Mary Wilmot-Sitwell
1786–1858 (age 72)
Biography
Mary Wilmot-Sitwell, born in 1786 into the distinguished Sitwell family, was admired in Derbyshire for the quiet steadfastness with which she attended to family and parish obligations at Cromford. She sustained the bonds between the local gentry and working families, sharing in the church life of St Mary’s and encouraging education and charity among her neighbors.
Her presence brought reassurance in times of hardship, and she took a particular interest in the well-being of children and churchwardens, ensuring that the churchyard remained a place of solace for generations. Those who rest nearby remember a woman who represented the best virtues of duty, Christian charity, and practical kindness.