Category Archives: Wiltshire

Ramsbury Chyd

Churchyard Surveys
Holy Cross, Ramsbury, Wiltshire

church  Church
This is a large churchyard with many of the 18th century headstones covered with lichen
Only a quick visit so not many surveyed, July 2009 and again in 2015 Click here

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Potterne Cemetery

Churchyard Surveys
Potterne Cemetery, Wiltshire

cemetery gates  general view
general view  general view

Located in Brownleaze Lane, off Blackberry Lane
Transcription and other useful bits; Click here
Transcribed existing and readable gravestones on the left side of path May 2009, started right side 2012 and finished the survey 2018

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Liddington Chyd

Churchyard Surveys
All Saints, Liddington, Wiltshire

Church

 

Transcribed all existing and readable gravestones around the vinicity of the church 2008, 2015 (unfortunately, there are a number of lichen covered headstones, which are unreadable)
To complete the modern area, west of the church

Edwin Pope 1873
An unfinished memorial survey Click here

Three Pope headstones found but only two are clear enough for photographed (at this time they do not appear related to my descendents)

(Edwin Pope 1873)

 

 

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Little Hinton Cemy

Churchyard Surveys
Little Hinton Cemetery, Wiltshire

cemetery gates  cemetery view

The village is also known as Hinton Parva. The Cemetery of this village opened in 1876
Charlotte Pope, died 17 Feb 1877, interred on 24 Feb 1877
Headstone location and other useful bits click here
Cemetery Burial Register 1877 – 1915

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Little Hinton Chyd

Churchyard Surveys
St Swithuns, Little Hinton, Wiltshire

churchstreet signOne of the few Churches named after this Saint
The village is also known as Hinton Parva

Transcribed existing and readable gravestones 2008 & updated 2015
Headstone location and other useful bits  click here

Memorials inside St. Swithun’s  click here
Marriage transcriptions  1605 – 1840

 

 


robert pope 1711popeThere appears to be only two Pope gravestone still in existence

John 1735 / Mary Pope 1735 and Robert Pope 1715 (discovered by local archivist August 2014)

 

 

 

 

 

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Bishopstone Chyd

Churchyard Surveys
St Mary The Virgin, Bishopstone, Wilts


Transcribed existing and readable gravestones 2008, 2009 and 2015

Headstone locations and other useful bits Click here

This stone (head or footstone) was dug up in a Bishopstone garden (2009).
It would appear to be the initials of Abraham Edmonds who died 1803.
Photograph kindly supplied by Mogs Boon, local archivist. © 2009
 

 

 

 

 


Bishopstone St. Mary, North porch path grave markers

North Door Pathway

There are markers to the east and west of the path. For details Click here

East grave marker images refer to this gallery

West grave marker images refer to this gallery


There are a number of Pope ancestors who have been buried in the churchyard. Images of the grave markers found.


J P 1795
J P 1795
 

Mary 1816, John 1818 ,Rebecca Pope 1857
Mary 1816, John 1818 ,Rebecca Pope 1857

Mary 1816, John 1818 ,Rebecca Pope 1857
J.P. 1818, M.P. 1816, R.P. 1857

Susanna Pope 1844
Susanna Pope 1844
 

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