Title:
Monumental inscriptions at St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead
Level: Category
Miscellaneous
Level: Fonds
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS RECORDED BY ESSEX SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HISTORY
Scope and Content:
Monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard of St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, 1661-1993, recorded February 1994.

Includes notes on the church, indexes of names, places in Essex, places outside Essex, and occupations, with sketch plans of churchyard and church.

Memorials in the churchyard include those to Thomas Gunns 'Gospel Preacher', 1667; Andrew Hubbard, innholder, 1719; Revd William Master, rector of East Hanningfield, 1774; Charles Bernard of Little Bardfield, late apprentice to Robert Chaplyn, apothecary of Billericay who died of smallpox, 1748; John Nevill, farrier, died 1770; John Reve, citizen and draper of London, 1665; Revd William Evan Evans, priest in charge of St Martin, Plaistow, 1940; Private W.T. White, The Border Regiment, died 1945; John Henry Ward justice of the peace for Grenada, British West Indies, 1911; Private Ernest Turner, killed in action in France 1917; Edwin William and Cecil James Cottis, killed in action in France 1918; Thomas Waldron, late surveyor of HM Customs, 1932; William Palmer, killed in France 1918; Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstones to Stoker Petty Officer F.C. Jennings, Royal Navy, 1944, Guardsman T.E. Pease, Coldstream Guards, 1944, Private Arthur Bennett, Pioneer Corps, killed 1941; Stephen Colin Colbridge, Royal Air Force, killed 1939 and Reginald Colbridge, Royal Navy, killed 1941; Sergeant Brian Arthur Tidman, Royal Air Force, killed 1942 and his 'pal' Paul Simpson, killed 1942; Elsie May Herbert, Auxiliary Territorial Service, died 1942; Leonard David Mitchell, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1944 and Flight Sergeant H.F. Mitchell, Royal Air Force, killed in action 1941; Staff Sergeant H.T. Joel, Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps, died 1944; Flight Engineer Sergeant John Sidney Wall, killed 1943; Paratrooper Clarence Frank Norton Young, killed 1945; Thomas Jenner Spitty, JP, DL, Major Essex Rifles, died 1898; Major William Fothergill, 50th Queen's Own Regiment, died 1886; Denys Alban Ashton, died 1944 and buried at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya; Percy George White, schoolmaster for 26 years, died 1949; Brigadier R.A.S. Edgecombe O.B.E., Royal Artillery, died 1956
Other memorials include one to the Catholic poor buried in churchyard from Billericay Union, erected by Catholic Brethren; German airmen (names and ranks) killed following the destruction of Zeppelin L32, 1916, their bodies were subsequently removed to the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase

Memorials in church include those to JohnTyrell of Hatfield Peverel, High Sheriff in 1770, died 1786; Samuel Bridge, 'late Minister of Great Bursted in Essex who for nigh twenty years continued an able faithfull zealous painfull powerfull preacher of ye Gospell in this place', 1661; Captain John Wood of 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, died in Bombay, 1804 'as he was about to revisit England after an absence of 15 years'; Thomas Chaplyn, surgeon 'died of a consumption', 1778; Ann Abbutt, died 1759 bequeathed £100 interest to be distributed between 5 poor widows and called Fishpoole's Gift; Flight Lieutenant Denys Alban Ashton killd at Tobruk, 1944; John Sperling George Hanson of the Wanganui Rangers and son of vicar, accidentally drowned at Opotiki, New Zealand 'whilst forming one of the East Coast Expedition', 1865; Ursula Cooke, died of smallpox, 1705; Thomas Jenner Spitty, Major Essex Rifles, died 1898; memorial tablet to those killed in First World War; dedications in hymn books; roll of honour of those serving, wounded and killed in First World War, with regiments.
Dates of Creation:
February 1994
Extent:
1 volume
Creator Name:
Essex Society for Family History
Existence of Copies:
Marked as having been circulated to the Society of Genealogists [London], ESFH Libraries, and the church. An inspection of records held by the parish in 2003 did not reveal a duplicate of the present item, but did include what appears to be the typescript original, dated 1993.

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects First World War Roll of honour for Great Burstead, transcribed 1994
Subjects First World War Roll of honour for Great Burstead, transcribed 1994
Subjects First World War List of men killed in Zeppelin L32 and originally buried at Great Burstead, 1916
Subjects First World War List of men killed in Zeppelin L32 and originally buried at Great Burstead, 1916
Subjects Smallpox Memorial to Charles Bernard, apprentice to apothecary of Billericay, 1748 (recorded 1994)
Subjects Smallpox Memorial to Ursula Cooke, Great Burstead, 1705 (recorded 1994)
Subjects Zeppelins List of men killed in Zeppelin L32 at Little Burstead, 1916
Personal Names Andrew
Hubbard 		Innholder, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1719
Personal Names Ann
Abbutt 		Great Burstead, 1759
Personal Names Cecil James
Cottis 		Killed in action in France, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1918
Personal Names Charles
Bernard 		Apprentice to Robert Chaplyn, apothecary of Billericay, died of smallpox, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1748
Personal Names Charles Grigg
Tait 		Pen and ink drawing of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead church taken from The Parish Churches of South West Essex
Personal Names Edwin William
Cottis 		Killed in action in France, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1918
Personal Names Elsie May
Herbert 		Auxiliary Territorial Service, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1942
Personal Names John
Nevill 		Farrier, monumental inscription, St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, 1770
Personal Names John
Reve 		Citizen and draper of London, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1665
Personal Names John
Tyrell 		High Sheriff, Great Burstead, 1786
Personal Names John Henry
Ward 		Justice of the peace for Grenada, British West Indies, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1911
Personal Names John Sperling George
Hanson 		Great Burstead, 1865
Personal Names Leonard David
Mitchell 		Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1944
Personal Names Paul
Simpson 		Royal Air Force, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1942
Personal Names Percy George
White 		schoolmaster, Great Burstead, 1949
Personal Names Reginald
Colbridge 		Royal Navy, killed in action, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1941
Personal Names Robert
Chaplyn 		Apothecary of Billericay
Personal Names Stephen Colin
Colbridge 		Royal Air Force, killed in action, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1939
Personal Names Thomas
Chaplyn 		Surgeon, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1778
Personal Names Thomas
Gunns 		Gospel Preacher, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1667
Personal Names Thomas
Waldron 		Surveyor of H.M. Customs, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1932
Personal Names Ursula
Cooke 		Great Burstead, 1705
Personal Names William
Palmer 		Great Burstead, 1918
Personal Names Brigadier
R.A.S.
Edgecombe 		Great Burstead, 1956
Personal Names Captain
John
Wood 		Great Burstead, 1804
Personal Names Flight Engineer Sergeant
John Sidney
Wall 		Royal Air Force, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1943
Personal Names Flight Lieutenant
Denys Alban
Ashton 		Great Burstead, 1944
Personal Names Flight Sergeant
H.F.
Mitchell 		Royal Air Force, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1941
Personal Names Guardsman
T.E.
Pease 		Coldstream Guards, Commonwealth War Graves Commisison headstone, Great Burstead, 1944
Personal Names Major
William
Fothergill 		Great Burstead, 1886
Personal Names Private
Arthur
Bennett 		Pioneer Corps, born in Stanley, Falkland Islands, Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, Great Burstead, 1941
Personal Names Private
Clarence Frank Norton
Young 		Parachute Regiment, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1945
Personal Names Private
Ernest
Turner 		Killed in action in France, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1917
Personal Names Private
W.T.
White 		The Border Regiment, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1945
Personal Names Revd
Samuel
Bridge 		Great Burstead, 1661
Personal Names Revd
William
Master 		Rector of East Hanningfield, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1774
Personal Names Revd
William Evan
Evans 		Priest in charge, St. Martin, Plaistow, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1940
Personal Names Sergeant
Brian Arthur
Tidman 		Royal Air Force, killed in action, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1942
Personal Names Staff Sergeant
H.T.
Joel 		Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps, Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, Great Burstead, 1944
Personal Names Stoker Petty Officer
F.C.
Jennings 		Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, Great Burstead, 1944
Place Names Church Street
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Great Burstead 		Monumental inscriptions in church and churchyard, recorded 1994
Place Names Major
Thomas Jenner
Spitty 		Essex Rifles, J.P., D.L., monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1898
Document Types Monumental inscriptions Great Burstead, St Mary Magdalene, recorded 1994
Institutions 50th Queen's Own Regiment Memorial to Major William Fothergill, Great Burstead, 1886
Institutions 5th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry Memorial to Captain John Wood, Great Burstead, 1804 (recorded 1994)
Institutions Auxiliary Territorial Service Elsie May Herbert, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1942
Institutions Billericay Poor Law Union Memorial to Catholic poor buried from Union at St. Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead
Institutions Church of England Monumental inscriptions, St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, recorded 1994
Institutions Coldstream Guards Guardsman T.E. Pease, Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, Great Burstead, 1944
Institutions Commonwealth War Graves Commission Headstones to Stoker Petty Officer F.C. Jennings, Guardsman T.E. Pease, Coldstreeam Guards and Staff Sergeant H.T. Joel, Glider Pilot Regiment, 1944, Private Arthur Bennett, Pioneer Corps, 1941, Great Burstead
Institutions Essex Society for Family History Monumental inscriptions, St Mary Magdalene, Great Burstead, recorded 1994
Institutions Glider Pilot Regiment, Army Air Corps Staff Sergeant H.T. Joel, Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, Great Burstead, 1944
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Army, Essex Rifles Major Thomas Jenner Spitty, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1898
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Army, Royal Artillery Memorial to Brigadier R.A.S. Edgecombe, Great Burstead, 1956 (recorded 1994)
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Board of Customs Thomas Waldron, surveyor, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1932
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Navy Memorials of Stoker Petty Officer F.C. Jennings, 1944, and Reginald Colbridge, 1941, Great Burstead, recorded 1994
Institutions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Army, Border Regiment Private W.T. White, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1945
Institutions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Army, Pioneer Corps Private Arthur Bennett, Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, 1941
Institutions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Parachute Regiment Private Clarence Frank Norton Young, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1945
Institutions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Royal Air Force Monumental inscriptions, Great Burstead to Stephen Colin Colbridge, 1939, Flight Sergeant H.F. Mitchell, 1941, Brian Arthur Tidman and Paul Sidman, 1942, Flight Engineer Sergeant John Sidney Wall, 1943
Institutions Roman Catholic Church Memorials in churchyard of Great Burstead, recorded 1994, include Catholic poor buried from Billericay Union
Institutions Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Leonard David Mitchell, monumental inscription, Great Burstead, 1944
Institutions Zeppelin L32 List of men killed and originally buried at Great Burstead, 1916