Talland Church Headstones

Headstone 268 ~ Slate ~ Semi-circular top with stepped shoulders, with centralised IHS motif

Headstone 268 ~ Slate ~ Semi-circular top with stepped shoulders, with centralised IHS motif

Headstone 357 ~ Slate ~ Neoclassical with flat top

Headstone 426 ~ Sandstone ~ Tombchest with brick sides Ancestry Records – shows John Quiller, as a bachelor and gentleman, and is Sophia’s uncle. In 1861 census John is living with Sophia’s family – her father, Thomas Rowett (1783-1864), brother, husband, and baby son, on Talland Hill, Polperro. John Quiller was born in Liverpool and…

Headstone 259 ~ Limestone ~ Tombchest with contoured edges and brick sides The tomb lid and parish records show that Charles and Martha Rowett are parents of Susanna Quiller (née Rowett) (1799-1862) and her husband Richard Quiller (1796-1849), Inn Keeper of Polperro. By 1851 Martha & Susanna, both as widows, were living on Talland Hill,…

Headstone 375 ~ Slate ~ Rounded top, tapered sides with kerbs and railings DEATH: “At West Looe, on Sunday last, George, son of Lieut. Prynn R.N., aged 19.” Royal Cornwall Gazette – pub. 16 October 1830 The spelling of all surnames on this remembrance stone include an additional ‘E’, which was not in use by…

Headstone 375 ~ Slate ~ Rounded top, tapered side with kerbs and railings Both Parkins and George were baptised without the letter ‘e’ at the end of their name. It is believed that their younger brother John Basset Prynn (1827-1875) introduced the new spelling around 1852, which suggests this monument, placed next to their father’s…

Headstone 293 ~ Slate ~ Gothic top with indented sides and stepped shoulders, central decorative leaf with kerbs and chippings