We are grateful to St Mary's Church, Henham for permission to film the graves. We are again very grateful to Dave Cutts for his enhanced filming. I can now read some of them for the first time. Those unable to travel within the UK and from overseas can now view and read their families headstones from their own homes.

In the following table we've allocated a number to each plot followed by the grave details and a thumbnail image (you can click on the thumbnail to access a much larger version). We created the plot numbers so please don't confuse them with any found in church records. Because of the number of graves, we've made 3 webpages so those in the southern section, ie to the left of the church, are on this page. Those to the right are at - Gravestones pt. 2 and Gravestones pt. 3

st marys churchyard
 
ROW 1, the row against the far end, alongside the access track from Hall Lane to Parsonage Farm
001 markwell 002leadersamuel 003 samuel butcher
001 MARKWELL - Mary Ann, the wife of Thomas Markwell who died July 16th 1877 in her 35th year

Also two infant daughters of the above

Also of the above named Thomas Markwell late of The Broom Farm in the parish who died 1902 aged 75 years
 002 LEADER - William 003A & 03B BUTCHER - Samuel died March 1877 aged 44 years
 
003b
003B BUTCHER - also of Mary Ann his wife, daughter of John Pattle Newport, who died January 13th 1894 aged 67 years
 
(right) 004 CANNING top - William CANNING eldest son of William & Susan CANNING who died March 29 1889 aged 82 years, also of

Susan CANNING their eldest daughter who died May 9 1895 aged 87 years

Elizabeth Julia CANNING born March 13th 1819 died October 25th 1899

(far right) 004 CANNING - John, the second son of William & Susan Canning who died December 12th 1875 aged 66 years; also of Mary Elizabeth Canning their third daughter who died March 26th 1879 aged 65 years
004 top
 004 canning john
 
 
004 canning jp 004 canning mary 004 william canning
004 CANNING - John P eldest son of William & Susan Canning who died March 29 1889 aged 82 years 004 CANNING - Mary, the relict of William Canning late of Rickling who died July 10th 1827 aged 71 years 004 CANNING - William late of Old Mead in this parish who died August 15th 1819 aged 40 years and of Susan Canning his widow who died
 
005 cs 006 stallibrass 007 titchmarsh
005 C.J.S. 1844, H.C.S. 1819, ? 1819-1831 006 STALLIBRASS - Ann Catherine buried 13th Feb 1839, wife of Charles Stallibrass of The Parsonage Farm 007A TITCHMARSH - Mynott late of Henham Lodge who departed this life the 14th of January 1833 aged 56 years; also Mrs Elizabeth Titchmarsh wife of the above who departed this life the 4th of August 1845 aged 71 years
 
007B titchmarsh 008 009
007B - other end of TITCHMARSH plot 008 W. S. 1899, E.S. 1811 009 W. 1856
 
010 011 012
010 J.S. 1833; W.S. 1855 011 unknown 012 unknown (in line with porch)
 
ROW 2
013 read 014 marshall 015ag
013 READ - Reginald, Martha, Derek, Nora 014 MARSHALL - Alice & William 015 A.G.
 
016collet 017morgan 018 wisbey
016 COLLETT - Thomas & Eleanor 017 MORGAN - Muriel (Lock) Hungerford 018 WISBEY - Aubrey & Florence
 
019 wynne 020 hayden 021dance
019 WYNNE - Eunice 20 HAYDEN - Walter & Fanny 021 DANCE - Elsie Elizabeth
 
022 gowing 023jft 024 meynell
022 GOWING - Rupert Dudley 1934-1976 023 J.F.T. 1835, F.T. 1855, C.T. 1856, M.T. 1858 024 MEYNELL - John M.P.S. 1902-1979 and Ruby Meynell 1901-1988
 
025 fraser sidney 25A row 2
025 FRASER - Sidney 1893-1980 & Marguerite Fraser 1893-1996 25A unknown next north to Sidney Fraser Row 2 -view of Canning family headstones.

Canning Family Gravestones in Henham Churchyard

I can thank Colin Reed for the following information -

There are eight headstones in a line in front of the large white Canning tomb. Starting with number 1 at the north, the inscriptions on them (as far as I have been able to read them) are as follows - now beneath each image
026
027
028
026 - In memory of Ann Canning late of Elsenham daughter of William Canning who departed this life October 21 1811 aged 31 Years (additional comment: this lady is probably the daughter of the William on headstone 1 – though I thought she was born in 1777. Perhaps I misread her age on the gravestone) 027 -In memory of Mary relict of Mr John Canning who departed this life the 9 of December 1801 aged 51 years (additional comment: I believe this to be Mary nee Guiver, the widow of John Canning) 028 - In memory of Mr John Canning who died the 29 of January 1799 aged 42 years. Also of Mary Ann Canning who died the 8th of July 17?? (additional comment: John Canning was the son of the William on headstone 5, and he married Mary Guiver.  I cannot be sure about Mary Ann – William and Mary (see headstone 5) had a daughter Ann Canning, born 1763, and it could be her (in other words, John’s sister)
 
029 030 031
029 - To the memory of William Canning ?? who departed this life the 11th of September 1766 Aetatis suae 48  Memento mori (additional comment: he was the father of the William on headstone 1, and he married Ann Cole) 030 - In memory of Mrs Ann Canning who died the 27th of June in the year of our Lord 1793 aged 63 years (additional comment: she was probably the wife of the William on headstone 5) 031 - Here lies the body of Elizabeth the wife of William Canning of Rickling in Essex late of Henham who departed this life Feb 12th 1770 aged 82 years (additional comment: she was the wife of the William on headstone 2)
 
032 033 034
032 - Here lies the body of Will Canning Gent late of Rickling who departed this life Feb 1? 17?? Aged 73 years. Memento mori (additional comment: I believe he died in 1775. He was married to Elizabeth and was the father of the William on headstone 5) 033 - In memory of Mr William Canning late of Quendon Street in the parish of Rickling, who departed this life March the ?? 1819 aged 63 years (additional comment - He died on 16th March and was married to Mary Judd) 034 - unknown
 
035 view row 1 view row 2
035 unknown view of Row 1 (part) view Row 2 (part)
 
ROW 3
036 goodchild 038 heard 039 walker
036 GOODCHILD - Bertram Hugh also his wife Margaret Ruth 037 HEARD - Reginald 1917-1981 & Betty Heard 1924-2009 038 WALKER - Henry died 6th Oct 1981 aged 79 years
 
040 wreath 041 lammin 042
039 wreath, unknown - no name given 040 LAMMIN - Roy Joseph 1946-1982 041 SWEENEY Michael John 1932-1982
 
043 044 045 day william
042 CALDER - Kenneth Charles 1939-1983 043 BOYTON - Tony 1940-1985 044 DAY - William 26th Feb 1900-11th March 1986
 
045 warner 046 agnes bacon
045 WARNER - Albert F. 21st Oct 1914 - 21st Oct 1986 and Anne M. Warner 23rd Sept 1912 - 10th Jan 2009 046 BACON - the inscription is 'A. B.1787'. The only person who matches the initials and date from our Henham church burials list (at http://www.henhamhistory.org/Burials.html) is Agnes Bacon who was buried on 27th June 1787. She was the widow of Henry Bacon of The Cock Inn (possibly the same Henry who was buried on 22nd Aug. 1758)  
 
ROW 4
047 goodvin 048 taylor 049 leader
047 GOODVIN - Nicola Jane 1965-1986 048 TAYLOR - Luke David, sixteen days, Feb 1987 049 LEADER - Albert William died 16th Oct 1987 aged 64 years
 
050 barkway 051 graham 052 doe
050 BARKWAY - Lilian 1906-1984 051 GRAHAM - Thomas Henry 1912-1988 052 DOE - Hubert 1908-1989 & Eva 1906-1995
 
053 day 054 055
053 DAY - Irene 16th Sept 1903-8th Mar 1989 054 SMITH - Stanley George 1915-1990 and his wife Gwendoline May Smith 1916-2010 055 SUCKLING - Felix 1921-1990
 
ROW 5    
Bannehr Gravestone 057 fowler 058
056 BANNEHR - Stella 1907-1997 057 FOWLER - Hugh 1918-2002 & Margaret Fowler 1919-2011 058 FIDLER - Jeanne, passed away 22nd June 2000
 
059 fayers 060 archer 061
059 FAYERS - Ronald 1929-1994 060 ARCHER - Monica 1918-1992 061 RALPH - Esther
 
062 watts 064 foster 063A
062 WATTS - Alfred Reginald 1930-1991 063 FOSTER - Emma 1919-1991 063A inscribed '1776'
 
064 maddox
 0065 blair-symon 066 coleby
064 MADDOX - Albert George 'Bob' 5th Feb 1929 - 16th April 2010 065 BLAIR-SYMON Nora Esther 066 COLEBY - Roger Leslie 1932-2005
 
067 cherrill 068 binks 069
067 CHERRILL - Beryl Louise 068 BINKS - Deryck 069 SMALES - Colin
 
070 tutt 071 072 1766
070 TUTT - May Dorothy 1919-2005 071 1867 072 'W. C. 1766'
 
073 074 james orger 074b
073 - unknown 074 ORGER - To The Memory of Mr. James Orger of this Parish who departed this life on the 5th November 1861 aged 65 years Also Mary Ann wife of the above who died Feb 20th 1873 aged 67 years Also James Orger grandson of the above who died Feb 22nd 1873 aged 4 months 074 B - the other end of James Orger grave -
'J.O. 1861
M.A.O. 1873
J.O. 1873'
(nb - dual death in 1873 - RG)
 
075 james foster 076 077 cjh 1895
075 FOSTER - James 076 - unknown 077 C. J. H. 1895
 
078 080 a 080a
078 WINMILL Joyce Mary 15th July 1903 - 12th May 2004 079A and 079B In memory of the two younger sons of William Hill and Fanny Sarah Winmill -

William 1869 -1921 buried at Southgate, Middlesex

Hallett 1867 -1938 buried at Kenn, Devon
 
080 stock 081 bush 082 tap
080 STOCK - Mrs Mary Stock and John Stock 081 BUSH James of Wood End Green born Aug 12th 1803 died March 22 1877 and Hannah Bush born July 12th 1807 died May 1877 082 In Memory Of A Mother And Her Three Sons - This Water Was Laid on July 1949
 
view of eastern end 083 marshall 086 heard
83-86 view of southern boundary. The one on the extreme left is plot 083 (William Marshall) but 84, 85 are unknown graves, No. 86 is at ther back ind is shown at the end of this panel 083 MARSHALL - William Marshall died 13th Sept 1846 of Little Henham aged 53 years. [His wife Hetty died 1838 is also buried here]. 086 HEARD
087
087 BARKER Elizabeth Barker wife of John Barker who departed this life April 13th(?) 1862 aged 58 years    
088 089 left - 089 NEWMAN Agnes Hannah youngest beloved daughter of John and Hannah Newman of this parish who died February 7th 1880 in her 15th year; also of the above named: Hannah Newman who passed into rest May 26 1896 aged 77 years; also of the above named John Newman who entered into rest Feb 4th 1908 aged 85 years
088 BARKER John  
 
090 bartrup
 091 dixon 092
090 BARTRUP -Thomas Bartrup who departed this life October 27th 1863 aged 71 years; universally respected 091 DIXON - Philip Dixon who died 1867 aged 62 years 092 DIXON - Eve (this is the lower part of the previous image at 091
 
093 094 095
093 094 MONK - Joseph Monk, priest for 11 years vicar of this Parish at rest Feb. 11th. 1907; also of our dear mother Elizabeth Mary Monk at rest May 27th 1908; also of Florence Mary Collin born July 1854 died July 1868 095 BURGESS - In The Memory of Robert Edward beloved son of Revd. Robert Burdett Burgess died April 18th. 1853 aged 13 also of Mary sister of the above who died Dec 1st 1853 aged 13 years
 
095A 096 097
095A BURGESS - the other end of Robert Edward beloved son of Revd. Robert Burdett Burgess died April 18th. 1853 aged 13 also of Mary sister of the above who died Dec 1st 1853 aged 13 years 096 097 BUSH - In Memory of James youngest son of James & Mary Bush died Dec 3rd 1837 aged 29 years
 
098 099 100
098 BUSH - In Memory of James Bush late of this parish, farmer, died Jan 12th 1838 aged 68 years. Also of Mary wife of the above died March 22nd. 1863 aged 62 years 099 100
 
101 horses1 horses2
101 unknown views from the churchyard



John Canning Gravestone Ann Canning Gravestone
John Canning after dusting with chalk powder Ann Canning after dusting with chalk powder


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