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Following is a sample of monumental inscriptions transcribed from the churchyard of the Parish Church of St. John, Aldenham. It illustrates the kind of detail available but how time and tide have created difficulties for the transcriber.

B01AARO/ Ruth FUSEDALE/ who departed this life Janry 4th 1868/ aged 23 years
B02I/LM/O/Mary Ann WHITLLEY aged 42/ also of Ada aged 15/ Elizabeth Jane aged 13/ and William Richard aged 8/ the wife and children of/ Edward WHITLLEY of Aldenham/who were accidentally drowned/ Febry 4th 1880/ The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken/ away, blessed be the name of the Lord/ Job 1. 21v/ Father in thy gracious keeping/ leave we now thy servants sleeping
B03Flat stone - TTMO/ Martin Henry PINE/ who departed this life/ Feb 21 1866 aged 38 years/ Come unto me all ye that labour/ and are heavy laden and I will give you rest
B04Flat stone - I/L/A/A/M/of/ Ishmael WHITLEY/ died January 16 1877/ aged 47 years/ also of Elizabeth WHITLEY/beloved wife of/ Ishmael WHITLEY/ died June 17 1899/ aged 68 years/ also of/ Ishmael WHITLEY/ youngest son of/ Ishmael & Elizabeth/ died at Melbourne/ September 26 1894/ aged 33 years/ Blessed/ are/ the departed/ who in the Lord/ are sleeping/ also of/ Ellen WHITLEY/ beloved wife of/ John Edmund WHITLEY/ died January 4 1931/ aged 88 years/ also of John Edmund WHITLEY/ died May 30 1934/ aged 78 years/ also of/ Olive Clark WHITLEY/ died November 7 1938/ aged 85 years
B05S/TTMO/William WHITTLEY/ who departed this life/ March 20th 18[ ] [stone eroded] aged 33 years/ [verse illegible] [P/R: bur 25.3.1866 age 33, Elstree in Aldenham]
B06S/TTMO/Edmund WHITLEY/ who departed this life Ma[ ] 15th [ ]¹ [stone eroded]/ aged 62 years/ also of/ Elizabeth/ wife of the above/ born June 23rd 1808/ died March 23rd 1887/ Plagues and deaths around us fl[ ]/ Till He bids we cannot die/ Not a single shaft can hit/ Till the Lord of love sees fit [¹ P/R: bur 20.5.1867 age 62, Delrow]
B07Broken stone, only words legible - [Jane] WHITLEY² who died/ Richard WHITLEY/ March 22 184[-]¹ aged 1 year/ Footstone - [ ] W 1832/ [ ] W 184[-] [¹P/R: bur 28.3.1845 age 12 months] [²Gerish: Jane WHITLEY d Mar 7 1832 an infant]
B08S/TTMO/ Sarah/ the wife of James COOMBS/ who departed this life Decr 12th 1863/ aged 46 years/ We must through much tribulation enter/ into the Kingdom of God Acts XIV,22/ also/ ILRO/ Mary COOMBS/ beloved daughter of the above/ who died October 29th 1880/ aged [-2] years¹ / Thy will be done Luke XI.2 Footstone - SC 1863/ MC 1880 [¹P/R: bur 3.11.1880 age 32, Watford]
B08S/TTMO/ Sarah/ the wife of James COOMBS/ who departed this life Decr 12th 1863/ aged 46 years/ We must through much tribulation enter/ into the Kingdom of God Acts XIV,22/ also/ ILRO/ Mary COOMBS/ beloved daughter of the above/ who died October 29th 1880/ aged [-2] years¹ / Thy will be done Luke XI.2 Footstone - SC 1863/ MC 1880 [¹P/R: bur 3.11.1880 age 32, Watford]
B09Eroded stone, only words legible - Richard COOMBS who/ Footstone - RC 1852 [Gerish: Richard COOMBS d June 27 1852 age 62]
B10Flat stone - S/TTMO/ Elizabeth Mary CHEAL/who died March 6 1860 aged 6 months/ also/ Jane Amelia CHEAL/ who died Dec 19 1863 aged [--] years³ / [Two lines of verse illegible]/ also the parents of the above/ Mary CHEAL/ who died Aug 12 1873 aged 44 years/ and George CHEAL/ gardener at Delrow House/ who died Nov [25] 1873 aged [4-] years¹ / also George Nicholas/ last remaining child of the/ above named George - Mary CHEAL/ who died July 7th 187[-] aged 8 years² [¹ P/R: bur 27.11.1873 age 44, Delrow Cottage, ² bur 10.7.1875 age 10, Watford, ³ age 6]
B11I/LM/O/George KNOWLES/died March 3rd 1916/ aged 61 years/ Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads/ also of Eunice his wife/ who died September 27th 1937/ aged 80 years/ They shall obtain joy and gladness/ and sorrow and sighing shall flee away/ also Frederick George/ son of the above/ who fell in France July 31st 1917/ aged 32 years/ We know not where they have laid him
B12I/LM/O/Zaccariah SMITH/died Oct 20th 1888 aged 64 years/ Peace perfect peace/ also of/ Ellen/ beloved wife of the above/ died Sep 14th 1911 aged 59 years/ interred in Hillside Cemetery/ Portage la Prarie, Canada/ There shall be no more pain
B13IMO/John HUNT/who died 20th Oct 1855 aged 83 years/ also Mary HUNT/ who died 10th July 1859 aged 78 years/ also Ann HUNT/ who died 11th May 1838 aged 38 years/ also Charlotte HUNT/ who died 21st Sept 1861 aged 46 years/ The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away/ blessed be the name of the Lord
B14I/L/M/O/Sarah/ the wife of/ John BATES/ born February 23 1829/ died October 21 1885/ [two lines of verse illegible] also/ John BATES/ husband of the above/ died May 7th 1905 aged 80 years
B15IARO/ Charles MEAD/ of Patchett's Green Farm/ who died July 11th 1869/ aged 50 years/ The Lord knoweth the days of the/ upright and their inheritance shall/ be forever - Psalm 37.18v/ also of/ Harriet MEAD/ wife of the above/ who died April 14th 1904/ aged 81 years/ also of/ Charles MEAD/ son of the above/ who died May 9th 1908/ aged 55 years/ also of/ Thomas MEAD/ who died Jan 4th 1939/ aged 87 years
B16I/ARO/ Robert George MEAD/ who died July 26th 1862/ aged 5 years and 10 months/ Here lies a youth a son much loved most dear/ so early called from hence the loss severe/ Esteemed by friends and by the just approved/ in death lamented as in life beloved
B17Flat stone - ILM/O/ Henry WHITLEY/ who departed this life Dec 12th 1888/ aged 57 years [2 lines of verse illegible]
B18Broken stone, only words legible - ILM/ James WHITLEY/ aged [Gerish has an entry for: James WHITLEY d Nov 26 1886 age 60]
B19I/LM/O/ George WHITLEY/ who died April 19th 1891/ aged 44 years/ God over all/ also Mary Ann/ beloved wife of the above/ who died March 16th 1927/ aged 83 years/ also/ Jane/ beloved wife of/ George THARBY/ died February 5th 1932/ aged 47 years
B20Broken stones in bush - and of/ Margaret WHITLEY/ died December 28th 1936/ aged 71 years/ Abide with me
B21ILMO/ mother/ Sarah Jane BURNELL/ died Jan 7 1901 aged 55 years/ also George Tuck BURNELL/ son of the above/ died Feb 12 1940 aged 66 years/ also his wife/ Marian Tryphena/ died Feb 14 1954 aged 84 years Mason - E. Woodfield Ltd/ Footstone JB[ ] 1872 [not necessarily part of this stone - nothing found in P/R]
B22Flat stone - IMO/ Ellen OCLEE/ born 26th February 1846/ died 19th October 1855
B24I/LMO/ Eunice Marian WHITLEY/ who after long and patient suffering/ entered into rest August 6th 1906/ aged 29 years/ also/ George WHITLEY/ died February 11th 1941/ aged 68 years/ also/ Frances Ann WHITLEY/ died April 15th 1950/ aged 69 years/ also/Kate WHITLEY/ died March 12th 1973/ aged 90 years
B25I/LM/O/ John Eldridge BURNELL/ of Letchmore Heath/ who died November 7 1905/ aged 67 years/ Peace perfect peace/ also of/ Jane BURNELL/ wife of the above/ died Aug 27 1933 aged 93 years
B26ILMO/William Michael MEAD/ of Patchet's Green Farm/ who died Aug 31st 1891/ aged 57 years/ Surely I come quickly/ amen even so come Lord Jesus/ Rev XXII 20/ also of/ William MEAD/ son of/ William Michael MEAD/ died March 27th 1919/ aged 36 years/ At rest
B27IMO/ Ann wife of/ William NEVILLE/ who departed this life/ the 29th October 1839/ aged 65 years/ also of the above named/ William NEVILLE/ of Newlands in the parish/ of Saint Stephens, Farmer/ who departed this life/ the 12th December 1843/ aged 73 years
B28Flat stone, extremely pitted - S/TTMO/ Elizabeth DICKINSON/ daughter of/ [W[ ] Jane DICKINSON/ of this parish/ who died 2 Sept 183[ ]/ in the 44th year of her age/ [4 lines of verse illegible] [P/R: bur 6.9.1837 Elizabeth DICKINSON, Abbots Langley age 45]

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