The Church of St Stephen, Astley in the County of -- Lancashire --

Memorial Inscriptions at the church of St Stephen
in the Parish of Astley

Below are listed the details and inscriptions for the headstones on the Graves in Rows Q to T.

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HERE
Resteth the body of
William Gerrard of Astley
who departed this life January
19th 1849 Aged 84 Years also
Ann wife of William Gerrard
who departed this life January
28th 1807 aged 44 years

Memorial No.			Q9
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	177	91	7

Here Resteth the body of

Samuel Son of James and Ellen
Yates who departed this life
July 31st 1811 aged 7 years Also
to the Memory of Ellen Daughter
of James and Ellen Yates who
departed life November 2nd
1837 Aged 31 years Also Ann
Daughter of John and A Howcroft
who died May 15th 1836 Aged 11 months
Also Alice the wife of John
Howcroft of Astley who de-
parted this life December
28th 1840 aged 33 years
Afflictions sore long time opprest
That wore my strength away
Which made me long for endless rest
That never will decay

J H 2 Brs

Memorial No.			Q10
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	193	93	8

Here Resteth the Body of James
Grundy who Died May 11th 1812
Aged 73 Years
Also Alice his wife Died Septr
11th 1815 Aged 78 Years

Memorial No.			Q11
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	195	107

Here resteth the Body of Benjamin
Grundy who departed this Life the
9th April 1769 in the 53rd Year of his Age

David the Son of Benjamin Grundy
departed this life the 30th of Octr 1750
also Henry the son of James Grundy
departed this life the 1st Octr 1764
Also Mary wife of the above
Benjamin Grundy was Interred
March 27th - 1806 Aged 90
Also George Grundy was interred
Jany 5th 1827 aged 50 Years
Also Grace the wife of George Gru
ndy was interred June 5th 1827 aged 50
Years

Memorial No.			Q12
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	184	93

Here Resteth the Body of
Esther Adcroft died April 28th
1779 aged 34 Years
Here Resteth the Body of Esther
the wife of Abram Adcroft who
departed this life April 16th 1827
aged 58 Years Also of
4 Daughters of Abram Adcroft
Mary died Feby 8th 1791 aged 2
Years Mary died August 17th
1797 aged 6 Years Mary Ann
died Decr 27th 1810 aged 6 weeks
Ann died Jany 30th 1811 aged 21
Years

Abram Adcroft's burial place

Memorial No.			Q13
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	185	91

Here
Lyeth the Remains of
Joshua Lord
late of Broadclough in the
Forest of Rossendale who
departed this Life May
13th 1765 in the 61st Year of
his Age
In dust Repose her Resteth One
From those his Earthly foes hes gone
From all Wordly troubles and its factions
And in hope of a Blessed Resurrection

Memorial No.			Q14
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	172	77

Thomas Heyes
Burial
who departed this Life the
23rd of February 1793 in the
68th Year of his Age
Here Resteth the
three Sons and one
Daughter of Thos and
Martha Heyes Richard
interred November 29th
1761 Thomas March
26th 1768 John October
8th 1769 and Alice Octr
7th 1778

Remarks.

The burial records record an Alice, daughter of Thos Dutson burried 7 October 1778.

Memorial No.			Q15
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	190	95

Here Resteth the Body of
John Hart who departed this
Life the Eighth Day of April
1794 in the 44th Year of his Age

Memorial No.			Q16
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	185	98

John Lord Burial
HERE
Resteth the Body of
John Lord of Astley who de-
parted this life April 2nd 1844
aged 81 Years. Also of Jane
Lord his widow who died
July 13th 1853 aged 83 years
James son of John and Jane Lord
who departed this Life April 1817
In the 24th Year of his age
Also Jane Daughter o

Also MARY, Wife of SAMUEL PART
Innkeeper. Astley
Born May 3rd 1840 Died July 26th 1882

Remarks.

The end of line twelve and the thirteenth line were never completed as the ledger was in good condition and no inscription or marks were present.

Memorial No.			Q18
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	183	95

here Resteth the Body of
Thomas Parkinson of Astley
who Departed this Life April 3rd
1808 Aged 82 Years
Also Mary his Wife who Departed
this Life March 6th 1798 Aged 67 Years

Memorial No.			Q20
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	199	95

Her
Resteth the Body of
John Timperley the son of John
and Jenny Timperley of Little
Hilton who died Jan 24th 1785
Aged 4 Years 2 Months
Also Mary their Daughter who died
Dec 31st 1788 Aged 5 Years 2 Months
Also Elizth their Daughter who died
Feb 13th 1793 Aged 3 Years 8 Months
Also Ann Daughter of John &
Jenny Timperley who died July
30th 1812 aged 26 Years
Also John Timmperley Fath
er To The Above Children
who Departed This Life
June 8th 1827 Aged 87 Years
Also Jane Wife of the above
John Timperley who died July
8th 1828 Aged 80 Years

Memorial No.			Q22
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	188	96

HERE
Resteth the Body of
George Hardy of Astley who
Departed this Life November 23rd
1821 Aged 56 Years

Memorial No.			Q23
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	181	96

In MEMORY of
Martha Cockshout who died Nov
5 1836 Aged 77 Years

Memorial No.			Q24
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	189	89

IN MEMORY OF
John Smith of Astley who
departed this life March 11th
1852 aged 69 years Also
Jenny his wife who depar
ted this life December 11th
1853 aged 71 years Also of
William son of John and
Jenny Smith who departed
this life June 17th 1846
aged 36 years Also
Alice Daughter of John
and Jenny Smith who de-
parted this life July 7th
1880 Aged 66 years

Memorial No.			Q25
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Round top	146	92

Here
Resteth the Body of
Rebecca wife of William
Wyatt of Astley who de
parted this Life May 4th
1794 in the 27th Year of her
Age

Memorial No.			Q26
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	180	90

Joseph Cross his Burial Place
IN MEMORY OF
Joseph Cross of ASTLEY
who died March 21st 1829
aged 53 years Also Alice
his wife who died Decr
19th 1849 aged 69 years
Mary Daughter of Joseph Cross
died March 7th 1808 Aged 2
Years and 4 Months Also
Jane his Daughter who died
15th of September 1809 aged 2
Years Also Ann their
daughter who died July
27th 1834 aged 15 years
ALSO MARY CROSS who Died
March 28th 1876 Aged 64 Years
ALSO SARAH CROSS WHO DIED
Febr 1888 Aged 66 Years

2 Breadths

Memorial No.			Q27
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	185	78	6

HERE
Resteth the body of
Betty wife of Richard
Aspinall of Middle Hilton
who departed this Life
January 11th 1819 aged 80 Years
Also Ellis their Son April
29th 1817 aged 58 Years

Memorial No.			R12
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	158	90

Charles Heyes's Burial
Here lieth the remains of
Charles Heys interred the
6th Febry 1791 in the 40th Year of his Age
Alice his Daughter interd
Sepr 9th 1783
Also Ellen his Daughter intered
27th March 1788 in the 2nd Year
of her Age

Memorial No.			R13
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
See below	234	92	92

North side
In Memorian
AN ****
WIFE OF WIL**** DIGGLE
OF PA*****
AST****
WHO DIED ******
AGED 73 YE*****
HER CHILDREN *******
HER BLES******

East side
In Memorian
ARN ******* NDY
***********
WH *******
18 ****
AGED 8* YEARS
"HIS END WAS PEACE"
ALSO OF FANNY HIS WIFE
WHO DIED OCTR 25TH
1815
AGED 26 YEARS

South side
In Memoriam
NANCY
WIFE OF WILLIAM DIGGLE
OF PARK VIEW
PENDLETON
WHO DIED APRIL 21ST 1852
AGED 27 YEARS
"SHE SLEEPS IN JESUS"

Book
THY BE .
WILL DONE

Remarks.

Photograph of the monument and the inscriptions are shown below.

Memorial No.			R14
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	171	82

HERE
Rest the Remains of
Margaret the wife of
Richard Thorp of Tyld
esley who departed this
Life September 2nd 1828
aged 64 Years

Memorial No.			R16
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	190	90

HERE
Resteth the Body of

Mary wife of Richard Thorp
who departed this Life June 10th
1818 aged 33 Years Also
Ellen daughter of Richard
& mary thorp who died 28th
of august 1810 aged 1 year
also Thomas their son died
10th Janry 1815 aged 2 years
& 2 months Also Mary
their daughter who departed
this Life July 29th 1817 aged 13
Months Also Mary their
daughter who departed this
Life July 26th 1818 aged 2
Months

Memorial No.			R18
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	182	90	15

HERE
Resteth the Body of

ALICE the Wife of Thomas
Reece of Tyldesley who
departed this life May 29th
1839 aged 40 years

Memorial No.			R20
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	188	93	10

HERE
Resteth the body of
John Partington of Tyldesley
who died September 4th 1841
Aged 69 Years Also
Mary wife of John Partington
who died June 19th 1811 aged 35
Years

Margaret Partington Burial
J 2 Breadths P

Memorial No.			R22
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	184	106	10

Here Resteth the Body of Betty
the wife of Samuel Corless who
departed this Life the 23rd June 1783
in the 41st Year of her Age
Also interred 3 of their Children
who died Young Elizabeth Mary
and Henry

Memorial No.			R23
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	197	107

HERE
Rest the Remains of William Newton
of Astley who departed this life March
10th 1813 aged 62 Years And Hannah
his wife who departed this Life
August 15th 1808 aged 52 Years Also
John Son of John and Margaret Newton
who departed this Life December 10th 1811
aged 2 Years And a Son and Daughter
who died young
Also Alice the daughter of John and
Margaret Newton the Wife of David
Grundy of Astley who departed
this Life June 22nd 1835 Aged 34
Years Also Hannah daughter of
John & Margaret Newton who
departed this life Decr 27th 1844
aged 37 years

Memorial No.			R24
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	184	97

IN MEMORY of

Mary wife of Charles Chadwick
who departed this life Decr 31st
1870 Aged 76 Years
John son of John and Mary
Chadwick of Worsley who died
October 2**** Aged *7 Years
ALSO of JOHN CHADWICK, who
Departed this life December 11th
1876 Aged 81 Years

Memorial No.			S15
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	172	78

HERE
Resteth the Remains of
Peter Smith of Tyldesley
who departed this Life
March 8th 1851 aged 71 years
ALSO
Betty the Wife of Peter Smith
Who departed this Life 22nd
of October 1842 Aged 67
Years ALSO
Henry Son of Peter and
Betty Smith who depar
ted this Life May 2nd 1826
aged 21 Years Also of
Sarah Smith Daughter of
the above who departed this
life Februart 3rd 1880 in the
70th Year of her Age
2 Breadths

Memorial No.			S17
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	130	79

Joshua Grundys Burial
2 Breadths

Memorial No.			S22
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	140	72

HERE
Lieth the Remains of
Peter Baxter who departed
this Life July 4th 1850
Aged 26 Years
A loving Husband Father dear
A faithful friend Ive burred here
Who lived in love and died in peace
I hope his joys will never cease

Memorial No.			S23
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Hipped top	148	65	65

North side
IN MEMORY OF
JOHN ARROWSMITH
OF ASTLEY
WHO DIED JUNE 25TH 1826 AGED 49 YEARS
ALSO ALICE HIS WIFE
WHO DIED APRIL 29TH 1861 AGED 82 YEARS

South side.
IN MEMORY OF
HANNAH
DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND ALICE ARROWSMITH
WHO DIED JANY 17TH 1843 AGED 32 YEARS
ALSO MARY ANN THEIR DAUGHTER
WHO DIED SEPTR 13TH AGED 73 YEARS
AND OF ALICE THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER
WHO DIED APRIL 2ND 1886 AGED 72 YEARS

Remarks.

This is a hipped top monument which is set on a 177cm x 93cm x 8cm slab.

Memorial No.			S24
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	211	103	11

Here Lieth Interred the Body
of Thomes Hart who departed
this Life January 22nd 1802 Aged
48 Years
Likewise four of their children
Elizabeth Marey § John § Hannah
who died young

Thomas Harts Vault

Memorial No.			S25
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
See Below	132	103	10

OF
MARY
the Beloved Wife of
JAMES SHAW
Of Astley who departed
this life Augst 4th 1855
Aged 22 Years
Her partner now consoles himself
With hope not form'd in vain
That at her happy, soul's at rest
His love must be her gain.

Memorial No.			T16
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	182	78

HERE
Resteth the Body of
James Lord who Departed
this Life the 11th of *ay in
the Year of our Lord **** Aged 74
Also Sarah Lord the wife
of James Lord of Astley
who Departed this Life
the 4th of March 18** in
the 77 Year of her age
Also of Jane Daughter
of John and Jane Lord
and Grand-daughter of
the above who died
August 25th 184* in the
28th year of her Age

Remarks.

Burial records have James Lord buried 13 May 1801 and Sarah wife of James Lord buried 8 March 1800.

Memorial No.			T21
Type	Height	Width	Thickness
Ledger	99	75	6

Here Resteth the Body of
Emm the Wife of James
Hindley of Astley who
departed this Life the 16th
of January 1783 aged 68 Years
Afflictions fore
Long time I bore
Physicians were in vain
Till Death gave Ease
AS God did Please
And Freed me of my Pain