Tombstone Details


photo of tombstone

Inscription on plate:

The following names now illegible were once inscribed on the adjoining tomb
JOHN COX OF DAMSELLS 1705-1770
MARY MERRET HIS WIFE
ALSO THE CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE
ELIZABETH: MARY: SARAH: JOHN 1746-90
AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH COTHER 1754-1839
OF OLIVERS, PAINSWICK: WILLIAM: BETTY: ESTHER: AND THOMAS
ALSO THREE CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH
NAMELY ELIZABETH 1774-1845: MARY 1778-1800: WIFE OF
REV. JAMES PARSONS: AND ETHELINDA 1783-1801
ALSO HELEN ELIZABETH COX 1783-1801
DAUGHTER OF COLONEL WILLIAM COX


Other inscribed plates can be seen on the photo to the right of the tea-caddy monument. These have not been transcribed.


Location in churchyard marked in red

churchyard plan

Please note that legibility and transcription errors may limit accuracy of the inscription.



Patron: Mr & Mrs A MacDuff