SURVEY OF GRAVE MEMORIALS AT THE CHURCH OF
ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ROXTON, BEDFORDSHIRE
Inside the Church
North Wall
starting at the Right of the door
Whole inscription under a Red Cross
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF
GABRIEL SCOTT
FOR 16 YEARS SCHOOLMASTER OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED SUDDENLY AT
HEADCORN KENT
AUGUST 24TH 1876
AGED 57 YEARS
AND WAS BURIED IN
BROMPTON CEMETERY
THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY
HIS FRIENDS IN THIS PARISH
AND NEIGHBOURHOOD AS A
TRIBUTE OF REGARD FOR HIS
WORK AND CHARACTER
starting at the Right of the door
No 1 Large rectangular Brass plaque
Inscription surrounding the plaque as a border
Left side - WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT
Top line - MY TIME IS IN THY HANDS
Right side - HE WAS NOT FOR GOD TOOK HIM
Bottom line - BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY
Left side - WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT
Top line - MY TIME IS IN THY HANDS
Right side - HE WAS NOT FOR GOD TOOK HIM
Bottom line - BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY
Whole inscription under a Red Cross
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF
GABRIEL SCOTT
FOR 16 YEARS SCHOOLMASTER OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED SUDDENLY AT
HEADCORN KENT
AUGUST 24TH 1876
AGED 57 YEARS
AND WAS BURIED IN
BROMPTON CEMETERY
THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY
HIS FRIENDS IN THIS PARISH
AND NEIGHBOURHOOD AS A
TRIBUTE OF REGARD FOR HIS
WORK AND CHARACTER
NO 2 Wood framed tribute to War Dead
Hand written on white background by Peter Wilkes,
Son-in-Law of Harry Dalton (former Church Warden)
Son-in-Law of Harry Dalton (former Church Warden)
PARISH OF ROXTON
ROLL OF HONOUR
ROLL OF HONOUR
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Christopher Dickens 4th HUSSARS Bert Rutland 6th BEDS Alfred Jn Covington 2nd BEDS Joe Simcoe 8th BEDS Gilbert Hr Wood 7th BEDS Arthur Stay M.G. CORPS Fredk Jones Cyril Lovell |
George Fredk Newall LONDON SCOTTISH Peter Darrington 7th BEDS Wilfred Covington 2nd BEDS John Wm Gilbert lst EAST SURREY Albert Wr Ekins ROYAL FLYING CORPS Alfred Darrington LT. TRENCH MORTAR BTY Fredk Gadsden Colin Panton |
"GRANT THEM O LORD, ETERNAL REST, AND
LET EVERLASTING LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM"
LET EVERLASTING LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM"
No 3 Brass plate by the choir stalls
" Orate pro anima Johannis Fage senioris de Chalvestone, qui obiit die Sabbath ante festum
Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Bapto anno domini Millessimo CCCC eujus anime propicietur deus
Amen."
NB:- This inscription was to be found on a grey slab in the South Aisle ( x ref No 13) The above brass
was discovered by a previous Vicar, Rev. Carlton Green and placed in situ. For translation see below.
" Pray for the soul of John Fage of the Lord of Chalvestone (Chawston) who died on
Saturday before the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist in the year of our Lord
one thousand and four hundred - May the Lord look upon his soul. Amen."
NB:- By this well established time into the Christian faith, Sabbath would have been Sunday,
Feast day of St. John the Baptist = June 24th & Senioris could be The Elder.
Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Bapto anno domini Millessimo CCCC eujus anime propicietur deus
Amen."
NB:- This inscription was to be found on a grey slab in the South Aisle ( x ref No 13) The above brass
was discovered by a previous Vicar, Rev. Carlton Green and placed in situ. For translation see below.
" Pray for the soul of John Fage of the Lord of Chalvestone (Chawston) who died on
Saturday before the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist in the year of our Lord
one thousand and four hundred - May the Lord look upon his soul. Amen."
NB:- By this well established time into the Christian faith, Sabbath would have been Sunday,
Feast day of St. John the Baptist = June 24th & Senioris could be The Elder.
No 4 Large white Marble (?) Tablet engraved in black
Hic juxta situs est
JACOBUS METCALFE.
De ROXTON HOUSE in ifthac Parochia Armiger
Qui obiit I mo die Junii
AD 1793 Suaeque AEtatis 51
Ex Uxore SUSANNA Fitium unicum
CAROLUM JACOBUM quatuorque Filias
SOPHIAM FRANCES CAM SUSANNUM CATHARINAM
Suscepit, ac sibi superstates reliquit
Defideratifsimo Marito
In perpetuum sui amoris teftimonium
Monumentum hoc posuit
Maeftifsima Conjux
"Near here lies JACOB METCALFE of ROXTON HOUSE, Arms bearer of this Parish who died 1st June 1793 aged 51.
With his wife Susanna he had one son Charles Jacob and four daughters
Sophia, Francesca, Susanna and Catharine.
This monument was placed here above his remains by his most faithful wife in this everlasting testimony to their love and the closeness of their union."
JACOBUS METCALFE.
De ROXTON HOUSE in ifthac Parochia Armiger
Qui obiit I mo die Junii
AD 1793 Suaeque AEtatis 51
Ex Uxore SUSANNA Fitium unicum
CAROLUM JACOBUM quatuorque Filias
SOPHIAM FRANCES CAM SUSANNUM CATHARINAM
Suscepit, ac sibi superstates reliquit
Defideratifsimo Marito
In perpetuum sui amoris teftimonium
Monumentum hoc posuit
Maeftifsima Conjux
"Near here lies JACOB METCALFE of ROXTON HOUSE, Arms bearer of this Parish who died 1st June 1793 aged 51.
With his wife Susanna he had one son Charles Jacob and four daughters
Sophia, Francesca, Susanna and Catharine.
This monument was placed here above his remains by his most faithful wife in this everlasting testimony to their love and the closeness of their union."
No 5 Medium size white Marble tablet below the above rectangular tablet a with curved
underside. A floral spray? is missing from under the inscription
underside. A floral spray? is missing from under the inscription
MEMORIAE SACRUM
SUSANNAE METCALFE IACOBCI METCALFE RELICTAE
OBIIT l2 mo DIE SEPTEMBRIS MDCCCXXXV
ANNO AETATIS SU AE LXXXIV
HOC MARMOR IN REVERENTAE AC DESIDERII TESTIMONIUM
PONI CURAVIT FILIUS CAROLUS IACOBUS METCALFE
SUSANNAE METCALFE IACOBCI METCALFE RELICTAE
OBIIT l2 mo DIE SEPTEMBRIS MDCCCXXXV
ANNO AETATIS SU AE LXXXIV
HOC MARMOR IN REVERENTAE AC DESIDERII TESTIMONIUM
PONI CURAVIT FILIUS CAROLUS IACOBUS METCALFE
NB: mo is raised to top of 12
"Sacred to the memory of Susanna Metcalfe, widow of Jacob Metcalfe, who died 12 Sept 1835 at the age of 84.
This marble was placed here by her son Charles Jacob Metcalfe in loving and reverend memory."
South Wall Chancel
No 6 Large white Marble tablet
SACRED
To the memory
of
WILLIAM ANDREW,
Citizen of LONDON
Ann hie firft Wife
Elizabeth his fecond Wife
And of
ANN, BRIDGET, and LOIS
his three Daughters
who underneath fill up the fpace
of Ground, from this side of the
Chancel to the opposite Wall
This stone was erected by
James Andrew Esqr 1791
NB: the "1"s look like "3"s
NO 7 TOMB of SIR ROGER HUNT of Chalvesterne or Chawston Manor
former Speaker of the House of Commons (1420 & 1433)
former Speaker of the House of Commons (1420 & 1433)
Plain black marble slab on a rectangular plinth - plus Shields with Chevron charges (^)
- 5 along the front and 2 on the West end. Inscription = "Hic jacet Rogerus Hunt "
No 8 Black Marble slab in Chancel floor - South side
Inscription in white under a Shield with 2 per fess invected with 2 crescents above & 1 below the 'wavy line". The crescent denotes Second son
Here lyes the Revd Mr. John REWSE
who was Vicar of this Parish
and Schoolmaster in this town
about 30 years
he died Avst 29 J720
As also his only Son Mr. John REWSE
Aged 26 years
he died April J7. J72J
NB: The "1" 's in the above inscription are fashioned as a "J" as are other examples in here and outside on H/S's
From "Bedfordshire Churches" "Rev. Rewse tore pages out of the registers from 1684 - because of
misspellings by the keeper of the register" Perhaps someone got their own back by mis-
spelling his wife's name wrongly on her memorial - see No 9 below.
Here lyes the Revd Mr. John REWSE
who was Vicar of this Parish
and Schoolmaster in this town
about 30 years
he died Avst 29 J720
As also his only Son Mr. John REWSE
Aged 26 years
he died April J7. J72J
NB: The "1" 's in the above inscription are fashioned as a "J" as are other examples in here and outside on H/S's
From "Bedfordshire Churches" "Rev. Rewse tore pages out of the registers from 1684 - because of
misspellings by the keeper of the register" Perhaps someone got their own back by mis-
spelling his wife's name wrongly on her memorial - see No 9 below.
No 9 Black Marble slab in Chancel floor - North side
Here lyes Mrs. GRACE late Wife
of the Revd Mr. JOHN ROWSE
who died July 18 1714
NB: The small "d" 's, "rs", "r"'s, &. "ms" in the 2 above inscriptions should be at the top of their adjacent words; also note the mis-spelling of the surname in No 7 above.
The name REWSE is correctly spelt on the list of clergy on the South wall near the font.
of the Revd Mr. JOHN ROWSE
who died July 18 1714
NB: The small "d" 's, "rs", "r"'s, &. "ms" in the 2 above inscriptions should be at the top of their adjacent words; also note the mis-spelling of the surname in No 7 above.
The name REWSE is correctly spelt on the list of clergy on the South wall near the font.
No 10 A grey Marble tablet on the East Wall above the Side Altar.
The inscription is under a Dog over a Shield
Near this Place
Lyeth the Body of
CAPT. JAMES EDMONDS
Exempt in his Majefly's
third Troop of Life Guards
Commanded by the Right
Honble Earle of Albemarle
He died Auguft ye 28th 1736
aged 70 years
NB: the "e" next to the "y" should be above the "y" & the "th" should be alongside the top of the "28"
No 11 White stone tablet inset in floor of centre aisle in front of chancel (under carpet)
Here lieth the body of ROBERT CHILD who Depa (as engraved)
This life September ye Note:- " e" is carved above "y"
17th 1725 (A)ged 79 Years
Pain With Pain so much Opro
(NB:- last word could be short for "Oppression")
Which takes in Strength
Which makes [ - - - - - - - ] to bear
That never will decay
This life September ye Note:- " e" is carved above "y"
17th 1725 (A)ged 79 Years
Pain With Pain so much Opro
(NB:- last word could be short for "Oppression")
Which takes in Strength
Which makes [ - - - - - - - ] to bear
That never will decay
Note:- There is reference to a Robert Child in the Weight Matthews' survey
(W/M p.58 No 91) who could possibly be the child of the above.
No 12 Black marble tablet inset in floor between the choir stalls (under carpet)
Epitaph under coat of arms comprising - Saltire on LH side of shield and
Chevron on RH side of shield with shield surrounded by leaf sprays.
Two indecipherable marks are above the chevron within the shield.
Here under lies the body of MRS ANN
ANDREW wife of MR WM ANDREW
Citizen of London who departed this
life ye 8th day of October Anno Dom: 1693
In her (who did our highest prayse exceed)
Virtue and Beauty met and well agreed:
Heaven could no longer want to bright a scene
Better for us had She lefs perfect been
But ye fair Saint's remov'd and now do 's more
Herfelfe excell then She did us before.
Cross ref No 12 above with No 6
The following letters or pairs of letters should be raised to be level with the top of the previous
letter "RS", "R", "M", "th" and the "e" to be above the "y". The symbol "f" is used in the
spelling of "less" and "Herselfe" in the quotation.
No 13
This is a tablet inset in the floor at the side of the small / Lady altar in the South Aisle
which has been "repaired" with cement and is only partly legible.
The grave is believed to be Susan Child, daughter of Robert and Dinah Child.
From parish records Susan was baptised 25th December 1708 and buried on 8th April 1734.
Robert Child is buried in No:11.