IN  DOWLAND  CHURCH
Main view This pew end bears the Coat
of Arms of Stafford of
Stafford Barton. The CoA
showing the pears and
glazing irons relate to the
Kellaway name.














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Detail



MDXLVI
In Dowland Church, there are also
floor stones remembering members
of the Stafford family.

And next to Elianor:
HIC JACET HUGO STAFFORD
ARMIGER QVI OBIJT VICESSIMO
TERTIO DIE DECEMBRIS ANO SALVLIS
MDCLXXV ANO AETATIS LXXVI

The name of his 4 year old son is partly obscured:
.....STAFFORD FILIUS HUGONIS
STAFFORD DE PYNE (ARM)
QVI OBIJT VICESSIMO PRIMO
DIE OCTOBRIS MDCLXXVIII
ANNO AETATIS IVTO

Left:
A plain slab for Thomas.
(What is the word above his name? gent? grut?)



                                                             Right:
                                       In Dolton Church.
                    A much later Thomas Stafford.

The stained glasses (right) are in
Dolton Church.

The pears look more like garlics!
There are possibly leopards' faces
in the blue circles.