St Mellion, St Mellanus
s2 . Chancel south 1
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Date of manufacture and insertion
1876
Number of lights
2
Maker
Horwood, Edwin, of Frome ?
Main subject
a .
John the Baptist preaching
b .
Christ’s commission to Peter: “Feed my sheep”
Tracery subject
Angel
Donor
Jessie Coryton ,
née King,
wife of dedicatee
Dedicatee
The Revd Granville Coryton ,
Rector of St Mellion 1841 –76 ,
died 17th April 1876 .
Design
Edwin Horwood Commission to Peter (b . Commission to Peter)
1881 . Dilton Marsh, Holy Trinity, Nave south 3 . 1 . Commission to Peter.
Notes
Kelly’s Directory of Cornwall 1893 p 1195 .
Insertion date on brass plaque below window.
Design for Commission to Peter used in 1881 at Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire,
Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire, St Paul, Walton in Gordano, Somerset,
St Alban, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
(the Revd Canon Jeff Hopewell, personal communication).
Design for John the Baptist used at Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire,
Beckington, Somerset
(the Revd Canon Jeff Hopewell, personal communication).
Pedigree of the donor and dedicatee of the window:
One of the families that are donors and dedicatees of stained-glass windows in Cornwall, UK.
Pedigree of Coryton of Pentillie Castle
Pedigree of Coryton of Pentillie Castle
Window donor:
Window dedicatee:
Window donor and dedicatee:
Arms of father:
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Arms of mother:
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Mary Ann Coryton b c 1772 .
Person
Frances Coryton b 1804 , d 1815 .
Person
Jemima Coryton b 1806 , d 1853 . Dedicatee of St Mellion South transept south .
Person
William Coryton b 1807 .
Person
Augustus Coryton b 1809 .
Person
Henry Coryton b 1810 , d 1879 .
Person
Mary Ann Coryton b c 1811 , d 1848 .
Person
George Coryton b c 1813 .
Person
Granville Coryton b c 1816 , d 1876 . Donor of St Mellion Chancel east . Dedicatee of St Mellion Chancel south 1 .
Person
m 1845
Union
Jessie King b c 1821 , d 1881 . Donor of St Mellion Chancel south 1 .
Person
George Edward Coryton b 1819 , d 1886 .
Person
Charlotte Coryton b 1820 , d 1899 . Donor of St Mellion South transept south .
Person
Frederick Coryton b 1824 , d 1830 .
Person
Elizabeth Coryton b 1824 , d 1859 . Dedicatee of St Mellion South transept south .
Person
John Tillie Coryton b 1773 , d 1843 .
Person
m 1803
Union
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower b c 1785 , d 1824 .
Person
Elizabeth Coryton b c 1775 .
Person
Jane Coryton b 1778 .
Person
m 1771
Union
John Coryton b c 1741 , d 1803 .
Person
Mary Jemima Tillie d c 1779 .
Person
Pedigree will scroll horizontally if wider than screen.
Larger version .
TO·THE·GLORY·OF·GOD·AND·IN·MEMORY·OF·GRANVILLE·CORYTON WHO·DIED APRIL·17TH
1876 ·AGED·59 35·YEARS RECTOR·OF·THIS·PARISH
The inscription on the brass plate below the window reads This window was erected by Jessie
the beloved wife of the above named Granville Coryton,
NovR 1876 .
Tracery.
An angel.
BEHOLD THE·LAMB OF GOD
(John 1:29 )
a .
John the Baptist.
FEED MY SHEEP
(John 21:17 )
b .
Christ’s commission to Peter.