SURVEY OF GRAVE MEMORIALS AT THE CHURCH OF

ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ROXTON, BEDFORDSHIRE

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Graves 56C to 60Zii

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 RESTING + Carved Rose

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LIVETT

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF

ANDREW JON, AGED 27 MONTHS
DIED JANUARY 24TH 1970

DAISY ELIZABETH, AGED 74 YEARS
DIED JUNE 12TH 1982

LEWIS GEORGE, AGED 74 YEARS
DIED APRIL 8TH 1984

DOREEN MAY, AGED 70 YEARS
DIED JUNE 16TH 2010

GEOFFREY ALAN, AGED 85 YEARS
DIED MAY 22ND 2022

ALWAYS LOVED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN

 57E ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) VG vi) M vii) G

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
A DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER
WILLIAM THOMAS
BAMBRIDGE
WHO DIED DECEMBER 29TH 1969
AGED 77 YEARS
ALSO
FLORENCE BAMBRIDGE
WHO REJOINED HIM ON
MARCH 14TH 1970
AGED 78 YEARS
NO MORE TO PART

 57F ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) P vii) E

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
A VERY DEAR HUSBAND & FATHER
ROBERT WILLIAM EMERY
JARVIS
DIED 21ST SEPT 1967
AGED 75 YEARS
RESTING IN MY SAVIOURS LOVE
AND A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
LUCY MARY KILPIN
JARVIS
DIED 6TH FEB 1995
AGED 91 YEARS
RE - UNITED

 57G ii) E iii) H/S

PEACE
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER
CHARLES ALFRED SMITH
WHO DIED NOV 7TH 1966
AGED 71 YEARS
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
ALSO
BELOVED WIFE AND A DEAR MOTHER
LILY ROSE
WHO DIED OCT 24TH 1983
AGED 86 YEARS
TOGETHER AGAIN

 57H ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) S vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
WILLIAM JAMES HULL
DIED 12TH OCT 1966
AGED 69 YEARS
AT REST
ALSO OF HIS WIFE
EVA SARAH
DIED 14TH SEPT 1991
AGED 88 YEARS
RE-UNITED

 57I ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) F vi) S vii) L along top

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
ANNIE LOUISA BALL
DIED OCT 2ND 1966
AGED 82 YEARS
AND
HER DEAR HUSBAND
FREDERICK ARTHUR JESSE
BALL
DIED MARCH 30TH 1968
AGED 72 YEARS
RE - UNITED

 57J ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G vi) M vii) G

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A DEAR WIFE AND LOVING MOTHER
BEATRICE ANN DARLOW
DIED 18TH MAY 1966
AGED 73 YEARS
AT REST
ALSO OF
AURELE
BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
DIED 29TH JUNE 1969
AGED 79 YEARS
REUNITED

 57K ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) P vii) G

 4 vertical leaves carved on RH side of H/S

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
JOSEPH BRIMLEY
WHO DIED MARCH 28: 1965
AGED 85 YEARS
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ALSO HIS WIFE
EVELYN IVY BRIMLEY
WHO DIED JULY 19 1971
AGED 91 YEARS

 57L ii) E iii) H/S

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
A DEAR HUSBAND
AND FATHER
TIMOTHY MINNEY
DIED JAN 25TH 1965
AGED 64 YEARS
ALSO HIS WIFE
ANNIE ELIZABETH
DIED SEPT 24TH 1981
AGED 81 YEARS
REST IN PEACE

 57M ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) FG vi) S vii) P

OUR TERRY
FELL ASLEEP
JUNE 20TH 1964
AGED 17
SADLY MISSED

NB No surname but same style H/S & inscription as 58N & 58O

 57N ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) S vii) E

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER
JACK REGINALD
LARKINS
WHO DIED
25TH DECEMBER 1968
AGED 50 YEARS
ALSO HIS DEAR WIFE
MAVIS IRENE LARKINS
A DEVOTED MUM AND NAN
WHO DIED 23RD JULY 1998
AGED 76 YEARS
LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS

 58A, 58B, 58H, 581,58T, 58U,58X, 58Y - no memorials

 58C ii)E iii) H/S iv) none v) FG vi) P vii) letters fading

RESTING
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
JAMES WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE
WHO
PASSED AWAY MARCH 20 1974
AGED 82 YEARS
AT REST

 58D ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G vi) P vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY
---OF---
HENRY JAMES WRIGHT
BALDOCK
WHO PASSED AWAY
JUNE 6TH 1973
AGED 57 YEARS
AND
MAURICE HENRY
BALDOCK
WHO PASSED AWAY
APRIL 19TH 1998
AGED 77 YEARS

 58E ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G vi) P vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
ARTHUR GILLILAND
BORN 26TH JAN 1902
DIED 24TH MAR 1971
REUNITED WITH HIS DEAR WIFE
AUDREY
BORN 25TH JAN 1901
DIED 30TH NOV 1994

 58F ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) FG vi) P vii) leaning E, letters fading

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
SAMUEL ABRAHAM
DIED FEB 6TH 1971
AGED 81

 58G ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G vi) P vii) slight tilt S

IN LOVING MEMORY
---OF---
ADA B. M. ELLIOTT
WHO DIED OCTOBER 31ST 1969
AGED 59
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ALSO OF
HER DEAR HUSBAND
FREDERICK W. ELLIOTT
WHO DIED MAY 11TH 1988
AGED 79
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REUNITED

 58I ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) FG vi) P vii) inscription partly fading, some L

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
SARAH ELIZABETH FRANKLIN
15TH SEPTEMBER 1969
AGED 63 YEARS
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RESTING IN PEACE
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ALSO OF HER HUSBAND
JOHN THOMAS
11TH NOVEMBER 1976
AGED 72 YEARS
REUNITED

 58J ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) P at top vi) P vii) L obscuring top letters

IN LOVING MEMORY
—OF—
MY DEAR WIFE
LILY
WHO DIED JULY 11TH 1969
AGED 71 YEARS
REST IN PEACE

 58K ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) FG vi) WM vii) L over inscription, leaning S

CHERISHED
MEMORIES OF
A VERY DEAR HUSBAND
ALBERT EDWARD STANTON
WHO PASSED AWAY JUNE 9TH 1969
AGED 81 YEARS
HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY
HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF
ETHEL STANTON
DIED MARCH 23RD 1975
AGED 87 YEARS

 58M ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G but wearing/fading vi) P vii) some L, leaning S

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
CECIL SAMUEL
GADSDEN
DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND, FATHER
AND GRANDFATHER
DIED 31ST MAY 1968
AGED 75 YEARS
ALSO HIS DEARLY LOVED WIFE
OLIVE ELIZABETH
DIED 15TH SEPTEMBER 1974
AGED 81 YEARS

 58N ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G vi) P vii) G

"DEAR DAD"
FELL ASLEEP
NOV 11TH 1967
AGED 71
REUNITED WITH HIS LOVED ONES

NB: No surname & same style H/S & inscription as 57M and 58O

 58O ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) FG (slight fading) vi) P vii) G

MY DEAR HUSBAND
ALBY
FELL ASLEEP
FEB 12TH 1969
AGED 55
I WILL CHERISH THEE FOR EVER

 58P  ii) E  iii) H/S  iv) none  v) FG  vi) Recon. M  vii) Tilts S, Fading + L build up

IN MEMORY OF
ANNIS ELIZABETH
DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF
CHARLES MATTHEWS
DIED FEBRUARY 6TH 1953
AGED 77 YEARS
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PEACE PERFECT PEACE
ALSO OF CHARLES MATTHEWS
DIED FEBRUARY 24TH 1956
AGED 80 YEARS
REUNITED

 58Q ii) W iii) none iv) K v) FG vi) WM vii) letters fading, much L

 Mason - Dickens, P’Boro

 W side -   IN LOVING MEMORY OF
 S side  -   A DEAR HUSBAND & FATHER, JOHN WILLIAM JEFFERIES
        DIED 22ND DECEMBER 1951, AGED 64 YEARS
 N side  -  FANNY JEFFERIES, A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
           DIED 6TH DECEMBER 1974, AGED 79 YEARS
 E side  -  “ UNTIL THE DAY DAWN “

 58R ii) W & E  iii) 2 V  iv) none  v) G  vi) WM  vii) G

 

 58S ii) W iii) V iv) none v) G vi) WM vii) G

DAVID PATRICK PAYNE
BORN 5TH DEC 1905
DIED JAN 1989

 58V ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) F-P vi) S vii) Very dirty, P

 W/M p.55 no 73

AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
ETHEL PAYNE
THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF
ARTHUR AND CHARLOTTE PAYNE
[OF WYBOSTON]
BORN OCTOBER 16TH 1893
DIED JANUARY 21ST 1895

FAREWELL MY DARLING CHILD
HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU - THEN CALLED AWAY
THY ANGELS FACE WE ALL DID SEE
BUT SOON WE WERE DEPRIVED OF THEE
SLEEP ON DEAR LOVED ONE [....]
GOD CALLETH THOSE HE LOVETH BEST
WE MISS THY SMILING FACE

 58W ii) W iii) Large H/S

 Not in W/M

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
HANNAH
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JOB HULL
WHO DIED 8TH MAY 1905
AGED 67 YEARS
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"WE ALL DO FADE AS A LEAF"

ALSO JOB HULL, HER HUSBAND
WHO DIED 4TH APRIL 1919
AGED 84 YEARS
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"THY WILL BE DONE"

SLEEP ON DEAR LOVED ONES, THY LABOURS ARE O'ER
THY WILLING HANDS WILL TOIL NO MORE
ON EARTH THERE'S STRIFE, IN HEAVEN REST
THEY MISS YOU MOST WHO LOVED YOU BEST

ALSO EIGHT OF THEIR CHILDREN BURIED IN THIS CHURCHYARD

 58Z  ii) E  iii) Cross on triple P  iv) K (surrounding Cross)  v) G  vi) M  vii) G

 Not in W/M

Top P  Centre P  Lower P

ihs IN LOVING MEMORY OF JABEZ PAINE WHO DIED APRIL 11TH 1913 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE ALICE MILLS PAINE DIED OCTOBER 28TH 1922 AGED 81 YEARS

 59A, 59B , 59H - no memorials

 59C ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) grey M  vii) G

TREASURED
MEMORIES OF A DEAR
HUSBAND AND FATHER
WILLIAM THOMAS
JEFFERIES
WHO DIED JUNE 13TH 1974
AGED 69 YEARS
ALSO HIS WIFE
MAY
WHO DIED MAY 2002
AGED 96

 59D ii) E iii) H/S

 Inscription under floral/circular pattern

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR WIFE
BEATRICE HILDA
MEDLOW
DIED 23RD OCT 1973
AGED 67 YEARS
ALSO
JOHN D. MEDLOW
DIED 17TH APRIL 1978
AGED 72 YEARS

 59E ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) grey G vii) E

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
DOROTHY MAY YERRELL
WHO DIED SUDDENLY APRIL 21ST 1973
AGED 67 YEARS
ALSO
A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER
CYRIL VICTOR YERRELL
WHO DIED MAY 7TH 1993
AGED 89 YEARS

 59F  no memorial

 O'Dell records say

DOROTHY FRANCIS HACKWELL
BORN 16TH AUG 1895
DIED 12TH APRIL 1973
AGED 77
Also ashes of       JOSEPH WILLIAM HACKWELL            
BORN 17 SEPT 1894
DIED 22ND FEB 1988
AGE 94

 59G ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) P vii) G but L along top

IN LOVING MEMORY
---OF---
A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER
ALFRED ABNER WILDMAN
DIED 3RD DEC 1972
AGED 71 YEARS
ALSO OF
OLIVE IRENE
DIED 30TH DEC 1989
AGED 87 YEARS
GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST

Small wooden cross in front of grave

GORDON ALFRED WILDMAN DIED 14TH AUGUST 2012 AGED 83 YEARS

MAURICE ALBERT WILDMAN DIED 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017 AGED 75 YEARS

 59I ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G but wearing vi) P vii) P, L attacking top 1/3rd

 Carved floral spray to top L & R sides above inscription

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
BETSY BESSIE DORA
BAMBRIDGE
DIED 27TH MAY 1972
AGED 76 YEARS
ALSO OF
NELLIE
HER SISTER
DIED 23RD JULY 1974
AGED 73 YEARS
IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING

 59J ii) E iii) H/S iv) V vi) P vii) E but deteriorating

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
SARAH JANE
DARRINGTON
DIED 5TH MAY 1972
AGED 71

Inscription on V      ALSO           .
ALFRED
DARRINGTON
1894 - 1983

 59K ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E gold letters vi) WM vii) E

IN LOVING MEMORY
—OF—
HENRY MANNING
BORN 25TH SEPT 1895
DIED 21ST FEB 1972

 59L ii) E  iii) H/S  iv) none  v) G but deteriorating  vi) P  vii) FG wearing + L attacking

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR WIFE
TINY MAY BRIDGE
DIED 29TH OCT 1971
AGED 58 YEARS

 59M ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vi) P vii) G some L on top

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
PHYLLIS JONES
PASSED AWAY
SEPTEMBER 5TH 1971
AGED 66 YEARS
AND HER HUSBAND
ARTHUR REGINALD
WHO DIED
JULY 21ST 1988
AGED 89 YEARS
HAVE FAITH

 59N ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G but fading vi) P vii) F

IN LOVING MEMORY ---OF--- A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER DOROTHY IRENE MOORBEY DIED MAY 25TH 1971 AGED 63 YEARS AT REST

ALSO OF A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER WILLIAM THOMAS MOORBEY DIED JUNE 17TH 1982 AGED 75 YEARS IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING

 59O ii) E iii) H/S

IN MEMORY OF DEAR PARENTS
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
(TIM) JARVIS
WHO DIED 7TH MAY 1971
AGED 61 YEARS
ALSO HIS DEVOTED WIFE
MARGERY (MARGE) SARAH
WHO DIED 15TH DECEMBER 2010
AGED 97 YEARS
IN GOD'S KEEPING
THE WARMTH AND SECURITY OF A LOVING HOME

 59P No memorial

 O'Dell records say

THOMAS WHITTINGTON PAYNE
DIED 18TH JULY 1970
AGED 80

 59Q  ii) E  iii) H/S  iv) P + V  v) E  vi) WM (black lettering)  vii) E

TREASURED
MEMORIES OF
A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER
DAVID PAYNE
DIED 25TH DEC 1963
AGED 78 YEARS
TILL WE MEET AGAIN
ALSO HIS WIFE
VIOLET MAY
DIED 14TH MAY 1978
R. I. P.

 59R  ii) E  iii) H/S + P  iv) V  v) E  vi) WM  vii) E

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR DAUGHTER
CHARLOTTE MAY PAYNE
WHO DIED MAY 9TH 1956
AGED 44 YEARS
FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS

V inscribed LOTTIE

 59S  ii) E  iii) H/S + P  iv) none  v) E  vi) WM  vii) E

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A DEAR HUSBAND & FATHER
HARRY EDWARD PAYNE
DIED 16TH OCTOBER 1948
AGED 34 YEARS

 59T  ii) E  iii) V  iv) none  v) G  vi) M  vii) G

 Arthur Payne
 Buried 26th March 1934
 Aged 73 years

ARTHUR

 59Zi ii) E iii) Cross on P iv) none v) G vi) M vii) G

           AT REST    in centre of cross
GEORGE JAMES
WILSON
DIED 27TH OCT 1914
AGED 8 MONTHS
SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS

 59Zii ii) E/W iii) H/S iv) K with green chippings + V v) F vii) green L to W but fine

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
CHARLOTTE SUGARS
DIED JULY 10TH 1909
AGED 38 YEARS
ALSO OF
WILLIAM SUGARS
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
DIED FEBRY 27TH 1937
AGED 66 YEARS
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WHEN THE DAY OF TOIL IS DONE
WHEN THE RACE OF LIFE IS RUN
FATHER GRANT THE WEARIED ONE
REST FOR EVERMORE

 60A, 60B, 60H, 60I, 60L & 60N - No memorials

 60C ii) E iii) H/S iv) P with built in V v) G vi) G vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
ELLEN ELIZABETH BRACE
DIED 21ST MAY 1977
AGED 71

 60D no memorial

 Church records show

 60E ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) G vi) P vii) G

 Mason - Pepper  Inscription under Cross in circle

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A DEVOTED WIFE AND MOTHER
ELSIE DARRINGTON
WHO DIED AUGUST 11TH 1976
AGED 61 YEARS
FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS
AND HER HUSBAND
ALFRED GEORGE
DARRINGTON
WHO DIED NOVEMBER 9TH 2001
AGED 79 YEARS
REUNITED

 60F  ii) E  iii) H/S  iv) P inc V  v) G  vi) P  vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
ELSIE P. BAMBRIDGE
DIED 16TH MAY 1976
AGED 75 YEARS
ALSO
HERBERT BAMBRIDGE
DIED 13TH DEC 1978
AGED 81 YEARS

 60G ii) E iii) H/S  iv) P inc V  v) G  vi) P  vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
HETTY MAY EVANS
DIED 16TH SEPT 1975
AGED 47 YEARS
HER LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY
HER ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF
R.I.P.

GEORGE HENRY EVANS
AGED 79
ASHES ADDED 19TH JUNE 2010

 60J  ii) E  iii) H/S  iv) P inc V  v) G  vi) P  vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR SISTERS
GERTRUDE HULL
DIED 12TH JAN 1975
AGED 80 YEARS
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
ALSO
ELLEN HANNAH HULL
DIED 15TH OCT 1983
AGED 84 YEARS

 60K ii) E iii) H/S

IN LOVING MEMORY
--OF--
ETHEL HARRIET
MANNING
BORN 13TH APRIL 1909
DIED 29TH MAY 1974

 60M ii) E iii) Cross on semi circular H/S iv) none v) VG vi) P vii) VG

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
A DEARLY LOVED WIFE AND MOTHER
MARY BEATRICE FLINT
WHO WAS CALLED TO REST THE 12TH MAY 1974
AGED 66 YEARS
GOD BLESS
ALSO A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER
LESLIE GORDON FLINT
CALLED TO REST ON THE 31ST JANUARY 1990
AGED 86 YEARS
THE TOIL OF THE LONG DAY IS THROUGH

 60N H/S

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
MALCOLM JAMES DARLOW
1943 - 2002
A DEAR HUSBAND AND DEVOTED DAD

SO DEARLY LOVED, SO GREATLY MISSED

 60O ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) VG vi) P vii) VG

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER
RAYMOND EDWARD
HOLDEN
1906 -1975
AND
MILDRED JULIA
1910 - 1989
REST IN PEACE

 60P no memorial but O'Dell record says

JESSICA PAYNE
BORN 8TH MARCH 1890
DIED 16TH AUGUST 1974

A square vase bearing the name "JESSIE" currently lies between graves 60Q and 60R
it is not known if this vase belongs to this grave

 60Q  ii) E  iii) Sq.V

 WILLIAM EDWARD HOLDEN
 Buried September 30th 1955
 Aged 73 years

 SARAH HOLDEN
 Buried October 20th 1976
 Aged 94 years

 60R  ii) E  iii) Sq.V  iv) none  v) P  vi) ?  vii) OG worn, L damage, fading

LILY KEIGHTLEY
DIED SEPT 30 1954
AGED 73
R. I. P .

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL BRACE
WHO DIED 22ND AUGST 1880
AGED 46 YEARS
ALSO OF MARY HIS WIDOW
WHO DIED 9TH NOVR 1893
IN HER 60TH YEAR
AT REST

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