Ledger Stone 6
~ Slate ~ Distinctive decorative roman lettering, where capital letters are inset with a barley twist detail, set above copper plate script; other roman lettering is deeply carved. The stonemasons are named as ‘Pearce of Looe‘
~ Orientation ~ West/East ~ South Aisle ~ 168 x 102cm // 5’5″ x 3’4″
- William Reath 1826 – 18 September 1842
- Aged 16 years
- Son of Robert & Elizabeth Reath
- of West Looe
- Parish Records show
- Buried 21 September 1842
- Robert Reath 1824 – 4 April 1845
- Aged 21 years
- Son of Robert & Elizabeth Reath
- of West Looe
- Parish Records show
- Buried 7 April 1845
“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord“
Rev 14Ch 13v
- also Benjamin Skentelbery 1838 – 3 October 1844
- Aged 6 years
Parish records show parents of Robert & William Reath, Robert Reath (1787-1864) and Elizabeth Husband (1785-1784) married at Talland church on 24 March 1810 and lived in West Looe. The 1830 Pigot Directory shows Robert Reath as publican of The Jolly Sailor, as do the censers in 1841 & 1851 & 1856 Post Office Directory of Cornwall. They had several children including Alice Reath (1817-1880), who married Benjamin Skentelbury (1809-1852) on 26 December 1836 at Talland church. Their first son Benjamin Skentelbery is named on this stone.
Talland Church Headstones 
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