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Sacred to the memory of Sarah, widow of Anthony Henderson, Esq, and daughter of the late Mr Thos Terrett, of this Parish. She departed this life 26th July, 1831, | in the 93rd year of her age. This tablet was erected by her grateful relatives, | Charles and Isaac Taylor. | 1832.

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Sacred to the memory of Mary, wife of James George, of this City, Merchant, who died on the 23d June, 1815, aged 57 years. Also of the above James George, who died on the 16th March, 1822, aged 61 years.

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Sacred to the memory of Sarah Terrett Taylor, the last surviving daughter of Isaac and Mary Taylor, of this City. She died July 22nd, 1838, in the 22nd year of her age. Her remains are deposited in a vault in the crypt of this church. Also in memory of three children of the above-named Isaac and Mary Taylor. William, who died 10th April, 1815, aged 12 days. Thomas, who died 25th March, 1816, aged 11 days. Mary Ann, who died 18th May, 1826, aged 11 months. Also of the above Isaac Taylor, who died 13th July, 1853, in the 70th year of his age. Also of Mary, widow of the said Isaac Taylor, who departed this life the 28th December, 1863, in the 74th year of

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In the crypt of this church resteth | the body of James Syms Barrow, who died on the XIV day of August, MDCCCXLIII. Spare us, good Lord.

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Sacred to the memory of Philip George, of this City, Merchant, who died the 24th March, 1828, aged 77 years. Also of Elizabeth, his wife, who died the 19th February, 1810, | aged 60 years.

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In memory of Henry Bright, Esquire, who died, during his office of Mayoralty, | November 22nd, 1807, aged 45 years.

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[On a plate inserted in stone, with two engraved shields, bearing the initial letters of the names of the united parishes of St. Nicholas and St. Leonard, and on scrolls the words, In the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, good Lord, deliver us.]

By Parishioners and Friends in pious memory of John Eden, Bachelor in Divinity, and for forty-one years Vicar of the Parishes of SS. Nicholas and Leonard, who deceased on the ffeast of the Nativity, in the year of our Lord God MDCCCXL: being the LXXVIIIth year of his age.

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Sacred to the memory of Mrs Charlotte Gordon, relict of the late James Gordon, Esq, of London. | She departed this life at her house in Bath September 4th, 1830, aged 57 years, and whose remains lie interred in the family vault | in St Peter's Church, in this City. Her afflicted daughters, Mrs Maze and Miss Gordon, have caused this tablet to be erected as a mournful testimony of their sincere love and affection for their mother.

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(South wall, from east end.)

Sacred to the memory of Mary Maze, the beloved wife of Peter Maze, Merchant, of this City. She departed this life on the 17th January, 1827, aged 63 years.

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Sacred to the memory of Alexander Ford, of King Street Hall [in this Parish], | who departed this life April 4th, 1825, | aged 38 years.

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Sacred to the memory of William Henry Terrell, | second son of William Terrell, of this City, Merchant. He died July 4th, 1846, aged 46 years. Also of Henrietta Janet, daughter of Peter and Henrietta Moffatt, of Montego Bay, Jamaica, the beloved wife of William Terrell, of Falmouth, Jamaica, grandson of the abovenamed William Terrell. She died July 13th, 1848, at Funchal, Madeira, and lies buried in the cemetery of that place. Also of William Terrell, Merchant, of this City, | father of the above-named W. H. Terrell. The whole of his life an inhabitant, and for nearly fifty years a vestryman of this Parish. He died July 25th, 1851, aged 82 years.

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Sacred to the memory of Ann, the beloved wife of William Smith, of this Parish, who died September 9th, 1804, | aged 58 years. Also the above-named William Smith, Gentleman, who terminated a life of industry & integrity | November 29th, 1824, | aged 83, and lies buried in the crypt of this church.

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Sacred to the memory | of Kosciusko Terrell, Attorney-at-Law, son of William and Mary Elizabeth Terrell, of this City. He died the 13th of August, 1821, in the 26th year of his age, at Falmouth, in Jamaica, and lies buried in the same place. Also of Mary Elizabeth Terrell, the beloved wife of William Terrell. She departed this life the 28th November, 1826, aged 57 years, and lies buried in the crypt of this church. Also of Elizabeth Bryant, mother of the above Mary Elizabeth Terrell. She departed this life the 12th May, 1827, aged 76 years.

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Sacred to the memory of | William Edwards, Esquire, | of this

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City, Banker, who died the 6th of January, 1854, aged 82 Also of Sarah, his wife, who died the 3rd of August, 1850, | aged 72 years. Their remains are deposited in the crypt of this church

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Sacred to the memory of Hannah, | widow of the late Charles Bell, Esq, of Hilton, Fifeshire. She departed this life April III. MDCCCXXXIV. Mary Young, sister of the above, and widow of Captn R. Young, XXXIII Regt Foot, died XX April, MDCCCXXXVIII. | James Torrance, Esq, died XX Septr, MDCCCXL.

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Within the vault | beneath this sacred edifice | rests the remains of Joseph Bennitt, late of this Parish, Ironmonger, who departed this life June 9th, 1792, in the 37 year of his age.

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Sacred to the memory of William Hassell, of this City, who departed this life the 10th of November, 1828, aged 53 years. | Also of Amy Carew, daughter of William Hassell, who died the 30th of March, 1814, | aged 4 years. Also of Amy Carew, wife of William Hassell, who departed this life the 20th May, 1830, aged 51 years. | Whose remains lie in the vault beneath.

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Sacred to the memory of George Franklyn, of this City, who terminated a life of industry and strict integrity on the 2nd November, 1819, aged 61. His afflicted widow has caused this tablet to be erected as a mournful testimony of her sincere love and respect for her husband.

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Near this place lieth the body of Thomas Rishton, Esq, of this City, who died July 9th, 1766, aged 49 years. Also the bodies of Earnest Hetling and Henry Rishton Hetling, | two of the grandsons of the said Thomas Rishton; the former of whom died in his infancy April 30th, 1778, and the latter November 27th, 1789, aged 13 years. Also the body of Eleanor Hetling, of this City, widow, who died Oct 27th, 1836, aged 85 years, daughter of the above Thomas Rishton, and mother of the said Earnest and Henry Rishton Hetling.

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Sacred to the memory of James, eldest son of Peter Maze, Esq, of this City, Merchant. He died on the 5th day of April, 1831, in the 33rd year of his age. Endow'd with superior talents, and imbued with the spirit of enterprize and research, he travelled into various countries of the globe, and ultimately | visited Egypt, where descending from the summit of the largest

pyramid he fell, and was awfully and instantly taken from time into eternity, sincerely lamented by his relatives and numerous friends. His remains are interred in the Greek monastery in Grand Cairo. Deeply (but resignedly) sorrowing for his loss, his father hath caused this monument to be erected.

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This monument (raised by voluntary subscription) is designed to perpetuate the memory of Nathaniel Bridges, D.D., | for thirtyfive years Afternoon Lecturer of this church. He died on the 17th day of July, 1834, aged 84. He preached Christ crucified with (6 simplicity and godly sincerity;" his boldness, his energy, his affection, were of no common order. | To "rich and poor," in private as in public, to the living and dying, he rejoiced to speak of Christ and of his "great salvation." | Being "led by the Spirit of God, he lived to his glory," and died "looking unto Jesus." [Inscription not very legible.]

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Sacred to the memory of William Henry Goldwyer, many years an eminent surgeon | in this City, an affectionate father, and a sincere friend. | This tablet is erected by his afflicted widow, to perpetuate his worth. He filled the distinguished station of Provincial Grand Master over the Ancient Society of Free Masons in this district for fourteen years, and was interred with the highest masonic honours. He died 7th March, | A.D. 1820, A.L. 5824, | aged 58 years.

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Sacred to the memory of Henry Goldwyer, M.D., | ́who died May 28th, 1845, aged 49 years.

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Sacred to the memory of ......Mary, the beloved wife of Henry Granger, of this City, and youngest daughter of John Wadham, Esquire, of Frenchay House, Frenchay, Gloucestershire. She departed this life in the 32nd year of her age, | December 12th, 1821, and lies interred beneath this tablet in the crypt of the church. [Not distinct in two or three places.]

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Sacred to the memory of Charles Granger, Esq, | who lies interred in a vault in the crypt of this church. He departed this life Nov 22nd, 1835, at his residence Hallen Lodge, Henbury,! in the 81st year of his age. He was for fifty years a vestryman of this Parish, and in the various relations of life discharged his duties with an integrity which gained him the esteem of all who knew him. This monument is erected by his widow, to testify her loss, and perpetuate her respect for the memory of an affectionate husband and kind father. Also of Ann, his widow, who departed this life, | (humbly trusting in the merits of her Saviour,) Nov 24th, 1845, aged 76 years.

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In the vault near this place | lyeth ye body of Abraham Hungerford, Esq. Obiit 1st December, 1723, aged 34 years. | Also Samuel, his son, aged 3 months. | Also | Ann, his wife, daughter of Alderman Wallis, of this Parish. Obiit 25th February, 1755, | aged 65 years. Also | Francis Hungerford Brown, grandson | of said Abraham & Ann Hungerford. Obiit 8th January, 1758, aged 6 years. Also here lyeth ye body of Thomas Hungerford, Gent. Obiit 28th March, 1760, aged 67 years. Also the body of Francis Brown, Esq', who married | Ann, daughter of the abovementioned Abraham Hungerford, and died 24th January, | 1770, aged 67 years. Also the said Ann Brown, who died Febry ye 9th 1774. Also Thomas, son of the above Francis & Ann Brown, who died August 7th, 1772. | Also Rebecca, their daugh, who died November [remainder concealed from view.]

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In the same vault is interred the body of John Daubeny, Esquire, of the Parish of Saint Augustine, in this City, who died the 4th December, 1794, aged 42 years. Also | Harriet, youngest daughter of the said John Daubeny, who died the 14th April, 1815, aged 22 years. Also | William, youngest son of the said John Daubeny and Ann, his wife, died 25th December, 1845, aged 59 years, and was buried in the vault beneath. | Ann, wife of the above John Daubeny, eldest daughter of the said Francis Brown and Ann, his wife, and the last surviving | granddaughter of the said Abraham Hungerford, died the 25th November, 1829, and was buried in the Abbey Church, Bath. | Frances, second daughter of the above John Daubeny, died the 18th March, 1858, in Bath, | æt. 73 years, and was buried in Lansdown Cemetery. In the same vault is deposited the body of | Frederick Jones, Esquire, who married | Marianne, eldest daughter of the said John and Ann Daubeny, and died the 8th July, 1840, aged 52 years. He was the youngest and only surviving | child of the late Thomas Jones, of this City, Merchant, and of Long Cross, near Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan, by Mary, his wife, who is interred with her said husband in their family vault in the parish church of Saint James, in this City. | Also of Marianne, relict of the above Frederick Jones, | who died the 9th March, 1853.

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IN MEMORIE OF THAT | GREATE BENEFACTOVR TO THIS CITIE, | JOHN WHITSON, MERCHAVNT, TWICE MAYOR AND ALDERMAN, AND FÖVR TIMES MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT | FOR THIS CITIE, | WHO DIED IN THE 72 YEARE OF HIS AGE, | A.D. 1629. | A WORTHIE PATTERNE | TO ALL THAT COME AFTER HIM.

[Whitson and his three wives lie buried in the crypt, where is a monument with his effigy in the stiff formality of the seventeenth

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