Church of England
Tarporley
Cheshire
Cheshire West & Chester
SJ 533 625
Rev. KE Hine
The Rectory
High Street
Tarporley
CW6 0AG
6
1646
1787
Recorded Ledgerstones
Tarporley, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 1
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central (except for one sentence)
Roman
Condition fair to poor
Slate
1787
65 x 34 inches
165 x 86.3 cm
(showing some under woodwork)
Crewe Arden
Rector of St. Helen’s 1778 to 1787
(Rector’s board in St. Helen’s)
Ormerod etc.: The History of the County Palatine & City of Chester, 1819. p 126
HERE
lieth the Body of
Crewe Arden M A of
Trinity College Cambridge
and Rector of this Parish
He was inducted on the 28th of
February 1778 and departed
this Life in his Parsonage House
on the 25th Day of August
1787 aged (3)7 Years.
[ ] his [ ] this Living he made
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
He was a [ ]
[ ] man
[ ] was a most [ ]
to his Family and numerous [ ]
and his Funeral was attended with the [ ]
Lamentations of his Parishioners by
whom his Memory will be long revered.
The History of the County Palatine & City of Chester 1819, George Ormerod, King, Smith, Webb:
Eddisbury Hundred page 127:
HERE
lieth the body of
Crewe Arden, MA, of
Trinity College Cambridge, and Rector of this Parish.
He was inducted on the 28th. of
February 1778, and departed
this life in his Parsonage House
on the 25th Day of August
1787, aged 37 years
During his possession of this living he made
his Parish his most constant residence,
and the welfare of his Parishioners, his
principal delight and care.
He was a generous, charitable
and truly religious man.
His death was a most severe affliction
to his family and numerous friends,
and his funeral was attended with the general
Lamentations of his Parishioners,
by whom his memory will be long revered.
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Tarporley, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central. Feathered angels wings at four corners
Half of stylised angel wing towards top
Top (very worn section) lightly carved Lower section different letter style, deeper incision
Condition fair to poor. One (central) section worn away almost totally
Black slate
1694
68 x 35.5 inches
171 x 90 cm
Rowland Sherrard
Rector of St Helen’s 1661 to 1694
(Rectors board at St Helen’s)
Ormerod : The History of the County Palatine & City of Chester, 1819. P.126
the [ ]
M[ ]
Rowland [ ]
[ ] church [ ]
Davis Esq [ ]
Kingdom [ ]
highly [ ]
[ ] for
of [ ]
virtue [ ]
[ ] for
1722
Here Alfo lieth the Remains
of the above laid [ ] Rowland
Sherrard [ ] who died [ ] March
the 17th 1694
George Ormerod, Daniel King, William Smith, William Webb:
The History of the County Palatine & City of Chester, 1819
Page 126
“on a blue marble stone in the chancel is an inscription for his last wife, the daughter of Edward Davies esq., of Carrickfergus in the kingdom of Ireland, who died the 19th July 1772.
Above this
“Near this place lieth the body of Rowland Sherrard, rector of this Church near 34 years
He had two wives, but left no issue, and died the 17th March 1694”
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Tarporley, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 3
Rectangular
Aligned West to tEast
Only M evident
Possibly sandstone or other sedimentary material
63.5 x 35 inches
161 x 89 cm
M
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Tarporley, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 4
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Towards top of slab (28 inches – 71 cm)
Inscription – stone recut in 1990. (Rector Graham Cookson recalls this)
Stone – worn
Sandstone
1646
65 x 29.25 inches
165 x 74 cm
HERE LIETH THE
BODY OF ELNOR
WIFE OF JOHN
FINCHETT OF
VTKINTON WHO
WAS BURIED THE
1 OF DECEMBER
1646
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Tarporley, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 5
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Top 30 inches (76.2 cm) of stone has lettering
Various styles – Roman and italics, mixture of upper and lower case (large and small capitals), some italicised capitals, possibly mason’s interpretation of copper plate
Condition excellent
Black marble
1752
64.25 x 36 inches
163.25 x 91 cm
Edward Beresford Rector of St Helen’s ? to 1752
(Rectors board)
Ormerod: The History of the County Palatine & City of Chester, 1819 p.126.
Here lie the Remains
of
EDWARD BERESFORD. B. D.
Senr. FELLOW of St. John’s College in
CAMBRIDGE:
And
RECTOR of this PARISH XX YEARS
He departed this Life May IV.
AD. MDCCLII.
A. Æ. LIV.
“on another blue flagstone, in the centre of the chancel:
Here lie the remains
of
Edward Beresford BD
Sen. Fellow of St. John’s College in
Cambridge,
and
Rector of this Parish xx years
He departed this life May IV,
A.D. MDCCLII A. AE. LIV.
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Tarporley, St Helen’s : Ledgerstone 6
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central
Roman – upper and lower case
Condition very good
Black marble
1732
66 x 31 inches
167.6 x 78.7 cm
Radulph Markham rector of St Helen’s 1744 to 1761
(rectors board St Helen’s)
Ormerod etc.:The History of the County Palatine& City of Chester, 1819- p. 126
H. S.S. Maii 3. 173(2)
Reliquæ
RADULPHI MARKHAM
Hujus Ecclesiæ per annos
17 Rectoris
Euain Sep 5 1719
Dile[ ]tæ ejus Viduæ ELISABETH [ ]
[ ] antiqua de ALDERSEY Famili [ ]
oi[ ] undæ
Pof[ ]emo Dec. 26. 1761
Filii illorum maxime nati
Radulphi de Minfhul aliquando Vicari
(C)harifs Parentium ac Fratris
M S
Hoc Mai moi pofuit mœrens
ROBERTUS MARKHAM
S. T. P.
[ ] Mai 1de White Chapel Rector,
et Reg. Majes. Geo: III
a Sacris
ob: Sep 25 Anno Ætatis 58,
Humanæ Salutis 1786.
Conduntur offa apud fuos
Londinenfes.
Aliis non fibi vixit.
Ormerod etc. 1819, page 126
H. S. S. Maii 3 1732
Reliquiae
Radulphi Markham, AM
hujus Ecclesiae per annos
17. Rectoris
Euain Sep 5 1719
Dilectae ejus uxoris Elizabethae
ex antiqua de Aldersey familia
oriundae
Postremo Dec. 26. 1761.
Fillii illorum maxime nati
Radulphi, de Minshull aliquando Vicarii.
Charissim: parentum ae fratis
M.S
Hoc marmor posuit moerens
Robertus Markham
S. T. P.
Ecclesiae S. Mariae de Whitechapel Rector
et Reg. Majest. Geo III
a Sacris.
Obiit Sept. 25, anno aetatis 1786
Conduntor ossa apud suos
Londinenses
Aliis non sibi vixit.
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