Image: St Peter's Church, Petersham, Halhead Tomb

Description: St Peter's Church, Petersham, Halhead Tomb. Grade:II List Entry Number:1380188 Inscription On the East side: to the memory of nathaniel halhed esq. late of this parish whose remains lye interred in this vault, he died January the 17th 1730 aged 6. years. HERE LYE ALSO THE REMAINS OF ELIZABETH HALHED WIFE OF THE ABOVE NAMED NATHANIEL HALHED AND DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM HOUGHTON ESQ. OF READING IN BERKSHIRE SHE DIED APRIL THE 30th 1737 AGED 43 YEARS. ALSO THE REMAINS OF ELIZABETH HALHED SECOND WIFE TO THE SAID NATHANIEL HALHEAD AND DAUGHTER OF GEORGE MASON ESQ. OF NOKE IN HEREFORDSHIRE SHE DIED OCTOBER THE 15th 1729 AGED 44 YEARS. ALSO THE REMAINS OF JAMES HALHED SON OF THE SAID NATHANIEL HALHED BY HIS FIRST WIFE. HE DIED JUNE THE 17th 1737 AGED 51 YEARS. On the West side: HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF JOHN MARKE ESQ. WHO MARRIED ELIZABETH ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF NATHANIEL HALHED ESQ. BY HIS FIRST WIFE. HE DIED FEBRUARY THE 22nd 1763 AGED 80 YEARS. ALSO THE REMAINS OF ELIZABETH BURTON WIFE OF BARTHOLOMEW BURTON ESQ AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE NAMED JOHN AND ELIZAB: MARKE SHE DIED APRIL THE 23nd 1762 AGED 48 YEARS. ALSO THE REMAINS OF ELIZABETH BURTON DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVENAMED BARTHOLOMEW BURTON ESQ. AND ELIZABETH HIS WIFE SHE DIED MARCH THE 25th 1768 AGED 17 YEARS. ALSO THE REMAINS OF ELIZABETH WIDOW OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED JOHN MARKE ESQR . SHE DIED THE 27™ OF JULY 1772 AGED 83 YEARS. On the South side:HERE LYES THE BODY OF FRANCES HALHED OF GREAT GEORGE STREET WESTMINSTER. SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 12™ OF DECEMBER 1783 IN THE 61st YEAR OF HER AGE. WILLIAM HALHED ESQ. DIED THE 30™ OF SEPBR 1786 AGED 64. LIKEWISE THE REMAINS OF MRS CATHERINE HALHED SECOND WIFE OF THE AFORESAID WILLIAM HALHED. SHE DIED THE 30™ OF OCTR 1786 AGED 50. On the North side: HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF MRS BELINDA HALHED OF TWICKENHAM WHO DIED MAY THE 29™ 1792 AGED 71 YEARS. FRA S CATH HALHED DAUGHTER OF ROBT WILLM & ELLEN HALHED DIED THE 25™ OF MAY 1795 AGED 8 YEARS. MRS ELLEN HALHED WIFE OF ROBT WILLM HALHED ESQ. DIED 9TH FEBRUARY 1816 AGED 52 YEARS. NATHANIEL BRASSEY HALHED ESQ. DIED 18™ OF FEBRUARY 1830 AGED 73 YEARS. LOUISE HELENA HALHED WIFE OF NATHANIEL BRASSEY HALHED ESQ. DIED THE 24™ OF JULY 1831 AGED 72 YEARS. ROBERT WILLIAM HALHED ESQ. OF THE PRIORY STRATFIELD SAYE, BERKS DIED JUNE THE 20th 1836 AGED 83 YEARS.
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