Askham M.I.s

Memorial Inscriptions for the church yard of Askham, St Peter
Transcribed by David & Virginia Gretton, 27 September 2002

MJB (no date)

SB (no date)

WB (no date)

Charles [illegible] of Askham, died 8 May 1825
Also Mary his wife, died [illegible]
Also Elizabeth his wife, died [illegible]
Mary Ellen his daughter, died [illegible]
Richard his son, died [illegible]

Emily Blanche youngest daughter of [illegible]

Sarah Jane second daughter of [illegible]

John AIREY [remainder of stone illegible]

Thomas ABBOTT, died at Alma Terrace, Helton 15 Dec 1892, aged 68
Also Mary his wife, died 2 Mar 1902, aged 76
Also Lucy, wife of Thomas Taylor ABBOTT, died 18 Feb 1906, aged 27
Also Christopher ABBOTT, died 22 May 1916, aged 67
Also Ann his wife, died 26 Dec 1912, aged 66
Also Mary Jane their only daughter, died at Alma Terrace Helton 14 Apr 1929, aged 50

Thomas ALLONBY, died 16 Oct 1939, aged 84
Also Margaret wife of Thomas, died 16 Feb 1919, aged 56
Also Annie Mary daughter of the above of Settra Park, died 31 Oct 1912, aged 21
Also Henry their son, died 21 Nov 1906, aged 6
Also Michael Robert their son, died at Puchevillers, France 23 Oct 1916, aged 20

Richard BAILEY, died 14 Apr 1869, aged 61
Sarah his wife, died 10 August 1894, aged 86
Sarah their daughter, died 10 Jan 1893, aged 47

Sarah BAILIFF, died 28 Mar 1881, aged 75

Margaret wife of James BARDGETT, died at Helton 10 Nov 1922, aged 56

Richard BARDGETT, died 17 Jan 1882, aged 17
Ann Elizabeth BARDGETT, died 5 Jul 1866, aged 9 weeks
John BARDGETT, died 31 Mar 1872, aged 1 year and 8 months

Margaret BELL, died Jan 13 1910, aged 58
William BELL husband of the above, died Apr 26 1917, aged 72
Also Joseph BELL son of the above, died May 14 1883, aged 11 years and was
interred at Whitehaven

Adam BIGGINS of Askham, died 25 Sep 1869, aged 59

Esther Annie BIRBECK, died 23 Oct 1926, aged 68
Also Jonathan her husband, died 23 Jan 1940, aged 80

Jonathan BIRBECK, 1946

Rev Joseph BLAND B.A. formerly vicar of this parish, died 11 Dec 1871, aged 56
and to whose memory a tablet is placed in the church
Also Rebecca BLAND widow of the above, died 20 Jan 1892, aged 66

[eroded] BOWMAN, died at Askham [eroded], aged 49 years
Also of Margaret his wife, [eroded] at Newbury, Berkshire, [eroded] 4 1854, aged 59 years

Anthony BOWMAN, died 8 Feb 1907, aged 80
And his wife Elizabeth, died 7 Mar 1903, aged 72

John BOWMAN, died 1773, aged 80
Margaret his wife, died 1770, aged 82
Edmund their son, died 16 Jun 1803, aged 83
Ann his wife, died 14 Jan 1810, aged 54
Margaret their daughter, died 17 Sep 1805, aged 23

Thomas BOWMAN of Askham, died 3 Feb 1799, age 65
Also Margaret RITSON his first wife, died 4 May 1773, age 37
And Mary their daughter, died 2 Sep 1780, age 18

William BOWMAN of Askham, died 28 Apr 1829, aged 58 yrs
Also the wife of William SISSON, Ann, died 14 Dec 1827, aged 33 years
Also Deborah the wife of Richard SUTTON, died 24 Jun 1829, aged 28 years
Also Jane BOWMAN, died 30 Mar 1831, aged 26 yrs
Also Edmund BOWMAN, died 21 Feb 1833, aged 26 yrs
Also Deborah BOWMAN, died at Forest Hill, 20 Jun 1856, aged 84 years
Also Richard BOWMAN, died Tycooly, Ireland 26 Sep 1871, aged 58 years
Also Mary wife of Richard BOWMAN, died 31 Jan 1894, aged 83 years

William BOWMAN of Askham, born Sep 29 1835, died Oct 31 1911
Also Elizabeth his wife, born Sep 10 1831, died Aug 11 1920
Also John Thompson BOWMAN their son, born Jun 5 1865, died Jun 26 1922
Also of Thomas their second son, born Aug 6 1867, died Jan 31 1950
Also of Mary Jane their only daughter, born Jul 15 1870, died Jun 11 1957

Ann eldest daughter of John and Elizabeth BRANTHWAITE of Helton, died Apr 10 1905, aged 78

John BRANTHWAITE of Helton, died May 17 1798, aged 44
Ann BRANTHWAITE widow of the above, died Nov 17 1823, aged 65
Nanney their daughter, died May 12 1822, aged 27
Isabell their daughter, died Aug 30 1824, aged 32
Mary MOUNSEY, died Oct 22 1857, aged 39

John BRANTHWAITE of Helton, died Jun 3 1862, age 72
Elizabeth his wife, died May 22 1872, age 76
James their son, died Jul 29 1847, aged 8
Edward, died 26 Mar 1866, aged 32
Joseph, died Nov 14 1867, aged 40
Eleanor NICHOLS their daughter, died Jan 15 1871, aged 38 years

Thomas BRANTHWAITE of Helton, died Sep 29 1900, aged 75
Isabella BRANTHWAITE of Helton, died Apr 6 1892, aged 57
And of their nephew Thomas Branthwaite son of James and Eleanor NICHOLS,
died Nov 15 1932, aged 66
Also of his wife Sarah Hannah, died Oct 25 1950, aged 84

Mary Judson BROWN of Askham, died 29 Mar 1865, aged 77
John BROWN her husband, died 21 May 1869, age 82
Mary Clark BROWN their daughter, died Oct 18[illegible]9, aged 19

William BROWN, died Jan 28 1878, aged 49, son of John and Mary Judson BROWN of Askham
Sarah their daughter, died 19 Jul 1880 in the 54th year of her age
John their son, died near Beenleigh, Queensland, Jan 21 1887 in the 62nd year of his age and was interred at the cemetery at Beenleigh

W[illegible] BURBECK, died [illegible] 1869, aged [illegible]3
Also Mary, died [illegible] 1906, aged 84
Also [illegible], son, died 1855

Jonathan BURTON of Helton, died 11 Jan 1912, age 65
Also Elizabeth his wife, died 21 Aug 1925, age 73

John Irving CARRUTHERS, died at Askham 18 Dec 1898, aged 47
Also Martha his wife, died 25 Nov 1932, aged 84
Also Ann Jane HUNTER their daughter, died 17 Sep 195[illegible], aged 80
Also John HUNTER, died 27 May 1968, aged 87

Sarah wife of George CARRUTHERS of Askham, died Apr 27 1824, aged 31
Also Sarah Ann, died Jun 2 1843, aged 19
George CARRUTHERS of Askham, died May 14 1871, aged 82

John CASTLEHOW of Askham, died Dec 27 1832, aged 61 years
Jane his daughter, died Dec 8 1830, aged 26 years
Mary his wife, died Apr 5 1846, aged 79
Also Elizabeth his daughter, died Jan 9 1882, aged 74

Barbara CLARK of Widewath, who died Mar 31 1917

Edward CLARK of Widewath in the parish of Askham, Yeoman, who died on the [illegible] day of Mar 1849 in the year of his age [illegible]. He was a true churchman, a loyal subject, charitable to the bone and a liberal promoter of the education of their children

Joseph CLARK of Askham, died Dec 19 1834, aged 75
[lines illegible]
Joseph their son, died Jan 30 1830, aged 1 year and 8 months
Sarah their daughter, died Apr 1 1836, aged 1 year and 10 months
Thomas their son, died May 22 1843, aged 17 years

Margaret CLARK, died at Keld Head, Askham Jan 24 1885, aged 54 years

William CLARK of Helton, died May 14 1870, aged 84 years
And of Rachael his wife, died Dec 8 1861, aged 64
Also of Mary their daughter, died Oct 18 1855, aged 32 years
Also William their son, died Feb 2 1904, aged 72 years
And of Mary his wife, who died at Middlesbrough Aug 26 1888, aged 59 years

William CLARK, died 23 Feb 1871, aged [illegible]

William CLARK, died at Widewath Oct 19 1924, age 78
Ann his beloved wife, died Oct 22 1946, age 89

William CLARK of Widewath in the parish of Askham, died 22 Aug [illegible] in the year of his age [two lines illegible]
Also Eleanor CLARK, 55 years the worthy wife and prudent widow of the above named good man, died 7 Mar AD 1835, aged 76 years

Charlie Alice COOPER (nee Voile), born 20 Dec 1883, died 19 Feb 1920

Henry COULSTON of Askham, died 8 Dec [illegible], aged 68
Also Elizabeth his wife, died 18 [illegible] 1913, aged [illegible]
Also Margaret their daughter, died 15 Mar 1895, aged 26

Jane wife of R. E. DAFFURN, died 17 Nov 1936, aged 83
Also her daughter, Mary Ann SCOTT, died 9 Oct 1936, aged 83
Also W. Strathdee SCOTT husband of the above, died 29 Oct 1930

[Top of stone by church door illegible]
Also Thomas his son, died May 5 1797, aged 20 years
Also John DAWSON of Askham, who died Dec 25 1801, aged 5[illegible] years
Also John his son, who died Aug [illegible] 179[illegible]
Also of Mary
[remainder of stone illegible]

George DOCKERAY [remainder of stone illegible]

Edward DONALD, died at Askham 30 Jan 1873, aged 80
Also Hannah his wife, died 8 May 1867, aged 73

John GILLGAN, died 12 Nov 1882, aged 47
Also Sarah wife of the above, died at Helton 9 Dec 1913, aged 78

Joseph GUNTRIP of Askham, died 4 Aug 1908, aged 68 years
Also Jane wife of the above, died 25 Jan 1922, aged 86 years

Rebecca HABBETT, died 8 Oct 1885, aged 4 years and 9 months
Annie J. HOLESWORTH, died 6 Jun 1897, aged 34 years

Anthony HALL of Askham, died 26 Jul 1809, aged 72
James HALL his son, died 27 Dec 1822, aged 28
Debora HALL his wife, died 31 Dec 1822, aged 69
Tribute placed here by their daughter MED

Margaret HALL of Askham, died Dec 22 1857, aged 70
Also Elizabeth, died Feb 11 1879, aged 86 years [remaining text illegible]

William HARRISON, died 15 May 1894, aged 59
Also Richard son of the above, died at Lowther Boothy 29 Apr 1897, aged 25
Also Inah widow of the above, died 4 Mar 1928, aged 91

John HENDERSON of Askham, died 24 Dec 1852, aged 59
John HENDERSON son of the above, died 13 Nov 1828, aged 10 months
Isabella his wife, died May 25 1870, aged 76

Anthony Wilson HOGARTH, who died at Askham Jan 27 1873, aged 15 months

Emma wife of James HUDSON, born 14 April 1844, died 15 Dec 1904

John HUDSON of Askham, died 30 Dec 1858, aged 34
Also Jane Ann widow of the above, died 15 Jul 1882, aged 55

Joseph Kirkbride HUNTER, died May 25 1932, aged 76 years
Also of Rachel beloved wife of Joseph K HUNTER of Helton, who died Mar 16 1929, aged 66 years
Also of Nellie SHOTTON her neice, who died at Helton Nove 26 1917, aged 27 years

Thomas HOGG of Askham, died 17 Aug 1897, aged 68
Also Sarah his wife, died 3 Feb 1921, aged 87
Also William HOGG son of the above, died 6 Jan 1904, aged 40
Also Thomas their youngest son, died London 17 May 1901, aged 35
Also Elizabeth daughter of the above, died 23 Jun 1871, aged 3
Also John HOGG, died 19 May 1876, aged 9 months
Also Isabella daughter of the above T. and S. HOGG, died 8 Jan 1927, aged 66

John HOLDSWORTH of Helton, died 23 Aug 1885, aged 61
Also Elizabeth widow of the above, died [illegible] Mar 1927, aged 87
Also Sarah Ann CASTLE his sister, died 21 Feb 1903, aged 69

Thomas KIRKBRIDE, died April 9 1851, aged 66 years
Also of Ann, died January [illegible] 1851, aged 70 years
Also Thomas KIRKBRIDE grandson of the above, died September [illegible] 1855, aged [illegible] years

John [illegible] KIRKBRIDE of Helton, who died Sep 1880, aged 66 years
[illegible text] wife
John Wilson KIRKBRIDE their son, died Aug [illegible],aged 40 years
Also Jane daughter of the above
[illegible] John [illegible] KIRKBRIDE, born Mar 3 [illegible], died [illegible] 1805

John LEACH, died Aug 27 1927, aged 74
Isabella his wife, died Jan 9 1921, aged 64
Margaret their daughter, died Jan 22 1905, aged 15

George LEWTHWAITE, died 14 Jan 1919, aged 63
Jane Ann, died 4 Apr 1914, aged 54
Harold Edward their son, died 8 Jun 1926, aged 38
Eva Mary Elizabeth their daughter, died 21 Jul 1899, aged 7
William Wilson their son, died at Koith, 8 Oct 1933, aged 49
John R. their son, died at Windermere 14 Jun 1947, aged 52
George W. their son, died at Neasden 14 Nov 1961, aged 71
Frank Blake LEWTHWAITE, died 23 Mar 1967 aged 62, cremated at Stockport
Also Annie Barbara Rose BACON (nee LEWTHWAITE), died 23 Jan 1969, aged 71, cremated at Dukinfield

Dinah wife of Thomas LOWTHIAN of Helton, died 14 May 1889, aged 60 years
And Jane relict of Joseph SMITH of Helton Head, died 7 Mar 1896 in her 100th year
Also Thomas LOWTHIAN, died at Castle Villa Helton, 30 Aug 1902, age 77

Frank MANDLE of Askham Head, died 7 Jan 1896, age 56
Also Sarah Jane wife of the above, died at Helton, 18 Sep 1911, age 81

John the son of Henry and Catherine MANSELL, died Sep 24 1819, aged 2 years and 2 months
Thomas their son who died Mar 1820
[Flat tablet stone which is very overgrown. Remainder of text illegible]

Henry MARTIN of Askham, died May 1 1879, aged 55
Jane his widow, died Mar 22 1890, aged 67

Jonathan MARTIN of Helton, died 3 Feb 1884, age 76
Also Jane his wife, died 2 Nov 1873, age 54
Also James their son, died 2 Mar 1859, age 6 months
Also Jonathan his son and husband of Mary MARTIN of Helton, died 12 Jul 1919, age 73
Also Mary MARTIN, died 8 Nov 1924, age 73

Charles MILLER, died at Askham 8 Oct 1863, aged 34

Mary wife of William McCRONE, born 1814, died 16 Apr 1852
Also the above William McCRONE, born 31 Mar 1816, died 15 Sep 1888
Also Robert their son, born 12 Apr 1839, died 18 Mar 1891
Also two sons of William McCRONE who died in infancy
Stone erected by Mary McCRONE in honour of her parents

John MOUNSEY of Helton, died 14 Nov 1770, aged 80 years
Frances his wife, died 23 Sep 1771, aged 90 years

John MOUNSEY of this parish, died 29 Sep 1857, aged 66
Also John his son, died 4 Jul 1862, aged 47
Also Hannah, widow of the first named John MOUNSEY, died 26 April 1875, aged 86

Thomas MOUNSEY of Askham, died Apr 1 1834, aged 32
Jane his wife, died Aug 16 1851, aged 43
John their son, died Nov 16 1832, aged 6 months
Hannah daughter of the above, died Nov 12 1866, aged 35
Jane FURNESS their daughter, died Jan 26 1869, aged 40
Alexandrea son of James and Jane FURNESS, died Jan 14 1878, aged 16

Thomas MOUNSEY of Askham, died 21 Feb 1866, aged 19

John husband of Jane MOSS, died at Helton 2 Jan 1917, aged 72
Also the above Jane, died 8 Nov 1921, aged 78
Also Annie their daughter, died 11 Sep 1874, aged 5 months
Also Lydia their daughter, died 3 Mar 1923, aged 54

Hannah wife of John NICHOLSON of Helton, died 27 Jul 1910, age 68
Also John NICHOLSON, died 16 Apr 1918, age 86
Also Jonathan Martin their eldest son, died 17 Jan 1923, age 50

John PEARSON of Askham, died 12 Oct 1876, aged 76
Also Mary his wife, died 4 Jan 1875, aged 66
Also John their son, died at Langdons Hill Australia 18 Feb 1897, aged 65
Also Margaret their daughter, died 9 Nov 1901, aged 73

Joseph ROBINSON of Askham, aged 82, died on 21 Oct [illegible]
Also Margaret, died 17 July 1867, aged 61
Also Elizabeth [remainder of stone illegible]

William ROBINSON of Askham, died May 25 1877, aged 84
Also Margaret WINTER his sister, who died at Askham Jun 17 1876, aged 78
Also Jane BOWERBANK her daughter, died 17 Nov 1888, aged 65
Also William BOWERBANK her husband, died 4 Jan 1890, aged 72 years

John SCOTT of Barton Church Farm, died 9 Dec 1891, age 67
Also Ann his wife, died at Helton, 30 Nov 1866, aged 25
Also Thomas his son, died 17 Jun 1875, aged 5
Also Joseph his son, died 18 Jun 1875, aged 2 years 6 months
Also John his son, 18 Feb 1907, aged 28
Also Margaret widow of John SCOTT, died 9 Sep 1903, age 70

Margaret SCOTT of Helton, who died May 21 1844, aged 56 years
Also of Thomas SCOTT, died Sept 23 1890, aged 76 years
Also of Margaret wife of [remainder totally eroded]

Mary wife of John SHARP, died at Askham 18 Jan 1909, aged 60
Also John SHARP, died at Askham 13 Dec 1911, aged 64

Charles Cuthbert SOUTHEY M.A.,son of the late poet laureate and vicar of Askham, died 22 [illegible] 1888, age 69

John TEASDALE, died 13 Aug 1862, aged 33
Also Sarah Agnes his wife, died 21 May [illegible], aged 81

William TINNING, died Nov 11 1901, aged 70
Jane wife of Wm TINNING, died Jan 10 1892, aged 59 years
Also David ROBINSON her brother, died Jan 11 1892, aged 68 years

Ann THOMPSON of Croft House, died 14 Feb 1933, aged 83

John THOMPSON of Helton Head, died 11 Jan 1900, aged 65
Also Jane widow of the above, died at Helton Head, 26 Sep 1925, in her 90th year

MW 1887

Sarah Jane Swain WADE, daughter of the late John M WADE of Liverpool, died Helton Head 5 Sep 1903, aged 51

Henry James eldest son of Jonathan and Jane WARD of Brentwood, Essex who died Nov 24 1846, aged 23 years
Also of John BRUNSKILL, died Oct 3 1843, aged 23 years
Also Henry James infant son of the Rev J.T. WARD and Elizabeth his wife, who died May 9 1843
Also Elizabeth Sarah, third daughter of the Rev J.T. and Elizabeth WARD, died Jul 2 1850, aged 3 years
Also Edith Fanny their fourth daughter who died Apr 23 1855, aged 4 years

Charles WHEELER, departed this life 1927, age 21

Eleanor WHEELER, departed this life 1924, aged 91 years

Antony WILSON of Askham, died Aug 6 1846, aged 70 years
Also Margaret wife of the above, died Mar 13 1862, aged 86 years
Antony their son, died Jul 22 1874, aged 59
Mary their daughter, died Jul 28 1887, aged 75
And of William WILSON her husband who died Aug 25 1893, aged 83 years

Isabella eldest daughter of George and Sarah WILSON of Askham, who died at Sockbridge Mar 31 1883, aged 68 years

Rowland WILSON, died 19 Apr 1860, aged 54
Also Elizabeth his wife, died 26 Aug 1850, aged 49
Also Jane BELL, died 14 Sep 1861, aged 33

Elizabeth wife of Guardhouse WINDER of Askham, died May 29 1823, aged 36 years

Fenwick WHITE of Forest Hill, Bowscar died Jul 11 1921, age 63
Also Alice his wife, died May 7 1922, age 57
Also John and Alice Mary their children who died in infancy

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