Title:
Monumental inscriptions at All Saints, Great Braxted
Level: Category
Miscellaneous
Level: Fonds
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS RECORDED BY ESSEX SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HISTORY
Scope and Content:
Monumental inscriptions at the parish church of All Saints, Great Braxted. Recorded January 1995.
Includes pen and ink drawing of church by Charles Grigg Tait taken from The Parish Churches of South East Essex, notes on the church, indexes of persons, places in Essex, places out of Essex, occupations and stonemasons, with maps of churchyard and church.
Memorials in the churchyard include those for Thomas Dudley 'mortally wounded by the hand of violence while in the faithful discharge of his duty as game-keeper on the Braxted estate', 1872; various Du Cane family gravestones, 1825-1956 including Revd. Henry Du Cane of The Grove, Witham, 1855, Lieutenant Richard Hale Du Cane, Royal Artillery, 1881, Major General Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane, Royal Engineers, Knight Commander of the Bath and Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons, 1903, Brigadier General Hubert John Du Cane C.B., M.V.O., Royal Artillery, died 1916; William Webb, died at Sebastopol 'in defence of his country', 1856; Edward Brown 'who lived on a small income accumulated by his own industry as a labourer in this parish', 1849; Harriet Clark, died 1884 stone erected by Lady Du Cane 'in remembrance of long and faithful service'; Reginald Evans Grant 'who contracted malaria at the battle of Damascus & died at Alexandria', 1918; Brigadier William Alexander Gimson M.C., Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Frontier Force and Royal Artillery, 1979; tree in honour of Ben Harvey O.B.E., President of Braxted Garden Club, died 1991
Memorials in church include those to members of the Du Cane family including Major Richard Du Cane of the 20th Light Dragoons, died 1832, Revd. Arthur Du Cane, died 1865, Captain Robert Du Cane, 64th Regiment, died 1875, Major-General Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane, K.C.B., died 1903, Major Francis Du Cane, Royal Engineers, died 1880, Revd. Alfred Richard Du Cane, died 1882, Captain Charles Du Cane, Royal Navy, died 1850, Commander Peter Du Cane, C.B.E., Royal Navy, died 1984 and buried at sea, Lieutenant John Du Cane, 60th Royal Rifles 'who was lost at sea on his return to England off the coast of Kaffraria', 1853, Sir Charles Du Cane, Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, M.P. for North Essex, Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1866-1868, Governor of Tasmania 1868-1874, Chairman of H.M. Board of Customs 1878-1889, died 1889; Sir Allen Clark, founder of Plessey, lord of the manor of Little Braxted, died 1962; Sir William Whytehead Boulton of Arlesford Hall, later Braxted Hall, Deputy Lieutenant, lord of the manors of Great Braxted and Kelvedon Hall, M.P. for Central Division of Sheffield, 1931-1945, Government Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, 1940, Vice Chamberlain of H.M. Household, 1942-1944, died 1949; Robert Aylett, died 1654 'He moderately maintained a life of the sweetest strictness ... and ... the English church - once restored to the word of God ... he saw ... stricken with civil wars not without horror'
War Memorial in church to those killed in the First and Second World Wars
Also includes list of those who helped to clear and re-plant the churchyard, 1979 onwards; boards recording charitable bequests to the parish; hasssocks given to the church
Dates of Creation:
January 1995
Extent:
1 item
Creator Name:
Essex Society for Family History

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Battle of Damascus Reginald Evans Grant contracted malaria, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1918
Subjects Battle of Sebastopol William Webb died, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1856
Subjects First World War Inscriptions on war memorial, Great Braxted
Subjects First World War Inscriptions on war memorial, Great Braxted
Subjects Gamekeepers Monumental inscription for Thomas Dudley killed on the Braxted estate, 1872
Subjects Gamekeepers Monumental inscription for Thomas Dudley killed on the Braxted estate, 1872
Subjects Second World War Inscriptions on war memorial, Great Braxted
Subjects War memorials Inscriptions, Great Braxted, First and Second World Wars
Personal Names Du Cane Family memorials, Great Braxted church, monumental inscriptions, 1825-1956
Personal Names Ben
Harvey 		O.B.E., President of Braxted Garden Club, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1991
Personal Names Edward
Brown 		Labourer accumulated independent means, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1849
Personal Names Harriet
Clark 		Memorial erected by Lady Du Cane for long service, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1884
Personal Names Robert
Aylett 		Monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1654
Personal Names Thomas
Dudley 		Gamekeeper on Braxted estate, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1872
Personal Names William
Webb 		Died at Battle of Sebastopol, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1856
Personal Names William
Webb 		Died at Battle of Sebastopol, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1856
Personal Names Brigadier
William Alexander
Gimson 		M.C., Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Forntier Force and Royal Artillery, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1979
Personal Names Brigadier General
Hubert John
Du Cane 		C.B., M.V.O., Royal Artillery, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1916
Personal Names Captain
Charles
Du Cane 		Royal Navy, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1850
Personal Names Commander
Peter
Du Cane 		C.B.E., buried at sea, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1984
Personal Names Lieutenant
John
Du Cane 		60th Royal Rifles, lost at sea off coast of Kaffraria, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1853
Personal Names Lieutenant
Richard Hale
Du Cane 		Royal Artillery, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1881
Personal Names Major
Francis
Du Cane 		Royal Engineers, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1880
Personal Names Major
Richard
Du Cane 		20th Light Dragoons, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1832
Personal Names Major
Robert
Du Cane 		64th Regiment, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1875
Personal Names Major-General Sir
Edmund Frederick
Du Cane 		K.C.B., Royal Engineers, Chairman of Commissioners of Prisons, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1903
Personal Names Revd.
Alfred Richard
Du Cane 		Monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1882
Personal Names Revd.
Henry
Du Cane 		Of The Grove, Witham, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1855
Personal Names Sir
Allen
Clark 		Founder of Plessey, lord of the manor of Little Braxted, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1962
Personal Names Sir
Charles
Du Cane 		K.C.M.G., MP for North Essex, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Governor of Tasmania, Chairman of HM Board of Customs, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1889
Personal Names Sir
William Whytehead
Boulton 		Of Alresford and Braxted Hall, Deputy Lietenant, MP for Central Sheffiedl, Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Vice Chamberlain of Royal Household, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1949
Place Names Africa, Egypt, Alexandria Reginald Evans Grant contracted malaria and died, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1918
Place Names Asia, Syria, Damascus Reginald Evand Grant contracted malaria at battle, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1918
Place Names Australasia, Australia, Tasmania Governor 1868-1874 Sir Charles Du Cane, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1889
Place Names Europe, Ukraine, Crimea, Sebastopol William Webb died at battle, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1856
Place Names Great Braxted Monumental inscriptions recorded 1995
Document Types Drawing Pen and ink drawing of church by Charles Grigg Tait taken from The Parish Churches of South East Essex
Document Types Drawing Pen and ink drawing of church by Charles Grigg Tait taken from The Parish Churches of South East Essex
Document Types Monumental inscriptions All Saints, Great Braxted recorded 1995
Institutions 20th Light Dragoons Major RIchard Du Cane, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1832
Institutions 60th Royal Rifles Lieutenant John Du Cane, lost at sea off the coast of Kaffraria, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1853
Institutions 64th Regiment Captain Robert Du Cane, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1875
Institutions Braxted Garden Club Ben Harvey O.B.E., monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1991
Institutions Church of England Monumental inscriptions for Great Braxted recorded 1995
Institutions Essex Society for Family History Monumental inscriptions for All Saints, Great Braxted recorded 1995
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Army, Royal Artillery Lieutenant Richard Hale Du Cane, 1881, Brigadier General Hubert John Du Cane, C.B., M.V.O., 1916, Brigadier William Alexander Gimson M.C., 1979, monumental inscriptions, Great Braxted
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Board of Customs Chairman 1878-1889 Sir Charles Du Cane, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1889
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Navy Captain Charles Du Cane, 1850, Commander Peter Du Cane C.B.E., 1984, monumental inscriptions, Great Braxted
Institutions Plessey Sir Allen Clark, founder, monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1962
Institutions Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Frontier Force Brigadier William Alexander Gimson M.C., monumental inscription, Great Braxted, 1979
Institutions Royal Engineers Major Francis Du Cane, 1880, Major General Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane, 1903, monumental inscriptions, Great Braxted