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Some Memorial Inscriptions - Scropton, Derbyshire
St Paul's Churchyard

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The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 18th January 2007. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.

A1. John BROADHURST, Of Foston Hall
who died on the seventh day of May 1874
Florence Georgina Toscana, w, 7 June 1878

A2. Hannah BULLOCK 15 August 1847 age [it has been removed]
James BULLOCK, 1 April 1848, 87

A3. Hannah Elizabeth, w/o Frederick George SHIPTON
Of Hatton, 29 November 1919, 35

A4. Sophia, w/o Rev'd James Alexander WOOD
Curate of the parish, 18 July 1855, 37

A5. George, s/o James BARROWS
Blacksmith and Mary his wife
27 July, [looks like] 1850, 20

A6. John FERNYHOUGH,
Of Scropton, 3 November 1872, 58

A7. Mary w/o the late John FERNYHOUGH,
24 March 1876, 70

A8. Ellen, w/o James WRIGHT,
Of Scropton, 23 Oct 1882, 61
James, above, 9 August 1905, 91
Thine eyes shall see the King in his bed
Elizabeth, d, Born 9 Feb 1849,
Died at Scropton, 20 August 1935

A9. Thomas ORME,
Of Fold Lodge, 26 August 1832, 59

A10. Sarah, w/o William HOLBROOK
Of Stockley Park, in the county of Stafford
9 May 1847, 26

A11. Sarah, w/o David SPROAT,
Burton on Trent, who died September
[the remainder of the inscription in weather worn]

A12. James SMITH, 4 June 1794, 49
Sarah, w, 29 April 1811, 65

A13. Edmund SMITH, 20 Oct 1784, 83
Mary, w, 5 December 1773, 72

A14. William CHAWNER, Butcher
Late of Burton, 29 June 1789, 51
Elizabeth, w, 7 October 1793, 57

A15. [this stone is very weather worn]
Elizabeth CHAWNER, w/o [looks like] Francis,
8 December 1763, 53

A16. Mary HARRISON,
w/o John HARRISON of the town
6 January 1769, 70

A17. Rich MOORE, 24 July 1801, 64
Mary, w/o Rich MOORE, 11 Feb 1822, 82

A18. William GIBSON,
Late of Church Broughton, 13 Jan 1845, 63
Ann, w, 16 July 1830, 48

A19. Caroline Alice TIPPER,
Of Scropton, 20 October 1878, 30

A20. Herbert WOOLLEY,
Of Hatton, 31 May 1890, 57
Ann, w, 15 March 1894, 57

A21. Robert SHIPTON,
Of Scropton, 10 Nov 1923, 65
Elizabeth, w, 30 May 1931, 70

A22. Thomas SHIPTON,
Of Scropton, 11 June 1886, 60
Sarah Ellen, w, 14 Dec 1891, 67

A23. Joseph SHIPTON,
Of Hatton, 24 Dec 1874, 76

A24. Robert SHIPTON,
Late of this village 18 Dec 1852, 72
Mary SHIPTON, sister ****
[the remainder of the inscription has been
obliterated by a very large ant-hill]

A25. Richard SHIPTON,
Late of Yoxhall Woodhouse in the county of Stafford
22 December 1853, 57

A26. William SHIPTON, 31 July 1825, 48
Mary, w, 12 Dec 1867, 82

A27. Robert SHIPTON,
Of Scropton, 5 Sept 1874, 51

A28. Mary COOPER,
Late of Sutton-on-the-Hill, 24 Sept 1897, 52

A29. Robert COOPER,
Of Sutton-on-the-Hill, 3 April 1875, 71
Ann, w, 17 Oct 1896, 80

A30. William SHIPTON
Of Scropton, 25 June 1885, 67

A31. Sarah COOPER, 4 July 1912, 63

A32. Emma Georgina, w/o William SHIPTON,
20 October 1913, 60
William SHIPTON, 9 May 1923, 67

A33. Thomas HARPER,
Late of Mackley in the parish of Sudbury
Who died at Hatton, 17 March 1860, looks like 65

A34. Edward STANLEY,
Of this place, 15 May 1858, 57
Mary, w, 13 July 1856, 59

A35. Millicent, w/o Thomas HARPER,
17 November 1855, 64 1791

A36. William, s/o Thomas & Millicent HARPER,
31 August 1846, 16

A37. Thomas HARPER, of Foston 1 Oct 1872, 77

A38. William HUDSON,
Late of Foston, 30 August 1854, 77
Sarah, w, 25 Oct 1849, 82

A39. Samuel MORLEY,
Late of Foston in this parish
19 Feb 1848, 76
Ann, w, 4 Feb 1848, 88
Louisa the w/o Benjamin TUCKNELL
of London, and granddaughter of the above
28 April 1848, 28 leaving one daughters
Anne Louisa TUCKNELL and [stone has sunk]

A40. John JACKSON,
Of this village, 21 Feb 1853, 69
Ann GARRATT, w/o above, 15 July 1876, 76

A41. George BOWEN,
Of Scropton, 30 Nov 1896, 74
Catherine, w, 28 Jan 1905, 83

A42. Frederick, s/o George & Elizabeth BARTRAM,
Of Scropton, 6 May 1887, 26

A43. George TWIGG, 16 August 1895, 78
Ellen, w, 5 Dec 1895, 67

A44. Ann BOWEN,
Widow of Scropton, 15 Sept 1810, not sure if 18 or 78
Much regretted by all her friends
[Auth: the stonemason had a bad day at the office. Not
only was her age wrong, but her first name was wrong as
well. It was originally 'AMN' plus 'Widow of Scropton']

A45. Hannah REEVE 16 May 1829, 65
She was greatly respected by all her friend.
The widow of Matthew REEVE of Scropton
And d/o David and Ann BOWEN

A46. James TIPPER,
Of Scropton, 26 June 1876, 76
Ann, w, 22 Oct 1888, 82
Sarah, d, 11 Dec 1861, 27

A47. Joseph JOWETT,
Accidentally killed 29 Jan 1874, 35

A48. William HUNT,
Of Hatton, 14 March 1877, 44

A49. Matthew KIRKLAND
Of Scropton, 22 April 1884, 55

A50. War Death
L/Cpl Frank E. HOOD,
Killed at Rugley Camp, 9 June 1917, 39
Alice Elizabeth, w, 27 Nov 1959, 80
[Extra information from the CWGC:
L/Cpl 26010, 11 North Staffordshire Regt]
Transferred to as TR/S/12135 4th Training Reserve
Died 10 June 1917 age 36. s/o of John & Mary HOOD
And w/o Alice E. of Scropton Road, Tutbury
Burton on Trent. Born at Ipswich.
At rest in this churchyard

A51. Samuel, s/o Sarah Ann and the late
Thomas HARRISON of Oaklands, Foston
16 Oct 1878 - 10 Oct 1912

A52. Thomas HARRISON, 15 May 1896, 53

A53. Mary Ann, w/o William Bolton APPLEBY,
Born at Longford 18 April 1841
Died at Scropton 2 July 1906

A54. John APPLEBY,
Of Doveridge, 1 Jan 1891, 65

A55. Sarah Bolton APPLEBY, 12 Feb 1908, 80

A56. Ann STANLEY,
Of Scropton, 20 Feb 1894, 72

A57. Annie STANLEY,
Who died at Scropton, 28 August 1914, 59
George STANLEY, 5 Nov 1897, 47

A58. Henry BLOOD,
Of Hatton, 23 June 1904, 41
Mary, w, 3 July 1904, 35

A59. John, h/o Ada Elizabeth ARCHER,
20 Feb 1922,

A60. George, s/o William & Sarah ARCHER,
Of Scropton, 29 May 1887, 22

A61. Ernest Albert,
s/o Ernest Albert & Bertha RENSHAW, 11 months

A62. Lydia, w/o William BOLDING,
27 March 1912, 65
William BOLDING, above,
31 Dec 1850 - 29 August 1931

A63. James TIPPER,
Late Clerk of this parish
Suddenly called to rest 24 Dec 1898, 54
Susannah, w, 8 August 1897, 58
This stone was erected by their sorrowing children

A64. Clara d/o Alfred & Eliza STRUTT,
Of Sunnyside, Scropton, 13 Nov 1918, 39
Arthur George ABBOTTS h/o above,
4 Dec 1919, 44

A65. Edwin George, eldest s/o George BIRCH,
Of Shrewsbury who died at Scropton,
30 March 1904, 25

A66. Elizabeth, w/o William HILL,
31 Jan 1906, 68
also near by lies William HILL,
h, 7 May 1916, 76

A67. Here lies the body of
John HARRIFON [HARRISON], fon of William HARRIFON [HARRISON]
And Eliz his wife of Fofton [Foston] who departed this
Life the 2Jft [21st] day of Feb 175J [1751] and in the
24th year of his age
Near this place alfo lye the bodies of
John HOLLALEY and Eliz his wife. Fhe died the
J7th [17th] of Jan 1721, 80
[stone has sunk]

A68. William, s/o William & Elizabeth HARRISON,
Of Foston, 3 April 1746, 38
Elizabeth HARRISON, above,
24 December 1750, 68

A69. John KINDER
Late of Fofton [Foston], 2 Jan 1789, 59
Isabella KINDER, w, 12 Nov 1792, 61

A70. George ORME,
Who died at Hanbury 10 Jan 1889, 84
Sarah, w, 9 Oct 1877, 68

A71. Thomas ORME,
Late of Hoon, 10 Feb 1835, 73

A72. Ann ORME relict of Thomas ORME,
Late of Hoon, 22 Nov 1847, 72

A73. Thomas ORME,
Of Scropton 24 June 1882, 70
Mary, w/o Thomas ORME,
Of Scropton, 7 Nov 1867, 56

A74. William ORME,
Of Scropton, 25 May 1854, 39

A75. Elizabeth, w/o James FAULKNER,
Of Scropton, 13 Jan 1860, 32

A76. James FAULKNER,
Of Scropton, 3 July 1863, 32

A77. John MOORE,
Late of Foston, 8 Jan 1859, 73

A78. William ELKIN,
Late of Draycott Mill, 15 Sept 1818, 75

A79. Joseph SUTTON,
Of Scropton, 6 March 1899, 53

A80. Mary Anne, w/o Joseph SUTTON,
4 Sept **** [looks like] 63
Leonard, s, 13 Sept 1882, 3yrs
Rosa, d, 2 Oct 1882, 11months
Joseph, s, 23 March 1877, 65 days

A81. Hannah, w/o Joseph SUTTON,
Of Scropton, 3 Dec 1878, 68
Ann MOORSCOFT,
Of Foston, 28 May 1875, 70

A82. William ORME,
Of Scropton, 2 Jan 1875, 33
Elizabeth, w, 17 Feb 1894, 50

A83. Ann WALL,
Widow and relict of Thomas WALL,
Late of this parish, 24 Nov 1774, 95
Elizabeth HIGGS, d/o the above
Ann WALL by a former hufband
28 Nov 1718, 18

A84. Thomas WALL,
Late of Fofton [Foston] in this parifh
16 Oct 1767, 92
Thomas fon of Thomas WALL, by Ann his wife
Jst [1st] March 1734, 25

A85. Thomas WALL,
Late of Foston in the county of Derby, Gent
6 April 1809, ?
[Auth: the stonemason has had a stab at the age. Is
it 64 or 77? Looking at the stone I would go for 64]

A86. William BLACKSHAW,
Of Markeaton, late of Foston,
9 August 1873, 63

A87. Edwin CALDECOTT,
The Firs, Foston, Derby
2nd s/o Edwin CALDECOTT
of Trueloves, Ingatestone, Essex
10 Jan 1857 - 16 April 1937

A88. John REEVE,
Of Scropton, 25 Nov 1862, 75

A89. Ann REEVE, w/o John REEVE,
Of Scropton, 15 June 1854, 61

A90. Ann HOPKINS, 10 June 1838, 45
After having lived 19 years in the services
of Col, NEWTON and 27 years in the family
discharging her duties with fidelity

A91. Joseph HOPKINS,
s/o John & Ann HOPKINS,
of this place, 11 Dec 1825, 23

A92. George JACKSON, 30 June 1829, 75
Rachel JACKSON, d, 2 March 1820, 29

A93. William WHITTINGHAM,
27 Oct 1861, 43

A94. Thomas GRATTIDGE,
Late of Foston, 3 July 1843, 64

A95. Bessy d/o William & Elizabeth GRATTIDGE,
Of Foston, 17 Nov 1803, 12
Daniel and Jesse their sons
Daniel, 29 Nov 1803, 10
Jesse, 16 Dec 1803, 8yrs
Both old and young must all submit
To fatal Death when God thinks fit

A96. John WARRINGTON, 20 April 1806, 64
William, s, 19 Sept 1805, 22

A97. John WARRINGTON, 10 Jan 1860, 46

A98. William ALLSOP,
Late of Foston, 11 April 1852, 78

A99. Joseph Kniveton GOODFELLOW,
26 September 1860, 39

A100. Blanch d/o Richard & Mary Hannah SUTTON,
20 November 1869 - 11 May 1923
her sister
Florence SUTTON,
23 October 1879 - 15 April 1960

A101. Richard SUTTON,
Of Foston, 4 August 1837 - 5 Jan 1923
Matthew Henry s, 8 Feb 1874 - 4 Oct 1914

A102. Mary Hannah, w/o Richard SUTTON,
Of Foston, 21 Sept 1891, 50

A103. Frank, youngest s/o S.W. WOOLRICH,
Of Stone 26 May 1889, 51

A104. Mary Evelyn ALLEN, 25 July 1890, 31

A105. Anthony HOLLINGSWORTH,
21 May 1866, 29

A106. Samuel Payne MOORECROFT,
3 May 1804, 3 years

A107. John ARCHER,
Of Scropton House, late of Castle Hayes Parks,
17 April 1877, 81

A108. Ann, w/o George BRETT,
And d/o William & Martha Jane ALLSOP,
Of Scropton, 7 May 1883, 23
[Note: this stone will soon topple over, face down]

A109. Charlotte BULLER, 4 March 1898, 66
Note: this stone will soon topple over, face down]

A110. Thomas BENTLEY,
Of Foston, 8 Dec 1916, 66

A111. John William HOPKINS, 12 May 1877, 34

A112. [stone weather worn]
John WILD of Scropton
[looks like] 6 August 1878, 44

A113. Thomas JOHNSON, 5 Oct 1879, 66

A114. Elizabeth, w/o Thomas JOHNSON
Of Hatton, 26 Sept 1876, 63

A115. Jane JACKSON,
Of Scropton, late of Church Broughton
26 Jan 1880, 59

A116. Annie, w/o Charles BULL,
Of Scropton, 14 July 1910, 59
Alice, d, 11 December 1909, 34
Charles BULL, above, 25 August 1921, 74

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[Created 20 Jan 2007. Last updated 14 Dec 2007 - 13:56 by Rosemary Lockie]

Some Memorial Inscriptions - Scropton, Derbyshire St Paul's Churchyard

Collected by Alf Beard, Rosemary Lockie, and others. See Derbyshire GENUKI Service Providers for contact details.

Some Memorial Inscriptions - Scropton, Derbyshire
St Paul's Churchyard

Collected by Alf Beard, Rosemary Lockie, and others.
See Derbyshire GENUKI Service Providers for contact details.