St Mary Magdalen Chapel
Holloway, Bath
BURIAL REGISTER ENTRIES &
MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE CHURCHYARD
St Mary Magdalen Chapel, Holloway, Bath – Burial Register Entries
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Author: P J Bendall
Date: 13-Sep-2016
St Mary Magdalen Chapel, Holloway, Bath – Burial Register Entries
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Burial Register Entries
The following is a list of burials from the St Thomas à Becket burial registers (1700-) where the entry is explicit is stating that the burial was at St Mary Magdalen. There is also an entry from
1662 from a memorial within the chapel and an entry for which there is a memorial in the churchyard but the register doesn’t state explicitly that the burial was at the chapel. Burial
register entry numbers (column BR) are only present from 1813.
BR Surname Forenames Abode Buried Died Age Born MI Grave Notes S/M
Nicholas Annie 1662 6-Apr-1662 63 1598 w/o Thomas, formerly Biggs; memorial in St Mary Magdalen M
Pumphil John 15-Nov-1727 Chap.
Broom John 2-Dec-1732 Chap:
Biggs Richard 17-Jun-1741 St Mary Magdalen Chap
Waters Mary 21-Mar-1741 St Mary Magdalens Chap.
Phillips Anne Bath 24-Dec-1743 23-Dec-1743 60 1683 spinster; memorial in St Mary Magdalen S
Williams John of Monmouth 15-Jun-1748 17-Jun-1748 36 Chap.; mismatch in dates; memorial in St Mary Magdalen
Allen Edward 26-Nov-1755 Chap
Pinches Martha 10-Nov-1756 Chap
Cooley Mary 30-Dec-1756 Mrs; Chap
Birch Mary 11-Jun-1758 Chap
Broom Henry 16-Jun-1758 Chap
Lane Solomon 23-Mar-1761 Chap Yd.
Bennett Pricilla 11-Sep-1761 Chap.
Williams Jane 27-Sep-1761 Chap Yd.
Usher Robert 6-Dec-1761 Chap
Langhorn William 1-Feb-1762 Rev; Chap Yd.
Eustace Christopher 24-Apr-1762 Chap Yd.
Astico Henry 27-May-1762 Chap Yd.
Strong Elizabeth 26-Aug-1762 Chap Yd.
Jarvis Ann 26-Nov-1762 Chap Yd.
Langhorn William 5-Feb-1763 s/o the late Rev Mr William Langhorn of South Carolina; Chap Yd
Ferguson John 17-Mar-1763 Mr; Chap
Flower Joseph 25-Apr-1763 Chap
Richardson Ann East Greenwich, Kent 13-Oct-1763 Mrs; Chap Yd.
Cox John 24-Oct-1763 20-Oct-1763 88 1675 Esqr; Chap; memorial in St Mary Magdalen
Cox Timothy 26-Oct-1763 Chap
Perry Judith 6-Nov-1763 Chap
Robbins Ann 13-Feb-1764 Chap
Steward Elizabeth 18-Apr-1764 Chap Yd.
Butt Richard 28-Sep-1764 Chap Yd.
Daubin Ann 28-Sep-1764 Chap Yd.
Mollin Elizabeth 16-Mar-1765 Chap
Dixon Christian 10-May-1765 Mrs; Chap Yd.
Flower Thomas 21-May-1765 Chap Yd.
O'Hara Jane 29-Jul-1765 Chap
Bull Alithoea 19-Oct-1765 Chap Yd.
Atkins Samuel 20-Oct-1765 Chap Yd.
Cannings Sarah 24-Nov-1765 Chap Yd.
Parkham Richard 26-Nov-1765 Chap Yd.
Parsons Elizabeth 30-Dec-1765 Chap Yd
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BR Surname Forenames Abode Buried Died Age Born MI Grave Notes S/M
Padick Ann 30-Dec-1765 Chap Yd
Pike Stephen 17-Jan-1766 Chap Yd
Fox Judith 20-Jan-1766 Chap Yd.
Stevens Richard 3-Jan-1767 Chap Yd.
Lane Amy 5-Apr-1767 Chap Yd.
Allison Mary 18-Apr-1767 Chap Yd.
Hyett Sarah 7-May-1767 Chap Yd.
Miles Mary 26-Jul-1767 Chap Yd.
(missing) David 7-Aug-1767 Chap Yd.
Wycombe Ann 9-Sep-1767 Chap Yd.
Turnbull Sarah 12-Sep-1767 Chap Yd.
Dobbin Elizabeth 5-Feb-1768 Chap Yd.
Parsons Jeffery 16-Mar-1768 Chap Yd.
Flower Elizabeth 10-May-1768 Chap Yd.
Lane William 13-Jun-1768 Chap Yd.
Baker John 28-Oct-1769 Chap Yd.
Millner Catherine 1-Sep-1774 Chap Yd.
Salmon (Mrs) Nov-1775 Chapl.
Brown Ralph 12-Dec-1775 Chap.
Boulton John 1-Jan-1777 Chap, Parish
Mountstephen Mary 27-Apr-1777 Chap
Flower Henry 27-Oct-1777 Chap Yd.
Stone William 27-Feb-1778 Chap Yd.
Flower James 14-Aug-1778 Chap
Allison (Mrs) 21-May-1779 Chap
Paggett Catherine 24-Sep-1779 Chap Yd.
Milner Elizabeth 20-Sep-1780 Mrs; Chap Yd.
Millner John 30-Oct-1780 Chap Yd.
Collar Thomas 24-Nov-1781 Chap Yd.
Flower Elizabeth 7-Jan-1782 Chap Yd.
Giles Samuel 21-Jan-1782 Chap Yd.
Skinner Mary 7-Nov-1782 Chap Yd.
Best Margaret 19-Mar-1783 Chap Yd.
Faden Mary 27-Mar-1783 Chap Yd.
Flower Joseph 24-Jun-1785 Chap Yd.
Flower Elizabeth 3-Feb-1786 Chap Yd.
Ferry James 22-Jul-1786 Chap
Pickwick Jane 19-Oct-1786 Chap Yd.
Sainsbury Mary 25-Jun-1787 Chap Yd.
Elsom Mary 30-Jan-1788 Chap Yd.
Blake Martha 20-Mar-1788 Chap
Best William 30-Mar-1788 Chap
Perry John 19-Apr-1788 Chap
Marchant Deborah 2-May-1788 Chap
Needes William 21-Aug-1788 Chap
Langhorn Ann 17-Aug-1789 Chap
Haten Maria 17-Oct-1789 a child, Chap
Bennett Ruth 4-May-1803 Chap Yd
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BR Surname Forenames Abode Buried Died Age Born MI Grave Notes S/M
French Thomas 8-Sep-1803 Chp Yd.
Board Catherine 14-Dec-1803 11-Nov-1803 68 1735 M.5 Chap Yd.
Andow John 7-Jul-1804 Chap Yd.
Shaw Martha 20-Jul-1805 Chap Yd.
Green Richard 20-Jul-1805 Chap Yd.
Pearce Ann 22-Jul-1805 Chap Yd.
Pitcher Hannah 16-Sep-1807 Chap Yd.
Pitcher Stephen 21-Apr-1808 Chap Yd.
Debanks Lydia 12-Apr-1809 Chap Yd:
Hawkes Mary 25-Oct-1809 Chap
Holloway Mary Saunders
18-Jan-1810 Chap
Goold Mary 15-Nov-1812 Chap
Gillard William Bear Inn, Wells Rd 13-Jan-1814 7-Jan-1814 50 1763 N.B. Buried at Holloway chapel in this parish; Giller in register M
Saunders Thomas Paradise Row, Holloway 17-Mar-1814 82 1731 N.B. Buried at Holloway chapel in this parish
Burgess Mary Odd Down 8-May-1814 71 1742 N.B. Buried at Holloway chapel in this parish
Chappell James New King Street, Walcot parish
19-Jul-1814 83 1731 N.B. Buried at Holloway chapel in this parish
West James Kingston Bldgs 28-Jun-1815 19 1795 N.B. Buried in Holloway Chapel yard
Tyler Samuel Holloway 8-Feb-1816 86 1729 N.B. Buried at Holloway Chapel churchyard, in this parish
Simeon Paul Barton Place, Holloway 24-Feb-1816 23 1792 N.B. Buried at Holloway Chapel in ye churchyard, in this parish
Best William Holloway 9-Sep-1816 71 1745 N.B. Buried in ye yard attached to Holloway Chapel
Rattle Elizabeth Monmouth St, Walcot parish 19-Feb-1817 60 1756 Buried in the burying ground of Hollway Chapel in this parish ...
Mager William Sawclose, Walcot parish 29-Jun-1817 38 1778 Buried in the yard of Holloway chapel in this parish ...
Love George Holloway 23-Nov-1817 81 1736 N.B. Buried at Holloway Chapel
Love Mary Holloway 24-May-1818 52 1765 N.B. Buried in Chapel yard at Holloway
Manley Mary Mnmouth St 19-Sep-1818 58 1760 N.B. Buried in the yard attached to Holloway chapel in this parish
Mayger Maria Union Passage, Bath 7-Mar-1819 2 1816 2y8m; N.B. Buried at Holloway Chapel in this parish ...
Butler Michael New King Street, Walcot parish
5-Jul-1819 34 1785 Buried in Holloway Chapel in this parish
Stillman Hester Holloway 13-Dec-1819 64 1755 Buried in the ground attached to Hollway Chapel
Mayger Mary Holloway 30-Jan-1820 85 1734 Buried in the grounds attached to Holloway Chapel
Needes Mary Shepton Mallett, Somerset 30-May-1820 75 1744 Buried in the yard of Holloway chapel in this parish ...
Martin Martha Avon Cottages 18-Jun-1820 55 1764 Buried in the yard belonging to Holloway Chapel in this parish, as per certificate
Matthews Elizabeth Cobourg Place 15-Nov-1820 24 1796 Buried in the yard of Holloway Chapel in this parish
Tylee Sarah Grove Street, Bathwick 4-Nov-1821 24 1797 Buried in the Chapel yard of Holloway in this parish, ...
Ponting Susannah Holloway 25-Mar-1822 37 1784 Buried in ye yard belonging to Holloway Chapel in this parish
Gullick William St Mary Magdalen Hospital, Holloway
12-Mar-1823 21 1801 Buried in Holloway Chapel yard
Hiscocks Frederick James
Holloway near the Chapel 20-Nov-1823 0 1823 4m; N.B. Buried in the yard of Holloway Chapel
Allen Esther South Hays 22-Feb-1824 23 1800 N.B. Buried in the Chapel yard Holloway
Strange Mary Ann Magdalen Hospital, Holloway 6-Sep-1824 59 1765 In the burying ground of Magdalen Chapel, Holloway
Strange Nathan Magdalen Hospital, Holloway 22-Oct-1824 56 1768 N.B. Buried in yard of Holloway Chapel in this parish; Bath Chronicle 21-Oct-1824 p3
Roberts Elizabeth Shirley Cottage, Beechen Cliff 10-Feb-1825 3-Feb-1825 76 1748 M.2 N.B. Buried in the yard of Holloway Chapel in this parish
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BR Surname Forenames Abode Buried Died Age Born MI Grave Notes S/M
Sawbridge Frederick Devonshire Place 17-Feb-1825 12-Feb-1825 14 1810 N.B. Buried in the yard of Holloway Chapel in this parish; s/o Rev J S (Bath Chronicle 17-Feb-1825 p3)
Wilton Rebekah Wells Road near the Bear Inn 1-May-1825 25-Apr-1825 61 1763 Buried in the yard beloning to Hollway Chapel in this parish ...; formerly Gillard
M
Derbyshire Hannah Shirley Cottage, Beechen Cliff 1-Jul-1825 27-Jun-1825 32 1793 M.2 Buried in the burial ground adjoining to Holloway Chapel in this parish …; Miss (Bath Chronicle 30-Jun-1825 p3)
Crook Anne Axford's Bldgs, Bath 9-Jul-1825 19 1806 Miss; Buried in the yard belonging to Holloway Chapel in this parish
1269 Thornton William Devonshire Buildings 26-Sep-1825 0 1825 5w; Buried St Mary Magdalen
1416 Whitney William Angel Inn, near the old bridge 12-Dec-1826 5-Dec-1826 64 1762 Buried St Mary Magdalen; Bath Chronicle 14-Dec-1826 p3
1432 Ditchett William Angel Terrace, Wells Road 31-Jan-1827 23 1803 Buried St Mary Magdalen
1467 Chun John Magdalen Hospital, Holloway 27-Apr-1827 3 1823 Buried St Mary Magdalen
1520 Bendy William Union Place, Holloway 9-Sep-1827 4-Sep-1827 89 1738 M.1 Buried St Mary Magdalen
1539 Radford Sarah Magdalen Hospital, Holloway 19-Nov-1827 7 1820 Buried St Mary Magdalen
1563 Rattle John Monmouth Street, Bath 17-Jan-1828 66 1761 Buried St Mary Magdalen
1579 Davis Emma Bear Inn, Holloway 10-Feb-1828 4 1823 Buried St Mary Magdalen
52 Lansdown Abraham Wells Terrace 14-Sep-1828 6-Sep-1828 48 1780 M.6 Buried St Mary Magdalen
54 Collins Elizabeth Sturtingall's Farm near Cottage Crescent
23-Sep-1828 62 1766 Buried St Mary Magdalen
92 Tarr William Holloway 18-Jan-1829 29 1799 Entry has 'lived in Holloway - Chapel Yard'. Buried St Mary Magdalen
161 Grocock Ann Beechen Cliff Cottage 26-Jul-1829 56 1773 Buried St Mary Magdalen
233 Weeks Betty Holloway 31-Jan-1830 26-Jan-1830 66 1763 Buried St Mary Magdalen
274 Salmon Mary Cottage Crescent 26-Jun-1830 20-Jun-1830 84 1745 M.4 wid/o Henry; d/o John Parker M
386 Grose John Bloomfield House 8-Apr-1831 1-Apr-1831 84 1746 M.3
2072 Davis Mary Paradise St, Holloway 2-Jan-1842 25-Dec-1841 57 1784 M.6 formerly Lansdown
Sadler Martha 6-Jun-1846 75 Memorial but not in register
St Mary Magdalen Chapel, Holloway, Bath – Memorial Inscriptions
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Memorial Inscriptions in the Churchyard
St Mary Magdalen Chapel, Holloway, Bath – Memorial Inscriptions
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Names Inscriptions Notes
1 William Bendy (1738-1827) Betty Weeks (1763-1830) John Weeks
Headstone: Here lieth
[t]he body of WM BENDY Died Septempger 4th 1827.
Aged 89 Years. [A]lso of BETTY WEEKS Wife of JOHN WEEKS.
. . . . of the said WM BENDY, [who died Jan]y 26th 1830.
[aged __] Years. Footstone:
_ : B : 1827 _ : W : 1830
2 Elizabeth Roberts (1748-1825) Hannah Derbyshire (1793-1825)
Elizth ROBERTS
Died the 3rd Feby 1825 In the 77th Year of her Age.
HANNAH DERBYSHIRE
Died the 27th July 1825 In the 31st Year of her Age.
Small headstone.
3 John Grose (1746-1831) [SA]CRED
[to the] Memory of
JOHN GROSE Esq. Who died April 1st 1831
Aged 84.
Headstone. Partially delaminated.
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Names Inscriptions Notes
4 Mary Salmon (1745-1830) Henry Salmon John Parker
MARY SALMON
widow of HENRY SALMON Esqr and Daughter of
JOHN PARKER, of East Retford, Esqr Died June 20th 1830,
Aged 84.
Altar/chest tomb. The incised insccription is on the upper surface.
5 Catherine Board (1735-1803)
CATHERINE BOARD Departed this Life November 11. 1803
Aged 68 Years.
Headstone.
6 Abraham Lansdown (1780-1828) Mary Davis (1784-1841) Mary Ann Hancock (-1845)
To the Memory of ABRAHAM LANSDOWN who departed this life
September the 6th 1828. Aged 48 Years.
MARY DAVIS wife of the above ABRAHAM LANSDOWN
died December 25th 1841. Aged 57 Years.
MARY ANN HANCOCK wife of GEORGE HANCOCK Perfumer
and daughter of the above ABRAHAM LANSDOWN Died [J]une 20th 1845
[Age]d 28 Years.
Headstone.
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Names Inscriptions Notes
7 Martha Sadler (-1846) Headstone: SACRED
to the Memory of MARTHA SADLER
who departed this life June 6th 1846 Aged 75 Years
“Blessed are the pure in Heart.”
Footstone: M. S. 1846
Headstone leaning against the northern wall of the church and a footstone by the eastern wall of the church. No entry found in the burial register.
8 _ T 1812
Footstone.
9 Elizabeth Rattle (1756-1817)
E. R. 1817
Footstone.
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Names Inscriptions Notes
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Slab. No inscription found.
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Raised slab. Delaminated.
12 E · R H · D
Footstone.
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Names Inscriptions Notes
13 C. B. 1805
My __eth and my heart faileth but God in the strength of my
heart and my portion for ever
Headstone.
14 [HE]RE LIES [THE]
[BO]DY OF THE RE[V] . . . . . . .OR_ LATE
. . . . . . ST GE[O]RGE
Headstone. Delaminated on the left-hand side. A vertical crack.
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A group of 3 headstones. No inscriptions found.