St Mary’s Memorials U-Z

In the Church Yard behind this Monument are deposited the Remains of William Raymond of Sibland in this parish, Esqr. who died 14 April 1756.  Aged 57 years.

He married Mary, daughter of Jacob Vanderesch, of Hague, in the Province of Holland, Esqr. By whom he had Elisabeth, wife to Mr. Ralph Grove, of the Borough of Thornbury.

By Mary, his next Wife, third daughter and coheir of Philip Hampton, of Westbury in the Forest of Dean, And Anne, his wife, daughter and coheir of Thomas Symons, of Cleer-well in this County, Esqr.  he had Issue Five Sons and Six Daughters, of whom Six lie buried with their Mother, at Westbury: Two, Philip and Anne, with their father.

The Survivors,
Mary, wife of Richard Bigland, of Frocester in this county, Florence Raymond, and Thomas Raymond, from Duty and Affection have erected this Monument to the Memory of the deceased. AD. 1770.  

Arms at the bottom in the middle blank, on the Dexter side Raymond, impaling:- Per fess Or and azure, two carpenter’s squares interlaced points upwards, and in base an estoil all Counterchanged ……. Vanderesch.
On the sinister side Raymond impaling: “Argent, a chevron gules between three Cinque foils Az. Hampt

Also of Anne his wife who died January 29th 1870 aged 88 years.

Also of Mary Raymond their Daughr. widow of William Vawdrey died Oct. 29th 1914.  Aged 95.

Also of Julia Raymond, Daughr. Of Daniel Gingell Junr. M.D. died April 18th 1916.  Aged 66.

Here lyeth the Body of Richard White of this parish, Senr. , Yeoman, who departed this life, the XXX day of April, Anno Domi. 1722, aged L years.
All things must change and shall changed be.
From life to Death into Et….
.. Happy man is he that…
Heaven his home..
.. wait with patience …
.. change doth come ..

Also here lyeth the Body of Susan Whitfield, of this parish, and sometime wife of the above said Richard White, who departed this Life ye 16th day of November 1752, in the 73rd year of her age.

Sacred to the Memory of Henry Weare, late of the City of Bristol, Esqr, who departed this Life the 5 day of June 1773.  Aged 63 years.

Also Susanna, his wife who died the 17 day of January 1774.  Aged 45 years.  And were interred near this place with the remains of Mary, their daughter, who died as an infant.

Also Susanna, his wife who died the 17 day of January 1774.  Aged 45 years.  And were interred near this place with the remains of Mary, their daughter, who died as an infant.

Also underneath lyeth Mary the infant daugh. of Henry and Susanna Weare, who died the 17 Jan. 1765, aged 16 weeks and 2 days.

Here Innocence and Beauty lie whose breath
Were snatch’d by early not untimely Death,
Hence did she go just as she did begin
Sorrow to know, before she knew to sin,
Death that does sin and sorrow thus prevent,
Is the next Blessing to a life well spent.

Death is swallowed up in Victory.

Also near this place lyeth the Body of John Webb, abovesaid, who departed this life the 17trh day of August A.D. 1726.  Aged 67 years.

To the Memory of Anne Salmon, who died the 20th of January 1789, aged 70 years and is interred in this church.

This Monument is erected conformable to the will of Thomas Stokes Salmon, Esqr. (son of John, and the said Anne Salmon, who died in Jamaica the 15th Oct. 1795, aged 51 years).  As a Tribute to his Affection.

Also of the above John Salmon who died May 8th 1800, aged 83.  He was many successive years Mayor of this Town.

And of their Sons

John who died Dec. 8th 1795, aged 58.

William died August 15th 1794 on his passage from Jamaica.  Aged 50.

Brice Webb died Jan. 15th 1796 in the Island of Cuba aged 50.

Also Here lieth the body of Susanna Whitfield of ….and sometime wife of  ye above Richard White who departed this life the 16th day of November 1752 in the 73 year of her age.

Under this stone lyeth ye body of Susan, the wife of Joseph Wilcox, Yeoman, and daughter of Thomas Linke, of Oldbury upon Seaverne, Yeoman.  She departed this life, January the 6, Anno Domini 1722, aged 29 years.

Also in memory of Susan, the daughter of the abovesaid Joseph and Susanna Wilcox, of this parish, who departed this life, January the 19, Anno Dom. 1722.  Aged …. Weeks.

and of Edith Joyce Williams who died 4 June ….. At Rest in

Under this Stone lies ye Remains of the Revd. Thomas Willis, Batchelor of Physick, who was Vicar of this Parish twenty years and Rector of Rockhampton about seven years.  Married with Ann Walker, granddaughter to Thomas Lushington, of Sittingborn in Kent, by whome He had three sons, who all lie buried in this Vestry.  He was grandson to William Beaw, Lord Bishop of Landaff, first cousin to John, Lord Arundel, at whose death the Parish and all the poor, have just reason to lament.  He departed this Life, 26 June 1748.  Aged 50.