ARROW
'Joseph Hooper d.1803 aged 60 late messenger to His Majesty' (Ed.- that was George III)

'William Sreeves d.1882 aged 69 served 7 years as Lodge Keeper' (Ed.-Lodge of Ragley Hall) 'Benjamin Taylor d.1929 aged 71. He was schoolmaster in this parish for 10 years'

'Sacred to the memory of 11 children who died in this parish in 1878' (Ed. This was between October and December but neither parish register nor local press give any reason - these may have been victims of the 1878 flu epedemic F.M. 1999 see this article)

COUGHTON (Extension Cemetery)
'Rebecca Johnson d.1943 aged 102'

GREAT ALNE
'Thomas Edison d.1961 b.1905 AIC U.S. Air Force'

'Eric E. Ingles d.1935 aged 10' (Ed.- The boy was killed by a cricket ball)

SALFORD PRIORS
'Joseph Dyke d.1818 aged 36 Late page to HRH Prince Regent'

Rev Samuel Garrard d.1917 aged 87 42 years Vicar of Salford Priors'

STUDLEY
'Caleb Hemming d.l876 Accidentally drowned while bathing in the R. Arrow

WIXFORD
'George Bruton d.l938 aged 78 Organist of this church for 39 years'

Further General Reading

Spring 1990 Index

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