Church of England
Market Lavington
Wiltshire
Wilts Council
SU 014 541
Lt Col PMR Stacpoole
Crossways House
Easterton Sands
Market Lavington
Devizes
SN10 4QB
10
1713
1830
Recorded Ledgerstones
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 28
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
The inscription incised in roman caps
Surface flaked in patches
Stone
1830
171 x 92 cm
IN MEMORY OF
THE REV. GEORGE ROGERS A.M.
30 YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED 29.TH MAY 1830
AGED 65 YEARS.
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 29
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
The marble slab has a coat of arms within a circle, complete with helm, crest and mantling.
is incised in slightly sloping roman caps and l/c, with the figure 7 written as J.
The blazoning is:
Azure, 3 lozenges conjoined in bend erminois,a bordure Or [SAINSBURY]Crest: a demi-antelope proper collared Or, charged on the body with three lozenges as in the arms. The inscription
Condition good
Marble
1731
171 x 97 cm
Samuel Sainsbury
JOHN SAINSBURY Gent./
died the 6th of April 1735./
Aged 4J./
MARY his wife died the 13th of June
1731 Aged 4J./
IOHN their son died December the 5TH
1J36 Aged 20./
To who∫e memory this is Dedicated by
SAMUEL SAINSBURY Iunr//
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 30
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
The lettering fills the whole stone
Inscription in roman caps and lowercase. Some long ʃ
Badly worn. Two lines of the transcription are possibly missing.
Slate
1737
276 x 94 cm
H(ere lie)th the Body of/
Pet(er) Noys Gent who/
was Buried Feb ye 10 (1737)/
Aged 88/
Alʃo/ of Samuel son of Samu(el)/
Sainʃbury Gent: was/
Buried Aug: ye 21. 1772/
Aged 34
And alʃo Mary daughter(r)/
(of Henry Chivers Vince by Mary, his)Wife,
who died Oct Ye 7, 1745/
Aged 9 Days/
Likewise Mary Ann, Dau. of Henry Chivers Vince, Esq. son of the
aforesaid Henry Ch(…)/
by Ann his Wife who died May ye 18, 1764/
Aged 10 Weeks//
Missing words have been taken from Sir Thomas Phillips’
Transcriptions of 1822
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 31
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering central on the stone
V-cut roman caps and lowercase
Somewhat worn and some dates partially obscured by a radiator on the right side so the dates are not visible
Stone
1795
190 x 96.5 cm
THOMAS SAINSB(URY Esq,) /
died May 16(1795)/
Aged 68/
ELIZA MARIA SAIN(SBURY)
relict of the a(bove)/
THOMAS SAINSBU(RY Esq.)/
died December1(4th, 1800)/
Aged 48 Years //
Phillips as 030
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 32
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Letters at head of stone
Roman caps
Worn in places
Slate
1783
183 x 90 cm
A.E. 1783 /
A.E.1782
J.G. 1785//
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 33
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Inscription in upper half of stone
Roman caps and lowercase with some long ʃ
Condition good
Gray stone
1781
183 x 97.5 cm
In Memory of/
JOHN FOWLE, Gent:/
Late of Easterton/
who died Sepr. 29th 1781/
Aged 70./
And of JANE FOWLE/
his Siʃter,/
who Died Octr 20th, 1781/
Aged 64//
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 34
Rectangular
Aligned East to West
Lettering filling whole stone
V-cut roman caps and lowercase
Surface flaking
Slate
1802
181 x 89.5 cm
In Memory of/
JOHN LEGG Son of/
RICHARD and JANE LEGG
late Resident in this (town,)
who departed this (life)/ the 5th April 1802/
Also JANE sister of /
the above JOHN LEGG,/
who departed this life/
the 14th of November 1814
/ Also to the Memory of/
ELIZABETH PALMER/
Daughter of the late/
Richard and Jane Legg/
died November 13th 1825/
(A)nd of /
MARY LEGG Sister of the …../
…..this Life December
Some of the inscription has been filled in from Phillip’s (see 030)
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 35
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering filling the upper third of the stone
V-cut roman caps
Crack near top and spotty flaking. One date partially missing
Slate
1856
183 x 92.5 cm
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/
THE REV. JOSEPH LEGG/
WHO DEPARTED …..8 1835/
AGED 79 YEARS/
ALSO OF/
RICHARD HENRY LEGGE (sic) Esq/
LATE OF SURBITON HILL SURREY/
LAST SURVIVING SON OF THE ABOVE/
WHO DIED DEEPLY LAMENTED/
JANUARY 16TH 1863/
IN HIS 74TH YEAR//
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 36
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering fills whole stone
Roman caps and lowercase
A small portion of one edge has been cut away to accommodate the tiling
Marble
1713
181.5 x 89 cm
Here lye interr’d/
JOHN SAMWELL, GENT./
Who died Octr. 12th,1715/
Aged 58 Years/
And SARAH his Wife,/
who died April 6th ,1716
/ Aged 64 Years./ And their Children/
The Reverend/
JOHN SAMWELL CLERK,/
who died Sepr. 18th. 1734/
Aged 58 Years./
And THOMAS SAMWELL, GENT,/
who died July 9th1751, /
Aged 69 Years./
And SARAH SAMWELL./
who died Jany.19th 1698
/ Aged 25 years/
And LUCY, the Wife of /
JOHN SAMWELL CLERK,./
who died Jany. 30th. 1744/
Aged 56 Years.//
Lady Johnston
Market Lavington, St Mary : Ledgerstone 37
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering filling all the stone
Roman caps and lowercase
Badly worn, flaking at the edges. Poem is shallowly inscribed and is not legible
Stone
1790
180 x 92 cm
In Memory of /
JOHN PHILPOTT/
who died 15th Febry 1790(?)/
Aged 52 Years/
Also SUSANNA his Wife/
who died 26th Aug: 1798 /
Aged 41 Years/
And of /
HENRY. Son of /
HENRY & FRANCES PHILPOTT/
who died June 10th. 1827/
Aged 22 Years//
“….Our Father Adam’s Fall/……………………
Lady Johnston
