Swindon Nr Cheltenham. Church Monumental Inscriptions

The first volume of Gloucestershire Notes and Queries was published in 1881, edited by Rev. Beaver H. Blacker, M.A. The notes below are taken from this volume, and the spelling and grammar are as the original. The surnames have been put in capitals to aid identification.

This list does not cover all memorial inscriptions at the Church, because it was compiled before the end of the 19th century, and also because it concentrates on inscriptions within the church. Additions or corrections are most welcome.


Literal copies of the thirteen inscriptions in the Church are given in The Genealogist, vol. i., pp. 332, 333; 366-368 (January and April, 18771879) ; and the following is an index to the names mentioned therein, with the date of death in each case :-

Charlotte COX Jan. 10, 1846
Lieut. -Col. John COX Dec. 25, 1847
Sarah ELLIOTT Aug. 4, 1838
Elizabeth GOODLAKE Nov. 26, 1843
John Hughes GOODLAKE, Gent. Oct. 28, 1820
William GOODLAKE [No date]
Elizabeth LONG [Junr] June 29, 1771
Elizabeth LONG Aug. 12, 1782
Frances LONG Dec. 5, 1802
John LONG, Esqr. July 26, 1794
William LONG July 21, 1786
William LONG Esqr. May 9, 1815
Catharine Elizabeth RICKETTS 1827
Henrietta RICKETTS Nov. 13, 1838
Dame Rebecca RICKETTS [May 8] 1859
Robert RICKETTS Nov. 7, 1835
Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Tristam RICKETTS, Bart., D.C.I. [Aug. 16] 1842
Col. St. Vincent William RICKETTS [March 26] 1866
Simpson Hicks RICKETTS, Esqr., Com. R.N. [March 12] 1858
William Hamilton RICKETTS 1830
Capt. Edward STOPFORD, R.N. March 17, 1837
Elizabeth STRATFORD Feb. 3, 1787
John STRATFORD, Esqr. Aug. 3, 1776
Alice STURMY May 24, 1688
John STURMY May 11, 1650
Ann SURMAN [No date]
Elizabeth SURMAN March 24, 1751
Elizabeth SURMAN Aug. 26, 1799
Elizabeth SURMAN Sept. 22, 1812
John SURMAN, Gent. March 7, 1730
John SURMAN, Gent. Nov. 27, 1819
Mary SURMAN April 30, 1772
Mary SURMAN Jan. 16, 1780
Mary SURMAN Nov. 19, 1819
Mary SURMAN [No date]
Thomas Packer SURMAN, Gent. July 10, 1765
William SURMAN March 29, 1791
Frances VAILLANT Nov. 25, 1845

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