19 Sept 2021

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist Church & Churchyard, Doddington

More grave hunting today. Specifically there were three requests on findagrave.com for pictures of existing entries. Two had passed in 1980 and the other one in 1958. These are the requests that I like as there is a realistic chance I can find them. When I see a request for a picture of a headstone from the 1700s my heart sinks as surviving headstones from that far back are rare and the ones you do find are normally worn down with little detail.

Today the church was open and I was gifted with a partial map of burial plots and names. This is so rare but makes it so much easier tomfind plots and help people get their photos. I've attached the map and name list in the hope that someone googling may eventually find it here and it can assist in some way. Apologies for the poor pics but the sun was causing reflections - hopefully you can click to enlarge and zoom in.

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