Bottom Plaque, above entrance

Mrs Mary Mountford gave the Rent of a Close of Land in this Parish called Newmans or Woodlands Close containing two Acres and half for keeping her Vault Tomb with the Inscription thereon Iron railing and Shoot in repair for ever and the surplus to be distributed in Bread to th Poor of Haselbury by the Minister and Churchwardens annually on St Thomas Day.

 

 

South Wall, Chancel

In a Vault underneath lies the Body of William Hoskins late of this Parish Gentleman, who died October 12th 1760
Aged 52 Years.

Also of Joan Hoskins his Wife who died May 21 1776 Aged 62 Years.

Also of Thomas Hoskins Esq. who died December 23, 1803 Aged 58 Years.

Sacred to the memory of John Draper,who died Sept 26 1768 Aged 94 Years - Elizabeth Draper his wife died Nov 9 1764 Aged 69 Years - John Draper Son of the above John and Elizabeth Draper died Oct 14 1767 Aged 30 years - John Draper their grandson died Aug 12 1767 Aged 14 Years Also of Ann the Widow of John Draper, secondly above named who died May 13 1803 Aged 83 Years - And also of Lavinia wife of Joseph Sheppard Draper who died Aug 21 1823 Aged 48 Years - Also of the above named Joseph Sheppard Draper who died July 3 1828 Aged 66 Years

 

Small Oval, Top - South Wall

IN MEMORY OF THOMAS BEST GENT, WHO DIED OCT 31, 1771 AGED 38

OF BETTY HIS WIFE, WHO DIED DEC 23, 1793 AGED 69

AND OF JOHN THEIR SON WHO DIED JULY 7, 1803 AGED 38

Large Memorial Beneath

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF

MARTHA, THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS BEST ESQ. OF THIS PARISH, WHO DIED 1st DECEMBER 1834, AGED 75 YEARS - ALSO THEIR CHILDREN ELIZABETH, WHO DIED 12th MAY 1794, AGED 6 - WILLIAM DRAPER, AN INFANT - SAMUEL, WHO DIED 28th SEPT 1812, AGED 19 YEARS - MARTHA, WIFE OF THE REVD JAMES HOOPER OF YEOVIL, WHERE SHE WAS INTERRED WHO DIED 27 MARCH 1827, AGED 33 YEARS. - MARY ANNE, WHO DIED 6th FEBRUARY 1829, AGED 32 YEARS - ALSO TO THE ABOVE NAMED THOMAS BEST ESQ., WHO DIED AT BATH NOV 16th 1843, AGED 82 YEARS.

THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY AN AFFECTIONATE SON AND BROTHER

 

Upper Monument (above Mary Mountford)

THIS CHURCH WAS REBUILT AND ENLARGED IN THE YEAR 1838, BY WHICH MEANS 192 ADDITIONAL SITTINGS WERE OBTAINED; AND IN CONSEQUENCE OF A GRANT OF £100, FROM THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ENLARGEMENT, BUILDING AND REPAIRING OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS, AND A GRANT OF £160 FROM THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING ASSOCIATION. THE WHOLE NUMBER OF 192 SITTINGS ARE HEREBY DECLARED TO BE FREE AND UNAPPROPRIATED FOR EVER IN ADDITION TO 302 SITTINGS FORMERLY PROVIDED, 206 OF WHICH WERE FREE.

REVD FREDK DU SAUTOY, MINISTER

THOMAS HOSKINS, EDWARD BUDGE, CHURCH-WARDENS

 

These four memorials are on the North Wall, between the back two windows.

See inscriptions below.

 

Second plapque down, metal

ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF HASELBURY PLUCKNETT

IN MEMORY OF JARED GEAR

FOR MANY YEARS A GREAT BENEFACTOR TO THIS PARISH, WHO DIED APRIL 2ND 1930

RIP

 

 

Bottom

 

Also of

JOHN RICHARD OLIVER ALDWORTH

Malay Civil Service and J. P. Somerset

Born 18th Sept. 1866 Died 9th June 1948

 

North Wall

SACRED

to the memory of

JOHN KNIGHT HINTON, fifth Son of the Revd FREDERIC DU SAUTOY and ELIZABETH his wife, who died xvii th March Mdcccliii, Aged x Years.

Also of his brothers:

EDWARD BETHUNE, sixth Son, who died xxvth March, Good Friday, Mdcccliii, Aged ix JAMES BETHUNE, third Son, who died xxist Dec Mdcccxliii, Aged iii - JAMES BETHUNE, seventh Son, who died an infant. xvi ith April Mdcccxlvii - FREDERIC, eldest Son, who died an infant, at Shirwell, North Devon, xvii th June Mdcccxxxvi - FREDERIC, second Son who died at the Camp of Kiss in Algeria, Aged xx Years, xxv: Octr Mdccclix - ELIZABETH, only Daughter, who died at Mark xii July Mdccclxii, Aged xxiv Years.