Monumental Inscriptions St Chad’s Church was built by the Rev T.M.B. Bulkeley-Owen and was presented by him to the Parish on January 14th 1886. When it was built the tithes of Township of Haughton came to £163.16.4d. The church was built of local stone from Shelvock Quarry. There are two versions of the story of the long wooden chest-like piece of furniture at the back of the Church. One being that it was made by a local man to be used as a coffin, but was not suitable, being too long and not wide enough. It was given eventually to the Church to be used for Church purposes. Here comes the superstition: - If used for other purposes and thrown out or given away, ill luck will be bestowed on the person involved. The other version which is believed to be the true one, is that a young man William Henry Davies, who lived at the Smithy at Rednal, went to work, but unfortunately he took pneumonia and died, the doctor had the young man embalmed and dressed in his butchers uniform and paid for his body to be brought home for burial and the chest in the Church is the coffin that brought him home. He was buried in St Chad’s Church and his grave can be found in Row 18. St Chad’s Church, Haughton, Shropshire. Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 1 Altar Font East Window Sundial Pulpit Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 2 Bulkeley-Owen Watkiss Blair-Bell Langley Langford-James Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 3 Township Of Haughton The name is spelt ‘HALGHTON’ in the old Court Rolls, and is a common Saxon name, and it means ‘Town in the Meadow’. John Fitzphilip granted to Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury a plot of land in Haughton in the year 1333. That plot is known as Abbots Moor and was a ‘Retreat for the Monks’. Part of the land near Hen Barnes, was called Glasshouse Bank in 1808, where a small factory was situated where glass and tiles were made and used in many buildings around the area. A hemp yard was attached to the house. In the township of Haughton there are an unusual number of Welsh Field names:- Coch Leason meaning Red Field, Cae Derw meaning ‘Enclosure of Oak’, Ddol Issa meaning ‘Lower Dale’. Ddol Ucha meaning ‘Upper Dale’. Codiad yr Haul meaning ‘Rising of the Sun’ and Ddol y Saer meaning ‘Artizan’s Dale’ – This is now called Pool Parva. The Congregational Chapel at Haughton was rebuilt and enlarged, there was a house, garden and Chapel there in 1837, now all demolished. Haughton Pool was a ‘Ducking Pool’ where many people were ducked for minor offences, for example, one man was ducked for stealing a rabbit and killing it to feed his eight children. Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 4 Headstones Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 5 Memorial Plaques inside the Church. P1 Of your charity pray for Owen Mainwaring Jacson greatly beloved who fell asleep at Quilpie, Queensland May 28th 1928 buried at Ray Station aged 25 years. ‘May he rest in peace’. P2 To the memory of William Blair-Bell and his wife Florence who made benefactions to this Church, in the garden of which they lie to the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of which he was the first President. He was also Professor in the University of Liverpool, Surgeon to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary and Fellow of Kings College, London. P3 To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Thomas Mainwaring Bulkeley Bulkeley-Owen B.A. Oxon. For 60 years Priest in the Lichfield Diocese and Founder of this Church. Entered into rest 5th June 1910 aged 83 years. The East Window is dedicated ‘To the honour of our Holy Redeemer and in thankfulness to God for the life and work of Thomas Mainwaring Bulkeley Bulkeley-Owen Priest and Founder of this Church, his friends dedicate this window’. A.D. MCMXI R.I.P. P4 To the dear memory Owen Fitzherbert Jacson Priest born 4th April 1861 asleep in Christ 13th January 1935 for his life of service thanks be to God. Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 6 Monumental Inscriptions Row 1 1.1 Peter Smith 3rd November 1914 aged 55 years. Found dead in a wood. No Headstone. 1.2 Annie Mebbit 24th November 1916 aged 55 years. Died in the infirmary. No Headstone. 1.3 Frederick James Evans Grimpo 23rd February 1917 aged 25 years. No Headstone. 1.4 Marble Curb Stone. In loving memory of William W. Grey Elm Cottage, Sutton. Who died April 29th 1918 aged 42 years. Also Edith Annie Grey, who died February 25th 1946 aged 77 years. ‘All as God wills until the day break’. 1.5 Mr M Walton Grimpo 1941. Mrs M Walton Grimpo 1968. No Headstone. 1.6 John Watkins Hen Barns 16th May 1917 aged 19 years. No Headstone. 1.7 Frederick Watkins Hen Barns 12th November 1921 aged 67 years. No Headstone. 1.8 Hyde child 1938. No Headstone. 1.9 Peel child 1938. No Headstone. 1.10 Barges child 1941. No Headstone. 1.11 Frederick Jones Punch Bowl Inn 1949. No Headstone. 1.12 Garners child 1950. No Headstone 1.13 Edwards child 1954. No Headstone. Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 7 Row 2 2.1 Fred Watkins child. No Headstone. 2.2 Samuel Wild child 1906. No Headstone. 2.3 Bessie Davies child 1910. No Headstone. 2.4 John Davies Haughton Tory March 23rd 1915. No Headstone. 2.5 Jones child Queens Head January 17th 1918. No Headstone. 2.6 Jones child Tun Rhystyn October 10th 1918. No Headstone. 2.7 Mary Elizabeth Walton Haughton Tory aged 4 months March 24th 1920. No Headstone. 2.8 Marble Cross on Three Step Base and Curb. In loving memory of Norman Hammond beloved son of T and G Jones Station Farm, Rednal who died September 27th 1922 aged 2 years. ‘Safe in the arms of Jesus’. 2.9 James Davies child Rednall April 2nd 1925. No Headstone. 2.10 Peel child 1953. No Headstone. 2.11 Marble Vase on Two Step Base. In loving memory of Richard Sydney Edge of Heath House, West Felton who died October 24th 1925 aged 15 months. 2.12 Henry Watkins child Hen Parks December 9th 1925. No Headstone. 2.13 Ridge child Hen Barns. No Headstone. 2.14 Jones child Twyford. No Headstone. 2.15 Child Sutton Farm, Sutton. No Headstone. 2.16 Harvey Walton Grimpo aged 29 years February 1953. No Headstone. 2.17 Frank Jones Tedsmore aged 50 years April 1956. No Headstone (Ashes). 2.18 Mary Dubery child 1917. No Headstone. Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 8 Row 3 3.1 Thomlinson child. No Headstone. 3.2 Swannick child Haughton Tory March 14th 1905. No Headstone. 3.3 Marble Cross and Curb. In loving memory of Douglas Harold Thomas the beloved child of Richard and Ellen Thomas who departed this life January 8th 1907 aged 4 months. ‘Come ye Blessed’. 3.4 Lesley Jones. No Headstone. 3.5 James Harper Rednal aged 56 years December 1912. No Headstone. 3.6 Elizabeth Fardoe Grimpo aged 66 years March 30th 1920. No Headstone. 3.7 Thomas Fardoe Grimpo aged 71years November 1925. No Headstone. 3.8 Andrew Harper late of Rednal aged 66 years April 1921. No Headstone. 3.9 Rebecca Chetta Queens Head aged 51 years January 1930. No Headstone. 3.10 Mr W. Wild West Felton. Mrs Wild West Felton. No Headstone. 3.11 Stone Squared Headstone Checked Shoulders and Curb. In loving memory of Charles Griffith Cureton Whitfield died March 26th 1943 aged 76 years and Edith Whitfield died March 10th 1946 aged 92 years. ‘At Rest’. Stone Mason G.H. Davies, Shrewsbury. 3.12 Marble Curb Stone. In loving memory of Richard Ernest Jones late of Church Farm, Upton Magna who died April 24th 1944. ‘Peace perfect peace’. Also Sarah Jane Jones Hawthorne House, West Felton who died September 3rd 1946. ‘At rest’. Also Catherine Martha wife of Richard Ernest Jones who died February 19th 1953 aged 75 years. Stone Mason Lunt & Sons, Oswestry. 3.13 Stone Checked and Rounded. In loving memory of John beloved husband of Mary Jane Gittens 1 Clifton Villa, Queens Head who passed away April 15th 1948 aged 63 years. ‘Thy will be done’. 3.14 Curb Stone. William John Harris Musician died July 12th 1949 aged 60 years. 3.15 Charles Henry Little June 1948 aged 80 years Grimpo. No Headstone. 3.16 John William Gage November 1949 aged 59 years Woodhouse Lodge. No Headstone. Transcribed By Tony Harrison for Oswestry Family & Local History Group Copyright Issue 2 Page 9 Row 4 4.1 Morris Coppice House, Rednal July 17th 1901 aged 67 years. Believed to be the first buried in Haughton Church. Plain Wooden Cross. 4.2 Morris. No Headstone. 4.3 Stone Gothic. In loving memory of Thomas Pugh Pen Rustyn, Rednal died April 18th 1903 aged 67 years. Also Margaret Pugh his wife died January 9th 1918 aged 77 years. Also of their sons Robert Pugh died April 6th 1904 aged 32 and Thomas Pugh died June 8th 1907 aged 38.