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Some Memorial Inscriptions - Blore-Ray, Staffordshire St Bartholomew's Churchyard Collected by Alf Beard, Rosemary Lockie and others. See Derbyshire GENUKI Service Providers for contact details.

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Note: Blore Ray is an ecclesiatical parish name for the parish of Blore, which is listed with the hamlet of Swinscoe on the GENUKI site - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/BlorewithSwinscoe/

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The following MIs were kindly contributed by Alf Beard, 15th May 2002. Entries supply name, date of death, and age. A1. William Thomas, son of William & Hannah LEES, of Cauldwell, 30 Dec 1872 - 28 Oct 1875 A2. Ester GRINDY, wife of Eli, of Waterfall, 22 Jan 1871, 47 Thomas, son, 15 Jan 1872, 6 yrs A3. John OLDFIELD, of Blore Hall, 11 June 1833 - 25 July 1889 Florence Kate, daughter, of John & Ellen OLDFIELD, 20 June 1871 - 9 Feb 1884 Edith, daughter, 2 Nov 1872 - 12 March ****? Ellen, wife, 22 Aug 1844 - 7 May 1923 A4. John MELLOR, of The Waterings Farm, Blore, 1 Dec 1818, 90 Hannah, wife, 6 Feb 1892, 84 A5. Joseph BROOKS of Mapleton, 14 Nov 1844, 65 A6. Mary HALL, 13 Dec 1796, 25 A7. Jane WARD, of Uttoxetor, wife of Charles, 10 Feb 1852, 40 A8. Elizabeth, wife, of Sampson STUBBS, 9 April 1840, 46 Sampson, 1 April 1870, 75 A9. Richard RATCLIFFE of Calton, 31 Jan 1874, 76 Sarah, wife, 25 Sept 1879, 78 A10. William OAKDEN, 29 March 1872, 87 Mary, wife, 27 Nov 1820, 71 John, son, 18 May 1847, 30 Dorothy, daughter, 25 Nov 1863, 90 A11. William TWEMLOW of Hall Platts, Swinscoe, 18 Sept 1922, 77 Catherine, wife, 22 April 1921, 81 A12. William Charles TWEMLOW, 13 May 1933, 62 William Charles, son, 27 April 1930, 25 Lizzie, wife, 11 July 1937, 65 A13. Eleanor, daughter of William & Mary LEES, 5 June 1824, 11yrs William, son, 8 June 1833, 22 A14. Francis Graham OLDFIELD, 19 April 1878 - 18 Aug 1990 A15. Thomas MYCOCK of Waterhouses, 23 July 1876, 76 A16. Joseph ROBOTHAM, of Town End Farm, Swinscoe, 24 Feb 1905, 75 Sarah, wife, 16 April 1907, 72 A17. William SMITH of Cliff Tops, Swinscoe, 13 April 1875, 76 Ann, wife, 17 Sept 1881, 69 A18. Richard Lomas TORR, of Blore Hall, 7 Aug 1870 - 24 Jan 1929 Amy, wife, 3 Sept 1877 - 16 Sept 1947 A19. Joseph HAYES, of Waterings, 28 March 1851 - 6 Feb 1916 Sarah Elizabeth, wife, 15 April 1849 - 15 May 1915 A20. John Shewring HOWSON, of Calton, 22 Aug 1903, 76 Martha, wife, 22 Feb 1906, 70 A21. Daniel M. HARRIS, husband of Elizabeth, died suddenly 16 Oct 1916, 52 Elizabeth, wife, 12 Dec 1924, 69 A22. William Alexander MYCOCK, of Woodhouse, 1 April 1960, 80 Elizabeth, 28 Aug 1962, 77 A23. Frances APPLEBY, 13 Nov 1991, 73 (Brother) Charles Alexander, of Woodhouse, 20 Feb 1983, 68 A24. Phillis Winifred HILL, 11 March 1977, 66 Louise Rupert, 8 June 1988, 78 Reference: Some of the names mentioned in the above list are recorded in a book by by David and Martine Swinscoe - "Swinscoe, Blore and The Bassetts" published by Churnet Valley Books, 1998 - ISBN 1 897949 41 3. This book "represents more than half a lifetime's research in the history of the two villages which comprise the parish of Blore-with-Swinscoe. It gives an account of the individual farms and houses, traces the history of the families who have lived, worked and farmed here for ten centuries." The price is £14.95 plus postage. You can check availability with the publishers: Churnet Valley Books before ordering. Anyone interested in Blore or Swinscoe is welcome to contact David by email -

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