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Table top tomb; traces of red paint, described by Haslewood as " Altar tomb within iron railings", but no railings survive.

On the east wall:

Sacred
to the memory of
Sarah Rider,
widow of the
Reverend Daniel BOYS,
born 20th March 1784,
died 4th August 1863.

On the south wall:

Sacred to the memory of
the Reverend Daniel BOYS, M.A.,
late vicar of this parish, and also of Brookland
in this county, who died September 11th 1857, aged 80 years.
He left surviving Sarah Rider his wife,
who was the youngest daughter of
William Barrington RICHARDSON, esq. of Bermondsey,
Surrey, by whom he had issue 12 children, viz: Daniel,
Sarah, Thomas, James, Robert Edward, Emily Jane,
George, Frederick, Francis, Charles Octavius,
Alfred William & Susannah Catherine.
Sarah died July 1st 1839 aged 29 years.
Frederick died March 13th 1844 aged 24 years.
George died May 17th 1858 aged 40 years.

Haslewood p39


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