Hi Edwina
Here is the burial plot information on the Collards
This will probably take a couple of posts to do
'The order of the lying of the odies that are interred in the Chancell at Barnestone.
Beggining at the East End and the North side there lye interred.'
1. Body of Mr John Bedle 30 years rector of this parish was buried 11/5/1667
2.Body of Richard Scott tenant of Barnestone Hall who gave to buy land for the poor of Barnestone buried 15/6/1625
3. Body of Robert Scott proffesor of Divinity master of Clare Hall buried 22/12/1620
4. Body of Mr Nicholas Collard son of Mr William Collard the Elder who was founder of the family Collard buried 4/12/1672
'In the Middle of the Chancell and just beneath the step lie interred begining on the Northside'
1. Body of Mr William Collard the old man founder of the family, and builder of the house called Albans burie 13/4/1668
2. Body of Judith Collard the wife of the former William Collard buried 19/4/1665
3. Body of Mrs Mary Wragge daughter of William Collard the Elder. before 5/6/1658 & Mr Thomas Wragge 14/6/1679
4. Mrs Exton the mother of Judith woh was wife to William Collard the Elder 1/10/1651 and Mr Nicholas Collard the grandchild of William Collard the elder & son of Nicholas was buried in the same grave 14/2/1680
'On the West end of the Chancell begining on the North side'
1. Body of Judith Eade daughter of William Collard the Elder 13/5/1670
2. Body of Mr William Collard the grandchild of William & son of Nicholas buried 20/8/1674 and Mrs Dorothy Collard his wife died 17/8/1722 and was buried in the same grave 21/8/1722.
3. Jane Clagett a widow that boarded at the parsonage with Mr Beadle 30/12/1640
4. Mr Thomas Watson minister of St Stevens Walbrooks in London son in law to Mr Beadle was buried in Mr Beadles grave 28/7/1686
5. Mrs Mary Smith , wife of JOhn Smith Rector was buried next to Mr Watson by his cofin side 9/7/1688 in the grave of Richard Scot who had been buried there some 63 years before.
6. William Collard the son of Mr William Collard the great grandchild to the first William by whose side he was buried 16/5/1698 in the same grave as Judith his great Grandmother
Elizabeth daughter of Mr Robert Stiles and Barbara his wife, daughter of Mr William Collard & Dorothy his wife was buried 9/9/1699 between the feet of William the grandchild and the head of William the great grandchild of the first William founder of the family
Mr John Smith rector of this parish 36 or 37 years was buried in the grave of Robert Scot 28/2/1698
Dorothy daughter of mr Robert Stiles buried 7/6/1707 on the southside of her sister Elizabeth
Anne daughter of Mr Robert Stiles buried 3/7/1712 on the southside of her sister Dorothy
Steeple of Barnstone was fired and burnt by lightening 1665
Mrs Dorothy Collard daughter of Mr William and Mrs Dorothy Collard buried in the grave of her Great Grandfather the first Mr William Collard 10/4/1743
Ady Collard esq. son of Mr William Collard & great grandchild to the first William was buried in the grave of his grandfather Mr Nicholas Collard 12/8/1747
this entry in the PR's is inbetween burials for Oct 1654 & Dec 1654....
