Gravestones of St. Andrews Churchyard Great Linford

St. Andrews churchyard at Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, contains several hundred gravestones and family plots, as well as a number of vaults, some dating from the early 1700s. The visitor will also find a considerable number of so called footstones, which served in tandem with headstones to indicate the orientation of the grave, literally head to foot.

The following is not a complete list of internments, and will be expanded in future.

A separate page is available of monumental inscriptions within St. Andrew's church.

Select from the initials below to view gravestones and read transcriptions of the inscriptions.

Uncertain text is indicated with ? marks. Additions and corrections are welcome.

Gravestones A-H - Gravestones I-R - Gravestones S-Z

Ann and Richard Bacchus

Above: Footstone for Ann Bacchuss.

Above: Footstone for Richard Bacchuss.

These gravestones are severely degraded, but the footstones provide good evidence for these burials.

On the left is a footstone inscribed with the letters A B and the date 1798.

On the right is a footstone inscribed with the letters R B and the date 1803.

This would point to these being the graves of husband and wife Richard and Ann Bacchus.

Ann was buried on May 31st, 1798 and Richard on April 3rd, 1803.

A previous survey of the Churchyard provides a partial transcription for a Richard Bacchi, which can clearly be interpreted as Bacchus.

The transcription reads, In Memory of Richard Bacchi, husband of Sarah Bacchi, who died ????.

This complicates matters, as other evidence points to a wife named Ann.

There is evidence that the Bacchus family were tenant farmers at Lodge Farm.

It seems likely that a son of Richard and Ann became the landlord of The Nags Head.

Elizabeth and Joseph Barnwell

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
ELIZABETH
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JOSEPH BARNWELL
WHO DIED SEPT 9th 1914
AGED 77 YEARS
ALSO JOSEPH BARNWELL
WHO DIED JAN 14th 1915
AGED 82 YEARS
PEACE PERFECT PEACE

Reginald John Barnwell

IN LOVING MEMORY OF REGINALD JOHN, BELOVED SON OF G. & E.P BARNWELL
WHO DIED DECEMBER-  31 - 1925 AGED 6 YEARS

Mary Battams

SACRED
TO
MEMORY OF
MARY WIFE OF
WILLIAM BATTAMS
AND DAUGHTER OF
PHILLIP AND MARY WARD
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
OCT 17th 1824

See also Mary and Phillip Ward and the Robe family.

Ellis and Elizabeth Ann Beckett

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELLIS BECKETT
DIED JUNE 28 1910
AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO ELIZABETH ANN
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED MARCH 13 1915
AGED 82 YEARS
​THY WILL BE DONE

Ellis and Elizabeth lived at Wood End Farm, and the passing of Ellis was unusual enough to warrant comment in the press. To learn more about Ellis and Elizabeth Beckett and Wood End Farm, click here.

George and Lottie Beckett

Lottie was a nickname for Charlotte. A connection to Ellis and Elizabeth Beckett has not been established.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LOTTIE BECKETT
DIED DEC - 24TH 1930
AGED 69 YEARS
ALSO GEORGE BECKETT
DIED JULY 4TH 1944
AGED 78 YEARS

The Bird family plot

The Bird family were a significant presence in the village and have a large family plot and several other memorials within the churchyard. See also a memorial plaque to Henry Bird within St. Andrews church.

Catherine Bird

CATHERINE BIRD
WIFE OF JAMES BIRD
DIED FEBRUARY 21 1851
AGED 58 YEARS

Eda Bird

EDA BIRD
DAUGHTER OF H & E BIRD
DIED JULY 21 1851
AGED 13 MONTHS

Elizabeth Bird

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
ELIZABETH WIFE OF EDWIN BIRD
DIED IN LONDON JANUARY 2ND 1882
AGED 67 YEARS
NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE

Emma Bird

EMMA BIRD
DAUGHTER OF J & C BIRD
DIED AUGEST 24TH 1843
AGED 15 YEARS

James Bird

IN LOVING REMEMRANCE OF
JAMES BIRD
WHO DIED DECEMBER 24TH 1882
AGED 87 YEARS

John Bird

JOHN BIRD
SON OF J & C BIRD
DIED SEPTEMBER 15TH 1857
AGES 23 YEARS

Thomas Bird

THOMAS BIRD
SON OF J & C Bird
DIED JANUARY 11th 1834
AGED 4 YEARS

Sarah Bird

THIS STONE WAS
ERECTED
TO PERPETUATE
The memory of
SARAH
the beloved and affectionate
Wife of JOHN BIRD
Who departed this life
the 20th day of Sep 1826
in the 29th year of marriage

Henry Bird

IN LOVING MEMORY
HENRY BIRD
WHO DIED AUGUST 24th 1911 AGED 88 YEARS
I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH
JOB XIX 25

Elizabeth Avis Bird

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH AVIS
WIFE OF HENRY BIRD
WHO DIED MAY 10th 1892 AGED 62 YEARS
WATCH AND PREY FOR YE KNOW NOT WHAT HOUR YOUR LORD DOTH COME

Click here to learn more about Henry and Elizabeth Bird, who lived at Windmill Hill Farm.

Edwin Bird

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
EDWIN BIRD
BORN APRIL 30th 1821 DIED MARCH 24th 1902
NOT MY WILL BUT THINE BE DONE O LORD

Thomas and Charlotte Brooks

In Affectionate Remembrance of
Thomas Brooks
Born November 4th 1837
Died May 9 1888
Also of
Charlotte Brooks
Wife of the above
Born February 7 1834
Died Dec 15 1894

The footstone for this grave survives in good condition, with the initials and dates T B 1888 and C B 1834.

​The footstone is oriented to the rear of the gravestone.

Ann Burn

 IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF
ANN BURNS
WHO DIED MAY ? 1869
AGED 73 YEARS

The footstone for this grave survives in good condition, with the initials A B and the date 1869

​The footstone is oriented to the rear of the gravestone.

Ann Cape and Maria Barbara Cape

Uniquely in the churchyard, the dates of death and age for the Cape sisters are written in Roman numerals. Ann passed away on August 12th, aged 77, Maria on November 3rd, 1864, aged 86.

HERE LIES THE BODY OF
ANN CAPE OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED THE XII DAY AUGUST MDCCCLIX
AGED LXXVII YEARS

MARIA BARBARA CAPE
DIED NOVEMBER III MDCCCLXIV​
AGED LXXXVI

Frances Castell

IN THE MEMORY OF
FRANCES CASTELL
WHO DIED APRIL 11 1869
AGED 47 YEARS
THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST CLEANSETH FROM ALL SIN

Harriett Claridge

Above: Footstone for Harriett Clarridge.

This gravestone is severely degraded; however, an earlier survey of the Churchyard provides the following transcription.

AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HARRIET, BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM CLARRIDGE, DIED NOV 22 1887 AGED 42 YEARS.

The transcription offers a few additional isolated words "are the dead" and "die in", which is likely to be from Revelation 14:13 (King James Version): "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."

The Clode Family

The Clodes were a significant family in the village, with a number of gravestones in the churchyard.

Charles James Clode

TO THE MEMORY OF
​CHARLES JAMES SON OF JOHN AND MARY CLODE
WHO DIED AUG 24 1855 AGED 8 YEARS

Harry Algernon Clode

ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF
HARRY ALGERNON SON OF JOHN & MARY CLODE
WHO DIED AT ?????? FONTEIN SOUTH AFRICA
BORN JUNE 3rd 1857 DIED JULY 15th 1907

John Clode

In Loving Memory of
JOHN CLODE
Died December 22 1894
Aged 84 Years
In death they were not divided

Mary Clode

In loving memory of
MARY widow of
JOHN CLODE
Died October 10th 1899
Aged 85 Years
Peace Perfect Peace

Lillian Emma Ducker

Remembering
Lillian Emma
Ducker
Who died
11th March 1978
Aged 74 years

Thomas and Mary Dunn

The "Square and Compass" is a Masonic symbol. Thomas Dunn was a Freemason.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOMAS ALEXANDER DUNN
BORN OCT 1. 1842
DIED DEC 10. 1910
HIS END WAS PEACE
ALSO OF
MARY DUNN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED SEP. 20. 1922 AGE 75
INTERRED AT LAMBETH CEMETERY
AT REST

Sydney George Ellis

Though the gravestone omits a date, burial records tell us that Sydney died in 1911.

Sydney George Ellis
Aged 7 months

Phillip Clayton Gambell

The Gambles were residents of Linford Lodge (previously known as Ivy House and Elmhurst.)

​PHILLIP CLAYTON GAMBLE
1892 - 1931

VIDA MARJORIE
BRISTOWE GAMBLE
1898 - 1988

JEAN ELIZABETH GAMBLE
1920 - 1947

Frederick and Elizabeth Garratt

Elizabeth Garratt

​IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH WIFE OF FREDERICK GARRATT
WHO DIED APRIL 23 1869 AGED 70 YEARS

Frederick Garratt

ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FREDERICK GARRATT
WHO PASSED AWAY APRIL 11 1887 AGED 89 YEARS

William, Susanna and Mary Goodman​

IN
MEMORY of
W Goodman
Husband of
Susanna Goodman
Died Oct 16th 1815
Aged 55 Years

Ye pensive readers who with awful tread
From grave to grave seek lessons of the dead
Bear hence for your instructions when alone
In kind remembrance that's to come
From suffering here, sought a better clime
A crown of glory to the end of time
​
Also Mary, daughter of the above, died an infant

Sarah Grace

​SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
SARAH GRACE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
MAY 1st 1852
AGED 76

Mark Harris

​HERE Lieth the Body of
Mark Harris he departed
this life the ?17? August
1721 in the 80th year
of his Age
?Affliction ???? long time ?Those?
Physicians ???? in vain
Til God’s mercy pleas’d my soul to ease
and took me from my pain

Julia and WIlliam Hartup

In Loving Memory Of
JULIA
WIFE OF WILLIAM HARTUP
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
MAY 9 1900
AGED 64 YEARS
ALSO
WILLIAM HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
DECEMBER 12 1901
AGED 68 YEARS
SLEEP ON BELOVED SLEEP AND TAKE THY REST
WE LOVE THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVES LOVES THEE BEST

The Hawley family

Charles and John Hawley

Sacred
To the memory of
CHARLES
Son of JAMES and
ELIZABETH HAWLEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JUNE 25th 1858
AGED 65
ALSO OF JOHN HAWLEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
DECEMBER 31 1859
AGED 73

James Hawley

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JAMES HAWLEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
NOVEMBER 11 1862
AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO CATHERINE HIS WIFE
WHO DIED AT BEDFORD
AUGUST 8 1853
AGED 67 YEARS
?Additional inscription not intelligible?

James and Elizabeth Hawley

SACRED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
JAMES HAWLEY
WHO DIED MAY 1 1847
AGED 89
​ALSO ELIZABETH HAWLEY WIFE OF
JAMES HAWLEY
WHO DIED JUNE ?? 1841
AGED 81

Two illegible lines follow.

Thomas and Hannah Hawley

SACRED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS HAWLEY
HUSBAND OF
HANNAH HAWLEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JUNE 21 1862
AGED 62 YEARS
TRUST YE IN THE LORD FOR EVER FOR IN THE
LORD JEHOVA IS EVERLASTING STRENGTH
ALSO OF HANNAH
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED MARCH 19TH 1881
AGED 84 YEARS

Esther and Johnathan Herbert

The three letters IHS at the top of this gravestone is known as a Christogram. In the Middle Ages the Name of Jesus was written as IHESUS, hence this abbreviation.

ESTHER HERBERT
WHO ?DIED? ????? ?1880?
AGED ?76?
JONATHAN HERBERT
WHO DIED ????? ?1887?
AGED ?80? YEARS

Eusebius and Mary Ann & Ann Hewitt

Sacred
TO THE MEMORY OF
EUSEBIUS HEWITT
THE HUSBAND OF
MARY
HEWITT
DIED FEB 20th 1831
AGED 84

MARY HEWITT
WIFE OF
EUSEBIUS
HEWITT
DIED DEC 23rd 1836
AGED 80
​
ANN WIFE OF EUSEBIUS HEWITT
DIED NOV 19th 1797

Elizabeth Hobbes

HERE
Lyeth the Body of
Elizabeth Hobbes wife
of Edward Hobbes She
Departed this life
November 19th 17?40? in the
?46th? year of her Age
​
A further inscription follows but is extremely degraded.

Note: Year and age of death possibly corroborated from a plausible church parish record.

The Huntly Family

​George William Nicklin and Mary Elizabeth Huntly

IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF
GEORGE
WILLIAM NICKLIN HUNTLEY
OF GREAT LINFORD
WHO DIED MARCH 24th 1877
AGED 31 YEARS
IS IS GOOD FOR ME THAT I HAVE BEEN
AFFLICTED
ALSO OF
MARY ELIZABETH WIFE OF
GEORGE HUNTLEY
WHO DIED OCT 5 1896
AGED 58
THY WILL BE DONE

John Huntly

IN
LOVING REMEMBRANCE
OF
JOHN HUNTLY
THE BELOVED SON OF
JOHN & ELIZABETH HUNTLEY
(OF GREAT LINFORD LODGE)
DIED NOVEMEBER 12th 1882
AGED 28 YEARS
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH

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