Appendix 34 - Thurloxton Churchyard

Baptisms	Register entry	Modern comment
1794, March 19th	Sarah, daughter of Jessy and Susannah Kidner	of Oggshole Farm
1802, May 27th	William, son of John and Elizabeth Kidner	John Kidner and 'Betty' Payne
1810, December 26th	Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Kidner	died 21 November 1838

Marriages
1761, March 23rd	Richard Kidner of West Monkton and Mary Lyng, of this parish, spinster, by licence Witnesses: John Kidner and Andrew Lock
Marriage licences preserved in the register safe: 1835, January 12th Charles Spurway, of Bridgwater, and Mary Kidner 1837, May 11th John Kidner and Eliza Phillips 1844, October 25th, John Lockyer of Stoke St Gregory and Anna Kidner

Burials
1781, March 31st	Honour Kedner	Daughter of Richard K and Mary Lyng
1793, January 11th	Richard Kidner	Husband of Mary Lyng
1798, December 29th	Mary Kidner	A daughter of Richard K and Mary Lyng
1800, January 6th	Mary Kidner	nee Lyng
1832	Grace Kidner	nee Barrington, wife of George Kidner
1837, February	George	Husband of Grace, aged 62
1837, November	Mary Spurway	Daughter of John K and Betty Payne
1838, October	Joseph Kidner	Aged 6 months, son of John and Eliza
1838, November	Elizabeth Kidner	Daughter, aged 28, of John K and Betty
1844, 30 November	Elizabeth Champion Kidner	Daughter, aged 6 months, of Samuel and Elizabeth
1843, February	Betty Kidner	Aged 70, wife of John
1844, December	Joseph Kidner	Aged 78, the unmarried son of John K and Mary Lyng
1845	George Kidner	Aged 6, son of John and Eliza
1851	John Kidner	Aged 90, husband of Betty Payne
1852	Samuel Kidner	Aged 2, son of John and Eliza
1858	Alethea Kidner	Aged 2, daughter of John and Eliza
1871	Eliza Kidner	Aged 58, wife of John

Churchwarden duties
1801: John Kidner 1817: John Kidner 1839: John Kidner 1842-1847: John Kidner and Robert Pain 1847: James Hopkins and John Kidner 1853: John Kidner 1884: Joseph Kidner


Eliza Kidner and 4 children John Kidner of Thurloxton (1804-1904) married Eliza Phillips at Thurloxton on 11th May 1837. They had eleven children in total, including William 'of Fennington Farm' (1842-1932), John 'of Thrapston' (1844-1917), and Francis 'of Swang Farm' (1846-1911). John himself was buried at Milverton.	In loving memory of Eliza wife of John Kidner of this parish who died April 28th 1871 aged 58 years Also of their four children Joseph who died October 16th 1838 aged 6 months George who died September 25th 1845 aged 6 years Samuel who died January 18th 1852 aged 2 years Alethea who died September 5th 1858 aged 2 years Also of John Kidner, Husband of the above Eliza Kidner who died July 8th 1904 in his 100th year. Interred at Milverton
Grace and George Kidner Grace Barrington married George Kidner in 1810. They had no children. George was the son of Richard Kidner and Mary nee Lyng. Mary Spurway née Kidner was the niece of Grace and George, and had married Charles Spurway at Thurloxton on 12th January 1835.	Sacred to the Memory of Grace Kidner the wife of George Kidner who died August 29th 1832 Aged 59 years ...... Also George Kidner Husband of the above Grace Kidner Who died February 13th 1837 Aged 62 years Also Mary Spurway Eldest daughter of John Kidner of this parish who died Nov 18th 1837 Aged 31 years
John and Betty Kidner John Kidner married Betty Payne on 6th Novemeber 1800 at North Curry. Joseph was John's younger brother who worked as a farm hand for him.	Sacred to the Memory of BETTY wife of John Kidner of this Parish who died Feb 1st 1843 Aged 70 years Also ELIZABETH daughter of the above who died Nov 21th 1838 Aged 28 years Also JOSEPH KIDNER who died Dec 27th 1844 Aged 78 years Also JOHN KIDNER who died 2nd May 1851 Aged 90 years


St Giles, Thurloxton	The Kidner graves illustrated are in the central row above