Monumental Inscriptions from
St Mary's Church, Thornbury,
South Gloucestershire
In 2006 we were given various type-written
lists of monumental inscriptions taken at St Mary's Church in Thornbury which
had been used for many years to help those interested in local history and
genealogy to research their
roots. These included:
1: the 'Ralph Bigland' collection of
17th and 18th century inscriptions of monuments within the Church and
tombstones in the Churchyard.
2: a list of monumental inscriptions
recorded by S.F. & G.R. Pitts of Thornbury and added to by George Mills.
These include 19th and 20th century inscriptions, the names on the two War Memorials within the Church,
and the list of Vicars.
We were impressed by the hard work of these
people and knew that many visitors to Thornbury had made use of the lists.
This is our attempt to make their work more widely available. We have attempted to rationalise these
lists, checking for accuracy where possible. There are four
separate databases:
Memorials
within the Church
War Memorials
List of Vicars
Tombstones in the Churchyard
We are very grateful to the
support given by the present incumbent at St Mary's, the Reverend David Primrose. The Church's own website can be found at
www.thornburyparish.org
Please note we have also
made a record of monumental inscriptions at
Thornbury Cemetery in Kington
Lane
This page was last updated:
28/08/2007