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Inscriptions at
the Church of St.Hippolytus, Ryme Intrinseca, Co.Dorset
Church of England - Diocese of Salisbury |
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Rev. John Blennerhassett (1803-1890)
Rev. John Blennerhassett (b.3-Mar-1803 Elm Grove, Ballyseedy, Co.Kerry - d.5-Sep-1890 Co.Dorset) was in 1826 ordained as anglican priest. He ministered at Ryme Intrinseca first as Curate (1830-1832) then for 58 years (1832-1890) as Rector. He was also Vicar of Hermitage, a nearby Dorset village, 1834-1885. John married Elizabeth Houssemayne du Boulay (b.1814 d.1904).
As a family the Blennerhassetts are said to have had a deep and lasting sense of belonging to the village church and community, and John Blennerhassett had a strong interest in the welfare and conditions of Dorset farm labourers.
John's elder brother William Blennerhassett (b.10-Jul-1800 Elm Grove, Ballyseedy, Co.Kerry - d.27-Apr-1860) was Vicar of Iwerne Minster, Co.Dorset 1832-1860. William married Elizabeth's twin sister, Emma Sophia Houssemyne du Boulay (b.1814 d.1896).
Ryme Intrinseca no longer supports its own Rector, in 1984 becoming part of a grouped parish with Yetminster and High Stoy, known since 2002 as The Wriggle Valley Benefice. |
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click on image to enlarge
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photo: courtesy of
the Wriggle Valley Benefice |
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This portrait in oil of Rev. John Blennerhassett, Rector of Ryme Intrinseca, was presented to the village school, of which he was a founder, by his own children to mark his devotion to that school and to the village children.
When the village school closed the portrait was moved to the church, where it hangs on the west wall of the nave. A photograph of the portrait is in the Stockwell Collection at Dorset Record Office, Dorchester, Co.Dorset [DRO Catalogue Ref. D1733]
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headstone in the churchyard:
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IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF W. GEORGE D. WINGFIELD DIGBY
WHO PASSED AWAY ON FEB. 27TH 1907
ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GERALDINE DE COURCY WINGFIELD DIGBY
WHO PASSED BEYOND JANUARY 17TH 1914
"THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH, NEITHER SORROW, NOR
CRYING, NEITHER SHALL THERE BE ANY MORE PAIN" REV.XXI.4
"COME WITH THAT HUMAN VOICE THAT BREAKS IN WEEPING,
COME WITH THAT AWFUL TENDERNESS DEVINE,
COME WITH US THAT ARE NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPING,
BUT GONE BEFORE TO THEE FOR THEY ARE THINE"
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Geraldine died 17-Jan-1913, not 1914 |
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a label attached the frame carries this inscription:
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Presented by his children
in loving memory of the
Rev. John Blennerhassett
FIFTY YEARS the RECTOR of the Parish of RYME INTRINSECA
passed away SEPTEMBER 5th 1890
"they shall obtain Joy and Gladness and Sorrow
and Sinning shall flee away"
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John Blennerhassett was at Ryme 60 years, as Curate & Rector
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brass wall plaque on the Chancel wall:
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To the Glory of God
Sacred
in the loving memory of
Geraldine de Courcy Wingfield Digby
daughter of the Reverend John Blennerhassett
for 60 years Rector of Ryme.
Erected by her two sisters
Lady Headley and Mrs Chapman
17th January 1913
Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God
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marble wall plaque on the Chancel wall:
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in loving remembrance of
the REVD. JOHN BLENNERHASSETT
FOR SIXTY YEARS RECTOR OF THIS PARISH,
WHO FELL ASLEEP SEPT. 5TH. 1890.
A FAITHFUL PASTOR AND KIND FRIEND.
THIS TABLET WAS PUT UP BY THE PARISHIONERS.
JANY. 26TH. 1891.
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brass wall plaque on the Chancel wall:
Erected by his widow
in loving memory of
The Revd. John Blennerhassett,
for many years the
faithful pastor of his flock.
"Blessed is he who considereth the poor and needy."
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brass wall plaque on the Chancel wall:
IN
LOVING AND EVER
GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF ELIZABETH BLENNERHASSETT,
WHO DIED
FEBRUARY 4TH. 1904.
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
BY HER
TRULY ATTACHED CHILD
[BUNNIE]
LADY HEADLEY
"TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS
OF THOSE WE LOVE
IS NOT TO DIE"
JONES & WILLIS, LTD.
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headstone in the churchyard:
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To the Glory of God
and in beloved memory of
Revd John Blennerhassett
(50 years Rector of Ryme)
and Elizabeth, his wife
and
Elizabeth, (Bunnie) Lady Headley,
greatly beloved and deeply regretted.
They are resting in the family vault in this place
"Until the day dawn and the shadows flee away"
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headstone in the churchyard:
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF
ELIZA JENNINGS,
WHO DIED NOV.1ST, 1862,
AGED 59 YEARS.
FAITHFUL NURSE AND FRIEND IN
THE REV. J. BLENNERHASSETT'S FAMILY.
ERECTED BY HIS DAUGHTERS,
GEORGINA LADY WARREN,
GERALDINE DE COURCY DIGBY,
BESSIE LADY HEADLEY,
ADA CHAPMAN.
"WELL DONE THOU GOOD AND
FAITHFUL SERVANT"
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this inscription dates from after 1874, the year Ada Dorcas Blennerhassett married William Frederick Chapman |
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