837 aged 1 year.
22 (Floor tablet) Sacred to the memory of THOMAS BURNINGHAM who died July 22nd 1846 aged 74 years.
Also MARY wife of the above THOMAS BURNINGHAM who died Septr 2nd 1828 aged 49 years.
23 (Floor tablet) Sacred to the memory of JANE WHEDDON PEARSE, wife of THOMAS PEARSE Esqre, who died 2nd January 1825 aged 47 years.
Also to THOMAS PEARSE Esqre of South Warnborough Lodge who died 23rd of November 1864 aged 92 years.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. (CTG gives the surname wrongly as Pearce)
24 (Floor tablet, given in CTG, but no longer visible in the church) DORCAS CATHARINE HARVEY, relict of the late JAMES HARVEY Esq, died Dec 15th 1813 aged 48.
25 (On south wall) In memory of JOHN NICHOLAS, son of WILLIAM & MARY NICHOLAS of Froyle in the county of Hants, Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship 'Aurora', who departed this life at sea December 1778 aged 26 years, whose remains are deposited in the island of Barbadoes.
Also in memory of WILLIAM DRAPER NICHOLAS, son of WILLIAM & MARY NICHOLAS of Froyle in the county of Hants, Captain in His Majesty's 11th Regiment of Infantry, who died January the 17th 1786 aged 34 years, whose remains are deposited near this place.
26 (On south wall) Sacred to the memory of FRANCIS CARLETON, youngest child of HENRY BURNINGHAM Esqre and MARY his wife (of this parish), who died December 19th 1856 aged seven years and six weeks.
27 (Brass plate on south wall) In loving memory of JULIANA TRYPHENA, wife of Sir WALTER HENRY MEDHURST, late H.R.M.'s Consul at Shanghae in China, and daughter of HENRY BURNINGHAM Esquire of Froyle, who died June 25th 1881 aged 45 years and is buried in the adjoining churchyard.
28 (On north wall) Sacred to the memory of ANNABELLA MOODY, widow of the late RICHARD VERNON MOODY Esq of Southampton, who died December 2nd 1829 aged 73 years. Youngest daughter of WILLIAM NICHOLAS, Lord of the Manor of Froyle, and MARY his wife. This tablet is erected at the particular request of the most beloved and affectionate of daughters MARY ELIZABETH MOODY by her surviving sister REBECCA ANNABELLA MOODY.
Also to the memory of MARY ELIZABETH MOODY, eldest daughter of RICHARD VERNON MOODY Esq and MARY ANNABELLA MOODY, who died July 29th 1855 aged 67 years.
Also to the memory of REBECCA ANNABELLA MOODY who died April 2nd 1860 aged 69 years.
29 (On north wall) Underneath are deposited the remains of ELIZABETH wife of Mr JOHN RAWLINS who died in the year 1768 aged 57 years.
Also Mr JOHN RAWLINS who died in the year 1781 aged 74 years. (CTG states wrongly 'Elizabeth wife of Mr Thomas Rawlins')
30 (Standing on the window-sill, a stone resembling a footstone, but in very good condition) S.G. 1686.
31 (On the pulpit) To the glory of God and in memory of WILLIAM RICKFORD ASTLEY COOPER, Priest of this parish from 1862 to 1876. This pulpit is given by his widow.
32 (Window in east wall of chancel) A.M.D.G. et in honorem sacrosancta Matus Dei CAROLUS HUBERTUS MILLER baronetus. Hanc fenestrum fieri ferit in piam memoriam matris sua cujus animam propitit Deus.
33 (Window in north wall of chancel) In the reverence of God and in loving memory of CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH NICHOLSON. Her husband and children have caused this window to be ........ mdccclxxix.
34 (Window in north wall of chancel) In memoria GULIELMI UVEDALE MILLER in exercito legio capitanei qui vont id ortov MDCCCLXVIII. Fratres superstites GEORGIUS et RICARDUS COMBE MILLER hanc fenestram nosvervat.
35 (Window in north wall of chancel) Orate p anima CAROLI HAYES MILLER Baronetti qui obiit Jan 12 1868 et p bono statu HUBERTI filii ei, qui hanc fenestram dedirat ferit.
36 (Window in south wall of chancel) In memori Reverend! THOMAE COMBE MILLER Baronetti et MARTHA uxis, hanc fenestra posverunt liberi superstites 1879.
37 (Window in south wall of chancel) In honour of our Lord Jesus Christ and in loving memory of MARGARET KATHARINE MILLER who was born 5th August 1862 and died 6th February 1879. KATHARINE MARIA her mother dedicates this window.
38 (Window in south wall of chancel) To the glory of God and in memory of WILLIAM SMITH NICHOLSON, born 25th Jan 1817, died 18th Sept 1896.
39 (Window in north wall) A.M.D.G. hanc fenestram pro pictate Catholica ante C annos apud Angles renata gratias ageus omandam curavit CAROLUS JOANNES HUBERTUS MILLER baronettus A.S. mcmxiii.
40 (Window, high in north wall) A.M.D.G. et in viam memoriam ROGER BUTTERY SEDGWICK ….. et ANNAE conjugis eius hanc fenestram ……...
41 (Window in south wall) A.M.D.G et in piam memoriam CONSTANTIA CAROLINA VERTUE filia guidem CAROLI HAYES MILLER baronetti nemis vero HERBERTI D'ARCY VERTUE qui hoc vitrum povendum curavit. Obdormivit die xxxi Aug 1914 cujus anima proptictur Deus.
42 (Window in south wall) A.M.D.G et in memoriam MARIANNA et FRANCISCA MARGARITA MILLER amitarum suarum hanc fenestram exornandam curavit CAROLUS JOANNES HUBERTUS MILLER baronettus pie Jesu Domine ...... eis requiem.
43 (Window, high in south wall) (Legend not discernible)
44 (Window, high in south wall) A.M.D.G. et in ........ S.S. ANGELORUM quorum praesidio per lxx suae annos defensus E.J.H.M. (or C.J.H.M.?) hamiliter gratias agens hoc vitreum p.c.
45 (Window, high in south wall) (Accessible from the gallery, but access not possible at time of recording)

A.M.D.G = Ad majorem Dei gloriam

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