Memorial Inscriptions at Llandaff Cathedral.
In the Cathedral.
West wall:—
Brass to the officers and men of the 41st (Royal Welsh)
Regiment who died in the Crimean War, 1854–1856. [Their
old colours hang close by.]
North Wall (west to east):—
Richard Crawshay, Esq., of Cyfarthfa; ob. 27 June 1810.
Elizabeth, wife of William Crawshay, Esq., of Cyfarthfa; ob. 30
Sept. 1825, aet. 65.
Isabel, 2nd wife of William Crawshay, Esq., of Cyfarthfa and
Hensol; ob. in London 28 May 1827, aet. 40.
Infant children.
The abovenamed William Crawshay; ob. 4 August 1867 at
Caversham Park, co. Oxon., aet. 80.
Window commemorating three members of the Thomas family;
1832–1865.
Arms: Argent, on a chevron engrailed sable two griffins combattant of the first.
On a chief of the second, three cinqfoils or pierced of the field.
Henry Thomas of Llwyn-Madoc, (fn. 1) co. Brecon, Esq., Chairman of
Quarter Sessions for Glamorgan; ob. Dover 24 Dec. 1863.
North aisle, south of the alley:—
Altar-tomb with recumbent effigies of a knight and his lady. On
his helm, a heathcock for crest. Around the sides of the tomb, in
canopied recesses, angels holding shields, ladies, bearded men in
religious habit, holding rosary. The lettering of the inscription has
been in part restored.
"Orate pro animabus Gulielmi Mathew Militis qui obiit decimo
die Martij A.D. Mccccc° vices° viij etiam Jennette uxoris eius quae
Deo reddidit spiritum [apud (?) Ra]dir . . . . . Mensis
A.D. Millmo ccccc trices° quorum animabus propitietur Deus
Amen." (fn. 2)
North wall:—
Evan David, gent., of Fairwater; ob. 21 March 1814, aet. 59.
Edward David of Radyr Court, son of the above; ob. 29 July
1819, aet. 28.
Rev. Edward David, son of the last above named; ob. 18 April
1850, aet. 32.
Mary Anne, wife of Evan David of Radyr Court; ob. 29 May
1851, aet. 25.
Brass. Charles Frederic Harries, Rector of Gelligaer, a Prebendary of Llandaff; ob. 10 Nov. 1879, aet. 51.
Grey slate tablet. "In Memory of Florence the wife of William
Herbert of the White Fryers in Cardiff Esqr who Departed this life
October ye 13th 1709 aged 40 years."
Maria Williams; ob. 4 Dec. 1797, aet. 9.
Charles Williams, of the town of Cardiff; ob. 12 Sept. 1801,
aet. 47.
Sarah, wife of Charles Crofts Williams, of Cardiff, only dau. of
T. Charles, Esq., of Cardiff; ob. 4 Feb. 1831, aet. 28.
Ann, widow of the above Charles Williams, of Cardiff; ob. 7
Nov. 1848, aet. 87.
Catharine Diana, wife of J. Richards, Esq., of Landaff Court, and
second dau. of Robert Jones, Esq., of Fonmon Castle; ob. 18 Nov.
1810, aet 55 [?].
Arms: Party per pale: I. Gules, three boar's heads erased argent. II. Argent,
on a bend azure three stag's heads cabossed or.
Recumbent effigy in recess, by W. Goscombe John, A.R.A.,
1900:—
"Charles John Vaughan D.D. Dean of Llandaff 1879—1897
Honoured in his generation as scholar master preacher counsellor a
man greatly beloved 'ambitious to be quiet.' 1 Thess. IV., ii. Born
August 16, 1816. Died October 15, 1897."
John Richards, Esq., of Landaff Court; ob. at Bath 3 Dec. 1819,
aet. 51.
Arabella, wife of John Mathews Richards, Esq., of Plasnewydd;
ob. 15 April 1843, aet. 35.
The above John Mathews Richards (only child of the above John
Richards); ob. 22 Dec. 1843, aet. 40.
John Robert, eldest son of John M. and Arabella Richards; ob.
12 April 1845, aet. 18.
Elizabeth Anne, youngest daughter of John M. and Arabella
Richards; ob. at Cannstadt in Germany 17 Feb. 1837, aet. 7 months.
Oliver Calley, youngest son of John M. and Arabella Richards;
ob. at Cannstadt 12 Feb. 1838, aet. 4.
Mary, second daughter of John M. and Arabella Richards; ob.
7 Dec. 1853, aet. 24.
Edward Priest, second son of John M. and Arabella Richards;
ob. 12 Nov. 1856, aet. 25.
Arms: Per pale: I. Sable, three pheons or, points in base. II. Gules, a lion
rampant or, within a bordure of the second.
Rt. Hon. John Nicholl, D.C.L., Chairman of Quarter Sessions
for Glamorgan. Born 1797, only son of the Rt. Hon. Sir John
Nicholl of Merthyr Mawr, Dean of the Arches. He was elected
M.P. for the Cardiff Boroughs 1832; appointed Lord of the Treasury
1833, and Judge Advocate General and a Privy Councillor 1841.
Ob. in Rome 27 Jan. 1853.
East wall of the Mathew Chapel:—
Arms: Argent, a lion rampant sable. Crest: Heathcock. Supporters: Unicorns.
Motto: "Y fyn Duw a fydd." (fn. 3)
Brass. "Major William Joseph Mathew, whose remains lie in
Lansdown Cemetery, Bath. This memorial is placed in the Mathew
Chapel, in which his ancestors for many years have been buried, by
his daughter S. L. Stevenson."
Brass. Murray William Mathew, only son of the late Major
Joseph William [sic] Mathew (H.E.I.C.S.), who died 9 Nov. 1875
and was interred at Pilton, Barnstaple. Placed by his widow and
surviving sons.
South wall of the Mathew Chapel:—
Arms: Per pale, baron and femme: I. A lion rampant. II. Three lioncels
rampant reguardant. Esquire's helm. Crest: A lion couchant.
Slate. "Thomas Roberts, Gent., dyed ye 4th of October 1728
Aged 7.... Also Thomas Roberts, Gent., Son of Ye above said
Mr Roberts Dyed the 22d of May 1741 Aged 22 Years."
Thomas Roberts, gent.; ob. 23 March 170 9 / 10, aet. 63 years.
Also Mrs Alice Roberts, wife of the above; ob. 13 March 1721, aet.
67 years.
In the pierced wall between the Mathew Chapel and the Lady Chapel:—
Alabaster altar-tomb. Recumbent effigies of a knight and his
lady. Around the sides, in panelled compartments, are figures of
bearded men in religious habit, holding rosaries, and ladies praying.
Two vested angels hold shields with the arms: Per pale, baron and
femme. I. A lion rampant (Mathew.) II. A griffin segreant
(Morgan).
"Orate pro a'i'ab'z xp[ist]oferi mathew Armigeri & elisabeth vxoris
sue que quide[m] elisabeth obiit pen'ltimo die Januarij an[n]o dnn[n]i m°
qu'gentesimo xxvjto et p'dict' xp[ist]oferus obiit die . . . . . .
Anno d[omi]ni Ml'imo q'ngetesimo . . . . . quor' a'i'abs p'picietr
ds Ame[n]. (fn. 4)
North wall of Lady Chapel:—
William Bruce Knight, M.A., Dean of Llandaff, Chancellor of
the Diocese; ob. 8 August 1845, aet. 59.
Floor of the Lady Chapel chancel:—
Arms: Per pale, gules and argent, a chevron between three fleurs-de lis.
Eleanor, wife of Rev. Richard Prichard, Senior Vicar of this
Cathedral; ob. 15 February, 1848, aet. 70.
Their daughters, Mary Shaftesbury, ob. 1834, aet. 21, and
Susannah, ob. 1834, aet. 26.
Arms: Per pale, baron and femme: I. Quarterly, 1 and 4. Argent, two pallets
azure; on a chief gules a spur leathered, rowel in base, or. 2 and 3. Or, a saltire
gules; on a chief of the last a martlet argent. II. Argent, a chevron between three
sparrow-hawks proper, belled or; a canton of the last, three bars azure; over all a
lion rampant argent.
William Bruce Knight, Dean [see above].
"Margaret the Wife of William Price A.M. Vicar of Landaff was
Born October 31st 1698 & Bury'd December 24th 1729.
Here Lyeth Ye Body of William Price Clerk A.M. senior Vicr
Choral of this Church who dyed Ye 2nd of September in the Year of
our Lord 1742 Aged 49.
Also Hannah the Second Wife of William Price Dyed August
the 22d 1748 Aged 67."
Arms: Argent, a chevron between three leopard's heads gules.
Brass (facing west). Edvardus Copleston Ep'us Llandav Ob.
xivmo Oct. MDcccxlix.
Below chancel steps of Lady Chapel:—
E. P. [circa 1700].
M. C. Aug. 23, 1695.
Back of the reredos to the principal Communion-table:—
"Thomas filius charissimus Tho: Davies gen: Ex uxore Sua
wenlliana obijt 23 Julij A.D. 1723 Æt. 10.
Wenlliana Ux: Tho: Davies Gen: Obijt 21 Apr: Anno Salutis
1741. Ætatis 50." (fn. 5)
"Here lyeth the Body of Mary the Wife of John Smith of
Cardiff who Departed this Life the 8th day of October in the year
of our Lord God 1716 in the 24th year of her age."
"Here lyeth the body of John Okey Mr[cer of] Cardiff who
[departed this life] . . . Jany 1750 [aged] . . ."
"Here Lyeth the Body of Edward ye Sonn of John Oakey of
Cardiff Mercer, by Ann his Wife, who Departed this Life June ye
vjth 1727 Aged 2 Years & 5 Months.
Anne the wife of John Oakey of Cardiffe Alderman died the
last day of May 1748 Aged 54.
Also Anne the wife of James Wood late of the Town of Brecon
Mercer Daughter of the above named John and Anne Oakey she
departed this Life January the 10th 1777 Aged 50 years."
North side of chancel:—
Altar-tomb with recumbent effigy. Around the sides, the arms
of the See of Llandaff, alternating with: Gules, a chevron between
three crescents or.
Alfred Olivant, D.D., Bishop of Llandaff; born 1798, died 16
Dec. 1882.
North side of presbytery, by the organ:—
Brass. Hugh Brooksbank, Mus. Bac., organist of this cathedral;
ob. 28 April, 1894, aet. 39.
South side of presbytery, on westernmost pier:—
Brass, with Latin inscription. Edward Priest Richards, esquire,
who both in life and in death contributed to the restoration of the
cathedral. 1869.
Modern brass eagle lectern, of ancient design. Given by Charles
Hill, of Bristol, and his sons.
South wall (east to west):—
Brass. William Humphreys, Esq., of Penhill House; ob. 15
Jan. 1850.
Window. Evan David, 1862.
Anne, his wife, 1867.
Thomas Davies, gent.; ob. 21 Oct. 1751, aet. 71.
Alice, wife of Mr James Evans, of this parish; ob. 21 August
1793, aet. 45.
Mr James Evans; ob. 10 Jan. 1806, aet. 56.
William Evans, gent., their son; ob. 13 Jan. 1835, aet. 52.
Elizabeth, his wife; ob. 17 April 1855, aet. 71.
"Beneath lie the Bodies of Miles & Thomas, Sons of Miles
Williams of this Parish Surgeon. Miles died Dec. 26: 1738. Thomas
died May 29: 1740. Infants.
And Mary the Wife of John Williams of this Parish Gent. died
May 31: 1779: Aged 64."
James Davies, Registrar of this Diocese; ob. 21 Nov. 1789, aet.
68.
Johana, his wife.
Dedicated by his niece, Jane Davies, daughter of the late Rev.
Edward Davies, A.M., one of the Prebendaries of this cathedral.
Mary, wife of Sir Jeremiah Homfray, knt., and second daughter
of the late Capt. Richards of Cardiff; ob. 17 March 1830, aet. 59, at
Boulogne-sur-mer in the Kingdom of France, where her remains are
interred.
Robert Shedden Homfray; ob. 1803, aet. 2 weeks.
Francis Homfray; ob. 1813, aet. 19.
George Homfray; ob. 1815, aet. 19, sons of the above.
Sir Jeremiah Homfray, knt.; ob. 9 Jan. 1833, aet. 73, at
Boulogne, where his remains are interred.
Window. "Isabella Mary, daughter of John Ludford and Emma
Catherine White, late of Dowlais Put up A.D. 1869 by the kindness
of the child's uncle, W. H. Forman Esq. late of Penydarran Iron
Works."
Benjamin Hall, D.D., Precentor of this church and Chancellor of
the diocese; ob. 25 Feb. 1825, aet. 83:—
"Ni bydd marw yn dragywydd." (fn. 6)
Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Rev. Hugh Williams,
M.A., and Mary his wife, of this city; ob. 14 Feb. 1834, aet. 8.
Also of Hugh, their son; ob. 25 July 1831, aet. 5 months.
Maria Elizabeth, the wife of Josiah John Guest, Esqre, of Dowlais
House, Glamorgan; ob. 14 January 1818, aet. 23.
"John Coote Grant, son of Henry Grant Esqr of Portman
Square London Died the 18th of December 1788 aged 7 Years:—
"Sweet Boy, what hopes thy infant Genius rais'd!
All Innocence, all Truth; belov'd and prais'd,
Admir'd so much: I fondly thought thee born,
By Science, as by Virtue, Manhood to adorn.
"How unsearchable are the Judgments of God."
Brass. Celtic interlaced ornament. Portrait bust in bronze.
Arms: Quarterly: I. and IV. Azure, eight cross crosslets or, 3, 2, 3. II.
and III. Gules, a lion rampant within a tressure flory counter-flory or.
Venerable John Griffiths, B.D., Archdeacon of Llandaff and
Canon Residentiary. Died at Neath 1 Sept. 1897. "A true Welsh
patriot and nationalist." Gwyn ei fyd. (fn. 7) Erected by Mrs. Crawshaw
Bailey and her daughters, Mrs. Gordon Canning and Mrs. Curre.
Rev. Thomas Lewis, clerk, junior Vicar Choral; ob. 21 June
1843, aet. 52.
Brass. Richard Crawshay Hall, second son of Benjamin Hall
of Hensol Castle and Abercarne. Born 28 March 1804. Died 14
Decr. 1884.
Classic marble bier on large pedestal. "In a vault near this
place are deposited the remains of Benjamin Hall Esqr of Hensol
Castle, Member of Parliament for this County, who died xxxj July
MDCCCxvij aged xxxix. To record the high sense they entertained
of his industry talents and integrity and as a tribute due to the man
whose life was sacrificed to the zealous discharge of his public duties,
this monument was erected by a considerable body of the nobility,
clergy, gentry and freeholders of the County of Glamorgan."
Arms: Or, a chevron gules; on a chief of the second a martlet of the first.
Brass. Rev. William Bruce, M.A., third son of John Bruce
Pryce, Esq., of Duffryn, Glam. Died at Brynderwen, near Usk, 28
March 1894, aet. 77. The window above was erected by the said
Rev. William Bruce in memory of his wife, Mary Elizabeth, daughter
of the Very Rev. W. D. Conybeare, Dean of Llandaff: Ob. 24 April
1866, aet. 48, and buried at St. Nicholas.
Brass. "In memory of A Great Architect: John Prichard,
Restorer of this Cathedral. Born May 6, 1817. Died Octr 13,
1886."
West wall of south aisle:—
Brass. John Harding, M.A., Rector of Coyty and Coychurch;
ob. 10 May 1861.
On the south aisle floor, against the westernmost pier.
"Here Lies the Body of Mary Mathew of this Town who died
May the 18th 1780, in the 57th year of her age.
Also the Body of her Sister Elizabeth Mathew of the Parish of
Leckwith who Departed this Life 3rd February 1797 Aged 76 Years.
And also William Mathew of Fairwater in this Parish, Son of
Blethyn Mathew of this Parish, who departed this life 24th November
1830 [?] Aged 61 Years.
Elizabeth Wife of the above William Mathew Died Sep. 16th
1851 [?] Aged 77 Years.
The Churchyard.
West side:—
Mary Anne, wife of Edward Payne, of Cardiff; ob. 1832, aet.
42. Also the above Edward Payne; ob. 1848.
John David; ob. 1835, aet. 89. Also Ann, his wife; ob. 1829,
aet. 85. And Richard Thomas; ob. 1836, aet. 59. Richard Thomas,
his son; ob. 1840, aet. 24. Elizabeth, widow of Richard Thomas
senior; ob. 1869, aet. 95.
John, son of John and Ann David; ob. 1788, aet. 2. Other
children. Also the above Ann David; ob. 1829, aet. 85.
. . . . . wife of E . . . . . Gedrych; ob. 10 Jan.
1798 [?], aet. 59.
Catherine wife of Evan Jenkin; ob. 1792, aet. 53. Also Evan
Jenkin; ob. 1811, aet. 84.
William son of Morgan John; ob. 1795, aet. 8. Also Ann
David; ob. 1840, aet. 57.
Thomas Jenkins; ob. 1825 [?]:—
"Ceisiwch yr Arglwydd tra y gellir ei gael ef, gelwch arno tra fydd
ef yn agos." (fn. 8)
William son of Llewelyn and Hannah Thomas; ob. 1820, aet.
12. Also Mary, daughter of the same parents.
"William the son of Terence Magrath died Feb. the 22d 1764 in
ye 2d Year of his Age." (fn. 9)
Margaret wife of George Williams; ob. 1805, aet. 38. Others
of the same family.
John son of Thomas and Sarah Edward; ob. 1808, aet. II:—
"Parents forbear to mourn & weep
Whilst in my Grave I sweetly sleep."
Also the above Thomas Edward; ob. 1816, aet. 85.
Thomas son of William and Mary Williams, of Ely; ob. 1837,
aet. two days:—
"Pwy bynnag ni dderbynio deyrnas Dduw vel dyn bach, nid a efe i
mewn iddi." (fn. 10)
Also Mary, wife of Richard Williams; ob. 1841, aet. 69.
Thomas son of Thomas and Hannah Williams; ob. 1841, aet.
fourteen months.
Catherine Davies; ob. 1883, aet. 79.
William Richard; ob. 1814, aet. 51. Also Margaret, his wife;
ob. 1837, aet. 76.
Edward Evan; ob. 1802, aet. 29.
William Snook; ob. 1844, aet. 31.
William Richards; ob. 1840, aet. 46:—
"Ffarwel, briod anwyl iawn,
Tros ennyd fechan ymadawn.
Henffych! i'r dydd cawn eto gwrdd
Yn Salem fry o ddautu'r bwrdd." (fn. 11)
John Lewis; ob. 1801, aet. 73.
William Watkin, of Cardiff; ob. 1829, aet. 60. Also Joseph
Watkin; ob. 1850, aet. 81. Also Henry Naylor Ball; ob. 1839,
aet. 1 year and eleven months.
Morgan Thomas; ob. 1825, aet. 67. Also his two infant sons.
Mary, daughter of William Jones; ob. 1797, aet. 1. And Mary,
daughter of William Jones; ob. 1806, aet. 8.
William John, of Rhadyr; ob. 1842 [?], aet. 48. [Welsh
inscription, almost effaced.]
Jane, wife of William Thomas, of Ely Farm; ob. 1839, aet. 56.
William Hogg; ob. 1835, aet. 47. Also Caroline, his wife.
And George James Hogg, their son.
Isaac Lewis "who died upon Goodhope Estate at Trelawny in
Jamaica," 1822, aet. 42. Also Hannah, daughter of Thomas Lewis,
of this parish; ob. 1825, aet. 6. And Hannah, wife of the above
Thomas Lewis; ob. 1827, aet. 40.
Infant children of Miles and Joana Morgan, of Cardiff; ob.
1834 &c.
John Lewis; ob. 1766, aet. 66. Also Jane, his wife; ob. 1773,
aet. 72. Also William Lewis, of Pencicely; ob. 1779, aet. 66. And
Mary, wife of John Claxson, of Maindy in the parish of St. John's,
Cardiff; ob. 1807, aet. 72.
Joan, wife of William Jones; ob. 1763, aet. 64.
Infant children of John and Ann Edmunds; ob. 1847–1849.
Jane, daughter of Thomas and Mary Rees; ob. 1851, aet. 4.
Also Jessy, daughter of the same parents; ob. 1856, aet. fourteen
months.
Thomas Harris; ob. 1820, aet. 33. Also Elizabeth, his wife,
and their infant children.
William Wilton; ob. 1839, aet. 80. Also Elizabeth, his wife.
William, son of William and Sarah Milward; ob. 1835, aet. 16.
Also Jane, daughter of the same parents; ob. 1840, aet. 46.
Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Sarah James; ob. 1849,
aet. 23:—
"Darllenydd, pwy bynnag yr 'wyt, cais gofio
Mai byr yw'r fuchedd hon, cai 'mado;
Ac am na wyddost pa awr daw Angau,
Cais heddwch Duw, yn enw'r meichiau." (fn. 12)
William Watkins, of Cardiff; ob. 1831, aet. 92. Also his widow
and children. And Mary Agnes, daughter of William Bradley and
Isabell Watkins, of Cardiff; ob. 1853, aet. 4.
Samuel Jones; ob. 1820, aet. 31. Also Thomas Jones, of
Cardiff, Alderman; ob. 1823, aet. 66.
Dinah, wife of John Howe; ob. 1853, aet. 36. Also Thomas,
their son; ob. 1857, aet. 9.
Brother James Wilton; ob. 1848, aet. 62. Erected by the
Brethren of the Loyal Bute Lodge, U.A.O.D., (fn. 13) Cardiff.
Elizabeth, wife of William Wilton; ob. 1827, aged 71:—
"Grieve not o'er what this Grave contains
It holds not me—but my Remains."
Also the above William Wilton; ob. 1839, aet. 84:—
"Let no Tears of Sorrow be,
Dear Relations, shed for me;
Tho' my earthly Life is gone,
I have found an heav'nly one."
South:—
Thomas Lewis, Junior Vicar of this cathedral; ob. 1843.
Slab flat on the ground, near the wall of the south aisle. "This
stone is placed here in Remembrance of departed Worth and to
record the union of domestic and more extended Virtues with very
distinguished Family connections in the Person of Mary Adkin second
Daughter of the Rev. Robert Adkin Rector of Rainham in Norfolk
England. She died 1st Octr 1805. For the good that she did while
living may her remains be undisturbed, until she is called to happiness, we hope in Heaven."
William Harry; ob. 1822, aet. 21. Also William Harry; ob.
1846, aet. 83.
John, son of William Harry; ob. 1806, aet. three months. Also
infant children, Jane and Thomas.
Hester Crow; ob. 1803, aet. 72. Also Catherine Crow, sister
of the above; ob. 1804, aet. 74.
John, son of John Davy, of Cardiff; ob. 1804, aet 2:—
"Let Parents learn to be Content
When God calls back which were but lent."
Owen Bowen; ob. 1849, aet. 56. Also his infant daughter
Anne.
Edmund, son of Thomas and Ann Harman, of Llandaff Bridge
Ferry; ob. 1841, aet 19. (fn. 14)
Lucy, wife of John Geake, of Canton, veterinary surgeon, and
daughter of Jenkin Harris, Pencisly, farmer; ob. 1847, aet. 42. Also
Catherine, their infant daughter.
John, son of Charles White; ob. 1796, aet. ten months.
William Harris; ob. 1827, aet. 24.
Jenkin Harris, of Pencisly; ob. 1854, aet. 76. Also Sarah,
daughter of the above; ob. 1863, aet. 64. And Gwenllian, his
wife; ob. 1863, aet. 83. Also Mary, daughter of Jenkin Harris and
wife of Llewelyn Morgan; ob. 1845, aet. 36.
(Three Welsh verses.)
Thomas Locke; ob. 1834, aet. 33. Also Elizabeth, his widow.
Maria Elizabeth, wife of Josiah John Guest, Esqr, of Dowlais
House, Glamorgan; died 14th January 1818, aged 23 years.
James Crawford Ranken; ob. 1818, aet. 18.
John Pride, of Llandaff Mill; ob. 1829, aet. 64. Also Helen, his
relict; and Jane, their daughter.
Benjamin Bryant, of Merthyr Tydvil; ob. 1812, aet 36.
Inscription almost concealed by a thick growth of ivy. Rebecka,
daughter of John Pride.
Elizabeth, wife of John Pride; ob. 1813.
Mary, daughter of Elizabeth Pride; ob. 1815, aet. 23.
Sarah Hannah, wife of James Williams, of Batley, Yorks.; died
at Canton, 1 Oct. 1856, aged 24.
Hugh, son of the Rev. Hugh Williams and Mary his wife; ob.
1831, aet. five months. Also Mary Elizabeth, their eldest daughter;
ob. 1834, aet. 8.
(Welsh verses.)
Fine blue slate, coffin-shaped stone, overgrown by turf. Zillah
Rebecca, wife of Richard Charles Else, of the city of Bath; ob. 19
April 1851, aet. 20.
Headstone fallen nearly flat on its face. Margaret, wife of John
Tyson; ob. 1854. Others of the same family.
Eleanor, daughter of John and Eleanor Jones; ob. 1819, aet. 5.
Juliana, wife of Edward Lewis; ob. 1835, aet. 54. Also their
infant daughter Mary; ob. 1819.
Thomas Preece; ob. 1841, aet. 93. Also his wife Elizabeth;
ob. 1831, aet. 69.
"Burial Ground of Margaret Griffiths 1803 Aged 96 Years."
Amelia widow of Hopkin Eustace; ob. 1847, aet. 67.
"In Memory of Elizabeth Wife of Hopkin Eustance of this Parish
who departed this Life the 17th of March 1807 Aged 39 Years:—
"Dedwuddach uw na'r Buw yny Bud
O afael Pob ruw ofud." (fn. 15)
Also the above Hopkin Eustance, "malster"; ob. 1821 [?], aet. 58.
Evan Hopkins; ob. 1848, aet. 70. Also his wife Elizabeth; ob.
1855, aet. 74. Also their son William; ob. 1822, aet. 10. And their
daughter Elizabeth; ob. 1826, aet. 2. Also William, son of William
and Jane Evans, late of London; ob. 1838, aet. 24:—
"A soul resign'd, a mind contented,
He liv'd belov'd and died lamented."
Adam Davies, mercer, of Cardiff; ob. 1837, aet. 33. Also
Amelia, his wife; ob. 1836, aet. 41. And John Eustance, their son;
ob. 1833, infant.
Cecilia, wife of Edward Thomas; ob. 1838, aet. 23.
Elizabeth, wife of Edward Thomas; ob. 1834, aet. 48. Also
Abraham, their son; ob. 1844, aet. 21. And other children died
infants, 1816 etc.
Rebecca, daughter of Thomas and Mary Edmunds; ob. 1822,
aet. 1. Also the above Thomas Edmunds; ob. 1830, aet. 45:—
"Am hyny byddwch chwithau barod." (fn. 16)
William, son of Robert and Mary Short; ob. 1813, aet. nine
months:—
"Seek diligently, watch & pray,
And always mind your dying day."
William Llewellin, of Canton; ob. 1835, aet. 46. Also his two
infant daughters.
Mary, daughter of Jane and Edward [sic] Robins; ob. 1820, aet.
2. (fn. 17)
George Ashburner, of Tilgate in the county of Sussex, eldest
son of Luke and Sarah Price Ashburner; ob. 1869, aet. 59. Also
his mother.
John Thomas; ob. 1817, aet. 47. Also his wife Sarah. And
John, their infant son.
"Sacred to the Memory of Thomas Holden Ormerod, Fellow of
New College, Oxford; who Departed this Life the 14th of September
1818, Aged 24 Years."
(Verse of Scripture.)
Mary, wife of William Thomas; ob. 1849, aet. 36. Also Hannah,
their daughter; ob. 1850, infant.
Overgrown with thick ivy. Joan, wife of Henry Morgan, of PwllCoch; ob. 1809, aet. 66.
Lewis Rees; ob. 1812, aet. 32.
George Kent; ob. 1849. Also his two infant daughters by his
wife Jane.
Ann, wife of Rees Hopkin; ob. 1806, aet. 47. Also Rees their
son; ob. 1794, aet. 2.
Joan wife of Evan Lewelin; ob. 1812, aet. 49.
John Franklin; ob. 1819, aet. 79.
Rachel, wife of John Franklin; ob. 1829, aet. 79.
"John Franklin, of Cricklade, Wilts., Gardener to Admiral
Mathews of Landaff Court"; ob. 23 June 1766, aet. 52.
Ann, daughter of Philip Thomas; ob. 1842, aet. 23.
Margaret, wife of John Griffith; ob. 1823, aet. 23.
Ann, wife of Abraham Rees; ob. 1840, aged 86.
Joan, wife of Thomas Miller; ob. 1842, aet. 63.
Infant children of William and Catherine Williams; ob. 1809
etc.
Jane North; ob. 1807, aet. 21.
Sarah Ann, daughter of William and Sarah Clode, of Cardiff;
ob. 1858, aet. 1.
Mary Brown; ob. 1818, aet. 76.
Hopkin Jenkins; ob. 1829, aet. 46. And others of the same
family.
John Owen, of Cardiff; ob. 1876, aet. 70. Also his wife Maria;
ob. 1876, aet. 58. And seven infant children; ob. 1839–1851.
Maria, wife of Thomas H. Lowder, of Cardiff; ob. 1852, aet. 56.
Also their infant daughter.
David Richards, of Cardiff, carpenter; ob. 1816, aet. 82. Also
his wife and children.
Nine infant children of David and Margaret Lewis; ob. 1819–
1839. Also the above Margaret Lewis; ob. 1844, aet. 47. Also the
above David Lewis, Alderman, J.P., of Cardiff; ob. 1860, aet. 64.
Also their son Frederick; ob. 1870, aet. 33. Also their son Joseph;
ob. 1883, aet. 52. Also Jeremiah, son of Joseph and Mary Lewis;
ob. 1863, aet. 62. And others of the same family.
John, son of John and Amelia Thomas; ob. 1793, aet. 41. [?]
And others of the same family; inscription effaced.
I.N. [cross mark] R.I. . . . . . Smith, of Newport, aged ten months.
Also the abovenamed Jennet Smith; ob. 1847, aet. 40.
Thomas Miles, cordwainer; ob. 1828, aet. 55. Also Margaret,
his wife:—
"Does yma ond y corph o glai
Mae'r enaid fry yn llawenhau." (fn. 18)
Charles, son of Henry and Mary Watters; ob. 1854. Also the
above Mary Watters. And others of the same family.
Ann, infant daughter of John and Susanna Harris, of Cardiff;
ob. 1833.
Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Ann John; ob. 1836, aet, 8.
Morgan Lewellin, of Radyr; ob. 1834, aet. 26.
Edward George, of Cardiff; ob. 24 Sept. 1743, aet. 38. Also
Mary, his wife; ob. 1759, aet. 50. And Dorothy, their daughter;
ob. 1780, aet. 50. Also Ann, daughter of Margaret John, of Cardiff;
ob. 1782, aet. eighteen months.
Lewis, son of Charles Lewis, tin plate worker, of Cardiff, by
Margaret, his wife; ob. inf. 1777. Also the above Margaret; ob.
1778, aet. 27. And Margaret, their infant daughter; ob. 1781.
Edward Thomas, "of the parish of St John Baptist in Cardiff,
Tyler"; ob. 10 May 1776, aet. 57.
Ann, daughter of Edward Thomas, of this parish; ob. 1753,
aet. 5. Also Margaret, his wife; ob. 1774, aet. 58:—
"Meek was her Temper
modest was her life
A tender Mother
and a Vertuous Wife."
Freestone slab flat on the ground, near the churchyard cross. "Here
lyeth the Body of Elizabeth Thomas the wife of Edward Charles of
Eley in this parish deceased the 29th day of Oct. An[n]o Dn[n]i 1659
aged 36." [A later inscription illegible.]
Mary, daughter of William Lewis; ob. . . aet. 18. Also . . .
ob. 1768, aet. 52.
(Welsh verses.)
[Further inscription illegible, the slab broken in pieces.]
Richard Preece; ob. 1841. Also Elizabeth, his widow; ob.
1857, aet. 46.
(Welsh verses.)
Joan, wife of Samuel Owen, of Canton; ob. 1766, aet. 60.
(The socket of the ancient churchyard cross lies on the ground
near the modern one.)
Charles . . . . . "Tin Plate worker"; ob. [circa 1790],
aet. 29.
John Jonas, formerly of Pwllcoch; ob. 1893, aet. 65. Also
Alice, his wife; ob. 1898, aet. 71. And children.
Mary, daughter of Francis Williams, of Wenvoe; ob. 1804,
aet. 69.
William Stephens; ob. 1830, aet. 76. Also Mary, his relict;
ob. 1831, aet. 80.
John Stephens, ob. 1815; aet. 93.
David Jenkins, of Ely; ob. 1772, aet. 36. Also Jane, wife of
David Jenkins [junior.] And David Jenkins; ob. 1825, aet. 77.
Also Thomas David, of Ely, son-in-law of the "abovenamed"
David Jenkins; ob. 1850, aet. 77.
Obelisk within an iron railing. Edmund Edwards, of Ely, wheelwright; born 1782, died 1852. Descendants. Philip Evan, of Ely,
engineer; born 1776, died 1848. And others of the same family.
Vault railed, on the slope under the north wall of Ty Gwyn. Elizabeth, wife of J. B. Woods; ob. 1853, aet. 71. Also J. B. Woods,
forty-eight years Governor of the County Gaol at Cardiff; ob. 1872,
aet. 86. (fn. 19) Also William Woods, their son; ob. 1874, aet. 56. And
Elizabeth, their daughter; ob. 1885, aet. 73. Also Esther, wife of
W. Luke Evans, and daughter of the above J. B. Woods; ob. 1891,
aet. 68. Also John Woods, "eldest son of above;" ob. 1856, aet. 12.
Also James Watts Woods, "son of the lastnamed John Woods;" ob.
1862, aet. 18.
Three infant sons of Edward and Sarah Ann Whiffen. Also the
above Sarah Ann Whiffen; ob. 1885, aet. 56. And the above
Edward Whiffen; (fn. 20) ob. 27 Dec. 1897, aet. 78.
Charles Denroche, native of Kilkenny, Ireland; ob. 1855, aet. 33.
Also Caroline Annette, his daughter; ob. 1848, aet. 1.
Abraham, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Harding, of Cardiff; ob.
1854, aet. 21.
Jane, wife of John Richard; ob. 1821, aet. 28. Also the above
John Richard; ob. 1835, aet. 40.
Hugh Steele, of Llandaff Yard, hay merchant; ob. 1840, aet. 47.
Jane, wife of Hugh Steele; ob. 1835, aet. 38. Also their two
infant sons.
Walter, second son of Thomas Edward and Hannah Heath; ob.
1855, aet. 6. Also Margaret, their infant daughter.
. . . . . ne, daughter of . . . . . Rosser; ob. 177 . . .
Also others of the same family.
George Rosser; ob. 1792, aet 60.
Thomas Gibbon, of Ely: ob. 1826, aet. 60. Also Charles, his
son; ob. 1831, aet. 25. Ann, his daughter; ob. 1852, aet. 41.
Jane, his widow; ob. 1853, aet. 83. And Cecil, their daughter; ob.
1853, aet. 50.
Thomas Harry, of Canton; ob. 1833, aet. 36. Also Elizabeth,
his wife. And Henry, their son; ob. 1847, aet. 24.
Miles John; ob. 1818, aet. 46. Also two infant sons.
Thomas Phillips, of Canton; ob. 1848, aet. 25.
Jennet, daughter of William and Mary John; ob. 1848, aet. 23.
Also Mary Ann, sister; ob. 1849, aet. 33.
William John; ob. 1826, aet. 45. Also Mary, his wife; ob.
1854, aet. 75. Also Evan, their infant son; ob. 1817.
William Llewellyn; ob. [circa 1840]. (Almost effaced.)
John William; ob. [circa 1840.]
Thomas Roberts; ob. 1835, aet. 28.
William Roberts, of Landaff Bridge Farm; ob. 1796, aet. 54.
Also Jane, his wife. And others of the same family.
Thomas Whittingham, gent., formerly of Kentish Town in the
county of Middlesex; ob. 1819, aet. 61. Also Miss Savage; ob.
1843, aet. 51. And Mrs Anne Whittingham, relict of the above
Thomas; ob. 1844, aet. 84.
Edward Thomas; ob. 1809, aet. 69. Also Mary, his wife.
Philip, son of William and Mary David; ob. 1819, aet. 3.
Eliza Ballantyne; ob. 1847, aet. 27.
Ann Traunton, native of Bath; ob. 1837, aet. 88.
Hannah, daughter of Richard and Hannah Richards; ob. 1843,
aet. 23.
Thomas Richards; ob. 1830, aet. 65. Also Mary, his wife; ob.
1803, aet. 48.
Evan Llewelyn; ob. 1885, aet. 82. Also Jane, his widow; ob.
1886, aet. 77. Also Hannah, his second wife; ob. 1844, aet. 58.
Also Evan, his son; ob. 1862, aet. 12. And John, his eldest son;
ob. 1868, aet. 31.
Elizabeth, wife of Evan Llewelyn; ob. 1832, aet. 60. Also John,
his son; ob. 1835, aet. 21. Also the above Evan Llewelyn; ob.
1853, aet. 79. And William, his son; ob. 1877, aet. 79.
Edmund Lewis; ob. 1849, aet. 38.
Margaret, wife of William Evans; ob. 1833, aet. 54. Also the
above William Evans; ob. 1856, aet. 73. And Mary, their infant
daughter.
Headstone with inscription, hardly legible, to William and other
children of William and Hanna Evan, of Whitchurch; 1826, etc.
Also a slab lying flat:—William Evan; ob. 1796, aet. 42. Also four
infant sons of the above William Evan, by Hannah, his wife.
John Jenkins, of Ely Mills, late of Organford, Dorsetshire; ob.
1844, aet. 27.
Charles Jones; ob. 1810.
William, son of Thomas and Cecilia Jenkins; ob. 1815, aet. 11.
Thomas Jenkins; ob. 1849, aet. 55.
(Welsh verse.)
[cross mark] John Adams, of Canton; ob. 4 Jan. 1855:—
"Friend of my Soul, Farewell!"
R.I.P.
Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth Lewis; ob. 1777, aet. 8.
Also the above John Lewis; ob. 1807, aet. 62.
Miles, son of John Williams, Surgeon; ob. 1767, aet. 21. Also
Ann, wife of the above John Williams; ob. 1777, aet. 56. Also
the above Mr John Williams; ob. 1778, aet. 80. And John
Williams, Esq., son of the above Mr John Williams; ob. 1815,
aet. 76.
Sarah Morgan; ob. 1811, aet. 78.
Thomas Rosser, tiler; ob. 1844, aet. 68.
Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Rosser, tiler; ob. 1832, aet. 58.
Thomas, son of Ebenezer and Frances Miles; ob. 1839, aet. 4.
Also the above Frances Miles.
Mary, wife of Henry Hicks; ob. 1807, aet. 72.
John, son of Edmund and Amelia Lewis; ob. 1814, aet. 3.
Also the above Edmund Lewis; ob. 1815, aet. 44.
Margaret, daughter of David and Mary Phillips, of Cardiff;
ob. 1833.
John, son of John and Ann Prees; ob. 1811, infant. Also the
above Ann Prees; ob. 1820, aet. 32.
Sarah, daughter of Lewis Williams; ob. 1774, aet 34. Also
Mary, wife of Mr William Williams, of Cardiff, sadler; ob. 1820,
aet. 80.
Harriot, daughter of James and Jemima Miles; ob. 1818, infant.
Kate, wife of Henry Paramore, Esq., Surveyor of Taxes for
this County; ob. at Cardiff 1846, aet. 30:—
"Deeply lamented by her sorrowing Husband and Friends to whom she
was much endeared by her affectionate and amiable disposition."
John Thomas, brewer and maltster, of Cardiff (late of Ely); ob.
1842, aet. 38. Also Henry, his son; ob. 1843, infant. Ann, his
daughter; ob. 1844, infant. Edward Williams, of Cardiff, his
nephew; ob. 1853, aet. 33. Samuel, son of the above John
Thomas; ob. 1854, aet. 19. William, son of the same father;
ob. 1863, aet. 25. Thomas, another son; ob. 1865, aet. 25. And
Elizabeth, wife of John Thomas; ob, at Llandudno, North Wales,
1865, aet. 59.
William, son of Griffith and Catherine David, of Ely Mills;
ob. 1845, infant. Also Jane and Mary, infant daughters. Ann
David; ob. at Canton 1864, aet 10. Jane, wife of William Jones and
daughter of the above Griffith and Catherine David; ob. at Ely
Mills 1875, aet. 25. The above Griffith David; ob. at Caerau 1876,
aet. 61. And Catherine, his widow; ob. at Canton 1892, aet. 77.
Lewis Morgan, of Canton; ob. 1854, aet. 67.
"Yna dychwel y pridd i'r ddaear fel y bu, ac y dychwel yr ysbryd at
Dduw yr hwn a'i rhoes ef." (fn. 21)
Sarah, wife of John John; ob. 1817, aet. 51.
Margaret, wife of John Davies; ob. 1844, aet. 61.
Headstone sunk very deep into the ground. Miles Gabriel; ob.
1819.
Evan Morgan, of Canton, sculptor, who died of an apoplectic
seizure 1830, aet. 56.
Henry . . . . . . [Go]odfellow; ob. 1856.
Agness, daughter of Joseph and Mary Norman; ob. 1847, aet.
one day. Also James, their son; ob. 1851, infant. And the above
Mary Norman; ob. 1855, aet. 40.
James Wixey; ob. 1850, aet. 7. Also Margaret Wixey; ob.
1852, aet. 5. And Fanny Wixey; ob. 1859, aet. 19; children of
James and Anne Wixey.
Howell, son of Howell and Mary Ann Williams; ob. 1851, aet. 7.
"Also other infants."
Richard, son of William and Ann Williams; ob. 1849, aet. 3.
Thomas James; ob. 1823, aet. 39. Also Job, son of the above;
ob. 1851, aet. 32.
John Conway; ob. 1815, aet. 30.
Griffith David; ob. 1804, aet. 29. Also Griffith, son of the
above; ob. 1805, aet. 2.
Ann, wife of William Evan, sawyer; ob. 1806, aet. 37. Also
Catherine, their infant daughter. And the above William Evan;
ob. 1841, aet. 72.
John Jenkin; ob. 1823, aet. 27.
John Eustance, farmer; ob. 1827, aet. 62. Also Mary, his relict;
ob. 1831, aet. 75.
William Humphreys, Esq., of Penhill House; ob. 1850, aet. 86.
Also Thomas, son of the late Christopher and Catherine Williams, of
Ely House, brother-in-law of the above William Humphreys; ob.
1872, aet. 56. And Elizabeth Purchase, widow of the above William
Humphreys; ob. at Dowlais 1888, aet. 85.
Lydia Pride, second daughter of Christopher and Catherine
Williams; ob. 1835, aet. 34. Also Christopher Williams, their
eldest son; ob. 1842, aet. 47. Edward Williams, of Ely, his
brother; ob. 1865, aet. 52. And Jane, wife of the lastnamed; ob.
1880, aet. 60.
Christopher Williams, of Ely House, gent.; ob. 1826, aet. 71.
Also Catherine, his relict; ob. 1850, aet. 75. Ellen Williams, their
daughter; ob. 1878, aet. 67. And William, their son; ob. at Glynteg,
Ely, 1886, aet. 67.
William Griffith; ob. 1824, aet. 48. Also Elizabeth, his wife;
ob. 1843, aet. 78. William, their infant son. And Ann, their infant
daughter; ob. 1814.
Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary Pamplin; ob. 1828, infant.
Also the above Mary Pamplin; ob. 1841, aet. 37.
Thomas Pamplin; ob. 1842.
Elizabeth, wife of John Phillips, of Whitchurch; ob. 1835, aet.
30.
Edmund John Bowen, of Whitchurch; ob. 1848, aet. 61.
William Summerwill, native of Ilfracombe, Devonshire; ob.
1845, aet. 26. Erected by his wife.
Edward Griffiths; ob. 1845, aet 65. Also Margaret, his wife;
ob. 1848, aet. 69. And Martha, their daughter; ob. 1823, aet. 3.
Sarah, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Goodfellow; ob. 1836,
aet. 21. Also the above Elizabeth; ob. 1854, aet. 69.
. . . . . . daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Goodfellow;
ob. 1843, aet. 23.
William Thomas; ob. 1847, aet. 54. Also Ann, his widow; ob.
1856, aet. 63.
William David; ob. 1816, aet. 65. Also Mary, his wife; ob.
1835, aet. 84.
Charlote, daughter of John John, of Cardiff; ob. 1816, aet. 18.
Mary, daughter of John and Mary Oram, of Cardiff; ob. 1808,
infant. Also Jane, sister; ob. 1811, infant.
Samuel, son of William and Elizabeth Griffiths, of Ely; ob.
1839, aet. 2. Also Thomas, son of the same parents; ob. 1856.
Mr. Jonathan Blacklock; born at N . . . . thead, Cumberland,
1800; ob. 1847.
East of Chapter House:—
David Howell, of Canton; ob. 1811, aet. 88.
John Jonas, wheelwright; ob. 1834, aet. 69. Also Ann, widow
of John Jonas; ob. 1862, aet. 79. John Jonas, wheelwright, son of
the above John and Ann; ob. 1848, aet. 55. Ann, relict of John
Jonas; ob. 1867, aet. 69. Mary Jonas; ob. 1882, aet. 81. Margaret,
daughter of "the said John Jonas"; ob. 1791, infant. Margaret,
"his" daughter; ob. 1812, aet. 17. Thomas Jonas, his grandson;
ob. 1831, infant. Mary Jonas, his granddaughter; ob. 1836, aet. 4.
And Margaret Jonas; ob. 1887, aet. 53.
Richard Watkin; ob. 17 .... Also Mary, his wife; ob. 1750,
aet. 68. Jane William; ob. 1760, aet. 82. And Anne, wife of
William Howell; ob. 1804, aet. 80.
James, son of James Morgan; ob. 1801, infant.
William Tilling; ob. 1813, aet. 34.
Edward David of Radyr Court, son of Evan David of Fairwater, gent.; ob. 1819, aet. 28. Also Edward David, clerk, B.C.L.,
only son of the above Edward David; ob. 1850, aet. 32.
Jane, daughter of Evan and Barbara David; ob. 1759, aet. 1.
Also the above Evan David; ob. 1761, aet. 37. The above Barbara;
ob. 1802, aet. 88. And Evan Williams David, esq., of Fairwater
House; ob. 1872, aet. 37.
Evan David of Fairwater, gent.; ob. 1814, aet. 59. Also Anne,
eldest daughter of Evan and Anne David of Fairwater House; ob.
1857, aet. 43. Evan David of Fairwater House; ob. 1862, aet. 73.
And Anne, wife of the lastnamed Evan David; ob. 1867, aet. 80.
Lewis Thomas, of Fairwater; ob. 1753, aet. 69. Also Elizabeth,
wife of Evan David of Fairwater; ob. 1787, aet. 27. Evan, infant
son of the above Evan and Elizabeth David. Lewis, son of the
above Lewis Thomas; ob. 1795, aet. 81. And Mary Anne, wife of
Evan David of Radyr Court; born 1826, died 1851.
Almost perished, and concealed by a yew tree. William Daniel
[circa 1840].
William, son of George Price; ob. 1804, infant. Also the
above George Price; ob. 1807, aet. 39. And Alice, his wife; ob.
1841, aet. 69.
John Lewis; ob. 1803, aet. 36. Also Ann, his daughter; ob.
1802, infant.
John Richards; ob. 1791, aet. 77.
Cruciform bier-shaped monument, on platform, surmounted by a
crucifix and implements of the Passion. Richard Prichard, clerk, B.D.
(Oxon.); born at Collenna 1772, ob. at Llandaff 1856; Senior Vicar
Choral Also John Prichard, architect, restorer of this cathedral,
youngest son of the said Richard Prichard; born 6 May 1817, died
13 October 1886. Jane Catherine, the youngest danghter; born
1818, died 1861. Eleanor Ann; born 1804, died 1882. And
Decima; born 1814, died 1896.
Catherine, wife of Thomas William; ob. 1775, aet. 39. Also
Thomas William; ob. 1782, aet. 47.
Philip Evan; ob. 1761, aet. 59. Also Jane, his wife; ob. 1761.
And others of the same family.
Jane, wife of Samuel Woodhouse; (fn. 22) ob. 1765, aet. 47.
Frances, wife of Thomas Miles; ob. 1815, aet. 30. Also Ann,
their infant daughter.
Anne, daughter of Robert and Mary Savours; ob. 1750, infant.
Other infant children. Also the above Mary Savours; ob. 1784,
aet. 57.
John, son of Robert and Mary Savours, of Cardiff; ob. 1766,
aet. 2. Also Robert, son of the same parents; ob. 1782, aet. 27.
"William Davies of this Parish Gent. Dyed the 4th of May
1755."
John, son of Edward and Mary Sant; ob. 1840.
Sarah Evans, widow of Richard Evans of T . . . . Park
in this county, gent.; ob. 1836, aet. fifty . . . . Also Thomas Brown
Evans, son of James Evans by Margaret Maria, his wife; ob. 1836.
Lewis Charles; ob. 1768, aet. 93. Also Lewis Charles junior;
ob. 1786, aet. 67. Lewis and John, infant sons of Richard Evans of
Pentrebane in the parish of St. Fagans, gent., by Sarah, his wife.
And the above Richard Evans; ob. 1829, aet. 49.
Jennet, wife of Lewis Charles; ob. 1760, aet. 78. Also Anne,
wife of Richard Evans; ob. 1786, aet. 73. Mary, daughter of
William and Elizabeth Evans of Fairwater; ob. 1828, aet. 13.
James, son of the above William and Elizabeth Evans; ob. 1834,
aet. 25. The above William Evans; ob. 1835, aet. 52. Jane, his
daughter; ob. 1844, aet. 21. And the above Elizabeth Evans; ob.
1855, aet. 71.
Mr Thomas Charles, junior Vicar of this church and Vicar of
Pendaulwyn; ob. 1764, aet. 55. Also Richard Evans, yeoman; ob.
1779, aet. 72. Alice, wife of the above Mr James Evans; ob. 1793,
aet. 45. And the above Mr James Evans; ob 1806, aet. 56.
North side (east to west):—
James Lewis; ob. 1855. Also Charlotte, his wife; ob. 1855.
And Eustatia Donelly Homfray, their niece; ob. 1854.
Sarah Bruce Campbell; ob. 1846, aet. 2. [Further inscriptions
almost illegible.]
John B. By Matthews, of Canton; ob. 1859, aet. 31.
"Henry Bird junior, of Cardiff, who was extensively employed
as a plumber at the commencement of the restoration of this
cathedral"; ob. 1856, aet. 35. Also his widow, and their infant
son.
William David, of Gabalva; ob. 1857, aet. 57.
Elizabeth, wife of Richard Hollier Parris; ob. 1847 at Llandaff
Lodge, aet. 45. Also the said Richard Hollier Parris.
Edmund Rees; ob. 1854, aet. 63. Also Edmund James, son of
the above Edmund Rees by Sarah, his wife; ob. 1850, aet. 32.
Henry Phillips, of Cardiff (late of Chepstow); ob. 1842, aet. 57.
Also Emily, his youngest daughter; ob. 1842, aet. 12.
George Thomas, (fn. 23) High Constable of Kibbor, Assistant Overseer
of Llandaff and Canton; born 1821, died 1898 June 22. Also
Elizabeth, his wife; born 1822, died 1897. Four infant children of
the above. And Moses Thomas, brother of the above George; ob.
1864, aet. 40.
Most of the interments on the north side of the cathedral are
too recent for the purposes of this work. All the legible inscriptions
on the other sides, however, are included in this collection, which is
the result of much labour, physical as well as mental, on the writer's
part.