Talland Church Headstones

Records of Headstones, Tombs, and Slates at Talland Church

Elizabeth Henderson 1823-1903

Headstone 29 ~ Slate ~ Gothic rounded top, a decorative central flower motif and a border of leaves, with kerbs
Nicholas Henderson 1816-1899

Headstone 29 ~ Slate ~ Gothic rounded top, a decorative central flower motif and a border of leaves, with kerbs
Epenetus Head 1797-1824

Headstone 68 ~ Sandstone ~ Semi-circular top and contoured shoulders Shipwrecked between Polperro & Looe, all aboard perished. The Marine List – Lloyds List No 5963, dated 26 November 1824: ‘Polperro, near Looe, 23rd November 1824’ “The ‘Three Friends’ of London, laden with fruit, was wrecked this morning near this place, and all the crew…
Mary Harris 1765-1826

Headstone 75 ~ Limestone ~ Tombchest rounded edge and brick sides
Rebecca Harding 1757-1832

Headstone 86 ~ Slate ~ Semi-circular top and concave shoulders Will of Rebecca Harding, widow, of Talland, dated 1832. AP/H/7887 Kresen Kernow Ancestry records – show husband, William Harding leasing farming land at Hendersick, from Sir Harry Trelawney. The Will of William Harding, Ledger Stone 28, Gentleman of West Looe, was proved 13 October 1824…
William Hambly 1848-1876

Headstone 64 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top
Ann Hambly 1819-1883

Headstone 58 ~ Slate ~ Semi-circular top and sloped shoulders, decorated with centralised cross
William Henry Ham 1862-1869

Headstone 41 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top
Charlotte Hall 1851-1897

Headstone 33 ~ Sandstone ~ Gothic rounded top, central leaf decoration
Eliza Grigg 1852-1858

Headstone 136 ~ Sandstone ~ Semi-circular top with concave shoulders