St Peter's Church, Elford is in Elford, Staffordshire, Churches in Staffordshire.
After 1391. St Peter's Church, Elford [Map]. Some discussion as to whether a monument to Thomas Arderne [aged 54] and Catherine Stafford [aged 53], or to his son John Arderne [aged 21] and Margaret Pilkington [aged 20]. Early Plate Bascinet Period. Holding Hands. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings holding Shields. Chunky Lions Mane. Angels Supporting Pillow. Possibly Sutton and Prentys.
After 1423. St Peter's Church, Elford [Map]. Monument to John Stanley. Early Plate Bascinet Period. Maiden's Face Buckle. Eagle and Baby Crest; the legend associated with Sir John's descent from his ancestor, Sir Thomas Latham, whose wanted his barren wife to adopt his illegitimate son so he placed the baby in a nearby eagle's nest. His wife was delighted with this 'miracle' and took the child as her own.
Historic England states ... "Knight of circa 1370, alabaster, with bogus Gothic inscription by Richardson to Sir John Stanley, died 1474".
Mark Downing, President of the Church Monuments Society states on FB ... My research concludes c.1410. On a modern alabaster tomb-chest in the north-east corner of the south aisle. Stebbing Shaw quotes the inscription and expenses by Humphrey Stanley who probably acquired the effigy from a dissolved monastic house, with the inscription added c.1540 by possibly a Burton-on-Trent workshop. Restored and re-cut by Richardson in 1848/49. He states that he renewed the eagle crest, parts of the basinet, aventail, left arm, gauntlets, grip of the dagger, rowel spurs, spur straps, first part of the inscription and tomb-chest. Inscription on the right side of the slab: Orate pro aia d'ni Joh'is Stanley milit quondam d'ni de pype clyfton caumpuyle elforde et stotfolde et hui' Cantarie et capelle fundator' Anno d'ni Mil'simo CCCCMO Septuagesimo quarto. It is worth commenting that the rapier sword was not introduced until the sixteenth century and that this sword was cut into the slab when the inscription was added.
Humphrey Stanley: Around 1450 he was born to John Stanley and Elizabeth Vernon at Pipe, Staffordshire. On 19th March 1505 Humphrey Stanley died.
Around 1460 John Stanley died from a wooden real tennis ball hitting his jugular vein, or his temple. Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map]. His monument shows him pointing to his right temple where he was struck by a wooden tennis ball that killed him; he is holding the ball in his left-hand.
John Stanley: he was born to John Stanley and Anne Hanford at Elford, Staffordshire.
In 1463 Thomas Stanley [aged 70] died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].
Around 1526. Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map] to Isabel Neville, William Smythe [aged 46] and Anne Staunton.
Fluted Period. Lancastrian Esses Collar with Big Esses. Gabled Headress with Lappets. Probably Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Angels Supporting Pillow. Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar. Swirling Tail. Chunky Lions Mane. Chest with Weepers.
Isabel Neville: William Huddlestone and she were married. She the daughter of John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and Isabel Ingaldsthorpe. After 25th April 1457 she was born to John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and Isabel Ingaldsthorpe. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In or before 1492 William Smythe and she were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and Isabel Ingaldsthorpe. On 12th October 1516 Isabel Neville died.
William Smythe: In 1480 he was born. In 1526 he died.
Anne Staunton: she was born to William Staunton and Margery Stanley. Before 29th November 1529 she died.
On 19th March 1703 Ann Howard died. Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].
Ann Howard: she was born to Craven Howard and Anne Ogle1652-1682.
After 7th March 1779. St Peter's Church, Elford [Map]. Memorials to Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire [deceased], Craven Howard and Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk.
Before 16th March 1803 Mary Finch [aged 87] died. On 16th March 1803 she was buried.
On 15th July 1756 William Howard [aged 41] was killed accidentally whilst driving a chaise.
Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].
Mary Finch: On 1st March 1716 she was born to Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. On 6th November 1736 William Howard and she were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. He the son of Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk and Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk.
In 1881 Charles Bagot [aged 71] was buried at St Peter's Church, Elford [Map]. Monument to Charles Bagot and Sophia Louisa Percy [aged 59].
Charles Bagot: Charles Bagot and Sophia Louisa Percy were married. They were sixth cousins. In 1810 he was born to Charles Bagot and Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole. In 1881 Charles Bagot died.
Sophia Louisa Percy: On 24th December 1821 she was born to Josceline Percy. On 7th November 1908 Sophia Louisa Percy died. She was buried at St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 7th November 1908 Sophia Louisa Percy [aged 86] died. She was buried at St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].
The River Tame rises near Oldbury, Worcestershire [Map] after which it passes Wednesbury, Staffordshire [Map], Tamworth, Staffordshire [Map], Perry Barr, Warwickshire [Map], Spaghetti Junction [Map], Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire [Map], St Peter's Church, Elford [Map] before joining the River Trent 2km east of Alrewas, Staffordshire [Map].