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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Creswell and Cresswell Graves, Parish Church, All Saints, Marlow (also Gudgin)

John Creswell, 1843, age 66 years, 

AND 

William Creswell Died 1869 age 92. (This is William formerly of The Compleat Angler. John on the grave above is his brother, a husbandman and race horse owner etc. Read more on William here)



CWC 1842, MAC 1843, AEC 1855, M C 18?? - these initials represent people marked on the larger grave below. 



 

The Creswell area, some graves unreadable now.


J C 18(43?) and W C  - date unreadable.  


JC 1873, above. Footer of James Creswell grave below. 



Above, grave of :
Charlotte Winifred Cresswell d. Sept 13 1842, age 17

ALSO  - Mary Ann Cresswell d. Jan 6 1843 age 7. 

ALSO - Ann Esther Cresswell d. Jul 16 1855 age 17 ( The monumental mason forgot the second Cresswell S and had to put a mini one in at the last by the looks of it! )

ALSO - Martha, Wife of James Cresswell Feb 11 18?7 age 42. 


Above and below, nestled next to John, is the grave of Charlotte Winifred Gudgin, nee Cresswell. She is his married sister. Her husband Robert worked in the paper mills and the couple lived in St Peter's Street.


Charlotte Winifred Gudgin. D.Jul 21 1872 age 82. 



James Creswell, above d. 1873 age 72/3. James was the nephew of the John, William and Charlotte above. There were several other names on this grave but they have now vanished. 



In a separate area to the above graves can be found this grave "In loving memory of my dear parents - Eliza Ann Creswell d Jan 25 1903 aged 73 and Henry Creswell d. June 9th 1913 age 79 years. [Henry was the son of George and Charlotte Creswell of The Swan and would later run The Cross Keys for a few years himself]
Rear of the grave: Also Ellen Creswell, date unreadable. Likely the daughter of the above Eliza and Henry who was known as Nellie. 

**Some Creswells converted to catholicism so are buried at St Peter's Church in Marlow**

Post on William Cresswell junior, the notorious miser, farmer, and barge owner - and son of William above can be found here

More graves for Marlow, Little Marlow and Hurley indexed here.

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