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Section L - Slabs in the Lady Chapel

View of some of the Memorial Slabs in the Ladby Chapel

View of some of the Memorial Slabs in the Lady Chapel -
some are obscured by the Parish Chest

Plan of Section L the Monumebtal Slabs in the Lady Chapel

Plan of the Monumental Slabs in the Lady Chapel

Transcript of the Monumental Slabs in the Lady Chapel

Monumental Slab Number

Transcription

Type and Mason

The [] indicate that the script was not readable, but the script was taken from 'The History and Antiquities of Leicestershire' by Nichols, published in 1798 to help researcher.

L1

Here lieth the bode of ………THOMAS NEDHAM sonn of THOMAS & MARY who died IVth day of Feb Anno Domini 1680

stone

L2

Here lyeth the body of ESTHER daughter of JOHN WOODRUFFE Gent, and MARY his wife she…………(rest is under the parish chest)

Slate

L3

Sacred to the memory of MARY the wife of RICHARD GREEN of Earl Shilton and daughter of the late DANIEL WOODRUFFE GENT of this parish who died Dec 26th 1802 aged 77 years

Slate

L4

In the family vault near this place lieth the body of CATHERINE JANE daughter of JOHN WOODRUFFE Gent and MARY his wife who died April XX MDCCCLLX aged XIV months
“Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for such is the Kingdom of heaven”

Slate

L5

Here lie the bodies of WILLIAM, PATTY and PEGGY SULTZER children of JOHN CHRISTIAN SULTZER of this parish. WILLIAM died the 9th June 1773 aged 14 months. PATTY died 6th July 1779 aged 11 weeks. PEGGY died the 3 of August 1779 aged 15 weeks

Slate

W K

L6

J.W 1820
M.W 1825

Slate

L7

Beneath this stone are deposited the remains of Miss MARY LEE the younger daughter of JOHN LEE M.A late rector of this parish she died at Leicester May XVI th MDCCLXXXII aged XXI

stone

L8

Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM WOODWARD gentleman of Burton Overy who departed this life March 12th 1829 aged 51 years
This stone is placed by his cousin THOMAS LEACH of the New Walks near Leicester

Slate

Neale

L9

In the memory of WILIAM WOODWARD who died April 16th 1792 aged 47 years also of ELIZABETH wife of WILLIAM WOODWARD. She died July 15th 1822 aged 66 years

Slate

L10

To the memory of ELIZABETH daughter of WILLIAM & ELIZABETH WOODWARD who died May 9th 1810 aged 28 years

Slate
M M Mart
in Leicesr

L11

Here lieth ye body of WILLIAM WOODWARD Gent who departed this life May the 22nd Anno Domm 1714 aged near 42 years
All you that here pass by/As you are now so once was I/But as I am so you must be/Therefore prepare to follow me

Slate

L12

J.N.1815 A.N 1805A.N 1806G.N 1811

Slate

L13

Frances L 1792

Slate

L14

[Here lieth the remains of DOLBY the son of] WILLIAM WOODWARD Gent who departed this life the 23rd day of January 1776 aged 23 years

Slate
[....] under staging

L15

[To the memory of WILLIAM WOODWARD gent who died July 29 1757 aged 48 years also of ANN the wife of [ROBERT GREEN gent and relict of ] the said WILLIAM WOODWARD Gent she died February 15th 1792 aged 66 years

Slate
[...] under staging

Last Updated Fri, 16 Oct, 2009.