Information for record number MWA13323:
Grave of Myrtilla, St Lawrence's churchyard, Oxhill

Summary Grave of Myrtilla, negro slave brought from Nevis to Britain by Mr Thomas Beauchamp.
What Is It?  
Type: Grave
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Oxhill
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 45
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Level of Protection National - Listed Building (Grade: II*)
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1 Grave of Myrtilla, St Lawrence's churchyard, Oxhill. Grave of Myrtilla, negro slave to Mr. Thomas Beauchamp who probably owned a sugar plantation in Nevis, in the Caribbean. Thomas Beauchamp was married to Perletta Meese, one of the twin daughters of the Rector of Oxhill. The gravestone records the date of Myrtilla's baptism as October 20th; she was buried in January 6th 1705. Grave located on the south east side of St Lawrence's churchyard. Listed, DWA3938.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Slave Grave at Oxhill
Author/originator: Villagers of Oxhill
Date: 2007
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

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monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument GRAVESTONE * A stone placed over or at the head or foot of a grave, or at the entrance of a tomb. back
monument PLANTATION * A group of planted trees or shrubs, generally of uniform age and of a single species. back

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