I. Headstones in St Oswald's
Churchyard
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(1) William I'Anson of Barden (headstone) - I found this in the
churchyard at St Oswald's, Hauxwell, quite close to the church door. The
headstone itself is well-weathered and not very easy to read, but as far
as I can tell, it seems to be that of the William I'Anson (1636-1696,#93),
generation no. 6 from Capt John I'Anson, in which case it would be over three
hundred years old. By varying the contrast controls I think I could
make out that the date of death was 7 February, but unfortunately I couldn't
make out the year. The parish records show he was buried on 11th February
(1696) so the date seems to tie as far as it goes. |
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(2) Leonard I'Anson and Ann Storry (headstone) - This headstone
itself quite large and pretty easy to read, although the photo's not so clear
as it was taken directly into the sun. It's that of Leonard (1746-1831,#179),
generation no. 9. Only the inner churchyard is maintained, and the outer part
is largely overgrown and grazed by sheep. Leonard and Ann's grave is just
over the fence, in the outer section, about fifteen yards from the main church
door. I did notice that sheep were all tagged with the name 'Alderson', which
was the name of Ellen, wife of Leonard's grandson William (#241, generation
11), so I suppose we might regard them as 'in-laws' of a kind! |
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(3) Another William I'Anson (headstone) - The headstone is a
fairly small, crude one, right next to the grave of William and Ann. I'm not
sure who this is at all but it may be that of the son (#203) of William and
Ann, above. |
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