Cusop History Group
Cusop Baptisms, Marriages and Burials Register Transcripts
A fascinating transcript of the Cusop Registers from 1662 which contain interesting insights into the inventory of the Church as well as the names and some house addresses of parishioners who were baptised, married and buried in the Churchyard. Contains an Index at the end.
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Cusop Monument Inscriptions and Plan of Graveyard
This document lists the monuments and gravestones in Cusop Churchyard and inside the Church along with their inscriptions. The second document is a numbered plan showing where they are located.
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Thomas & Elizabeth Sheen lived in Cusop and they, and some of their children are buried in Cusop Churchyard. Thomas & Elizabeth Sheen lived in Whitehall Cottage which is now called Mousecastle Cottage. There are 2 family gravestones in the churchyard, one of which is recorded at both Hereford and Worcester Family History Centres as it is regarded as being of social history importance. The gravestone lies to the S.E. of the church (behind the yew trees). This gravestone also appears on line on Martin Nicholson's Cemetery Project.
The following information was kindly supplied by Josephine Wheldon (nee Jenkins) about her family.
"Thomas Sheen was born at Llanstephan, Radnorshire in 1839. He was a Farm Labourer and firstly married Eliza Leighton at Hardwicke Church on 8th February 1862. Thomas & Eliza had 2 children Rose and John but sadly Eliza died following her son's birth in 1864. Thomas later married Elizabeth Price on 27th March 1869 at Hermon Chapel, Rhosgoch. They had the following children...William born 1870, Elizabeth born 1873, Hannah born 1875 and Charles born 1877. They lived at Whitehall Cottage, Cusop. On 1st September 1879 tragedy began to strike this family as the children were taken ill with Scarlatina. The infectious disease quickly spread resulting in the deaths of John, Elizabeth and Charles on 5th September and Hannah on 24th September. Only 2 children from the family survived. Rose was not living at home as she was in service at Hay. William survived.....ironically the 5th September was his 9th birthday.
Thomas & Elizabeth had 3 more daughters Alice Catherine born 1880, Mary Ann (my Grandmother) born 1883 and Margaret born 1890 all born at Whitehall Cottage, Cusop.
Thomas and Elizabeth, Rose, John, William, Elizabeth, Hannah and Charles are buried in Cusop Churchyard.
My Grandmother Mary is buried at Hay Cemetery and Catherine and Margaret are buried at Builth."
The Sheen family gravestone at Cusop
Rev.
Percy Griffiths
Our thanks to John Wilks for writing this fascinating piece about Rev. Percy Griffiths
The grave of Percy Griffiths, his wife Zoe Pleasance and their ‘Faithful and devoted housekeeper’ Ellen Smith is close to the vestry door. Zoe died in 1952 followed by Percy in 1958, Ellen Smith in 1959. When Percy died, he left £1,000 to re- roof the church, £4,000 for the belfry with 6 bells and £250 for the churchyard, all in memory of his wife Zoe.
Percy was born in Hay in October 1872 at Bellevue House, Belmont Road, his father, Charles, was an auctioneer and estate agent. He had two older brothers and two older sisters. By 1891 he had left home and was living in Merthyr Tydfil, working as a banker’s clerk, then by 1901 he had changed career to Clergyman of the Church of England living in Weston Subedge, Gloucestershire.
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The next record is of him marrying Zoe Pleasance Fellows on 17 January 1907, he is recorded as Clerk in Holy Orders living at Steeple Vicarage, Southminster, Essex. Zoe was the daughter of RN Captain Charles Fellows. Following his marriage, he appears to have risen in statusand by 1911 he is living at Hill House, Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth and is simply described as ‘gentleman’. They had staff of housekeeper, chauffer, gardener, housemaid and sewing woman. The housekeeper was Ellen Smith who continued with him until his death.
By 1927 he had moved to Two Gables, Newton Road, Canford Cliffs and then by 1939 he had returned to Wales at Windyridge, Brecon and is described as retired priest.In November 1945 Percy, Zoe and housekeeper Ellen moved to Woodlands, Cusop Dingle where they lived until their deaths.