Kelling Church Yard

Kelling St Mary

In Nave :

In memory of the Rev Wm EWIN GIRDLESTONE
18 years rector of Salthouse
born Nov 1 1785 died 3rd Jan 1840
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord

In memory of the Rev Wm GIRDLESTONE
39 years rector of this parish with Salthouse
He died and was buried at Bromley in the county of Kent in the 64th year of his age March 19 1821
Whom the lord loveth he chasteneth

To the memory of ELIZABETH JESSIP GIRDLESTONE late EWIN spinster,
the much loved wife of the Rev'd Wm Girdlestone rector of this parish
born 12 Oct 1748 died 18 Feb 1816
Oh death where is thy sting

( 2244 , 2195 & 2243 )

In Side room:

HENRY GIRDLESTONE Surgeon , who died April 12 1788 aged 71 years
also THOMAS his son died age 1 year and
MARGARET wife of Henry who died 3rd Jun 1793 aged 72 years

( 2127 , 2162 & 2128 )

Outside in Graveyard
: first two are Slabs next to church , last is built up memorial in far corner of yard [ near to his bee hive ]

In memory of the Rev'd Wm EWIN GIRDLSTONE
18 yrs rector of this parish and of Salthouse
born 1 Nov 1786 died 3 Jan 1840
Also of MARIANNE wife of the above who died at Cringleford
in this county on 1 Sep 1879 aged 90 yrs
( 2244 , 2259 )

Beneath this stone lie the remains of Three
children of the Rev Wm E GIRDLESTONE
and Mary Ann his wife

JAMES who died Aug 3rd 1820 aged 2 months ( 2263 )
CHARLES OSBORNE who died Nov 23 1828 aged 9 yrs ( 2272 )
and ELIZABETH who died 4 Apr 1831 aged 19 yrs ( 2205 )

Also of there brother ZURISHADDAI who
died 28 Jan 1833/8? aged 15yrs ( 2270 )
Also LOUISA who died 2 Apr 1834 aged 12 yrs * ( 4313 )

Beneath this stone are deposited the remains of ZURISHADDAI GIRDLESTONE who departed this life aged 72 yrs
also of PHEBE MARIA wife of the above named Zurishaddai Girdlestone who died 1 Dec 181_ aged 63 [ or 65 ] yrs
( 2196 , 2241 )

Mary R Girdlestone died 22nd Jan 1874 ( no age given, Marble cross )
John G Girdlestone 27 May 1815 - 24 Sep 1880
( 2200 , 2208 )