Monumental Inscriptions – Airton Quaker Burial Ground

Airton Quaker Burial Ground – Memorial Inscriptions

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Plan of the Burial Ground at Airton

The number of gravestones at Airton is far fewer than the number of burials, as originally it wasn’t an accepted practice for the Society of Friends to mark graves in their burial grounds with permanent memorials. The reasons were both for simplicity and also to avoid any distinction between rich and poor, so even though the Airton Burial Ground has been in use since at least 1700 there are few grave markers to be seen today. Those present date from the latter half of the 19th century onwards and this survey was carried out in September 2008. Click any photo to view a larger version.

Grave no. Photo. Memorial Inscription
1 001 In loving memory of KATHLEEN GREEN formerly PICKLES & WATERFALL Feb 14th 1965 aged 68.
2 002 In loving memory of GEORGE H WATERFALL of Horsforth Who died March 29th 1899 aged 32 years
3 003 In loving memory of JOSEPH JOHN WATERFALL Feb 27th 1994 aged 69 And EDITH WATERFALLOct 15th 1945 aged 58
4 004 In loving memory of ARNOLD C WATERFALL May 7th 1990 aged 76And E. PHYLLIS WATERFALLJan 8th 2003 aged 88
5 005 In loving memory of MAURICE H WATERFALL Dec 12th 1977 aged 65And PHYLLIS WATERFALLOct 1st 1994 aged 81
6 006 In loving memory of GEORGE CYRIL WATERFALL Infant son of ARTHUR W. & LILLIAN WATERFALL of Halifax Died March 1901 aged 7 months
7 019 In loving memory of ARTHUR WILSON WATERFALL Died April 9th 1931 aged 62 years.And LILIAN WATERFALLJuly 24th 1960 aged 87
8 008 In loving memory of MARTHA EGROYD BAINES of Rose Mount Airton Who died July 7th 1921 aged 88
9 009 In loving memory of ROBERT CHESTER of Skipton Who died 30th day XIth Month 1896 aged 82 years
10 010 In loving remembrance of SARAH MARIA SMITH Died 7th of 9th Mo 1896 aged 71 years.
11 011 THOMAS BRAITHWAITE Airton Died 17th of 5th Mo 1896 aged 80 years.
12-16 012 Marker Stones Only – No Inscriptions
17 017 RICHARD ARTHUR BEDFORD PAYNE 1927-1994Dearly Loved
18 018 In loving memory of MARY SPENCER Who died October 6th 1912 in her 87th year
19 019 RICHd. SHACKLETON SPENCER Died Sept 11th 1904 aged 79 years
20 020 In memory of WILLIAM SPENCER Died 1891 aged 33 years.
21 021 GEORGE CARTWRIGHT Airton Died 10th Mo 2nd 1882 in the 80 year of his age
22 022 ANN CARTWRIGHT Airton Died 9th Mo 23rd 1884 in the 80th year of her age
23 023 In loving memory of SARAH ANN CARTWRIGHT of Airton Who died the 10th of the 4th month 1906 in her 75th year
24 024 In loving memory of MARY CARTWRIGHT of Airton Who died the 5th of 10th Month 1906 in her 70th year
25 025 In loving memory of ELIZABETH CARTWRIGHT Died 27th of 5th month 1909 aged 81
26 026 RACHEL CARTWRIGHT Airton Died 5th Mo 5th 1886 in the 53 year of her age
27 027 LUCY ANN WATERFALL Kirby Malham Died 5th of 5th month 1874 aged 1 year and 9 months
28 028 HANNAH MARIA wife of ARTHUR WATERFALL Kirkby Malham Died 20th of 1st month 1877 aged 34 years.Also EDMUND infant son of the above Died 10th month 1876
29 029 ARTHUR WATERFALL of Leeds Died 10th month 17th 1891 aged 57 years.
30 030 MARY COATES Died 18th of 6th month 1859 aged 82 years.

See also our list of

Airton Quaker Burials

: a brief

History of the Airton Meeting House

: where to find the

Records of the Airton Quaker Meeting