St James Church, Accrington

 

St James is situated in Cannon Street, Accrington - near OS grid reference SD760284.

The Church was founded in 1546.

     

SACRED / to the Memory of / JOHN ORMEROD / of Abbey Street, ACCRINGTON / who departed this Life March 28th / 1853, Aged 56 Years / Also of PEGGY his Wife, who / departed this Life October 23rd / 1850. Aged 54 Years. / Also of MARY their Daughter / who departed this Life October 6th / 1831, Aged 3 Years. / Also of ROGER their Son, who / departed this Life April 28th / 1853, Aged 20 Years. / Also of MARY ORMEROD, Mother / of the above John Ormerod, who / departed this Life July 8th 1840, / Aged 75 Years. / Also of BETTY FISH, Mother to / the above Peggy Ormerod, who / departed this Life January 2nd / 1850, Aged 79 Years.

In MEMORY of / GEORGE Son of RILEY / & MARTHA ORMEROD of Bax- / enden who departed this Life/ the 30th Day of January1852. / Aged 10 Days.

     

THIS / Stone is erected here to the / MEMORY of GEORGE ORMEROD / of Baxendale, who departed this Life / the 10th Day of February 1854, Aged / 75 Years. / Also ANNE the Wife of GEORGE / ORMEROD of Baxendale, who de- / parted this Life the 31st Day of / October 1822 in the 44th Year of / her Age. / Also of Ann their Daughter / the Wife of Jonathan Pearson, / who departed this Life the / 15th Day of March 1859. / Also of JOHN their Son, who / departed this Life the 17th Day / of July 1861 Aged 50 Years.

In Memory of / ANN TURNER, / WIFE OF JAMES TURNER WHO DIED AT / CHAPEL HILL IN THE FOREST OF / ROSSENDALE. / on the 12th day of February 1854 in the / 34th Year of her age. / ALSO OF JOHN HARTLEY OF BROAD OAK / who departed this life the 21st of February / 1848, aged 25 Years. / Also ORMEROD, Son of the above / named JAMES and ANN TURNER / who departed this Life, September 14th / 1860, Aged 6 Years and 19 Months. / Also NANCY, Wife of the above named / JAMES TURNER, who departed this / Life July 26th 1866, Aged 35 Years.