The Beaumonts and the Ironworks (2)

This is the wording from the iron slabs at Darton - They are in the floor at the east end of the north aisle of the church, called the Beaumont chapel.

Geo Beaumont of Darton Gt was buried here Apr 29 1664. His Grandfon Geo Beaumont of Chapplthorp Gt in ye same Grave June 4 1712 in ye 49 yr of his Age. Willm Beaumont of Darton Gt son to ye Former and Father to Ye later G.B. was buried at their Feet Decr Ye 8 1713 in ye 76^th Year of his Age.

Sarah ye Wife of Geo Beaumont Senr was buried here Oct 15 1646. Jane ye Wife of Mr Wm Beaumont and Daughter of Mr Wm Milner of Burton Abby in ye same Grave May 29 1713 in ye 69 Year of her Age. Gertrude ye Wife of Mr Geo Beaumont Junr and Daughter of Jo Bagshaw of Great Hucklow in Derbyshr Esq at their Feet Sept 11^th 1713.

I myself have never seen these slabs. Transcripts have been made by several people, notably the antiquary R.H. Beaumont of Whitley (in Nov.1805), by Joseph Hunter (and published in his “South Yorkshire” c.1831) and most recently by Tony Warden, of Darton, c.2007. The slabs are, I think, not recorded in the work of [James and Hilda Dearnley] on the Monumental Inscriptions at Darton (copy of which is available in various places) presumably because they did not know they were there.

And from the slabs at Sandal, which were on the wall in the south side of the church when I last visited.

Here Lies the body of

Sarah Beaumont

Who departed this life July 14

1695

Also the body of

Frances Beaumont

Who departed January 31^st

1705

Also the body of

Ann Beaumont

Who departed August 14^th

1710

Daughters of

Mr GEORGE BEAUMONT

Of Chapelthorp

In Memory of

William Beaumont

Who departed this life Sept 28

1695

Also of

IOHN BEAUMONT

Who departed July the 26:

1695

Sons of

Mr GEORGE BEAUMONT of Chapelthorp

Who lies interred

In the North Isle of

DARTON CHURCH