EPITAPHS FROM THE HEADSTONES

IN ST LAWRENCE’S CHURCH CEMETERY

AT BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER

Updated June 2014 (photos added)

 

 

Headstone 1.

 

 

HANNAH COLLETT died on 4th October 1713 (Ref. 14I7)

 

This very old gravestone was leaning against cemetery wall around 2000 and was very difficult to decipher

 

Headstone 2.

 

Sacred to the Memory of

THOMAS COLLETT HANKS (Ref. 14L16)

Son of Thomas and Ann Hanks (nee Collett)

of Little Rissington

who died January 30th 1838

aged 22 years

Also of

SARAH HANKS

their second daughter

who died April 17th 1866

aged 55 years

 

Loving Memory of 2 children of

Thomas and Ann who died in infancy

 

Headstone 3.

 

In Loving Memory of

THOMAS COLLETT (Ref. 14L11)

who died January 9th 1818

aged 44 years

Also of

ANN COLLETT (Ref. 14L11)

his wife

who died April ? 1849

aged 74 years

Also of

MARTHA COLLETT (Ref. 14M23)

their daughter

who died December 7th 1810

aged 8 years

 

Headstone 4.

 

THOMAS COLLETT (Ref. 14M24)

who died October 4th 1869

aged 64 years

He delighted in mercy

Also

MARY BEAL (Ref. 14M24)

relic of the above

who died July 13th 1888

aged 84 years

 

Headstone 5.

To the Memory of

ROBERT COLLETT (Ref. 14M27)

son of Thomas and Ann Collett

who died May 9th 1832

aged 19 years

also

EMMA COLLETT (Ref. 14M28) his sister

who died February 24th 1834

aged 18 years

 

 

Headstone 6.

MARY ELIZABETH (Ref. 14N25)

daughter of Thomas and Mary

who died January 19th 1834

aged 10 months

 

 

Headstone 7.

In Loving Memory of

JOHN COLLETT (Ref. 14N26)

son of Thomas and Mary

born October 17th 1835

died at Dorking October 12th 1919

God is our refuge

Also his wife

CECILIA HELEN COLLETT (Ref. 14N26)

born May 2nd 1842

died April 9th 1923

Also their daughter

CECILIA DORA RANSFORD COLLETT (Ref. 14O52)

born November 27th 1876

died January 26th 1964

 

 

Headstone 8.

Sacred to the Memory of

ANN ELIZABETH (Ref. 14N27)

eldest daughter of Thomas and Mary Collett

who died April 26th 1867

aged 30 years

Thy will be done

Also of

EMILY (Ref. 14N29)

their second daughter

who died February 6th 1866

aged 26 years

Looking into Jesus

Also of

ESTHER RANSFORD (Ref. 14N32)

their youngest daughter

who died in infancy

in 1846

aged 2 years

 

Headstone 9.

 

In Loving Memory of

MARY HENRIETTA COLLETT (Ref. 14N30)

third daughter of Thomas and Mary Collett

born April 14th 1841

died on 8th May 1884

aged 43 years

Shall be satisfied when awaked with thy likeness

 

 

Headstone 10.

 

SUSAN BEAL COLLETT (Ref. 14N31)

4th December 1842 – 31st March 1928

And

AUBREY RANSFORD COLLETT (Ref. 14O54)

21st May 1880 – 8th February 1936

 

 

Headstone 11 – see photograph at the end of this document

 

In the Memory of

JOHN COLLETT (Ref. 33N5)

who died March 23rd 1872

aged 76 years

MARY (Ref. 33N5)

wife of John Collett

who died March 13th 1843

aged 40 years

Also of

PHEBE (Phoebe) his second wife

who died December 14th 1869

aged 72 years

Also of

WILLIAM (Ref. 33O8) and THOMAS (Ref. 33O9)

sons of John and Mary Collett

WILLIAM died November 26th 1859 aged 32 years

THOMAS died March 19th 1859 aged 30 years

Also of

ELIZABETH (Ref. 33O10) their daughter

who died July 31st 1854 aged 22 years

Thy will be done

 

 

Headstone 12.

 

In Loving Memory of

CHARLES COLLETT (Ref. 33O20)

who died on May 19th 1906

aged 73 years

Also of

SARAH his beloved wife (Ref. 33O20)

who died April 29th 1904

aged 72 years

He knoweth our frame he remembereth that we are dust

 

Headstone 13.

 

In Loving Memory of

GEORGE COLLETT (Ref. 33P33)

who fell asleep

June 11th 1925

aged 57 years

Until the day break and the shadows flee away

And his wife

MARY JANE COLLETT (Ref. 33P33)

who died on January 23rd 1958

aged 88 years

 

Buried in the adjoining grave was George’s sister Emily Collett

and her husband Thomas Parsons

 

 

Headstone 14 - – see photograph at the end of this document

 

In Loving Memory of

THOMAS PARSONS

who entered into rest

September 29th 1939 aged 79 years

Happy is he that has the god of Jacob for his help

Also beloved wife of the above

EMILY REBECCA PARSONS nee Collett (Ref. 33P29)

born December 5th 1859

called home August 12th 1960

in her 101 year

 

Headstone 15.

 

In Loving Memory of

ALBERT WILLIAM COLLETT (Ref. 33P32)

died April 1st 1947

aged 80 years

Also of his beloved wife

EDITH FLORENCE COLLETT (Ref. 33P32)

 died on September 1st 1947

aged 79 years

Also their eldest daughter

FREDA MARY (Ref. 33Q30)

died June 7th 1979

aged 80 years

Also her sister

HILDA GERTRUDE (Ref. 33Q31)

died July 6th 1983

aged 82

 

Headstone 16.

 

Also their son

WALTER JOHN (Ref. 33Q31)

1897 – 1966

Also his beloved wife

ENA KATHERINE (Ref. 33Q31)

1908 - 1974

 

This flat gravestone was laid at the foot of his parents’ and his sisters’ Headstone 15 above.

 

Headstone 17.

In Loving Memory

JOSEPH COLLETT (Ref. 33P28)

who died on 8th May 1950 aged 75

Also his wife

RUTH COLLETT (Ref. 33P28)

                 who died on 13th April 1953

                 aged 78 years

               Reunited

 

 

Headstone 18 – for Ref. 33Q25

 

 

 

Headstone 19.

 

In Loving Memory of

ALLAN GEORGE COLLETT (Ref. 33Q27)

died 9th December 1964

aged 61 years

RIP

 

 

Headstone 20 – the first wife of Ivor John Collett (below)

 

Cherished Memories

ALICE WINIFRED COLLETT (Ref. 33Q28)

1907 – 1943

Beloved wife of Ivor

Dear mother to John, Pat, Gill

 

 

Headstone 21 – for Ref. 33Q28

 

 

 

Headstone 22.

 

In Memory of

GEORGE COLLETT (Ref. 33N11)

who died August 31st 1879

aged 71 years

there was hope in his end

Also of

FREDERICK COLLETT (Ref. 33O22)

son of the above

who died September 18th 1874

aged 38 years”

 

Headstone 23 – see photograph at the end of this document

 

In Loving Memory of

ROY BATSFORD (Ref. 33Q37)

son of George and Mary Collett (Ref. 33P33)

who died December 17th 1899

aged 3 months

Then in the morn the master came and from among

the flowers he came to gather lilies that morn he gathered our son

 

Headstone 24.

 

In Loving Memory of

CYRIL CHARLES COLLETT (Ref. 33Q29)

passed away

14th February 1946

 

Headstone 25.

In Loving Memory of

WINIFRED OLIVE MAY COLLETT (Ref. 33Q6)

died 19th April 1965

aged 64 years

 

Headstone 26 – for Ref. 33R18

 

 

Headstone 27.

In Loving Memory of

CICELY MARGARET COLLETT (Ref. 9P3)

died 2nd February 2007

aged 87

and

FRANK WILLIAM COLLETT (Ref. 9P3)

died 3rd August 2007

aged 90 years

Always in our thoughts

 

Headstone 11 – see transcript of the epitaph above (Ref. 33N5)

 

 

Headstone 14 – see transcript of the epitaph above (Ref. 33P29)

 

 

 

Headstone 23 – see transcript of the epitaph above (Ref. 33Q37)