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Some Memorial Inscriptions - Dursley, Gloucestershire
St James's Churchyard & Dursley Cemetery

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

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28th October 2005

The following MIs were extracted from BIGLAND by Rosemary Lockie, 4/6th February 1987.

A1.	Mary, Wife of Thomas HILL, Jun. died November 9, 1766, aged 48 Years
A2.	Thomas HILL, Jun. died May 20, 1772, aged 61 Years Edward FRIEND died April 28th, 1774, aged 49 Elizabeth, his Wife, Daughter of Thomas HILL, died January 20, 1765, aged 43 Edward their son, August 3rd 1755, aged 2 Years Thomas HILL died June 10, 1758, aged 73 Years Elizabeth, Wife of Thomas HILL died June 19, 1762, aged 77
A3.	(Part of a major inscription) Ann DAVIS died April 15, 1754, aged 75 Years Samuel, Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth HILL died February 28, 1759 aged 7 Years
A4.	William WOOD died September 8th 1760, aged 59 Judith his wife died March 13th 1771 aged 81 [maybe 1777?]
A5.	John WOOD died April 2nd 1762, aged 73 Sarah his wife died April 25th 1762, aged 78
A6.	Elizabeth, wife of Samuel HILL died March 6th 1737, aged 54

The following MIs were extracted from BIGLAND by Rosemary Lockie, 14th June 1989.

B1.

In the Nave
Here resteth the Body of James WORKMAN of Dursley, Victualler,
who was buried the 18th day of May Anno Dom. 1706
Also the Body of John VIZARD, late of Bristol, Tobacconist,
who died Jan 17 1736 Aged 59 Years

B2.

On Monuments in the North Aisle
In Memory of John WATKINS, who died March 24 1781 Aged 61 Years
In Memory of Esther the Wife of John WATKINS, of this Town
who died Oct 24 1776 Aged 70 Years

B3.

Near this Place lies interred the Body of John A. WOOD,
of Dursley, Gent, who died August 4 1740 Aged 68 Years

B4.

In the Churchyard on Tombs
Sarah, Daughter of John and Eliz. EVERETT,
died Sept 12 1747 Aged 22 Years
Elizabeth, wife of John EVERETT died Aug 6 1767 Aged 68 Years

B5.

Arthur VIZAR, of this Town, Gent died Jan 6 1663 Aged 71 Years
John VIZARD, of this Town, Clothier, his Kinsman, and Hannah his Wife,
who died, viz.
He, April 5, 1731 aged 65 Years,
She, Feb 15, 1733 aged 69 Years;
Hannah their Daughter, Wife of William ROACH
died Sept 30, 1756 aged 55 Years
Mary, Wife of George WHITNEY, and Daughter of John and Hannah VIZARD,
died July 12, 1757 aged 50 Years
Martha VIZARD, another of their Daughters, died March 12, 1786 aged 67
Hannah ROACH died May 6, 1787 aged 42 Years

B6.

Ann WATKINS, Wife of John WATKINS, Mercer
who deceased Feb 15 1660 being aged 50 Years
John WATKINS of Dursley, Mercer, died Oct 6, 1691
Elizabeth, wife of Samuel KING, Daughter of John WATKINS,
buried here Dec 5 1704

B7.

Maurice PHILLIPS of this Town, Clothier died March 5 1720 Aged 86
Elizabeth, Wife of Maurice PHILLIPS died Oct 1 1730 Aged 95
"They lived in Wedlock 65 Years"

B8.

On Flat & Head-Stones

John [sic], Wife of John VIZARD Sen.	-	-	1718
Mary, Wife of Thomas EVERETT	19	Aug	1762	83
Thomas EVERETT	11	Sep	1764	76
Hugh EVERETT	26	Oct	1781	52
Joseph his Son	11	Oct	1770	6
Arthur VIZARD	26	Sep	1784	77
William, Son of William and Hannah WOOD	6	Mar	1759	3
John WOOD	2	Apr	1762	73
Sarah his Wife	25	Apr	1762	78
John HARDING, Cardmaker	23	Dec	1761	60
Elizabeth his Wife	29	Aug	1767	64

The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 26th March 2002. Entries supply name, date of death, age, and an estimated date of birth.

DURSLEY CEMETERY

C1.	Dorothy May HEWER, 21 Apr 1966, 73, 1893 Lionel John HEWER, 4 Nov 1994, 97, 1897
C2.	Nellie Elizabeth HART, 31 May 1949, 60, 1889 Husband, William, [no details of him]
C3.	Alice NELMES, 17 Feb 1957, 80, 1877 Phyllis M. THOMPSON, daughter, 6 Feb 1959, 47, 1912 Ellia HODGETTS, nee NEWLS 30 Jul 1980, 76, 1904 Harold NELMS, son, [no other details]
C4.	George Edward NELMS, 24 Mar 1962, 65, 1897 Dennis Gordon, son, 12 Jun 1968, 35, 1933 Louie, 17 Feb 1996, 92, 1904
C5.	Eva Beatrice BRAIN, 6 Apr 1964, 55, 1909 Thomas John, 5 Mar 1983, 76, 1907
C6.	Herbert John KINGSCOTE, 1898 - 1969 Violet Winifred, 1896 - 1984
C7.	William James SHORT, 20 Dec 1974, 72, 1902 Gladys Evelyn, 26 Jul 1997, 95, 1902
C8.	Sarah Rebecca HEWER, 4 Jul 1999, 88, 1911
C9.	Florence NELMES, 1 Jan 1973, 82, 1891 William Thomas, 1 Mar 1945, 52, 1893
C10.	Jack TANNER, 1982, 73, 1909 Queenie, 1992, 85, 1907 Judith, daughter, 1943, 4yrs, 1939
C11.	Frederick William Blizzard DERRETT, 10 Jan 1936, 78, 1858 Ann Emily, 7 Feb 1940, 82
C12.	Elizabeth TROTMAN, 22 Jan 1937, 54, 1883 Bertram Sidnet TROTMAN, 13 Nov 1969, 85, 1884 Florence Nellie, 25 Apr 1984, 81, 1903

Latest Additions

The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 28th October 2005. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. Abbreviations: w=wife; h=husband; s=son; d=daughter; &c.

D1.	CWG 2nd Class 546079 Aircraftman, L.A. GARDINER, Royal Air Force, 19 August 1941, 21
D2.	CWG Sgt 1852687, D.J. SMITH, Air Gunner, Royal Air Force, 28 June 1944, 19
D3.	CWG Driver T/91853, M.W.G. SAINSBURY, Royal Army Service Corps, 25 August 1940, 23
D4.	CWG Lieutenant L.G. PITMAN, Pioneer Corps, 21 Dec 1944, 52 (also his wife Carole, 16 Dec 1955, 61)
D5.	CWG 2nd Class 2285713 Aircraftman, Stanley James HIGGINS, Royal Air Force, 20 August 1946, 18
D6.	CWG Cpl 5183639 W.E. EVANS, Gloucestershire Regt, 4 May 1946, 27 (s/o Ernest & May)
D7.	CWG Sgt 5105589, P.F. ALBY, The Royal Warwickshire Regt, 20 Dec 1943, 36
D8.	Sgt / Pilot Bernard J. SPENCER, R.A.F, s/o Charles & Annie SPENCER, Killed on active service, 26 April 1940, 25
D9.	Blanche MacDonald AITCHINSON, 7 Jan 1956, 86, w/o Major Walter AITCHINSON, late of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, who was KiA, 1917
D10.	Doreen Margaret BEARD, 11.3.1999, 78 Next Grave: son, Paul Leonard BEARD (Lenny) Accidentally killed 8 Feb 1976, 21

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Some Memorial Inscriptions - Dursley, Gloucestershire St James's Churchyard & Dursley Cemetery

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

Some Memorial Inscriptions - Dursley, Gloucestershire
St James's Churchyard & Dursley Cemetery

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