Tombstone
 

All Saints, Newland, ‘The Cathedral of the Forest’

All Saints, Newland - The Cathedral of the Forest - August 2007

Stephens family Box Tomb

Newland Cross

Box Tomb Inscription

(transcribed from records of Gloucestershire Family History Society 14 Sep 2007)

Side 1:  Annamaria daughter of Thos and Mary died March the 3 1776 aged 2 yrs & 5 mths

Side 2: Mary daughter of Thomas & Mary Stephens of Clearwell.  She died August 5 1777 aged 16

Side 3: In memory of Mary Shayle Stephens daughter of William and Sarah Stephens of Clearwell who died April 16 1804

Side 4: In memory or Richard Stephens the son of William Stephens & Sarah his wife ...

Top 1: Here lieth the body of Mary w/o Thomas Stephens of Clearwell who died 29th day of August 1783 aged 44 yrs

Top 2: Here lieth the body of Thomas Stephens of Clearwell who died Sep 5th 1795 aged 67 yrs

Top 3: Also Sarah w/o Wm Stephens of Clearwell died October 20th 1847 aged 69 yrs

Top 4: Also William Stephens of the Tan House, Clearwell who died January 9 1863 aged 88 yrs

Stephens Family Box Tomb

Photo taken by Nola Walder August 2006

 

Stephens Family Box Tomb

Photos taken Jan 2011

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