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Introduction to Darton Memorial Inscriptions
DARTON PARISH CHURCH of ALL SAINTS
In the Diocese of Wakefield
A collection of inscriptions from Tombstones, Plaques
and Memorial Windows
taken 1972-73 by Hilda L Dearnley, Betty Wilkins and Maureen Parker.
| All Saints Church | Alderson - Crossley | Crowther - Gill | Goddard - Ledger | Leech - Potter | Ramsbottom - Strafford | Swaine - Wright |
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4 In Memory of Martha, wife of Anthony Alderson, / Cromwell Cottage, Barugh, who died / July 16th 1860 Aged 75 years. / I am the resurrection and the life. / Also of Anthony Alderson of Claycliffe / died May 3rd 1864 Aged 64 years. Upright stone 2 Sacred to the Memory of Selina, daughter of William
/ and Hannah Allott of Kexbro, who died / September 24th 1826 Aged 2
years and 10 months. / Also the above named William Allott of Kexbro,
/ who died February 8th 1860 Aged 66 years. / Also George Allott, son
of the above, who died / December 30th 1866 aged 42 years. 2 In Memory of George Allott of Mapplewell, / who died
June 22nd 1842 aged 50 years. / Also Francis, son of the above George
and Hannah Allott, / who died October 1st 1842 aged 29 years. / Also
Sarah Wilkinson daughter of the above George and / Hannah Allott, who
died February 13th 1851 aged 34 years. / Also Hannah, wife of the above
George Allott, who died / December 14th 1861 aged 67 years. (Note -
In PR, Sarah died in 1850) Upright stone 1 Mary Archer, wife of John Archer, died ...... .......
1718 aged 39 years. 2 Here lieth interred ye body of Ann, ye wife of / Mathias
Archer of Darton, who died March 17th 1718 / Aged 39 years. / Also the
said Mathias Archer were interred here / in the ........ Ann° Dom. and
in the ---- / year of his age. 1 In Memory of / Mathias Archer of Barugh, died March 1742 / aged 39 years. / Also of Martha Archer, ye 10th March 17--. (Note - The PR was searched before and after 1742, but no sign of Martha. Mathias was described as a cordwainer.) Flat stone eroded. 1 Here lieth
the body of John Archer of Darton, / who was buried 4th June 1747 /
and in the 65th year of his age. / Also Sarah, the second wife of John
Archer, / who died the 13th of February 1757. 4 Sacred to the Memory of Isabella Atkinson, / who died
at Darton March 6th 1848 aged 37 years. / Sacred to the Memory of Robert
Baynes Atkinson Esquire, / who died at Ardsley January 21st 1873 aged
66 years. 4 Here lieth the body of George Audin, of Dayhouse. /
He died March 10th Ann° Dom. 1716, / In the 73rd year of his age. /
And also of Sarah, his wife. / She died January ye 20th A° D° 1713,
/ In ye 60th year of her age. / Also of Elizabeth, wife of Robert Audin.
/ She died September ye 18th A° D° 1731 / in the 38th year of her age.
/ Here lieth the body of Robert Audin, / who departed this life the
7th of November 1772 aged 79 years. / Here lie the remains of Sarah
Audin, / daughter of the late Robert Audin, / who departed this life
26th of February 1780 / in the 62nd year of her age. 3 Here lies interred the bodyes of three sons, / late of Robert and Elizabeth Ball of Kexbrough, in this Parish, / who departed this life as follows. / Richard, first son, died September ye 9th 1725 aged 5 years. / Richard, second son, died March ye 15th 1737 aged 7 years. / Mathew, third son, died March ye 15th 1739 aged 2 years. Flat stone, once table. 3 In Memory of ............ Ball, of Kexbrough, /
who departed this life ...... .. ...... Aged 65 years. / Also of .......
......... ........ ........ of the above / ...... / ....... 18th 1837.
/ also of ......... Ball, son of the above, / died at Chunard in the
East Indies June 14th 1857 aged 31 years. / Also of ....... Smith, grand...........
............... ....... ....... / Also of Sarah Ball, daughter of the
above, / who died October 6th 1865 aged -- years. / Also George Ambrose
Smith, son of the above / who died -- ........ 1865 aged 9 months. Here lieth the bodies of John Barber, late of Gawber Hall,
/ gent, and Susanna his wife. / M John Barber was buried June ye 10th
1695 AEtat 67. / M Susanna Barber was buried November ye 9th 1708 AEtat
67. / Blessed are they which die in the Lord. 4 In Memory of Sarah, wife of James Baron, of Halifax
/ and grand-daughter of James Leech of Brookhill, / who departed this
life February 15th 1836 aged 40 years. / Also of Rachel Plumpton Baron,
daughter of the above, / who departed this life June 5th 1865 aged 38
years. / Also of George Ellis Baron, son of the above, / who departed
this life March 13th 1872 aged 51 years. / Also Mary Ann Baron, daughter
of the above, / who died February 8th 1896 aged 64 years. 4 G T B / 1872 4 Here lieth interred the body of John Barton, / schoolmaster
of Dodworth, who departed this life / the 16th day of March in the year
of our Lord 1759 / aged 31 years. / As thou once walked on earth, so
once did I / For death hath cut me down, so here I lie / And must lie
still until the glorious day / the trumpet sound shall call me hence
away / Short was my time with sorrow sore opprest / But God has crowned
me with Eternal Rest. 4 Here lies the body of John Beaumont, of Darton, / gent,
who died in February 1652. / And his wife Sarah. / John Joseph and Dorothy,
children of Will Beaumont of Darton, gent. Infra hoe marmor Conductur cineres / Thomae Beaumont /
Naper de Chapelthorpe Gernerosi / Qui Vitam fuam / Pietate Temoorantia
/ Omnia deniq Virtute Coelebs Exornavit / Hine fibi Monumentum / Hoe
marmore perenius Exigit / Pauperibus de Crigleston CL / de Darton C
libres / In perpetuum Legavit / Obt 30° Aprilis AD MDCCXXXI / A° AEta
56°. / In eadem cryptu recumbit / Francisca filia Richardi Beaumont
/ De Whitley Armigeri / Useor chara George Beaumont de Darton / infra
nominate / orbit 14th Aprilis AD 1735 AEtates 30 mo / Georgius Beaumont
Gen obt / Jan 27th 1735 AEtat mo (Remainder behind alter) 4 Sacred / In this place lie interred the remains of Peter
Bennett, / son of Peter and Mary Bennett of Barugh, / who departed this
life February 22nd 1803 aged 23 years. / He knew in whom he had believed
/ His faith in Jesus was not vain; / To all who have their Lord received
/ To live is Christ, to die is gain. 4 In Affectionate Remembrance / of Bessie, wife of Samuel
Bennett, who died July 7th 1849 / Aged 29 years. / Also Henry son of
the above who died / October 20th 1877 aged 70 years. / Also the above
Samuel Bennett late of Bargh Green / who died November 6th 1884 aged
81 years. / Also of Thomas, son of the above / who died April 4th 1885
aged 38 years. 2 John Botheroyd of Kexbro died June 28th 1768 / aged
64. / Also Benjamin Botheroyd, died February ye 1st 1789 / aged 56 years.
/ Also Ann his wife, died November 30th 1782 / aged 48 years. 2 In Loving Memory of / Samuel Braithwaite of Darton,
/ Born 8th August 1830, died 14th December 1891. / Also Emma Braithwaite,
wife of the above / Born February 22nd 1836, died 19th March 1878. /
Also Laura Eleanor Braithwaite, daughter of the above born 13th February1870,
died 30th March 1871. / Thy Will Be Done. 3 In Memory of, / Samuel Briggs, who died July 28th 1842
/ aged 56 years. / Also Nancy his wife, who died April 8th 1847 / aged
61 years. / Also two daughters who died young. / Also Andrew, son of
the above who died / October 12th 1888 aged 73 years. / Also Mary, the
beloved wife of the above Andrew Briggs, / Who died April 24th 1901
aged 79 years. / Also Thomas Stephen Briggs, son of the above / who
died November 12th 1917 aged 70 years. / Also Annie, the beloved wife
of Thomas Stephen Briggs, / who died November 3rd 1926 aged 77 years.
In memory of / William Briggs, son of John and Elizabeth Briggs, / aged
6 months. / Also Sam Briggs, aged 4 years / Also Eliza Briggs, aged
7 years. / Also Ann Briggs, aged 3 years. / Also Mary Elizabeth, eldest
daughter of / Thomas Stephen and Annie Briggs, / who died March 5th
1946 aged 75 years. / Also Lilly, daughter of / Thomas Stephen and Annie
Briggs, / who died February 2nd 1960 aged 85 years. Also Albert Edgar
Briggs, son of Thomas Stephen and Annie Briggs, / who died January 29th
1967 aged 82 years. / Also John Arthur, son of Thomas Stephen and Annie
Briggs, / who died January 25th 1966 aged 87 years. 3 Here lyeth the body of John Brown of Kexbrough, / who
departed this life the 26th day of June / in the 66th year of his age
A° Dom 1687 / Memento Moi. / Also Robert Sherwood, who died September
1st 1880, / aged 70 years. / Also Ann, wife of the above who died November
6th, / 1889 aged 78 years. / Also Sam, son of the above who died October
25th, / 1850 aged 13 years. / Also Sam Lax, son of Sam and Alice Sherwood,
/ born August 2nd 1889, died May 29th 1895. Here lieth interred the body of Christiana, daughter /
of Joshua and Sarah Browne, late of Barugh. / She departed this life
the fifth day of ..... / Anno Domini 1717 aged 1 year. 2 In Affectionate Remembrance / of Emma,the beloved wife
of Charles Birkinshaw, / farmer of Hermit House, Gawber, / who died
December 25th 1880 aged 38 years. / Also Charles Hermit, son of the
above, / who died January 9th aged 4 years. / Also of John Edward, son
of the above, / who died December 5th 1902 aged 32 years. 4 Here are interred the mortal remains of / Sarah, the
beloved wife of John Burnley of Woolley Colliery, / who died September
17th AD 1858 aged 42 years. / Also the above named John Burnley, / who
died January 2nd AD 1884 aged 69 years. / Also in Memory of William
Henry Burnley, / son of the above, who died October 21st AD 1878 / aged
23 years. 4 Sacrium / Requiesir quicquid mortale Georgij Burton
/ Nuper Dartoniensis Ludimagistri / Obijt Maii 23rd Anno Domini 1714
/ Ætatis 56. / Maria Uxor Georgij Burton Obijt Octavo / die Aprilis
Anno Domini 1732 / Ætatis suce 64 2 In Memory of John Burton of Gawber, / who died July
21st 18-- aged 59 years. / Also of William ...... grandson of the above
/ who died -- ..... 1832. / Also of Amelia, wife of the above John Burton,
/ who died -- ..... 1834. / Also John ...... ...... ...... ....... John
....... 10th ....... 2 In Affectionate Memory of Peter Burton, of / Bankhouse,
Gawber, born July 28th 1802 / and died March 10th 1873. / Also Martha,
wife of the above, born February 7th 1806 / died September 6th 1882.
/ Also In Loving Memory of Sarah Anne, / elder daughter of the above
and widow of / Charles L Hallas of Ludhill, born September 1st 1831.
/ Entered into rest August 4th 1910. / Make them to be remembered with
thy saints in / Glory Everlasting. 2 Nicholas Carr joiner, buried ye first of March 1653. 2 Here lyeth the body of Richard Carr of Darton, / who
departed this life ye 19th February 1803 aged 49 years. / Also on the
South side lieth Richard Carr his son, / died 17th July 1803 aged 23
years. / Also George, son of Richard and Ann Carr, / died 31st August
1803 aged 15 years. / On the North side of this stone lieth the body
of Thomas, / son of the above said, who died May 12th 1808 / in the
23rd year of his age. / Also on the South side of this stone / lies
interred the body of Ann, / the wife of the first named Richard Carr.
/ She departed this life January 3rd 1823 / in the 65th year of her
age. / Also on the North side of this stone, the body of John, / the
youngest son of William and Jemima Carr, / who died July 9th 1843 aged
18 years. / Ann, their elder daughter who died January 17th / 1846 aged
18years. / And underneath this stone lies the body of / Jemima Carr,
wife of William Carr, who died February 18th 1851 / aged 67 years. 2 In Memory of William Carr of Darton, died June 26th
1857 / aged 66 years. / Also Richard, son of the above, died December
20th 1890 / aged 77 years. / Also William Thomas, son of the above William
Carr, died December 20th 1902 aged 78 years. / Also Mary Carr, sister
of Richard Carr, died April 28th 1910 / aged 80 years. Here resteth in Hope James William Carter, who died at
/ Barnsley July 18th 1872 aged 50 years. / Also Ann, wife of James William
Carter, who died / February 13th 1866 age 62 years 4 To the Memory of William Challenger of Darton, / who
departed this life December 1st 1840 aged 61 years. / Also of Hannah,
the wife of William Challenger, / who departed this life November 26th
1848 aged 75 years. / Daily our mortal flesh decays, / But Christ our
life shall come; / And his mighty power shall raise, / Our bodies from
the tomb. / Also William Challenger, son of the above, / born July 8th
1811, died August 2nd 1887. / Weep not for me my children dear, / For
I could stay no longer here. / Pity on your mother take, / Love one
another for my sake. 4 Sacred to the Memory of Betty, wife of George Chapman,
/ and daughter of William and Mary Jackson of Gawber. / She died May
9th 1832 aged 22 years. / Our sister is gone before / To that Celestial
Shore / She hath left her mates behind / She hath all storms ontrode
/ Found the nest we toil to find / Landed in the arms of God. / Also
Hannah, the wife of George Jackson of Staincross, / who died October
27th 1858 aged 46. / Afflictions sore long time she bore / Physicians
were in vain / Death gave her ease when God did please / And freed her
from her pain. / Also George Jackson, the above named from Staincross,
who departed this life June 20th 1870 aged 58 years. 3 Here lieth the body of Hannah, wife of Joseph Child
/ of Kexbro'. She departed this life the 5th of September / 1760 aged
38 years. / Here also lieth the body's of his three children / Joseph
died 16th November 1752 aged 2 years. / Thomas died ye 21st November
1757 aged 5 years. / Hannah died ye 27th November 1759 aged 6 months.
/ Also the foresaid Joseph, who died the 5th day of ...... (the rest
is broken and missing) 4 Here lieth the body of John Clark of Staincross, / who
departed this life the 2nd day of April 1752 aged 14 years. 4 Martha Clarke, daughter of Henry and Martha Clarke /
of Barnsley, born 17th January 1744, died 1st February 1800 / aged 26
years. / Henry Clarke died 30th November 1826 aged 83 years. / Martha
Clarke, relict of the above Henry Clarke died / 10th July 1833 aged
88 years. 3 Here lieth interred the body of George Clarke of Higham,
/ who departed this life January the 30th 1758 aged 61 years. / Also
the body of Elizabeth, wife of James Lang / and daughter of George and
Mary Clarke. She died / February 25th 1795 aged 27 years. / The above
said Mary Clarke died December 22nd 1803 / aged 57 years. / Also the
said George Clarke died December 11th 1813 / aged 74 years. / Also on
the south side of the stone lies the body of / Martha, the wife of Benjamin
Smith and daughter / of the above George and Mary Clarke; She died /
January 27th 1827 aged 53 years. 3 In Memory of Ann, wife of William Clarke, of the / Aqueduct,
near Barnsley. She died October 20th 1827 / Æ 31 years. / By an awfully
sudden and accidental death / A tender and affectionate Mother was snatched
/ away at an unlooked for moment from her / beloved family. / Reader
remember that in the midst of life we are in death. / Also John and
Joseph, sons of the above who died in their infancy. 3 Here lieth the body of John Clarke, the son of / John
and Mary Clarke of Higham, / who departed this life / September the
24th in the year 1833 aged 68 years. 4 In Memory of John Clarke, son of John and Elizabeth
Clarke, / Oakes, near Darton, who departed this life, May 10th 1846
aged 25 years. / Also of Elizabeth Clarke, Mother of the above / John
Clarke, who departed this life March 14th 1868 / aged 71 years. 4 Here lieth the body of Mary, the daughter of Henery
/ Cock, of Gawber Hall, who dyed 30th of January 1676. / Also Ann the
wife of John Traviss of Bargh was / buried here ye 2nd of December 1748.
/ AT / 1852 / Here lyeth the body of Elizabeth, the wife of / Henery
Cock of Gawber Hall, who died the 7th of April / 1683. / Here lyeth
the body of Sarah, the wife of Christopher Smith, / late of Dodworth.
She departed this life the 15th day of / December A° D° 1716. / Also
the body of Ann, wife of Mathew Ellis of Kexbrough, / was interred here
November ye 27th 1727 aged 26 years. 4 Here lieth the body of Mary, the wife of Thomas Colbeck
/ of Mapplewell, who departed this life the 22nd day of / July 1764,
in the 60th year of his age. 4 In Memory of William Colbeck of Mapplewell, who / departed
this life December 22nd 1818 aged 39 years. / Also William Colbeck,
father of the above. He died / September 26th 1823 aged 81 years. /
Also Thomas, second son of the last named William Colbeck, / died March
14th 1828 Æ 42 years. / Also Elizabeth, wife of the last named William
Colbeck, / died February 10th 1839 aged 89 years. 4 Here lieth the body of Benj'n Cooper, of Car Green,
/ died January 1798 aged 64 years. / Also Martha, his first wife, died
July 1773 aged 43 years. / Rest Heavenly pair who dur'd amidst a flood
of / Of persecution and adore yore God / Through life he kept you by
his vital breath / And gave you victory in the arms of death / His faithful
hand will guard your slumbering dust / And bring you forth among the
rising just. 4 Here lieth the body of William Cooper, officer of excise
/ of Kexbrough, who departed this life the 29th day of / October 1756
aged 47 years. / Also Martha, wife of Thomas Crowther of Barugh, / who
died March 7th 1840 aged 78 years. / Also the body of Thomas Crowther,
who died / October 21st 1849 aged 85 years. Here was interred the bodies of / Joanna, Thomas and
Daniel, children of William Cotton of / Hague, in this Parish, Gent
and farmer. / Joanna, September 29th 1688. / Thomas, May 19th 1691.
/ Daniel, November 10th 1693. Sacred to the Memory of Thomas Cotton Esq. / Late of Haigh
Hall in this parish, who died / August 3rd 1802 aged 79 years. / Also
Rebecca, his wife, daughter of John Ackton Esq. / of Beech in the County
of Chester, who died / May 21st 1806 aged 83 years. 4 In Memory of Richard Crossley of Barugh, who died / April 18th 1816 aged 57 years. / Also Mary, wife of the above Richard Crossley. / She died August 23rd 1826 aged 58 years. / Life was worn with grief and pain / My days in woe are past / Assured that I for every day / Must give account at last. / Also Hannah, daughter of Richard and Mary Crossley. / She died February 7th 1827 in the 19th year of her age. Flat stone, possibly table tomb. |
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