When I think of this part of Essex and the Joslin's and Joscelyne's I cannot fail but to pay my respect to the late
'Arthur' known as 'Sonny' Joscelyne who did so much research into our family name.
Arthur William JOSCELYNE was born in 1903 and died in 1993 at the age of 90, one of my regrets in life was
that we were never to meet and share our family history data. Arthur's research was done the hard way,
visiting Record Offices, Libraries and by Post, no internet and no indexed resources in those days
(no IGI until 1982) I have often received his letters that had been sent to the same Joslin's that I have contacted.
Arthur has left a lot of very valuable research behind him and a lot of stories of his eventful life,
some are recorded at Leigh on Sea Heritage Museum and in the old copies of  'Josselin Journals' some of his
work is carried on today by his only daughter Clare Harvey.

(Photo of Arthur and Rose taken by Bill Joscelyne of South Ockendon)

Margaret and I visited Leigh on Sea in 1998 and again with the Josselin Society when they made a group visit in 1999,
then we were given a tour of St Clements Church and the Heritage Centre,
below are some inscriptions that we found on our visit to the Church and the municipal cemetery on London Road.

Joslin inscriptions at St. Clements Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. England


 

Plain altar tomb of Bath stone containing inscriptions on the upper slab and on all four sides. 
 (Photographs by me in1998)

Top Slab. Sacred to the memory of

CATHERINE JOSCELYNE
youngest daughter of JOHN and MARY JOSCELYNE who departed this life the 16^th of May 1820 aged 13 years
also the above
Mrs. MARY JOSCELYNE who departed this life the 15^th of January 1827 aged 64 years.
Likewise the above

JOHN JOSCELYNE who departed this life the 19^th of September 1830 aged 77 years.

WILLIAM JOSCELYNE son of the above died September 13^th 1832 aged 33 years.

ANN JOSCELYNE departed this life April 4^th 1841 aged 45 years.

JOHN JOSCELYNE departed this life May 19^th 1841 aged 57 years.

SOPHIA JOSCELYNE departed this life June 18^th 1841 aged 51 years.

WILLIAM JOSCELYNE son and grandson of the above died October 17^th 1842 aged 17 years.

North Side. Sacred to the memory of
ZILLAH JOSCELYNE who departed this life April 11^th 1844 aged 39 years.

South Side. In memory of
CHARLOTTE SAMS who departed this life August 2^nd 1871 aged 70 years.

East Side. Sacred to the memory of
SUSANNAH KING who departed this life November 15^th 1864 aged 78 years
West Side. Sacred to the memory of
ELIZABETH WENDON who departed this life May 12^th 1877 aged 89 years.

BK#4992 Catherine, BK#4981 John, BK#4982 Mary (WOODWARDS), BK#4991 William

BK#4990 Ann, BK#4985 John, BK#4988 Sophia, BK#4996 William Woodwards, BK#4993 Zillah

BK#4992 Charlotte, BK#4986 Susannah, BK#4987 Elizabeth

Coped recumbent stone. (Photograph 1998) Inscription on the South Side only.

In memory of

WALTER BURROUGHS who died December 20^th 1866 aged 54 years.

BK#5076 Walter was the husband of Caroline JOSCELYNE

 Plain upright stone, with coped stone over grave and footstone. (Photograph 1998 only the upright)

Sacred to the memory of

SARAH JOSCELYNE who departed this life January 9^th 1863 aged 68 Years

Relict of the late JOHN JOSCELYNE of this parish. Also

FREDERICK JOSCELYNE son of the above who died July 6^th 1850 aged 20 years.

BK#18821 Frederick

BK#4985 John

BK#5068 Sarah (GIBBS)

 Small white tablet inside the Church (photo below)

The altar in this Chapel was given to the Glory of God and in memory of

MABEL ELIZABETH JOSLIN the Wife of ROBERT C JOSLIN who died September 2^nd 1917

And of ROBERT LOUIS JOSLIN son of the above who was lost at sea

in the sinking of HMS Marmion October 21^st 1917.

BK#17432 Mabel Elizabeth (WALFORD)

BK#11892 Robert Charles

BK#19602 Robert Louis (only son)(Stoker 1^st No K/34655 Inscription on Plymouth Hoo

Municipal Cemetery London Road Leigh on Sea Essex
Found on a short visit in 1998

 In Loving Memory of

JAMES WOODWARD JOSCELYNE who died April 22^nd 1887 aged 60 years. “Grant him that eternal rest”

Also of KEZIA, wife of the above who died September 20^th 1897 aged 73 years. “Thy will be done”

Also of HENRY son of the above who died September 4^th 1933 aged 71 years.

”There is a link death cannot sever Love and Remembrance live forever”

James Woodward BK#4997 son of William and Mary Ann
Kezia (ORRIS) BK#5000
Henry BK#18820

In Memory of

ABRAHAM VANDERVORD, Capt., of the belle ‘Alliance’ died at sea 13^th January 1848 aged 33. Also of

JANE VANDERVORD his widow died 25^th of August 1883 aged 84. Also in loving memory of

EDWIN JOSCELYNE brother of the above who died 8^th November 1900 aged 86 years.

Edwin BK#5075 son of John and Sarah (GIBBS)

Jane BK#5071 daughter of John and Sarah (GIBBS)

In Loving Memory of

WILLIAM JOSCELYNE who died 8^th September 1925 aged 71 years. ‘At Rest’

Also of EMMA WARREN sister of the above who died 4^th September 1953 aged 101 years.

(rest of the inscription unreadable)
Emma BK#5002 wife of Albert WARREN
William BK#5003 son of James Woodward & Kezia Joscelyne

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