St Andrews ChurchamBigland transcriptions of Inscriptions to about 1775Also - means this name is on the same stone as the previous one | ||||||||||||||||||||
Outside, above the Northern doorway, is a 'crude panel with a small figure, the cause of considerable speculation. Baddeley claims it as Romano-British probably C3 ... of St Andrew?'
Churcham is free land and the church has as Patron the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. During the Civil War the Parliament had a small garrison here. A skirmish happened in 1643, when a Captain and four privates of the Republican party were slain.
Register totals for the 7 years between 1781 and 1787 are 46 marriages, 107 baptisms and 81 burials, suggesting about 30 families with children. The families recorded as Inscriptions
In the Church on a flat stone:-
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In the Churchyard on tombsBayseMargaret dau of John Holder and wife of William Bayse of Westbury, died 5 Oct 1720 aged 68 Margaret 2nd dau of William and Margaret Bayse of Westbury, and wife of Thomas Prosser of Shenfrith in Monmouth county, died 13 July aged 76 Anne widow of Thomas North and dau of William Bayse, late of Chafehill by Margaret his wife, died 25 May 1754 aged 67 Constant Richard Constant died 1 May 1722 aged 36 John Constant died 1762 aged 78 Drew 
John Drew died 28 Feb 1778 aged 79Joan his wife died 8 March 1771 aged 70 Sarah their dau died 8 Nov 1778 aged 39 Ann, wife of John Parry of Longhope, died Nov 1760 aged 29 Nancy their dau died 17 Jan 1772 aged 16 Drinkwater James Drinkwater Senior died 17 May 1729 aged 82 Elizabeth his wife died 22 May 1729 aged 80 Thomas Drinkwater buried 1 Jan 1727 aged 51 
GreenRichard Green died 19 Feb 1681 Anne his wife died 11 Sep 1676 Richard Green died 27 June 1767 aged 80 Anne his wife died 30 Nov 1735 aged 36 Martha his wife died 22 March 1780 aged 76 Griffith Jonathan Griffith Junior of Minsterworth died 21 June 1749 aged 63 Hooper Hester wife of Jeremiah Hooper of Bulley, died 15 March 1776 aged 80 Fisher Martha wife of John Fisher died 1 Aug 1755 aged 69 John Fisher died 24 May 1760 aged 76 
HulettJob Hulett buried 31 Oct 1765 aged 48 Esther his wife buried 11 Nov 1765 aged 35 Jemima their dau buried 14 Nov 1765 aged 15 John their son buried 19 Nov 1765 aged 14 Thomas their son buried 19 Nov 1765 aged 3 Job Hulett died 26 Nov 1765 aged 96 Elizabeth his wife buried 1 Dec 1747 aged 47 Mary their dau died 24 Nov 1727 aged 21 James their son died 11 May 1735 aged 33 John Hulett of Bulley died 10 Apr 1781 aged 73 Maddocks Cartwright Maddocks died 8 June 1729 aged 42 Hannah his wife died 18 Jan 1759 aged 75 Thomas Maddocks died 8 Apr 1760 aged 42 Montague Caroli Mountague of Over died 7 Dec 1713 aged 48 Ann dau of Charles Montague and wife of Samuel Goodwin died 4 June 1749 aged 64 Parker Elizabeth dau of William and Elizabeth Parker died 15 Feb 1758 aged 17 Giles Hall of Slimbridge sied 20 Aug 1758 aged 38 Presbury William Presbury died 24 Dec 1742 aged 49 Hester dau of John and Sarah Presbury died 12 June 1756 aged 20 John their son died 1 Oct 1765 aged 30 Rowles Robert Rowles died 12 Aug 1784 aged 68 Smith Richard Smith late of Churcham Farm, died 26 Sep 1765 aged 46 Sarah Smith widow of Richard died 4 Jan 1766 aged 66 Weare Elizabeth 3rd dau of William and Margaret Bayse of Westbury, and wife of Thomas Weare of Mannocks in Hereford County, died 20 Sep 1743 aged 63 On HeadstonesBranch Thomas Branch of Highnam died 18 Oct 1684 aged 76Also Anne his wife died 12 Sep 1699 aged 59 Also Adam Branch late of Highnam died 17 Oct 1718 Also Jane his wife died 25 Mar 1724 aged 55 Bury William Bury died 27 May 1784 aged 57 Cook John Cook, Blacksmith, died 25 Feb 1784 aged 31 Crump Mary wife of Francis Crump died 14 Sep 1761 aged 24 Davis Dorothy wife of Richard Davis died 6 Oct 1767 aged 45 Also William their son died 20 Nov 1766 aged 19 Drew Francis Drew died 4 Feb 1757 aged 56 Also James Drew died 17 Feb 1771 aged 60 Driver Hester wife of Richard Driver of Over died 13 Jan 1776 aged 35 
Eldridge John Eldridge of Over died 19 Mar 1765 aged 64Also Hester his wife died 16 Oct 1769 aged 66 Also John their son died 14 Aug 1767 aged 34 Goodwin Samuel Goodwin Senior died 22 Mar 1748 aged 78 Also Anne his wife died 30 Nov 1716 aged 49 Hall Isabel wife of Thomas Hall died 19 Aug 1769 aged 60 Hulett Betty wife of William Hulett died 10 Dec 1759 aged 37 Also Susanna wife of William Hulett of Bulley died 25 Jan 1786 aged 21 Long William Long died 3 Jan 1772 aged 46 Maddocks Mary wife of Thomas Maddocks died 31 Dec 1747 aged 40 Morris Thomas son of Thomas and Mary Morris died 28 July 1746 aged 22 Mountague John Mountague Innholder died 10 Apr 1748 aged 57 Also Mary his wife died 14 Feb 1746 aged 59 Moye Mary wife of Thomas Moye of Highnam died 20 May 1733 aged 34 Presbury Thomas Presbury of Gloucester, Glover, died 7 June 1745 aged 49 Viner Thomas Viner died 2 Nov 1763 aged 52 Wingate William Wingate died 7 Apr 1719 aged 54 Also Eleanor his wife died 15 Mar 1719 aged 48 Young Edward Young died 22 Dec 1750 aged 26
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Edward Oldisworth died 8 Aug 1570 and his wife Tace died 8 June 1576. The Memorial showed four sets of Arms, and gave ancestoral details.
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