Yarnscombe Gravestones and Monumental Inscriptions
St Andrew's, Yarnscombe

Yarnscombe Ledger Stones and Mural Monuments

Here are most of the ledger stones and mural monuments found inside the church of St Andrew's, Yarnscombe. Some photographs appear courtesy of Thelma Chisnall, Jackie Randall and the late David Ryall.
Monument In Memory
of Mr Thos Loveband
of Cocksworthy in this
parish who departed
this life October the 10th
1808 Aged 76 		Thomas LOVEBAND, the son of Matthew LOVEBAND (1701-1762) and Sarah PETHEBRIDGE (1704-1788) was baptised on 2 Aug 1732 at Yarnscombe and was buried on 15 Oct 1808. Thomas married Mary COOKE (1744-1820) the daughter of Michael COOKE (1707-1777) and Margaret (? - 1791) on 5 Oct 1767 at St Giles in the Woods. The will of Thomas LOVEBAND was proved at the Court of Barnstaple on 26 Oct 1808.
Ledger Stone

Monument		 Here
Lyeth in Hope of
a Joyful Resurrection ye
Body of Anthony Loveband
of North Church in this Parish
Who departed this Life the 23rd
Day of March 1788 in the 82nd
Year of his Age.

Dear Wife and Friends I pray from Grief Refrain
I hope in Heav'n we all shall meet again
Within this Grave lo here doth lie
A Man of strict Integrity
In all his Dealings just and true
Giving to every Man his due
Whose main design and Chief desire
was to make God and Man his Friend
Who to like him his Days hath past
May joyfully exect the last
To the South of this Tomb; lie in Hope of a joyful
Resurrection, the inanimate Remains of Sarah
Wife of Anthony Loveband of North
Church: nephew of the above, who depart this
Life Septr the 10th 1790 in the 43d Year of her age
ALSO
The remains of Anthony Loveband late of
Northchurch in the Parish Gent who
departed this life the 29th day of Decr
1826 Aged 87 Years


In memory
of
Anthony Loveband,
of North Church in this parish,
who departed this life
the 29th day of December 1826,
aged 87 years

Also of
Sarah his wife
who died
September 10th 1790,
aged 43 years
 Anthony LOVEBAND, the son of Richard LOVEBAND (1663-1739) and Thomsine MATCOTT (1673-1725), was baptised at Yarnscombe, Devon on 13 Oct 1706, and was buried on 26 Mar 1788.

Anthony LOVEBAND, the son of Matthew LOVEBAND (1701-1762) and Sarah PETHEBRIDGE (1704-1788), was baptised on 9 Apr 1740 in Yarnscombe and was buried on 5 Jan 1827. He married Sarah PETHEBRIDGE on 11 Dec 1776. Sarah was buried on 14 Sep 1790.
Monument Sacred
to the memory of
William Loveband,
of this parish who departed this life
the 19th day of March 1837,
aged 89 years.
 William LOVEBAND, the son of Matthew LOVEBAND (1701-1762) and Sarah PETHEBRIDGE (1704-1788), was baptised on 15 Jul 1747 in Yarnscombe and was buried on 25 Mar 1837.
Monument NEAR
this Place lie the
Remains of
JOHN LOVEBAND
of this Parish, Gent. who
departed this life the 9th
day of May 1818, aged 73
YEARS. 		John LOVEBAND, the son of Matthew LOVEBAND (1701-1762) and Sarah PETHEBRIDGE (1704-1788) was baptised on 5 Dec 1744 at Yarncombe and was buried on 13 May 1818. His will was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 8 Sep 1818.
Monument

Ledger Stone		 In memory
of
ANN, the wife of
Anthony Loveband
of North Church in this parish,
who departed this life the 21st day of December 1827
aged 43 years.

Also of
the above named
Anthony Loveband
who died March 17th 1870
aged 88 years.


In memory of
Anthony William Loveband
Commander Royal Navy
Son of Lieut-Col. John Edgcombe
Loveband born 29th April 1884
Died on active service
21st April 1942
So He bringeth them unto the Haven
where they would be


Here lieth the body
of John Champneys of
Cogworthie in the parish
Yarnscombe Esqr who
departed this life the
IXth day of December and
was buried the XVth day
of the same month in
the year of our Lord
1681
Ætatis Suæ 80

HERE lie the remains of Ann
the Wife of Anthony Loveband
of Northchurch in this Parish,
Gent. who departed this life the
21 day of Dec 1827 Aged 45 Years

ANTHONY LOVEBAND
died March 17th 1870
Aged 88 		Ann COOKE, the daughter of George COOKE (1742-1821) and Betty WALKEY (1755-1821), was born on 26 Oct 1782 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon and was baptised there on 16 Dec 1782. She married Anthony LOVEBAND at High Bickington, Devon on 7 Feb 1815. Ann was buried on 27 Dec 1827.

Anthony LOVEBAND, the son of Anthony LOVEBAND (1740-1826) and Sarah PETHEBRIDGE (1747-1790), was baptised on 21 Oct 1781 at Yarnscombe, Devon. He died in Landkey, Devon and was buried at Yarnscombe on 24 Mar 1870.

Anthony William LOVEBAND, the son of John Edgcombe LOVEBAND (1853-1944) and Katharine Clara WRIGHT (1856-1932), was the great-grandson of Anthony Loveband (1781-1870) and Ann Cooke (1782-1827).

John CHAMPNEYS was the son of William CHAMPNEYS (abt 1554 - ?) and Honour NORTHCOTT. His will was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 24 Mar 1681/82.
Ledger Stone Here Lyeth the Body of
John Champneys ye Younger
of Atherington in ye Count
ty of Devon, Gent who T_
Dyed the 19th day of May &
was here interred the 22nd
there of Following 1680 		John CHAMPNEYS, the son of John CHAMPNEYS (abt 1600-1681) and Dorothy MOGGRIDGE was born about 1630.
Ledger Stone Here lyeth ye Body of Dorothy
Champneys Daughter of John
Champneys of this Parish Esqr who
Died ye 11th of September 1700

Also here lyeth ye Body of Mrs
Catherin Pollard who being A Servnt
to ye above named Famely Shee Died
15th of May 1707 		Dorothy CHAMPNEYS, the daughter of John CHAMPNEYS (abt 1630-1680) and Martha TREVELLYAN was baptised at Atherington on 21 Dec 1669. She was buried on 14 Sep 1700.

Catherin POLLARD was buried on 18 May 1707.
Ledger Stone Here lieth the body of Cicilly
the wife of Anthony Trevely-
an esquire and daughter of Hugh
Fortescue of weare esquire who
ended her life the XXIIII of August
in the yeare of our Lord God
1609 being ye age of 33 years

Here Lyeth ye Body of
Giles Poynes Who De-
parted this Life ye 12th
Day of May in 1715

HERE LIETH THE BODY
OF JOHN FISHER
who died Aug 9th 1839
Aged 64 Years
Also of ELIZABETH
wife of
JOHN FISHER
who died Septr 13th 1859
Aged 81 Years 		Cicilly FORTESCUE, daughter of Hugh FORTESCUE (1541-1600) and Elizabeth CHICHESTER (1545-1630), was born in Weare Giffard, Devon. She married Anthony TREVELYAN (1570-1623), son of Hugh TREVELYAN and Elizabeth POLLARD.

Giles POYNES was buried at Yarnscombe on 24 May 1715.

John FISHER, son of John FISHER (1740-1798) and Mary ISAAC (1740-1814), was baptised at Yarnscombe on 2 Jan 1775, and was buried there on 14 Aug 1839. He married Elizabeth JOCE, daughter of William JOCE and Jane PARKIN, at Chittlehampton, Devon on 30 Aug 1802. Elizabeth was baptised at Chittlehampton on 12 Jan 1778, and was buried at Yarnscombe on 17 Sep 1859.
Ledger Stone Here Lieth
in hope of a joyful
Resurrection to Eternal
Life the body of Mr John Fisher
of this Parish who Departed this Life
the 7th Day of Decr in the Year of our
Lord 1798 and in the 59th Year of his
age

Reader who are thou art, that Passeth by
and on this Place should's chance to cast an Eye
here lieth a man beneath this stone
worthy as this world hath known
his Labouring hands Procur'd his daily bread
his Pious care his children taught and feed
his steady honestry still keept its Ground
unshaken whither fortune mild or frown'd
his well spent Life all dread of Death surprest
and smooth'd his Passage to Eternal Rest
So much his sons with modesty may say
that this they to their Father's Memory pay 		John FISHER, son of Thomas FISHER (? -1761) and Barbara CAMPYN (1722-1785), was baptised at Yarnscombe on 4 Feb 1740, and was buried there on 12 Dec 1798.
Monument Here Lyeth the Body
of Johan the wife of
_usebius Pollard Gent
who departed this life
___ 26th day of April ____

Here Lyeth also the
body of the aforesaid
 Johan was buried on 29 Apr 1674. She married Eusebius POLLARD, the son of Richard POLLARD (? -1659) and Joane PHILIP. Eusebius POLLARD was baptised at Yarnscombe on 14 Apr 1611. Adminstration of the estate of Johan POLLARD of Tawstock was assigned in 1674. The will of Eusebius POLLARD of Tawstock, Devon was proved in 1684.
Ledger Stone SACRED
to the memory of
MATTHEW GAY
of this Parish Gent who was calld
from hence on the 29th day of Decr 1835
aged 67 years

Here __________________________
____________Man throughout life
And now ________________ to Bliss
To sure reward of Righteousness 		Matthew Loveband GAY, son of Isaac GAY (1741-1815) and Thomazin LOVEBAND (1736-1785), was baptised at Yarnscombe on 19 Jun 1768, and was buried there on 4 Jan 1836.
Ledger Stone Here Lyeth the Body of
Agnis the Wife of Thomas
Glass of this parish who
Departed this Life the 22d
day of April Annon Dom
1723 Aged 79

Now here ____________
Some Time ___ to remain
In till that ________ me doth call
Here I shall ___________ 		 
Ledger Stone _____
___th th_
_____________d Pollard of
_______gh in the parish
_______ Bickington
__________who departed this
_____e 15th day of Febru___
_____________who was here buryed
______________ day of the same
__________ in the year of
our Lord 1684 		This ledger stone commemorates Richard POLLARD of High Bickington. Richard was the son of Richard POLLARD (? - 1659) and Joan PHILLIP.
Gravestone Sacred
To the Memory of GRACE PETHER
BRIDGE Wife of RICHARD PETHER
BRIDGE of this Parish who depar
ted this Life the 6th of Sept in the
Year of our Lord 1829 Aged 43
Years 		Grace ISAAC, the daughter of Hugh ISAAC (1754-1833) and Ann CHICK (1751-1811), was baptised at Yarnscombe on 6 Aug 1786. She married Richard PETHERBRIDGE (1780-1839) at Yarnscombe on 4 Nov 1811, and was buried there on 10 Sep 1829.
Gravestone To the Memory of RICHARD
PETHERBRIDGE of this Parish who
departed this Life the 23rd of Decr in the
the Year of our Lord 1839 Aged 59
Years 		Richard PETHERBRIDGE, the son of George PETHERBRIDGE (1746-1818) and Elizabeth ISAAC (1750-1832), was baptised at Yarnscombe on 2 Apr 1780, and was buried there on 27 Dec 1839.
Ledger Stone In memory of
MARY FISHER
relict of
Thomas Fisher
who died 20th August 1851
Aged 80 years 		Mary GILL married Thomas FISHER (1772-1829) at Tawstock, Devon on 29 Jan 1829, and was buried at Yarnscombe on 26 Aug 1851.
Ledger Stone __ondon ye 24 day of
____ber 1677 and was
Buried ye 17 day of
__vember following 		This partial ledger stone commemorates Sarah POLLARD who died in London on 24 October 1677 and was buried at Yarnscombe on 17 Nov 1677. Sarah was the wife of John POLLARD (1608-1667), the son of Richard POLLARD (? -1659) and Joan PHILIP. A mural monument on the north wall of the chancel commemorates John and Sarah.

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