The history of the ancient town and borough of Uxbridge, by G. Redford and T.H. Riches

derable antiquity. We have however selected the following:

Here Lies the Remains of
OWEN JONES of this Town
Pattern maker He Died
Febry 21st 1739 Aged 70

Also Two of his Sons

And also Wm. Son of JOHN
JONES who died March
16th 1739

Here lieth the Remains
of Mrs ANNE JONES, wife
of Mr. OWEN JONES Sen".
late of this town pattin
maker who died Decem
ye 8th. 1743 Aged 65 Years

Also the Body of

MARY JONES who Died
August 5th 1773 Aged 52 Years

Here lyeth the Bodys

of THOS. BATTY who died

June ye 20th 1695
Aged 38

of ELIZABETH his dautr who
Died Oct. ye 2a 1700 Aged 16

Óf SARAH his wife who died
Novr ye 25th 1729 Aged 88

There are nine graves by the side of each other, all belonging to the family of the

Harmans, the most remarkable one is that of Mrs. Eliz. Harman, aged 84.

A considerable number of the families of Uxbridge possess tombs and vaults at the mother church at Hillingdon, some of them ancient and of considerable elegance; these it does not fall within our present purpose to describe.

Hillingdon Church-yard-wall.

The towns-people appear to have been liable for several centuries past, to the repairs of a part of the Hillingdon Church-yard-wall. This part is described in a manuscript dated 1659, formerly in the possession of the Rev. Thomas Mills, Vicar of Hillingdon †, thus: "so much as standeth, or is, between the Turnpike gate against the west end of the Church, and the Stile or entrance over against the north door of the church, (being all the stone wall) is the part or portion, which ever belonged to Uxbridge to maintain and keep in good repair." This part has in consequence been repaired, when necessary, at the expense of the town.

+ The original is said to be deposited in the Tower of London. A manuscript copy is in our possession. Being an interesting document we insert it at length, in Appendix, No. 6.

SECTION 4.

CURIOUS EXTRACTS FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS,VESTRY MINUTES,—AND ACCOUNTS OF THE CHAPELWARDENS,

Curious Extracts from Parish Registers.

PARISH Registers were first introduced in the 30th. Henry VIII. (1538.) From that period to the present time, excepting a short interval, the Births and Burials of the townspeople of Uxbridge have been registered distinctly from those of the parish of Hillingdon. Marriages were formerly celebrated at the chapel, up to the year 1694; since which time they have been confined to the mother-church.

The Register Book, No. 1. contains Baptisms and Burials from 1538 to 1648:-No. 2. from 1778 to 1811; in this book from the year 1805 to 1811, the Baptisms of Uxbridge and Hillingdon are registered together; and No. 5. contains Baptisms of Uxbridge only for 1812. Another book, No. 3. contains burials from 1681 to 1774; another No. 4. from 1775 to 1804; another No. 5. from 1805 to 1812.

In the books of Baptisms Nos. 2. and 3. are the following entries.

"1663 May 28 Anne the Daughter of Simon Cottifford and of Anne his wife borne and baptized the 23d of June following borne about 5 a clocke in the morning signe in the brest borne one holy Thursday."

"1728 NB July 7 Unity Winch did penance at morning service for May 26 on the 26 of May is an entry of the baptism of the illegitimate child of Unity Winch."

1639 Septembe 7 Faith Hop Charite daughters of George Lamb & Alice his wife."

The Register Book, No. 1. also contains the following entry of the burial of four children born at one birth.

"1630 Septembe 14 Nathaniell, Nycholas, Edmond, a daughter unbaptized these wear the sonnes. & daughters of Edmond Lyons and Anne his wyf all fower born on Sunday morning Aliue and in perfect shape being the 12 of Septembe."

There are also in the same book two instances recorded of three children at a birth:-in the burials, viz.

"Three infants unbaptized the children of Robert Freny were buried Jan. 7. 1638."

And the three above-mentioned Faith, Hop, Charite.

The mortality in this place during the years of the plague was as follows.