Burials in Takeley churchyard that are specifically mentioned in Takeley wills. The dates given
are those of the wills, not the probate. Most wills just specify decent Christian burial, or back
to the earth from whence it came.
1530 Thomas Mott
1556 Margaret Bruer
1556 John Collman
1567 Thomas Clerke
1570 Agnes Ewen of Takeley to be buried in Chawreth churchyard.
1580
John Pawflyn
1582
William Brewer
1605 Thomas Burlynge
1612 James Casse
1612 Peter Ewen
1612 probate date. No will Henrye Payne
1613
Walter Hutton
1620 John Barnard
1622
Margaret Bushe
1639
John Campion
1639 Johanne Flude
1643
William Parsly
1656 Thomas Basey
1657 John Smith
1657
Jeffrie Poole
1665
William Collyn
1665 John Laver
1665
William Mead
1665
William Parsley
1798 Sarah Mumford “a plain but decent funeral an a Chest a Grave as I buries my late dear Husband and with
a like tomb as soon as it can be after my decease with Convenience and Expences thereof…”
Joseph Raven.1821. I desire to be buried in the Church Yard of Takely aforesaid in the same Grave with or as near
to the remains of my late dear wife as may be and that my funeral be conducted in a plain and decent manner and
that my Grave be bricked over and a head stone put down with a suitable inscription in my memory…
Wills that specifically mention burial in the vault or the church.
1549 Nicholas Clarke To be buried in the Churche of Takeley aforesaid. He also makes a bequest to the tythes
for the High Altar. This presupposes at least one other altar. There was a statue and probably an altar in the large
niche to the Western side of the now pulpit position toeither St Thomas a Becket, or St Thomas the Apostle.
1598 Thomas Wyberd. Also my bodie to Christian burial in the Chauncell of Takely aforesaid, so neere my
sonne John his children as conveniently may be. This presupposes 2 children at least.
Thomas Gaynfforde. 1603. …my Bodye to the earth to be buryed in the Chansell of the paryshe Church of
Takeley near unto the place where my Father ys Interred.
Benjamin Gooneld. 1626. And my body to the earth to be decently buried according to the discretion of my
Executors in the body of the Church of Takeley in the county of Essex as neere unto the grave where my once
beloved wife Susanna Gooneld is buried as conveniently may bee if it please God I doe dye in the same towne.
1783 Francis Bernard of Bassingbourne Hall. Died in London & was brought back to Takeley three months later
to be buried in the vault of Takeley church in a coffin covered with a rich pall & with solid silver mountings &
armorial bearings. His body was brought down Takeley Street drawn by six of his favourite grey mares.
1837 Rev. E. Harbin. Buried “ at the foot of the gallery stairs in the church near to the font, Jan 31 st 1837. This
at present is the only Mem. Before the enlargement of the gallery—since then the font has been moved . Signed
J.C. 19 Jan. 1839” [this would be the Rev. James Caporn] This would be at the back of the church.
1839 James Caporn died 18th March 1839. He was Vicar for three years. , and was buried 27 th March 1839 in the
vault below the chancel.
Other people who are almost certainly buried there but without any notices or records that we have been able to
find so far.
William Collyn
William Towse. 1632, 1634
Various Kendalls. 1663-1747
John & Mary English
Archbishop of Dublin. Robert Fowler. 1801
Margaret Antoinetta Parker. 1803
Christopher Parker of St Mary le Bon.1788