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IN MEMORY OF Alice, wife of Richard MUNSON is mentioned as a "kinswoman" in the 1805 will of Stephen WALKER (c1740-1805). Sarah, wife of Richard MUNSON, is shown on the 1871 census as having been born in Leverington, Cambridgeshire, which possibly is the detail missing from the illegible line. Marked as A6 / 24 on the burial map. The arched entrance to the tomb beneath can be seen in these photos, just above the ground. It reminded me of the Heriott tomb at South Wootton. |
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Stephen WALKER (1777-1844) (identity
confirmed by burial map)
IN MEMORY OF Marked as A6 / 27 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Elizabeth WALKER, née
SPRATT (1780-1811), first wife of Stephen
WALKER (1777-1844) and the daughter of Richard and Amy SPRATT of
Wiggenhall St Germans, Norfolk.
In Memory Of Elizabeth was the mother of Ann Maria (c1802-1855, wife of James BATTERHAM), Stephen (c1803-1824), Robert (c1806-1857, husband of Louisa WRAKE), Susanna (1808-?, wife of William CHARLTON of Holbeach, Lincolnshire) and William (1810-1870, husband of Sarah Ann RIPPER). Marked as A6 / 26 on the burial map of the churchyard. Another grave in this churchyard, that of Jane BATTERHAM (née HARRISON), who also died in 1811, is identical in size, shape and font. |
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Row of graves next to the
MUNSON tomb. Marked as A6 / 25-30 on the burial map of the churchyard (right-to-left; that is, starting next to the MUNSON tomb and counting away from it). |
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Robert HARRISON
(c1810-1873), according to the burial map. The grave on the very
left of the row shown above. No known relationship to the WALKER
family, which might be why his grave is facing away from the church and
theirs all face towards it.
...BERT... Marked as A6 / 30 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Stephen WALKER, Jr,
(c1803-1824), son of Stephen and Elizabeth (née SPRATT) WALKER,
according to the burial map. Inscription is illegible. Marked as A6 / 29 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Ann Heriott WALKER (née COE) (1782-1838), second wife of Stephen
WALKER (1777-1844). Daughter of Francis
and Mary (née THOMPSON) COE of Castle
Rising, Wormegay and King's Lynn St Margaret. Identity confirmed
by burial map. Inscription is illegible. Mother of Mary Heriot WALKER (1816-1816), John Heriot WALKER (1817-1860, husband of Catherine CHAMBERLAIN), Mary Ann Heriot WALKER (1819-1868, wife of William RAMM), Elizabeth Heriot WALKER (1821-1868, wife of George ADCOCK and Blyford SWANN) and George Heriot WALKER (1824-1828). Marked as A6 / 28 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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John and Elizabeth (née
PALMER) WALKER, parents of Stephen (1877-1844). Identities
confirmed by burial map; inscription is illegible. John died 7 Jan 1781, aged 60 (according to the burial map) and buried 25 Jan 1782 (according to the parish register). Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (née HEARFORTH) PALMER of Wisbech St Peter, Cambridgeshire, where she was baptised on 3 September 1741. She died 13 November 1811 aged 75 (according to the burial map), 74 (according to the parish register) or 70 (to calculate from her baptismal date, assuming that she had been baptised shortly after birth). John WALKER was a widower when they married, but it is yet uncertain whether he had had one or two wives before Elizabeth. Marked as A6 / 25 on the burial map of the churchyard. The stone is subsiding and the right corner is broken. A cherub carving is still quite visible on the top left. |
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Richard MUNSON, likely the
son of Richard and Alice MUNSON, whose tomb is immediately behind. Marked as A5 / 21 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Mary JOHNSON
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF A Mary WALKER had married a Henry JOHNSON in 1779, so this person is too young to have been that Mary WALKER, but I photographed it just in case she might one day fit into the family tree. Marked as A8 / 36 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Trevor Herbert WALKER
(1959-1959). Someone had left a holly wreath on this grave.
WALKER Marked as 01 / 7 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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I didn't know whether or
not any of the JOHNSON family buried here were relatives of mine, but
photographed the graves just in case. Charles Sebastian JOHNSON IN AFFECTIONATE Marked as A18 / 80 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Three sides of the same
stone: Elizabeth, Benjamin and Kate JOHNSON.
IN MEMORY OF Marked as A17 / 73 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Charles JOHNSON.
Sacred Marked as A18 / 74 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Mary Elizabeth JOHNSON.
IN MEMORY OF Marked as A18 / 75 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Row of graves which might be JOHNSON family members. |
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Thomas JOHNSON, confirmed by burial
map, which gave his death date as 24 Jan 1826, aged 76.
SACRED Marked as A19 / 81 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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James JOHNSON and Alice Maud CULLEN,
formerly JOHNSON.
TREASURED MEMORIES OF Marked as 9 / 4-5 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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The font. |
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Looking down the aisle towards the font. |
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Jane (née HARRISON), wife of James
BATTERHAM. Jane died in 1811, the same year as Elizabeth (née
SPRATT), the first wife of Stephen WALKER. The stones for Jane and
Elizabeth are identical in size, shape and font. Jane's son James
married Maria Ann (or Ann Maria) WALKER.
IN MEMORY OF Marked as A32 / 197 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Nathanial and Isabella
BATTERHAM, likely the parents of James and grandparents of the James
BATTERHAM who married Maria Ann (or Ann Maria) WALKER. The burial
map gives dates of death as 15 Aug 1828 (aged 73) and 20 May 1831 (aged
58) respectively.
SACRED SACRED Marked as A32 / 124 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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James BATTERHAM. The burial map
says he died 8 Feb 1815 aged 37.
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF Marked as A32 / 196 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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The row of BATTERHAM
graves near the church entrance. Marked as A32 / 196, 197 and 124 on the burial map of the churchyard (reading from left to right, that is, starting closest to the church and reading away). |
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George Herbert and Edith May WALKER.
TREASURED MEMORIES Marked as H / 7-8 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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The pipe organ. |
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A birch tree. I was standing between the church and the WALKER graves when I took this photo. |
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The MUNSON tomb and the
church exterior. This is the stained glass window behind the
altar. Marked as A6 / 24 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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The WALKER graves next to
the MUNSON tomb, photographed while I was facing the church. Marked as A6 / 25-30 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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Robert HARRISON again, as I tried to
get a better look at the inscription. Marked as A6 / 30 on the burial map of the churchyard. |
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The view from the gate as we left. The MUNSON tomb and the obelisk to Richard MUNSON are clearly visible just to the right of the church path. |
My Norfolk roots:
CHAMBERLAIN | COE | HERIOTT | WALKER
HARBORD (exact relationship not proven)