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Saint John the Baptist Churchyard
Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Long Street, Devizes, UK

Contributod by Jo Clinton, Apr 03, 2007, last edited Apr 18, 2007 [jo_clinton@hotmail.co.uk]. Total records = 195.

Keeping the Market Square in the centre of Devizes on your left hand side, Saint John the Baptist Cemetery is 200 yards further down Long Street on the right hand side.

The Churchyard surrounds the 12th Century Saint John the Baptist Church and is overlooked by the Devizes castle.

The churchyard is very old and many of the headstones are too ancient and weathered to read. The church and churchyard belong to the Church of England.

Becky Adams and I read and transcribed all existing and readable headstones from our visit on Mar 28, 2007.

- Jo Clinton

Alexander, Alfred, d. 5 Oct 1878, age: 70 yrs, h/o Fanny Alexander
Alexander, Ernest, d. 11 Mar 1869, age: 19 years, See Saunders headstone
Alexander, Fanny, d. 10 Jan 1878, age: 69 years, wife of Alfred Alexander
Alexander, Murial, b. 1878, d. 1971, Granddaughter of Alfred Alexander
Beswick, Sarah (Waylen), d. 14 Jun 1802?, age: 63 years, Daughter of William and Margaret Waylen
Bishop, George, d. 27??
Bound, Ellen Attwater, d. Mar 24 1914, age: 70 years, Widow of above"" (Robert Randall Bound)
Bound, Robert Randall, d. 4 Sep 1878, age: 40 years, Son in law of Charles and Ellen Roach, On Roach headstone
Burges, John ? Hart, d. Jul 9 1960, s/w other Burges
Burges, John Hart, d. 23 Dec 1899, age: 73 years, Rector and Friend 1874-1899
Burges, Louisa Sarah, d. ? Sep 1935, age: 77 years
Burges, Norah Louisa Susan St Clere, d. Mar 30 1972, s/w other Burges
Burges, Olive Madeleine, d. Sep 1878, s/w other Burges
Burges, Winifred Hart, d. Dec 7 1957, s/w other Burges
Bush, George James, d. Jan 2 1877, age: 39 years
Bush, Sarah, d. Jan 29 1914, age: 78 years
Carnal, James, d. 11 Apr 1839, age: 50 years
Carnal, Jane, d. 9 Oct 1871, age: 80 years, s/w wife of James
Chivers, Giles, d. 16 Dec 183?
Chivers, James, no dates
Clark, Ann Hallety, d. 31 ? 188?, age: 77 years, Relict of William Gundry Clark
Clark, Elizabeth Martha, d. 13 Jan 1887, age: 82 years, Daughter of John and Elizabeth Clark
Clark, Elizabeth, d. 24 Nov 1842, age: 67 years, wife of John
Clark, John Singleton, d. 27 Apr 1839, age: 70 years, Surgeon
Clark, William Gundry, d. ?? 1859, age: 51 years
Clark, William Martin, d. 8 Jan 1845, age: 2 mths, s/w son of William Clark
Clark, William, d. 18 Nov 1844, age: 32 years, Youngest son of John and Elizabeth Clark
Clarke, Charles, d. 1 May 1887, age: 62 years, For 42 years organist of this Church
Clarke, Harriet, d. 31 Feb 1895, age: 86 years, wife of above
Coward, Charles, d. 16 Dec 1845, age: 60 years
Cripps, Edith, d. 6 Oct 1858, age: 3 years, Daughter of Henry & Eliza Cripps
Cripps, Eliza Jane, d. 28 July 1877, age: 48 years, wife of Henry Cripps
Cripps, Elizabeth (Henley), d. 3 Jan 1876, age: 84 years, Widow of Charles Cripps
Cripps, Elizabeth, d. 2 Jun 1843, age: 19 years
Cripps, Herbert William, b. 17 Dec 1860, d. Jan 18 1913
Dawes, Mary Isabella (Chapman), d. 11 May 1878, age: 37 years, wife of Frederick Aston Dawes
Dewell, Elizabeth, no dates, Relict of ?, on Major headstone
Dyke, Mary Ann (Waylen), d. 18??, age: 67 years, Widow of George Dyke MD and daughter of William Waylen
Ellis, George Hackett, d. 7 Jun 1872, age: 48 years, Also of above
Ellis, Robert Henry, d. 23 May 1871, age: 15 years, Son of George Hackett and Hester Ellis
Erwood, Edward, d. 5 Jan 1812, age: 87 years
Erwood, Mary, d. 12 Aug 1825, age: 25 years, s/w wife of John Erwood
Erwood, Mary, d. 7 Jan 1809, age: 78 years, wife of Edward Erwood
Erwood, William, d. 29 Mar 1828, age: 63 years, s/w Son of Sarah and Edward
Evans, George Fredrick, d. 31 Jan ?, age: 7 mths, Son of George and Maria
Evans, George, d. 5 May 1873, age: 80 years, s/w
Evans, Maria, d. 27 Jan 1875, age: 77 years, wife of George
Evans, Mortimer, d. Feb 28 1921, age: 85 years, Son of above (George & Maria) M.I.inst CE M.I.E.E.F.C.S. FRAS
Evans, Reginald, d. 4 Nov 1848, age: 14 years
Feaster, Ann, d. 7 Apr 1881, age: 75 years, On Rosedon headstone
Ferris, Elizabeth, d. 21 Oct 1867
Ferris, John, d. 12 Apr 1895, age: 92 years, Husband of above
Ferris, Sarah (Gaisford), d. May 19 1903, age: 76 years, wife of above
Fish, Elizabeth, d. 19 Nov 1868, age: 83 years, s/w wife of James
Fish, James William, d. 22 Feb 1834, age: 62 years
Gatehouse, John, d. 3 Jan 1821, age: 41 years
Gingell, Jane, d. 9 Jun 1813, age: 52 years, wife of Robert Gingell
Godden, Ann, d. 9 Apr 1805, age: 64 years, wife of Thomas
Godden, Elizabeth, d. 12 Aug 1858, age: 80 years, Youngest daughter
Godden, Hannah, d. 25 Jan 1860, age: 88 years, Eldest daughter.
Godden, James, d. 22 Feb 1780, age: 7 years, Son of Thomas & Ann Godden, Next to Ings grave
Godden, Thomas, d. 16 Aug 1801, age: 65 years
Hancock, Mary (King), d. 31 Jul 1823, age: 58 years, wife of William Hancock, daughter of Thomas and Mary King
Harrison, Edwin, d. 17 Jun 1839, age: 9 years, s/w & Son of John
Harrison, John, d. 25 May 1852, age: 62 years
Harrison, Julia, d. 8 Dec 1817, age: 2 years 9 mths, s/w & Daughter of John
Harrison, Martha, d. 7 Jul 1831, age: 40 years, wife of John Harrison
Harrison, Thomas, no dates
Hathill(?), Alfred, d. 2 Dec 1868, age: 18 years, Son of George and Mary, Killed on Great Western railway, Salisbury
Hathill(?), Jonathan, d. 21 ? 1871, age: 40 years, Eldest son of George and Mary
Haywood, Henry Whitaker, d. 5 Aug 1857, age: 16 years, Youngest son of Late George Haywood, Gent, of Headingsley Hall, York
Hill, Ann Honour, d. 14 Jul 1868, age: 47 years
Hill, Ann, d. 13 Oct 1863, age: 75 years, wife of Willam Hill
Hill, Charlotte Louisa, d. 8 Apr 1847, age: 14 years
Hill, Elizabeth Jane, d. 17 Apr 1873, age: 50 years
Hill, Honour, d. 27 Jan ?, age: 60 years, wife of Richard Hill
Hill, Mary Ruth, d. 17 Jun 1851, age: 22 years
Hill, Richard, d. 3 Jan ?, age: 80 years
Hill, Sarah Le?, d. 1844, age: 12 years
Hill, William, d. 21 Jun 1851, age: 62 years
Hopkins, Emily Jane, no dates, Child of Thomas and Honour Hopkins, On Carnal headstone
Hopkins, Herbert, no dates, Child of Thomas and Honour Hopkins, On Carnal headstone
Howse, John, d. 9 Jun 1867, age: 62 years
Howse, Robert, d. 29 Jun 1882, Of Bristol. Eldest son of Robert and Harriet Howse
Huband, John, d. 21 Mar 1816, age: 51 years
Huband, Mary, d. 1818, age: ?1 years
Huband, Walter John Thomas, d. 15 Oct 1839, age: 22 years
Ings, Edward, d. 20 Feb 1854, age: 57 years
Ings, Sarah Anne, d. 24 Feb 1875, age: 64 years, Surviving daughter of Edward & Sophia
Ings, Sophia, d. 12 Dec 1815, age: 5 years 9 mths, Daughter of Edward and Sophia Ings
Ings, Sophia, d. 15 Feb 1822, age: 40 years, wife of Edward, s/w daug Sophia Ings
Ings, Thomas Godden, d. 4 May 1858, age: 46 years, Youngest son. Remains are deposited at Highgate cemetery
Jackson, Fanny Augusta, d. Oct 3 1901
Jackson, Joseph, d. ? Jan 1899
Jackson, Richard L, b. 27 Mar 1863, d. 7 Feb 1875
Jackson, Susan Katherine, b. 2 Nov 1872, d. Apr 10 1916, wife of Joseph Thornthwaite Jackson
Jarvis, Ann (Neate), d. 11 Sep 1874, age: 69 years, Widow of William Jarvis, third daughter of John and Ruth Neate
Jarvis, Francesca El?, d. 18 Dec 1875, age: 28 years, Youngest daughter of William and Anne Jarvis
Keene, Richard, d. 5 Jan ??, age: 44 years
Kendall, Hannah, d. 30 Aug 1820, age: 90 years, wife of William Kendall
Kendall, William, d. 31 Jan 1823, age: 87 years, s/w & wife William Kendall
Kilburn, Henry Hemingway, b. 20 Apr 1839, d. Jan 17 1910, Late Canon of the Cathedral, Spanish Town Jamaica, Curate of St John's Devizes and Chaplain of the Wilts County asylum
King, George, d. 21 Mar 1861, age: 62 years, Son of Thomas and Mary King, s/w mother Mary King
King, Mary, d. 28 Jan 1857, age: 77 years, wife of Thomas King, s/w daug Mary King
King, Mary, no dates, Daughter of Thomas and Mary King, Died in her infancy
Lucas, Charles Rev, b. 19 Apr 1769, d. 13 Nov 1854, s/w & wife Sarah Ann Lucas
Lucas, Frances Mary, b. 30 May 1806, d. 11 Feb 1886, Second daughter of Rev Charls Lucas
Lucas, Sarah Anne, b. 26 Apr 1781, d. 27 Feb 1853, wife of Rev Charles Lucas AM
Lucas, Sophia, b. 26 Sep 1807, d. 17 Jul 1852, Daughter of Rev Charles Lucas and Sarah Anne his wife
Major, John, no dates, Of Plymouth
Maysmor, Mary, d. Feb 24 1918, age: 93 years, Relic of Richard and widow of Rev Peter Peace
Maysmor, Richard, d. 9 Jul 1871, age: 49 years, s/w & wife Mary Maysmor
Millwaters, Jane, b. 8 Oct 1819, d. 16 Sep 1895, wife of Nathaniel, s/w husband Nathaniel
Millwaters, Nathaniel, d. 19 Aug 1871, age: 50 years, s/w & see Precey
Morris, James, d. 6 May 1837, age: 66 years
Morris, John, d. 16 Jul 1830, age: 29 years, Son of James and Mary
Morris, Mary, d. 14 Mar 1827, age: 17 years, Daughter of James and Mary Morris
Morris, William, d. 8 Jul 1869, age: 71 years, Son of James and Mary, "Other names on headstone, can't decipher
Mullings, John, d. 11 Mar 1817, age: 12 years
Mullings, Thomas, d. 15 Apr 1840, age: 72 years
Neate, Eleanor, d. 1819, age: 1919, Youngest daughter of John Neate, On Jarvis headstone
Neate, Martha, d. 1837, age: 70 years, wife of William Neate
Neate, William, d. 3 Jul 1825, age: 53 years, Same tombstone as Hannah & Wlliam Kendall
Norris, Annie, d. 2 May 1868, age: 5 years 8 mths, Youngest child of Henry Kent and Sarah Norris
Norris, Henry Kent, d. 6 May 1880, age: 72 years, s/w & daug Annie Norris
Norris, Sarah, d. 27 Mar 1882, age: 68 years, wife of Henry Kent Norris, s/w husband
Oram, Mary, d. 23 May 1837, age: 59 years
Oram, Thomas, d. 31 May 1820, age: 53 years
Plank, John, d. 6 Feb 185?, age: ? Years
Potter, William, d. 21 Mar 1870
Precey, Agnes Mary (Millwaters), d. 3 Jul 1876, age: 25 years, wife of James Precey and only child of Nathaniel & Jane Millwaters
Price, Elizabeth, d. 23 Mar 1821, age: 84 years, wife of Morgan Price
Price, Emma, d. 4 Sep 1826, age: 13 years
Price, Morgan, d. 8 Oct 1788, age: 41 years, s/w & wife Elizabeth Morgan
Randell, James, d. 26 May 1828, age: 36 years, Nephew of John Neate, On Jarvis headstone
Roach, John, d. 18 Jan 1845, age: 73 years
Roach, Mary Anna, d. 7 Apr 1840, age: 5 mths, Daughter of Charles and Ellen Roach
Rosedon, Rebecca, d. 1 May 1878, age: 76 years, On Feaster headstone
Rowe, John, d. 21 Feb 1876, age: 70 years
Rowlands, William, d. 16 Dec 1870, age: 46 years, Leaving a sorrowing widow and 3 grieving children
Saunders, Daniel Byles, d. 6 Apr 1855, age: 73 years, On Alexander headstone
Simpson, Ellen Jane, d. 12 Sep 1856, age: 2 years 9 mths, Daughter of George and Jane Simpson
Simpson, Emily, d. Jul 4 1945, age: 81 years, Died Forest Row, wife of George
Simpson, George, d. ? Apr 1900, age: 80 years, s/w & father of Ellen
Simpson, George, d. 8 Mar 1871, age: 79 years, Tomb next to other Simpson Grave
Simpson, George, d. Feb 13 1945, age: 90 years, Died Forest Row, eldest son of George and Jane
Simpson, Jane, d. Sep 3 1924, age: 93 years, wife of George Simpson
Simpson, Louisa, d. 13 Aug 1877, age: 47 years, youngest daughter of George and Mary
Simpson, Mary, d. 2 Jun 1874, age: 79 years, wife of George Simpson
Simpson, Richard Jonah, d. 15 Dec 1860, age: 32 years, 4th son of George and Mary
Simpson, Thomas Flindell, d. 4 Aug 1852, age: 26 years, 3rd son of George and Mary
Slade, Ann Sophie, d. 2 Mar 1887, age: 91 years, Widow of James Slade. Died at Bath
Slade, Anne, d. 16 Jan 1867, age: 59 years, Daughter of John and Mary
Slade, James, d. 15 Oct 1836, age: 46 years
Slade, James, d. 25 Aug 1831, age: 22 years, Son of John Slade
Slade, John, d. 19 Aug 1831, age: 66 years
Slade, Mary, d. 27 Oct 1844, age: 71 years, wife of John Slade
Slade, Mary, d. 8 Oct 1876, age: 77 years, Daughter of John and Mary Slade. Died at Bath
Sloper, Edwin, d. 7 Mar 1888, age: 77 years
Sloper, Edwin, d. Feb 7 1905, age: 64 years, Eldest son of Jane and Edwin, died at Taunton. Buried at Yeovil cemetery
Sloper, Francis, d. Sep 19 1912, age: 63 years, Youngest son of Jane & Edwin. Buried at Highgate Cemetery
Sloper, Fredrick, d. 12 1894, age: 52 years, Second son of Jane &Edwin, died at Devizes of which Borough he was Mayor 1884-1885
Sloper, Herbert, d. 12 Dec 1876, age: 33 years, Third son of Jane & Edwin,died and buried at Highgate
Sloper, Jane, d. 20 Aug 1849, age: 34 years, wife of Edwin Sloper
Sloper, Jane, d. 31 Aug 1893, age: 47 years, Eldest daughter of Jane & Edwin, died at Hove and buried at Hove Cemetery
Springford, Jane, d. 9 Sep 1888, age: 62 years
Springford, William, d. 12 Feb 1886, age: 59 years
Squire, Elsie Mary, b. 22 Dec 1894, d. Aug 6 1982, Grandaughter of Rev Henry Hemingway Kilburn
Stratton, John, d. 15 Jul ?, age: 70 years, s/w & husband of Mary Stratton
Stratton, Mary, d. 6 Jan 1844, age: 65 years, wife of John Stratton
Thornton, Ellen, d. Jun 1 1911, age: 76 years, On Cripps headstone
Thurnam, John, d. 24 Sep ??, age: ? Years
Tyrrell, Elizabeth, d. 25 Oct 1884, age: 73 years, s/w & widow of William. Died at Tunbridge Wells
Tyrrell, William, d. 14 Apr 1868, age: 56 years
Walker, ?, d. 2 Apr 1857, age: 76 years, wife of Peter Walker, on Harrison headstone
Walker, Maria, d. 12 Jan 1863, age: 44 years
Walker, Peter, d. 24 Oct 1859, age: 73 years
Watson, Emily, d. Nov 11 1901, wife of Rev J George Watson, MA, rector of Devizes
Waylen, Margaret, d. 11 Jun 1805, age: 78 years, Daughter of William and Margaret Waylen, Same headstone as Beswick
Waylen, Margaret, d. 3 Nov 1793, age: 87 years
Waylen, William Gen, d. 22 Jul 1758, age: 52 years
Weare, Sarah, no dates, Relict of Mr John Weare, Mother of Mrs George ?
White, Benoni, d. 1 Jul 1855, poss 1833
White, Elizabeth, d. 11 Apr 18??, age: 71 years, wife of Benoni White
White, James, d. 11 Aug 1816, age: 21 years, s/w son of Benoni and Elizabeth White
White, Thomas, d. ? Jan 1855, age: 55 years, s/w son of Benoni and Elizabeth White. Died in London
Wood?, Charlotte, no dates, s/w wife of George Wood?
Young, Betsey, d. 18 Jun 18??, age: 19 years, Daughter of John and Lucy Young
Young, Dinah Higgs, d. 21 Jul 1838, age: 56 years
Young, Dinah, d. 12 Dec 1873, age: 70 years, s/w wife of John Young
Young, Eliza, d. 20 Nov 1837, age: 20 years, s/w second daughter of John and Lucy Young
Young, John James, d. 28 Jun 1836, age: 9 years
Young, John, d. 11 Oct 1870, age: 78 years, s/w husband of Lucy Young
Young, Louisa, no dates, Daughter of John and Lucy, died in her infancy
Young, Lucy, d. 30 Jun 1840, age: 45 years, s/w wife of John Young

Misc:
??, Fanny Agnes, d. Feb 1862, Daughter, died in Australia, Other inscription can't read
??, Hank, d. 7 Aug 1865, age: 34 years, on Major headstone
??, Mary Ann Jane, no dates, Relict of Col??, on Major headstone
Gatehouse, ?, no dates, s/w son who died in his infancy
Hill, ?, no dates, and three children who died in their infancy
Nor...?, John, no dates, Son of John and Mary Nor…?

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