Monument list for St George Church burial ground

St George's Church burial ground, Shimpling, Norfolk, England

Monument list

no.family surnamefull namebirth
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1AlgarEthel Algar1891591950id: Shim5245249012171Southeast corner of churchyard; next to Ellen Norman headstone.

2BackCorinne Back1944521996id: Shim1245243912581Artist (possible connection to Monica Florence Roberts-Jones in next grave).
Kenneth William Back1944582002 Artist/tutor.

3BuxtonDavid Grant Buxton1917852002id: Shim4645247312411
Diana Mildred Buxton1915902005

4CatchpoleCharles Catchpole1823811904id: Shim6045249812401
Rebecca Catchpole1823641887

5CatchpoleCharles Catchpole1823811904id: Shim3345246012851
Rebecca Catchpole1823641887

6CatchpoleGeorge Catchpole1824691893id: Shim5945249712331Details from church plan and online sources.
Susan Catchpole1831511882

7CatchpoleHorace William Catchpole1866441910id: Shim845243512111Husband of Emma Catchpole. Died at Dickleburgh (a nearby village).

8ChattenTemperence Chatten1760801840id: Shim6445250212741
Robert Chatten1760931853

9ChilversErnest Walter Chilvers1875671942id: Shim1645244312731
Gertrude May Chilvers1882771959

10CooperAnn Cooper1768291797id: Shim4345247011711
Elizabeth Cooper17 Died in December 1815.
James Cooper1758731831

11CottonFrederick Cotton1891251916id: Shim5045247711811WW1 - 1st Norfolk Regiment. Buried in this churchyard with CWGC headstone. visit http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Assets/Conservationdocuments/ShimplingsCommemorated.pdf?1406823210 for more about this soldier.

12CottonFrederick Cotton1891251916id: Shim1945244611941WW1 - Norfolk Regimant. Repatriated to Bournemouth Military Hospital but died of dysentery.

13CottonMay Maud Cotton1891661957id: Shim6745250511971Churchyard plan gives her name as Mary Maud Cotton. Her grave is in the foreground of the photo.

14CottonPercy Edward Cotton1882751957id: Shim4945247612171
Olive Aileen Cotton1890791969

15CullumCharles Cullum1812691881id: Shim3845246512341

16DixonBarnabas Dixon1797141811id: Shim4745247412031Son of John and Elizabeth Dixon.

17DyeErnest William Dye1896841980id: Shim4845247512811
Elsie Mabel Dye1884581942

18EdwardsBenjamin Edwards1809801889id: Shim6945250711441

19EdwardsMary Edwards1827711898id: Shim7045250811251Wife of Benjamin Edwards.

20FordCharlotte Barnes Ford1819751894id: Shim4445247112391It is unclear whether her surname was Ford or Barnes Ford.
Rebecca Bramner1849311880

21FordGeorge Barnes Ford1823761899id: Shim4545247212171

22GamesterJohn Gamester1858751933id: Shim5745249512921All that remains now is grass but the grave is between the two leftmost (ivy covered) coffin tombs of the Green family and the distant headstone (leaning on it's footstone) of George Alfred Gorrod.
Alice Gamester1900741974 South side of church at Eastern end.

23GarnhamJohn Henry Garnham1915id: Shim5045247911891WW1 - 1st Northants Regiment. Visit http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Assets/Conservationdocuments/ShimplingsCommemorated.pdf?1406823210 for more about this soldier.

24GarnhamJohn Herbert Garnham1916id: Shim5045247812411WW1 - 9th Norfolk Regiment. Visit http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Assets/Conservationdocuments/ShimplingsCommemorated.pdf?1406823210 for more about this soldier.

25GinnMartin Ayland Ginn1874531927id: Shim6845250612531His grave is the one with the broken cross in the foreground.

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The postcode for this burial ground is IP21 4UF - if you have a GPS this might be useful to locate this burial ground!

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