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St. Leonard's, Downham
The following are transcriptions of gravestones in the churchyard at Downham. In addition to the notes on this page, there are at least two sarcophagi which are illegible at the back of the churchyard, as they are covered by branches and nettles. The transcription below concerning Jane Whiman of Chatburn (d.1813) was the only one of the three that I could read.
Tombstone Inscriptions
???? Robinson John, of Springs (unclear date)
22 Apr 1766 Robinson Ann 71 yrs wife of above John Robinson
24 Aug 1780 Bramley Alice 4 yrs dau. of Edmund (d.1802)
22 Mar 1784 Wiglesworth John 80 yrs husband of Elizabeth (d.1785)
29 Apr 1785 Wiglesworth Elizabeth 81 yrs wife of John (d.1784)
1793 Thorn Richard 78 yrs
1796 Kendall Hannah 19 yrs stone is in Latin
14 Dec 1798 Robin(son) John 52 yrs of Downham
6 Jun 1800 Assheton Richard 72 yrs rector of Middleton and warden of the College of Christ in Manchester, second son of Ralph Assheton Esq. and Mary (the daughter of Thomas Lister Esq. of Gisburne Park), husband of Mary (d.1815)
12 Jun 1802 Kendall Gulielmus 28 yrs stone is in Latin
6 Nov 1801 Bramley (name chipped by slate) 21 yrs dau. of Edmund Bramley (d.1802)
2 Dec 1802 Bramley Edmund 72 yrs
9 Apr 1804 Gill Edward 39 yrs son-in-law of Edmund Bramley (d.1802)
???? Gill Elizabeth died in infancy, dau. of Edward (b.1804)
12 Dec 1809 Wilkinson Gabriel 69 yrs of Twiston
30 Apr 1811 Driver Thomas 46 yrs of Worston
15(or 13) Jun 1812 Whipp John 30 yrs son of Thomas and Alice Whipp
27 Jul 1812 Wilson Susannah 31 yrs of Chatburn, dau. of Richard (d.1816)
8 Feb 1813 Whiman Jane 69 yrs of Chatburn [this is one of three vaults under the bushes at the very back of the churchyard]
27 Mar 1814 Tattersall Ann 45 yrs wife of William (d.1828)
4 Apr 1814 Mercer William b. 6 Apr 1814, son of Edmund (d.1846) and Anne (d.1845)
14 Oct 1815 Assheton Mary 79 yrs relict of Richard (d.1800), died at Thorrarch in the county of York
6 Jul 1816 Wilson Richard 65 yrs
22 Dec 1817 Whipp Thomas 68 yrs of Red Syke, Twiston; husband of Alice
5 Jan 1819 Abbot Isabell infant dau. of Rev. Phillip (d.1852) and Elizabeth (d.1823) Abbot
2 Apr 1819 Whipp Alice 75 yrs wife of Thomas (d. 1817)
1 Aug 1821 Frankland Robert 68 yrs late of Ings-End in the parish of Gisburn
16 Jul 1822 Robinson John infant son of Alice (d.1850) and John Robinson of Downham
5 Jun 1823 Robin(son) Henry 31 yrs son of William (d.1798) and Ann (d.1825)
1 Aug 1823 Abbot Elizabeth 50 yrs wife of Rev. Phillip Abbot, the incumbent of Downham (d.1852)
10 Jan 1825 Robin(son) Ann 78 yrs wife of John (d.1798)
21 May 1826 Tattersall Christopher 26 yrs son of William (d.1828) and Ann (d.1814)
20 Aug 1826 Wigglesworth Ellen 27 yrs dau. of Ann (d.1830) and William (d.1861)
16 Oct 1826 Robinson William 50 yrs of Downham, husband of Mary (d.1837)
16 Jun 1828 Tattersall William 66 yrs husband of Ann (d.1814)
3 Jul 1828 Preston Michael 1 yr, son of William (d.1865) and Alice (d.1868)
15 Feb 1829 Granger Mary 84 yrs, late of Sherborn in Dorsetshire, mother of Hugh Granger (presumably Hugh Snr., d.1835)
23 Feb 1829 Greenwood William 2 yrs died at Burnley, interred there (son of Matthew Greenwood?)
26 Feb 1829 Slater Mary 65 yrs wife of John Slater of Chatburn (d.1832)
25 Mar 1829 Bramley Mary 82 yrs wife of Edmund (d.1802)
16 Mar 1830 Wigglesworth Ellen 27 yrs wife of William (d.1861)
14 May 1830 Cockshott George 38 yrs husband of Alice (d.1837)
24 Nov 1830 Tattersall Mary 45 yrs of Sawley Grange
1831 Allen Thomas, Balguy, Frances, John, Gorges and Eliza, infant children of the Rev. JT Allen of Clitheroe and Mary his wife
29 Aug 1831 Harrison Henry 54 yrs of Downham, husband of Alice (d.1836)
24 Nov 1831 Houghton Mary 51 yrs wife of James (d.1871)
18 Mar 1832 Smith William 27 yrs born at Downham, died at Clitheroe, son of James (d.1845) and Nancy (d.1847)
27 Mar 1832 Slater John 61 yrs, of Chatburn
3 Oct 1832 Tattersall William (Junior) 32 yrs late of Clitheroe
26 Feb 1833 Bulcock Mary 64 yrs wife of John Bulcock of Smith Fold
5 Mar 1833 Granger Hugh (Jnr.) 25 yrs, late of Preston
18 Jul 1833 Houghton John 23 yrs son of John (d.1871) and Mary (d.1831)
25 Dec 1833 Bulcock Ann 36 yrs wife of Thomas Bulcock of Clitheroe
c. Dec 1833 Bulcock infant son of Ann and Thomas Bulcock of Clitheroe, interred at the same time as mother Ann
28 Jun 1834 Wiglesworth Henry 62 yrs son of Richard (b.1835)
31 Mar 1835 Wiglesworth Richard 89 yrs, son of John (d.1784) and Elizabeth (d.1785), father of Henry (b.1834)
22 Oct 1835 Granger Hugh (Snr.) 56 yrs, late of Whalley, son of Mary (d.1829)
6 Nov 1835 Barton Francis 69 yrs, of Chatburn
26 Feb 1836 Granger Thomas 20 yrs, late of Whalley, son of Hugh (d.1835)
21 Mar 1836 Brogden John 68 yrs of Cheetall in the county of York
21 Jul 1836 Bulcock William, no age given, of Cheetham near Manchester, 2nd son of Benjamin Bulcock of Clitheroe
20 Dec 1836 Harrison Alice 62 yrs wife of Henry (d.1831)
12 May 1837 Hanson Mary 46 wife of Richard
1 Sep 1837 Cockshott John 12 yrs son of George (d.1830) and Alice (d.1869)
***14 Jun 1837 Walker Mary 25 dau. of John (d.1865) and Thomasin (d.1864)
21 Jul 1837 Robinson Mary 59 yrs wife of James Robinson of Downham (d.1826)
16 Dec 1837 Stuttard Thomas 5m 4 days grandson of Henry (d.1831) and Alice (d.1836) Harrison
15 Mar 1838 Mercer Ellen b. 20 Feb 1801 wife of John Mercer of Clitheroe
2 Apr 1838 Moor Ann 32 yrs, wife of Robert Moor of Twiston
18 Jun 1838 Greenwood Charles 9 yrs (son of Matthew Greenwood?)
11 Sep 1839 Bulcock Hannah 8 yrs daur. of William Bulcock (d.1836), interred at Bradley
8 Dec 1839 Barton Alice 77 yrs wife of Francis (d.1835)
8 Mar 1840 Preston Mercy 27 yrs, dau. of William (d.1865) and Alice (d.1868)
13 Aug 1842 Wilkinson William 10 weeks son of John and Margaret Wilkinson of Downham
10 Jul 1843 Bulcock John 78 yrs of Smith Fold
1 Oct 1843 Crawshaw Robert Hartley 15 yrs son of John Crawshaw of Clitheroe (d.1853)
13 Jul 1844 Briggs John 12 yrs, son of Ellen (d.1847) and Richard (d.1870) of Clay House, Downham
5 Dec 1844 Mercer Elizabeth b. 7 Apr 1830 dau. of John and Ellen Mercer of Clitheroe
23 Jul 1845 Smith James 71 yrs born at Chatburn, died at Clitheroe, stone erected by his widow and son
5 Aug 1845 Mercer Anne wife of Edmund Mercer of Clitheroe (d.1846)
30 Apr 1846 Mercer Edmund b. 3 Apr 1768 of Clitheroe
2 Sep 1846 Wilkinson Margaret 3 months dau. of John and Margaret Wilkinson of Downham
3 Jan 1847 Smith Nancy 71 yrs, born at Downham, died at Clitheroe, widow of James (d.1845)
12 Jan 1847 Briggs Ellen 46 yrs, wife of Richard (d.1870) of Clay House, Downham, mother of John (d.1844)
13 Jun 1847 Worswick Thomas 5 weeks son of Margaret (d.1860) and James (d.1898)
25 Aug 1847 Greenwood Matthew 54 of Downham
8 Oct 1847 Jackson Samuel 41 of Downham
19 Mar 1849 Bulcock Benjamin 35 son of Thomas and Betty ****
12 Jun 1849 Robinson Agnes 36 of Newclose in this parish, third dau. of Thomas and Agnes Shaw of Hookcliff
15 Mar 1850 Watkinson Margaret 32 yrs wife of John Watkinson of Liverpool, fifth daughter of Thomas and Agnes Shaw of Hookcliffe
25 Apr 1850 Robinson Alice 66 yrs wife of John Robinson of Downham
22 Aug 1850 Chatburn Elizabeth 29 yr grand-daughter of John and Nancy Chatburn
5 Apr 1851 Worswick Alice 8 yrs 4m dau. of Margaret (d.1860) and James (b.1898)
29 Apr 1851 Shaw Thomas 69 yrs of Hookcliff, husband of Agnes
1 Sep 1852 Abbot Phillip (Rev.) 67 yrs "one of Her Majesty's Justice of the Peace for the county of Lancaster and the West Riding of Yorkshire, late head Master of the Clitheroe Grammer School" ["Grammer" is the spelling found on the tombstone]
9 Nov 1852 Parker Elizabeth 41 yrs wife of John Parker of Twiston
10 Feb 1853 Norcross Ann 69 yrs wife of John Norcross of Sawley (d.1856)
18 Jul 1853 Crawshaw John 55 yrs of Clitheroe
1 Sep 1854 Bulcock James 35 yrs son of Thomas and Betty
27 Sep 1854 Moor John 21 yrs son of Ann and Robert Moor of Twiston [interred at Mustbury Church, Helmshore on 30 Sep 1854]
20 Oct 1854 Chatburn Nancy 77 yrs wife of John Chatburn of Rimmington
6 Nov 1854 Wilson Jonathan 75 yrs of Westby
25 Apr 1855 Illingworth Ann 32 yrs wife of George
15 Jun 1855 Brogden Alice 85 yrs wife of John Brogden of Cheetall
8 Dec 1855 Chatburn John 80 yrs "of Rimmington in the county of York"
22 Mar 1856 Illingworth Sarah 8yrs dau. of George and Ann
24 Mar 1856 Norcross John 70 yrs of Sawley, husband of Ann d. 1853
26 Mar 1856 Shaw John 49 yrs of Hookcliff
27 Mar 1856 Mercer Charlotte Sarah b. 7 Feb 1841 dau. of John and Mary
29 Apr 1856 Hargreaves Elizabeth Ruth b. 16 Jan 1844, only child of Jude and Jane Hargreaves of Clitheroe [this vault is headed with "The family vault of Jude Hargreaves"]
22 Jun 1858 Wilkinson Thomas 14 yrs son of John and Margaret Wilkinson of Downham
(19) Sep 1858 Death Mary Ann 1yr (9)m dau. of Thomas and Ellen
20 Nov 1858 Illingworth Jane 4yrs dau. of George and Ann
11 Jan 1860 Bulcock Thomas 77 yrs of Twiston, husband of Betty
6 Jun 1860 Worswick Margaret 45 yrs wife of James Worswick, cerna Downham
17 Jun 1861 Wigglesworth William 80 yrs husband of Ann (d.1830)
4 Jul 1862 Lonsdale John 44 yrs of Worsawend
22 Sep 1862 Lonsdale Benjamin 11yrs 10m son of John (d.1862) and Ellen (d.1891)
2 Dec 1862 Hanson Richard 81 yrs "of this place"
21 Feb 1863 Briggs Ann 25 yrs dau. of Robert and Ann Moor of Twiston, wife of William Briggs
***3 Jan 1864 Walker Thomasin 72 yrs, wife of John Walker of Downham
3 Jun 1864 Hartley Margaret 56 yrs wife of William Hartley of Downham
23 Jan 1865 Shaw Agnes 82 yrs wife of Thomas Shaw of Hookcliff
***19 Feb 1865 Walker John 75 yrs of Downham, husband of Thomasin
22 May 1865 Brewer William 91 yrs of Downham
26 Sep 1865 Preston William 75 yrs of Ravensholme, husband of Alice (d.1868)
29 Dec 1865 Tattersall Lawrence 85 yrs of Sawley Grange
4 Mar 1867 Whipp Robert 62 yrs of Hill Foot, Twiston
30 Aug 1867 Parkinson Susannah 32 yrs wife of George Parkinson, dau. of Robert and Ann Moor of Twiston
9 Mar 1868 Bulcock Susannah 67 yrs wife of Benjamin Bulcock ****
3 Jul 1868 Preston Alice 73 yrs wife of William Preston of Ravensholme (d.1865)
5 Feb 1870 Bulcock Sarah 72 yrs wife of Richard Bulcock (d.1872)
17 Feb 1870 Bulcock Betty 83 yrs wife of Thomas (d.1860)
28 Sep 1870 Illingworth Agnes dau. of George and Ann (should be George and Mary's?)
30 Sep 1870 Illingworth Hannah 6 yrs dau of George and Ann (or should it be George and Mary's)
12 Nov 1870 Briggs Richard 75 yrs of Clay House in Downham, husband of Ellen (d.1847), father of John (d.1844)
4 Apr 1871 Brewer Rebecca 93 yrs wife of William
5 Apr 1871 Houghton James 92 yrs of Downham, husband of Mary (d.1831)
31 May 1871 Greenwood Alice 66 yrs dau. of John and Nancy Chatburn
19 Feb 1872 Lord Jane 29 yrs wife of James Lord, dau. of William and Margaret Hartley
2 Apr 1872 Houghton Alice 83 sister of James (d.1871)
15 Oct 1872 Death Thomas 54 yrs
7 Dec 1872 Bulcock Richard 81 yrs of Radbrook, Downham
18 May 1873 Whipp Mary 75 yrs wife of Robert Whipp of Hill Foot, Twiston
12 Dec 1873 Greenwood Elizabeth 79 yrs wife of Matthew
15 Dec 1874 Kayley Susannah 11 yrs dau. of Henry and Mary
17 Aug 1875 Turner Elizabeth 65 yrs wife of William Turner of Downham, dau. of William and Rebecca Brewer
27 Jan 1876 Dugdale Thomas 49 yrs husband of Ann Maria, died at Great Todber in Rimmington, interred at Gisburn
12 Nov 1876 Taylor Ellen 66 yrs wife of William Taylor of Twiston
9 Jan 1878 Wigglesworth Ann 66 yrs dau. of William (d.1861) and Ann (d.1830)
5 Feb 1878 Ingham Ann 63 yrs wife of William (d.1886)
28 Jun 1878 Yates Margaret 66 wife of John Yates of Downham (d.1880)
18 Sep 1878 Preston Ellen Ann 41 yrs, wife of Edward Preston of Ravensholme
***12 Jul 1879 Bulcock Alice wife of James (d.1891)
4 Aug 1879 Beesley John 50 yrs father of James Madden Beesley
24 Aug 1879 Pickles James 75 yrs of Downham, husband of Susannah
23 Jan 1880 Veevers Robert 71 yrs of Downham
5 Feb 1880 Wait Mary Ann 54 yrs wife of William
7 Jul 1880 Taylor William 72 yrs of Twiston
1 Aug 1880 Yates John 70 yrs of Downham, husband of Margaret (d.1878)
6 Mar 1881 Wait James 79 yrs of Foxley in Northamptonshire, father of William Wait, died at Downham
15 Jun 1881 Whipp Edward 60 yrs of Red Syke Gate, Twiston
3 May 1882 Kayley Mary 49 yrs wife of Henry
***27 May 1882 Walker Mary Esther dau. of John (d.1865) and Thomasin (d.1864)
8 Nov 1882 Parker Thomas 61 yrs, husband of Alice (d.1908)
26 Apr 1883 Kayley Henry (51) yrs, husband of Mary
7 Jun 1883 Barker John 47 yrs, of New Close in Downham, husband of Ann (d.1894)
29 Jan 1884 Ingham Mary 39 yrs dau. of William (d.1886) and Ann (d.1878)
24 Oct 1884 Hartley James 42 yrs son of William and Margaret Hartley
9 Sep 1885 Robinson Samuel 7 weeks son of Elizabeth and Robert Robinson of West Lane Farm
18 Oct 1885 Barker Richard 22 yrs son of John (d.1883) and Ann (d.1894)
29 Jan 1886 Beesley James Madden 25 yrs son of John
6 May 1886 Ingham William 79 yrs husband of Ann (d.1878)
23 Oct 1886 Higson Thomas b. 2 Dec 1816 connected with the church choir for 55 yrs, also clerk and sexton for 28 yrs "filling those offices with dilligence and punctuality"
*6 Feb 1887 Hodgkiss Robert b. 12 Jun 1812 of Downham, husband of Hannah
29 Oct 1888 Robinson John b. 8 Apr 1825 of Downham
5 May 1890 North Sarah b. 25 Mar 1823 wife of Samuel
23 May 1891 Robinson James b.8 Jul 1841 son of John and Hannah Robinson of Downham Old Hall
***24 May 1891 Bulcock James 55 (or 65) yrs, husband of Alice (d.1879)
1 Jun 1891 Robinson Ellen 64 yrs relict of John (d.1862)
1 Feb 1892 Pickles Susannah 76 yrs wife of James Pickles of Downham
17 Feb 1892 Bulcock Dinah 80 yrs of Twiston, sister of Ruth Seed
19 Feb 1892 Seed Ruth 78 yrs sister of Dinah Bulcock
29 Mar 1892 Veevers John 45 yrs son of Robert (d.1880) and Ann (d.1900)
20 Nov 1893 Bulcock Robert 62 yrs of Rasbrook
7 Jul 1894 Barker Ann 55 yrs wife of John Barker of New Close in Downham
19 Mar 1895 Hayes Mary 76 yrs wife of Joseph (d.1896)
10 Jun 1895 Hartley William 77 yrs husband of Margaret
11 Jun 1895 Dugdale Ann Maria b. 11 Jun 1830 of Hill Foot, Twiston, wife of Thomas
29 Jun 1895 Barker John 33 yrs son of John (d.1883) and Ann (d.1894), husband of Mary Ellen (d.1902)
5 Apr 1896 North Samuel b. 25 Apr 1825 of Downham, husband of Sarah
26 Apr 1896 Hayes Joseph 75 yrs of Twiston, husband of Mary (d.1895)
24 Jun 1896 Death Ellen 74 relict of Thomas (d.1872)
29 Aug 1896 Carton Mary b. 1 Jan 1855 wife of William
31 Oct 1896 Bulcock Ambrose 59 yrs
12 May 1898 Robinson Elizabeth 42 yrs wife of Robert Robinson of West Lane Farm
31 Jul 1898 Whipp Thomas b. 7 Oct 1815 of Manor House, Twiston, husband of Jane (d.1899)
6 Sep 1898 Worswick James 85 yrs husband of Margaret (d.1860) and of Mary (d.1904)
23 May 1899 Illingworth Mary 71 yrs second wife of George d. 1901
15 Jun 1899 Whipp Jane b. 20 Jun 1815 wife of Thomas d. 1898
29 Jul 1899 Robinson Grace b. 21 Oct 1824 wife of John (d.1888), interred at St. Mary's in Clitheroe
21 Jan 1900 Proctor Elizabeth b. 24 Feb 1857 wife of Richard (d.1918)
8 May 1900 Veevers Ann 89 yrs relict of Robert (d.1880)
30 Aug 1901 Illingworth George 79 yrs husband of Ann (d.1855) and Mary (d.1899), of Downham
30 Oct 1902 Barker Mary Ellen 36 yrs wife of John Barker (d.1895)
11 Nov 1903 Veevers Anne 62 yrs dau. of Robert (b.1880) and Ann (d.1900)
22 Mar 1904 Worswick Mary 75 yrs wife of James (d.1898)
2 Apr 1904 Death Emma (42) yrs dau. of Thomas and Ellen
24 Jul 1904 Whipp Mary b. 1 Jan 1833, relict of Edward Whipp of Red Syke Gate, Twiston
7 Aug 1904 Preston Ann 73 yrs, dau. of William (d.1865) and Alice (d.1868)
19 Nov 1905 Bulcock John 67 yrs grandson of John (d.1843) and Mary (d.1833) Bulcock
22 Nov 1905 Wait William 76 yrs husband of Mary Ann
25 Mar 1906 Spencer George 86 yrs of Ravensholme in Downham, husband of Mary
3 Jul 1908 Parker Alice 84 yrs wife of Thomas Parker (d.1882)
17 Sep 1910 Hodgkiss Hannah b. 17 Mar 1816 wife of Robert
21 Aug 1911 Robinson Charles 19 yrs son of Elizabeth and Robert Robinson of West Lane Farm
19 May 1912 Robinson Mary Hull 8 yrs dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth
21 Jun 1916 Robinson William 29 yrs killed in action in France, son of Robert and Elizabeth Robinson of West Lane Farm
19 Dec 1917 Smithies Joseph b.14 Sep 1859 husband of Betsy
18 Jan 1918 Biggin Matilda 70 yrs
**7 Jun 1918 Smithies Lance Corporal J L, 21 yrs, of the Royal Engineers
27 Mar ???? ???? William 67 yrs (name has been eroded)
11 Feb 1918 ???? Sarah 81 yrs (name is eroded, wife of above William)
**17 Nov 1918 Lonsdale B H (Private)) 19 yrs, of the Machine Gun Corps (infantry)
18 Nov 1918 Proctor Richard b. 2 Oct 1854 solicitor, of Barkerfield and Burnley, husband of Elizabeth
25 Dec 1918 Robinson Robert b. 17 Aug 1851 of West Lane Farm
26 Feb 1920 Driver Elizabeth b. 28 Jul 1847, wife of Abraham (d.1937)
3 Mar 1920 Smithies Joseph Leonard b. 21 Nov 1890 son of Joseph and Betsy
24 Feb 1921 Spencer Mary wife of George Spencer (d. 1906)
16 Mar 1923 Gundal Isaac Bleazard 83 yrs
8 Mar 1924 Higson Margaret 73 yrs dau. of Thomas (d.1886)
22 Feb 1925 Tarver Richard Crompton b. 18 Apr 1854 husband of Rhoda Jane (d.1938)
***17 Aug 1926 Banks Margaret 63 yrs wife of Joseph
24 Jul 1928 Burns Fred 8yrs
21 Apr 1930 Spencer Hilda b. 21 Apr 1930 dau. of Thornbur and Elizabeth Ellen
17 Nov 1930 Lonsdale Irene Mary 24 yrs wife of Albert V Lonsdale
3 Mar 1931 Smithies Betsy b. 6 Jun 1864 wife of Joseph
***13 Jun 1931 Banks Joseph 77 yrs husband of Margaret
5 Oct 1931 Ingham John 82 yrs son of William (b.1886) and Ann (b.1878)
31 Mar 1932 Ingham Mary 86 yrs wife of John (d.1931)
3 May 1932 Robinson John 62 yrs [long flat low stone by the wall]
7 May 1932 Lonsdale Susannah 72 yrs wife of William Lonsdale
1 Aug 1933 Collinge Robert 81 yrs of Smithfield
3 May 1934 Barker Thomas 43 yrs husband of Edith
22 Mar 1935 Holgate Betsy 59 yrs of Smithfield
10 Mar 1936 Sharp George 63 yrs husband of Mary Ellen (d.1965)
7 Dec 1936 Tarver Robert 36 yrs son of Richard (d.1925) and Rhoda Jane (d.1938), interred at St. Mary's in Clitheroe
28 Dec 1936 Smithies Francis John 59 yrs husband of Mary Ellen
19 May 1937 Driver Abraham b. 23 Jun 1844, of Downham, husband of Elizabeth (d.1920)
25 Jul 1938 Tarver Rhoda Jane b. 30 Oct 1859 wife of Richard (d.1925)
7 Jul 1940 Robinson Thomas 85 yrs of Lower Hall, Downham
3 Mar 1941 Lonsdale William 79 yrs of Radbrook, Downham, husband of Susannah
10 Aug 1941 Parker Thomas 73 yrs son of Thomas (d.1882) and Alice (d.1908), husband of Mary Ann (d.1950)
4 Mar 1942 Smithies Emma 65 yrs sister of Clara
21 Dec 1942 Yates Margaret "in her 100th year", dau. of Margaret (d.1878) and John (d.1880)
27 Feb 1943 Wilson William 58 yrs husband of Nancy (d.1972)
7 May 1944 Todd Thomas 75 yrs husband of Ellen (d.1959) , father of Richard Ingham Todd
29 Oct 1944 Gamble Charles b. 19 Oct 1879 vicar of this parish for four months, husband of Mary (d.1955)
26 Nov 1944 Rayner George 62 yrs husband of Mary Elizabeth
14 Dec 1944 Spencer Thornbur b. 21 Jul 1874 husband of Elizabeth Ellen
1945 Robinson Fred b.1882, husband of Ethel (d.1969)
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Edward Stephenson b. 2 Apr 1914
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Dorothy Mary Louisa b. 6 Feb 1913 wife of Edward
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Sylvia Violet b. 29 Jun 1938 dau. of Edward and Dorothy
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Edward Lawrence b. 6 Jul 1939 son of Edward and Dorothy
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Dorothy Hazel b. 1 Jun 1943 dau. of Edward and Dorothy
**7 Feb 1946 Garnett Corporal G 26 yrs of the West Yorkshire Regiment
25 Aug 1946 Hanson Colin 10 yrs of Higer Smithy Fold, son of Allan (d.1985) and Doris (d.1986)
19 Nov 1947 Garnett Robert 54 yrs husband of Bell (d.1967)
1948 Gardner Gertrude Agnes b. 1880
17 Jan 1948 Smithies Clara 67 yrs sister of Emma
21 Nov 1949 Martin Mary 71 yrs wife of Henry C Martin (d.1971)
30 Mar 1950 Robinson Elizabeth 87 yrs wife of Thomas Robinson of Lower Hall, Downham
7 Jun 1950 Death Ellen Annie 91 yrs dau. of Thomas and Ellen
17 Jul 1950 Parker Mary Ann 79 yrs, wife of Thomas (d.1941)
11 Dec 1950 Driver Fred Barton 73 yrs
11 Apr 1951 Driver Annie 71 yrs widow of Fred Barton Driver
13 Apr 1951 Dugdale Thomas 61 yrs late of the Post Office, husband of Margaret
7 Sep 1952 Parkinson William b.28 Oct 1882
8 Sep 1952 Johnston George Leigh 64 yrs husband of Ellen Mary
13 Oct 1952 Watson Sarah 69 yrs wife of Robert Whipp Watson
22 Oct 1952 Watson Robert Whipp 73 yrs
1955 Smith William b. 1906, husband of Sarah (d.1999)
25 Oct 1955 Gamble Dora b. 22 Feb 1879 wife of Charles Gamble, vicar (d.1944)
20 May 1957 Buckle Thomas Arthur 67 yrs husband of Annie
5 Nov 1958 Rayner Mary Elizabeth 73 wife of George
16 May 1959 Spence James "Jim" Parker 69 yrs, husband of Ethel
4 Jul 1959 Barker Edith 68 yrs wife of Thomas (d.1934)
15 Aug 1959 Todd Ellen 84 yrs wife of Thomas (d.1944), mother of Richard Ingham Todd
25 Feb 1962 Smithies Mary Ellen 76 wife of Francis John Smithies
24 Nov 1962 Holgate Thomas J 90 yrs husband of Betsy (d.1935)
5 Dec 1962 Simpson Annie 70 yrs wife of Israel
4 Jul 1963 Spence Ethel 69 yrs, wife of James "Jim" Parker Spence
15 Oct 1963 Johnson Charles Henry 59 yrs, husband of Agnes Evelyn, of Pendle House in Twiston
1964 Robinson Betty b. 1912, dau. of Fred (d.1945) and Ethel (d.1969)
16 Dec 1964 Martin Nancy 57 yrs eldest dau. of Henry C Martin (d.1971) and Mary (d.1949)
30 Jul 1965 Sharp Mary Ellen 93 yrs wife of George (d. 1936)
12 Aug 1966 Todd Richard Ingham 69 yrs son of Thomas and Ellen
23 May 1967 Clement Margaret b. 6 Feb 1904 wife of Richard (d.1990)
9 Jul 1967 Garnett Bell 69 yrs wife of Robert (d.1947)
16 Apr 1968 Tyrer Joseph Leonard 64 yrs husband of Elsie (d.1974)
1969 Robinson Ethel b. 1885, wife of Fred (d.1945)
26 Aug 1969 Simpson Israel 72 yrs husband of Annie
30 Apr 1971 Watson Tom 70 yrs husband of Edith (d.1999)
21 Sep 1971 Martin Henry C 91 yrs husband of Mary (d.1949)
8 Apr 1972 Tarver Fanny 76 yrs dau. of Richard (d.1925) and Rhoda Jane (d.1938) Tarver
31 Aug 1972 Wilson Nancy 80 yrs wife of William (d.1943)
22 Apr 1973 Johnston Ellen Mary 86 yrs wife of George Leigh Johnston
17 Sep 1974 Tyrer Elsie 69 yrs wife of Joseph (d.1968)
21 Jul 1976 McFall Matthew Henry Hammersley b. 20 May 1957, son of Michael (d.2003)
1979 Jackson William b. 1924
2 Jan 1981 Buckle Annie 87 yrs wife of Thomas
1972 Hall-Crook Thomas b. 1905, of Lytham
1 Feb 1973 Lonsdale Albert V 70 yrs husband of Irene Mary
15 Jul 1974 Dugdale Margaret 77 yrs wife of James (d.1951)
13 May 1975 Burns Arthur 86 yrs
6 Nov 1980 Johnson Agnes Evelyn no age given, wife of Charles (d.1963)
9 Oct 1985 Hanson Allan 80 yrs husband of Doris (d.1986)
15 Feb 1986 Faraday Robert 73 yrs, husband of Gertrude (d.1998)
22 Feb 1986 Hanson Doris 80 yrs wife of Allan (d.1985)
2 Jan 1987 Clement Dale 25 yrs son of Max and Elsie
25 Dec 1987 Whitsey Hubert Victor 71 yrs vicar of Downham, 38th Lord Bishop of Chester
20 Mar 1988 Nelson Charles Eric 72 yrs husband of Lilian (d.2003)
28 Mar 1990 Hughes Bill 71 yrs church warden
9 Apr 1990 Clement Richard b.13 Nov 1895 husband of Margaret (d.1967)
14 Jun 1993 Johnston Stanley George William 72 yrs, son of George Leigh Johnson and Ellen Mary
1994 Robinson Mary Frances b. 1919, wife of Walter (1919-99)
10 Jul 1996 Binns Tom 60 yrs
1998 Hall Mark b. 1973
1 Apr 1998 Faraday Gertrude 82 yrs wife of Robert (d.1986)
3 Sep 1998 Cragg Leonard Albert (Canon), parish priest at Downham 1994-98
1999 Robinson Walter b. 1917, son of Fred (d.1945) and Ethel (d.1969)
1999 Smith Sarah b. 1906, wife of William (d.1955)
22 Apr 1999 Watson Edith 97 yrs wife of Tom
2002 Williams Geoffrey Ainsworth b.1916 canon
21 Mar 2003 Nelson Lilian McIvor 91 yrs wife of Charles (d.1988)
19 Sep 2003 McFall Michael Barclay b. 4 Sep 1924
20 Jun ???? Pickles Ann wife of James, date and age illegible
* date of interment
** official grave marker issued by the Commonwealth Graves organisation
Brackets ( ) around numbers/ characters indicate unclear figures
*** grave buried by grass or covered by moss
**** Susannah Bulcock is buried with John (d.1843) and Mary Bulcock (d.1833) but there is a Benjamin Bulcock buried with Thomas (d.1860), Betty (d.1870) and James Bulcock (d.1854) in a separate grave
Cremation Plaques (listed alphabetically by surname)
Baker Doris Mary 92 yrs d.8 Aug 1998
Bowen Richard 1957-1991
Buckle Walter 1922-1995
Campion Sally 54 yrs d. 17 Aug 1993
Crewe Ged 56 yrs d.24 May 1989
Croft Adeline 1913-1998
Croft Eddie 1906-1995
Cunningham Phyllis 1910-1998 (mother of Richard Bowen)
Hall James Robert 52 yrs d.25 Dec 1989
Hardman Mary 89 yrs d.15 Oct 2001
Hazlewood Justina Pagett 70 yrs d. 26 Nov 1985
Hotham Jocelyn 1908-1997
Lister Henrietta Ruckledge 77 yrs d.1 May 1985 (wife of Mark Lister)
Lister Mark 88 yrs d.19 May 1993 (husband of Henrietta Ruckledge Lister)
Loftus Geraldine 26 Nov 1999
Oliver Ada 85 yrs d. 2 Apr 1996
Oliver Harold 62 yrs d. 4 Sep 1970
Parker James Dobson 1932-2006
Poole Susan Michelle 34 yrs d.10 Oct 2003
Reed George Moore 48 yrs d.6 Mar 1975
Reed Sheila 59 yrs d.30 Nov 1988
Robinson Maxwell Croasdale 2 Oct 1928-26 Dec 1999
Scattergood John 78 yrs d.10 Jun 1984 (husband of Mildred)
Scattergood Mildred 90 yrs d. 3 Apr 2004 (wife of John)
Scott Brian Gray 48 yrs d.14 Jul 1987
Scott Elizabeth 58 yrs d.31 May 1998
Scott Walter Gray 81 yrs d.12 Mar 1993
Scott Letty Lawson 90 yrs d.7 Oct 2004
Seed Dorothy Mary 89 yrs d.23 Apr 1992
Seed Major 84 yrs d.23 Jan 1994
Snowden Frank Edward 19 Oct 1917-22 Oct 2002
Taylor (need Brooks) Loreen 15 May 1914-7 Jan 2000
Todd Betty Douglas 1915-2001
Todd Mary 1911-2001
Todd William Ingham 1908-1994
Tombstone Inscriptions
???? Robinson John, of Springs (unclear date)
22 Apr 1766 Robinson Ann 71 yrs wife of above John Robinson
24 Aug 1780 Bramley Alice 4 yrs dau. of Edmund (d.1802)
22 Mar 1784 Wiglesworth John 80 yrs husband of Elizabeth (d.1785)
29 Apr 1785 Wiglesworth Elizabeth 81 yrs wife of John (d.1784)
1793 Thorn Richard 78 yrs
1796 Kendall Hannah 19 yrs stone is in Latin
14 Dec 1798 Robin(son) John 52 yrs of Downham
6 Jun 1800 Assheton Richard 72 yrs rector of Middleton and warden of the College of Christ in Manchester, second son of Ralph Assheton Esq. and Mary (the daughter of Thomas Lister Esq. of Gisburne Park), husband of Mary (d.1815)
12 Jun 1802 Kendall Gulielmus 28 yrs stone is in Latin
6 Nov 1801 Bramley (name chipped by slate) 21 yrs dau. of Edmund Bramley (d.1802)
2 Dec 1802 Bramley Edmund 72 yrs
9 Apr 1804 Gill Edward 39 yrs son-in-law of Edmund Bramley (d.1802)
???? Gill Elizabeth died in infancy, dau. of Edward (b.1804)
12 Dec 1809 Wilkinson Gabriel 69 yrs of Twiston
30 Apr 1811 Driver Thomas 46 yrs of Worston
15(or 13) Jun 1812 Whipp John 30 yrs son of Thomas and Alice Whipp
27 Jul 1812 Wilson Susannah 31 yrs of Chatburn, dau. of Richard (d.1816)
8 Feb 1813 Whiman Jane 69 yrs of Chatburn [this is one of three vaults under the bushes at the very back of the churchyard]
27 Mar 1814 Tattersall Ann 45 yrs wife of William (d.1828)
4 Apr 1814 Mercer William b. 6 Apr 1814, son of Edmund (d.1846) and Anne (d.1845)
14 Oct 1815 Assheton Mary 79 yrs relict of Richard (d.1800), died at Thorrarch in the county of York
6 Jul 1816 Wilson Richard 65 yrs
22 Dec 1817 Whipp Thomas 68 yrs of Red Syke, Twiston; husband of Alice
5 Jan 1819 Abbot Isabell infant dau. of Rev. Phillip (d.1852) and Elizabeth (d.1823) Abbot
2 Apr 1819 Whipp Alice 75 yrs wife of Thomas (d. 1817)
1 Aug 1821 Frankland Robert 68 yrs late of Ings-End in the parish of Gisburn
16 Jul 1822 Robinson John infant son of Alice (d.1850) and John Robinson of Downham
5 Jun 1823 Robin(son) Henry 31 yrs son of William (d.1798) and Ann (d.1825)
1 Aug 1823 Abbot Elizabeth 50 yrs wife of Rev. Phillip Abbot, the incumbent of Downham (d.1852)
10 Jan 1825 Robin(son) Ann 78 yrs wife of John (d.1798)
21 May 1826 Tattersall Christopher 26 yrs son of William (d.1828) and Ann (d.1814)
20 Aug 1826 Wigglesworth Ellen 27 yrs dau. of Ann (d.1830) and William (d.1861)
16 Oct 1826 Robinson William 50 yrs of Downham, husband of Mary (d.1837)
16 Jun 1828 Tattersall William 66 yrs husband of Ann (d.1814)
3 Jul 1828 Preston Michael 1 yr, son of William (d.1865) and Alice (d.1868)
15 Feb 1829 Granger Mary 84 yrs, late of Sherborn in Dorsetshire, mother of Hugh Granger (presumably Hugh Snr., d.1835)
23 Feb 1829 Greenwood William 2 yrs died at Burnley, interred there (son of Matthew Greenwood?)
26 Feb 1829 Slater Mary 65 yrs wife of John Slater of Chatburn (d.1832)
25 Mar 1829 Bramley Mary 82 yrs wife of Edmund (d.1802)
16 Mar 1830 Wigglesworth Ellen 27 yrs wife of William (d.1861)
14 May 1830 Cockshott George 38 yrs husband of Alice (d.1837)
24 Nov 1830 Tattersall Mary 45 yrs of Sawley Grange
1831 Allen Thomas, Balguy, Frances, John, Gorges and Eliza, infant children of the Rev. JT Allen of Clitheroe and Mary his wife
29 Aug 1831 Harrison Henry 54 yrs of Downham, husband of Alice (d.1836)
24 Nov 1831 Houghton Mary 51 yrs wife of James (d.1871)
18 Mar 1832 Smith William 27 yrs born at Downham, died at Clitheroe, son of James (d.1845) and Nancy (d.1847)
27 Mar 1832 Slater John 61 yrs, of Chatburn
3 Oct 1832 Tattersall William (Junior) 32 yrs late of Clitheroe
26 Feb 1833 Bulcock Mary 64 yrs wife of John Bulcock of Smith Fold
5 Mar 1833 Granger Hugh (Jnr.) 25 yrs, late of Preston
18 Jul 1833 Houghton John 23 yrs son of John (d.1871) and Mary (d.1831)
25 Dec 1833 Bulcock Ann 36 yrs wife of Thomas Bulcock of Clitheroe
c. Dec 1833 Bulcock infant son of Ann and Thomas Bulcock of Clitheroe, interred at the same time as mother Ann
28 Jun 1834 Wiglesworth Henry 62 yrs son of Richard (b.1835)
31 Mar 1835 Wiglesworth Richard 89 yrs, son of John (d.1784) and Elizabeth (d.1785), father of Henry (b.1834)
22 Oct 1835 Granger Hugh (Snr.) 56 yrs, late of Whalley, son of Mary (d.1829)
6 Nov 1835 Barton Francis 69 yrs, of Chatburn
26 Feb 1836 Granger Thomas 20 yrs, late of Whalley, son of Hugh (d.1835)
21 Mar 1836 Brogden John 68 yrs of Cheetall in the county of York
21 Jul 1836 Bulcock William, no age given, of Cheetham near Manchester, 2nd son of Benjamin Bulcock of Clitheroe
20 Dec 1836 Harrison Alice 62 yrs wife of Henry (d.1831)
12 May 1837 Hanson Mary 46 wife of Richard
1 Sep 1837 Cockshott John 12 yrs son of George (d.1830) and Alice (d.1869)
***14 Jun 1837 Walker Mary 25 dau. of John (d.1865) and Thomasin (d.1864)
21 Jul 1837 Robinson Mary 59 yrs wife of James Robinson of Downham (d.1826)
16 Dec 1837 Stuttard Thomas 5m 4 days grandson of Henry (d.1831) and Alice (d.1836) Harrison
15 Mar 1838 Mercer Ellen b. 20 Feb 1801 wife of John Mercer of Clitheroe
2 Apr 1838 Moor Ann 32 yrs, wife of Robert Moor of Twiston
18 Jun 1838 Greenwood Charles 9 yrs (son of Matthew Greenwood?)
11 Sep 1839 Bulcock Hannah 8 yrs daur. of William Bulcock (d.1836), interred at Bradley
8 Dec 1839 Barton Alice 77 yrs wife of Francis (d.1835)
8 Mar 1840 Preston Mercy 27 yrs, dau. of William (d.1865) and Alice (d.1868)
13 Aug 1842 Wilkinson William 10 weeks son of John and Margaret Wilkinson of Downham
10 Jul 1843 Bulcock John 78 yrs of Smith Fold
1 Oct 1843 Crawshaw Robert Hartley 15 yrs son of John Crawshaw of Clitheroe (d.1853)
13 Jul 1844 Briggs John 12 yrs, son of Ellen (d.1847) and Richard (d.1870) of Clay House, Downham
5 Dec 1844 Mercer Elizabeth b. 7 Apr 1830 dau. of John and Ellen Mercer of Clitheroe
23 Jul 1845 Smith James 71 yrs born at Chatburn, died at Clitheroe, stone erected by his widow and son
5 Aug 1845 Mercer Anne wife of Edmund Mercer of Clitheroe (d.1846)
30 Apr 1846 Mercer Edmund b. 3 Apr 1768 of Clitheroe
2 Sep 1846 Wilkinson Margaret 3 months dau. of John and Margaret Wilkinson of Downham
3 Jan 1847 Smith Nancy 71 yrs, born at Downham, died at Clitheroe, widow of James (d.1845)
12 Jan 1847 Briggs Ellen 46 yrs, wife of Richard (d.1870) of Clay House, Downham, mother of John (d.1844)
13 Jun 1847 Worswick Thomas 5 weeks son of Margaret (d.1860) and James (d.1898)
25 Aug 1847 Greenwood Matthew 54 of Downham
8 Oct 1847 Jackson Samuel 41 of Downham
19 Mar 1849 Bulcock Benjamin 35 son of Thomas and Betty ****
12 Jun 1849 Robinson Agnes 36 of Newclose in this parish, third dau. of Thomas and Agnes Shaw of Hookcliff
15 Mar 1850 Watkinson Margaret 32 yrs wife of John Watkinson of Liverpool, fifth daughter of Thomas and Agnes Shaw of Hookcliffe
25 Apr 1850 Robinson Alice 66 yrs wife of John Robinson of Downham
22 Aug 1850 Chatburn Elizabeth 29 yr grand-daughter of John and Nancy Chatburn
5 Apr 1851 Worswick Alice 8 yrs 4m dau. of Margaret (d.1860) and James (b.1898)
29 Apr 1851 Shaw Thomas 69 yrs of Hookcliff, husband of Agnes
1 Sep 1852 Abbot Phillip (Rev.) 67 yrs "one of Her Majesty's Justice of the Peace for the county of Lancaster and the West Riding of Yorkshire, late head Master of the Clitheroe Grammer School" ["Grammer" is the spelling found on the tombstone]
9 Nov 1852 Parker Elizabeth 41 yrs wife of John Parker of Twiston
10 Feb 1853 Norcross Ann 69 yrs wife of John Norcross of Sawley (d.1856)
18 Jul 1853 Crawshaw John 55 yrs of Clitheroe
1 Sep 1854 Bulcock James 35 yrs son of Thomas and Betty
27 Sep 1854 Moor John 21 yrs son of Ann and Robert Moor of Twiston [interred at Mustbury Church, Helmshore on 30 Sep 1854]
20 Oct 1854 Chatburn Nancy 77 yrs wife of John Chatburn of Rimmington
6 Nov 1854 Wilson Jonathan 75 yrs of Westby
25 Apr 1855 Illingworth Ann 32 yrs wife of George
15 Jun 1855 Brogden Alice 85 yrs wife of John Brogden of Cheetall
8 Dec 1855 Chatburn John 80 yrs "of Rimmington in the county of York"
22 Mar 1856 Illingworth Sarah 8yrs dau. of George and Ann
24 Mar 1856 Norcross John 70 yrs of Sawley, husband of Ann d. 1853
26 Mar 1856 Shaw John 49 yrs of Hookcliff
27 Mar 1856 Mercer Charlotte Sarah b. 7 Feb 1841 dau. of John and Mary
29 Apr 1856 Hargreaves Elizabeth Ruth b. 16 Jan 1844, only child of Jude and Jane Hargreaves of Clitheroe [this vault is headed with "The family vault of Jude Hargreaves"]
22 Jun 1858 Wilkinson Thomas 14 yrs son of John and Margaret Wilkinson of Downham
(19) Sep 1858 Death Mary Ann 1yr (9)m dau. of Thomas and Ellen
20 Nov 1858 Illingworth Jane 4yrs dau. of George and Ann
11 Jan 1860 Bulcock Thomas 77 yrs of Twiston, husband of Betty
6 Jun 1860 Worswick Margaret 45 yrs wife of James Worswick, cerna Downham
17 Jun 1861 Wigglesworth William 80 yrs husband of Ann (d.1830)
4 Jul 1862 Lonsdale John 44 yrs of Worsawend
22 Sep 1862 Lonsdale Benjamin 11yrs 10m son of John (d.1862) and Ellen (d.1891)
2 Dec 1862 Hanson Richard 81 yrs "of this place"
21 Feb 1863 Briggs Ann 25 yrs dau. of Robert and Ann Moor of Twiston, wife of William Briggs
***3 Jan 1864 Walker Thomasin 72 yrs, wife of John Walker of Downham
3 Jun 1864 Hartley Margaret 56 yrs wife of William Hartley of Downham
23 Jan 1865 Shaw Agnes 82 yrs wife of Thomas Shaw of Hookcliff
***19 Feb 1865 Walker John 75 yrs of Downham, husband of Thomasin
22 May 1865 Brewer William 91 yrs of Downham
26 Sep 1865 Preston William 75 yrs of Ravensholme, husband of Alice (d.1868)
29 Dec 1865 Tattersall Lawrence 85 yrs of Sawley Grange
4 Mar 1867 Whipp Robert 62 yrs of Hill Foot, Twiston
30 Aug 1867 Parkinson Susannah 32 yrs wife of George Parkinson, dau. of Robert and Ann Moor of Twiston
9 Mar 1868 Bulcock Susannah 67 yrs wife of Benjamin Bulcock ****
3 Jul 1868 Preston Alice 73 yrs wife of William Preston of Ravensholme (d.1865)
5 Feb 1870 Bulcock Sarah 72 yrs wife of Richard Bulcock (d.1872)
17 Feb 1870 Bulcock Betty 83 yrs wife of Thomas (d.1860)
28 Sep 1870 Illingworth Agnes dau. of George and Ann (should be George and Mary's?)
30 Sep 1870 Illingworth Hannah 6 yrs dau of George and Ann (or should it be George and Mary's)
12 Nov 1870 Briggs Richard 75 yrs of Clay House in Downham, husband of Ellen (d.1847), father of John (d.1844)
4 Apr 1871 Brewer Rebecca 93 yrs wife of William
5 Apr 1871 Houghton James 92 yrs of Downham, husband of Mary (d.1831)
31 May 1871 Greenwood Alice 66 yrs dau. of John and Nancy Chatburn
19 Feb 1872 Lord Jane 29 yrs wife of James Lord, dau. of William and Margaret Hartley
2 Apr 1872 Houghton Alice 83 sister of James (d.1871)
15 Oct 1872 Death Thomas 54 yrs
7 Dec 1872 Bulcock Richard 81 yrs of Radbrook, Downham
18 May 1873 Whipp Mary 75 yrs wife of Robert Whipp of Hill Foot, Twiston
12 Dec 1873 Greenwood Elizabeth 79 yrs wife of Matthew
15 Dec 1874 Kayley Susannah 11 yrs dau. of Henry and Mary
17 Aug 1875 Turner Elizabeth 65 yrs wife of William Turner of Downham, dau. of William and Rebecca Brewer
27 Jan 1876 Dugdale Thomas 49 yrs husband of Ann Maria, died at Great Todber in Rimmington, interred at Gisburn
12 Nov 1876 Taylor Ellen 66 yrs wife of William Taylor of Twiston
9 Jan 1878 Wigglesworth Ann 66 yrs dau. of William (d.1861) and Ann (d.1830)
5 Feb 1878 Ingham Ann 63 yrs wife of William (d.1886)
28 Jun 1878 Yates Margaret 66 wife of John Yates of Downham (d.1880)
18 Sep 1878 Preston Ellen Ann 41 yrs, wife of Edward Preston of Ravensholme
***12 Jul 1879 Bulcock Alice wife of James (d.1891)
4 Aug 1879 Beesley John 50 yrs father of James Madden Beesley
24 Aug 1879 Pickles James 75 yrs of Downham, husband of Susannah
23 Jan 1880 Veevers Robert 71 yrs of Downham
5 Feb 1880 Wait Mary Ann 54 yrs wife of William
7 Jul 1880 Taylor William 72 yrs of Twiston
1 Aug 1880 Yates John 70 yrs of Downham, husband of Margaret (d.1878)
6 Mar 1881 Wait James 79 yrs of Foxley in Northamptonshire, father of William Wait, died at Downham
15 Jun 1881 Whipp Edward 60 yrs of Red Syke Gate, Twiston
3 May 1882 Kayley Mary 49 yrs wife of Henry
***27 May 1882 Walker Mary Esther dau. of John (d.1865) and Thomasin (d.1864)
8 Nov 1882 Parker Thomas 61 yrs, husband of Alice (d.1908)
26 Apr 1883 Kayley Henry (51) yrs, husband of Mary
7 Jun 1883 Barker John 47 yrs, of New Close in Downham, husband of Ann (d.1894)
29 Jan 1884 Ingham Mary 39 yrs dau. of William (d.1886) and Ann (d.1878)
24 Oct 1884 Hartley James 42 yrs son of William and Margaret Hartley
9 Sep 1885 Robinson Samuel 7 weeks son of Elizabeth and Robert Robinson of West Lane Farm
18 Oct 1885 Barker Richard 22 yrs son of John (d.1883) and Ann (d.1894)
29 Jan 1886 Beesley James Madden 25 yrs son of John
6 May 1886 Ingham William 79 yrs husband of Ann (d.1878)
23 Oct 1886 Higson Thomas b. 2 Dec 1816 connected with the church choir for 55 yrs, also clerk and sexton for 28 yrs "filling those offices with dilligence and punctuality"
*6 Feb 1887 Hodgkiss Robert b. 12 Jun 1812 of Downham, husband of Hannah
29 Oct 1888 Robinson John b. 8 Apr 1825 of Downham
5 May 1890 North Sarah b. 25 Mar 1823 wife of Samuel
23 May 1891 Robinson James b.8 Jul 1841 son of John and Hannah Robinson of Downham Old Hall
***24 May 1891 Bulcock James 55 (or 65) yrs, husband of Alice (d.1879)
1 Jun 1891 Robinson Ellen 64 yrs relict of John (d.1862)
1 Feb 1892 Pickles Susannah 76 yrs wife of James Pickles of Downham
17 Feb 1892 Bulcock Dinah 80 yrs of Twiston, sister of Ruth Seed
19 Feb 1892 Seed Ruth 78 yrs sister of Dinah Bulcock
29 Mar 1892 Veevers John 45 yrs son of Robert (d.1880) and Ann (d.1900)
20 Nov 1893 Bulcock Robert 62 yrs of Rasbrook
7 Jul 1894 Barker Ann 55 yrs wife of John Barker of New Close in Downham
19 Mar 1895 Hayes Mary 76 yrs wife of Joseph (d.1896)
10 Jun 1895 Hartley William 77 yrs husband of Margaret
11 Jun 1895 Dugdale Ann Maria b. 11 Jun 1830 of Hill Foot, Twiston, wife of Thomas
29 Jun 1895 Barker John 33 yrs son of John (d.1883) and Ann (d.1894), husband of Mary Ellen (d.1902)
5 Apr 1896 North Samuel b. 25 Apr 1825 of Downham, husband of Sarah
26 Apr 1896 Hayes Joseph 75 yrs of Twiston, husband of Mary (d.1895)
24 Jun 1896 Death Ellen 74 relict of Thomas (d.1872)
29 Aug 1896 Carton Mary b. 1 Jan 1855 wife of William
31 Oct 1896 Bulcock Ambrose 59 yrs
12 May 1898 Robinson Elizabeth 42 yrs wife of Robert Robinson of West Lane Farm
31 Jul 1898 Whipp Thomas b. 7 Oct 1815 of Manor House, Twiston, husband of Jane (d.1899)
6 Sep 1898 Worswick James 85 yrs husband of Margaret (d.1860) and of Mary (d.1904)
23 May 1899 Illingworth Mary 71 yrs second wife of George d. 1901
15 Jun 1899 Whipp Jane b. 20 Jun 1815 wife of Thomas d. 1898
29 Jul 1899 Robinson Grace b. 21 Oct 1824 wife of John (d.1888), interred at St. Mary's in Clitheroe
21 Jan 1900 Proctor Elizabeth b. 24 Feb 1857 wife of Richard (d.1918)
8 May 1900 Veevers Ann 89 yrs relict of Robert (d.1880)
30 Aug 1901 Illingworth George 79 yrs husband of Ann (d.1855) and Mary (d.1899), of Downham
30 Oct 1902 Barker Mary Ellen 36 yrs wife of John Barker (d.1895)
11 Nov 1903 Veevers Anne 62 yrs dau. of Robert (b.1880) and Ann (d.1900)
22 Mar 1904 Worswick Mary 75 yrs wife of James (d.1898)
2 Apr 1904 Death Emma (42) yrs dau. of Thomas and Ellen
24 Jul 1904 Whipp Mary b. 1 Jan 1833, relict of Edward Whipp of Red Syke Gate, Twiston
7 Aug 1904 Preston Ann 73 yrs, dau. of William (d.1865) and Alice (d.1868)
19 Nov 1905 Bulcock John 67 yrs grandson of John (d.1843) and Mary (d.1833) Bulcock
22 Nov 1905 Wait William 76 yrs husband of Mary Ann
25 Mar 1906 Spencer George 86 yrs of Ravensholme in Downham, husband of Mary
3 Jul 1908 Parker Alice 84 yrs wife of Thomas Parker (d.1882)
17 Sep 1910 Hodgkiss Hannah b. 17 Mar 1816 wife of Robert
21 Aug 1911 Robinson Charles 19 yrs son of Elizabeth and Robert Robinson of West Lane Farm
19 May 1912 Robinson Mary Hull 8 yrs dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth
21 Jun 1916 Robinson William 29 yrs killed in action in France, son of Robert and Elizabeth Robinson of West Lane Farm
19 Dec 1917 Smithies Joseph b.14 Sep 1859 husband of Betsy
18 Jan 1918 Biggin Matilda 70 yrs
**7 Jun 1918 Smithies Lance Corporal J L, 21 yrs, of the Royal Engineers
27 Mar ???? ???? William 67 yrs (name has been eroded)
11 Feb 1918 ???? Sarah 81 yrs (name is eroded, wife of above William)
**17 Nov 1918 Lonsdale B H (Private)) 19 yrs, of the Machine Gun Corps (infantry)
18 Nov 1918 Proctor Richard b. 2 Oct 1854 solicitor, of Barkerfield and Burnley, husband of Elizabeth
25 Dec 1918 Robinson Robert b. 17 Aug 1851 of West Lane Farm
26 Feb 1920 Driver Elizabeth b. 28 Jul 1847, wife of Abraham (d.1937)
3 Mar 1920 Smithies Joseph Leonard b. 21 Nov 1890 son of Joseph and Betsy
24 Feb 1921 Spencer Mary wife of George Spencer (d. 1906)
16 Mar 1923 Gundal Isaac Bleazard 83 yrs
8 Mar 1924 Higson Margaret 73 yrs dau. of Thomas (d.1886)
22 Feb 1925 Tarver Richard Crompton b. 18 Apr 1854 husband of Rhoda Jane (d.1938)
***17 Aug 1926 Banks Margaret 63 yrs wife of Joseph
24 Jul 1928 Burns Fred 8yrs
21 Apr 1930 Spencer Hilda b. 21 Apr 1930 dau. of Thornbur and Elizabeth Ellen
17 Nov 1930 Lonsdale Irene Mary 24 yrs wife of Albert V Lonsdale
3 Mar 1931 Smithies Betsy b. 6 Jun 1864 wife of Joseph
***13 Jun 1931 Banks Joseph 77 yrs husband of Margaret
5 Oct 1931 Ingham John 82 yrs son of William (b.1886) and Ann (b.1878)
31 Mar 1932 Ingham Mary 86 yrs wife of John (d.1931)
3 May 1932 Robinson John 62 yrs [long flat low stone by the wall]
7 May 1932 Lonsdale Susannah 72 yrs wife of William Lonsdale
1 Aug 1933 Collinge Robert 81 yrs of Smithfield
3 May 1934 Barker Thomas 43 yrs husband of Edith
22 Mar 1935 Holgate Betsy 59 yrs of Smithfield
10 Mar 1936 Sharp George 63 yrs husband of Mary Ellen (d.1965)
7 Dec 1936 Tarver Robert 36 yrs son of Richard (d.1925) and Rhoda Jane (d.1938), interred at St. Mary's in Clitheroe
28 Dec 1936 Smithies Francis John 59 yrs husband of Mary Ellen
19 May 1937 Driver Abraham b. 23 Jun 1844, of Downham, husband of Elizabeth (d.1920)
25 Jul 1938 Tarver Rhoda Jane b. 30 Oct 1859 wife of Richard (d.1925)
7 Jul 1940 Robinson Thomas 85 yrs of Lower Hall, Downham
3 Mar 1941 Lonsdale William 79 yrs of Radbrook, Downham, husband of Susannah
10 Aug 1941 Parker Thomas 73 yrs son of Thomas (d.1882) and Alice (d.1908), husband of Mary Ann (d.1950)
4 Mar 1942 Smithies Emma 65 yrs sister of Clara
21 Dec 1942 Yates Margaret "in her 100th year", dau. of Margaret (d.1878) and John (d.1880)
27 Feb 1943 Wilson William 58 yrs husband of Nancy (d.1972)
7 May 1944 Todd Thomas 75 yrs husband of Ellen (d.1959) , father of Richard Ingham Todd
29 Oct 1944 Gamble Charles b. 19 Oct 1879 vicar of this parish for four months, husband of Mary (d.1955)
26 Nov 1944 Rayner George 62 yrs husband of Mary Elizabeth
14 Dec 1944 Spencer Thornbur b. 21 Jul 1874 husband of Elizabeth Ellen
1945 Robinson Fred b.1882, husband of Ethel (d.1969)
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Edward Stephenson b. 2 Apr 1914
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Dorothy Mary Louisa b. 6 Feb 1913 wife of Edward
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Sylvia Violet b. 29 Jun 1938 dau. of Edward and Dorothy
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Edward Lawrence b. 6 Jul 1939 son of Edward and Dorothy
9 Jan 1945 Cornell Dorothy Hazel b. 1 Jun 1943 dau. of Edward and Dorothy
**7 Feb 1946 Garnett Corporal G 26 yrs of the West Yorkshire Regiment
25 Aug 1946 Hanson Colin 10 yrs of Higer Smithy Fold, son of Allan (d.1985) and Doris (d.1986)
19 Nov 1947 Garnett Robert 54 yrs husband of Bell (d.1967)
1948 Gardner Gertrude Agnes b. 1880
17 Jan 1948 Smithies Clara 67 yrs sister of Emma
21 Nov 1949 Martin Mary 71 yrs wife of Henry C Martin (d.1971)
30 Mar 1950 Robinson Elizabeth 87 yrs wife of Thomas Robinson of Lower Hall, Downham
7 Jun 1950 Death Ellen Annie 91 yrs dau. of Thomas and Ellen
17 Jul 1950 Parker Mary Ann 79 yrs, wife of Thomas (d.1941)
11 Dec 1950 Driver Fred Barton 73 yrs
11 Apr 1951 Driver Annie 71 yrs widow of Fred Barton Driver
13 Apr 1951 Dugdale Thomas 61 yrs late of the Post Office, husband of Margaret
7 Sep 1952 Parkinson William b.28 Oct 1882
8 Sep 1952 Johnston George Leigh 64 yrs husband of Ellen Mary
13 Oct 1952 Watson Sarah 69 yrs wife of Robert Whipp Watson
22 Oct 1952 Watson Robert Whipp 73 yrs
1955 Smith William b. 1906, husband of Sarah (d.1999)
25 Oct 1955 Gamble Dora b. 22 Feb 1879 wife of Charles Gamble, vicar (d.1944)
20 May 1957 Buckle Thomas Arthur 67 yrs husband of Annie
5 Nov 1958 Rayner Mary Elizabeth 73 wife of George
16 May 1959 Spence James "Jim" Parker 69 yrs, husband of Ethel
4 Jul 1959 Barker Edith 68 yrs wife of Thomas (d.1934)
15 Aug 1959 Todd Ellen 84 yrs wife of Thomas (d.1944), mother of Richard Ingham Todd
25 Feb 1962 Smithies Mary Ellen 76 wife of Francis John Smithies
24 Nov 1962 Holgate Thomas J 90 yrs husband of Betsy (d.1935)
5 Dec 1962 Simpson Annie 70 yrs wife of Israel
4 Jul 1963 Spence Ethel 69 yrs, wife of James "Jim" Parker Spence
15 Oct 1963 Johnson Charles Henry 59 yrs, husband of Agnes Evelyn, of Pendle House in Twiston
1964 Robinson Betty b. 1912, dau. of Fred (d.1945) and Ethel (d.1969)
16 Dec 1964 Martin Nancy 57 yrs eldest dau. of Henry C Martin (d.1971) and Mary (d.1949)
30 Jul 1965 Sharp Mary Ellen 93 yrs wife of George (d. 1936)
12 Aug 1966 Todd Richard Ingham 69 yrs son of Thomas and Ellen
23 May 1967 Clement Margaret b. 6 Feb 1904 wife of Richard (d.1990)
9 Jul 1967 Garnett Bell 69 yrs wife of Robert (d.1947)
16 Apr 1968 Tyrer Joseph Leonard 64 yrs husband of Elsie (d.1974)
1969 Robinson Ethel b. 1885, wife of Fred (d.1945)
26 Aug 1969 Simpson Israel 72 yrs husband of Annie
30 Apr 1971 Watson Tom 70 yrs husband of Edith (d.1999)
21 Sep 1971 Martin Henry C 91 yrs husband of Mary (d.1949)
8 Apr 1972 Tarver Fanny 76 yrs dau. of Richard (d.1925) and Rhoda Jane (d.1938) Tarver
31 Aug 1972 Wilson Nancy 80 yrs wife of William (d.1943)
22 Apr 1973 Johnston Ellen Mary 86 yrs wife of George Leigh Johnston
17 Sep 1974 Tyrer Elsie 69 yrs wife of Joseph (d.1968)
21 Jul 1976 McFall Matthew Henry Hammersley b. 20 May 1957, son of Michael (d.2003)
1979 Jackson William b. 1924
2 Jan 1981 Buckle Annie 87 yrs wife of Thomas
1972 Hall-Crook Thomas b. 1905, of Lytham
1 Feb 1973 Lonsdale Albert V 70 yrs husband of Irene Mary
15 Jul 1974 Dugdale Margaret 77 yrs wife of James (d.1951)
13 May 1975 Burns Arthur 86 yrs
6 Nov 1980 Johnson Agnes Evelyn no age given, wife of Charles (d.1963)
9 Oct 1985 Hanson Allan 80 yrs husband of Doris (d.1986)
15 Feb 1986 Faraday Robert 73 yrs, husband of Gertrude (d.1998)
22 Feb 1986 Hanson Doris 80 yrs wife of Allan (d.1985)
2 Jan 1987 Clement Dale 25 yrs son of Max and Elsie
25 Dec 1987 Whitsey Hubert Victor 71 yrs vicar of Downham, 38th Lord Bishop of Chester
20 Mar 1988 Nelson Charles Eric 72 yrs husband of Lilian (d.2003)
28 Mar 1990 Hughes Bill 71 yrs church warden
9 Apr 1990 Clement Richard b.13 Nov 1895 husband of Margaret (d.1967)
14 Jun 1993 Johnston Stanley George William 72 yrs, son of George Leigh Johnson and Ellen Mary
1994 Robinson Mary Frances b. 1919, wife of Walter (1919-99)
10 Jul 1996 Binns Tom 60 yrs
1998 Hall Mark b. 1973
1 Apr 1998 Faraday Gertrude 82 yrs wife of Robert (d.1986)
3 Sep 1998 Cragg Leonard Albert (Canon), parish priest at Downham 1994-98
1999 Robinson Walter b. 1917, son of Fred (d.1945) and Ethel (d.1969)
1999 Smith Sarah b. 1906, wife of William (d.1955)
22 Apr 1999 Watson Edith 97 yrs wife of Tom
2002 Williams Geoffrey Ainsworth b.1916 canon
21 Mar 2003 Nelson Lilian McIvor 91 yrs wife of Charles (d.1988)
19 Sep 2003 McFall Michael Barclay b. 4 Sep 1924
20 Jun ???? Pickles Ann wife of James, date and age illegible
* date of interment
** official grave marker issued by the Commonwealth Graves organisation
Brackets ( ) around numbers/ characters indicate unclear figures
*** grave buried by grass or covered by moss
**** Susannah Bulcock is buried with John (d.1843) and Mary Bulcock (d.1833) but there is a Benjamin Bulcock buried with Thomas (d.1860), Betty (d.1870) and James Bulcock (d.1854) in a separate grave
Cremation Plaques (listed alphabetically by surname)
Baker Doris Mary 92 yrs d.8 Aug 1998
Bowen Richard 1957-1991
Buckle Walter 1922-1995
Campion Sally 54 yrs d. 17 Aug 1993
Crewe Ged 56 yrs d.24 May 1989
Croft Adeline 1913-1998
Croft Eddie 1906-1995
Cunningham Phyllis 1910-1998 (mother of Richard Bowen)
Hall James Robert 52 yrs d.25 Dec 1989
Hardman Mary 89 yrs d.15 Oct 2001
Hazlewood Justina Pagett 70 yrs d. 26 Nov 1985
Hotham Jocelyn 1908-1997
Lister Henrietta Ruckledge 77 yrs d.1 May 1985 (wife of Mark Lister)
Lister Mark 88 yrs d.19 May 1993 (husband of Henrietta Ruckledge Lister)
Loftus Geraldine 26 Nov 1999
Oliver Ada 85 yrs d. 2 Apr 1996
Oliver Harold 62 yrs d. 4 Sep 1970
Parker James Dobson 1932-2006
Poole Susan Michelle 34 yrs d.10 Oct 2003
Reed George Moore 48 yrs d.6 Mar 1975
Reed Sheila 59 yrs d.30 Nov 1988
Robinson Maxwell Croasdale 2 Oct 1928-26 Dec 1999
Scattergood John 78 yrs d.10 Jun 1984 (husband of Mildred)
Scattergood Mildred 90 yrs d. 3 Apr 2004 (wife of John)
Scott Brian Gray 48 yrs d.14 Jul 1987
Scott Elizabeth 58 yrs d.31 May 1998
Scott Walter Gray 81 yrs d.12 Mar 1993
Scott Letty Lawson 90 yrs d.7 Oct 2004
Seed Dorothy Mary 89 yrs d.23 Apr 1992
Seed Major 84 yrs d.23 Jan 1994
Snowden Frank Edward 19 Oct 1917-22 Oct 2002
Taylor (need Brooks) Loreen 15 May 1914-7 Jan 2000
Todd Betty Douglas 1915-2001
Todd Mary 1911-2001
Todd William Ingham 1908-1994
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| Anonymous | Bulcock | 0 | Nov 1 2009, 4:33 PM EST by Anonymous | ||
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My maternal Grandmother Sarah Jane Emmott was born in Twiston. Her mother was Jane Bulcock from Downham. My Grandmother was born in Nov 1904 - not sure of of Jane's DOB though. Jane had 6 children - Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bulcock, Albert, Alfred, Jack and Bill and Sarah Jane
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| Anonymous | Lonsdale/Wilkinson/Bulcock | 0 | Sep 17 2009, 6:40 AM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thank you for your research, living down south it has been most useful. Hoping t o visit the area myself very soon.
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| Stevelock | Nowell family | 2 | Jul 22 2009, 4:59 AM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Hi Kate I am researching my family tree and wondered if you would be able to help me. The family I am researching are the Nowell's and I have traced them back to a John Nowell who married Catherine Tattersall at Downham on 9 April 1776. Both John and Catherine were buried at Downham, Catherine was buried on 30 December 1802 and John on 5 June 1811. I notice that they don't appear on your records for gravestones, but they do appear on the burial records. I know Catherine was baptism at Downham but there is no baptism record for John, which is where I've hit a brick wall. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Steve.
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