Monumental Inscription Detail

Place:

St Michael & All Angels, Berwick

Inscription:

Here lieth the body of Ann, wife of George Elphick, of Alfriston, eldest daughter of Edmund Calverly, Gent., late of Hellingly, in this county, who departed this life ye 15 day of June, 1706, in ye 27 year of her age.
Also of Edmund, son of Geor... Elphick, ... Ann, his wife, aged 10 wicks.

Monument details:

Type: Stone grave marker (external).

Monument Condition: Unknown.

Inscription Condition: Unknown.

Person commemorated (or mentioned):

Last name: Elphick.

First Name(s): Ann.

Birth date: Not given.

Death date: 15 Jun 1706.

Age: 27.

Comments:

Inscriptions on Tombstones in Berwick Churchyard 1860. By the Rev. Edward Boys Ellman, M.A. (Susses Archaeological Society Vol. 12)

The family of Elphick, of Alfriston, seems to have been of considerable importance. About the middle of the last century they built a commodious house, opposite the Cross at Alfriston, which has lately been purchase by Mr. Taylor, and converted into a general shop. The last representative of the family (I have been told) is a bricklayer's labourer, who emigrated to Australia a few years since. Mr. Lower (Suss. Arch. Coll., Vol. VII., p. 128) seems to connect them with the family at Seaford and Allerton, and with the numerous branches of Elphicks, which do exist, or have existed, in various parishes. I find that there were persons of this name living in Berwick from 1666 to 1710. In 1685, a Nathaniel Elphick was one of the principle farmers, being rated at £99. out of a total of £483.

Transcription details:

Transcribed by: Michael Metcalfe.

Batch: Unknown.

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