Joseph Beardmore and [his bother-in-law] "Jacky" Owen were intimate personal friends of the Rev. John Wesley, the former being one of the trustees of City Road Chapel. Their family grave - "vault no. 7, with iron rails" - is near Mr. Wesley's in London. Computer records at the chapel add the follwing information: Josep. L. Beardmore - Buried Novem. 5, 1829 - aged 83. Died at Mickleham, Surrey. (Ref: Stevenson, George J., 1876, Memorials of the Wesley Family, p. 516-517.)
According to the writings of Mary Owen Beardmore (1813-1891), the Beardmore Family Vault (i.e., vault no. 7 where Joseph is buried) was located, "near the northern boundary wall of the graveyard of the City Road Chapel & within a few steps of the burial place of the Rev. John Wesley is a vault of the Owen & Beardmore family. Eight members of the family lie in this vault." These graves were moved elsewhere sometime between 1972 and 1978 during extensive renovations of the chapel. When a member of the family in 1990 made inquiries to the staff at the chapel as to where the graves had been moved, the information did not seem to be available.
According to the writings of Mary Owen Beardmore (1813-1891), the Beardmore Family Vault (i.e., vault no. 7 where Joseph is buried) was located, "near the northern boundary wall of the graveyard of the City Road Chapel & within a few steps of the burial place of the Rev. John Wesley is a vault of the Owen & Beardmore family. Eight members of the family lie in this vault." These graves were moved elsewhere sometime between 1972 and 1978 during extensive renovations of the chapel. When a member of the family in 1990 made inquiries to the staff at the chapel as to where the graves had been moved, the information did not seem to be available.
Joseph Beardmore and [his bother-in-law] "Jacky" Owen were intimate personal friends of the Rev. John Wesley, the former being one of the trustees of City Road Chapel. Their family grave - "vault no. 7, with iron rails" - is near Mr. Wesley's in London. Computer records at the chapel add the follwing information: Josep. L. Beardmore - Buried Novem. 5, 1829 - aged 83. Died at Mickleham, Surrey. (Ref: Stevenson, George J., 1876, Memorials of the Wesley Family, p. 516-517.)
According to the writings of Mary Owen Beardmore (1813-1891), the Beardmore Family Vault (i.e., vault no. 7 where Joseph is buried) was located, "near the northern boundary wall of the graveyard of the City Road Chapel & within a few steps of the burial place of the Rev. John Wesley is a vault of the Owen & Beardmore family. Eight members of the family lie in this vault." These graves were moved elsewhere sometime between 1972 and 1978 during extensive renovations of the chapel. When a member of the family in 1990 made inquiries to the staff at the chapel as to where the graves had been moved, the information did not seem to be available.
According to the writings of Mary Owen Beardmore (1813-1891), the Beardmore Family Vault (i.e., vault no. 7 where Joseph is buried) was located, "near the northern boundary wall of the graveyard of the City Road Chapel & within a few steps of the burial place of the Rev. John Wesley is a vault of the Owen & Beardmore family. Eight members of the family lie in this vault." These graves were moved elsewhere sometime between 1972 and 1978 during extensive renovations of the chapel. When a member of the family in 1990 made inquiries to the staff at the chapel as to where the graves had been moved, the information did not seem to be available.
Inscription
Joseph Beardmore, Esq., died October 28th, 1829, in his 84th year (inscribed on the main slab in the vault).
Gravesite Details
Vault 7 graves removed during 1972-1978 renovations of the chapel.
Family Members
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