2 Headstones At Approx 4M East Of South East Corner Of Chancel Of All Hallows Church Of Saint Kea

There are two headstones located approximately 4 meters east of the southeast corner of the chancel of All Hallows Church of Saint Kea. The southern headstone dates from 1813 and commemorates Fardenando, husband of Ann Behenna, crafted by Eddy of Truro. This headstone is a thin, nowy-headed slate with an incised inscription in fat face lettering that reads: "Sacred to the Memory of Fardenando Husband of Ann Behenna who departed this Life March 5, 1813. Aged 17 years."

The northern headstone, from 1849, honors Nancy Behenna, wife of Michael Williams. It is made of freestone and features a dished basket-arched head with a squat urn over the chest within a tympanum. The inscription below, in incised block lettering, states: "Nancy Behenna, The Beloved Wife of Michael Williams of London and Daughter of Ferdenando and Alice Williams of Goodern, -d. April 20th 1849 aged 30."

The current church, built in 1896, replaced an earlier church from 1802 designed by James Wyatt, and the churchyard dates from that time. Very few tomb monuments from the earlier church at Old Kea have survived, making the modest architectural features of these early 19th-century headstones historically significant for the parish.