Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library
Abbreviations:
"B.C." = Bath Chronicle.
"F.B.J." = Farley's Bristol Journal
"G.M." = Gentlemen's Magazine
On a floor-slab, close to the pulpit steps, covered by carpet:
Here lies interred
RICHARD WELCH Esqr
Chief Justice of JAMAICA
who died October the ....... 1782
Aged 49 Years.
Oct. 15 was the date noted in 1872. "1782, Oct. 18, Richard Welch, Esq. Choir " (Burial Register). He was appointed Chief Justice in 1779 (Feurtado). His will was proved in 1782 (525, Gostling).
Richard Welch, son of Richard of Island of Jamaica, arm., Christ Church, Oxford, matriculated 7 Oct. 1786, Aged 16; B.A. 1790 (Foster). A descendant in still living in Bath, who informed the verger that the Chief Justice was of the Hoch-Walch (? Walsh) family of Castle Hoch, co. Kilkenny, but changed his name to Welch after a family dispute. In the pedigree of Walsh of Cranagh in Burke's "Landed Gentry" it is stated that Richard Walsh of Cranagh, born 1740, married 1759 Mary, dau. of Walter Walsh of Mount Talbot, and their second son William of Kilmore married Mary Anne, dau. of Michael Cuffe of Jamaica.
1782, Oct. 14. At Bath, Ri. Welch, esq; a W.I. planter. ("G.M.," 504.)
Married 1769 Jan. 23 the Honble Richard Welsh a Barrister and Lucretia Favell Dehany, Spinster. (St. Catharine's Register. See Add., MS. 27,968, fo. 196.)
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On the floor of the nave (No. 122) :
HENRY ARCHBOULD Esqr
Late of Jamaica
died 25th Novr 1805
Aged 64 Years.
Also SARAH ROSEWELL his Wife
died 27th March 1812
Aged 74 Years.
This gives dates not on the tablet.
1805, Thursday, Nov. 28. Monday, died at his lodgings in Abbey-street, aged 64, Henry Archbould, esq; late of Jamaica; the last male descendant of Col. A. who distinguished himself at the conquest of that island, where he afterwards resided and became a considerable proprietor. ("B.C.")
1812, April 2. Sunday, in St. James's-street, St. James's-square, Mrs. Archbould, relict of Henry Archbould esq. Island of Jamaica. (Ibid.)
On the south wall of the south aisle behind the chancel (copied 19 Aug. 1910):-
Sacred to the Memoy of
WILLIAM DELPRATT Esqr
who departed this life
the 20th July 1826, Aged 74 Years,
and lies interr'd in the Chancel
of this Church.
1826, July 20. In Berkeley-square (Bristol)William Delpratt, esq. ("GM.," 93.)
1810, Feb. 2. Saturday last was married, Mr. John Harris, surgeon, of Exeter, to Miss Delpratt, dau. of the late Samuel Delpratt, esq. of Jamaica. (?"Bath Chronicle.")
1850, Sept. 8. At her son's, J. Delpratt, esq. Old Charlton, aged 76, Agnes, widow of Samuel Dellpratt, esq. of Jamaica. ("G.M.," 452.)
Edward Delpratt, Esq., died 10 Nov. 1841, aged 52. (Archer, 153.)
A pedigree of this family by the late W. J. C. Moens, F.S.A., appeared in "Misc. Gen. et Her.," 2nd Series, iii., 344, but it does not seem to be a complete one. He sent me a copy of this many years ago. The will of Sam. Delpratt of the firm of Foord and Delpratt of Bristol was proved in 1784 (129, Rockingham).
His brother William of St. James', Bristol, Merchant, also died the same year.
On the north wall of the nave near the gallery:-
Near this place lies the Body of
MR. HUGH INGLIS,
A Native of Inverness in Scotland,
and many years commander of a Ship
in the Trade betwixt
BRISTOL and the West Indies
He was born in month of August 1750,
and he died on 6th day of March 1796
(Five lines.)
erected by his surviving brothers
WILLIAM and GEORGE INGLIS.
Above is a shield with his arms: Azure, a lion rampant, on a chief Argent three six-pointed mullets within a bordure Gules. MOTTO. Not legible on account of dirt.
1796, March 6. At Bristol, Capt. Inglis many years a respectable and much. respected commander of a ship from that port to the West Indies. ("G.M.," 259.)
1796, Sat. March 12. On Sunday last died at his house in Trinity-street, sincerely lamented by all who knew him, Captain Inglis, many years a respectable and much respected commander of a ship from this port to the West-Indies, (" F.B.J.")
South wall of nave beneath the fourth window:-
Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM HENRY TERRELL,
second Son of WILLIAM TERRELL of this City, Merchant.
He died Jul 4th 1846, aged 46 Years.
Also of HENRIETTA JANET Daughter of
PETER and HENRIETTA MOFFATT, of Montego Bay, Jamaica,
the beloved wife of WILLIAM TERRELL, of Falmouth, Jamaica,
grandson of the above-named WILLIAM TERRELL.
She died July 13th 1848, at Funchal, Madeira,
and lies buried in the Cemetery of that place.
Also of WILLIAM TERRELL, Merchant of this City
Father of the above-named W. H. TERRELL.
The whole of his life an Inhabitant, and for
nearly fifty years a Vestryman of this Parish.
He died July 25th, 1851, aged 82 Years.
1851, July 25. At Bristol, in his 83d year, William Terrell, esq.. He was born in the parish of St. Nicholas, where he carried on a successful business as a button-factor. He served several parochial offices, and by his cordial manners and blameless life obtained the esteem and affection of his neigbbours. ("G.M.," 333.)
1813, Sat. Ap. 10. Tuesday se'nnight, aged 82, Mrs. Sarah Terrell, mother of Mr. William Terrell, Charlotte-st. Queen-sq. ("F.B.J." and "G.M.," 393.)
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South wall of nave beneath the third window:-
Sacred to the Memory
of KOSCIUSKO TERRELL, Attorney at Law,
son of WILLIAM and MARY ELIZABETH TERRELL,
of this City.
He died the 13th of August, 1821, in the
30th Year of his Age, at Falmouth
in Jamaica, and lies buried in the same place.
Also of MARY ELIZABETH TERRELL,
the beloved wife of WILLIAM TERRELL.
She departed this life the 28th November, 1826,
Aged 57 Years,
and lies buried in the Crypt of this Church.
Also of ELIZABETH BRYANT, Mother
of the above MARY ELIZABETH TERRELL.
She departed this life the 12th May,
1827, Aged 76 Years.
In Falmouth Church in the parish of Trelawney is an inscription to "Kosciusko Terrell, son of William and Mary Terrell, of the city of Bristol, England, ob. 1821." (Archer, 323.)
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On the north wall of the nave:
Sacred to the memory of FANNY HUGHES
the beloved wife of MR FREDERfCK TERRELL, Surgeon Queen Square,
and second daughter of MR JOHN MILLS of St Michael's Hill in this City,
She departed this life 19th Augst 1829, Aged 21 Years and 5 Months
and lies buried in the Crypt of this Church.
Also FREDERICK TERRELL Justice of the Peace of this City,
Who was born in this parish March 7th 1804, and died in peace Augst 14th 1889
and was interred in the family vault at Arnos Vale Cemetery.
When the floor-slabs give no additional information, other than that on the wall tablets, I have omitted such inscriptions. The numbers refer to the Abbey List. "B.C." is for "Bath Chronicle."
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On the floor of south aisle of nave (No. 434)
Here rest the Remains of
ANN MEYLER
Wife of JEREMIAH MEYLER, Esq.
who departed this Life
December 26th 1788
Aged 51 years.
1788, Dec. 29 Mrs. Ann Meyler. (Burial Register.)
1788, Sept. At Bath, Mrs. Meyler, wife of Jeremiah Meyler esq. late of Jamaica. ("G.M.," 1183.)
1792, Oct. 25. At Lymington, Jeremiah Meyler, esq ; late of Jamaica. ("B.C.")
1805 July 19. Richard Meyler, esq ; of Crawley-house, near Winchester, on board the Augustus Caesar West Indiaman, on his passage from Jamaica to this country. (" Dorchester and Sherborne Journal.")
He was son of Jeremiah, was born in Jamaica, and matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, 22 Oct. 1784, aged 18 (Foster). Served as High Sheriff of Hants in 1798 ; married, 11 Nov. 1790, a dau. of J. Jarrett of Freemantle, and left issue Richard, born at Metbrooke, whose obituary follows:
1818, March 3. Near Melton Mowbray, co. Leicester, aged 26, Richard Meyler, esq. of Grosvenor-sq. M.P. for the city of Winchester ... He was the last descendant of. an eminent mercantile family in Bristol and Jamaica, from whom he inherited a fortune of £35,000 per annum. Educated at Eton and at Christ Church College, Oxford. Mr. died intestate. . . ("G.M." 470.) He matriculated 26 Jan. 1809, aged 17 (Foster).
Canon Mayo has given me the references to two wills of this family, viz., Richard Meyler, proved 1773 (215, Stevens), and Richard Meyler, proved 1787 (504, Major), uncle and nephew, both merchants of Bristol. They came from Haverfordwest in co. Pembroke.
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On the floor of north aisle of nave (No. 530):-
Here Resteth the Body of Dame
ELIZABETH LAWES Wife to Sr NICHOLAS
LAWES late Captain General and
Governor of Jamaica and Second
Daughter to Sir THOMAS LAWLEY of
Cannall in the County of Stafford
Barronett. She was first married to
THOMAS COTON of Coton Bridge in
the County of Warwick Esq. by whom
She had one Son and by the said Sr
NICHOLAS LAWES one Daughter both
now liveing. After a lingering Sickness
she departed this Life for a better in this City
of Bath on the 26th day of October in
the Year of our Lord 1725 and in the
thirty sixth Year of her age.
Arms undecipherable in 1872.
1725, Nov. 3. The Lady Lawes. (Burial Register.)
She was the fifth wife of Sir Nicholas. See Archer, 240.
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On the floor of choir under the stalls (No. 760):-
Sacred to the Memory of Doctor JAMES BROW (sic)
of Falmouth in the Parish of Pill
and Island of Jamaica, who departed
in his 49th year in this City ye 5th J ....
(Five lines omitted.)
1793, July 9. Dr. James Brown. (Burial Register.)
1793, July 11. Friday last died in the Abbey-Green, Dr. James Browne, of the island of Jamaica ("B.C.")
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On the floor of choir (No. 772).
In a Vault beneath this Stone
are deposited the remains
of MARY TRELAWNEY MAY
who departed this life
on tber 13th of March 1800
Aged 38 Years.
Also the remains
of WILLIAM VASSALL MAY
who died Dec 6th 1811
Aged 48 Years.
Her will was proved in P.C.C.
Inside the tower:
In Memory of
JOHN VASSALL, Esqr
of the Lower Crescent Bath,
& Newfound River,
in the Island of Jamaica,
who died at Clifton,
on the 24th Sept 1797, Aged 59.
And of ELIZABETH his Wife
who died at Clifton,
March 31st 1807,
Aged 63.
Also in memory of JOHN their eldest Son
who died at Lyndhurst in Hants,
October 17th 1800, Aged 38.
And of MARY their youngest Daughter
Married to J. G. ARCHER, Esqr
who died at Clifton Decr 27th, 1806, Aged 29.
And of THOMAS OLIVER their third Son
who died at Wrexham in Denbighshire
October 8th 1807, Aged 40.
Below is a shield with these arms: Azure, in chief a sun, in base a cup [VASSALL]; impaling, Ermine, on a chief Sable three lions rampant Argent [OLIVER].
Some twenty years ago the late Capt. Spencer Vassall Henslow took me to the house of his aunt in Bayswater to see the portraits of the above John Vassall and his wife. He was born at Cambridge, Mass., on 12 June 1738. His wife Elizabeth was sister of Lieut.-Governor Thomas Oliver, and they were married 12 Jan. 1761. ("Antigua," ii., 351.)
1797, Sat., Sept. 30. Sunday died at Clifton, sincerely lamented, John Vassal, Esq. late of this city; but for some time past of Bath. (" F.B.J.")
1800, Sat., Oct. 25. Friday the 17th instant died at his house in the New Forest, John Vassal, Esq. oldest son of the late John Vassal, Esq., of this city. (Ibid.)
1807, Sat., Jan. 3. Saturday died at Mrs. Vassall's, at Clifton, of a rapid decline in the 29th year of her age, Mrs. Archer, wife of John Gittens Archer, Esq. of Barbadoes. (Ibid.)
1807, Sat., April 4. Tuesday morning died at her house at Clifton, sincerely and deservedly lamented by her family and friends, Mrs. Vassall, relict of John Vassall, Esq. of the Crescent, Bath, and Chatley Lodge, Somerset. (Ibid.)
1807, Sat., Oct. 17. On the 7th instant died, at Wrexham, Denbighshire, Thomas Oliver Vassall, Esq. third son of the late John Vassal, Esq. of the Crescent, Bath, and brother to the gallant Col. Vassall who fell at Monte Video in January last. (Ibid.)
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On the north wall of the chancel, within the altar rails, is a tablet with an angel seated, resting her arm on a shield with palm tree, flag, etc., by Flaxman. Above is the old coat of the Vassalls, and in a wreath is "VASSALL-AE. XL."
Sacred to the Memory of SPENCER THOMAS VASSALL Esqr Lieut Colonel of the 38th Regiment
who after 28 Years of active and unremitting Service during which he had justly acquired a high Military Reputation
was mortally wounded at the storming of Monte Video, in South America, on the 3rd of February, 1807, at the Moment
he bad conducted his intrepid Followers within the Walls of that Fortress, and expired on the 7th of the Same Month.
His beloved Remains brought to England by the Companions of his Victory, are deposited near this Spot,
Where, to record her own, her Children's, and her Country's Loss,
She, who was the wedded and happy witness of his private worth,
Has caused this Monument to be erected.
(Fourteen lines follow. This epitaph was written by Mrs. Opie.)
See "The Vassalls of New England," by Ed. D. Harris, published 1862, 8vo, 26 pages, for a very complete genealogy, also the "D.N.B." They owned from early times large tracts of and in New England, Barbados, and Jamaica.
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On the north wall of the chancel:-
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
HONORA MARY GEORGINA,
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE
LIEUT COLONEL VASSALL OF THE 38TH REGT
AND WIFE OF THE
REVD E. P. HENSLOWE,
CHAPLAIN OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AT WOOLWICH.
BORN 7TH JANUARY 1802,
DIED 28TH AUGUST 1834.
HER REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED
IN THE CHURCH YARD OF SPELDHURST,
NEAR TUNBRIDGE WELLS WHERE SHE DIED.
(Eight lines omitted.)
1834, Aug. 28. At Tunbridge Wells, Honora-Mary-Georgina, wife of the Rev. E. P. Henslowe, Chaplain to the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and oldest dau. of the late gallant Col. Vassall. ("G.M.," 444.)
Below are the arms cut in the marble: Barry of seven Argent and Azure, over all a pale Gules, the pale and bar charged with five lions' heads erased (Burke gives: Argent, on a cross Gules, five lions' heads erased Or, impaling, Azure, in chief a sun, in base a chalice Or, and (for honourable augmentation), on a fesse of the second the breached bastions of a fortress, above which the words "Monte Video ;" on a canton Argent "38" within a branch of cypress and another of laurel, the stems united in saltire [VASSALL].
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On a flat stone over vault in the churchyard to the west of the Church (copied 24 Aug. 1909):-
IN MEMORY OF
JAMES GALE SENIOR ESQRE
OF THE PARISH OF ST ELIZABETH
IN THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 1797
AGED 38.
ALSO OF
LETITIA HIS WIFE
WHO DIED ON THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1797
AGED 29.
ALSO OF
LETITIA LAIRD
RELICT OF JAMES LAIRD ESQRE
OF THE SAME ISLAND
WHO DIED ON THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1824
AGED 86.
James Gale Senior of Jamaica, Esq. Will dated 6 Sep. 1796. I am heir-at-law (or one of them) of William Gale of Saltspring or of his father Henry Gale, Esq., deceased. My wife Letitia. My children Louis Goodin Senior, Bernard Martin Senior, Laetitia Maria Senior, and James Gale Senior. Proved 1797 (P.C.C., 273, Exeter).
The Gales were a very prominent family in Jamaica, the first of whom, Jonathan, patented 539 acres in St. Elizabeth in 1673. (See Archer, 300 and 339, for three M.I. to them.)
William Gale, son of Henry Gale, of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, was admitted to Westminster School 19 Sept. 1777. (" Notes and Queries," 9th Series, xii., 868.)
1797, Sat., Feb. 18. Lately died at the Hotwells, J. Gale, senr Esq. late of Jamaica. ("F.B.J.") The Surname "Senior" led to mistakes.
1809, Feb. 13. At Bristol, L. G. Senior, esq. of the island of Jamaica, to Miss Elizabeth Husey, youngest dau. of the late Mr. George Husey of Salisbury. ("Dorchester and Sherborne Journal.")
1824, Nov. 7. At Westbury-upon-Trim, aged nearly 86, Letitia, relict of James Laird, esq. formerly of Chesterfleld, Jamaica. ("G.M.," 645.)
She was evidently the mother of Mrs. Senior. See a pedigree of three generations of Senior in Livingston's "Sketch Pedigrees," 61.
1845, Dec. 27. At Christchurch, Argyll-sq. Henry Bateman, of Islington Green, to Elizabeth Helen, eldest dau. of Bernard M. Senior of Compton Lodge, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. ("GM.," 200.)
On the south wall of the nave close to the tower:-
To the Memory
of JAMES LEWIS Esquire, late of
Shirehampton
formerly of the Island of Jamaica.
He died
(Three lines omitted.)
on the 20th June 1800
Aged 81 Years.
1800, Sat., June 29. Yesterday se'nnight died at his house at Shirehampton, at a very advanced age, James Lewis sen. foemerly of the Island of Jamaica. ("F.B.J.")
A James Lewis was clerk to the Assembly 1761, 1794, and Member for St. Catherine's 1766, 1768, 1770, 1781. (Feurtado.)
In the churchyard, near east end of chancel, the inscription having been recently recut:-
MARY CRABTREE
DIED APRIL 5TH 1805,
AGED 19 MONTHS.
ANN CRABTREE,
DIED JANUARY 18TH 1808,
AGED 18 MONTHS.
WILLIAM MARTIN CRABTREE,
DIED AT LUCEA, JAMAICA,
JUNE 29TH 1825,
AGED 22 YEARS
MARY CRABTREE,
MOTHER OF THE ABOVE,
DIED DECEMBER 16TH 1827,
AGED 55 YEARS.
DANIEL CRABTREE,
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE,
DIED SEPTEMBER 4TH 1810,
AGED 69 YEARS.
On the south wall of the South aisle of nave (copied 18 May 1911):-
In an adjacent Vault are deposited
the Remains of the Honble
SOPHIA MARY DAWKINS PENNANT,
Wife of
GEORGE HAY DAWKINS PENNANT, Esqr.
She was eldest Daughter of
CORNWALLIS first VISCOUNT HAWARDEN,
by his Wife MARY, Daughter of
PHILIP ALLEN Esqrof Bath Hampton in the County of Somerset
(Six lines omitted.)
She died at Lympstone in Devonshire
on the 16th of January 1812
Aged forty years.
1812, Jan. 23. At Lympston, Devon, the Hon. Mrs. Pennant, dau. of the late Viscount Hawarden, and wife of ..... Pennant, esq. ("B.C." ).
There are also Several tablets to the Allen family. Mary, dau. of the above Philip Allen and Jane his Wife and niece to Ralph Allen, married Cornwallis Maude, later Viscount Hawarden, and died 8 Oct. 1775, aged 42, leaving three surviving children, Thomas, Ralph, Sophia, Mary, and Emma.
George Hay Dawkins-Pennant (grandson of Henry Dawkins of Jamaica by Elizabeth Pennant his wife) succeeded his cousin Lord Penrhyn, and died in Portland Place 17 Dec. 1840, aged 76.
South wall of the nave:-
Sacred to the Memory of
BARBARA BERNARD,
Wife Of CHARLES EDWARD BERNARD of this Parish,
Doctor of Medicine
who died September 4th, 1838,
Also of the said
CHARLES EDWARD BERNARD
who died Nov. 18th, 1842
their remains lie interred in the Crypt of this Church.
Also of WILLIAM RHODES BERNARD,
of Lincoln's Inn, Born at London
eldest Son of the above, who died July 20th, 1845,
and whose remains are deposited
in Fremington Church yard North Devon
Also of
MARION CAPEL BERNARD,
only child of CHARLES EDWARD BERNARD
of this City and Parish, Merchant
granddaughter of the above
CHARLES EDWARD and BARBARA BERNARD
who died August 25th, 1845
Her remains lie in a private vault in the Church yard
Also of SUSANNA JAMES TAWNEY
Wife of the Revd RICHARD TAWNEY,
Vicar of Willoughby, Yorkshire
youngest daughter of the above
CHARLES EDWARD and BARBARA BERNARD
who died Jany 6th 1846
whose remains also lie in the Crypt of this Church.
1790. Lately. In Jamaica, Charles Bernard, esq. ("G.M.," 1148.)
Thomas Bernard, son of Sam. Bernard, of the island of Jamaica, arm., matriculated from Morton Coll., Oxford, 20 April 1703, aged 16; a student of the Inner Temple 1703.
James Bernard, son of Charles Bernard, of Isle of Jamaica, gent.; matriculated from Trinity Coll., Oxford, 16 March 1796, aged 18.
William Rhodes Bernard, Son of David Bernard, of Isle of Jamaica, gent., matriculated from Queen's Coll., Oxford, 27 June 1810, aged 16 ; of Lincoln's Inn 24 Sep. 1812. (Foster.)
Charles Bernard, late of the parish of St. James in the Island of Jamaica, now of Bristol, Esq. Will dated 15 July 1795. To my brothers William Rhodes Bernard of Bath, and David Bernard of St. James's, Jamaica, Esq., and Ralph Montague of Bristol, Esq., all my estate in Jamaica and Great Britain on Trust. My wife Jane furniture
and my leasehold house in Upper Parke Street and an annuity of £67 beyond her joynture secured by our marriage settlement. My Son James Bernard.£2000 at 21. My dau. Rebecca £2000 at 21. All residue to my sons James and Charles. Proved 16 Nov. 1797. (P.C.C., 676, Exeter.)
1816, Dec. 24. Daniel P. Bernard late of Jamaica. ("G.M.," 1817, 374.) .
1824, April 20. Mr. N. Atherton, of Craven-st., solicitor, to Sabina, dau. of late David Bernard of Jamaica. (Ibid., 368.)
1832, March 2. At Cheltenham, Rachel. youngest dau. of the late D. B. of Jamaica (Ibid., 285.)
1838, Sept. 4. At Clifton, Barbara, wife of Charles Edward Bernard, M.D. (Ibid., 451.)
1842, Nov. 18. At Bristol, Charles Edward Bernard, Esq., M.D.
Dr. Bernard was born in Jamaica. He was the descendant of a good French family, a younger son of which, being a Huguenot, emigrated to England at the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and soon afterwards joined the first colonists who went from this country to Jamaica. His family have been among the landed proprietors of the Island from that time to the present. He was brought to England by his parents in his fourth year, and received his education under Dr. Goddard, at Winchester school. He graduated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1801. In 1802 he came to Bristol, and occupied a house in Park-street; from whence he removed to Berkeley-square, and lived partly there, and partly at a property which he had purchased at Hinton, near Clutton. In 1811 he removed to Clifton ...... The loss of his wife in 1838, inflicted a blow from which he never recovered .... He removed from Clifton in 1840, to a house in Warwickshire, near one of his married daughters. About a year before his death, wishing to be near his family, he returned to Bristol ..."(long notice). (Ibid., 1843, pp. 93, 94,)
1845, Aug. 27. At Brighton, aged 14, Marion Capel, only child of Charles Edward Bernard, esq., of Clifton. (Ibid., 437.)
1846, Jan. 7. At Clifton, Bristol, Susannah-James, wife of the Rev. Richard Tawney, Vicar of Willoughby, Warwicksh. (Ibid., 219,)
1846. Lately. Aug. At Cheltenham, aged 81, Judith, widow of David Bernard of Jamaica. (Ibid., 219.)
1848, Jan. 16. At Bristol, Eliza, dau. of the late William Rhodes Bernard, of Jamaica. (Ibid., 327.)
In the floor of the north transept of Bristol Catbedral is a white marble square recording the following:
MARY CAROLINE
BERNARD
BORN JANUARY 10. 1827
DIED DECEMBER, 10. 1845
and she may have been related to the above.
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In the crypt:-
Sacred to the memory of
BARBARA FOGO,
Wife of
CHARLES EDWARD BERNARD M.D.
of Clifton and of Childernas
in the Island of Jamaica
She died September the 4th, 1838.
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In the crypt:-
In Memory of
JOHN JAMES VIDAL, Esquire
late of the Island of Jamaica
who departed this life
22nd day of October 1823
Aged 60 Years.
FRANCES VIDAL
died Dec 31st 1824,
Aged 2 Years & 6 Months.
1823, Oct. 22. At his house on Richmond Terrace, Clifton, to the inexpressible grief of his widow, his family, and friends, John James Vidal, esq. who by his irreproachable conduct and character, his suavity and mildness of manners, had acquired general esteem. Until the few last years this gentleman resided in the Island of Jamaica, and was formerly Representative in the Honourable House of Assembly for the parish of St. Thomas in the Vale, and a Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature in that Island. ("G.M.," 572.)
There are several stones to this family in the churchyard of St. Catherine's, Spanish Town.
The Vidals were originally Jews. (Archer, 6)
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Burial-ground*:-
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
Esquire
(late of Kingston, Jamaica)
Obiit 18th Oct 1802
Aet. 37. [Aged]
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DAVID ALLAN, Esq.
late of the Parish of
St. Andrew
in the Island of Jamaica
Died Dec 1st, 1804
Aged 63 Years.
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In Memory of
SAMUEL THOMPSON,
late Servant of
WILLIAM THOMPSON,
of Jamaica, Esq.
who was unfortunately
drowned in the Avon
on the 16th August 1806
Aged 20 Years.
(Eleven lines.)
1806, Sat., Aug. 23. Saturday morning a black boy, servant to William Thompson, Esq., of Bath, bathing in the river opposite to the St. Vincent Rocks, was seized with the cramp, and unfortunately drowned; his body was not found till Sunday morning. ("F.B.J.")
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*This is now disused. It is situated below the hill, a short distance from the Church.
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Burial-ground:-
Here lie
the mortal remains of
ELIZABETH BURKE
late of the Island of Barbadoes
who departed this life
30th January 1820
Aged 69 Years.
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Sacred
to the Memory of
RICHARD RAGG PARKER Esqr
of Spanish Town Jamaica
who departed this life
on the 5th Octr 1821
Aged 57 Years.
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Burial-ground:-
Here lies the Body of
PHILLIS YEATES
late of the Island of Jamaica Esquire
who departed this life
on the 21st day of May 1821
Aged Seventy one Years.
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North-east portion of the churchyard and near the east boundary wall:-
In Memory [sic]
LUCIUS CARY ESQR
late of Kingston Jamaica
and Formerly of St. George's
Bermuda, Obit 26th, August
1826 Aetat 43.
1826, Aug. 26. At Clifton, Lucius Cary, esq. of Jamaica.("G.M.," 284.)
In St. Catharine's Cathedral is a stone to Col. Theodore Cary, who died 26 June 1683, aet. 63. (Roby, 19.) In Vivian's "Visitations of Devon" (i., 152) he is not given, but his eldest brother Sir Henry was aged 7 in 1620, when the Visitation was held, and as Theodore was born later than 1620 his name was, of course, not entered. See ante, p. 59, for his marriage, 15 June 1676, with Dorothy Wale. "Theod." Cary, son of George Cary of Cockington, Devon, gent., of Queen's Coll.. Oxford, matric. 29 April 1642, aged 18, of Corpus Christi Coll. 20 May 1642 (Foster). This would give the year of his birth as about 1624. The age of 63 on the gravestone may easily have been noted in error for 60. The Registers of Cockington unfortunately only commence in 1628. Lucius was a favourite name in Viscount Falkland's family.
The Rev. Henry Francis Cary, son of William Cary, of "Gibraltar, West Indies " (sic), B.A. Christ Church, Oxford, Translator of Dante, etc., died 14 Aug. 1844, aged 72, and was buried in Westminster Abbey; he is stated by Col. Chester to have been born at Gibraltar 6 Dec. 1772. Of course, "Gibraltar, West Indies," was quite good enough for an Oxford man, when the geography of the West Indies was little thought of. Is there not, however, a Gibraltar in Jamaica, and was there a William Cary of that Island? The Rev. H. F. Cary, moreover, had a son William Lucius Cary.
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North-east portion of the churchyard:-
In Memory of
ELIZABETH BOGLE FRENCH
of the Island of Jamaica, Widow
Obiit 19th April, 1829
at Clifton Aetat 39.
She was probably Elizabeth (only child of William Jackson, Chief Justice of Jamaica), who married, 5 Jan. 1811, Nathl. Bogle French, Jun., of Dulwich, who died v.p. 27 April 1816, at Henwick House, co. Bedford. (See pedigree of French in "Antigua," i., 273.)
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Northeast portion of the churchyard. The stone is much worn, and the inscription will soon disappear:-
Sacred to the Memory of
ELIZABETH ANN,
Relict of B. LYON Esqre
of the Island of Jamaica
who died January 29th, 1833
(? 80) .... Years
Also MARY LYON
daughter of the above
who died July 23
1844 aged 77.
1833, Jan. 29. At Clifton, aged 89, Mrs. Lyon. ("G.M.," 188.)
In Kingston, Jamaica, New West Ground, is a stone to Edmund B. Lyon, Esq.; died 22 Aug. 1841, aged 40, and others. (Archer, 213.)
William Lyon of Savannah la Mar, Island of Jamaica, merchant. Will dated 27 April 1799, now of Kingsland Crescent in the parish of Hackney, co. Middx. To the Town of Cannisle in the parish of Old Monklin, Lanarksbire, where I was born, £1000 for building a school. My nephew William Lyon of Hanover parish all estate. Proved 30 Sep. 1799 (P.C.C., 667, Howe).
1799, Jan. In Spanish-town, Jamaica, George Lyon, esq. barrister at law. ("G.M.," 347.)
1800, Sept. 5. At Jamaica, Benjamin Lyon, esq. third son of the late Benjamin Lyon esq. of that island. (Ibid., 1107.)
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North-east portion of the churchyard:-
SACRED
To the memory of
DOROTHY, Widow of the
Revd SIMON LITTLE,
formerly Rector of
Hanover, Jamaica.
She died 23rd November 1840.
Aged 75 Years.
Also of SIMON GEORGE LITTLE,
(Son of the above named
Revd SIMON LITTLE,
and DOROTHY his Wife;)
who died May 17th 1844
Aged 42 Years.
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