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Monumental Inscriptions of All Saints, Cawthorne - Section 1

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Section 1 Upright stone on base, pointed top inset, a Cross with a Crown of Thornes hanging from it surrounded by ivy leaves.
In Affectionate Remembrance of / George ASHTON, / Died February 22nd 1874, Aged 85 years. / Sally, Wife of the above / Died March 8th 1874, Aged 76 years. / George, their Son, / Died November 28th 1822, Aged 9 months. / Rebecca their Daughter, / Died January 1st 1843, Aged 1 year. / Eliza their Daughter, / Died August 30th 1854, Aged 21 years. / Ann HIGSON their Daughter, / Died August 28th 1886, Aged 31 years. / And was interred at Dean Church, Lancashire. / They rest from their labours.

Section 1 Upright stone, scalloped shoulders. Classical drapes, ribbons and scrolls. Inset near top is a figure of an Angel with Trumpet. Church in lower left corner. Inscription facing west.
To The / Memory of / Elizabeth, the wife of Wm. ATKINSON / of Cawthorne who departd this life / April 2nd 1795, Aged 24 years. / My flesh shall slumber in the ground / Till the last trumpet's joyful sound, Then burst the chains with sweet surprise / And my Saviours image rise. / Also Henry, son of the above Will'm. and / Martha ATKINSON, who departed this / life August 21st 1804, aged 1 year. / Also Martha, the second wife of the / said Will'm. ATKINSON who departed this / life Jan'y. 24th 1817, Aged 46 years. / Also the above said Will'm. ATKINSON / who departed this life the 17th day / of March---- Aged .. years. (Note: Incomplete)

Section 1 Upright stone on base. Shoulders rooftop style. Scalloped top. Centre 7 inset with IHS.
In Memory of / Elizabeth / daughter of / Charles and Mary BARLOW, / Who died August 31st 1855 / Aged 19 years. / Also Richard / son of the above, who died April 25th 1875, / Aged 35 years. / Also Mary / daughter of the above, died September 9th 1875, / Aged 31 years. / In the midst of life we are in death. / Also the above Charles BARLOW, / who died May 26th 1880 / Aged 75 years. / Also of Mary BARLOW his wife / who died November 16th 1890 / Aged 81 years

Section 1 Leaning against wall of building. South of Church yard. Upright stone with shoulders and rounded top.
Sacred / To The / Memory of / Sarah, wife of Jonas BEAUMONT, / carpenter, of Cawthorne who / departed this life the 21st / day of July 1817, Aged 23 years. /Also Margaret, second wife of / the above named Jonas BEAUMONT / who departed this life the 26th / day of March 1849, Aged 65 years. / Also the above named Jonas / BEAUMONT who departed this / life the 22nd day of June 1857 / Aged 74 years.

Section 1 Upright stone with scalloped top. First word in centre scallop.
In / Memory of / Mary wife of James BEAUMONT, / carpenter of Cawthorne who, / died the 6th Day of March / 1850 Aged 75 years. / Also the above named James / BEAUMONT who, died the 16th / Day of January 1853 / Aged 64 years. / I said, Lord be Mercyful / Unto me; Heal my Soul; for / I have Sinned against Thee.
(Note: In the PR, Mary BEAUMONT is recorded as buried 1851 age 77 years.)

Section 1 Tall upright stone on base. Line border round edge. Pointed top with leaf and BELL decoration.
In / Memory of / Susanna BEAUMONT, / The beloved wife of Benjamin BEAUMONT / of Cawthorne Lanes who died / March 4th 1871 Aged 69 years. / Also of Benjamin BEAUMONT, / who departed this life November 23rd 1881 / Aged 79 years. The rightous shall be in everlasting Remembrance

Section 1 Upright stone, shallow rounded top. Sacred / To / The Memory / of John BRIGHTY of / Boston, who departed / this life October 2nd / 1837 Aged 50 years. / All you that behold this stone / Ah! Think how quickly I was gone. / Death doth not always wait, go / therefore be careful how you live.

Section 1 Under Rhododendron tree. Upright stone with rounded top.

In Affectionate Remembrance of / Martha / Beloved wife of / Joseph CHARLESWORTH / of Silkstone / who died May 22nd 1863 / Aged 49 years. / Also Joseph CHARLESWORTH / who died July 26th 1881 / Aged 62 years.

Section 1 Upright with pointed top, finial broken. Diamond inset with cross.
In / Affectionate Remembrance / of / Hannah / Wife of William CHILD / of Holling Royde, / who died March 1st 1865 / In her 69th year. / Also / The above named William CHILD / Who died February 16th 1874 / In his 78th year. / Trusting in Jesus

.Section 1 Table tomb. Scrolls and acanthus leaf decoration. Near building on south side.
Sacred to the Memory / of / Catharine CLINTON / who departed this life / 9th Day of February 1846 / Aged 37 years.

Section 1 Upright stone, collared round top with half moon inset of Urn and acanthus leaves.
In Memory of / William DEIGHTON late of Cawthorne / who departed this life December 21st / 1815 Aged 51 years.

Section 1 Brown marble plinth, Cross broken off but Portland Stone Cross leaning against next gravestone.
To the Memory of / Mary DONALDSON / Who departed this life / September 13th 1887 aged 83 years. / Erected in loving gratitude / for long and faithful services / by 'Earl of FEVERSHAM' / Hon. C DUNCOMBE and Hon. Mrs BECKETT. / Rest in the Lord.

Section 1 Behind tree, near path. Pointed upright stone with inset of leaves.
In Affectionate Remembrance of / Sarah Jane / The Beloved Daughter / of James and Sarah EATON / of Biltcliffe Hill, Cawthorne, / who died June 25th, 1824. / Her End was Peace

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded top. First line inset in a tracery of sprays of leaves.
In Memory of / Sarah, / Wife of Augus FERGUSON, / who died January 28th 1872, / Aged 41 Years. / As the Father hath loved me, So have / I loved you. Continue ye in my love. (Note: Eroded after these lines.)

Section 1 Flat stone. Semi-circle of chains at head.
Here / Lyeth Interred the / Body of Sarah the Daugh- / ter of Richard FISH and Wife / of John WOOD. She Depart- / ed this life the second Day of / Anno Domini / 1726. / Aged 28 Years. / Remember man as thou goeth by / As thou art now so was I / And as I am must then be / Therefore prepare to follow me. / Also Richard FISH of / Cawthorne who died / the 4th Day of Novem- / ber 1825 Aged 52 Years. / Call'd by a sudden stroke away / To appeare before the Lord / To reign with Him in endless Day / According to his word.

Section 1 Flat stone. Semi-circular lines at head.
Here / Lieth the Body / of Ann, wife / of Richard FISH of Water / Slack who departed this life / the 23rd Day of March 1759 / Aged 69 Years. / Here also was Interred / the Body of the said Rich- / ard FISH. He Departed / this life the 30th Day of / February 1774 in the 84th / Year of his Age. (Note; Verse eroded.)

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded top and sloping shoulders. Square cross cut out at top.
Sacred / To the Memory of / Emma / Daughter of Edward and Caroline FISH Of / Cawthorne Lanes, Who died June 1. 1864 Aged 15. / "Her Sun is gone down while it was yet day" - Jer. XV. 9. Also of the above named Edward FISH / who died November 9th 1898 aged 55 Years. / Also of Caroline his wife / who died Dec. 28th 1885 aged 63 Years. / Thy Will be done.

Section 1 Flatstone.
In Memory of / William FISH of Water / Slack who was interred / here in the West End of this / Stone. He Departed this / life the 26th Day of June / 1783 Aged 67 Years. / Here also was interred / The Body of Mary the Wife / of the said William FISH. / She died the 3rd Day of / January 1786 Aged 61 / Years. / Also William FISH who departed / this life the 19th Day of September / 1806 Aged 53 Years. / Also Margaret, Wife of the / Above said William FISH of [ ] House in Gunthwaite, She / departed this life the 20th Day / of May 1824 Aged 77 Years.

Section 1 Upright, with pointed top, scrolls round first line
In Affectionate Remembrance of / Charles / The beloved son of / Henry and Sarah FRETWELL / of Silkstone Common / Who died December 28th 1869 / Aged 21 Years. / "Thy Will be Done" / Also the above named / Henry, the beloved husband / of Sarah FRETWELL, / Who died May 5th 1887 / Aged 69 Years. (G Fox - sculpture)

Section 1 Upright with rounded top. First line in ribbon scroll.
In Memory of / William GILL / Who died January 30th 1869 / Aged 73 Years. / Also of Sarah, the beloved wife of the above, / of Cawthorne Lanes, / Who died February 1st, 1873 / Aged 83 Years. / Blessed are the Dead that Die in the Lord.
(Note - William Gill is recorded in P.R. as having died aged 74 years.)

Section 1 Roof top type of stone. South Side In Memory of George GREENWOOD. Died October 11th 1873. / Aged 79 Years. He rests from his labours. / Also Amelia, his daughter, died November 28th 1862 in / her 3rd year. Also of George William GREENWOOD, who died North side January 18th 1878, Aged 25 Years. / His end was peace.

Section 1 Upright stone with stylised cross. "In Memoriam" round a triangle of Acanthus leaves and flowers in centre top. Decoration the same on reverse side.
In Memoriam / Robert HARDCASTLE / Who died July 7th 1878 / Aged 36 Years. / "In the midst of life we are in death." Reverse In Affectionate Remembrance of / Mary Ann / Wife of Thomas HARDCASTLE / Who died June 20th 1878 / Aged 71 Years. / "They are not dead but asleep."

Section 1 Upright, with quatre-foil at top with what appears to be an Angel holding a banner.
In / Remembrance / of / Elizabeth HECKLE / of Ayton / for twenty years a Faithful / Friend and servant, in the family of / John Spencer Stanhope Esq., / Died at Cannon Hall May 31st 1877 / Aged 61 years. / "Looking for that Blessed Hope, and the Glorious / Appearing of the Great God and our Saviour / Jesus Christ." Titus 11. 13.

Section 1 Upright stone on heavy base. Pointed top with first line following profile.
An Affectionate Remembrance of / Maryan / The beloved wife of William HEY / late of Cawthorne, / who died February 1862 Aged 43 Years. / Also Herbert HEY / Their son who died November 15th 1882 / Aged 26 Years. / And was interred at Scissett.

Section 1 Upright stone with pointed top and stepped shoulders. A Cross near top with smaller Cross inset. First line round top of Cross.
In Affectionate Remembrance of / Charles Ernest / Son of / Joseph and Mary HINCHLIFFE / Born April 28th 1870 / Died October 3rd 1874. / "Blessed are the pure in heart for / they shall see God".

Section 1 Upright stone with wide shallow shoulders surmounted by a small Cross.
Matthew HIRST / Died Jan. 7 A.D. 1860. Reverse Lord Save Me.

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded top, geometric pattern round edge.
In / Affectionate / Remembrance of / Elizabeth, the wife of / Charles HUTCHINSON / who departed this life October 13th / 1864 Aged 43 years. / Also Mary Julia, daughter of the above / who died May 3rd 1872, aged 13 years. / Also Sarah, daughter of the above / who died March 30th 1876. / Aged 22 years. / Also the above Charles HUTCHINSON / who died May 5th 1877 aged 57 years.

Section 1 Table tomb. Scrolls round first line.
Sacred to the Memory / of Mary IBBOTSON, the wife of / William IBBOTSON of Caw- / thorne, who died August 6th / 1807 Aged 69 years. / Also the above named William / IBBOTSON who died July 23rd 1819 / Aged 78 Years. / Also Francis IBBOTSON son of / Joseph and Rebecca IBBOTSON / who died July 25th 1828, Aged 17 years. / Farewell my earthly parents dear / My Souls in Heaven, my dust lies hear [sic] / [sic] Weap not since God has eas'd me of my pain / For your loss is my eternal gain. / Also Mary LOCKWOOD, the wife of / William LOCKWOOD of Linfit Lane / Who died August 10th 1845 / Aged 65 years. / Also Rebecca IBBOTSON, the wife / of Joseph IBBOTSON, who died / March 15th 1850 Aged 63 years. / Also the above named Joseph / IBBOTSON who died April 12th / 1860 Aged 79 years.

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded top. Line decoration.
In / Affectionate / Remembrance of / Miles, son of Joseph and / Elizabeth JACKSON, Staincross / who departed this life April 7th / 1857, Aged 1 year and 9 months. / Also the above Joseph JACKSON, / who departed this life May 13th / 1864 Aged 38 years. / Therefore be ye also ready: For in such an hour / as ye think not the son of man cometh.

Section 1 Table tomb. Scrolls round 1st line.
In Memory of / Joseph JOHNSON of Beethouse, / Yeoman, who departed this Life / the 25th day of March 1798 Aged 63 / years. / Also Mary the wife of the / aforesaid Joseph JOHNSON / who departed this life the / 7th day of March 1814 aged 81 / years. / Also John JOHNSON, son of the / above named Joseph JOHNSON / and Mary his wife who died / May 21st 1842, aged 77 years. / Also Sarah, wife of the above / named John JOHNSON who died / November 9th 1852 aged 81 years

Section 1 Heavy flat stone.
Sacred to the Memory / of / Mary Norfolk JOHNSON who / departed this life On the 19th day / of October 1848 Aged 23 Years. / Selina JOHNSON who Departed this / life on the 16th day of May 1849 Aged 1 / Year and 4 Months.

Section 1 Upright stone, rounded top.
In Affectionate Remembrance / of / Aaron KAY / who died March 6th 1872 / Aged 68 Years. / Fallen asleep in Christ.

Section 1 Amongst trees. Upright stone, pointed top with shoulders. Cord with tassels round edges. Inset of flowers centre top with a shield on which are the words "Lost to sight but to Memory Dear."
In Affectionate Remembrance of / Ann / wife of Joseph KITSON, / of Cawthorne. / Who died February 17th 1866 Aged 73 Years. / Also of / Joseph KITSON. / Who died October 3rd 1882 / Aged 89 Years. / Also of / Thomas, their Son who died June 20th 1889 / Aged 58 Years.

Section 1 Tall stone on plinth, rounded shoulders making almost scalloped top. Inset of Roses and Sickle. Lost to Sight but to Memory Dear.
In Affectionate Remembrance of / Joseph KITSON of Cawthorne / who Departed this life Sept. 12th 1887 Aged 54 Years. / Also of Ellen, his beloved wife / who departed this life April 24th 1877 Aged 42 years. / Also their Beloved Children / Jane / who departed Jan. 22nd 1871 Aged 2 years 11 months. / Sarah / who departed April 2nd 1875 Aged 13 years. / Bertha Jane / who departed August 9th 1877 Aged 5 years. / Ann / who departed August 22nd 1877 Aged 19 years. / Mary Ellen / who departed August 11th 1881 Aged 17 years. / George Wright / who departed this life at Fasnacloich June 30th 1882, / Aged 16 years, / And was intered at Portnacloich, Argyleshire. /
On plinth. Flora E MIDGLEY / who died Dec. 4th 1908 aged 32 years. / Intered at Walkley.

Section1 Upright stone with rounded shoulders and a finial. Triangular inset of lilies.
In affectionate Remembrance of / Thomas LISLE / who died August 10 1872 / Aged 79 years. / Also Mary Ann / wife of the above who died / December 22 1865 Aged 72 years.

Section 1 Flat stone with border of geometrical pattern round stone and forming semi-circle at top. Here / Lyeth Intered the / Body of Martha, ye wife / of Thomas LONGLEY. She / departed this life the 10th day / of November A.D. / 1716 / Here Also Lyeth the Body / of John LONGLEY, late of Rawgreen. / He departed this life the 20th of / April 1767 in the 81st year of / his Age. / Here also Lyeth the body of / Ann the wife of John LONGLEY, / She departed this life the 7th of / November 1763 in ye 74th year of / her Age.

Section 1 Upright stone with shoulders and rounded top.
In / Memory / of Ann LONGLEY, the wife of John / LONGLEY who departed this life / March 10th 1847 Aged 63 years. / Also John LONGLEY, Husband of the / above who departed this life Sep. / 16th 1849 Aged 72 years.

Section 1 East end of Church. Table tomb.
In Memory of / Mary,wife of John LIVESLEY of Caw-/ thorne, who departed this life July / 22nd 1812, Aged 44 years. / Also of Sarah, James and Mary their / Children; who departed their lives / in their infancy. Also Ann, daughter / of the above said John and Mary / LIVESLEY, who departed this life / February 27th 1826 Aged 34 years. /Also the above named John LIVESLEY, / who was Parish Clerk, perpetual / Overseer of the Poor and collector / of the King's Taxes for a number of / years; who departed this life the / first day of Dec. 1833 Aged 71 years. / Also of Elizabeth, their daughter, / who departed this life May 12th / 1833 Aged 33 years.

Section 1 Upright stone. Geometrical design around top.
In Memory / of / George MARSDEN, / Carpenter, late of Cawthorne / who died October 14th 1850 / Aged 54 years. / Also Betty, wife of the above / George MARSDEN who died / December 16th 1867 Aged / 73 years.

Section 1 Large flat stone, The first line encircled with scrolls.
In Memory of / Richard, the son of Joseph and Ma- / ry MALLINSON of Tivydale who / departed this life the second day / of April 1752 in the first year of his Age. / Also Thomas their son / Died the 10th Day of Oct. 1768 / in the 12th year of his Age. / Also Mary, the wife of Jo- /seph MALLINSON, Died the 2nd / Day of Feb. 1781 Aged 61 years. / Also Joseph SUNDERLAND who / Died January 22nd 1807 Aged 56 years. / Also Martilda, wife of / the above said Joseph SUNDERLAND / who departed this life the 7th Day / of September 1807 Aged 57 years. / Also Ann, wife of Thomas SUNDERLAND / who Died Sept. 21st 1870 Aged 62 years. / Also the above Thomas SUNDERLAND / who died August 12th 1872 Aged 72 years.

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded top. In / Memory of / Thomas MILNES / of Woolgreave, who died / June 29th 1867, Aged 83 years. / Also Mary, Wife of the above / Thomas MILNES, who died January / 14th 1868 Aged 74 years.

Section 1 Upright with scroll winding along top of stone.
In / Affectionate / Remembrance of / William MORLEY, who departed / this life February 1st 1863, / Aged 29 years. / Like crowded forest trees we stand, / And some are marked to fall; / The axe

Section 1 Upright stone on base. Ivy leaves around top and circle inset with acanthus leaves leaves and flowers.
In affectionate Remembrance of / Frederick John MOXON, / The Beloved son of / Walter and Elizabeth Ann MOXON, / of Clay Hall. / Died November 14th 1876 in his 20th year.

Section 1 Upright stone. Scalloped top, scroll lettering for first two lines. In / Memory of / Elijah MOXON / of Cawthorne who departed / this life October 15th 1865. / In the 75th year of his Age. / Afflictions sore long time I bore / Physicians were in vain / But death gave ease when God did please / And freed me from my pain. / Also Sarah, relict of the above, / who departed this life January 29th 1872 / In the 82nd year of her Age.

Section 1 Upright stone with pointed top. Near south wall and small building. In / Affectionate / Remembrance / of the late George NAYLOR / of Cawthorne / who departed this life on the 27th March / 1850 Aged 69 years. / Blessed are the dead which die in the lord. /Also Mary, wife of the above George NAYLOR, / who departed this life on the 9th Nov. / 1864 Aged 67 years.

Section 1 Flat stone with chain decoration forming half circle at top.
Here lyeth in- / terred the body of / Elias son of Jonas and / Martha NEWTON. He departed this / life the 21st day of February / An. Dom. / 1716 / in ye 24 Yeare of his Age / Jonas NEWTON was Buried the last day / of August 1720. / Here also lyeth Interred the Body of / Martha the Wife of Jonas NEWTON / late of Kettleroid. She departed this / life the 10th day of May Anno Domini / 1727 / Aged 65 years. / Thomas the son of John and / Ann RIGHT [sic] of Kettleroid was buried / April 22nd An. Dom. 1726.

Section 1 Upright stone, rounded top and shoulders. Inset near top of acanthus leaves.
In Memorium / Matilda / The Beloved Wife of Joseph PADGETT / Who died May 1872 / Aged -- years. / Also ------/ Their Son, who died / ---- -- ---- / Aged 6 months. / ---- Mary / Their daughter who died / ---- ---- ---- Aged - years. (Eroding)
(Note: In PR , Matilda is recorded as buried 10th May 1873 aged 37 years.)

Section 1 Flat stone with scrolls at top corners and a semi-circle of chain work.
Here / Lyeth interred the / Body of Thomas ye Son / of George and Sarah PROCTOR of / Barnby Furnace. He departed / this life the 13 day of February Ano. / Dom. In 1737 Aged four years and one / month. / Few were my days, short was my race / From womb to grave I went apace / I rest in peace and free from pain, / Till Jesus Christ raise me again. / Here also lyeth interred ye / body of Sarah the Wife of the / said George PROCTOR who depart- / ed this life the 21st day of March / Anno Dom. 1755 Aged / 53 years. / Also the body of the above / named George PROCTOR / who died 21st of March / 1780 Aged 72.

Section 1 Flat stone with primitive Angels at each top corner. Stylised leaf and flower decoration in semi-circle.
Here / was interred the Body of Ed- / ward RHOADES late of Caw- / thorne Hall, he departed this / life the 16th day of January / Ao. Dni. 1736/7 Aged 72 years. / To death we must all submit / Here's nothing can us save / Neither Virtue, Beauty nor Wit / Can keep us from the grave. / Here also lyeth the Body of Alice / ye Daughter of Thomas and Ann / RHOADES of Cawthorne Hall, she / Departed this life ye 19th day of May / 1744 Aged 3 months. / Joseph the Son of Thomas and Ann / RHOADES dyed in his infancy 1716 / Benjamin ye son of Thomas and Ann / RHOADES dyed in his infancy 1750.

Section 1 Upright stone with Cross enclosed in circle at top.
In Hope of / Blessed Resurrection / Alice and Emma RISE.

Section 1 Upright stone with pointed top and squared shoulders. Two triangles in the shape of a star in trifoil near top.
In Memory of / James RISE / Who died April 6th 1868 Aged 68 years. / Waiting for the coming of the Lord. / Also of / William RISE / who died August 23rd 1865 Aged 38 years. / Also of / Amy, Wife of the above named James RISE / Who fell asleep October 26th 1883 / Aged 82 years.

Section 1 Flat stone. Semi-circle enclosing first lines.
Here Lyeth interred the Body / of John ROWLEY late of Flash / House, Yeoman, he departed this / life the fourth day of January in the / Eighty Seventh year of his age Ano. Dom. / 1728 / Here lyeth interred the Body of John / ROWLEY late of Flash House, Yeoman, Son / of the above mentioned John ROWLEY he / Departed this life the 24th day of February / in the Ninety first year of his life Anno / Domini 1761. / Here Lyeth Also / Interred the / Body of Elizabeth the Wife of / John ROWLEY late of Flash House / Yeoman. She departed this life the / 28th day of February 1867 in the / 82nd year of her Age.

Section 1 Upright stone with shallow rounded top.
In Memory / of Thomas ROWLEY the Son / of the late John and Alice / ROWLEY of Flash House who / died 3rd day of April / 1790 Aged 64 years. / Also of / John the Son of the above / who died at Flash House / the 2nd day of May 1829, / Aged 44 years. / Also of Frances, the Daughter of the / above Thomas ROWLEY who / died the 21st day of January / 1852 aged 72 years.

Section 1 Flat stone with first word in relief.
Here / Lyeth the body / of William the Son of Will- / iam and Jane SADLER of Cawthorne / who died the 31st of July 1758 / In the first year of his / Age / Here also lyeth the body of / Thomas the Son of William / and Jane SADLER Who depart- / ed this life the 10th day of / September 1762 in the / 8 year of his Age. / Also the above said / William who depart- / ed this life Mar. 19 : 1785 / In the 59th year of his Age.
(Note: No ages are recorded in register. William was a serving man and groom.)

Section 1 Flat stone.
Susanna the Daughter / of Thomas and Mary SHAW of / Gawber Hall was buried here / ye 12th November 1747 in ye / 2nd year of her age. / Here also lieth the Body / of Mary wife of Thomas / SHAW she departed this life ye / 4th December 1850 aged / 29 years. / Also John the son of Thomas / SHAW was Buried here the / 18th of December 1751 Aged / One year

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded shoulders and narrow pointed top, with a cross inset in leaves.
In Memorium / Ann Lindley SHIRT / Born Oct. 20th 1811 / Died Sept. 17th 1875 / Also Henry SHIRT / Who died Sept 23rd 1875 / Aged 60 years.

Section 1 Flat stone. Mrs Elizabeth SMITHSON, / Buried November 17th / 1713 / Aged 65 years.

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded top and rosette inset centre top.
In Affectionate Remembrance of / Thomas STAYTON / Who died March 3rd 870 / Aged 68 years. / I will ransome them from the power of / the grave, I will redeem them from Death Hosea XIII. 14. / Also Ann Eliza STAYTON / Widow of the above, / Who died January 31st 1889 / Aged 79 years.

Section 1 Amongst trees near Church yard wall. Upright stone with shoulders. Trifoil inset with Cross near top.
In / Memory of / Mary Eleanor STONES / of Barnby Green. / Born December 6th 1869 / Died March 22nd 1870.

Section 1 Upright stone. Shoulders and draped pointed top. Accanthus and ivy leaf decoration. Inset with Mother and Child in obeisance before the cross. First line in a scroll.
In Memory of / Sarah, / Daughter of / Benjamin and Caroline SWIFT, / Died April 3rd 1860 Aged 17 years. / John / Son of the above / Died October 22nd 1854 Aged 13 months. / George / Their Son / Born June 10th 1844, Died May 9th 1900 / Interred at Morden Cemetery, Surrey.
Reverse Cross inserted in shield, leaf and rope decoration in pointed top.
We shall not all sleep but we shall / all be changed. 1. Cor.. XV. 51.
(Note; A descendant of the SWIFT's, said Sarah was burned to death when her muslin dress caught fire.)

Section 1 Upright stone, set on heavy base with pointed top.
Sacred / To the Memory of / Anna Maria / The beloved Wife of John SWIFT / of Cawthorne / late of Wakefield. / Who departed this life on the / 23rd of May 1864 / Aged 37 years. / Meek was her temper, pious was her life, / A tender Mother, and a virtuous Wife / Alas she's gone, dear object of our Love, / T'increase the number of the Saint's above. / Also Harriet, his Wife, who died at Pontefract / November 2nd 1896 / Aged 69 years. / Also the above named Jonathan SWIFT, / who entered the homeland / May 31st 1911, in his 84th year. / "With Christ which is far better."

Section 1 Large pedestal with a Portland stone figure of a woman on one bended knee, one hand across her breast, the other holding the top of an anchor with it's foot resting in front of her bended knee. A raised head of Portland stone in a pointed arch is in front of the pedestal. Leaf decorations at sides.
But if we hope / For that we see not / Then do we with patience wait for it. Rom. VIII. 25. In Memorium / Benjamin SWIFT / of Cawthorne. / Born April 3. 1814 / Died March 15. 1875 / Caroline SWIFT / Born June 14. 1813 / Died Aug. 31. 1878. / God is our ---- ---- strength / a very ---- ----help in trouble.
Reverse Outline of an Angel carrying a crown. Eroding a little. The Swift family were sculptors and builders. An elderly member of the family told the recorder that the white stone used here and at High Hoyland Churchyard was Portland stone.

Section 1 Flat stone with line border curving to a half- border at the top. Scrolls arrow head in each corner.
Here / Lyeth the / Body of Paul, ye Son of / Paul and Ann TATE of Gaw- / ber Hall Who departed this life the 4th of December / Anno Domini 1751 / Aged 11 years.

Section 1 Table tomb, eroding.

In Memory of / Henry, the son of Edward and Eliza- / beth TAYLOR of Dodworth who de- / parted this life the 12th day of Jan- / uary in the year of our Lord 1817 aged / 5 months and 9 days. / Also Alfred the son of / the above said Edward and / Elizabeth TAYLOR of Dodworth, / who departed this life the / -- day of December 1823 / Aged 3 months and 19 days. / Also Edward TAYLOR late of / Dodworth who died 23rd October / 1835 aged 56 years.
(Note: In PR the family are said to be 'of Wath'.)

Section 1 Leaning against wall.
Upright stone, rounded top with shoulders. In Memory / of / Ellen, wife of Joseph Tyas / of Cawthorne, who died 12th of April 1845 / Aged 46 years. / Also the above named Joseph TYAS / who died 28th of December 1856 / Aged 67 years. / We walk by faith of Joys to come, / Faith lives upon his word, / But while the Body is our home, / We're absent from the Lord.

Section 1 Upright stone with shoulders and rounded top. Inset of Ivy leaves and Shield bearing a Cross. Some letters are decorative and painted red.
In Memory of / James WAMYSS / who died / At Axwell Park, in the County of Durham / Feb. 1827. / Here Rest / The Remains of / Catharine WAMYSS, his widow / who died at Brookhouse 11th Dec. 1864. / I have waited for Thy Salvation O Lord. Gen.XLIX. V. 18.

Section 1 Flat stone. First line scrolled.
In Memory of / Henry the Son of Phillip and Ann / WATSON of Barnby Hall, Who de- / parted this life the 20th day of March / 1796 in the 25th year of his Age. / A pale consumption was the fatle blow (sic) / The stroke was certain the effort was slow / In love I liv'd in peace I di'd / My life was asked but God denied / So all in time make no delay / I, in my prime was snach'd away.

Section 1 Upright stone with rounded top.
In / Memory of / Sarah WELLS / who died August 13th 1868 / In the 69th year of her Age. / "I am the Ressurection and the Life." Also of Harriet BATEMAN / Who died Dec. 29th 1872 Age 47 years. "I know that my Redeemer Liveth."

Section 1 Upright stone, pointed top with draped urn in relief and acanthus leaves. Badly eroded.
Sacred / To the Memory of Sarah, wife / of John WILCOCK of Thurgoland / Who departed this life on the / 11th day of November 1845 / Aged 45 years / --- ---- daughter ---- years. / Also ---- ---- /daughter of the / above John and Sarah WILCOCK / who departed this life on the / 10th day of December 1841 / Aged 6 months. / Also of Edwin, Son of the above / who departed this life on the / 19th day of October 1846.
(Note: In P.R. Mary Ann died in 1841 and Ann died 1842 aged 16 years.)

Section 1 Upright stone, small pointed top with scallops at each side of it. First two lines in decorative writing.
In / Memory of / Job, son of Edward and Ellen WILCOCK / of Cawthorne Lanes who departed / this life the 26th Day of March 1848 / Aged 17years. We know not when the day nor yet the hour / That God shew the vengeance of his Power / O May we then upon Mount Zion stand / Is then that God has the good way plan'd. / Also Sarah Hannah, Daughter of the above / named Edward and Ellen WILCOCK / who died 17th of November 1851 Aged / 18 years. Also Robert Son of the above / named Edward and Ellen WILCOCK / who died 5th of June 1856 Aged 24 / years. Also the above named Edward / WILCOCK, who died 7th of May 1856 Aged / 57 years

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