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Another famous inhabitant

Sir John Ferne, author of "The Blazon of Gentrie", was born at Temple Belwood. He was educated at Oxford and wrote the book in 1578 with it being printed in 1586. After his death in 1610 he was buried in Belton Church.

 

In and around the church

Members of several families associated with Temple Belwood and the previous Belwood estate are buried or commemorated in and around Belton Church. There are plaques, tablets, gravestones and tombs with names such as Sheffield, Johnson, Hilton, Ryther, Vavasour, Steer, Popplewell and Ferne. When the twelfth century tomb of Richard de Belwood was opened in the sixteenth century to inter Thomas Vavasour a lead coffin was found, when opened a pair of slippers were still on Richard’s feet. A framed section of ancient stained glass from Belwood Old Hall is on show in the church, it was given to the church by J.W.D. Johnson. A clock was installed in the church tower in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Mrs. Louisa Johnson of Temple Belwood performed the opening ceremony on the 30th September of that year.

 

1881 CENSUS – Temple Belwood

 Name 

Relation

Marital
Status

Gender

Age

Birthplace

Occupation

Disability

John W.D. JOHNSON 

 Head 

 M 

 Male 

 35 

Southampton

 Magistrate Landed Member Of P For Parts 

  

Louisa C. JOHNSON 

 Wife 

 M 

 Female 

 31 

Scotland

Magistrate Landed Member Of P For Parts Wife 

  

Allan H. JOHNSON 

 Son 

  

 Male 

 5 

Sarre , Kent, England  

 Magistrate Landed Member Of P For Parts Son 

  

Sophia C. LOCK 

 Visitor 

 U 

 Female 

 33 

East Indies  

 Annuitant 

  

Arthur G.D. HILTON 

 Visitor 

 U 

 Male 

 31 

Claredon, Somerset, England  

 Farmer 

  

Cicely H. JOHNSON 

 Dau 

  

 Female 

 1 

Sarre, Kent, England  

  

  

William HARDING 

 Serv 

 U 

 Male 

 32 

Enmore, Somerset, England  

 Butler Domestic 

  

George LAWRENCE 

 Serv 

 U 

 Male 

 20 

Sarre, Kent, England  

 Footman Domestic 

  

Mariah AINSLEY 

 Serv 

 U 

 Female 

 16 

Tickhill, York, England  

 Kitchen maid Domestic 

  

Hannah DODD 

 Serv 

 U 

 Female 

 37 

Acomb, Northumberland, England  

 Cook Domestic 

  

Adelade TERRY 

 Serv 

 W 

 Female 

 49 

Chislet, Kent, England  

 Laundress Domestic 

  

Sarah EVANS 

 Serv 

 U 

 Female 

 22 

Pont, Montgomery, Wales  

 Laundress Domestic 

  

Mary E. PARKER 

 Serv 

 U 

 Female 

 22 

Canterbury, Kent, England  

 Nurse Domestic 

  

Ellen SOUTHWELL 

 Serv 

 U 

 Female 

 33 

Atterby, Lincoln, England  

 Housemaid Domestic 

  

Alice PEARSON 

 Serv 

 U 

 Female 

 18 

Wingfield, Derby, England  

 Housemaid Domestic 

  

George MARSH 

 Serv 

 U 

 Male 

 22 

Canterbury, Kent, England  

 Groom Domestic 

  

Samuel PARKER 

 Serv 

 U 

 Male 

 19 

Malden, Essex, England  

 Groom Domestic 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Further Reading.

1903 1st Edition -  The M. S. in a Red Box

The M. S. in a Red Box.

First published in 1903 this historical, romantic novel is set in the 17th Century in the Isle of Axholme, in and around places like Temple Belwood and Crowle.
It was first published without credit to any author as the original manuscript was left in a red box at a publisher un-signed. There have been several reprints over the years and now it is thought the author to be the Rev. John Arthur Hamilton and his name is now credited.

 

 

 


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