Talland Church Headstones

Headstone 1 ~ Slate ~ Leger stone

Headstone 1 ~ Slate ~ Leger stone Joined Royal Navy in 1907 – Retired as Rear-Admiral in 1945

Headstone 1 ~ Granite ~ Cross with a one step base and kerbs Mrs Jerram made a huge impact on local life after moving to Talland Vicarage in 1891. She formed a Mothers’ Union and was absorbed in church duties, playing the organ and introducing bible classes. As a way of giving thanks to the…

Headstone 1 ~ Granite ~ Cross with a one step base and kerbs Sibyl Emily Loveday, the first child, daughter of Sibyl O’Neill & Charles Frederic Jerram.

Headstone 89 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical rounded top, symbolic illustrations of angle head, hour glass and heart Grade II Listed Headstone was re-sited after landslide in churchyard. The headstone is primarily in memory of William and Reginold sons of Reginold (1729-1779) and Filley Barrett (Phillis née Rowett) (1729-) and originates to the time of their…

Headstone 154 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top with a boarder of decorative branches

Headstone 154 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top with a boarder of decorative branches

Headstone 154 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top with a boarder of decorative branches Ancestry research – Coroner’s Inquest: ‘There was no signal of distress (which would be an ensign turned upside down), but she had no ensign on board at all.’ The Speedwell was a schooner which would carry up to 135 tons…

Headstone 150 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top and sloped shoulders

Headstone 127 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top