St John's Church, Worsthorne

 

St John the Evangelist is the parish church of Worsthorne, and was founded prior to 1835.

It is located near OS grid reference SD870320.

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In Loving Memory of / JOHN / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF  / ALICE ORMEROD, / OF OLD HALL FARM, WORSTHORNE, / WHO DIED JUNE 21ST 1904, / IN HIS 73RD YEAR. / ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED ALICE, / WHO DIED JUNE 10TH 1907, / IN HER 74TH YEAR. / ALSO SARAH ANN, THE BELOVED / WIFE OF HENRY ORMEROD, / WHO DIED MARCH 16TH 1902, / IN HER 27TH YEAR / ALSO SARAH PARKER, THE / BELOVED GRAND-DAUGHTER OF / THE AFORESAID / JOHN & ALICE ORMEROD, / WHO DIED SEP. 5TH 1904, / AGED 23 YEARS. / ALSO FRANK, THEIR SON, / WHO DIED JULY 18TH, 1911, / AGED 35 YEARS. / ALSO GEORGE, THEIR SON, / WHO DIED AUG 15TH 1912,  / AGED 45 YEARS. / ALSO HENRY, BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE SARAH ANN ORMEROD.

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ALSO HARRY, THEIR SON / KILLED IN ACTION (FRANCE) / MARCH 4TH 1917, AGED 19 YEARS.

ALSO JOHN, BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNIE ORMEROD, / WHO DIED APRIL 16TH 1938, AGED 44 YEARS.

ALSO JAMES, THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ELIZABETH HANNAH ORMEROD, / WHO DIED DEC. 30TH 1935, AGED 66 YEARS.

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Expanded view of the grave of John Ormerod (d. 1904) and his family

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In Loving Memory / of / ANN ORMEROD / DIED APRIL 19TH 1922, / AGED 79 YEARS / ALSO LEWIS / SON OF THE ABOVE / DIED APRIL 5TH 1940, / AGED 60 YEARS.

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Gravestone of Sarah Ormerod (née Smith) and her infant, who died in 1891

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LOVING MEMORY OF / LAWRENCE WILLIAM HALSTED / ORMEROD / OF HURSTWOOD / WHO DIED DECR 1ST 1921 / IN HIS 50TH YEAR / ALSO SUSIE ORMEROD / HIS DAUGHTER / WHO DIED NOVR 24TH 1945 / AGED 46 YEARS / ALSO MARY WIFE OF / LAWRENCE W.H. ORMEROD / WHO DIED JULY 18TH 1953 / AGED 82 YEARS / ALSO THEIR SON / LAWRENCE WILLIAM HALSTED / ORMEROD / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / DOROTHY ORMEROD / WHO DIED MAY 19TH 1960 / AGED 50 YEARS / ALSO DOROTHY BELOVED / WIFE OF LAWRENCE / WHO DIED NOVR 10TH 1994 AGED 86 YEARS