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Hugh Courtenay

Birth
Death
1835 (aged 1–2)
Burial
West Wickham, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England Add to Map
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[An altar tomb in iron rails.]
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[[[South side.]
In this vault are deposited the remains of
Harriet Elizabeth Courtenay
--only daughter of William Courtenay, Esquire,
and Lady Harriet his wife
--born May 31st 1809
--died October 3rd 1826 -aged 17 years and 4 months.
""The modest virtues sweet temper and steadiness of religious principle which endeared her to all those who knew and could appreciate her retiring character and particularly to her sorrowing parents and relations gave the blessed comforting assurance that the all merciful God had prepared her at this early age for her removal to an happy eternity. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. St Matthew Ch.5 v.8.""
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[[[West end]
Within this vault lie the remains of
Hugh
--the beloved child of William Reginald Courtenay
and Lady Elizabeth his wife
--born November 10th 1833
--died March 13th 1835
--aged 1 year and 4 months
""(Job 1.21 follows)""
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[[[North side]
Sacred to the memory of
Harriet, Countess of Devon
--daughter of Sir Lucas Pepys, Bt.,
and Jane Elizabeth, Countess of Rothes
--wife of William 10th Earl of Devon
--born May 25th 1777
--died December 16th 1839.
""To her, whose gentle and guileless character was loved and respected by all who knew her whose mild and benevolent disposition made her as indulgent to the failings as she was charitable to the wants of others (and often alas: to the sacrifice of her own health) led her to spend her life in ministering to the happiness of those around her who as a daughter dutiful and affectionate as a wife and mother tender devoted and self denying exemplified in her daily conduct the graces of the Christian character and whose humble piety and entire reliance on the merits of her Saviour afford the confident hope of her acceptance through Him to her this stone is inscribed by her sorrowing husband and children in token of their thankfulness to God for the blessing of having belonged to her and of their earnest hope and prayer that they may by His Grace be enabled so to benefit by her example that they may through Christ become partakers of the same glorious inheritance in Heaven. She opened her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kindness Her children arise up and call her blessed her husband also and he praiseth her. (Proverbs XXX 26.29) [sic should be 26,28]""
Her remains are deposited beneath this stone in the spot which she most loved on earth and hallowed by her daily visits and prayers the resting place of the remains of a beloved daughter and infant son.
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[[[On the East side.]
Here also are deposited the remains of
Edward Courtenay
--the beloved infant of William Courtenay, Esq.,
and Lady Harriet his wife
--born May 3rd 1813
--died January 16th 1814 aged 8 months and 13 days.
[An altar tomb in iron rails.]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[[South side.]
In this vault are deposited the remains of
Harriet Elizabeth Courtenay
--only daughter of William Courtenay, Esquire,
and Lady Harriet his wife
--born May 31st 1809
--died October 3rd 1826 -aged 17 years and 4 months.
""The modest virtues sweet temper and steadiness of religious principle which endeared her to all those who knew and could appreciate her retiring character and particularly to her sorrowing parents and relations gave the blessed comforting assurance that the all merciful God had prepared her at this early age for her removal to an happy eternity. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. St Matthew Ch.5 v.8.""
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[[West end]
Within this vault lie the remains of
Hugh
--the beloved child of William Reginald Courtenay
and Lady Elizabeth his wife
--born November 10th 1833
--died March 13th 1835
--aged 1 year and 4 months
""(Job 1.21 follows)""
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[[North side]
Sacred to the memory of
Harriet, Countess of Devon
--daughter of Sir Lucas Pepys, Bt.,
and Jane Elizabeth, Countess of Rothes
--wife of William 10th Earl of Devon
--born May 25th 1777
--died December 16th 1839.
""To her, whose gentle and guileless character was loved and respected by all who knew her whose mild and benevolent disposition made her as indulgent to the failings as she was charitable to the wants of others (and often alas: to the sacrifice of her own health) led her to spend her life in ministering to the happiness of those around her who as a daughter dutiful and affectionate as a wife and mother tender devoted and self denying exemplified in her daily conduct the graces of the Christian character and whose humble piety and entire reliance on the merits of her Saviour afford the confident hope of her acceptance through Him to her this stone is inscribed by her sorrowing husband and children in token of their thankfulness to God for the blessing of having belonged to her and of their earnest hope and prayer that they may by His Grace be enabled so to benefit by her example that they may through Christ become partakers of the same glorious inheritance in Heaven. She opened her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kindness Her children arise up and call her blessed her husband also and he praiseth her. (Proverbs XXX 26.29) [sic should be 26,28]""
Her remains are deposited beneath this stone in the spot which she most loved on earth and hallowed by her daily visits and prayers the resting place of the remains of a beloved daughter and infant son.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[[On the East side.]
Here also are deposited the remains of
Edward Courtenay
--the beloved infant of William Courtenay, Esq.,
and Lady Harriet his wife
--born May 3rd 1813
--died January 16th 1814 aged 8 months and 13 days.

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  • Created by: Donna M L W
  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177784567/hugh-courtenay: accessed ), memorial page for Hugh Courtenay (1833–1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177784567, citing St John the Baptist Churchyard, West Wickham, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England; Maintained by Donna M L W (contributor 48594125).