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

1620John 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 31st 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 27th 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