Records of Headstones, Tombs, and Slates at Talland Church
John Steph(en) Matters 1824-1830
Ledger Stone 10
~ Slate ~ The nibble broken edges suggest this stone has been moved; the top edge and wording along the top edge and letters to one edge have been lost. The undamaged edge gives traces of a decorative double incised line and running dot pattern, which would have had a shaped top border.
~ Orientation ~ North/South ~ Centre South Aisle ~ 100 x 57cm // 2’4″ x 1′ 10″
John Steph(en(s)) Matters 1824 – 4 February 1830
Aged 5 years 3 months
Son of John & Phebe Matters
Parish Records show
Baptised November 1826
Buried 7 February 1830
Forename spelling – Stephen(s)
Happy this child who are gone to live wi(th)
Jesus christ, in peace, who stand Aro(und)
his glorious throne, redeemed by blood
and saved by grace
memorial verse
John Stephen(s) Matters forename is shown in full on the burial records, but his aged as been mistakenly recorded as 3 years. Or, maybe the ledger should read an age of 3 years & 5 months? Probate details confirm his father, John Matters, was a shopkeeper in Polperro.
One of our OPCs went to Kresen Kernow recently to check the image for this burial and the age is definitely recorded as 3 years
Talland Church Headstones 
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