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St Mary’s Graveyard<\/strong>, Martham<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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There are just over 1,100 photographs on this website of the gravestones at St Mary the Virgin from the years 1722 to 2000. In addition there are photographs of plaques for people whose ashes have been scattered in the Garden of Remembrance and a small number for memorials from inside the Church.

To find the photograph of a gravestone you want, first go to the alphabetical list of people buried there by clicking on the link at the end of this paragraph. The list is in alphabetical surname order. Married ladies are listed under their married surname but their maiden name is also given where it is known. Some people are listed more than once because there is more than one photograph of their grave. Find the person you want and make a note of the section and plot the grave is in plus the Image Number.<\/strong> The graveyard is divided into nine sections from A to I for administrative purposes. In order to make a photo easier to find they have been divided into the nine sections from A to I and two others for the plaques. Come back to this page and click on the section link shown below which will take you to the gallery of photos for that section. Scroll to the Image Number you want, this will start with DSCF….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of St Mary’s graves by person<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first image in each gallery is a plan of the plots for the section concerned. This may be of help if you are visiting the graveyard and want to find the grave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'A'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'B'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'C'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'D'<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'E'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'F'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'G'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'H'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graveyard Section 'I'<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Commemorative Plaques & Tiles<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Area for Scattering of Ashes<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Additional Burial Ground – 1899<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1899 action was taken to extend the graveyard that is now sections H & I. A conveyance was drawn up by Bensley and Bolingbroke of Norwich and the agreement was signed by the vicar at the time Reverend George Merriman as follows:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I, the Rev\u2019d George Merriman, Clerk, M.A. Vicar of the Vicarage and Parish Church of Martham in the County of Norfolk and Diocese of Norwich under the authority of \u201cThe Consecration of Church Wardens Act 1867\u201d do hereby freely and voluntarily give grant and convey unto the person or persons or corporation sole or aggregate in whom the churchyard and or the Burial Place known as the Churchyard of Martham aforesaid is now vested  his or their heirs or successors. All that piece of land (part of the Glebe Land of the said vicarage of Martham) containing 0 acres, 2 rods, 0 perched or thereabouts situate in Martham  aforesaid and abutting upon the present Churchyard of Martham towards the south. Which said piece of land is delineated on the plan drawn in the margin hereof and hereon coloured pink. And all rights to the interest in the same in every part thereof. To be held forever as part of the said Churchyard or Burial place. In Witness where of I have here unto set my hand to seal this.
Signed sealed and delivered by the above named Geo Merriman in the presence of William Roland Hulme, Church Street, Martham certificated schoolmaster.
10th<\/sup> July 1899<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source Norfolk Records Office DN\/CSP 14\/5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

And, there’s more!<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n