Church of England
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore
Buckinghamshire
13
1722
1863
Recorded Ledgerstones
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore, St John the Evangelist : Ledgerstone 1
Rectangular ledgerstone
Aligned West to East with an inscription in incised Roman caps with some lowercase and some archaic spelling. There is an indecipherable shield in the lower portion
Slate
1721
162 x 61 cm
Sarah was the wife of Revd. John Norborne and the daughter of Timothy Lydiatt, Vicar of Portsea, Hampshire (see ledgerstone 8)
HERE LIETH Y BODY
OF Sarah the wife
OF JOHN NORBORNE
Rector of this Church
Daughter OF
TIMOTHY LYDIATT
Vicar of Portsey
In the County OF
Southton
Who departed this life
Nov 28th 1720
Aged 64
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore, St John the Evangelist : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular black ledgerstone, aligned West to East, with the inscription incised in Roman caps and lowercase, in Latin and quoted in ledgerstone 9 below. There is an heraldic shield bearing the arms of Norborne of Bromhill, Wilts, differenced with an additional canton containing a molet (5-pointed star), Johannes being the third son. The whole slab, which is in two sections, is in poor condition and the lower section is unreadable.
Blazon: Ermine a fess nebuly Gules on a canton (dexter) of the last a ducal coronet Or (and on a canton sinister a molet) [NORBORNE]
This is a blazon for Norborne of Bromhill given in Burke’s (1886) General Armory, page 736 with the differencing for Johannes given in round brackets. (ref a)
(It shows a shielf of ermine tails, bisected horizontally by a band (fess) with a wavy edge (nebuly) and with a ducal coronet in a small square (canton) top (heraldic) right and the molet in a canton top (heraldic) left.)
Slate
1726
117 x 61 cm
The Revd. John Norborne was the son of William Norborne of Chute in Wiltshire. He attended New College, Oxford and matriculated in 1682 aged 18. (ref b) He was appointed rector of Radclive in 1706 and stayed there until his death in 1726.
(ref c) He married Sarah, daughter of Timothy Lydiatt who is commemorated in ledgerstone 8 above. There is an entry in the parish burial records that shows that he was not afraid of making his views known as he added this note in the margin: ‘1712. Ruth Whitehead Widow and Harlot are was buried Jan 11th in woollen, she had 2 daughters Joane and Grace, the lase baseborn by Wm Steel of Buckingham both these are Harlots also Joane had a baseborn by Wm Jefs of Buckingham, Grace a baseborn daughter by – Irons neither of these having done penance nor been punished in Bridewell and having had – countenance from ye child of this place tis thought fit to give this mark of infamy to deters others from playing ye whore.’ (ref d)
He married Mary Rushworth in the adjoining parish of Tingewick on January 26th 1725 by licence. (ref e) His will was written in 1726 and named her as his executrix. He left clerical items to his nephew Henry Jacob, Vicar of Chute, Wilts. He left £10 to Joseph, a son of his neighbours Hartley and Ann Sandwell (see ledgerstone 5). This residue of his estate was left to his wife Mary. (ref f)
Hic Jacet
Johannes Norborne
A M Huijus
Ecclesiee Rector
Qui obit
Die Martii 14to
Anni 64 Anno
Dom 1726
Translation: Here lies John Norborne, Master of Arts, Rector of this Church, who died on the 14th day of March, in the year 1726, aged 64 years
Ref a: John Allen, NADFAS heraldry advisor
Ref b: Oxford Alumni 1500-1886
Ref c: VCH
Ref d: Clinton
Ref e: Tingewick Parish records
Ref f: TNA
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore, St John the Evangelist : Ledgerstone 3
A small rectangular black slab with an incised Latin inscription in large Roman caps and lowercase. It is in poor condition and part of the inscription is unreadable.
Black slate
1753
32 x 27 cm
The Revd. Charles Holford became rector of Radclive in 1730 and was already the rector of Lillingstone Daryrell and had a curate to assist him. In March 1753 he married Rebecca Sandwell (daughter of Hartley and Ann Sandwell, see ledgerstone 5) anad then died suddenly the following November (ref a)
C H
obit Nov iv
MDCCLIII
AET
LII
Translation: CH died November 4th 1753, aged 52)
Ref a: Radclive Register of Burials
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore, St John the Evangelist : Ledgerstone 4
Rectangular ledgerstone, aligned West to East, with a border of narrow stone slips on the south side. Above the inscription is an incised heraldic shield set in an oval and with a helmet, with the visor facing (heraldic) right and some mantling. The heraldry is largely obliterated but a chevron can just be seen. The inscription is a mixture of Roman caps and lowercase with some archaic spelling. The stone is broken across and has a further diagonal crack on the top half. The inscription on the lower half is illegible.
Black slate
1725
163 x 70 cm
Mary was the daughter of John Norman of Woodford in Essex. John Norman was a London cooper who leased Rayhouse, a copyhold tenement at Woodford Bridge. (ref a) Mary Norman, a spinster, named the Revd John Norborne as her sole executor and a beneficiary of her will, describing him as her worthy loving friend. She also left money for the poor of the parish. (ref b)
Here lieth the Body of
MARY the Daughter
of JOHN NORMAN
of Woodford in the
County of ESSEX Esq
who departed this
Life Nov 1725
Aged 36
Ref a: VCH, vols. IV & VI
Ref b: TNA
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore, St John the Evangelist : Ledgerstone 5
Rectangular black floor slab, aligned West to East, with an incised border and concave corners. The name is incised in Roman caps with the remainder of the inscription in a mixture of Roman caps and lowercase.
Black slate
1822
91 x 50 cm
George was one of six children of Buncher Newman who was described as a farmer. George was a captain in the local yeomanry regiment of the Royal Bucks (Kings Own) which was commanded by the Duke of Buckingham. In the officers’ account books of 1804, he is put down as the officer responsible for running the pack of hounds. (ref a) The list of tenants of Radclive Manor shows it leased to George, Thomas and Charles Newman in 1809. (ref b)
GEORGE NEWMAN ESQr
Died the 3rd October 1822
Aged 53 Years.
Ref a: Professor Ian Beckett, historian
Ref b: Typewritten list of Radclive Manor tenants, Mrs S Howarth
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore, St John the Evangelist : Ledgerstone 6
Rectangular black floor slab aligned West to East. The names are incised in Roman caps and lowercase with some archaic spelling and Latin words. The edges of the slab are worn.
Black slate
1722
60 x 83 cm
Ann Sandwell was the youngest daughter of John Woodfine (d. 1693), the wife of Hartley Sandwell and mother of the infant Edward with whom she is buried here. (see ledgerstone 5) (ref a,b)
Here lyes Buryed
EDWARD the son of
HARTLEY SANDWELL GENT
And ANN his wife he was
Borne the 5th Day of June
Following.
A : S :
mater Supradicti Edvardi ob
6to die Novembris 1729 AETAT.
39
Translation: A. S. Mother of the above Edward, died 6th day of November 1729, aged 39.)
Ref a: VCH
Ref b: Radclive Register of Burials
Radclive-Cum-Chackmore, St John the Evangelist : Ledgerstone 7
Rectangular black floor slab, aligned West to East, with an incised border and concave corners. The first line is incised in Roman caps with the remainder of inscription a mixture of Roman caps and lowercase
Black slate
1825
152 x 90 cm
Catherine Smithson was a daughter of Henry and Anne Smithson of Maids Moreton. Henry Smithson was a landowner, owning Moreton Lodge in Maids Moreton and property in London as well as estates in Berbice (now Guyana). He also owned many slaves. He and another daughter Harriet Tate, are buried in Radclive but in unmarked graves. There is evidence from Henry’s Will that Catherine was of mixed race. (ref a)
IN THIS VAULT
Rest the remains of
Catherine daughter of
Henry Smithson Esqr
She was born in the Colony
of Berbice, the 1st of March
1800 And died at Radcliffe
the 16th of October 1825.
Ref a: Lyn Robinson, local historian
