Inscriptions on gravestones on the east side of church grounds.
ANNE REBECCA PLOWMAN Wife of RICHARD KNIGHT PLOWMAN
died Dec 7th 1913 aged 33.
Recorded on the same grave Their daughter MARGARET RICHARDSON
died June 5th 1984 aged 74 years.
ALEXANDER PROCTOR "Late of Kilmarnock"
died Dec 3rd 1926 aged 50 years.
CHARLES ROBERT HADMAN
died March 7th 1929 aged 55 years
Recorded on the same grave KATE his wife
died Dec 19th 1946 aged 79 years.
JOHN THOMAS PARKINSON
died Feb 20th 1927 aged 50 years.
JAMES GANDY "For 22 years Rector of this parish"
died July 31st 1899 aged 74 years.
Recorded on the same grave MARIA JANE GANDY
died May 28th 1917 aged 83 years.
Railed tomb of LORD GEORGE GORDON outside chancel Text illegible. Coat of arms featuring stags head embossed on tomb lid.
Childs grave to East of chancel. Initial appear to be W.F.G and the date could be 1872. Child died aged 5 days. Wondered if this might be something to do with the Gandy family. Any help appreciated.
ANNETTA PEEL
died April 29th 1991 aged 52 years.
Slab to JOHN HENRY PEEL 1934 - 2004.
ARTHUR FREDERICK SCOTT
died Jan 30th 1937 aged 18 years.
Recorded on same grave HILDA MAY SCOTT
died May 27th 1973 aged 77 years.
Recorded on same grave ARTHUR THOMAS SCOTT
died April 4th 1970 aged 78 years.
???? LANGDOI "For fifty years the faithful servant of the Rev J Gandy"
died April 11th 1889 aged 76 years.
This grave has toppled over and is cracked, the christian name being unreadable.
JOHN GEORGE BASS
died June 26th 1939 aged 39 years.
GLADYS BASS
died January 21st 1980 aged 66 years.
MICHAEL ARBON Son of George and Jennie Arbon
died March 21st 1960 aged 10 days.
WILLIAM STEVENS REEDMAN
died Jan 22nd 1959 aged 55 years.
ARTHUR REEDMAN
1991
STEVENS REEDMAN
died August 20th 1944 ages 68 years.
Recorded on same grave his wife JENNIE
died Dec 7th 1918 ages 42 years.
RICH HINSBY Surgeon late of Crowland. Finely carved slate grave leaning against wall on east side of churchyard.
died Jan 22nd 1809 aged 32 years.
EDWARD JINKS Double grave. Poor quality and badly weathered. Right hand side of grave blank. Left hand side inscribed to Edward Jinks.
died Jan 29th 1845 aged 50 years.
Table Tomb to JOSHUA HENRY BOOTH & ANNIE BOOTH
JOSHUA born July 16th 1876 died March 15th 1942.
ANNIE born Feb 3rd 1878 died Dec 22nd 1962
EDWARD TOMKINS
died Aug 8th 1947 aged 63 years.
Recorded on same grave LOUISA TOMKINS wife of the above
died May 28th 1955 aged 74 years.
EVERARD KING Stonemason who made grave was Stephens of Oundle
died Dec 19th 1846 aged 32 years.
WILLIAM KING
died Feb ??? 1859 aged 50 years. This grave is very weathered.
HENRY CHARLES HYNAM
died Nov 4th 1933 aged 76 years.
Recorded on same grave EMMA wife of the above
died August 28th 1935 aged 76 years.
SAMUEL HULATT
died Aug 20th 1897 aged 67 years.
HENRY NEWBON
died July 1881 (actual day of death illegible) aged 66 years
Recorded on the same grave ANN His beloved wife
died Dec 16th 1898 aged 74 years.
JOSEPH TRAYLEN
died Feb 10th 1882 aged 68 years.
FREDERICK TRAYLEN
died March 10th 1858 aged 2 years.
JOHN WINTER
died OCT 1854 aged 61 years
Recorded on same grave JANE his wife
died 1887 aged 88 years.
Recorded on the same grave FC HILSON daughter of the above
died 183? aged 2 years
Recorded on the same grave FRANCES TALBOTT
died 1859 aged 38 years
Recorded on the same grave AMBROSE WINTER
died 1886 aged 63 years.
This grave is very worn and difficult to read.
ROBERT SMART
died Feb 8th 1867 aged ??
Recorded on same grave ANN his daughter who died in infancy
MARY PECK
died Dec 29th 1909 aged 68 years.
Recorded on same grave WILLIAM PECK
died April 8th 1916 aged 77 years
Cremation Plaques near to south wall of church.
LESLIE ALBERT HYDES 1921 - 2003.
GORDON ANTHONY April 15th 1930 - July 14th 2001
WILLIAM THOMAS PITT 1919 - 1993
KENNETH MORTIMER 1935 - 1999
MALCOLM MARCHANT 1934 - 1994
JUNE MARCHANT 1935 - 1997
There are nine graves on the east side of the church grounds of St Michael that I have marked down as illegible as at July 2010. These include two near the south porch which appear by style to be possibly early to mid 18th century.
There is also an ornate double grave with cherub, hourglass and book of life symbols. Both sides filled in but text illegible.
Extra plot of land to east of church, between church and priory
ROBERT JOHNSTONE
died April 10th 2006 ages 70 years
Below are the names and details of those commemorated on the gravestones and floor slabs in the church grounds at St Michael parish church, Chesterton. Some details are now illegible to due graves being weathered.
Childs grave from 1872. Initial W.F.G.
The east side of the church grounds at St Michael.
Illegible "Trinity" grave featuring three heads symbolising Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Early Victorian headstone to Everard King d 1845
Headstone to Will King d 1859
Double grave, almost certainly Georgian. Fabulously carved but on very poor material, leaving both sides of the grave illegible.