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John and Julie Tucker Family History
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Church of the Holy Cross, Chisledon, Wiltshire, England |
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Church of the Holy Cross, Chisledon, Wiltshire, England |
| Source ID |
S669 |
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The church of the Holy Cross is a plain edifice of stone in the Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and an embattled tower with pinnacles containing 5 bells: there are several monuments and tablets to the families of Mellish, Calley, Browne and Crowdy: the east window is stained, and there is a memorial to John Browne esq.; one, erected by his brother officers in 1894, to Capt. J. D. Calley, 16th Lancers, who died at Lucknow; a memorial window to Capt. H. Calley R.H.A. who died in India in 1898, and another to Mrs. H. Calley, placed in 1906: the church was restored in 1893, at a cost of over £2,000: a vestry and organ chamber were added in 1894: there are 292 sittings. The churchyard was closed by an Order in Council in 1879.
Cemeteries
A cemetery of 1½ acres was formed in 1877, at a cost of £1,100, with two mortuary chapels.
Church Records
The parish register dates from the year 1641.
The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Chisledon 1641-1812, is available to browse online. |
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Ernest William John Pearce |
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