I am researching a Nathaniel Deane who was living in Bleadon in 1712. He is mentioned in the Registers and Overseers Books for the Parish of Bleadon. No date of his burial was entered in the Parish Register and it was assumed he had moved elsewhere after the death of his wife in 1727, believed to be Anne Deane. During an excavation in the churchyard in September 1900 under the auspices of the Rector James Barnes Brearley a headstone was discovered one foot under the earth facing downwards. The stone was lifted, dating from 1658 there was a reference to Nathaniel Deane buried 5 March 1724 or 1727. This information is from research done by the Rector on behalf of a member of the Deane family. I believe the stone was placed in an upright position and I am wondering if anyone is familiar with the churchyard and whether the old headstones are still in place.
