St Leonard's Church, Seaford

Memorial Inscriptions

Section I

Memorials are listed in plot order by section

[ Sources: PR = Parish Register. HS = Henry Simmons (1860). WL = Wood/Landrock (1999). OS = Other Source. ]
Plot numbers are below the inscriptions. d.= died i.=interred Click on icons for images

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HILDER

SIMMONS

+
In loving memory of
EDGAR HILDER.
born Jan: 30: 1809.
fell asleep Feb: 15: 1880.
"Thy will be done."

Also of
LUCY ANN, widow of the above
born Oct: 27:1809.
fell asleep May: 6: 1894.
"Peace perfect peace."

[ I01 ]

Sacred
To the memory of
EDWARD SIMMONS
who departed this life
June 24th 1857
aged 49 years

E S
1857

[ Footstone – I02
OS: Son of Ed Simmons - I10. Wife Jane Simmons d. 1892 ]

Edward Simmons, d 1857 aged 49

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E D S
1851

[ Footstone – I03. HS:
Elizabeth Dunstone Simmons, d. 13 Jan 1851 aged 10.
OS: Dtr of Ed & Jane Simmons - I02 ]

SIMMONS

EARL

SIMMONS

In loving memory of
GEORGE SIMMONS,
died April 25th 1905,
aged 59 years. For 20 years Sexton of this Church.

Also of MARY ANN, his wife,
died Febry 24th 1906, aged 65 years.

In memory
of
ERNEST SIMMONS
16th Sept 1953
Also of
PHOEBE SIMMONS
20th Nov. 1956

In
loving memory of
"BERT"
ALBERT SIMMONS
10th January 1958
aged 80
sexton and clerk
1897 – 1958

[ I04. PR: George Simmons aged 61 ]

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HENRY EARL
- - - - -
- November 1800
- - - - -

H. E

[ Footstone – I05. PR: Henry Earl d. 3 Nov 1800 aged 80 ]

144027 Private
F. G. SIMMONS
The Queen’s
14th June 1917 aged 32
+

[ I06. PR: Frank Gordon Simmons.

In the form of a Commonwealth War Grave.
Due to the circumstances of his death, away from
the front, he was not regarded as eligible for an
official War Grave.
The Church was more compassionate ]

Albert Simmons (tablet on Geo Simmon's grave)

Ernest & Phoebe Simmons (tablet on Geo Simmon's grave)

Frank Gordon Simmons

OSWELL

SIMMONS

+
In loving memory of
WILLIAM OSWELL
30th June 1971
aged 78 years

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Sacred
to the memory of
MARY
wife of William SIMMONS
who departed this life
July 21st 1866
aged 28 years

Also of
WILLIAM SIMMONS
her beloved husband
who died May 5th 1900
aged 6- Years

M S
1866
W S

[ Footstone –I08. PR: William Simmons aged 65.
An Elizabeth Simmons was i. 26 Jul 1866
age 28 ]

In loving memory
- - - - - -

T S
1877
S S
1890

[ Footstone – I09. PR: no matches ]

SIMMONS

HOWELL

To the Memory of
EDWARD SIMMONS
who died Dec 13th 1829
Aged 52 Years

Also of ELIZABETH his wife
who departed this life
February 22nd 1844
Aged 71 Years.

E. S.
1829

[ Footstone – I10
OS: Parents of Edward Simmons - I02 ]

In loving memory
THOMAS SIMMONS
---d October 4th 1887 aged 50 years.

Also JANE his wife
died January 10th 1915 aged 72 years

In memory
of
HARRIET
MARY
SIMMONS
passed away
5th Sept 1963

Also of
SAMUEL
JOSEPH
SIMMONS
passed away
9th Nov 1960.

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Sacred to the memory
of
RICHARD HOWELL.
who died March 18th 1871,
aged 65 years.

Also of
ELIZABETH his wife
who died Oct 30th 1875
aged 68 years

A tribute of love and affection
from their children

R H
1871
E H
1875

[ Footstone - I12 ]

Edward & Elizabeth Simmons - 1829 & 1844

Harriet & Samuel Simmons (tablet on Thos Simmons' grave)

BAKER

BULL

FISK

In
loving memory
of
ABRAHAM BAKER
who died October 4th 1894
aged 59 years.

Also of
GEORGE, son of the above,
who died at Malta
August 31st 1905,
aged 31 years.

Also of LOUISA,
wife of the above named
ABRAHAM BAKER,
who died February 3rd 1910,
aged 75 years.
Her end was peace.

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RICHARD BULL
- - - -
- - - -

[ I14 ]

Richard Bull

In Loving Remembrance
of
THOMAS ANDREW,
son of
John and Jane FISK
of Canonbury London.
died July 28th 1881
aged 7 months

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[ I15. WL: Thomas Andrew d. 20 July ]

Thomas Andrew Fisk

BULL

STONE

In Loving Remembrance
of
MARY,
Wife of
John Henry BULL,
late of Seaford.
died May 15th 1882;
aged 70 years.
----- ----- -----

[ I16. See I17 ]

In
Loving Memory
of
JOHN HENRY BULL
only son of
John and Alice Bull
who departed this life at
Newhaven the 13th January 1886
aged 3 years and 11 months.

Tender shepherd thou hast stilled
sow thy little lamb’s brief weeping;
oh how peaceful, pale, and mild,
in its narrow bed ‘tis sleeping.

[ I17. See I16 ]

In Loving Remembrance of
MARTHA,
Wife of Samuel Duerdin STONE,
Who departed this life
April 12th 1890,
aged 34 years & 6 months.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.

[ I18 ]

John Henry Bull

GOFF	FERRABY
In Affectionate Remembrance of FREDERICK EDGAR GOFF, who died Feb. 14th 1878. in his 19th year. ---- "Then when on earth I breathe no more The prayers oft mixed with tears before. I’ll sing upon a happier shore "Thy Will be done!" [ I19 ]	In Affectionate Remembrance of EDWARD FERRABY, of Alpine Villas. 76 Englefield Road, Islington. formerly of Welford, Northampstonshire. who was drowned at Seaford, 2nd September 1869, aged 32 years. When thou passeth through the waters I will be with thee. Isaiah XLIII. E F 1869 [ Footstone - I20. PR: Edward Ferral i. 7 Sep 1869 age 32, Islington London ]

BULL

In loving memory of
JOHN HENRY BULL,
French Consul, Newhaven
who departed this life
17th June 1907,
aged 64 years.

"So long Thy power hath blest me
Sure it still
will lead me on -----
And with the morn those angel
faces smile,
Which I have loved long since,
and lost awhile."

In loving memory of
ALICE,
wife of John Henry Bull,
French Consul, Newhaven,
who departed this life
9th July, 1904,
aged 53 years.
"In the midst of life we are in death."
One less at home.
The charmed circle broken – a dear face
missed day by day from its accustomed
place.
"Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones
far away.
In Jesus' keeping we are safe and they."

[ I21 ]

The prominent Alice & John Henry Bull Obelisk

John Henry Bull's Obelisk

SKINNER

DURHAM

OCKENDEN

To the Memory
of HANNAH SKINNER
The Daughter of
Robert & Eliz. Skinner
Who died Dec. -- 17--
Aged 8 months

H . S
1785

[ Footstone - I22.
PR: i. 13 Dec 1785 ]

In
Loving Memory of
MARY ALICE DURHAM,
Died 2nd Nov. 1959
Aged 83 years.

Sleeping.

[ I23. PR: confirms this burial, albeit
half a century after the closure of the graveyard ]

In Loving Memory of
JOHN OCKENDEN,
Who entered into eternal rest
December 17th 1885,
Aged 49 years.
"Thy Will be done."

Also of
JOHN WILLIAM OCKENDEN,
Only son of the above
Who departed this life November 10th 1891,
Aged 29 years.
Patient in suffering, happy in death.

Also of his wife
SARAH ELIZABETH
Died October 8th 1921,
Aged 88

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