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turtle
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Hello
Does anyone know if there is a church yard called St John the Evangelist somewhere in Eton which was in use before the 1840's ? while looking for monumental inscriptions for this place on an LDS film the notes say the foundation stone for the church was laid by Prince Albert , in 1852 , yet I have records of family being buried there in 1817 , are there two st John the Evangelist churches in Eton ?? Are there any monumental inscriptions available for the earlier church yard ? I am looking in particular for any monumental inscription for a Richard Woolhouse , died 1817 aged 33 , and Avice Woolhouse died 1828 aged 19.
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Woolhouse family, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Surrey. Lovely , Urpeth, of Suffolk
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behindthefrogs
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There are three churches that you need to consider.
Eton Parish Church, The college chapel
St John the Evangelist Eton
St John the Baptist Eton Wick
However the last two of these were built in the 1850 and 1860s and so in the 1840s you are really only looking at Eton parish church.
There is said to be an earlier medieval church of St John the Evangelist which is buried somewhere under Eton College but it is unlikely to have been in existence in the 1840s and no remains exist to common knowledge.
If you were interested in this latter church I am sure that an approach to the archivist (he could be called something different) at Eton College could yield information. It has even been known for requests relating closely to the college to have been taken on as a project by college students in the past.
David
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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behindthefrogs
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Eton parish church which stands in the High Street is a completely separate church from St John the Evangelist and is a much older building.
See below
David
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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turtle
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Hello , many thanks for this , now is there a church yard in existence in Eton which would have been in use around 1800 - 1820's ? I'm confused. The parish records I have seen are headed 'Burials in the Parish (spelt with long 's' ) of Eton in the County of Bucks in the year 1817'. So which church yard is this likely to have been ? This record is for Richard Woolhouse , buried July 27th 1817, age 33 yrs, abode, Eton.
The NBI gives this as St John the Evangelist. I was hoping to locate any kind of memorial inscription for him. Are there any monumental inscriptions available for Eton prior to the 1830's ?
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Woolhouse family, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Surrey. Lovely , Urpeth, of Suffolk
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Little Nell
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Hi turtle,
The Genuki entry for Eton is here:
http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Eton/Index.html
The parish history page that I linked to previously implies that burials were certainly occurring at the time you are interested in at the chapel of ease.
I have looked at Google Earth, some old maps and thought hard about what I know of Eton High Street. There is a graveyard next to the College chapel - you can see the gravestones quite clearly. As far as the other church building on the High Street is concerned, I can't remember - it was well screened and stood back from the road. Neither of the Bucks societies list any MI publications so I can't help you on that one. I think an e-mail to the local library in Eton may help you - it does apparently have a local history section. (see this link: http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/eton_library.htm )
Most libraries in the area have some excellent assistants, so I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Nell
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behindthefrogs
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I am going to retract my original statements and admit that St John the Evangelist is Eton Parish Church despite having a book on my bookshelf which shows the locations of three churches.
Perhaps the confusion arises because the college chapel was not rebuilt in the same position as the original church but I am confused.
David
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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