In 1980’s local historian Douglas Boyce did a survey of the graveyard. He also draw a plan of the grave markers. This is a transcript of his notes, but the map is too faint to reproduce.
MARKET RASEN
A 1. In the memory of Sybelley the wife of Thomas GREENWOOD who departed this life Feb. 15th A.D. 1785 aged 45 years also Mary GREENWOOD who died March 7th 1816.aged 63
Also Thomas GREENWOOD who died April 11th 1819 aged 84 (34)
Also George GREENWOOD who died December 29th 1832 aged 53 years (55)
2. Sacred to the memory of Horatio GREENWOOD (who dept this life) February 21st 1844 age 37yrs
Horatio Thomas son of Horatio and Elizabeth GREENWOOD who departed this life September 28th 1836, age 1year and 6 months
“my wife and children dear ed for me are all in vain need not fear shall meet again”
Thomas son of Beth GREENWOOD this life1836
(Buried Thomas GREENWOOD age 77 July 31st )
Row 2 from tree
5. Sacred / to the memory of / Frederick COUSINS / who died October 29th 1826
/ in the 24th year of his age/
Also Mary JACKSON (widow) / mother of above / who died April 18th 1849/ age 72
6. Thomas FREER December 14th 1849 age 61 or 2.
Susannah his wife May 9th 1855 age 67 yrs
7. r2/2 Here lieth the Body of John COUSIN who departed this life January 29th 1791 age – – yrs. Also Mary wife ofJohn COUSINS who departed this life June 19th 1814 age 79 yrs
8. r2/3. Here lieth the body of / William CLARKE who departed / this life Tuesday the 28th May 1771 in the 66th year of his age
“Why do we memory departed friends or shake at Deaths Alarms. Tis but the voice that Jesus sends to call them to his Amen”
9. Here lieth the body of / Elizabeth the wife of William CLARKE / who departed this life / Wednesday the 16th day of / October 1771 66th year of her age (widow)
10. r2 To the memory of John COX who departed this life Aug 2nd 1810 aged 45 years.
(postmaster)
11. To the memory of Elizabeth COX who departed this life November 10th 1832 age 63 years
12. r2 In memory of Mary wife of George LEVICK who departed this life NOV 26th 1848. Aged 57 years.
Also Edward (Edwin) son of above who died November 11th 1842 aged 27 years.
13 r3. In the memory of Margaret COPPIN who departed this life August 9th 1821 Age65
Yrs
14. In Memory of John COPPIN who departed this life June 21st 179 (1790)
15. In memory Eleanor wife of Thomas SHARMAN (SHEARMAN) who departed this life
July 27th 18xx.. age 32 years
(Eleanor, daughter of above who died Feb 27th 1815 age 4yrs.
(Elinor SHEARMAN 7.8.1828 age 63 years)
16. In memory of Martha daughter of Jonathan and Ann WATMOUGH who departed this
Life August 2nd 1794 ?
( { blank} daughter of Jonathan and Ann WATMOUGH buried 15th May 1797)
( Also Charlotte 22 Sept 1803 )
17. In memory of Jonathan WATMOUGH who departed this life June 1st 1827 aged 68
Yrs
Also Ann WATMOUGH wife of the above who died July 8th 1830 (1839 age 84
yrs)
18. In memory of Sarah DANBY who died 18th June 18.. age ..
(1837 age 82)
19. In memory of Charles BENTON who departed this life December 14th 1829 age 44 yrs
And Mary Ann his daughter who died the 17th year of her age. Also 6 children who
died in their infancy.
( Mary Ann buried 25.3.1827)
- Charles buried 11.6. 1813 ] =Ancestry.co.uk
- William buried 1.6.1813 ]
- Charles buried 17.9.1814 ]
- John buried 6.6.1828 ]
- Sarah buried 24.4.1831 ]
20.r5. In memory of Edward BOCOCK who departed this life December 26th 1843 age
36yrs
21 To the memory of James BORDASS who departed this life September 14th 1851
Age 84yrs
Mary wife of James BORDASS died March 6th 18xx.. age 76yrs (1846)
Also daughter Elizabeth and Ann. (Elizabeth buried 22nd Nov 1855 age 38 )
(Ann [e} buried 27th April 1827 age 21yrs)
22.r7 In memory of Mary wife of Edward KENNINGTON who departed this life October
21st 1850 / age 73yrs
G Taylor 13th June 1830 68
23. r8/1 Sophia TATESON June 10th 1815 age 25yrs
24. Thomas KENNINGTON died October 28th 1831 age 57yrs
B1. Catherine. Widow of Alexander KNIGHT died 6th January. 1827 aged 80
2. Alexander KNIGHT died 12th December 1826. aged 81
3. Samuel CROPPER died 29 September 1841. aged 29 (49)
4. Joseph NASH died 17th January 1841. Age 73
Also James son of Joseph NASH died April 20th 1839 age 28
- Thomas NETTLESHIP d….. aged…..
- M R 1746
- John NETTLESHIP d. August….. age…..(1834 aged 64 ?)
- William ………son. (JACKSON or …WSON ?)
- Thomas Jackson (Buried 1.2.1848. aged 78)
- William WELLS died 28 August 1835. age 40
(No. it is Anne wife of William. See Register)
- John AUDIS Gentleman formerly of West Torrington. Died 14th February 1823. 78th year
Also Thomas LEE. grandson in law to the above. died 31st May 1830. aged 45
Also Mary LEE daughter in law of above John AUDIS, died 23rd November 1831. aged 67
Also Catherine LEE died 20th December 1844. aged 72
12 Mary wife of James WALLIS died 22nd January 1837. aged 44
13 John DUNN died June 1811 age 34 (17th June 1844. aged 33)
25. Mary wife of Thomas KENNINGTON died August 21st 1838. aged 72yrs
26. r9/2 John CHAPMAN who died February 23rd 1837. aged 67yrs
Elizabeth wife of above who died April 7th 1853. aged 77yrs
27. Susanna wife of the late Benjamin COLEMAN of Lincoln. June 6th 1843. aged 50yrs
28. r9/4 Elizabeth daughter of Patrick and Sarah SHARKEY. September 22nd 1829. Aged
15yrs
Also Mary their daughter who died June 17th 1832. aged 18yrs
29. r9/5. Joanna the wife of Nicholas BELLAMY who died December 22nd 1766 aged
42yrs
30. r9/6. Nicholas BELLAMY January 9th 1784 aged 52yrs
Section A near East Gate
31. 1846 85yrs
32, ?
33. Anthony THORNTON ( 15.2.1833 buried 67yrs)
34. ? Oct 1838 age 40 ( James BOND buried 7th) also Charlotte relict of the above
died 11 Nov 1872 age 66
35. Pillar. Zephaniah BARTON M.D. for many years an eminent practitioner in this
town died 17 Nov 1854 age 74
also Jane his wife died 26 Nov 1865 aged 80 and 4 of their children
Thomas a medical student died 27 Oct 1826 age 17
John who died from a gun shot wound accidently 22 June 1822 age 6
Maria who perished from the wreck of the Pegasus off Holy Island, 19 July 1843
aged 27
George, BA of Pembroke College Cambridge died Aug 7th 1850. aged 26
( missing top is William BORMAN eldest)
36. Anne the wife pf Edward TOWLER April 27th 1815 39th year, also Edward
Stainton TOWLER their son died 29 Oct 1851 aged 3 months?
C1 to C23
1. ? who departed this life January 19th 1817 or 1847 age 34 years
2. In loving memory of Rebecca daughter of Chas and Mary RICHARDSON who died April
25 1819 age 17years
3. ?
4. John BE…. Who departed this lfe August 21st 1830 aged 39 years
( Martha BENNETT only one buried August 1830 )
5. Sacred to the memory of James son of James BENNETT and Anne his wife who
departed this life October 17th 1824 aged 54 yrs
also Thomas brother of the above who died March 22nd 1832 age 56 yrs.
6. Sacred to the memory of John BENNETT who departed this life February 10th 1837
aged 69 years. a loving husband, a tender father and sincere friend. Also in memory of
John son of the above who died in America on the 12th August 1840 aged 31 yrs
7. Sacred to the memory of Thomas GIBBONS who departed this life March 27th 1845
age 76 yrs
8. Sacred to the memory of Joseph GIBBONS who departed this life October 24th 1841/
Age 28
9. In memory of Henry son of Thomas and Sarah GIBBONS who departed this life
September 21st 1821 age 6 yrs
ONLY C1 – 9 FOUND
Inside church
- Near the door. In memory of Mary DYMOKE, widow of Edward DYMOKE
of Waddingworth Esq
She was first married to John BOOTH of Market Rasen Esq wholieth interred near this place and was one of the daughters of John LODINGTON of Fonaby esq in Lincolnshire, who died 22 June 1740 age 90yrs
- Kathleen Emily TORRENS Oct 1946
3. Rev. James WALTER BA. Fellow of CCC Cambridge and for 52years Vicar of this
parish. Died 8 Feb 1845 aged 86 and buried at Kingerby
His widow Frances WALTER placed this tablet
5. is 3 William WRIGHT slab May DYRAKE 1740
In tower 1. H GODD 2. J BAXTER
4. Mary BARNETT ( see back of 3 )
6. in 5 Thomas BOOTH 6. Matt BARNETT
In Tower. Here lyeth the body of / Robert SIMONS of / Rasen ……who died /
December the 22nd 1733 / age 34 years
T o E – In memory of / George SHUTTLEWORTH esq who departed this life /
November the 13th 1806 aged 68 years / Requescant in Peace
T o S – Here lieth the body of John SCOTT of Market Rasen Mencer who departed
this life the 28th day of April 1750 ? in 68th year ?
S Aisle. [ ? ]
Depar ]ted this lif [e
: iv of August 17
63rd year of his age
Before alter
?
Window. “Thanks be to God for the victory for the courage and devotion of their safe
return”
C G ALKIN J W HOLMES
F E BAYES J HORN
F COCKING A L KING
J COLLINS E HYENS
H W DENT A G PALMER
V A EAST E PLUMTREE
W A FOWLIE J T SELLARS
H A FULLER J SKAYMAN
R S HALL J E SMITH
J D HANCOCK R SMITH
T H HOLMES R W SUTTON
A R WOOD
Row 11. In memory of Henry son of William and Sarah STEPHENSON who died
S 10. February 11th 1837 aged 9 yrs 6 months
Also Edwin STEPHENSON who died in infancy Feb 27th 1837
Also Ann STEPHENSON who died in infancy July 20th 1838
S 11. In memory of Eliza daughter of William and Sarah STEPHENSON who
Died of consumption Nov 6th 1851 age 22 yrs
Row 10 Sacred to the memory of Joseph KENDALL son of the late Joseph and
S 12 Ann KENDALL who departed this life November 26th 1843 aged 65 yrs.
Also Elizabth widow of the above who died June 24th 1875 aged 75 yrs
13 Mary KENDALL daughter of Joseph and Ann KENDALL who died February 25th 1842 age 72yrs
Near this place is the remains of Ann KENDALL neice of Mary and
daughter of the late George KENDALL who died May 23rd 1822 aged 20
yrs
Northside
14 In memory of William CLEAVER who died March 30th 1831 aged 10 yrs
(40 yrs in records )
15 In memory of Martha daughter of Parnell and Maria JOHNSON who died
November 19th 1852 aged 4 yrs 7 months ( records Mary)
16 Outside this enclosure rest the remains of Miss Mary CLARKE daughter of C
H CLARKE M.D. of Louth in this county who died at Market Rasen 12th
February 1854 aged 62
17 Within this enclosure rest the remains of the Revd Matthew BARNETT
And Mary his wife also those of their two daughters Mary and Anne
BARNETT all of whose deaths are recorded on tablets within
this church. 1895
18. In memory of George AXE who died July 24th 1843 aged 53/57
Also of Elizabeth his wife who died April 6th 1845 aged 43/47
19 Mary EMSWORTH who departed this life July 13th 1841 age 35
Also of Charlotte GIBBONS August ? 1841 ?
( records 26th August aged 30, 1841 )
20 John COOKE who departed this life January 17th 1852 age 68
Also of Mary wife of above who died February 12th 1852 age 66
Southside
? Joseph 1780 and Anne 1780 Thomas 1824 age 81
Row 11..21. In memory of ? who departed this life February 3rd 1791 age 42 yrs
(Records = Sarah wife of Thomas PARROTT who was buried
February 5th 1791 )
22. Sacred to the memory of George son of John and Ann SLATER who
departed this life April 11th 1844 aged 23 yrs
Row 12. 23. In memory of George WARD who departed this life April 13th 1833 age 66
yrs. Also of Margaret widow of the above who departed this life
September 27th 1845 aged 77 yrs
In memory of Elizabeth HUNT daughter of George and Margaret WARD who departed this life September 20th 1841 Aged 34 yrs