Extracts from the Parish Registers of St. James Church, Whitechapel,
North Lancashire, & Monumental Inscriptions from the Churchyard

The Registers transcribed, edited and indexed by Brian Rhodes &
Dedicated to the memory of Wilfred Alfred & Ivy Rhodes
The inscriptions copied by Brian Rhodes & dedicated “to the memory of all Friends & Relations buried in this churchyard”

Baptisms 1818 – 1950

25 May 1919	Thomas Scambler son of Stephen & Sarah Annie WRATHALL of Brock Cottage,  Whitechapel, farmer. Born 24 March 1919
16 Jul 1933	Derek son of Frank Nelson & Emily WRATHALL of Whitechapel, agricultural worker. Born 28 May 1933
26 Mar 1939	Dorothy Isabel daughter of Frank Nelson & Emily WRATHALL of Whitechapel, farm foreman. Born 19 January 1939

Marriages 1854 – 1950 – No Wrathall entries

Burials 1818 – 2004

25 Aug 1951	Sarah Anne WRATHALL of Horrocksford Farm, Clitheroe, age 75
3 Dec 1959	Stephen WRATHALL of Horrocksford Farm, Clitheroe, age 87
2 Jun 1970	Frank WRATHALL (no address) age 58
4 Jul 1986	William WRATHALL of Four Oaks, Hothersall Lane, Longridge, age 83, died 28 Jun 1986
6 Jan 1999	Maria WRATHALL of Grimsargh Manor Nursing Home, Grimsargh, age 94, died 28 December 1998

Monumental Inscriptions

In Treasured Memory of Sarah Annie beloved wife of Stephen Wrathall who died Aug 23 1951 aged 76 years also Thomas Scambler Wrathall their beloved son who died May 13 1920 aged 13 months also the above named Stephen Wrathall who died Nov 30 1959 aged 87 years also Frank their beloved son and husband of Rena Wrathall who died May 29 1970 aged 58 years “at rest”

In Loving Memory of William Wrathall a dear husband and father died 28 Jun 1986 aged 83 years also Maria a dear wife and mother died 28 Dec 1998 aged 94 years