~ ALL SAINT'S GRAVEYARD ~
CANTERBURY
NEAR KINGS BRIDGE (EASTBRIDGE)
The church was demolished in 1938
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
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
No. 2 The footstone of GOULDEN
W.G.
1851
H.G.
1826
M.G.
1822
related to the Goulden Tombstone below
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