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Burials in St Mary's Stodmarsh
« on: Sunday 14 December 14 18:26 GMT (UK) »
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Can anyone tell me if there are gravestones to be seen at St Mary's Church in Stodmarsh.

I am looking for the graves on James JARVIS who died 1866 and Elizabeth who died 1867. Their burials are listed in the parish registers and I would love to see any MI that exists.

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Re: Burials in St Mary's Stodmarsh
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 14 December 14 19:05 GMT (UK) »
Certainly looks like it from this site. Why not drop them a line and ask? The thing to remember though that not everyone could afford headstones. I have a lot of relatives listed as being buried in a local churchyard, but no marked graves.

http://www.ukattraction.com/south-east-england/st-marys-church-stodmarsh.htm

Added: If you look at it on Google maps street view, it does look as if the churchyard may have been tidied up and a lot of graves removed.
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Re: Burials in St Mary's Stodmarsh
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 27 December 14 13:12 GMT (UK) »
Hello Hevside.
I had a walk around Stodmarsh churchyard on Christmas Day. It is only a small churchyard with not many headstones. Unfortunately, I could find no Jarvis headstones, so suspect that Groom is correct and that none actually existed. It would seem that you will need to check parish registers (which you have probably already done).
All the best for the New Year,
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Re: Burials in St Mary's Stodmarsh
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 27 December 14 13:40 GMT (UK) »
Thank you scobie and groom. I don't believe this family had any wealth so I am not surprised at no headstones. I have sent an email to the church contact and it has been forwarded to the Stodmarsh person so I may get more info. The burials have already been seen in the parish registers. I will post if I get any further news. Thanks again and hope it was a pleasant walk for you  :).
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