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| Walking up to St Bartholomew's Church |
This place has been a centre of Christian worship for over one thousand years. There was certainly a Saxon church on this site long before the Normans invaded England in 1066 A.D. It is recorded that William the Conqueror granted the church at Corsham to the Abbey of St. Stephen at Caen in Normandy. The present building dates from the middle of the twelfth century, but there have been many changes and additions since then, ending with a major restoration in Victorian times. - https://corshamandlacockchurches.org.uk/churches-2/corsham-church/
On our trip to Europe when we visited Corsham and Thingley Bridge Farm, we came to St. Bart's Church as it was the Church of record for the marriage of John Daniels and Jane Wootton and many of the baptisms and funerals for the Wootton family living here.
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| Back of the church in the cemetery |
We went for a walk around the grounds to look at some of the tombstones, but most were impossible to read due to aging and erosion. Much of the area was not mowed so we gave up on that endeavor and went into the church to have a look.
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| In the cemetery |
Going into the church over the door is an interesting sign.
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| In this church porch lyeth Y body of William Tasker Gent who choos rather to be a doore keeper to the house of his God then to dwell in the tents of wickednes. He departed this life Ian the 20. An. 1684 Aged 69 years. |
We ended up visiting a few different cathedrals on our trip but none held the connection as St. Bartholomew's in Corsham.
I walked with awe as we went through the church knowing that this was where my ancestors worshiped. It was an emotional experience for me visiting the place where my great great grandparents were married. Their marriage record being the first of my finds when I started this journey of genealogy discovery. More on St. Bartholomew's in the next blog. See you then.
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| John and Jane's wedding record |
