Sercombe Memorial Inscriptions

This page includes information about graves and memorials in

Cornwall,
Devon,
Gloucestershire,
London,
Suffolk,
Australia,
New Zealand, and
the United States

and about Commonwealth war graves and memorials around the world.

NOTE: Information marked with a solid bullet has been incorporated into my main compilation of Sercombe families; information with a hollow bullet has not.

Cornwall

Downhouse Methodist

(from the Cornwall FHS index)

Clara SERCOMBE d. 13 Apr 1887 age 19
Jane SERCOMBE d. 11 Sep 1902 age 76
Richard SERCOMBE d. 22 Jun 1907 age 87

Illogan

(from an online index)

Cyril SERCOMBE 9 Jun 1949 aged 47 wife Pearl 28 Jun 1968 aged 68

Lanteglos by Camelford

(from the Cornwall FHS index)

Edward SERCOMBE d. 16 Dec 1732 age 47

Morwenstow

(from the Cornwall FHS index)

Muriel Irene SERCOMBE d. 2 Nov 1977 age 72
Ernest Herbert SERCOMBE d. 25 Feb 1978 age 79

Phillack

(from the Cornwall FHS index and an online index)

Elias SERCOMBE d. 25 May 1948 age 95
his wife Mary SERCOMBE d. 17 Aug 1911 age 59
their daughter Edith SERCOMBE d. 28 May 1897 age 19
Mary Emma SERCOMBE d. 3 Oct 1963 age 73

St. Newlyn East

(from the Argall one-name study)

"In loving memory of John Sercombe who died March 12th 1951 aged 83 years. In heavenly love abiding. Also his wife Clarissa Mary died December 14th 1974 aged 89 years."

Truro Cemetery

(from the Cornwall FHS index)

Francis William Henry SIRCOM d. 17 Dec 1944 age 68

Devon

Bridford

(from researcher Monica Foggin via the Devon Lookup Exchange)

Erected by Jacob Sercombe of the city of Exeter, grocer & sale merchant, in memory of Richard & Ann Sercombe of this parish, his parents, who are here interred 1795.
Jacob Sercombe, of the parish of St Petrock, Exon obit 19 feb 1802 aged 61. William Sercombe, nephew* of above, of parish of St Mary Arches, Exon, obit 3 Jan 1805 aged 8. Mrs Mary Sercombe, wife of above Jacob Sercombe, of the parish of St Petrock, d 19 June 1816 aged 68
[* actually great-nephew -- I do not know whether this error is in the original or the transcription]

Christow

(from researcher Monica Foggin via the Devon Lookup Exchange)

Charlie, husband of Christian Sercombe, d 26 June 1910

Cornwood

(from the Dartmoor Genealogical Index [Mike Brown, Dartmoor Press])

19 Nov 1835 Mary SERCOMBE, age 77, w/o Robert, leaving husband and children
1 Apr 1861 Robert SERCOMBE, age 67; 27 Mar 1880 Elizabeth SERCOMBE, age 80, w/o Robert; 17 Nov 18?? Elizabeth SERCOMBE, age 19, d/o Robert and Elizabeth
22 Jun 1870 John SERCOMBE, age 48, leaving wife and children
21 Nov 1873 John SERCOMBE, age 29, h/o Mary
17 Dec 1879 Elias SERCOMBE, age 63, h/o Honor
11 Jul 1881 Richard SERCOMBE, age 72, h/o Mary
25 Aug 1882 Robert SERCOMBE, age 25, s/o Robert and Mary; 18 Feb 1895 Robert SERCOMBE, age 76, h/o Mary
24 Jun 1888 Robert SERCOMBE, b. 27 Jul 1887, s/o John and Susan
29 Feb 1891 Thomas SERCOMBE, b. 3 Sep 1890, s/o John and Susan
15 Apr 1891 Mary SERCOMBE, age 73, w/o (1st) John HORTON (2nd) Robert
11 Oct 1893 Mary SERCOMBE, age 82, w/o Richard
9 Feb 1899 Ellen SERCOMBE, age 41, w/o Richard; 12 Jan 1944 Richard SERCOMBE, age 94, h/o Ellen
11 Feb 1899 Honor SERCOMBE, age 80, w/o Elias
29 Sep 1901 William SERCOMBE, age 54, h/o Bathsheba
26 Mar 1905 Thomas SERCOMBE, age 78, h/o Ellen
9 Dec 1907 John Mudge SERCOMBE, age 64
12 Mar 1910 Jane SERCOMBE, age 78, w/o Samuel; 12 Jan 1915 Samuel SERCOMBE, age 78, h/o Jane
27 Oct 1911 Henry Mudge SERCOMBE, age 71, h/o Elizabeth
25 Dec 1915 Mary SERCOMBE, age 73, w/o John
26 Aug 1916 Susan Ann SERCOMBE, age 52, w/o John
10 Jan 1918 Elizabeth SERCOMBE, age 79, w/o Henry M.
11 Oct 1919 Ellen SERCOMBE, age 91, w/o Thomas
31 May 1920 Evelyn SERCOMBE, age 13, ch/o Elias and Emma
24 Oct 1928 John SERCOMBE, age 68, h/o Susan A.
12 May 1936 Wilfred Elias SERCOMBE, age 42, h/o Emma Susannah
29 Feb 1940 Elias John SERCOMBE, age 69, h/o Emma
28 Apr 1940 Frederick Arthur SERCOMBE, age 35, s/o Elias and Emma
8 Jul 1942 Charles Edward SERCOMBE, age 72, h/o Edith
8 Jan 1945 Edith SERCOMBE, age 68, w/o Charles E.
30 Oct 1950 Eliza SERCOMBE, age 83, w/o Francis T.
8 Apr 1954 Emma SERCOMBE, age 81, w/o Elias J.
19 Jun 1955 Clarance Henry SERCOMBE, age 48, h/o Edith E.B.
26 Jan 1959 John SERCOMBE, age 78, h/o Mary L.
26 Jan 1959 Mary Louisa SERCOMBE, age 78, w/o John
5 Apr 1960 Harry SERCOMBE, age 49, s/o Elias and Emma
20 Sep 1964 Blanche Elizabeth SERCOMBE, age 55, w/o John
18 Oct 1965 Francis Trobridge SERCOMBE, age 92, h/o Eliza
13 Jun 1977 John SERCOMBE, age 71, h/o Blanche E.
26 May 1987 William SERCOMBE, age 72
8 Jan 1991 Ernest John SERCOMBE, age 88
18 Sep 1992 Edith Emma Blake SERCOMBE, age 84, w/o C. Henry
[no date] Elizabeth SERCOMBE and William SERCOMBE, on grave to John and Elizabeth COX (no other details given)

Doddiscombsleigh

(from researcher Monica Foggin via the Devon Lookup Exchange and transcripts by researcher Sue Froud)

Thomas Sercombe d 14 Jan 1836 aged 43
In loving memory of John Norrish Sercombe / who died August 26th 1915 age 87 / also his wife Martha Sercombe / who entered into rest September 24th 1898 age 70 / also their daughter Ellen / who died 26 May 1875 aged 16
In loving memory of / Joseph the beloved / husband of Edith Sercombe / who fell asleep / 2nd May 1914 age 27
In loving remembrance / of Emily Caroline Sercombe / entered into rest 4th January 1936 / age 76

Dunsford

(from transcripts by researcher Sue Froud)

Herbert John Sercombe / March 21st 1909 / aged 35 years
Sidney Sercombe / beloved husband of Florence / died 21st November 1953 / aged 65 / also his loving wife / Florence / died 23rd February 1971 / aged 74
In loving memory of / Kate Mary Sercombe / died July 4th 1960 age 59 / Edith Sercombe / died September 14th 1961 aged 70 / Reginald Sercombe / died April 24th 1968 aged 69 / Ellen Louise Sercombe / died December 25th 1920 age 83 / reunited.
In memory of Alfred Ross Sercombe / died 14th July 1960 / aged 57 years / Thy will be done / also his wife / Dora Violet / died 5th August 1993 / aged 84 years / at peace
John Gregory Sercombe / died March 23rd 1910 / aged 65 years / also / Sarah his wife / died November 8th 1912 / aged 67 years
In loving memory of / James Sercombe / died April 14th 1945 aged 60 years / also Louise / died February 25th 1966
James Sercombe / who died March 25th 1878 / aged 54 years / Mary wife of the above / who died August 17th 1880 / aged 56 years / William son of the above / who died January 11th 1859 / aged 11 years
In loving memory of / Victor Sercombe / January 23rd 1980 / age 70 years
Sacred to the memory / of a beloved daughter / Hilary Edith Sercombe / fell asleep March 26th 1956 / aged 10 years
Samuel Sercombe / 1855-1925 / Eliza Louise Sercombe / 1868 - 1926 / Mary Jane Sercombe / 1884 - 1949 / Arthur Sercombe / 1892 - 1945

Ide

(from transcripts by researcher Sue Froud)

George Sercombe / died August 18th 1930 / aged 67 / also Mary / beloved wife of the above / died 14th August 1959 / age 89

Kenn

(from the DCRS index on LDS microfilm 916850)

Thomas SERCOMBE, d. 21 Feb 1827 aged 19

Moretonhampstead

(from transcripts by the Moretonhampstead History Society)

In loving memory of WILLIAM SERCOMBE born 17th October 1811 died 31st August 1881. Absent from the body, Present with the Lord. Also of MARY his wife who died November 5 1887 aged 75 years. [grave #G095]

Gloucestershire

Tewkesbury War Memorials

(from online transcript)

A.E. SIRCOMBE - on memorial cross, Church Street - "In honour of the men of Tewkesbury who gave their lives for us in the Great War"
A.E. SIRCOMBE - on memorial plaque in the Abbey of St Mary the Virgin - "Our Glorious Dead . . . 1914 - 1919 / Grant them O Lord eternal rest / Remember before God with pride and thanksgiving / the men of Tewkesbury who fell in the Great War"

London

Abney Park Cemetery (Hackney, Stoke Newington, Dalston)

(from the Abney Park Cemetery Index and this earlier version -- public graves except where noted)

Adelaide Sercombe, bur. 28 Jun 1939 aged 73 - of St. Leonard's Hospital, Shoreditch
Alfred Sercombe, bur. 17 Jan 1921 aged 55 - of 6 Northport Street, Shoreditch
Alfred Joseph Sercombe, bur. 4 Jun 1951 aged 55 - of Hackney Hospital, E9
Eliza Jane Sercombe, bur. 9 May 1947 aged 89 - of 145 Gibson Gardens, Hackney
Elizabeth Mabel Sercombe, bur. 6 Dec 1937 aged 41 - of 51 City Garden Row, Islington
Emma Sercombe, bur. 4 Aug 1853 aged 47 - in grave 009608 (section B06) with William Goode SERCOMBE
Ethel Sercombe, bur. 28 Feb 1887 aged 44 months
Frederick James Sercombe, bur. 9 Feb 1931 aged 74 - of 21 Gwynne Road, Battersea
Joan Adelaide Sercombe, bur. 19 Oct 1949 aged 20 - of 19 Londsdale Square, N1
John Sercombe, bur. 11 Feb 1929 aged 67 - of 93 Gibson Gardens, N16
Joseph James Sercombes, bur. 11 Mar 1919 aged 8 - of 20 Phillip Street, Shoreditch
Lilian Louisa Sercombe, bur. 24 Nov 1943 aged 35 - of Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield
Mary Ann Sercombe, bur. 13 Nov 1933 aged 75 - of Tooting Bec Hospital, Tooting
Rose Alice Sercombe, bur. 5 Jul 1943 aged 60 - of Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield
Sarah Mary Sercombe, bur. 19 Aug 1904 aged 41 - of 5 Lynedock Street, Hoxton
Walter John Sercombe, bur. 27 Mar 1931 aged 57 - of 62 Geldeston Road, Clapton
William Goode Sercombe, bur. 24 Feb 1869 aged 68 - in grave 009608 (section B06) with Emma SERCOMBE

Suffolk

Rev. Francis Haslewood, The Monumental Inscriptions in the Parish of Saint Matthew, Ipswich (1884), p. 225

Altar Tomb with iron railings. South Side.
Sacred to the memory of / JOHN SURCOME, of Ipswich, / late of Devizes, / who departed this life much respected / June 25th 1837, / aged 26 years

Australia

Bray Park Catholic Cemetery, New South Wales

(from Tweed Heads Cemeteries Index, Queensland Cemeteries, and Beverly Lee, Tweed River Historical Society, Murwillumbah, New South Wales)

Bridget Anna SERCOMBE, d. 27 Jul 1949 aged 62, "wife and mother"
William Austin SERCOMBE 11 Jan 1919 -- 23 Mar 1975

Murwillumbah General Cemetery, New South Wales

(from Tweed Heads Cemeteries Index and Beverly Lee, Tweed River Historical Society, Murwillumbah, New South Wales)

Joyce Esther SERCOMBE, d. 30 Mar 1954 aged 28, "wife"
William Joseph SERCOMBE, d. 23 May 1960 aged 74

Murwillumbah Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales

(from Beverly Lee, Tweed River Historical Society, Murwillumbah, New South Wales)

Joy Lorraine SERCOMBE, d. 21 Nov 1991 aged 67
Harry Vincent SERCOMBE, d. 3 Sep 1984 aged 64
Leslie William SERCOMBE, d. 5 Sep 1987 aged 78
Warwick Joseph SERCOMBE, d. 8 Oct 1992

Traralgon Uniting Church, Victoria

(from a transcript at Latrobe City War Memorials and Honour Rolls of a "Great War Roll of Honor" formerly in Traralgon Wesleyan Church)

L. SERCOMBE

New Zealand

St. Anne's, Pleasant Valley

(from an online transcript)

Sophie M.E. SERCOMBE b. 1855 d. 1940
R. T. Walton SERCOMBE b. 1861 d. 1944
(plaque inside the church) "In memory of Rupert Theodore Walton SERCOMBE died March 1944, also of Sophie Maria Eleanor his wife, died February 1940. They gave faithful and willing service to this church for many years. Erected by their old friends"

Whakatane

(from an online index to the funeral records of K.J. Ridgway Ltd., Whakatane, incorporating W. Jarrett and W. Jarrett & Son Ltd.)

Reginald SERCOMBE - between Sep 1953 and 1969

United States

Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California

(from the Nationwide Gravesite Locator of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

Dorothy B. SERCOMBE, b. 13 Nov 1919, d. 3 Apr 1996, interred 31 Mar 2004. Section 63A, site 664. Wife of Wesley E. SERCOMBE, Private, U.S. Army Air Forces.
Wesley E. SERCOMBE, b. 18 May 1916, d. 14 Feb 2004, interred 31 Mar 2004. Section 63A, site 664. Private, U.S. Army Air Forces. Veteran service dates: 14 May 1945 to 19 Dec 1945.

Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts

(from Robert J. Dunkle and Ann S. Lainhart, compilers, Inscriptions and Records of the Old Cemeteries of Boston, Boston, 2000)

"Here lyes Y^e Body / of M^rs Rebeckah / Surcomb, wife to M^r / Richard Surcomb / Who Died Feb^ry 28 A. D. / 1738/9 Aged 22 Years."
and on the same stone
"Also their Son Richard : Died / Sep^t 22^nd 1739 Aged About 8 Months."
"Here lies buried / the Body of / M^r Richard Surcomb / Ob^t 21^st Aug^st / 1773 / Æt. 57."
and on the same stone
"Here Lyes Buried / The Body of M^rs / Mehitable Buttolph / Wife to M^r John Buttolph / Aged 61 Years / Died Jan^ry y^e 22^d / 1744."

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Gadsden County, Florida

(from Cemeteries of Gadsden County, Florida at USGenWeb)

Margaret G. SERCOMBE, b. 6 Aug 1883, d. 26 Nov 1967. "In God's care"
George SERCOMBE, b. 10 Nov 1877, d. 10 Jan 1963. "In God's care"

Municipal Cemetery, Alva, Oklahoma

(from an index online at the Alva Public Library)

William R. SERCOMB, d. 12 Dec 1993, and Mary D. SERCOMB, d. 1 Apr 1997, in adjacent plots

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah

(from the Utah State Historical Society Burials Database)

Cary SERCOMB, bur. 30 Oct 1944, grave location T/20/5.
Edward SERCOMB, bur. 17 Aug 1937, grave location T/20/6.
Albert Kimson SERCOMB, bur. 2 Oct 1950, grave location T/20/7.

Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

(from Bob Gartz of Brookfield, via the WIMILWAU mailing list at Rootsweb)

In lot 4, block 25, section 19 (purchased 5 Jul 1856 by Samuel SERCOMB, lot representative Alberto H. SERCOMB appointed 25 Mar 1886):

Henry SERCOMBE, bur. Mar 1858.
James E. SERCOMBE, b. 4 Jan 1864, d. 12 Mar 1886, bur. 14 Mar 1886.
Samuel SERCOMBE
Ann SERCOMBE, bur. 28 Apr 1863.
John SERCOMBE, bur. 25 Jan 1866.
Kittie SERCOMBE, bur. 29 Oct 1871.
George SERCOMBE, bur. 2 May 1881.
Harriet M. SERCOMBE, bur. 1 Nov 1869.
E.T. SERCOMBE, bur. 12 Sep 1895.

In lot 6, block 23, section 19 (purchased 2 Jun 1855 by John SERCOMB, lot representative Emma SERCOMB appointed 4 Dec 1880, lot representative Charles A. SERCOME appointed 29 Oct 1894, lot representative Emma S. RICE appointed 30 Jul 1921, lot representative Charles S. BEGGS appointed 11 Jun 1945):

Henry SERCOMB, bur. 27 May 1855.
Emma SERCOMB, b. 1843, bur. 17 Mar 1857.
Alford SERCOMB, b. 1841, bur. 17 Mar 1857.
John SERCOMB, bur. 31 Oct 1866.
Emma SERCOMB, b. 22 Mar 1813, d. 5 Mar 1893, bur. 7 Mar 1893.
Jonathan W. SERCOMB, b. 1841, d. 8 Nov 1901, bur. 11 Nov 1901.
Margaret SERCOMB, b. 1852, d. 21 Jul 1921, bur. 22 Jul 1921.
Helen RICE, bur. 26 Feb 1969.
George W. SANFORD, bur. 3 May 1904
Walter B., bur. 7 Apr 1906.
Mary A. L. Sanford RICE, bur. 29 Sep 1911.
Emma S. RICE 10 May 1945.

In lot 2, block 45, section 10 (purchased 5 Sep 1896 and 8 Sep 1899 by Albert L. SERCOMB, lot representative Albert A. SERCOMB appointed 29 Oct 1914, lot representative Henry H. SERCOMB appointed 22 Jul 1922):

Georgia A. SERCOMB, b. 9 Oct 1846, d. 23 Sep 1901, bur. 25 Sep 1901.
Albert L. SERCOMB, b. 22 Aug 1847, d. 12 May 1913, bur. 14 May 1913.
Capt. Albert Adams SERCOMB, b. 1880, d. 30 Sep 1918, bur. in France, removed, rebur. 26 Sep 1921.

Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York

From a transcript of inscriptions in Section Y of the cemetery.

Katherine M. SERCOMBE, 1869-1893

Commonwealth War Graves

(from the Debt of Honor Register of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

Florence Mary SERCOMBE, d. 26 Oct 1942 age 84 at Seafield House, Seaton urban district, [Devon]. Civilian.
Frederick SERCOMBE, d. 1 Nov 1914 age 51, memorial at The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. Chief Petty Officer Coast Guard, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Son of William George Sercombe, of Bristol, husband of Annie Sercombe, of 3 Berries Mount, Bude, Cornwall.
Albert Edward SIRCOMBE (a.k.a. A.M. HARRIS), d. 29 Sep 1917 age 33, bur. at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey. Private, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry. Son of R. and A. Sircombe, of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
Richard William SIRCOMBE, d. 25 Apr 1915 age 25, memorial at Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Private, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Son of Richard Lewis Stanley and Hannah Jane Sircombe, of Rangiatea Road, Otorohanga, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Bernard Giffard SERCOMBE, d. 21 May 1916 age 24, memorial at Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France. Corporal, 1st/20th Battalion, London Regiment. Son of Horatio W.G. and Ellen Mary Sercombe, of 78A Burnt Ash Hill, Lee, London.
Harry Innerdale SIRCOM, b. at Bristol, d. 9 Jun 1916 age 23, bur. at St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Private, 16th Battalion, West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment. Son of Francis Richard Frederick and Annie Sircom, of "The Hirst", Shipley, Yorkshire.
Henry SERCOMBE, d. 18 Dec 1914, memorial at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France. Private, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
T.E. SERCOMBE, d. 24 Jun 1915 age 20, bur. at Cambrin churchyard extension, Pas de Calais, France. Private, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Son of Joseph and Emily L. Sercombe, of Waverley, Monmouth Hill, Topsham, Devon.
Francis John SERCOMBE, d. 6 Sep 1916 age 20, memorial at Thiepval, Somme, France. Private, 9th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Son of John Beer Sercombe and Helen M. Sercombe, of Lower Yalberton Farm, Paignton, Devon.
Samuel Wilfred SIRCOMBE, d. 12 May 1916 age 19, bur. at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi, Pas de Calais, France. Private, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Son of Eliza Sircombe, of 2 Ambra Vale, Clifton Wood, Bristol.
Francis Alan SIRCOM, d. 6 Dec 1942 age 36, memorial at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey. Private, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
Frederick John SERCOMBE, d. 6 Feb 1944 age 24, bur. at Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-mer, Seine-Maritime, France. Flight Lieutenant Navigator/Bomber, 21st Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Fred and Florence Mary Sercombe, of Longdown, Devon.
Anthony Davis SERCOMBE, d. 31 Jan 1941 age 19, bur. at Orpington All Saints churchyard, Kent. Leading Airman, H.M.S. Daedalus, Royal Navy. Son of Henry Edward and Marjorie Sercombe, of Farnborough Park [near Orpington].
William Morley SERCOMBE, d. 2 Oct 1942 (lost in S.S. Lisbon Maru), memorial at The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class, H.M.S. Tamar, Royal Navy. Husband of Eudokia Sercombe.
William George SERCOMBE, d. 23 Aug 1944 age 22, bur. at Ancona War Cemetery, Tavernelle, near Ancona, Italy. Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of William George Orchard Sercombe and Louise Sercombe, of Dartington, Devon.

content last revised 20 May 2008