I have been trying to find out if anyone has catalogued/listed/photographed the Monumental Inscriptions for Epwell. Oxfordshire. Apparently nothing has been done for a couple of reasons. To quote an expert source the headstones 'would probably be made of he local iron-stone that has an unfortunate tendency to erode easily and is also very attractive to lichen and moss, making inscriptions very difficult, if not impossible to read'. In 1796 I had 3 generations of ancestors living in Epwell. In 1797 my 5th great grandfather died and was buried there. He was the 8th family member to have been buried there - his son being the 9th (and last) in 1824. One would have supposed that some family members would attend the graves maybe at least once a year and maintain it in some small way. I know that the information about burials is in the Parish Register but it would be nice to confirm what is actually inscribed on the headstone. The name, date of death and age at death would help me considerably. One would have thought that the church warden must have known where people were buried in order to find a place for other family members to be buried nearby. That information didn't just vanish. Someone must know.
I am wondering if, and when, someone made a list of who was buried there.
Any thoughts?
