Ford Churchyard

Ford Section – B – 265 –

Small stone dated 1641 - no other inscription

Ford Section – B – 266 – Thomas

Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM EDWARD GEORGE son of WILLIAM & MARTHA THOMAS of

Ford Castle who departed this life 23 July 1841 aged 6 months.

Also JOHN HULL son of the above who departed this life 23 January 1869 aged 23 years.

Also MARTHA SARAH the beloved wife of WILLIAM THOMAS of Ford who died 7 August 1879 aged 59 years.

Also to the memory of the above named William Thomas who was born at Moore Pembrokeshire

23 September 1809 and died at Heaton Newcastle on Tyne 4 December 1894.

He was more than fifty years bailiff of the Ford Estates.

'Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven'.

Ford Section – B – 267 – Thomas

Here lyeth the body of THOMAS ..... of Berey hill who died 7 of July 1750 aged 52 years.

Ford Section – B – 268 – Anderson

Here rest the remains of MARGARET ANDERSON who died 11 October 1789 aged 29 years.

Also WILLIAM son of WILLIAM ANDERSON of ..... sel {Twisel} who died May ..... aged ..... years.

Reverse:

MARGARET ANDERSON who died 17 December 1868 aged 85 years.

Ford Section – B – 269 – Anderson

Here lies the body OF JAMES ANDERSON in Ford who died 20 April 1770 aged 81 years.

Also MARY his wife died June 27 {7} 1781 aged ..... {86}.

Ford Section – B – 270 – Henderson

Sacred to the memory of ALEXANDER HENDERSON of Ford who died 17 February 1817 aged 17 years. 

Also JAMES HENDERSON his father of Housden Haugh who died March 6 1844 aged 73 years.

Also JANE HENDERSON his mother who died June 24 1860 aged 86 years.

Also ELIZABETH their daughter who died February 26 1876.

Reverse:

To the memory of ALEXANDER HENDERSON Ford who died February 17 1817 aged 17 years.

Ford Section – B – 271 – Henderson

Near this stone are interred the remains of Isabella {Isabell} daughter of James & Isabell

BURN of Ford who died March 10 1785 aged 1 year & 1 O month.

Also ANN BURN daughter of JAMES & ISABELL BURN who died February 7 1813 aged 16 { 19} years.

Reverse:

 in memory of JAMES BURN who died March 10 1810 {1816} aged 75 years.

Also ISABELLA wife of the above JAMES BURN who died December 9 1824 aged 75 years.

Also JANE MARSHAL eldest daughter of the above who died in London ..... {November 1855}.

Ford Section – B – 272 – Thompson

In memory of SARAH THOMPSON {Thomson} wife of JOHN THOMPSON {Thomson} in Etal who died { 18} October 1807 aged 70 years.

 Also JOHN THOMPSON her husband who died 10 November 1817 aged 86 years 8 months.

Ford Section – B – 273 – Grey

Here lieth the body of ALEXANDER GREY from Murton {Moreton or Mariton} White house

who died January 29 1766 aged 54 years. Likewise ALEXANDER son of  WILLIAM GREY of

Gatherick who died December 13 1757 {1857} aged ..... years.

Ford Section – B – 274 – Bower

Here lieth the body of THOMAS BOWER of Ford Westfield who died March 26 1750 aged 56.

Ford Section – B – 275 – Nesbit

Erected by JAMES NESBIT in memory of his wife JESSIE who died at Hay Farm September

14 1871 aged 54 years.

Ford Section – B – 276 –

Here lyeth ANDREW DONALD RONE {(-one)} who died 12 August 1670. JANE his wife died Decemb vi 1695.

Ford Section – B – 277 – Grey/Gray

In memory of ANN GREY who died June 1836 aged 6 weeks. ELIZABETH died February 24

1839 aged 9 years. JANE died April 8 {5} 1839 aged 8 months. Children of GEORGE & JANE GREY Ford.

Reverse: In memory of MARY GRAY daughter of GEORGE & MARY GRAY of Ford Forge who died October 1 O 1793 aged 2 weeks. 

Also MARY GRAY who died 4 { 1} November 1794 aged 2 weeks. Jane Gray who died June 28 1796 aged 10 days. WILLIAM GRAY who died

May ..... {3rd} ..... {1799} aged ..... {illegible}.

Ford Section – B – 278 – Burn

Near this stone are interred the remains of JAMES son to WILLIAM & ANN BURN of Ford who died November 4 1783 aged 1 year & 9 mon.

Ford Section – B – 279 – Smith

Here lies the remains of ISABELLA SMITH wife of WILLIAM SMITH of Hay Farm formerly

Carfordlaw aged 71 years died 15 February 1811. WILLIAM SMITH husband of ISABELLA SMITH aged 80 years died 15 May 1821.

Ford Section – B – 280 – Smith

This stone is erected by JANE SMITH in memory of her husband EDWARD SMITH of East Newbiggin who died 22 August 1820 {1826} aged 44.

Ford Section – B – 281 – Weddell

In memory of JAMES WEDDELL who died at Ford October 10 1845 aged 77 years. Also

MARY WEDDELL sister of the above who died June 1 {4} 1852 aged 78 years.

And JANE sister of JAMES & MARY who died July 15 1852 aged 83 years.

Reverse:

In memory of MARY WEDDELL of Ford who died {20th} July 1802 aged 60 years. 

Also GEORGE her husband who died June 3 1812 aged 73 years.

Also GEORGE LOGAN their grandson who died December 17 1816 aged 19 years.

Ford Section – B – 282 – Heslop/Weatherhead

Erected by THOMAS & ELEANOR WEATHERHEAD of Hay Farm in memory of their children Jane died 13 March 1830 aged 2 years & 6 months.

Eleanor died 24 March 1833 aged 3 years. RALPH HESLOP died October 1 1832 aged 6 months.

Also  ELEANOR wife of the above THOMAS WEATHERHEAD who died ..... {7th} January 1869 aged 75 years.

Also ISABELLA their daughter who died 21 March 1871 aged 48 years.

Also the above THOMAS WEATHERHEAD who died at Hauxley 11 {14} January 1878 aged 80. 

Ford Section – B – 283

Inscription illegible

Ford Section – B – 284 – Weddell

Underneath are interred the remains of ISABELLA WEDDELL of Ford Hill who departed this life 13 May 1748 aged 35 years.

Also JAMES her husband on 15 November 1757 aged ..... years. Also their .....