Small discoveries · 1814 / 1820
An only son’s goodbye
John Rigden Neame left a tablet to his parents.
John Rigden Neame put up a tablet at Wye for his parents. Its words describe his loss as irreparable.
The inscription records his father John’s death in 1814 and his mother Sarah’s in 1820. It calls John Rigden their only son and places him at Rushelt.
That gives us a family relationship and a place to look next. It also gives us something a pedigree chart cannot: a son’s remembrance of losing his parents.
Sources & research notes · 1 records
KAS transcription of Leland Duncan’s Wye inscription notes, dated August 1890. Physical tablet not inspected. This parent-child relationship belongs only to the named people. Rushelt’s exact modern location remains unverified. The tablet’s erection date is not given. The source says John died in his 74th year and Sarah aged 74.
Follow the evidence
- The Monumental Inscriptions in the church of Wye ChurchKent Archaeological Society · transcription of a church inscription · accessed 2026-10-08