Today’s cemetery names: Champness, Chinnick, Firks, Hogben, Kranendonk, Tooze, Worlock and, of course, Gladys Windows. “She sleeps in god's beautiful garden, in the sunshine of perfect peace.” #CemeteryNames

Today's cemetery names: Carige, Hawken, Hember, Hosey, Podmore, Portch, Sluman, Taffe and, of course, Lottie Temperance Bidgood. “Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life.” #CemeteryNames

I'm also fascinated by the beauty and variety of surnames – check out #CemeteryNames for evidence of that. And if you've read any of my short stories you'll also go, oh, that's where he gets them.

Today's cemetery names: Duffin, Harrill, Hubback, Raggatt, Weetch, Wring and, of course, Hannar [sic] Cousins. “Deeply regretted by all who knew him.” #CemeteryNames

May I point you to my hashtag #CemeteryNames?

Today's cemetery names, Mersea edition: Beagley, Boniface, Cudmore, Groyden, Hucklesby, Jaume, Pudney, Salusbury, Tiffin and, of course, Frank Marriage. “Safe in God's keeping.” #CemeteryNames

Today's cemetery names, East London edition: Arber, Kallmeier, Payze, Schooling, Smellie, Strange, Topping and, of course, Albert Streak. “So he giveth his beloved sleep.” #CemeteryNames

Today's cemetery names: Billows, Coopey, Grindell, Hordo, Powlesland, Tremlett and, of course both Samson Bullock and Fanny Found. “Worthy of everlasting remembrance.” #CemeteryNames

A two cemetery day: Bawn, Breddy, Demmery, Elbrow, Jobbins, Pow and, of course, Fanny Angerson. “His heart was good, his spirit brave/ his resting place, a soldier's grave.” #CemeteryNames

Today's cemetery names: Aucott, Eddolls, Hanniball, Meader, Tippins, Wathen and, of course, Tryphena Gay. “He shall gather the lambs in his arms.” #CemeteryNames