Ford Churchyard

Ford Section – B – 304 – Purdy

To the memory of JAMES PURDY in Ford who died September 17 49 aged 78 years.

Also HELEN his wife died February 1726 aged 65.

Also ADAM {WILLIAM} & GEORGE their children

Ford Section – B – 305 – Fairburn

Here lyes the remains of GEORGE FAIRBURN late tennent (sic) of Etill {Etal Mill} who died June 12 1761 aged 75 years.

Also ANN his spouse who died November 20 {26} 1761 aged 78 years.

Also PATRICK son to GEORGE FAIRBURN junior in Etill {Etal} who died January 11 1765 aged 9 {2} years.

Ford Section – B – 306 – Grey

Sacred to the memory of JOHN GREY late of Berrington who departed this life 24 June 1858.

Also of ELEANOR his wife who died 18 September 1878 in her 80th year.

Ford Section – B – 307 – Grey

Here lies the remains of WILLIAM GREY late of Kimmerston who died 16 March 1792 in the 40th year of his age.

Also of ALLEY widow of the above WILLIAM GREY died October 5 1826 aged 80 years.

Also JAMES GREY son of the above died at Kimmerston June 3 1875 aged 88 years.

Ford Section – B – 307a – Jefffreys

307a.

{Top half illegible. Here also is interred the remains of JOHN  (JEFFREYS) from Crookham who died 9 January 1771 aged 66}.

Ford Section – B – 307b – Wood

{.....children of ..... & MARGARET YOUNG WOOD. They died as follows:- WILLIAM  died 29 March 1774 aged ...years. MARK died 18 October 1757 aged 17 years.

Rest completely illegible}

Ford Section – B – 308 – Thorburn

Here lyes the body of JAMES THORBURN who died ..... September 1734 {7 December 1935

.....rest illegible} aged 7 and JOHN who died .....

Ford Section – B – 309 – Donaldson

Here lies two sons of THOMAS & ANN DONALDSON.  MARTEN  died December 4 1779 { 1770} aged 4. 

Also JAMES died 18 December 1770 aged 18 {8} months.

Ford Section – B – 310 – Atkin

Sacred to the memory of THOMAS ATKIN of Ford Hill who died 2 January 1802 aged 58 years.

Also THOMAS ATKIN son of the above who died December 1O 1822 aged 43 years.

 Reverse:

 Here lyeth the body of JOHN ATKIN of Crookham who died February 16 1765 aged 58 years.

Also. MARy wife of THOMAS ATKIN Ford who died 27 December 1789 aged 48 years.

Ford Section – B – 311 – Henderson

Here lyeth the body of ELENDER HENDERSON wife to William Henderson Lowlin Mill who died 10 May {22 July} 1752 aged 47.

Ford Section – B – 312 – Robison/Robenson/Delaval

Here lyeth the mortal remains of JOHN ROBISON who died February 20 1763 {1765} aged 40 years. Also CHRISTOPHER his son died July 20 1767 aged 6 years. Also ELIZABETH his wlfo died 6 January 1811 aged 73 years. MARGARET daughter of the above JOHN & ELIZABETH who died 11 October 1833 aged 72 years.

'Rest here in peace till Angels bid thee rise'.

Reverse:

This stone erected by ANN ROBENSON Ford Castle in memory of her dear parents who died at Hay Farm. Also the above ANN ROBENSON who died at Ford Castle 16 April 1850 aged 83 years. She was a faithful & much respected {esteemed} servant of the late LORD DELAVAL and ..... {late & present MARQUISS OF WATERFORD for (56) years}.

Ford Section – B – 313 – Carr

Here lyeth the body of ANDREW CAR husband of ELIZABETH CAR who dyed 16 February 1718 at Etal.

Ford Section – B – 314 – Bremer

WILLIAM BREMER (?) {Brewer} in Ford was buried here September 4 {1} 1735 { 1733} in the 72 year of his age.

Also.....Unreadable

Ford Section – B – 315 – Dodds

Here lie the children of  ROBERT & JANE DODDS. ROBERT dep September 8 1856 aged 9

years. THOMAS & GEORGE in infancy .

Ford Section – B – 316 – John

Inscription illegible except WILLIAM WOOD ..... aged 17 years.

Ford Section – B – 317 – John

Inscription illegible except, also the remains of JOHN ..... from Crookham who died 1774 aged 66 years.

Ford Section – B – 318

Inscription illegible.

Ford Section – B – 319 – Smith

Here lyeth the body of  RALPH SMITH who died November 28 1736 aged 88 years.

ALICE his wife died October 10 {19} 1717 aged 62 years.

Ford Section – B – 320 – Shield/Hook

Sacred to the memory of ALICE wife of JAMES SHIELD Berwick who departed this life 18 May 1822 aged 68 years

Also their son THOMAS who died 21 December 1829 aged 28 years.

 Also the above JAMES SHIELD who departed this life June 8 1855 aged 90 years .

Also their daughter ELIZABETH HOOK widow of ROBERT HOOK who died 22 April 1857 aged 64 years.

Reverse:

 Also of their daughter MARY who died 17 May 18 ..... aged 75 years.

'Looking  unto Jesus' .

Ford Section – B – 321 – Young

Here lieth the body of AARON YOUNG from Scremiston Windmill Hill who died January 8

1759 {1752} aged 57 years.