The Parish of Atherton in the County of -- Lancashire --

Memorial Inscriptions at the Church of St John
in the Parish of Atherton

…this life…
aged 74….
Also Margret Heyes his…
died 25th May 1765 aged 53 Years
Also Bold their Son died 31st July
1751 aged 2 Years
Also George their Son died
7th Novr. 1763 aged 14 years

Notes
[The stone is cracked into two, and the top is missing]

In
Memory of
HENRY SHEPHERD who
departed this life February
2nd 1835 aged 51 Years
Also Mary his wife who departed
this life September 17th 1843
aged 55 Years
Also John the Son of Henry
and Mary Shepherd who Dep
arted this Life May... 1829
aged 19? years
Also Elizabeth
daughter who Dep…..
Life September….

Notes
[Burial register shows Elizabeth Shepherd was interred 6 Sep 1821]

Sacred
to the memory of
Thomas Hope
of Atherton
who departed this life January 11th
1849 aged 80 Years

Here Resteth the Body of
Mary Smith the Wife of
Thos. Smith Who Departed
this Life the 26 Day of Augst
1810 Aged 63 Years
Also Thomas Smith Who
Departed This Life the 25 Day
of Decer 1812 Aged 58 Years

In memory of
Samuel Smith who died Dec 3…
1839 aged 43….
Ellen his wife who died Nov 6th
1838 aged 44 Years
John the Son of Samuel and Ellen
who died Feby. 25th 1840
Aged 20 Years
Thomas Cowburn Son of Ellen
Smith who died Septr. 9th 1841
Aged 29 Years
Also Elizabeth Hammond
Aunt to the above who died Feb
22nd 1850 aged 77 years

Notes
[Burial register states he was buried as Thomas Cowburn]

Here resteth the body…
Sidgwick who died….
Aged….
Also Esther his….
departed this life…
1796 aged 74

Notes
[The stone is missing across the top right corner. Burial register indicates this is the memorial for John & Esther Sedgwick]

In Memory
of
Thomas Preston
who died October 28th 1836
aged 62 years
Also Catharine
daughter of the above
Thomas Preston who
died January 31st 1852
aged 32 years

the Memory of
John Unsworth
Who Died February 7th
1847 aged 53 years
Also Alice Unsworth his
wife who died March 12th
1856 aged 66 years and
11 Months

Notes
[The top of the stone is missing]

Here rest...
James Mills...
Aged 19 ye...
Also the wife of....
Died January....

Also Samuel the Son who
died Dec 7 1816 Aged....
Also their Son the second named
James who died September ...th 1839?
Aged 17 Years
Also their Son the second named
Samuel who died September
5th 1842 aged 21 Years
Also Eleanor their daughter
...184...

Notes
[Much of the stone is missing; the surname Clowes is interpreted from burial records]
[Burial records show Eleanor Clowes was interred 9 Feb 1844)

Martha the Wife of Richard
Byron who departed this life
July 1st 1831 aged 55 years

…resteth
…the Revd. L….
…late Minister…
…who died January
….aged 71

Notes
[The name and date are speculative. This remnant appears to be all that is left of the memorial for Revd. John Lowe, Minister of St John 1755-1780]

James Owens Departed this
Life May ye 18th 1730 … was
here interred ye 19 aged …6
Here resteth the Body of
Richard Clowes who depart
ed this Life the 3 of October
1794 aged 53 Years
Also James Clowes who died
Jany 21st 1807 Aged 77 Years
Also Ann his wife who died
Novr 21st 1806 Aged 76 Years
Also Willm. his son who died
April 8th 1806 Aged 52 Years

To the Glory of God
and in Loving Memory of
Leonard Ralph Fletcher
1872 1916
This window is
dedicated by his wife

To the Glory of God and in
remembrance of
John Charles Carruthers
Headmaster
St Anne's School Hindsford
1878-1921