~ ALL SAINT'S GRAVEYARD ~

CANTERBURY

NEAR KINGS BRIDGE (EASTBRIDGE)

The church was demolished in 1938

All Saint's Church

The register dates from 1559

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Best Lane, showing All Saints Churchyard behind the railings

 

Gravestones shown in red (approximate placement, not exact)

No. 1 UPTON

No. 2 GOULDEN footstone

No. 3 only the top of the stone is peeking out of the soil

No. 4 Footstone DL & AL (possibly Lepine)

No. 5 small stone in front of "to the memory"

No. 6 HARGROVES

No. 7 TALBUTT

No. 8 UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME

No. 9 covered with ivy

No. 10 unknown

No. 11 unknown

No. 12 tilted towards the far wall and sitting behind no. 11, unknown

No. 13 CODHAM

No. 14 TYLER

No. 15 MERRYWEATHER

No. 16 FOOTSTONE C.O. & A.O.

No. 17 GOULDEN

No. 18 JONES

No. 19 SHRUBSOLE

No. 20 STEED

No. 21 KNEWSTUD

No. 22 SHARP

No. 23 BRIAULT

No. 24 DENT

No. 25 WOODCOCK

No. 26 Unreadable (mostly in the soil)

No. 27 LEPINE

 

No. 20 STEED

Here lieth y Body of

THOMAS STEED

who died June ye 7th

1742 aged 45 Years

MARY STEED

Died 2 Dec 1769

Aged 74 years

Mr. John Steed

son of the above

Thomas and Mary

........

No. 8 UNKNOWN at this time

there is some lettering that could possibly be made out

 

No. 9 UNKNOWN

 

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No. 1 UPTON (corner by the wall)

Elizabeth Upton servant

to Israel Jacob* near 40

years dyed the 3 day

of March 1687 in the 62

yeare of her age

*there was an Israel JACOB who was an apothecary in Canterbury around this time - Anthony Oughton (b 1664) was apprenticed to him

Possible death of Israel Jacob 1692

No. 24 DENT

In Memory Of

DOROTHY DENT

daughter of

HENRY and MARGARET DENT

who died JUNE 15 1792 aged 26 years

MARGARET DENT

Mother of the above mentioned

Dorothy Dent

and Wife of HENRY DENT

Collector of Excise

died October 12th 1793 aged 51 Years

CHARLES DENT

Son of Henry and Margaret DENT

died February 23 1799 aged 22 Years

Also the above named

HENRY DENT

died Feb 27 1802

aged 66 years

And also of GEORGE DENT

No. 4 Footstone

D.L.

1800

A.L.

1810

(might possibly be a LEPINE)

No. 19 SHRUBSOLE

of Thomas Shrubsole ..... of this parish

Mary

died March 1783 age 64 years

No. 21 KNEWSTUD

In hope of a joyful resurrection

Here lieth the body of

John son of Moses and Eliz

Knewstud he died Mar 30th 1761

Aged 24 years Jesus calls while

above he .....

 

No. 5 Stone

"to the memory"

No. 16 Footstone

C.O. 1784

A.O. 1746

*this is likely Charles OBREE of St. Dunstan's (buried at All Saints), I'm assuming A.O. is his wife Anne

He was an in-brother of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist Canterbury c. 1765, died 1784

marriage at St. George the Martyr, Canterbury, February 27, 1722 of Charles OBREE and Anne ATWELL

Freemen of Canterbury (By Marriage) Charles OBREE, barber to Anne daughter of John ATWELL, linenweaver, 1723

Freemen of Canterbury Charles OBREE of Dover, Barber, son of Charles OBREE of Canterbury, Barber 1747

Burial of a John ATWELL in St. Dunstan's, June 12 1780 (there was a Thomas ATWELL, weaver in Canterbury pre 1702)

No. 6 HARGROVES

Here lieth the Bodies

of John & Eliz Son & Daug.

of Thomas and Susannah

Hargroves he died Dec

8th 1749, aged nine Months

she died .... aged 26 D

No. 25 WOODCOCK

SACRED

TO THE MEMORY OF

JANE WOODCOCK (SPINSTER

OF THIS PARISH

AND FORMERLY OF IVER, BUCKS.)

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE

OCTOBER 4TH, 1849

AGED 68 YEARS

THE DECEASED WAS FOR MORE THAN

43 YEARS THE FAITHFUL FRIEND AND

COMPANION OF MRS. TOKE JAMES SIMMONDS

OF THIS PARISH

HER LOSS IS MOST SINCERELY

REGRETTED AND HER MEMORY REVERED

BY THE FAMILY IN WHOSE BEHALF HER

EXERTIONS WERE NECESSARY.. UNCEASING..

FAITHFUL, JUST AND TRUE UNTO THE END

No. 23 BRIAULT (back wall)

Here lieth the Body of

FRANCES BRIAULT

Who departed this life the 19th

of Jany 1801 aged 77 Years

Also MARY BRIAULT

DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE

DIED MAY 8 1826

AGED 80 YEARS

No. 12 UNKNOWN tombstone

No. 10 UNKNOWN tombstone

No. 11 UNKNOWN tombstone

 

Inscriptions around Canterbury (Huguenot)

Briault, Lepine, Talbutt

 

 

No. 27 LEPINE

the stone is broken

In Memory of Daniel Lepine

died February 24th 1826 aged 38 years

Also Nancy widow of the above died May 30th

Aged 18[45] 7[6] Years

Left surviving Hannah wife

and William Welby

*Feb 22, 1789, Hannah LEPINE was christened at St. Peter's by Daniel and Nancy Lepine

Daniel LEPINE, silkweaver, app. to his father. Daniel LEPINE. 1734

1815 MM, Marriage of Mr. William LEPINE to Miss HAWKER, all of Canterbury

June 1818 Died at Canterbury, Mr. Sam LEPINE

Archaeologia Cantiana - Vol. 52 1940, page 22 & 218 regarding Daniel LEPINE

All Saints, Canterbury

1806 Oct 31 Burial of Thomas Richard infant son of William & Jane LEPINE
1807 Apr 30 Burial of Hannah wife of Charles LEPINE Senior aged 58
1807 June 29 Burial of Charles son of William & Jane LEPINE aged 18 years

1808 Oct 28 Burial of Daniel, son of James & Elizabeth LEPINE (from St. Mary Northgate) aged 2 years
1809 Oct 18 Burial of William, son of James & Elizabeth LEPINE (from St. Mary Northgate) aged 6 months
1810 Sept 7 Burial of Ann LEPINE, widow (from St. Mary Northgate) aged 72 years

1812 June 2, a Marriage of William Goulden, bachelor of Holy Cross Westgate "without the gate" and Hannah LEPINE, spinster of this parish, lic.

No. 7 TALBUTT

Here lieth the Bodies of

WILLIAM TALBUTT

who died M.... 2? 1734

Aged .. Years

Also bore .... Body of

MARGARET TALBUTT

wife of ...

....

*christening of a John Tallbutt Feb 6, 1690 to William and Margaret Tallbutt

burial of a James Talbot at All Saints, Feb 27, 1704 (father William)

No. 14 TYLER The stone was in the church in 1792

SHADRACH TYLER B.A

Son of Robert TYLER

Vicar of St. Lawrence and

grandson of ........ *see below

The following inscriptions on gravestones are among others remaining in it: In the north aisle, a memorial for Shadrack Tyler, B.A. son of Robert Tyler, vicar of S. Laurence; and grandson of Shadrack Cooke, vicar of Faversham, obt. 1756. Another for Joseph Royle* alderman, obt. 1788. John Fuller, alderman obt. 1569.

In the register of this parish, which begins in 1559, are several entries among the burials of the Bridge's, Denne's, Six's and Sawkins's." HT

*"In memory of Joseph Royle, who died June 25, 1788. aged 54 years." (listed as in the church in 1792)

"Here lies between two of her daughters, Margaret the wife of Daniel Listor, buried the 25 of July, 1651" (also listed in the church in 1792)

"In memory of Thomas Harnard, Esqr. Alderman of Norwich, who died in this city, on his return from France, the 30th of August, 1753, aged 41 years. In propriety of conduct he was honour to himself, by his humanity happiness to others. In resolution equal to the greatest difficulties; By perseverance superior to the most injrious attacks on the trade of his fellow-citizens supporting their highest honours with an integrity they remember with gratitude." (listed in the church 1792)

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No. 18 JONES

Janae Uxoris praecharae

Richardi Jones

Quae in Virtute Amore

et conjugali Affecione

uilli erat secundi

Mater indulgerrisims

... Valde Pia

egregia probitate praedicta

Marie suo moerente et uatus ejus

Filiabus infantitus praemature

rapta uit 13mo die paartii Ann Dom 1804

Suae 33

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No. 2 The footstone of GOULDEN

W.G.

1851

H.G.

1826

M.G.

1822

related to the Goulden Tombstone below

GOULDEN (back wall centre)

No. 17 GOULDEN

Sacred to the memory of William GOULDEN

who died April 14th, 1851 aged 69 years

Also of Hannah wife of the above who died

May 9th, 1826, aged 26 years

Also of Mary infant daughter of the above who died

in the year 1822 aged 5 months

 

Old Churchyard of All Saint's Church, Kings Bridge

No. 15 MERRYWEATHER

Sacred

to the memory of

ELIZABETH wife of

GEORGE MERRYWEATHER

who died 7th July aged 31 years

No 13 CODHAM

Here lieth ye Body of

Willm Codham who left

issue by Joanna his wife

........

No. 22 SHARP

In Memory of

SARAH SHARP

who departed this life

Sept 2nd 1812 aged 70 years

Also of her grandchildren William Alan and George Sharp

who died in their infancy sons of William and Elizabeth Sharp

in the parish of St. Mary Magdaline in this city

 

No. 3 UNKNOWN

but probably slightly readable if cleaned looks like it might read "SACRED" on top

 

No. 26 UNKNOWN

 

All Saint's Churchyard

 

Somner mentions some grave stones in it remaining in his time, of persons of good account buried in it; among others, of Roger Brent, an alderman, and thrice mayor of this city, who died in 1486, and was buried in St. Mary's chapel, in this church, and as appears by his will, was a good benefactor to the city. On his gravestone were the arms of Brent, impaling Lee; on another gravestone were the arms of Apulderfield, impaling Evering; and on another, two chevrons, impaling three chevronels: and in one of the windows were the arms of archbishop Morton. All which have long since obliterated. HT

 

Gravestones in All Saint's Churchyard

 


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