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Burton Overy Independent Chapel

Gravestone in the garden

Gravestone in the garden

The Independent Chapel Gravestone

Another gravestone

Section M

The following is a list of Monumental Inscriptions transcribed by Eric Orbell in 1983 and reproduced here with his kind permission.

Monumental Inscriptions taken from the gravestones of the Independent Chapel, Burton Overy in 1983

Grave Number

Inscription

M1

WILLIAM ASHBY late of Merton, Oxon, died 28th December 1920 aged 93 years

M2

BERTHA BAILEY wife of FREDERICK . Died 22 February 1931, aged 63 years, also FREDERICK husband of the above, born 9 October 1870, died 8 October 1943

M3

DUNCAN BARBOUR, died 7 September 1927 aged 57 years, also HANNAH his wife who died 1 March 1974 aged 93 years

M4

ELLA BURDETT, died 12 November 1934 aged 37 years

M5

EDWARD BURDITT, died 18 June 1856 (?) aged 62 years

M6

GEORGE COX died 19 August 1893 aged 71 years

M7

THOMAS MARTIN COX died 25 June 1938

M8

SARAH FREARSON died 19 September 1867 aged 79 years

M9

THOMAS FREARSON late of Kibworth Beauchamp died 8 October 1888 aged 76 years, also ELIZABETH ANN his wife died 13 October 1890 aged 69 years

M10

MARGARET FREEMAN died 13 February 1973 aged 81 years

M11

ANNIE FOSTER, wife of GEORGE died 29 March 1939 aged 69 years, also GEORGE died 12 December 1944 aged 76 years

M12

MAY HORTON daughter of JOHN & SARAH ANN died 23 November 1888 aged 2 years

M13

ELIZABETH MAYN of Burton Overy died 13 March 1899 aged 69 years

M14

ELIZABETH MAYN of Burton Overy died 13 March 1899 aged 69 years

M15

LAURA JANE MAYN died 5 March 1878 aged 11 months, also RICHARD PERCY died 2 August 1884 aged 15 months, also JOHN WILLIAM died 4 June 1894 aged 15 years, children of JOHN and ELIZABETH

M16

THOMAS MAYN second son of late WILLIAM & JANE died 20 October 1899 aged 61 years

M17

WILLIAM MAYN eldest son of WILLIAM & JANE died 2 July 1867 aged 30 years

M18

JAMES OSWIN died 30 December 1879 aged 83 years, also MARY his wife died 27 March 1902 aged 95 years

M19

JAMES OSWIN died 27 December 1918 aged 87 years, also MARY his wife died 27 March 1923 aged 90 years

M20

LIZZIE RUFFELL died 16 February 1870 aged 30 years

M21

ANN WARNER died 13 April 1860 aged 75 years

M22

ELIZA MARY WRIGHT wife of JOHN daughter of the late ROBERT HORSEPOOL of Norton died 20 December 1862 aged 57 years.

(This Chapel is now a private house, and some of the monuments still stand in the garden.)

Last Updated Thu, 22 Nov, 2007.