Title:
Monumental inscriptions at St Andrew, Earls Colne
Level: Category
Miscellaneous
Level: Fonds
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS RECORDED BY ESSEX SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HISTORY
Scope and Content:
Monumental inscriptions in the church, churchyard and new burial ground (opened c.1935), recorded 1977-1978 [revised and re-indexed with a view to publication on microfiche, but includes no information beyond that in T/Z 151/6/1].
Includes index of names; index of occupations; index of places in and out of Essex and public bodies; plans of the church, churchyard and burial ground.
Monuments in churchyard include Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone to Private P.E. Coppen, Essex Regiment, died 1915; also Richard Francis, bandmaster of 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment, died 1934; Frederick French, chorister, died aged 12, 1884; John Edwards Parker, Master Mariner, died 1917; Lieutenant General Sir John Fordyce, Colonel Commanding 16th Brigade Royal Artillery, died 1877; Cecil Ellis, killed in action in France, 1916; Flying Officer Ivan Kenneth Crawford, killed in flying accident, 1948; Bernie Culf, killed in action, 1916 and buried in France and Flight Sergeant Bernard Frederick Culf, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Coastal Command, missing on active service, 1942; Abraham Plastow, servant and gamekeeper to families of Thomas Fowell Buxton and Osgood Gee, died 1836 ('Of humble station, yet of sterling worth; Awaiting Heaven, yet content on Earth; Quaint, honest, simple-hearted, kind, sincere Such was the man, to all our village dear! ... A few neighbours who knew and valued his unpretending worth, have contributed to the erection of this tablet'); Samuel Smith, surgeon, died 1751; John Polley Taylor, surgeon for 43 years, died 1856; Second Lieutenant Charles F. Sworder, 7th Suffolk Regiment, killed in action 1916, and brother John L. Sworder, Honourable Artillery Company, killed in action 1917; Lieutenant Colonel Penton Shakespear Lowis, Royal Artillery, died 1931; Edward Thomas Baldwin, Headmaster of Earls Colne Grammar School, died 1930; George Brunnen, killed in France 1918; Sergeant Bertram Upchurch, 1/5 Essex Regiment, killed in action in Palestine 1917; Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Francis Holland [Orlando], 3rd Carabiniers, died 1976; various graves to members of Hunt family.
Monuments in church include Revd Theophilus Henry Blackall, former vicar, who died at sea between Melbourne and Colombo, 1903; Lieutenant Hugh Sidney Marsden, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles, killed in action near Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa 'while helping a wounded brother officer under heavy fire', 1899; tomb of Roger Harlakenden, died 1603, depicting Harlakenden and four wives; memorial to members of Wale family of Colne Priory, 1729-1770; Revd Thomas Carwardine, vicar, died 1824, his wife Anne, heiress of Wale family and descendant of Harlakendens, died 1817, and three sons, including Robert Wale Carwardine, Lieutenant in Honourable East India Company's Service, who died in Madras, India, 1814; John Wale Probert, Lieutenant Royal Navy, died on active service in Sierra Leone, 1847; John Eldred, died 1646, with inscription (in Latin) 'he first engaged in, and indeed worked hard at, foreign trade. Then, having become acquainted with his family property in Colchester, he established his house there, where he occupied himself in the highest offices in the town'; Frederick Ernest Bell, killed in action with the Essex Yeomanry at Ypres, 1915; George Cressener, died 1722; John Eldred of Olovers, Stanway, died 1717, 'who for his extensive knowledge in the law, his steady attachment to religion virtue and a zealous opposition to popery and arbitrary government having a voice in the Convention Parliament'.
Also in church are window erected to commemorate Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897; board listing vicars; memorial to repair of Harlakenden monument by descendant Mary Androws of Leyton, 1729, at which time 'the inscription made perfect (from the books of the Heralds Office [College of Arms] wherein the inscription was entered at a visitation before it had suffered any decay)'; war memorials for parish and Earls Colne Grammar School relating to First and Second World Wars.
Dates of Creation:
March 1977 - July 1978, 1979
Extent:
1 volume

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Anniversaries Monuments in Earls Colne church include window commemorating Diamond Jubilee of 1897
Subjects Boer War Lieutenant Hugh Sidney Marsden 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles killed in action at Farquhar's Farm, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1899
Subjects Burial grounds Monumental inscriptions in Earls Colne burial ground, recorded 1977-1978
Subjects Choirs Frederick French, choir boy, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1884
Subjects Clergy Memorials in Earls Colne church, recorded 1977-1978, include board listing vicars
Subjects Family history Mary Androws of Leyton uses visitation records in repairing ancestor's monument, 1729
Subjects First World War War memorial for parish of Earls Colne and Earls Colne Grammar School, recorded 1977-1978
Subjects First World War War memorial for parish of Earls Colne and Earls Colne Grammar School, recorded 1977-1978
Subjects Gamekeepers Abraham Plastow to Thomas Fowell Buxton and Osgood Gee, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1836
Subjects Gamekeepers Abraham Plastow to Thomas Fowell Buxton and Osgood Gee, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1836
Subjects Genealogical visitations Visitation records used in repairing monument at Earls Colne, 1729
Subjects Royalty Monuments in Earls Colne church include window commemorating Diamond Jubilee of 1897
Subjects Schools Earls Colne Grammar School; war memorial recorded 1977-1978
Subjects Second World War War memorial for parish of Earls Colne and Earls Colne Grammar School, recorded 1977-1978
Subjects Surgeons Samuel Smith, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1751
Subjects War memorials War memorials for parish of Earls Colne and Earls Colne Grammar School, relating to First and Second World Wars, transcribed 1977-1978 .
Subjects Windows Monuments in St. Andrew's church, Earls Colne, include window commemorating Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897.
Personal Names Hunt family Of Earls Colne, gravestones to members of family and pulpit dedicated to Hunts, Earls Colne
Personal Names Hunt family Of Earls Colne, gravestones to members of family and pulpit dedicated to Hunts, Earls Colne
Personal Names Wale Of Colne Priory, Earls Colne, monumental inscriptions, Earls Colne, 1729-1770
Personal Names Abraham
Plastow 		Gamekeeper and servant, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1836
Personal Names Anne
Carwardine 		Nee Wale, wife of Revd. Thomas Carwardine, died 1817
Personal Names Bernie
Culf 		Killed in action in France 1916, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Personal Names Cecil
Ellis 		Killed in action in France, 1916, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Personal Names Charles Grigg
Tait 		Pen and ink drawing of Earls Colne church taken from The Parish Churches of North East Essex
Personal Names Edward Thomas
Baldwin 		Headmaster of Earls Cone Grammar School, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1930
Personal Names Frederick
French 		Choir boy, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1884
Personal Names Frederick Ernest
Bell 		Essex Yeomanry, killed in action, 1915, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Personal Names George
Brunnen 		Killed in France 1918, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Personal Names George
Cressener 		esquire, Earls Colne, 1722
Personal Names John
Eldred 		Of Olivers, Stanway, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1717
Personal Names John
Eldred 		Monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1646
Personal Names John Edwards
Parker 		Master Mariner, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1917
Personal Names John L.
Sworder 		Honourable Artillery Company, killed in action 1917, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Personal Names Mary
Androws 		Leyton and Earls Colne, 1729
Personal Names Richard
Francis 		Bandmaster of 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1934
Personal Names Roger
Harlakenden 		esquire, Earls Colne, 1603
Personal Names Samuel
Smith 		Surgeon, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1751
Personal Names Flight Sergeant
Bernard Frederick
Culf 		Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Coastal Command, missing on active service, 1942, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Personal Names Flying Officer
Ivan Kenneth
Crawford 		D.F.C., killed in flying accident, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1948
Personal Names Lieutenant
Hugh Sidney
Marsden 		1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles killed in action at Farquhar's Farm in Boer War, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1899
Personal Names Lieutenant
John Wale
Probert 		Royal Navy, died on active service in Sierra Leone, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1847
Personal Names Lieutenant
Robert Wale
Carwardine 		Honourable East India Company, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1814
Personal Names Lieutenant Colonel
Arthur Francis
Holland 		3rd Carabiniers, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1976
Personal Names Lieutenant Colonel
Arthur Francis
Holland 		3rd Carabiniers, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1976
Personal Names Lieutenant Colonel
Penton Shakespear
Lowis 		C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Arillery, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1931
Personal Names Lieutenant General Sir
John
Fordyce 		Colonel Commanding 16th Brigade Royal Artillery, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1877
Personal Names Private
P.E.
Coppen 		Essex Regiment, died 1916, Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, Earls Colne
Personal Names Revd
Theophilus Henry
Blackall 		Former vicar of Earls Colne, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1903
Personal Names Revd
Thomas
Carwardine 		Vicar of Earls Colne, died 1824
Personal Names Second Lieutenant
Charles F.
Sworder 		7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, killed in action 1916, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Personal Names Sergeant
Bertram
Upchurch 		1/5 Essex Regiment, killed in action, 1917, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Place Names Africa, Sierra Leone Lieutenant John Wale Probert, Royal Navy, died on active service, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1847
Place Names Church of St Andrew
Earls Colne 		Monumental inscriptions in church, churchyard and burial ground, recorded 1977-1978
Place Names Farquhar's Farm
Africa, South Africa, Natal 		Lieutenant Hugh Marsden, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles killed in action in Boer War, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1899
Document Types 3rd Carabiniers Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Francis Holland, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1976
Document Types Drawing Pen and ink drawing of Earls Colne church by Charles Grigg Tait taken from The Parish Churches of North East Essex
Document Types Drawing Pen and ink drawing of Earls Colne church by Charles Grigg Tait taken from The Parish Churches of North East Essex
Document Types Monumental inscriptions Earls Colne, church, churchyard and new burial ground of St. Andrew, recorded 1977-1978
Institutions Church of England Monumental inscriptions at St. Andrew, Earls Colne, recorded 1977-1978
Institutions College of Arms London; records of visitation used in repairing monument at Earls Colne, 1729
Institutions Commonwealth War Graves Commission Headstone to Private P.E. Coppen, Essex Regiment, died 1916, Earls Colne
Institutions Earls Colne Grammar School War memorial in parish church, transcribed 1977-1978, memorial to headmaster Edward Thomas Baldwin
Institutions East India Company Lieutenant Robert Wale Carwardine, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1814
Institutions Essex Regiment Private P.E. Coppen, died 1915, Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, headstone to Sergeant Bertramm Upchurch, killed 1917, Earls Colne
Institutions Essex Society for Family History Monumental inscriptions at St. Andrew, Earls Colne, recorded by, 1977-1978
Institutions Essex Yeomanry Frederick Ernest Bell killed in action at Ypres, 1915, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Army, King's Royal Rifles Lieutenant Hugh Sidney Marsden, 1st Battalion, killed at Farquhar's Farm in Boer War, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1899
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Army, King's Royal Rifles Lieutenant Hugh Sidney Marsden, 1st Battalion, killed at Farquhar's Farm in Boer War, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1899
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Army, Royal Artillery Lieutenant General Sir John Fordyce, K.C.B., Colonel Commanding 16th Brigade, 1877, Lieutenant Colonel Penton Shakespear Lowis, died 1931, monumental inscriptions, Earls Colne
Institutions Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Navy Lieutenant John Wale Probert, died on active service in Sierra Leone, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1814
Institutions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Army, Royal Berkshire Regiment Richard Francis, bandmaster, 1st Battalion, monumental inscription, Earls Colne, 1934
Institutions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Flight Sergeant Bernard Culf, Coastal Command, missing on active service, 1942, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Institutions Honourable Artillery Company John L. Sworder killed in action 1917, monumental inscription, Earls Colne
Institutions Suffolk Regiment Second Lieutenant Charles F. Sworder, 7th Battalion, killed in action 1916, monumental inscription, Earls Colne