NRO ZA 8011

JOHANNIS AUSTIN A.M.,
Hujus Ecclesiae
per Annos 43 Rector
Obiit
12 Nov. Anno 1764
Aetat. 73.

Transcription
John Austin A.M.
Rector of this church
for 43 years
died
12 Nov. in the year 1764
Age 73

Hic
Conduntur Reliquiae
CATHARINAE Uxoris
JOHANNIS AUSTIN
hujusae Parochiae
Rectoris
Obiit 24th die Julii
A.D. 1732
Aetatis Suae 40

Transcription
Here
are delivered up the remains
of Catherine wife of John Austin
Rector of this parish
Died 24th. July
AD 1732
of her age 40

In
memory of
GEORGE FITZROY
formerly
Lieutenant and Captain
Grenadier Guards;
died MDCCCLXXXIII
Lord now lettest thy servant
"depart in peace" St. Luke II. 29.

below C1

To the Glory of God and in loving Memory
of FRANCIS FITZROY Barrister-at-law and late
Fellow of Trinity Hall Cambridge Born 1833. Died 1904
"He giveth this beloved sleep."

This screen was erected by his Widow

On the floor in front of Font

Here Lyeth the Body
of THOMAS HAINES
Husband of ELIZABETH
HAINES who departed
this life November
THE 8th 1705

Alabaster alter-tomb

No inscriptions visible.
According to Goldberg the knight is mounted on a lion and the inscription round the edge is as follows
Propiciante Deo qui campinile peregit JOHN WYDEVIL sub eo jam lapis iste
tegit propiciare Deus et
WIDEVILLE grandfather of the first Earl of Rivera, who built or completed the tower of this church)

No inscription visible

To the lasting honour of the men of this
parish who faithfully served their King and
country during the Great War 1914 -1918

C. MILES
EDWARD ROGERS
"Made the great sacrifice."

below C5
Scroll signed by John Dumpleton 1953

To the honour of those
who served in the World
War from the parish of
Grafton Regis & Alderton
1939-1945
(There follows a list of 32 names, one of whom was killed in action)
WALTER RICHARSON killed in action Corporal RASC
Also those who served in the Home Guard & other Services

White marble slab surmounted by arms and crest on north wall of north aisle

In memory of
Sir CHARLES AUGUSTUS FITZ-ROY,
K.C.B., K.H.,
formerly Lt. Governor of Prince Edward Islands
Governor - in Chief of the Leeward Islands,
and late Governer-General of the Australian Colonies,
who died Feb. 16th 1858
aged 61
He leaves one daughter, married to
Captain the Honourable KEITH STEWART, C.B.- R.N.
and two sons
"God is our hope and strength, a very present help in trouble.
"Psalm XLVI. I

Stained glass window in north wall of north aisle

"Thy brother shall rise again."
In loving memory of JOHN BARWICK SAMS, born 1848, died in Colorado in 1895

On north wall of north aisle White marble with 2 pillars surmounted by a laurel wreath

In memory of
the Right Honourable Lady MARY FITZROY
wife of Sir CHARLES AUGUSTUS FITZROY K.C.B, K.H.
and daughter of
CHARLES, 4th Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Aubigny, K.G.
died 7th December 1847
Also in memory of
Capt. AUGUSTUS CHARLES LENNOX FITZROY
of the Royal Artillery
eldest son of Sir CHARLES and Lady MARY FITZROY
who died on the 10th of September 1855 aged 33
at the camp before Sebastopol, from the effect of a wound
received on the 8th September
while commanding in one of the advanced batteries
covering the attack on the Redan
where he had greatly distinguished himself by his gallant conduct
"In the midst of life we are in death, of whom may
we seek for succour but of thee, O Lord!"

T. GAFFIN
REGENT St. LONDON

Brass tablet below Stained glass window in north wall of north aisle

To the Glory of God and to the memory of
MARY CATHERINE FITZROY died 1855,
LAURA FANNY FITZROY died 1862
CHARLES VANE FITZROY died 1871
GEORGE ROBERT FITZROY died 1898
This window is dedicated by their
sister LOUISA ELIZABETH FITZROY A.D.1900

Inscription in window
"Mors Janua Vitae Est."

Vestry - north wall of north aisle. White marble monument

In memory of
CHARLES VANE FITZROY
late Captain Rifle Brigade
born MDCCCXXXV
buried at Torquay
MDCCCLXXI

Vestry - north wall of north aisle. White marble monument

Sacred
to the memory
of Lord CHARLES FITZROY
2nd son of the 4th Duke of Grafton
born Feby. 28th 1791
Entered the Army May 1807
served with the Guards in Spain
and in the Walcheren Expedition.
D.A.A.G to Sir Rowland Hill 1812 - 1814
A.A.G to Lord Hill 1815.
Present at the Battles of Corunna,
Siege and taking of Badajos, Vittoria,
Pyrenees, Nive, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulose,
Waterloo.
Served as Resident in Zante
and A.A.G in Dublin.
Sold out of the Army 1835.
In Parliament for many sessions.
A steady Liberal in politics,
died
June 17th 1865.
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: even so saith the
spirit: for they rest from their labours."

"Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Mine eyes have seen thy salvation. Behold thy mother."

At east end of central aisle

In
memory
of
LOUISA FITZROY,
the beloved wife of
GEORGE FITZROY
and youngest daughter
of JOHN HARRIS
of Radford, Devon
born MDCCC,
died MDCCCLXV
"In the Lord I put my trust."
Psalm XI, Verse 1.

Slaymaker North-ton

below C15

To the memory of
Lt. Colonel
RALPH HENRY FENWICK LOMBE,
the late Norfolk Regiment
born 1854 died 1930.
Church Warden Grafton Regis 1911 - 1930.

This brass has been placed by
the people of this parish.

Brass plaque on chancel wall to left of altar.

In loving memory of
CHARLES DAWSON SAMS, R.N.R.,
aged 41 years,
who was lost whilst in command
of the"Bokhara" which was wrecked
off the coast of the Pescadores
on the 10th Oct. 1892.
"And there was no more sea."
Rev. 21

"Remember
before God."
LAWRENCE WOOD
1910 - 1977
Rector of this
Parish
1973 - 1977

Memorial on floor in front of alter rail

EDWARD NATHANIEL
HODGES
died the 19th June 1786 aged 12 weeks
When the Archangel Trump
shall blow And Souls and Bodies join
What cloud shall wish their stay below
Had been as short as thine

Brass candlestick on altar

In memory of
GENERAL FITZROY
Placed here by Parishioners and Friends,
1898.

Come ye Blessed of - my Father Inherit - the Kingdom - prepared for - you from the four-

Hungry and ye fed me - thirsty & ye save me drink - a stranger & ye took me in - naked and ye clothed me
"Sick and ye visited me - In prison & ye came to me."

Base of 4 stained glass windows behind altar.

To the glory of God & in loving - memory of BARWICK JOHN SAMS - for 47 years Rector of this parish - born 1803 died 1885

Book of Common Prayer/ Holy Bible

Label inside front cover of the Book of Common Prayer on Rector's kneeler next to the pulpit and Holy Bible on lectern in front of pews.
To the Glory of God
and in commemeration of
the fiftieth year
of the reign of
Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

This book
was presented to
Grafton Regis Church
by
the Congregation.
C.J.P. BLUNDELL
Rector
J. BRAFIELD
H. LINNELL
Churchwardens

On wall above pulpit

Hymn/Psalm number board.
Cpl. RICHARDSON W. J.
111th. RASC (MAC)
July 2nd 1945.
Called to Higher Service

Large white tablet on wall between windows to the right of pulpit, above pews

Surmounted by coat-of-arms and with carved figurines on either side.

To the memory
of CHARLOTTE MARIA, Countess of Euston,
second daughter of JAMES, Earl of WALDEGRAVE,
born October the 11th 1761,
buried in this church February the 8th 1808,
whose virtues rendered her the object
of the tendered affection during life
and afford the most consoling hopes
of her eternal happiness to her surviving husband,
by whom this monument is erected.
"The sufferings of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the glory which
shall be revealed in us." Romans, Chap 8. Ver.18.

between C22 and main entrance

White marble tablet depicting a large urn covered with a drape.

To the memory of
Lord JAMES HENRY FITZROY
born 19th of April 1804, deceas'd 26th July 1834
He was the third surviving son of
GEORGE HENRY, Duke of Grafton, and CHARLOTTE MARIA, his wife,
the second daughter of JAMES Earl of WALDEGRAVE.
His life, tho' but a span, was accompanied in its course
by the esteem of affectionate relations and of sincere friends,
as his death was an occasion to them all,
of deep affliction and regret.
"Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" Job chap. II. V.10th.
"It is the Lord: let Him do what seemeth Him good." I Samuel, Chap.III, v 18th.
W. Behnes
sculp.
London