A. From "The History
of Leicestershire" by John Nichols 1804 - Extracted by Nigel Wilton
(Inside the Church)
Latin
inscription to the following effect - Here lies Roger Douton one time
rector of the parish of Seal who died 30th July 1500.
Incomplete inscription - Here
lieth the body of Zachary Johnson who was patron and rector of this church
....... Day of July 1669.
Incomplete inscription - ............ry
Johnson rector of this church who died aged ...........
The Lady Gresley, 1711.
Here lieth the body of Elizabeth Gresley,
wife of Thomas Gresley Esqr. She died in her 53rd year on the 14th day
of February 1732.
Latin inscription to the following
effect - Here lies Michael Hill rector of this church who died in the
65th year of his age on the ?5th?October 1693, and nearby his wife in whose
memory their daughters Susanne and Elizabeth (placed this stone)
Latin inscription to the following
effect - Richard Inge rector of this church and younger son of William
Inge of Thorpe Constantine, died 8th May 1748 aged 67. And Elizabeth his
wife ?daughter? of Edward Mugleston of Packington, who died 12th
January 1732, aged 31. This monument was erected by their son
William Inge.
Sacred to the memory of Thomas Gresley
D.D. F.R.S. and rector of this parish who died April 18th, 1785, in the
51st year of his age. Also to Elizabeth his daughter who died November
28th, 1792, aged 29.
Grace Inge, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth
Inge of Overseal, departed this life June 7th, 1754, in the third year
of her age.
Latin inscription to the following
effect - ................ Johanna Johnson, lately Richard ..........of
Netherseal, nobly ............... Appolonia Johnson, separate ...............
loving mother, ..........wife and generous neighbour, died 24th June 1689,
in the 32nd year of her age.
Here lyeth the bodies of Zachary and
Apollonia Johnson the only children of Richard Johnson, gent, by his deceased
wife Johanna, who both died of the small pox. Zachary aged 12 deceased
9th September 1694, Apollonia aged 9 deceased 27th August 1694.
The same hereditary
pain that slew
My much loved
wife, has made me childless too;
But still this comfort
in their deaths I have,
That though their corpse
went spotted to the grave,
Their souls remained
immaculate and fair,
Nor was the smallest
blemish harboured there,
And when at last the
trumpet's piecing sound,
Shall call the sleeping
world from under ground;
Their bodies too shall
rise entire and whole,
Free from all spots,
and fitted to the soul.
The remains of Richard Johnson, gentleman,
late of this town; a person deservedly valued for his honesty, hospitality,
and charity. The two former were conspicuous in his life; the later he
testified at his death by giving £150 for the building of an almshouse
in this town, and endowing the same with lands to the value of £36
per annum for ever, for the maintenance of six poor people of this parish.
He departed this life on the 12th May and in the 58th year of his age {died
1697}
Latin inscription to the following
effect - Here lies Richard Moore, gent, died August 6th, 1721, aged
46.
Here lies the body of Elizabeth Farnall,
wife to John Farnall of Overseal, died May 26th, 1709. Near this
place lyeth the body of Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth Farnall, died
September 30th, 1709, in the 3rd year of her age.
Here lyeth interred the body of John
Farnall, gent, of Overseal, who departed this life February 12th, 1719,
in the 37th year of his age.
Here lieth interred the body of Mary,
the deservedly much-loved wife of John Farnall, gent, who departed this
life December 1st, 1758, in the 45th year of her age.
Here lieth interred the body of Mary,
the wife of William Wilkes, and daughter of John and Ann Farnall, who departed
this life March 11th, 1750, in the 31st year of her age.
Here lies interred the body of Elizabeth,
wife of Joseph Wilkes, who departed this life April 8th, 1762, in the 58th
year of her age.
Here lieth the body of Mr Reginald Newbold
who departed this life the 26th day of April 1750, aged 64.
Here lieth the body of Zachary Gilbert
who departed this life June 20th, 1777, aged 82. Plain in his form, but
rich he was in mind; Religious, honest, humble, meek and kind.
Here lies the body of Thomas Wilkes,
late of Overseal, Esquire, who departed this life the 7th day of November,
1796, aged 52.
No pompous praise which
flattery can bestow,
Could tell the worth
of him who rests below:
His life best spoke
the merits of his mind;
In all relations faithful,
firm and kind.
Ah! if the wishes of
the good could save
The man of virtue from
the dreary grave,
A sorrowing widow need
not heave the sigh
O'er the lov'd spot
where Wilkes's ashes lie;
But, tho' divided by
a votive stone,
The sad memorial of
her grief alone,
A righteous power will
each to each restore
In better realms, where
they shall part no more.
For as much as Sir Thomas Rich, late
of Sunning, in the county of Berks. Bart., deceased, in and by his last
will and testament in writing, did give and devise to the parishioners
of Nether Seal, in the county of Leicester, as the proper gift of Barbara
his then late wife, one of the daughters of Gilbert Moorewood, Esq., some
time of this parish, deceased, the sum of £200 for the purposes hereafter
mentioned, and to the end that the names and memories of such charitable
benefactors, whose hearts God hath so disposed and inclined to do good,
may not with their bodies be buried in oblivion, but preserved in some
sort to survive them; That so such other persons of ability and estate
may, by such eminent examples, be happily moved and encouraged to the like
charitable work; we hereby thought fit, as well for the reasons aforesaid,
as also in pursuance and performance of what we have elsewhere expressed,
to publish and declare so much of the said will as toucheth or concerneth
the said bequest, which follows in these words; that is to say: "I give
unto the parishioners of Nether Seal, in the county of Leicester, where
my dear wife Mrs. Barbara Rich lies interred, as the proper gift of my
said wife, the sum of £200 to purchase land of the yearly value of
£10 for ever, to be settled in feoffees named in trust, for the use
of the poor of the said parish, to provide and buy weekly for ever 4s.
in bread, to be for ever, every Sunday morning, after sermon or divine
service ended, distributed to such poor as the parishioners there shall
appoint; provided that the said poor men or women come to church every
Sunday morning to hear the divine service appointed by the Church of England,
unless some lawful excuse hinder them. And the said Zachary Johnson, clerk,
who was once patron and rector of this place, did give unto the poor of
the parish of Nether Seal £10.; viz. 40s. to the poor of Over Seal;
and 40s. to the poor of Donisthorpe; and the rest to the poor of Nether
Seal.
Charitas Præstanissima
Politia A.D. 1669.
Be it remembered to all posterities,
that John Ramsor and Elizabeth his wife have given unto the poor people
of this town of Nether Seal four acres and three roods of arable land in
the four common fields of Nether Seal, for the payment of 10s. yearly for
ever, to be distributed on Good Friday to the poorest people in the town
by the rector, church warden, and overseer of the poor there for the time
being, as by their deed, bearing the date the 19th day of July in the 21st
year of the reign of king Charles II {1681} doth more fully appear. Also
the said John Ramsor, by his last will and testament, dated the 4th day
of December, 1675, hath given unto the poor of the town of Nether Seal
the rent and yearly profits of one piece of ground called Little Margery
Wall, to be distributed among the poorest people of the town of Nether
Seal, at or upon the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary yearly for
ever, at the discretion of the rector and church wardens there for the
time being.
Also Rebecca Johnson, spinster,
late of Nether Seal, hath given to the poor fatherless and motherless children
in Nether Seal, in the county of Leicester, £50 by her last will
and testament, bearing the date the 24th day of April, A.D. 1678. To do
good and to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well
pleased.
B. From "The History of Leicestershire"
by John Nichols 1804 - Extracted by Nigel Wilton
(In the Churchyard)
Elizabeth,
the wife of Thomas Gresley, and daughter of William and Hannah Vincent,
died upon the 19th day of May, in the year 1769, in the 37th year of her
age, and is here interred.
The memory of her diffusive
charity, real humility, disinterested regard, undissembled affection, tender
love, great understanding, and unbounded benevolence, is engraved by her
amiable behaviour and sincerity of manners, upon the hearts of the poor,
her neighbours, friends, relations, and family. This truth is inscribed,
to excite in the reader, an earnest endeavour to imitate an example of
every active, social, and Christian virtue.
Hannah Vincent, widow, died May 24th,
1772, and is here interred. We never human nature perfect view, her virtues
many were, her failings few.
Here lies the body of Thomas Farnell,
gent, who departed this life December 26th, 1711, in the 82nd year of his
age. Near this place lyeth also the body of Mary, the wife of the
said Thomas Farnell, who departed this life June 30th, 1701, in the 51st
year of her age.
Here was interred the body of John Spencer,
of this parish, matt-maker, who died January 27th, 1767, aged 93. He was
the happy father of that truly moral and religious poet John Spencer, author
of Hermas, or the Acarian Shepherds.
Here lies the body of Ann Newbold, wife
of William Newbold. She was an affectionate wife, a tender mother, and
a valuable friend. She lived respected, and died lamented. She died January
13th, 1762, aged 58.
In memory of Alice, the wife of John
Atwood. She departed this life October 1st, 1783, in the 42nd year
of her age. She was a dutiful daughter, an affectionate wife, a tender
parent, and a kind benefactress, chaste and undefiled. She bore a long
and painful illness with great fortitude, being resigned to the hope of
a happier state.
John Smith, of Donisthorpe, died June
4th, 1774, aged 73. Mary Smith, died April 13th, 1767, aged 79.
- See Alternative Transcripts D & E
& Note 14The Rev. Charles Cooper was buried here
the 12th of March, 1787.
To the memory of Anne, relict of the
Rev. Charles Cooper, who died July 18th, 1791, in the 78th year of her
age.
Sacred to the memory of Gilbert Clarke,
a very able and eminent mathematician, who fell asleep the 26th of September,
1786, aged 82. I believe that my Redeemer liveth. see Alternative
Transcript & Note 4
Sacred to the memory of Sarah Clarke,
wife of Gilbert Clarke, who fell asleep June 5th, 1776, aged 62.
Wearisome nights were appointed to her.
Here lies the body of Alice Clarke,
wife of Robert Clarke, of Donisthorpe. She was an affectionate wife,
a tender parent, and a kind mistress; compassionate to the poor.
She lived esteemed, and died lamented, February 22nd, 1759, aged 65.
Also two of her children William Clarke, died February 21st 1759, aged
16. Alice Clarke, died November 12th, 1742, aged 9. - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 3 C. From notes of J. M. Gresley - Extracted
by Nigel Wilton
Thomas
Leeson and Joan his wife
Had daughters twain,
one of short life
Sarah hath passed she's
gone before
We and Bridget measure
therefore
And we behind that
are to come
Desire by her here
to have roome
She died at Boothorpe
October 20th, 1657.
Here lyeth the body of Hamlet Toone,
son of Hamlet and Elizabeth Toone of Boothorpe, who departed this life
May 27th, 1676 aged 6 years and 6 months.
D. Taken from the remaining stones in the
churchyard May 2000, by Nigel Wilton
(Most of the stones are lying
flat, many are almost illegible due to wear and damage by mowing, some
are partly overgrown by the grass and many more may be completely covered.)
?Samuel?
Rowbotham native of Stowmarket........ April 1826, aged 42.
Elizabeth Capenhurst, the wife of Robert
Capenhurst and daughter of William and Elizabeth Kiss, who died March 17th,
1779, aged 67. Also to the memory of Ann Capenhurst, daughter of Robert
and Elizabeth Capenhurst, who died September 14th, 1792, aged 57.
Here lies the body of Thomas Farnell,
gent, who departed this life December 26th, 1711 in the 82nd year of his
age. Also near this place lies the body of Mary, the wife of the said Thomas
Farnell, who departed this life June 30th, 1701, in the 51st year of her
age.
Here lies the body of Ezekiel Spare of
this town who departed this life March 22nd, 1768, in the 83rd year of
his age. - See Alternative Transcript &
Note 15Here lies the body of William Sp............
who departed this life 23rd............. in the 66th year of his age.
Sacred to the memory of Mary, the wife
of William Harrison, who departed this life December 15th, 1803, aged 63.
Also to the said William Harrison who departed this life December 29th,
1836, aged 79. - See Alternative Transcript
& Note 9To the memory of Joseph Harris of Overseal
who departed this life September 17th, 1838, aged 33. - See
Alternative TranscriptSacred to the memory of John Smith of
Overseal who departed this life August 29th, 1781, aged 49. -
See Alternative Transcript & Note
13Sacred to the memory of John Smith of
Overseal who departed this life February 18th, 1759, in the 67th year of
his age.
Here lies the body of Sarah, the wife
of John Newbold of Donisthorpe and daughter of John Smith of Overseal,
who departed this life November 18th, 1755, aged 28. Also of Francis Newbold,
son of John and Sarah, who departed this life November 13th, 1755,
aged 13 weeks. - See Alternative Transcript
& Note 11In memory of Constance M. I. Twiss wife
of Captain C. H. Twiss, who died at Ajmer India, August 27th, 1914.
To the memory of Richard Bates of Overseal
who departed this life September ......., 1787, aged 72. Also of Mary his
wife who died March 13th, 1792, aged 75. - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 2
Mary Mason of Seile Alms Houses
died aged 91, 1852. - See Alternative Transcript.............Thomas Clarke son of Thomas
and Sarah Clarke who departed this life May 25th, ?1755? ..............................
Thomas Yeomans who departed this life
September 27th, 1843, aged 79. Also to Dorothy his wife who died
August 3rd, 1864, aged 86. - See Alternative
TranscriptSacred to the memory of John Leedham
who died February 28th, 1809, aged 45. Also of Catherine Leedham his wife
who died August 28th, 1839, aged 73.
Sacred to the memory of ?Georgia? Sims
who died April 19th, 1789 in the 51st year of her age.
In memory of Samuel Musgrove who departed
this life June 2nd, 18?9, in the 79th year of his age. Also Samuel Musgrove
Jnr. who departed this life March 17th, 1846, age 12. Also Mary the
wife of Samuel Musgrove who departed this life February 21st, 1846, aged
56.
Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Lloyd,
daughter of Samuel and Mary Musgrove, who died November ....., 1846, aged
30 years.
Here lies the body of Sarah the wife
of William Lunt, who departed this life November ....., 1746, aged .......
Sacred to the memory of William Musgrove
who died February 8th, 1849, aged 28.
Sacred to the memory of Joseph Musgrove
who died July 27th, 1848, aged 29.
Sacred to the memory of John Musgrove
who departed this life March 27th 1893 and Elizabeth his wife who departed
this life March 30th, 1820, aged 24.
.................... Samuel Musgrove
........................................ and Mary his wife ....................
Here lies the body of Alice Clarke,
wife of Robert Clarke of Donisthorpe................................ (February
12th, 1759, aged 65)
In memory
of Ann Clarke who died November 13th, 1805. Also Robert Clarke who died
June 28th? 1818.
In memory
of William Patrick who died April 28th, 1825, aged 45.
In memory
of Mary the wife of William Peace, who died September 4th, 1838, aged 49.
This monument was erected by her daughter.
To the memory
of Emily Thomas of Overseal who died October 9th, 1833, aged 18.
In memory
of Ann the wife of Thomas Wilson of Donisthorpe, who departed this life
March 27th 1803, aged 64.
Here lies
interred the body of Mary the wife of John Smith of Donisthorpe, who departed
this life April 13th, 1769 aged 79. Also John Smith who departed this life
.............4th, 1774, aged 73. - See Alternative
Transcripts B & E & Note
14 Robert Bancroft
died 14th January 1861, aged 45.
Sacred to
the memory of Rev. Sir William Nigel Gresley, Bart., rector of this parish
who died September 3rd, 1841, aged 49. - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 7 Rev. William
Gresley M.A. Born August 20th, 1760. Died October 3rd, 1829.
Mary Gresley,
relict of Rev William Gresley, Born 20th .......... 173? Died 19th
........ 18?9.
William
Turner of Donisthorpe who departed this life June ....., 1813.
Thomas Wagstaffe
who died December 15th, 1833, aged 34.
Ann the
wife of John Hair, who departed this life April 8th, 1790, aged 52.
- See Alternative Transcript & Note
8 Elizabeth
the wife of John Hair, who departed this life February 19th, 1796, age
?23?
James
Ball who departed this life 20th June 1769, aged 86. - See
Alternative Transcript & Note
1 Joseph Sheldon
who departed this life ........................................
Francis
Newbold died June 13th, 1792, aged 60. Also his son John Newbold who died
June 3rd, 1787, aged 27. - See Alternative Transcript
& Note 12 In memory
of Mrs. Mary Atkins who departed this life June 22nd, 1816 aged 70.
John Kettle
who died February 26th, 1803, aged 51. Also Mary his wife who died June
22nd, 1815, aged 61. - See Alternative Transcript
& Note 10 John Kettle
of Overseal who died November 15th, 1836, aged 59. - See
Alternative Transcript Rev Charles
Cooper was buried here 12th March 1787. - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 6 Sacred to
the memory of John, the son of John and Mary Capenhurst, who died October
10th, 1828, aged 53. Also of Elleanor wife of the above and 6th daughter
of Rev. John Dabbs and Abigail his wife, who died January 7th, 1861, aged
82.
In memory
of William Capenhurst who departed this life February 24th, 1803, in the
54th year of his age.
In memory
of Mary Capenhurst, wife of John Capenhurst and daughter of Thomas and
Mary Smith, who died April 28th, 1791, in the 44th year of her age.
John Capenhurst
who departed this life June 26th, 1804, in the 59th year of his age.
Sacred to
the memory of Elizabeth Pycroft who died December 19th, 1840, aged 84.
To the memory
of Elizabeth Gresley, relict of Rev. Thomas Gresley rector of this parish,
who died August 27th, 1816, aged 81.
William
Bate who died December 27th, 1796, aged 45.
James Cooper
who died April ...., 1864, aged 72. - See Alternative
Transcript Elizabeth,
wife of James Cooper died ............. ...... 1861 (Born at .........mer
Flintshire) - See Alternative Transcript
& Note 5E. Additional material
from an April 1973 Transcript of remaining St Peter's MIs, filmed by the
LDS Church, and extracted by Sharon Kay
in 2001.
BALL
James 20 September 1769 26 years - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 1 BANCROFT
Robert 14 January 1861 45 years
BATES
Mary, wife of Richard, 7 April 1787 72 years - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 2 BATES
Richard 13 March 1792 - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 2 CAPENHURST
Elizabeth, wife of Robert, dau of William and Elizabeth Kiss, 17 March
1779 67 years
CAPENHURST
Daughter Ann 14 September 1792 57 years
CLARE
Robert 28 June 1818
CLARE
- 22 January 1759 - See Alternative Transcript
& Note 3 CLARE
William son of Robert and Alice 21 Jan 1759 - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 3 CLARKE
Gilbert "Eminent and able Mathematician" 6 December 1786
82 years - See Alternative Transcript &
Note 4 CLARKE
Sarah his wife, 5 June 1776 62 years
COOPER
James, 15 April 1864 72 years - See Alternative
Transcript COOPER
Elizabeth, wife of James, Born at Hammer, Flintshire 25 October 1791, died
at Overseal 4(?) June, 1861 - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 5 COOPER
Rev. Charles 1 March 1787 - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 6 COOPER
Ann, relict of Rev. Charles, 18 July 1791 78 years
DUCKETT
Mary "buried here 1 May 1784"
FARNELL
Thomas …….Dec 1711 82 years
GRESLEY
Richard Esq. "aged 84 years"
GRESLEY
William, M.A. Rector 20 Aug 1760 - 3 Oct 1829
GRESLEY
Mary, wife of Rev. William, 20 July 1784 - 19 July 1869
GRESLEY
William Nigel, Bart, Rector 3 September 1847(?), 41 years -
See Alternative Transcript & Note
7 HAIR
Hannah, wife of John 8 April 1790 52 years - See
Alternative Transcript & Note
8 HARRIS
Joseph of Overseal 7 September 1838 33 years -
See Alternative Transcript HARRIS
Mary, wife of William of Overseal 15 December 1803 63 years
- See Alternative Transcript & Note
9 HARRIS
William, 29 December 1836 79 years - See
Alternative Transcript & Note
9 HEWITT Mary
Bianca 9 October 1854 2 years 11 months
KETTLE
John 26 Febuary 1805 51 years - See
Alternative Transcript & Note
10 KETTLE
Mary, his wife 22 Jan 1815 61 years - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 10 KETTLE
John 15 September 1836 59 years - See
Alternative Transcript LLOYD
Elizabeth dau of Samuel Musgrove 15 November 1846 30
years
MASON
Mary, Seals Almhouse "died A.D. 1852" 91 years - See
Alternative Transcript NEWBOLD
Sarah, wife of John, dau of John Smith 18 November 1755 28
years
NEWBOLD
son Francis, 1755 13 weeks - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 11 NEWBOLD
Francis, 7 June 1792 60 years
NEWBOLD
John his son 3 June 1787 27 years - See Alternative
Transcript & Note 12 MOWBRAY
Thomas, Captn R.N. of Grange Woodhouse, 2nd son of George of Ford,
Co. Durham 28 August 1793 - 16 June 1864
MOWBRAY
Ann, wife of Captn Thomas, dau of Richard Streathfield of the Rooks,
Sussex, 1 July 1869 66 years
MOWBRAY
Sydney Richard, son of Capt. Thomas 23 January 1843
7 months
MOWBRAY
George Thomas, The Grange, Woodhouse Eldest son of Capt. Thomas
29 April 1824 - 29 February 1892
PATRICK
William 28 April 1825 45 years
PEACE
Mary, wife of William 4 September 1838 49 years
PEGG
William, Netherseal 4 December 1851 63 years
RICHARDS
Jane Ann 3 September 1827 23 years
SMITH
John 18 February 1759 67 years
SMITH
John, Overseal, 29 August 1781 or 1782 (figures apparently
changed) - See Alternative Transcript &
Note 13 SMITH
Mary, wife of John of Donisthorpe 13 April 1769 79 years
- See Alternative Transcript B & D
& Note 14 SMITH
John 4 June 1774 73 years - See Alternative
Transcript B & D & Note
14 SPARE
Hezekiel "of this town" 22 March 1768 83 years -
See Alternative Transcript & Note
15 STEVENSON
Robert 7 August 1866 56 years
STEVENSON
Robert Senior 16 January 1863 52 years
WAGSTAFFE
Thomas 15 December 1833 34 years
WOODHOUSE
Jonathon 2 June 1822 61 years
WOODHOUSE
Ann, wife of Jonathon 26 February 1816
WOODHOUSE
Charles 23 Mar 1817 6 years
WOODHOUSE
William Henry 25 June 1864 49 years 2nd son of
Jonathon and Jane
WOODHOUSE
John Thomas 27 September 1878 70 years
WOODHOUSE
Henrietta Boswell his wife, died at Overseal 9 January 1890
79 years
YOEMANS
Thomas 27 September 1845 79 years - See Alternative
Transcript YOEMANS
Dorothy his wife 3 August 1864 86 years
NOTE: Few stones accessible
in this churchyard as the headstones have been laid and turfed over.