Warfield, St Michael the Archangel

All Recorded Ledgerstones

Church of England

Warfield

Berkshire

Bracknell Forest

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1592

1818

Recorded Ledgerstones

Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 43

Inscribed on hard stone, possibly granite; some of the writing is hard to decipher. Much of the spelling is archaic.

Stone

1716

172 x 92 cm

Antoney Gazaine “of the parish of Warfield in the County of Berks” bequeathed £5 in his will “to the poor of the parish of Warfield aforesaid to be paid to the Minister and Churchwardens of the said parish within six months after my decease to be distributed to the poor of the said parish at their descretion” (ref a)

Here Lyeth the body of / M JOHN GAZAINE / who Departed this life/ May the 23rd 1716 / Aged 55 Years. / Here Lyeth y body of MARY / GAZAINE y widow of lo GAZAINE / late of y parish of S Martines in y / fields in y countie of Middlesex / who died y … of Jan 1717 Aged 80 / years / Here Also Lyeth the body / of M ANTONEY GAZAINE / who Departed this life / September the 22th 1726 / Aged 50 Years //

a) Prerogative Court

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 44

Inscribed on Limestone and very badly worn

Limestone

142 x 74 cm

WILLIAM TE / died October 6th / Aged 5 years

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 45

Inscribed on Limestone and very badly worn. From her age at death, and the site of her stone, it is likely that this is Mary Terry, daughter of John and Catherine (011). See Terry family tree p.78

Limestone

168 x 75 cm

MARY TERRY / died November 30th 1 / Aged 11 years //

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 46

Inscribed in stone and much worn

Stone

1739

198-204 x 103 cm

John Terry is listed as a freeholder in Warfield in 1721. He was buried in the Chancel at Warfield on September 19th 1739. (ref a)

In the memory of / JOHN TERRY / In ………..of this Parish / who Died September y 15th: 1739 / Aged 61 years //

a) England: Select Deaths and Burials 1538 – 1991

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 47

Inscribed on stone and much worn.

Stone

1772

188 x 98 cm

SAVAGE BARRELL Esq / 1772 //

Associated with wall monument 28

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 48

A ledger stone which lies in front of the West window, engraved with a dedication to Phebe Hopkins in Roman lettering caps and l/c. The inscription is on the top third of the stone which is shaped at the foot to accommodate floor tiles. There is a crack at the foot across ¾ of width.

Stone

1688

171 x 95 cm

Here Resteth (sic) the body / of Mrs PHEBE HOPKINS / who departed this Life / the 26 day of January / 1688 //

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 49

Inscription in Roman lettering caps and l/c, written on the top two thirds of the stone. It lies in front of the West window. Letters underlined in 9 below are no longer visible. The top LH corner is flaked and the bottom LH corner is missing.

Stone

1804

200 x 83 cm

Admiral Isaac Vaillant married Catharine Whitfield on 19th October 1763 in St Andrews church, Plymouth. (ref a) They had a son and three daughters : Paul Henry Vaillant, Lieutenant R.N. died unmarried 1803; Elizabeth Theodosia; Catharine died 1818; Harriett, born 1769, died 1835 (ref b) Isaac Vaillant was buried at St Michaels on 29th October 1804, His wife Catharine, born 1743, was buried on 26th January 1816 (ref c)

REAR / ADMIRAL ISAAC VAILLANT / died Oct 22nd 1804 / CATHARINE VAILLANT / WIFE OF REAR ADMIRAL / ISAAC VAILLANT / died the 20th of Jan 1816 / CATHARINE VAILLANT / SECOND DAUGHTER OF REAR / ADMIRAL ISAAC VAILLANT / AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE / died the 31st of May 1818 //

a) Devon Marriages, Transcription, b) The Pedigree Register June 1914, c) Berkshire Burial Index

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 50

A wide ledger stone engraved with dedication to Samuel and Elenor Hirwood in Roman caps and l/c. The letters underlined in 9 below are no longer visible. The ledger is almost divided in half by an incised vertical line, and a separate inscription is written on both halves. It lies in front of the West window, at the base of and perpendicular to the ledger stone of Isaac Vaillant. Both side edges are slightly worn and both sides have worn parts within the inscription.

Stone

1728

203 x 115 cm

On LHS:
Here Lyeth (sic) the Body / of ELENOR the wife / of SAMUEL HIRWOOD / who Departed this life / the 16th Day of June / Anno Dom : 1736 / Aged eighty two / Years two Months / and twenty two / Days //
On RHS:
Here Lyeth (sic) the Body / of SAMUEL HIRWOOD / of this Parish who / Departed this Life / the 24th Day of Sep / Anno Dom : 1728 / Aged ninety Years / one Month / and eight days //

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 51

A dark ledger stone engraved with dedication to Elenor. The stone lies by the North door, under the chest (122) and font (222). The rest of the inscription lies under the chest.

Stone

1729

Unable to measure due to position

ELENOR / 1729 //

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 52

Ledger stone with a missing inlaid brass in the shape of figure of a man or woman standing on a rectangular inscription plate. There is no inscription visible on the stone.

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 53

A very worn ledger stone at the west end of St. Catherine’s Chapel, partially under the organ, with a inscription in caps. Sometimes a ‘U’ is written as a ‘V’. Some words are separated by small diamond shapes, as indicated in 9. Some of the inscription lies under the organ, but was recorded by Ashmole. That part of the inscription is shown in italics below.. Much of the spelling is archaic.

Light stone

1636

? x 72 cm

See also 037

Here lies expecting the / resvrrection  richard ʃʃ / staverton the second ʃʃ / sonne of richard  staver / ton esqvier who deceas / ed the sixt t  and was / buried  the eighth of / october 1636 and left / behinde him elizabeth / his wif  and elizabeth / his only child now the / Wife of henri nevile . The effigies, or / Pourtraiture of which, there .ʃtandeth / above in the stone on the eaʃt wall.
(ref a)

a) Ashmole

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 54

The inscription, in Roman lettering in caps only with ‘U’s represented as ‘V’s, and much archaic spelling, is written from about one third of the way down the stone. Some words are separated by small diamond shapes, as indicated in 9. Above the inscription is a naïve engraving of the Staverton crest. (Argent a chevron between three maunches vert).

Stone

1639

185 x 84 cm

The ‘Brother’s daughter’ was Elizabeth daughter of his brother Richard who had predeceased him. She married Henry Neville, brother of the then lord of Warfield Manor. (See Staverton family tree p 77)

VNDER  THIS  STONE  LIETH  NOW  / WRAPET  IN  LEAD THE CORPS OF / EDWARD STAVERTON ESQVIER DEAD, / THE LAST HEIRE MALE OF ALL HIS / ANCIENT RACE WHOSE BROTHERS / DOUGHTER NOW SUCCEEDS HIS PLACE / JVLIE THE TWENTIE SEVENTH THAT / DIE HEE DIED AVGVST THE TWEL / VTH HIS BODY HEARE WAS LAID, / IN THE YEARE ONE THOVSAND SIX / HVNDRED THIRTY NINE WAITING TO / MEETE CHRIST JESVS AT HIS TIME / HIS LOVE TO THE POORE HIS GOOD / ALMES DOTH DECLARE TWICE TWI / NTY SHILLINGS YEARELY TO THER SHARE / HE FREELY GAVE FOR EVER TO / REMAINE TILL THAT BY CHRIST / HIS BODY RISE AGAINE, HIS FA / THER MOTHER BROTHERS SISTERS / ALL THER PORTRAITVRES ARE EXTANT ON THE WALL.//

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 55

A light stone ledger stone very worn, with no legible inscription. Positioned in St. Katherine’s Chapel, by the organ. The bottom LH corner is missing. There is an inset hole of a rectangular shape on a rectangular base (l. 41 x w. 56 cm). The inset brass plaque is missing. l. 150 x w. 68 cm
However, the brass plaque for Letice Staverton (040) (copied to end of this document), exactly fits the rectangular shape of the brass on this ledger stone. The square shape above it could well be for the figures of a woman, and behind her two sons and nine daughters, as described by Ashmole, .
“On another Brass Plate, fixed in a Gravestone, …, are the figures of a woman, and behind her two Sons and nine Daughters; under them this Inscription. “ followed by the inscription on the brass plate 040.(ref Ashmole).

150 x 68 cm

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 56

The inscription is in Roman u/c lettering with ‘U’s are represented as ‘V’s. Underlined letters are no longer visible. There is a large crack from the middle of the LHS to the base about one third of the width from the RH corner. The top RH corner is damaged. There is surface damage over the inscription area; two words have been completely obliterated. (shown in italics in 9 below)

Black stone

1632

109 x 64 cm

Philip Thorowgood, son of John and Elizabeth Thorowgood was baptised on 18th Dec 1632. (ref a) It appears he only lived to be one month old.

HIC IACET RESVRRECTIONEM / EXPECTANS PHILLIPVS FILIVS / IOHANIS THOROWGOOD, ET / ELIZABETHÆ VXORIS EIVS, / QVONDAM HENRICI NEVILLE / MILITIS RELICTÆ, QVI / POSTQVAM VNVM INTEGRVM / VIXISSET MENSEM, IN / IPSISSIMA QVA SPIRITVM / TRAXIT HORA, SOMNICULOSA / NEGLIGENTIA EXPIRAVIT / VII ° IANVARII / ANNO DOM: / 1632 //
Translation: (ref b)
Here lies, in hope of resurrection, Phillip Thorowgood, son of John Thorowgood and Elizabeth his wife, formerly relict of Sir Henry Neville, who having lived one whole month, expired at the very same hour at which he drew breath in sleepy heedlessness 7th January in the year of our Lord 1632

a)FindMyPast b) Anne Haward

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 57

A light coloured ledger stone, very worn, with no legible inscription, positioned in the Chapel just in front of the step. Large crack runs from LHS to base. There are two inset holes, one of a shield (l. 12 x w. 10 cm), and below that, a slim figure on a rectangular base (l. 51 x w. 32 cm). The brass plaques are missing.

Stone

145 x 72 cm

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 58

A very worn ledger stone, with an inscription, lying mostly under the speaker. The inscription is in Latin in both caps and l/c. Underlines show missing characters. Although the inscription is very worn, the fact that it is in the ‘Staverton Chapel’, and the few words that are legible points to this being the ledger stone for Elizabeth Neville.

Light stone

1687

? x 64 cm

Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard Staverton (053), married Henry Neville.. If this is her ledger stone, she was baptised in the church 10th May 1626 and buried here Aril 11th 1687. (ref a)

Hic lacet ELI_____ / uxor Henri _______//

a) Caines

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 59

A very worn ledger stone, half under the altar frontal box. In a blue stone. Only a few words of the inscription can be read.

91.5 x 512 cm

/…THE/…ALCE HIS…/THIS LIF…/…16.2/…S…/…LIFE THE… / 1680.. //

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 60

A dark coloured and very worn ledger stone, partially covered by some form of hard cementation, which obscures much of the inscription and the blazon.

Blazon:
Barry Azure and Ermine quartering Or a chevron between three cocks Sable [VACHELL] impaling Azure three quatrefoils Argent [VINCENT]

Crest, On a wreath on a closed helm a bull’s gamb in pale couped Or hoof in base Or (ref a, b)
The inscription is in Latin u/c with the ;letter ‘V’ in place of ‘U’.

Dark stone

1640

178 x 93 cm

The stone is in memory of John and Mary Vachell who lived in the reign of Charles 1st. Their elder son Tanfield was MP for Reading in 1645. The inscription is now, damaged and difficult to decipher but it was recorded by Elias Ashmole before 1723.

NES MARIA / VAC HELL / VIS FAMILI / LLORVM / VINCENTIV / OHIVND I / CASACRO TEGVNTVR MABNORE / QVI DVM CONIVNCTIM VIYERIN / VHEBANY SEPER / C IPSA MORS CON IT / DISIV NXIT / V IOVE
Full Inscripton: (ref c)
JOHANNES, MARIA / VACHELL, / perantiquis families, / VACHELLORUM et VINCENTUM / oriundi, / Hoc ʃacro tegentur marmore; / Qui dum conjunctim vixerint, / vevebant acro tegentur marmore; / Qui dum conjunctim vixerint, / vevebant ʃeparatim, / Nec iʃa mors conjunxit / aut disjunxit. / Erant enim utrique / Catholici, / Hæc Anglicanæ, / Ille Romanæ / Fidei. / Uterque tamen / ʃobrie, ʃancte, honeʃte, / (et quod Ænigma et) / Invicem amice, / Placide in Domina / obdormivere. / Ætatum annis. / Mariti, ___ 77. / Uxoris, ____ 68. / Hæc 160. 7bris, / Ille 80. 9bris. / Erat ʃalutis Annus / 1640
Translation:
John and Mary Vachell, scions of the ancient families of Vachell and Vincent, lie under this sacred marble. While they lived together they were living apart and death itself has neither joined them together nor separated them. They were both of them Catholics, she of the Anglican, he of the Roman Faith. Both nevertheless lived temperately, piously, virtuously, and which is a riddle, were friends in one another. They fell asleep in the Lord peacefully, the husband’s age was 77, the wife’s 68. She on Llic 16th September. He on the 8th November 1640. (ref d)

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 61

Two ledger stones, both extremely worn and each with a faint inscription, they are set together as if they were originally one stone. Positioned in the SW corner of the chapel. The W one has a worn engraving of the Staverton shield. (For blazon see 037) Just a few letters on each stone are visible. However, see point 7. From the few letters discernable on this ledger stone, it seems likely that this is the stone referred to by Ashmole.

Light stone

1617

62 x 97 cm
138 x 97 cm

Ashmole records “ In a Chapel situated on the north side of the Chancel, is on the top stone of a raised monument this inscription.
Here lyeth the Body of Richard Staverton Esq / and by him the body of / Elizabeth his Wife: / He died the 10th of June / 1617. She expired the 4th / of February, 1632.//
Directly over this stone is erected a small monument, in the east wall, for the said Richard Staverton and is wife, both kneeling before a desk: Behind him are three sons, and behind her are three daughters all kneeling.”(ref a)

H E E Y THE / ARD STAVERTON ESQ / BY TH E BO //
HE / PI / FE VA //

a) Ashmole

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Ledgerstone 62

A very worn ledger stone with a brass plaque dedicated to Humphrey Staverton. Roman lettering in u/c and l/c. Sometimes a ‘U’ is written as a ‘V’, with the long ‘S’, and Staverton spelt Stautoon. Above the inscription is the brass figure of a 16th century gentleman looking slightly to the left. He is bareheaded with a full beard, wearing a buttoned coat with a ruff. Over the coat is a long cape. His feet are in soft slipper-like shoes. His hands are held in prayer. The figure is fixed with 3 screws to the slab; there are four holes without screws. The inscription plate is fixed with two screws; there are six holes without screws

Stone and brass

1592

149 x 75 cm

The stone of Humfry Staverton was at the east end of the chapel in 1723. (ref a)

Heare lyeth the body of Houmfrey / Stautoon ye third onn of Rychard / of warfield / Stautoon Equier who deceaed the / vi OF AVGVST . 1592

a) Ashmole

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Wall Monument 28

A three dimensional memorial in various coloured marble sections. There is some damage to the upper section. The tablet is surmounted by a light grey grooved obelisk shape which is flanked at the lower edge by scrolls decorated with foliation. The obelisk shape rests on a multi stepped curved cornice which also has damage to the right of centre. A brown back plate supports the dedication tablet which has curved cut-away corners. At each corner there is a flower decorated roundel. Acanthus leaves and corn patterns are on the columns which flank this tablet. A cherub is centrally placed on the black apron below the tablet and the whole is supported by a cushion shaped foot. The dedication is in caps and l/c, incised in black free form Roman lettering

Marble

1772

255 x 151.5 x 13.5 cm

Savage Barrell lived in the parish of St Martin in the Fields, but requested in his will that he be buried in “a decent but private manner in the Chancel of the Church of Warfield in the county of Berks and that a monument be there erected the expense of which may not exceed one hundred and fifty pounds.” (ref a). He was buried as requested on 1st August 1772. (ref b) His ledger stone lies in the Chancel: (047), as he requested, which suggests that this memorial tablet has been moved since 1772.

Underneath are Deposited the Remains of / SAVAGE BARRELL Esq. / He died 28th July 1772 / Aged 62 Years //

a) Prerogative Court for Savage Barrell Esquire. b) England: Select Deaths & Burials 1538 – 1991

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Warfield, St Michael the Archangel : Wall Monument 40

The plaque set into wall is badly discoloured around the edge with paint, plaster and dirt. There are also holes left by previous riveting. The inscription, in caps and l/c, is in incised black Old English lettering, with archaic spelling, Roman numerals and the use of a type of long s. (Her age, 51 years, is written as l/c L 1)

Brass

1587

11.5 x 56.5 cm

This brass also, was originally on a ledger stone in the chapel. (Almost certainly 055) “On another Brass Plate …are the figures of a Woman, and behind her two Sons and nine Daughters; under them this Inscription …” ( (Again, as below), (ref a) See also the Staverton family tree p 77

Jeʃʃus (sic) / Letice the daughter of William lovelace gent and xxx yeares ye treu / and ffaithfull wyfe of humfrey Stanton was under this ʃtone buryed ye xxii of auguʃt 1587 the l1 yere of her age, whole virtuouse lyfe did / showe her ʃoules aʃʃending to god the father ʃonne and holie goʃte wth / Them to Rest in Love without end.//

a) Ashmole

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