Above: St. Catherine's Church, Beckermet
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
Gosforth
Jane Hannah Sherwen, died December 11th 1880
John Sherwen of Seascale How, died 4th November 1822
Sarah Sherwen, his wife, died 3rd July 1828
John, his son, died July 1844, aged 70 years
Hannah, his wife, died 28th September 1873
Henry Sherwen of High Boonwood, died 9th February 1874, aged 68 years
Nellie, his wife, died 25th May 1844, aged 38 years
Eleanor, his daughter, died 4th November 1840, aged 3 years and 10 months
John, his son, died 20th October 1847, aged 17 years.
Sarah, second wife of henry, died 20th April 1863, aged 53.
Their son John, died at Liverpool, on 2nd May 1878, aged 27 years
John Sherwen, died 1745, aged 26
William Sherwen, died 1958, of How, Seascale
Mary Jane Elizabeth, his wife, died 1960
Mary Agnes, their daughter
Gosforth Library (originally Gosforth Gate Hall)
Inscription above the door at Gosforth Gate hall of "1628 John and Margratt Shearwen" (now Gosforth Library)
Arlecdon Churchyard
St. Michael's Church, Arlecdon.
Below is the gravestone of Peter Sherwen of Acreswall, who died 1819, aged 52. Also buried here is Peter's wife Ann who died in March 1840, aged 75 years, his son, John Sherwen of Scallow and Eleanor, wife of John Sherwen who died 9th March 18-- aged 70 years. Hannah, his granddaughter, 1864 or 1884, died Arlecdon, aged 3 years. William, son of John, died December 1896, aged 60 years. John Sherwen, who died at Town End Farm, Wilton, in 1919 (?), aged 87 years and Catherine Sarah, his wife, 1927, aged 90 years, and Peter, their son, who died at Kirkland in 1924, and Elizabeth, their daughter, aged 79 years.
Below is the gravestone of Peter Sherwen of Acreswall, who died 1819, aged 52. Also buried here is Peter's wife Ann who died in March 1840, aged 75 years, his son, John Sherwen of Scallow and Eleanor, wife of John Sherwen who died 9th March 18-- aged 70 years. Hannah, his granddaughter, 1864 or 1884, died Arlecdon, aged 3 years. William, son of John, died December 1896, aged 60 years. John Sherwen, who died at Town End Farm, Wilton, in 1919 (?), aged 87 years and Catherine Sarah, his wife, 1927, aged 90 years, and Peter, their son, who died at Kirkland in 1924, and Elizabeth, their daughter, aged 79 years.
Irton Churchyard
Very hard to read here -
Christopher Moor of Crag, died 30th November 1774, aged 80 years.
Elizabeth Moor 13th July 1782, aged 87 years.
Hannah, their daughter, who died January 26th 1802, aged 99 years
Also in memory of Henry, the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Moor, who died 6th December, 1902 (I think) aged 77 years.
And also Jane .. or... Mary... wife.. (can't read), died 2nd December 1794, aged 71