Church of England
Urchfront
Wiltshire
Wilts Co Council
SU 041572
C.J.GRANT, Churchwarden
16 Walnut Close
Urchfont
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 4RU
7
1706
1828
Recorded Ledgerstones
Urchfront, St Michael & All Angels : Ledgerstone 32
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Inscription takes up only a small part of the stone
Roman caps and lowercase
Black stone
1828
1420 x 1420 mm
In Memory of MARY
Wife of CARY GIDDINGS
who died Jan.y
5.th 1828 Aged 63 Years.
M.Braithwaite
Urchfront, St Michael & All Angels : Ledgerstone 33
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Some of the lettering is obscured by the edge of the pews
Roman caps and lowercase. Some is illegible
Cracked and surface flaking. Missing words have been supplied by reference to Pillips, Mon. Inscriptions in the Co. Of Wiltshire , 1822
Stone
1730
1900 x 760 mm
WILLIAM PIERCE (Snr)
Dyed August 4, 1730,
Aged 73 Years/ MARY, his Wife, Dyed April (7th))
1743 Aged 82 Years.
(Also) WILLIAM PIERCE, their on,
Dyed Jan 25 1760,
Aged 73 Years.
Alo ELIZABETH his Wife
(Dye)d May 16, 1774 Aged 82 Years.
And alo in Memory of ELIZABETH
Wife of EDWARD PIERCE Sen.
who Departed this Life (Sept. 3 1787,
Aged 56 Years.) (ref a)
10 a) Phillips
M.Braithwaite
Urchfront, St Michael & All Angels : Ledgerstone 34
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
Lettering on upper part of stone only
Roman caps
Badly worn, with a verse beneath the inscription quite worn away. Ref to Phillips as ledgerstone 033
Stone
1733
1830 x 96 mm
(In Memory of) SARAH,
(Wife of John Baily,
who died ye 14th March, 1773
Aged 41 Years.
Also in memory of SARAH, Wife of Joseph Munday,
who died ye 6th Mar, 1792/ Aged 28 Years//) (ref a)
No photograph was possible
M.Braithwaite
Urchfront, St Michael & All Angels : Ledgerstone 35
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering covers stone but is very worn. Sides partially obscured by pews
Roman caps and lowercase
Centre completely obliterated; rest difficult to read. Reference to Phillips as before
Stone
1769
1900 x 760 mm
In Memory of
WILLIAM KEETCH.
Who died M(arch the 7th, 1769)
Aged (51 Years/ Also MARY)
Daughter of WILLIAM & BETTY KEETCH
died in (1757, Aged 9 Months/
And also in Memory of BET(TY K)
wife of WILLIAM KEET(CH)
who Departed this Life Oct
the 16: 1787 Aged 70 Ye(ars)
M.Braithwaite
Urchfront, St Michael & All Angels : Ledgerstone 36
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Only a small part is inscribed. Partly obscured by pews
Blackened Roman caps and lowercase
Faded in places
Stone
1765
1760 x 760 mm
-Not recorded-
M.Braithwaite
Urchfront, St Michael & All Angels : Ledgerstone 37
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Skull and cross bones above inscription
Roman caps and lowercase with first letters flourished
Last line very faint
Stone
1707
1900 x 1010 mm
In memory of
Richard Amor
of Crookwood,
Who Died April ye 25, 1706
Aged 54 Years.
Also Ann, Wife of
RICHARD AMOR
She Died Dec. ye 6, 1731
Aged 61 Years.
Near this lies Francis, Son of
Richard and Ann Amor
He Died July ye 25 1712,
Aged 25.
M.Braithwaite
Urchfront, St Michael & All Angels : Ledgerstone 38
Rectangular
Aligned North to South
The lines take up only a small part of the stone
Roman caps and lowercase with ‘long s’
Quite worn and partly obscured by pews
Stone
1767
2020 x 950 mm
M: S: J:
(A)nna GIBBES, Revd: Carioli Gibb(i)
Uxor dilectisima:
Nov: 17 An: Dom: 176(?)
Aetat: 60
M.Braithwaite
