Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names at end Back to Churchyards listed Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Introduction Strood is a part of the City of Rochester, and is situated on the River Medway in North Kent. Strood Cemetery lies on high ground about ¾ of a mile south of the town centre. The original 6 acres of the cemetery was opened in early 1883, replacing the burial ground around the old parish church of St. Nicholas in the centre of Strood. An additional 3 acres was added in 1929/30. This record contains all the monumental inscriptions for graves established between 1883-1929. Additionally, the transcriber found 5 monuments from the old church in the cemetery. The sections are the official cemetery sections. A map of the cemetery, showing the sections The burial registers are held at the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, at the time of writing, situated in Strood; the centre also has local newspapers on microfilm, which contain obituaries and inquests relating to many of the people buried in the cemetery. Strood Cemetery is very well positioned, with panoramic views east across the River Medway to Rochester and beyond. It is very well maintained, although some individual monuments in the 1883 section were overgrown with ivy and other climbers, this has now been removed. The western edge of the 1883 cemetery is marked by a line of Scots’ Pines. Presumably a brick boundary wall originally ran parallel to the trees. Beyond the pines lies the 1930 extension. The boundary between Sections E and D is not clear, so the exact location of some monuments may not be strictly accurate; similarly, there is no obvious boundary between Sections H, J and K, so these are treated as one section. Sections L and N, to the north of the Non-Conformist Chapel, are non-conformist, including Roman Catholic. The largest monuments are in Section H, J and K, although they do not compare in scale with some of those in St. Nicholas Cemetery, in the neighbouring City of Rochester. Unfortunately a small number of headstones remain face down and unrecorded, due, in part, to an injury to the transcriber. The M.I.s are listed in two parts, the first covers the years 1883 (the year the cemetery opened) to 1913 and the second 1914 to 1929. Part 1 - 1883 to 1913 Part 2 - 1914 to 1929 Layout Plan of Cemetery Index of Names - from gravestones only Names Index ADAMS 223, 258 AKHURST 284 ALDGATE 570 ALEXANDER 268 ALLBRIGHT 545 ALLEN 84, 325 ALLSWORTH 219, 237 AMES 139 AMOS 291 ANDERSON 186, 187, 357, 606 ANDREWS 73 ANKCORN 423 APPLETON 14 ARMES 168 ARNELL 129 ARTHRELL 551 ASHTON 424 ATKINSON 45 AUBREY 457 AUSTIN 490 | BAITUP 313 BAKER 15,64,156,185,267, 316, 358, 359, 415, 479 BAKER 552, 578 BALDOCK 38, 247 BALL 94, 222 BALLARD 224 BAMBER 179 BANGHAM 425 BARKER 253 BARLING 51 BARON 20 BARROWS 360 BATCHELOR 491 BATEY 101 BATTY 579 BAVIN 317 BAYDEN 135 BEACONSFIELD 398 BEAN 553 BEASLEY 74 BEATRUP 580 BEGG 227 | BELL 61, 217, 542 BELLAMY 426 BENNETT 30, 245, 361, 427, 486, 607 BENTLEY 274, 318, 580 BERRY 233 BETT 428 BETTS 210 BISHOP 492 BLACKMAN 362a BLADEN 362b BLUNDELL 83, 116 BOAKES 291 BOARD 558 BOAST 554 BOILING 142 BONNEWELL 179 BONNIEWELL 429 BOOSEY 277 BOSWELL 190 BOURNE 151, 232, 258, 319, 555, 556 BOVINGDON 54 | BRADLEY 160 BRAND 7, 127 BRIDGES 514 BRIGGS 35 BRIGHT 143 BROAD 178 BROOKER 306, 363 BROOKS 81 BROWN 130, 192, 199, 294, 462, 493 BROWNING 74 BRYANT 430 BUCK 146 BURBIDGE 19 BURGOYNE 494 BURNETT 364 BURNEY 265, 581 BURNIP 110 BURNS 39 BURR 29 BURREN 64 BUSH 8 BUTCHER 31, 576 BYFORD 87 | 1-95 96-157 158-189 190-253 254-298 299-315 316-356 357-422 423-472 473-489 490-550 551-607 | CAMPBELL 15 CARR 495 CARRICK 431, 467 CARTER 21, 154, 281, 496 CASH 310 CASTLE 17 CHALKLEN 432, 582 CHAMBERS 209, 497 CHAPMAN 167, 181 CHATFIELD 473 CHIVERS 320 CHROFTES 288 CLARE 498 CLARK 321, 433 CLARKE 41, 189 CLARKSON 447 CLEGG 458 CLIBBON 365, 434 CLIFFORD 200 CLIFTON 135 CLOAKE 116 COAST 322 COBB 194, 195 COBBETT 253 COCKLE 436 COGGER 435 COLE 151 | COLLARD 255 COLLINGS 557 COLLINS 436 COLLIS 249 COLLISS 474 COLVER 300 CONNOLLY 589 CONWAY 282, 323 COOK 151 COOMBER 125, 292, 366 CORK 3, 4 COSSEY 367 COUCH 213 COUCHMAN 109 COULTER 437 COWEE 5 COWELL 499 COX 112, 324 COX 558 CREICHTON 485 CRONK 301 CROUCHER 213, 254 CROWHURST 368 CULLEN 71. 500 CURLING 369, 501 CURTIS 182, 184 CUTLER 25 | DAINES 370 DAKERS 236, 251 DAMON 502 DANIEL 34 DANIELS 332 DARKINS 76 DAVID 503 DAVIE 438 DAVIES 583, 584, 585 DAVIS 247, 372, 373, 475 DAY 201, 295, 311, 373, 439, 541 DE PINTO 2 DEAN 88 DENHAM 325 DENNESS 170 DICK 137 DIGHTON 302 DIXON 452 DOVE 586 DOVER 440 DRAKE 95 DUCKRELL 85 DUFFILL 69 DYER 221 | EARL 441, 559 EARLE 504 EASTO 23 EDMONDS 89 EDMONDSON 587 EDMUNDS 180 EDWARD 560 EDWARDS 60 EKE 374 ELDRIDGE 282 ELLIOTT 326 ELLMER 442 ELVY 257, 287, 561 EMERY 6 ENGLAND 148 EVENDEN 562 EVEREST 476 | 1-95 96-157 158-189 190-253 254-298 299-315 316-356 357-422 423-472 473-489 490-550 551-607 | FARRELL 169 FARROW 176, 443 FASSUM 327 FAWCETT 505 FEARN 307, 308 FEHRENBACH 588 FENTON 100 FIELDER 122, 506 FINER 259, 563 FLENLEY 40 FLISHER 293 FLUX 507 FLYNNN 1 FOOKS 358 FORD 564 FOREMAN 572 FORRESTER 464 FORSHEW 328 FOSTER 393 FRANCIS 24 FREEMAN 149 FRENCH 375 FRID 119, 329, 330 FRITH 539 FROST 22 FRY 238, 250 FRYER 106 | GAMON 202, 312 GARDINER 215 GATES 376 GEORGE 108 GERMANEY 147, 377 GERMANY 118 GIBBONS 153 GILBERT 137 GILES 207 GLENISTER 488 GODFREY 121 GOLDING 279 GOLSBY 508 GOOD 378 GOODRHAM 379 GORHAM 393, 444 GOULDEN 445 GRADY 509 GRAHAM 589 GRANT 590 GREEN 6, 510 GREGORY 331 GRILDINE 112 GRINYER 446 GRIST 49 | HAISMAN 144 HALES 174 HALL 477 HALLPIKE 11 HALLS 511 HALLUMS 332 HAMMOND 380 HANSTED 478 HARKER 73, 381 HARRISON 195 HARTLEY 512 HARWOOD 513 HATCHER 410, 487 HAWKINS 514, 515 HEATH 275 HEATHCOTE 91 HEMMING 565 HENLEY 80 HENNIKER 479 HEWITT 146 HILL 102, 207, 591 HILLS 191, 333 HINDS 382, 446 HINGE 12, 279 HITCH 516 HOAR 517 HOCKING 220 | HODGE 140, 159 HOLDER 309 HOLLANDS 96, 383, 566 HOLLIDAY 447 HOLLINGS 248 HOLLINGSWORTH 243 HOLLOWAY 448 HOLMES 63 HONEY 334 HOSMER 384 HOWARD 449 HOWES 335 HOWLETT 66 HUGGETT 202, 225, 312 HUMPHREY 231 HUNT 114 HURLEY 560 HURLOCK 385 HURST 96 HYETT 54 ILES 22 ILLENDEN 113 ILLMAN 56 INCE 450 IZABY 342 | 1-95 96-157 158-189 190-253 254-298 299-315 316-356 357-422 423-472 473-489 490-550 551-607 | JACKSON 429 JANES 244 JARMY 269 JARRETT 336, 498 JARVIS 332 JEAL 10, 11 JEFFERY 128 JENNEY 218 JOHNSON 337, 475 JONES 79 JOYCE 27 JUDGES 518 KELLEY 286 KELLY 164 KEMBER 592 KEMSLEY 16 KENNARD 283 KENNETT 135 KENT 567 KENWORTHY 386 KIERNAN 159 KILLICK 283, 387 KIMMINS 568 KNIGHT 197, 289, 38 KNOTT 388 LABBETT 136 LACEY 217 LAMB 338 LAMBKIN 9, 389 LAMPARD 152 LANGFORD 28, 296 | LANGRIDGE 101 LANGSTON 2 LATTER 451 LAW 516 LAWRENCE 299, 593 LAWTON 53 LE COCQ 262 LEANEY 235 LEE 452 LEIGH 280 LEMON 32, 339 LENEY 453 LESTER 107 LETLEY 104, 390, 391, 480, 481 LEVY 13 LEWIS 60, 392 LEY 454 LING 455 LINK 519 LOACH 90 LOCKWOOD 386 LOFT 55 LONDON 289 LONG 340 LOVE 594 LOVIS 394 LOWE 82 LUCHFORD 341 LUCK 235 LUCKHURST 393 LUDLOW 84 LUFF 99 | MALACHI 248 MANLEY 85, 228 MANNEUCH 342 MARLEY 500 MARSH 150 MARSHALL 139 MARTIN 276 MARTYN 520 MASCALL 29 MASON 272 MATSON 569 MATTHEWS 198, 520 MAUNDER 36, 343 MAYHEW 234 MAYOU 196 McINTYRE 343 MEDHURST 488 MERRY 570 MIDDLETON 270 MILLIAM 108 MILLS 394, 522 MISKIN 38 MITCHELL 75, 303 MONGER 344 MOON 117 MOORE 14, 45, 58 MOSS 214, 220, 595 MOUNT 265 MUGGERIDGE 395 MUNDAY 396 MUNN 122 MUNRO 194 MUXWORTHY 158 MYHILL 86, 153 | NASH 131, 264, 298 NAYLOR 577 NEAVES 240, 242 NEWSTEAD 596 NICHOLS 332 NIXON 523 NORDBYE 545 NORRIS 524 NUTT 483 NUTTER 256 NYE 213 OAKESHOTT 148 OATES 136 OLIVER 162 ONSLOW 141 OSBORNE 345, 530 OSWALD 411 OWENS 597 OWERS 328 | 1-95 96-157 158-189 190-253 254-298 299-315 316-356 357-422 423-472 473-489 490-550 551-607 | PACKHAM 456 PACKMAN 120 PACKNAM 203 PAINE 212 PALMER 5, 230, 571 PANNELL 598 PARAMORE 135 PARKER 31, 67, 278 PARR 582 PARROTT 37, 82, 93 PASFIELD 457 PATERNOSTER 525 PATRICK 99 PATTERSON 165, 229 PAYNE 77, 205, 526 PEARSON 397 PEMBLE 398, 527 PENFOLD 346 PERCIVAL 244 PERRIN 69 PETERS 66 PETTMAN 572 PHILLIPS 44 PHIPP 319 PICNOT 252 PIDDLESDEN 556 PIERSON 271 PILLOW 548 PITCHER 129 PITOCK 50 PLAW 528 POCOCK 33 POLLARD 28, 529, 552 POUND 573 POWELS 304 PRENTICE 163 PURSER 171 | QUINNELL 241 RADFORD 53 RAINSFORD 317 RAYFIELD 70 READ 599 REDDINGTON 338 REED 458 RELF 183 RELF 530 RENDLE 347 REYNOLDS 273, 348 RICE 4 RICH 531 RICHARDS 79, 532, 533 RICHARDSON 349 RICHMAN 115 RICKELLS 459 RILEY 157 RING 173, 179, 398 RIPLEY 534 ROBBINS 399 ROBERTS 57, 535 ROBUS 220, 239 RODMELL 208 ROE 400 ROGERS 401 ROSE 402 ROWE 18 ROWING 26 ROWLEY 179 RUCK 59 RUSSELL 105 RUTHERFORD 220 | SAFFELL 162 SANKEY 62, 304, 350 SAWYER 188, 536 SAXBY 516 SCOONES 103 SCRAFTON 585 SEAGULL 145 SEARS 537 SETH 144 SHARP 482 SHERSBY 177 SHORE 403 SHRUBB 460 SIBURN 52 SILLETT 380, 600 SILVER 105 SIMMONDS 135, 461 SIMS 216 SKINNER 204 SKURRAY 146 SLATER 404 SMALLMAN 191 SMEED 84 SMETHAM 16 SMITH 76, 91, 115, 181, 182, 405, 538, 539 SMITHERMAN 540 SOLLITT 226 SPARKS 370 SPASHETT 166 SPENDLOVE 54 SPIKINS 223 | SPURDLE 21 STACEY 483 STANDHAFT 602 STAPLES 484 STAPLETON 314 STARK 406 STARTUP 473 STEDMAN 462 STEELE 193 STEVENS 48, 124, 221 STEWART 407, 541 STOAKES 445 STOCKWELL 601 STONHAM 463 STREETER 159 STYLES 408 SUMMERS 351 SUTTON 331 SWAIN 71 SWEET 47 SYMONS 58 | 1-95 96-157 158-189 190-253 254-298 299-315 316-356 357-422 423-472 473-489 490-550 551-607 | TABRET 258 TANNER 602 TANSLEY 266 TAYLOR 542 TERRY 409 TESTER 161 THOMAS 411 THORNE 412 THORPE 72 TIMBY 349 TOATES 262 TODD 574 TOKER 483 TOMPSETT 603 TONKIN 260 TRANAH 575, 604 TUCKER 43, 352, 489 TUMBER 36 TURNER 168, 543 TUTON 305 TUTT 138, 139 TYRRELL 221 | URE 464 USHERWOOD 544 VALSLER 413 VANT 543 VAUGHAN 285, 353 VICKERS 172 WADHAMS 92, 198, 414, 415, 416 WAGON 6, 126 WAKEFIELD 42 WAKEHAM 292 WALE 544 WALKER 417 WALTER 97 WARE 466, 467 WARRELL 534 WATERER 467 WATERFIELD 545 WATERHOUSE 546 WATERMAN 145, 485 WATERS 305, 468 WATSON 337 | WEAIRE 418 WEBB 48 WEEKES 65 WEEKS 206 WELLS 232, 419, 420, 421 WEST 17, 118, 17, 199, 354, 547 WHITCHELO 256 WHITE 123, 605, 89 WHYMAN 469 WICKER 261, 263, 470 WIGLEY 82, 111 WILES 576, 577 WILKES 82 WILLARD 116 WILSON 155, 281, 548 WINCH 62 WINTER 290 WISDOM 211 WISE 355, 549 WOOD 46, 78, 235, 550 WOOLCOCK 471 WRIGHT 315, 356, 422, 68 | YAXLEY 127 YEO 175 YOUNG 98, 472 | 1-95 96-157 158-189 190-253 254-298 299-315 316-356 357-422 423-472 473-489 490-550 551-607 | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 1 Section A recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 1 - Sections A and B - Initial burials 1883 to 1913 SECTION A (The graves in this section were recorded from N – S and the rows, E – W from the road) ROW 1 1. [1] Pedestals and cross IN MEMORY OF KATE THE BELOVED WIFE OF SERGT. MAJOR E. FLYNNN R.E. DIED MAY 17th 1900 AGED 38 YEARS 2. [2] Large plot, railings, pedestal and cross East side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN LANGSTON J.P., F.R.C.S. OF LINDEN GARDENS, HYDE PARK, West AND OF THE FRIARY, STROOD DIED OCTOBER 16th 1890 AGED 62 YEARS "And when he had overcome the sharpness of death, he opened the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers" East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADELINE EDITH LOIS DE PINTO OF 25 LANCASTER GATE TERRACE HYDE PARK DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND ADELINE LANGSTON PASSED AWAY MAY 28th 1934 AGED 59 YEARS "Requiescat in Pace" North Side ALSO OF VICTOR LANGSTON DIED JANUARY 20th 1884 AGED 4 MONTHS SON OF JOHN AND ADELINE LANGSTON "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord" West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF OLIVE WANDA BELOVED WIFE OF RUFUS JOHN NOEL DE PINTO DIED 18th FEBRUARY 1991 "Reunited" 3. [3] Headstone IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF CHARLES GEORGE CORK WHO DIED 19th JUNE 1911 IN HIS 76th YEAR AND HIS BELOVED WIFE ELIZA WHO DIED 2nd SEPTEMBER 1907 IN HER 70th YEAR ALSO STANLEY FIFTH SON OF THE ABOVE BORN 26th MARCH 1877 DIED 8th MARCH 1883 "The Lord is my shepherd" 4. [3b ] Headstone on south wall in Section P TO THE LOVING MEMORY OF STANLEY CORK BORN MARCH 26th 1877 DIED MARCH 8th 1883 "The Lord is my shepherd" ALSO ELIZA THE BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES GEORGE CORK BORN OCTOBER 16th 1837 DIED SEPTEMBER 2nd 1907 "Thy will be done" FIRST STONE ERECTED IN THE CEMETERY 5. [4] Fallen Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELEANOR ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWARD PALMER DIED 27th MAY 1883 AGED 28 YEARS "O, Lord thy will be done" ALSO ELEANOR COWEE MOTHER OF THE ABOVE DIED 6th JULY 1883 AGED 62 YEARS INTERRED AT WOOLWICH ALSO THE ABOVE EDWARD PALMER DIED 12th APRIL 1915 AGED 65 YEARS "He doeth all things well" ALSO ANNIE PALMER WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 18th MARCH 1926 AGED 85 YEARS "At Rest" 6. [5] Coped red granite North Side SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF HARRIET EMERY WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 23rd 1889 AGED 83 YEARS "By grace are we saved, through faith, unto Salvation in Jesus Christ" South Side SARAH JANE GREEN WHO DIED DECEMBER 7th 1892 AGED 81 YEARS AND CAROLINE WAGON DIED DECR. 7th 1899 AGED 86 YEARS "At Rest" 7. [6] Fallen Headstone IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF MARY ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM J. BRAND WHO DIED 30th NOVEMBER 1883 AGED 69 YEARS "Afflictions sore, long time I bore, Physicians were in vain, Til God did please, Death should release, And free me from my pain" ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM J. BRAND DIED 12th MARCH 1887 AGED 72 YEARS "In death they are united" ALSO SAMUEL SON OF THE ABOVE DIED 27th DECEMBER 1892 AGED 48 YEARS "Thy will be done" 8. [7] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE FREDERICK BUSH OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED FEBY. 16th 1898 AGED 64 YEARS "His end was peace" "Gone from all sorrow and sickness and pain, And gone where the ransomed eternally reign, Gone where all heart rending partings are past, And gone where we all hope to gather at last" ALSO MARY ANN BUSH WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY SEPTEMBER 30th 1911 AGED 71 YEARS "Deeply Mourned" ALSO ALFRED BUSH WHO DIED 19th MARCH 1938 AGED 76 YEARS "At Rest" 9. [8] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HORACE BELOVED SON OF JAMES AND ANNIE LAMBKIN DIED AUGUST 25th 1884 AGED 6 MONTHS "You little thought my time so near" 10. [9] Fallen Headstone "Sleep in peace and take your rest" IN LOVING MEMORY OF THIRZA THE BELOVED WIFE OF ROBERT JEAL DIED SEPTEMBER 24th 1884 AGED 49 YEARS "In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" ALSO THE ABOVE ROBERT JEAL DIED AUGUST 28th 1908 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO ELIZA HARRIET HALLPIKE WHO DIED FEB. 21st 1921 AGED 76 YEARS 11. [10] Fallen Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS JEAL WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 30th 1894 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO JEMIMA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 26th 1901 AGED 67 YEARS "Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away" 12. [11] Large plot, pedestals, cross, mourning figure, and ledger IN LOVING MEMORY OF WALTER ADOLPHUS HINGE WHO ENTERED INTO REST 17th DEC. 1883 AGED 21 YEARS "A light is from our household gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled" ALSO ALICE SISTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 30th JANUARY 1874 AGED 2 MONTHS INTERRED IN SITTINGBOURNE CEMETERY Ledger ALSO DARLING FRANK WHO DIED MAY 13th 1887 AGED 7 YEARS "Safe in the arms of Jesus" ALSO HENRY EDWARD HINGE DIED 6th JUNE 1913 AGED 78 YEARS "Peace, perfect peace" ALSO MARY ANN HINGE WHO DIED 14th JANUARY 1919 AGED 77 YEARS "At Rest" 13. [2] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES LEVY WHO ENTERED INTO REST NOVEMBER 30th 1902 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO LEAH CLARE GRAND-DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JUNE 14th 1886 AGED 1 YEAR & 5 MONTHS ALSO OF NATHAN HENRY LEVY SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 9th 1909 AGED 47 YEARS ALSO OF REBECCA WIFE OF THE ABOVE CHARLES LEVY WHO DIED JANUARY 23rd 1912 IN HER 85th YEAR ALSO CHARLES DAVID SON OF THE ABOVE CHARLES LEVY WHO DIED MAY 16th 1917 IN HIS 63rd YEAR ALSO EMILY WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED FEBRUARY 9th 1937 14. [13] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES APPLETON WHO DIED MAY 18th 1887 AGED 74 YEARS "Her end was peace" ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES APPLETON WHO DIED DECEMBER 1st 1892 IN HIS 71st YEAR ALSO SIDNEY GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JANUARY 13th 1893 IN HIS 3rd YEAR ALSO WILLIAM MOORE WHO DIED MARCH 22nd 1899 AGED 82 YEARS ALSO HARRIET THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM MOORE WHO DIED JULY 18th 1906 AGED 83 YEARS 15. [14] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF SUPT. W. H. BAKER K.C.C. DIED MARCH 1st 1887 AGED 58 "Sleep on beloved, sleep and take thy rest, Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour’s breast, We loved thee well but Jesus loved thee best" ALSO FRANCES DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF JAMES CAMPBELL AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED 2nd JULY 1916 AGED 60 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE W. H. BAKER DIED SEPT. 11th 1923 AGED 93 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES CAMPBELL DIED 26th JULY 1932 AGED 75 YEARS 16. [15] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARIA THE BELOVED WIFE OF HENRY SMETHAM OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED 30th DECEMBER 1885 AGED 31 YEARS ALSO OF HARRY EARLL KEMSLEY INFANT SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 5th JUNE 1886 AGED 6 MONTHS ALSO OF HELEN MAY A.R.C.A. BELOVED ELDEST CHILD OF ABOVE DIED AT DURHAM 15th MAY 1925 BURIED HERE ALSO OF GRACE THE DEAR WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 11th AUGUST 1932 ALSO THE ABOVE HENRY SMETHAM (HISTORIAN OF STROOD) WHO DIED ON THE 19th OF APRIL 1945 AGED 90 YEARS 17. [16] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY THE BELOVED WIFE OF SAMUEL WEST WHO DIED 27th JUNE 1899 AGED 32 YEARS ALSO IDA MARY DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 8th AUGT. 1899 AGED 3 MONTHS North Side ALSO MARY CASTLE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 11th 1905 AGED 77 YEARS 18. [17] Large plot, two headstones "Father into thy hands I commend my spirit" IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF RICHARD ROWE WHO PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 26th 1886 AGED 62 YEARS "My presence shall go with thee and I will give thee rest" ALSO THE ABOVE RICHARD ROWE WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH 19th 1887 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO EMMA DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 21st 1933 AGED 86 YEARS "In death they are united" ALSO JANE ROWE DAUGHTER OF ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH 19th 1940 IN HER 82nd YEAR "Sadly Missed R.I.P." -------------------------- IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES ROWE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 25th OF APRIL 1916 AGED 64 YEARS "For I have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to you" ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES ROWE WHO PASSED AWAY JUNE 10th 1923 AGED 74 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO STEWART ROWE SON OF ABOVE DIED DECEMBER 2nd 1945 AGED 58 YEARS "At Rest" 19. [18] Pedestals, fallen cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMMA WIFE OF WILLIAM BURBIDGE OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED 13th MARCH 1887 AGED 71 YEARS "His mercy endureth for ever" MARTHA MARY ANN BURBIDGE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 2nd DECEMBER 1907 AGED 54 YEARS "Absent from the body, present with the Lord" South Side BERTIE BURBIDGE WHO DIED 15th APRIL 1892 AGED 4 YEARS "Jesus called him" North Side ALSO WILLIAM BURBIDGE WHO DIED 6th JUNE 1895 IN HIS 84th YEAR "In sure and certain hope" 20. [19] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM BARON WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS OCTOBER 3rd 1883 AGED 42 YEARS "Weep not for me, my family dear, For weeping is in vain, Prepare yourselves to follow me, And we shall meet again" ALSO HARRIETT THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS DECEMBER 31st 1897 AGED 49 YEARS "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord" ROW 2 21. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM CARTER WHO DIED 18th JULY 1908 AGED 56 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM CARTER WHO DIED 17th DECR. 1918 AGED 72 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO OF HARRIET CARTER DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 7th DECR. 1918 AGED 41 YEARS "Abide with me" ALSO OF SARAH ANN SPURDLE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 18th FEBY. 1908 AGED 36 YEARS INTERRED IN PLUMSTEAD CEMETERY 22. [2] Derelict curbs South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF AMBROSE ILES FROST WHO DIED AUGUST 13th 1907 AGED 63 YEARS North Side ALSO HIS WIFE HANNAH FRANCES FROST WHO DIED OCTOBER 22nd 1916 AGED 80 YEARS 23. [3] Headstone IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF ROBERT EASTO DIED OCTOBER 26th 1887 AGED 48 YEARS ALSO SELINA WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED NOVEMBER 24th 1883 AGED 41 YEARS "In death they are united" ALSO JANE EASTO WHO PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 13th 1952 AGED 85 YEARS ALSO FLANDERS HERBERT EASTO WHO DIED JANUARY 13th 1955 AGED 83 YEARS 24. [4] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN HUBERT THE BELOVED SON OF GEORGE AND ELIZABETH FRANCIS WHO DIED DECEMBER 7th 1880 AGED 4 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS ALSO GEORGE EDMUND FRANCIS WHO DIED FEBRUARY 3rd 1912 AGED 32 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE FRANCIS WHO DIED JUNE 9th 1920 AGED 81 YEARS ALSO ELIZA FRANCIS WHO PASSED AWAY DEC. 17th 1944 AGED 90 YEARS "Rest in Peace" 25. [5] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ARTHUR CUTLER WHO DIED APRIL 9th 1892 AGED 36 YEARS "The broken link repaired, the lost restored so shall we be for ever with the Lord" ALSO HELEN CUTLER WIFE OF THE ABOVE AGED 80 YEARS North Side ALSO CHRISSIE THE BELOVED CHILD OF ARTHUR & HELEN CUTLER BORN CHRISTMAS DAY 1884 FELL ASLEEP MARCH 20th 1889 ALSO ARTHUR ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 27th 1896 AGED 10 ½ YEARS 26. [6] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF STEPHEN ROWING WHO DIED MARCH 19th 1909 AGED 73 YEARS "In the midst of life we are in death" ALSO FRANCES ROWING THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED NOVEMBER 24th 1912 AGED 74 YEARS "The weary shall rest from their labour" ALSO WILLIAM ROWING SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MARCH 9th 1885 AGED 20 YEARS "His end was peace" 27. [7] Fallen headstone [ ] SARAH ANN [BELOVED] WIFE OF HENRY RICHARD JOYCE [WHO] DIED DECR. 1st 1901? AGED 53 YEARS ALSO RICHARD SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED APRIL 13th 1901 AGED 18 YEARS ALSO ARTHUR SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JUNE 18th 1914 AGED 37 YEARS ALSO HENRY RICHARD JOYCE WHO DIED DECEMBER 30th 1927 AGED 78 YEARS 28. [8] Fallen headstone [ ] JANE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JOHN LANGFORD BORN 10th SEPTEMBER 1830? DIED 3rd OCTOBER 1884 ALSO OF MARY LANGFORD SISTER OF THE ABOVE BORN 6th JUNE 1832 DIED 18th MARCH 1908 ALSO FRANCES POLLARD SISTER OF THE ABOVE DIED MARCH 10th 1922 AGED 88 YEARS 29. [9] Headstone, very eroded IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALBERT BURR WHO DIED AUGUST [ ] 1885 AGED 21 YEARS "Jesus Christ died for me" ALSO [ ] MASCALL [Rest eroded] 30. [10] Fallen headstone, face down, almost horizontal IN LOVING MEMORY OF LILIAN BENNETT DIED JUNE 7th 1890 AGED 15 YEARS "Asleep in Jesus" ALSO JAMES BENNETT FATHER OF THE ABOVE DIED SEPT. 20th 1901 AGED 68 YEARS ALSO HARRIET BENNETT WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MARCH 3rd 1909 AGED 71 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" 31. [11] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE THE BELOVED WIFE OF PARKER RICHARD BUTCHER WHO DIED JANorth 4th 1888 AGED 34 YEARS "He hath delivered my soul in peace" ALSO LILLIAN CHARLOTTE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED FEB. 28th 1899 AGED 20 YEARS "The Lord hath called thee" ALSO THE ABOVE PARKER RICHARD BUTCHER WHO DIED AUG. 8th 1923 AGED 75 YEARS 32. [2] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY JANE LEMON DIED 12th MARCH 1886 AGED 23 YEARS ALSO AGNES GRACE SISTER OF THE ABOVE DIED 5th APRIL 1907 AGED 37 YEARS ALSO MARY ANN LEMON DIED 6th NOV. 1914 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO EDWARD LEMON DIED 4th JAN1930 AGED 90 YEARS 33. [13] Headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF TIMOTHY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF SOPHIA POCOCK WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 4th 1893 AGED 77 YEARS "The memory of the just is blessed" ALSO HIS DARLING GRANDCHILD HILDA SOPHIA POCOCK WHO FELL ASLEEP MAY 22nd 1893 AGED 5 YEARS "He shall gather the lambs in his arms" ALSO SOPHIA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP JULY 13th 1901 AGED 79 YEARS "Thy sleep shall be sweet" ALSO KATE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY JANUARY 30th 1935 34. [14] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES DANIEL WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 27th 1884 AGED 72 YEARS "God in his wisdom has recalled the boon his love had given and though the body moulders here the soul is safe in Heaven" ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES DANIEL WHO DIED DECEMBER 20th 1893 AGED 78 YEARS "Though lost to sight to memory ever dear" 35. [15] Low headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS ANTHONY BRIGGS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SUDDENLY 6th AUG. 1910 AGED 70 ALSO CATHERINE ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 4th DEC. 1922 AGED 78 ALSO ALFRED WALTER INFANT SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 10th OCT. 1888 AGED 2 YEARS, 2 MONTHS 36. [16] Headstone IN MEMORIAM CHARLES ROBERT MAUNDER WHO DIED OCTOBER 6th 1884 AGED 57 YEARS "His end was peace" ALSO SARAH ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 22nd 1890 AGED 57 YEARS "Oh, how patient in thy suffering, When no hand could give thee ease, God the helper of the helpless, Saw thy grief and sent thee peace" ALSO ANNIE TUMBER DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 5th 1930 IN HER 70th YEAR "At Rest" AND HER DEAR SON "TED" WHO FELL AT HEBUTERNE JULY 1st 1916 ALSO FRANK MAUNDER THIRD SON OF THOMAS AND SARAH ANN MAUNDER DIED FEB. 12th 1932 37. [17] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY PARROTT WHO DIED JANUARY 3rd 1893 AGED 31 YEARS "A sudden change; I in a moment fell, I had no time to bid my friends farewell, Think not this strange, death happens to us all, This day was mine-tomorrow you may fall" ALSO OF WILLIAM THOMAS PARROTT FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 30th 1897 AGED 71 YEARS "Earth takes her own, this mortal frame, Eternity her part shall claim, And so we say in humble trust, The soul to God, the dust to dust" ALSO OF JANE PARROTT WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUGUST 14th 1898 AGED 72 YEARS "While in this world I did remain, My latter days were grief and pain, But when the Lord did think it best, He took me to a place of rest" 38. [18] Heart shaped tablet on "rock " pedestal, cross fallen IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEOFFERY BALDOCK INFANT SON OF ROBERT & CATHERINE South KNIGHT MISKIN DIED SEPTEMBER 10th 1883 AGED 5 WEEKS Rear ALSO CATHERINE SARAH KNIGHT MISKIN DIED MARCH 23rd 1909 AGED 56 YEARS AND ROBERT MISKIN HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED APRIL 29th 1938 AGED 87 YEARS ROW 3 39. [1] Fallen, grey granite headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM BURNS LL.D BORN OCTOBER 3rd 1805 DIED FEBRUARY 7th 1884 ALSO OF CHARLOTTE BURNS HIS WIFE BORN SEPTEMBER 1st 1810 DIED OCTOBER 12th 1888 40. [2] Curbs LOUISA FLENLEY DIED 29th JULY 1901 AGED 71 ALSO HARRIETT FLENLEY DIED 26th FEB. 1904 AGED 76 (one line) 41. [3] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROSANA [WIFE?] OF HENRY ROBERT [CL]ARKE? MAGISTRATE AND COLLECTOR B.C.S. BORN 27th AUGUST 1836 DIED 8th MARCH 1889 "Father in thy gracious keeping leave we now thy servant sleeping" 42. [4] Very eroded headstone ELIZABETH WAKEFIELD HENRY WILLIAM WAKEFIELD [Rest eroded] 43. [5] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN TUCKER WHO DIED DECEMBER 28th 1890 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO HARRIETT THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 6th 1891 AGED 70 YEARS "In death they are united" 44. [6] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK R. PHILLIPS DIED SEPT. 21st 1908 AGED 23 YEARS EDWARD G. W. PHILLIPS LATE R.E. , DIED AT MIDDLESBORO, YORKS JAN 27th 1900 AGED 22 YEARS CHARLES A. PHILLIPS DIED AUG. 22nd 1885 AGED 3 YEARS GEORGE A. PHILLIPS DIED JUNE 23rd 1911 AGED 19 YEARS CATHERINE ANN PHILLIPS DIED FEB. 27th 1929 AGED 73 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" GEORGE ALBERT PHILLIPS DIED JUNE 2nd 1933 AGED 77 YEARS 45. [7] Large plot, pedestals and cross and heart shaped tablet Pedestal East Side JOSEPH ATKINSON DIED APRIL 15th 1917 AGED 57 YEARS ALSO ELLEN MATILDA WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED DEC. 21st 1905 AGED 49 YEARS South Side ALSO IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH ATKINSON DIED MARCH 3rd 1895 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO FANNY WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED MARCH 5th 1921 AGED 75 YEARS North Side ALSO IN MEMORY OF NELLIE KATE ATKINSON DIED MAY 26th 1906 AGED 12 YEARS ALSO NELSON JOSEPH MOORE ATKINSON DIED SEPT. 20th 1948 AGED 61 YEARS Tablet IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF FRANK EDWIN ATKINSON CORPL. 10th BTN ROYAL FUSILEERS KILLED IN ACTION NEAR MONCHY FRANCE, APRIL 11th 1917 AGED 21 YEARS "He hath done what he could" 46. [8] Headstone OUR DEAR MOTHER SELINA WOOD WHO FELL ASLEEP 29th OCT. 1905 AGED 77 YEARS "Blessed are the pure in heart" ALSO MARY JANE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP 20th MARCH 1911 AGED 57 YEARS "Joy and gladness shall be found there, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody" ALSO SELINA RICE THIRD DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE RE-UNITED WITH HER DEAR ONES 10th DEC. 1944 AGED 87 YEARS "We know that we have passed from death unto life" ALSO PETER JAMES RICE WHO FELL ASLEEP 10th DEC. 1914 AGED 78 YEARS "Our Father which art in heaven" 47. [9] Headstone IN MEMORY OF JAMES SWEET DIED OCTOBER 13th 1899 AGED 69 ALSO CHARLOTTE HIS WIFE DIED OCTOBER 12th 1899 AGED 68 "In life united in death not divided" ALSO BESSIE WIFE OF T. H. SWEET WHO DIED JUNE 16th 1904 AGED 34 YEARS 48. [10] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL WEBB WHO DIED MAY 11th 1902 AGED 57 YEARS "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die" ALSO ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MARCH 11th 1928 AGED 83 YEARS "Though lost to sight, To memory ever dear" ALSO OF WILLIAM SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED NOVR. 26th 1909 AGED 43 YEARS ALSO ANNIE STEVENS DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUGUST 24th 1925 IN HER 57th YEAR "Come unto me" ALSO OF CICELY ROSE STEVENS GRAND DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL WEBB WHO DIED AUGUST 11th 1904 AGED 11 YEARS 49. [11] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM JAMES GRIST WHO PASSED AWAY MAY 26th 1910 AGED 58 YEARS "May he for ever rest in peace" 50. [12] Pedestals, fallen cross IN LOVING MEMORY LOUISA KATHLEEN PITOCK BELOVED DAUGHTER OF PERCIVAL & KATHLEEN PITOCK ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN OCT. 17th 1903 AGED 3 MONTHS "Safe in the arms of Jesus" 51. [13] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HANNAH WIFE OF JAMES BARLING DIED 21st NOVEMBER 1904 AGED 73 YEARS "I will give you rest" ALSO OF THE ABOVE JAMES BARLING WHO DIED 23rd SEPTEMBER 1914 AGED 82 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO LUCY DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 23rd NOVEMBER 1933 AGED 77 YEARS "For ever with the Lord" 52. [14] Voluted tablet, derelict monument IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JOHN SIBURN WHO DIED OCT. 22nd 1908 AGED 38 YEARS 53. [15] Pedestals, fallen cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH SOPHIA WIFE OF WILLIAM RADFORD LAWTON R. N. DIED JULY 1st 1904 AGED 37 54. [16] Pedestals, fallen cross East Side IN SACRED AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER SARAH MARIA SPENDLOVE WHO WAS CALLED HOME OCT. 16th 1899 AGED 78 YEARS JOHN HYETT SPENDLOVE WHO WENT TO REST DEC. 20th 1899 AGED 83 YEARS "Those we mourn are crowned with glory" "When the weary are at rest" "Thy will be done" North Side ALSO HENRY CHARLES BOVINGDON WHO DIED 9th SEPT. 1930 AGED 78 YEARS South Side ALSO ELLEN JANE BOVINGDON WHO DIED 24th MAY 1949 AGED 89 YEARS 55. [17] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE ERNEST LOFT THE DEARLY BELOVED SON OF THOMAS JOHN AND ANN LOFT WHO DIED FEBRUARY 18th 1904 AGED 17 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE ANN LOFT WHO DIED JULY 20th 1935 IN HER 84th YEAR AND THOMAS JOHN LOFT WHO DIED AUGUST 1st 1939 IN HIS 85th YEAR "Peace at last" 56. [18] Headstone, large plot SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN ILLMAN WHO DIED 17th APRIL 1905 AGED 26 YEARS ALSO RICHARD ILLMAN WHO DIED 14th FEB. 1923 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO MARY ANN ILLMAN HIS WIFE REUNITED 24th MAY 1944 AGED 90 YEARS ALSO LUCY THEIR DAUGHTER 5th AUG. 1964 AGED 76 YEARS 57. [19] Curbs East Side HILDA WINIFRED North Side THE BELOVED WIFE OF ARTHUR ROBERTS DIED 2nd NOV. 1909 AGED 29 YEARS 58. [20] Curbs, large plot North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANE MOORE WHO DIED JUNE 11th 1906 AGED 85 YEARS "At Rest" West Side ALSO CLARA MOORE DIED SEPTEMBER 20th 1909 AGED 56 ALSO ALICE SYMONS DIED SEPTEMBER 28th 1910 AGED 32 South Side ALSO MATILDA MOORE WHO DIED MAY 30th 1914 AGED 87 YEARS East Side ALSO SOPHIA MOORE DIED NOV. 29th 1916 AGED 54 YEARS ALSO GEORGE MOORE DIED DEC. 28th 1927 AGED 67 YEARS 59. [21] Small headstone and curbs IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR PARENTS SARAH & CHARLES RUCK WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MOTHER – AUG. 13th 1908 FATHER – SEPT. 1st 1917 North Curb ALSO MINNIE FRANCES THEIR DAUGHTER AT REST 30th OCT. 1959 AGED 78 YEARS 60. [22] Curbs IN LOVING MEMORY OF LYDIA LEWIS EDWARDS WHO DIED 14th SEPTEMBER 1909 AGED 47 YEARS (one line) "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes" 61. [23] Curbs North Side THOMAS WILLIAM BELL DIED 17th NOV. 1916 AGED 52 YEARS South Side ALSO SARAH JANE HIS WIFE DIED 18th OCT. 1913 AGED 47 YEARS ROW 4 62. [1] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN WINCH ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT TINGEY’S CEMENT WORKS 28th NOVEMBER 1883 AGED 55 YEARS ALSO SARAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 17th AUGUST 1920 AGED 88 YEARS ALSO THOMAS SON OF THE ABOVE DIED 14th APRIL 1926 AGED 63 YEARS ERECTED BY THEIR DAUGHTER SUSAN SANKEY 63. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALFRED SEPTIMUS HOLMES WHO DIED DECEMBER 3rd 1883 AGED 60 YEARS "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" ALSO OF ELIZABETH HOLMES WHO DIED MARCH 25th 1920 IN HER 95th YEAR ALSO ADA MARY HOLMES DIED JAN 22nd 1934 AGED 70 "Rest for the weary" 64. [3] Headstone and curbs IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH BAKER WHO DIED 29th DEC. 1906 AGED 89 YEARS ALSO CHARLES H. B. BURREN BOATSWAIN R. N. LOST IN H.M.T. ST. GENNY 12th JAN 1930 AGED 33 YEARS ALSO GEORGE JOHN BURREN WHO DIED 2nd SEPT. 1932 AGED 71 YEARS ALSO SELINA BURREN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 16th NOV. 1942 AGED 82 YEARS North Curb ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER MARGARET JILL BURREN DIED 26th MARCH 1949 AGED 55 YEARS 65. [4] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWARD WEEKES OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED APRIL 7th 1884 AGED 65? YEARS "[ ] of the Lord is promised [ ] and life forevermore" 66. [5] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELLEN ANN BELOVED WIFE OF SAMUEL HOWLETT DIED SEPT. 13th 1900 AGED 44 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO THE ABOVE SAMUEL HOWLETT DIED FEB. 19th 1935 AGED 82 YEARS ALSO NELLIE ANN PETERS ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED APRIL 16th 1915 INTERRED AT SIMONSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA ALSO SAMUEL HOWLETT SECOND SON OF THE ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE OCT. 1917 67. [6] Headstone IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF PETER PARKER WHO DIED MAY 6th 1884 AGED 65 YEARS [Eroded verses] 68. [7] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HANNAH PRISCILLA WRIGHT WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 6th 1884 AGED 16 YEARS ALSO THOMAS FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 5th 1886 AGED 49 ALSO ERNEST ALFRED SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 2nd 1891 AGED 21 YEARS "All the pain and grief are over, Every restless tossing passed, We are now at peace, for we [are] Safely home in heaven at last" ROW 5 69. [1] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRIETT SOPHIA WIFE OF WILLIAM DANIEL DUFFILL WHO DIED 10th OCT. 1909 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM DANIEL DUFFILL WHO DIED 25th MAY 1924 AGED 82 YEARS ALSO CAPT. WILLIAM DUFFILL WHO DIED 25th APRIL 1895 AGED 88 YEARS ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE WHO DIED 9th AUG. 1885 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO EDWARD PERRIN WHO DIED 30th DEC. 1904 IN HIS 89th YEAR ALSO LAVINIA DUFFILL WHO DIED 13th MARCH 1921 AGED 82 YEARS "They rest in peace" 70. [2] Fallen, small headstone, top half eroded JANE RAYFIELD [ ] [ ] ALSO JOSEPH RAYFIELD HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JAN 4th 1900 AGED 79 YEARS 71. [3] Headstone and curbs IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAVINIA THE BELOVED WIFE OF REGINALD SWAIN WHO DIED 1st NOVEMBER 1908 AGED 43 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO JANE CULLEN MOTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 2nd APRIL 1925 AGED 81 YEARS "The weary are at rest" ALSO THE ABOVE REGINALD BASIL SWAIN WHO DIED 16th FEB. 1942 AGED 70 YEARS "Re-united" North Curb ROSINA SWAIN 1890 – 1981 "Dearly Loved" South Curb FREDERICK BASIL SWAIN 1895 – 1979 "Loving and Much Loved" 72. [4] Curbs IN LOVING MEMORY OF ABIGAIL DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM & SARAH THORPE WHO DIED JULY 17th 1883 AGED 6 YEARS "Asleep in Jesus" 73. [5] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADELAIDE ANDREWS DIED 2nd SEPT. 1912 ALSO OF MARY ANDREWS DIED 12th APRIL 1922 ALSO M. ADELAIDE ANDREWS PASSED ON 23rd MAY 1937 "Sanctuary" North Side DAVID A. T. HARKER DIED 29th JAN 1915 AGED 14 MONTHS 74. [6] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM BROWNING WHO DIED AUGUST 14th 1907 AGED 49 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO WILLIAM BEASLEY WHO DIED JANUARY 1st 1923 AGED 56 YEARS "At Rest" North Side ALSO SARAH JANE WIFE OF WILLIAM BEASLEY WHO DIED MARCH 26th 1943 AGED 76 YEARS South Side ALSO LAURA WIFE OF WILLIAM BROWNING DIED AUGUST 21st 1948 "Sleeping" 75. [7] Curbs North Side IN MEMORY OF JOHN WILLIAM MITCHELL DIED 9th OCT. 1911 AGED 67 South Side ALSO MARGARET MITCHELL DIED 2nd JAN 1945 76. [8] Headstone, large plot IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF GEORGE THE BELOVED SON OF DAVID & ELIZABETH DARKINS WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED WHILST BATHING AUGUST 11th 1886 AGED 17 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO ELIZABETH DARKINS MOTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 18th 1904 AGED 75 YEARS "Beloved by all" ALSO THE ABOVE DAVID DARKINS WHO DIED OCT. 3rd 1921 AGED 77 YEARS "Lead Kindly Light" ALSO LUCY SMITH WHO DIED DECEMBER 20th 1934 AGED 95 YEARS Rear of Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CHILDREN OF J. E. & A. DARKINS JAMES H. DIED AUGUST 26th 1898 AGED 11 WEEKS ALSO EDWARD H. DIED APRIL 13th 1902 AGED 2 YEARS & 8 MONTHS "Sweetly Sleeping" ROW 6 77. [1] Fallen headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ANNE PAYNE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 27th MAY 1901 AGED 52 YEARS ALSO ISABELLA PAYNE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 27th FEB. 1886 AGED 16 YEARS "Though gone from sight, to memory ever dear" ALSO WILLIAM THOMAS HENRY PAYNE [KILLED?] IN FRANCE 22nd AUGUST 1918 AGED 20? YEARS ALSO ROSINA PAYNE WHO DIED 13th AUGUST 1939? AGED 70 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM THOMAS PAYNE WHO DIED 4th OCTOBER 1944 AGED 71 YEARS 78. [2] Headstone, eroded IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY WOOD WHO DIED APRIL 22nd 1909 AGED 83 YEARS [ ] ALSO FRANCES MARY WOOD WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED FEB. 17th 1918 AGED 78 YEARS [ ] ALSO ARTHUR JOHN WOOD [ ] AND HARRIET JANE WOOD DIED FEB. 3rd 1953? AGED [ ] YEARS 79. [3] Curbs, large plot South Side THOMAS JONES DIED 12th AUGUST 1886 AGED 49 YEARS ELIZA JONES DIED 22nd AUGUST 1886 AGED 45 YEARS North Side ARTHUR JAMES RICHARDS DIED 15th JULY 1921 AGED 63 YEARS SARAH SELINA RICHARDS DIED 8th DECEMBER 1945 AGED 85 YEARS West Side ALSO LILLIAN SARAH RICHARDS WHO DIED 13th FEBRUARY 1951 AGED 70 YEARS ROW 7 80. [1] Headstone and footstone IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF GEORGE HENLEY DROWNED OFF ERITH APRIL 24th 1887 AGED 48 YEARS "In the midst of life we are in death" ALSO ELIZABETH WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED NOVEMBER 12th 1914 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO GEORGE SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 2nd 1908 AGED 38 YEARS ALSO ALBERT SON OF THE ABOVE DROWNED OFF ERITH OCTOBER 13th 1892 AGED 15 YEARS & 7 MONTHS ALSO JOHN SON OF THE ABOVE DROWNED OFF HIGHAM OCTOBER 5th 1871 AGED 6 YEARS & 10 MONTHS Footstone G. H. 1887 A. H. J. H. G. H. 1892 1871 1908 E. H. 1914 81. [2] Pedestals, fallen cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM BROOKS WHO DIED 31st AUGUST 1911 AGED 77 YEARS South Side ALSO OF HIS WIFE MARY ANN WHO DIED 12th DECEMBER 1917 AGED 82 YEARS "Rest in Peace" 82. [3] Headstone and curbs, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN PARROTT DIED APRIL 7th 1887 AGED 68 YEARS ALSO JAMES JOHN SON OF GEORGE & MARY WIGLEY DIED APRIL 30th 1889 AGED 12 MONTHS ALSO MARY ANN WIFE OF JAMES RICHARD WIGLEY DIED MAY 17th 1894 AGED 49 YEARS "The Lord hath appeared of old unto me saying, "Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love, Therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee" " ALSO ETHEL ELIZA LOWE THE BELOVED WIFE OF East LOWE AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE M.A. AND J. R. WIGLEY DIED JANorth 10th 1913 AGED 29 YEARS "A sudden change at God’s command, she fell She had no chance to bid her friend’s farewell, Affliction came without warning given, And bid her haste to meet her God in Heaven" ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES RICHARD WIGLEY DIED NOV. 3rd 1923 AGED 80 YEARS "He suffered much but murmured not, We watched him day by day, With aching hearts, grow less and less, Until he passed away" ALSO MARY ANN WIGLEY WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED OCT. 20th 1936 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO GERTRUDE EMILY BELOVED WIFE OF East LOWE PASSED AWAY JUNE 29th 1937 AGED 52 YEARS "Loved by all who knew her" East Curb ERNEST (GUY) LOWE BORN 5th NOV. 1883 DIED 14th SEPT. 1959 "Remembered by Many" North Curb IN MEMORY OF ROY WILKES PASSED AWAY OCT. 14th 1942 GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE MR. & MRS E. LOWE (one line) 83 [4] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA MARY [BELOVED] WIFE OF GEORGE BLUNDELL [ENTE]RED INTO REST 2nd APRIL 1910 AGED 49 YEARS "Peace after Pain" [ALSO] GEORGE BLUNDELL HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE [PASSED] PEACEFULLY AWAY 11th APRIL 1943 AGED 88 YEARS "[A] cheerful smile, a heart of gold, [The] best Dad the world could hold" 84. [5] Headstone, large plot "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES ALLEN WHO DIED OCTOBER 21st 1886 AGED 29 YEARS ALSO OF JAMES SMEED WHO DIED JULY 1st 1904 AGED 53 YEARS "We cannot Lord, thy purpose see but all is well that’s done by thee" ALSO GEORGE HENRY LUDLOW WHO DIED SEPT. 27th 1907 AGED 35 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO OF FRANCES SMEED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED NOVEMBER 10th 1920 AGED 69 YEARS "We loved her in life, she is dear to us still, But in grief we must bend to God’s holy will, Our sorrow is great, our loss hard to bear, But angels have taken to guard her with care" ROW 8 85. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARTHA OLIFF DUCKRELL DIED NOVEMBER 13th 1912 AGED 88 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM JOHN MANLEY DIED IN FRANCE JULY 9th 1917 AGED 31 YEARS ALSO HANNAH ELIZABETH MANLEY BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN MANLEY DIED DECEMBER 22nd 1926 AGED 63 YEARS ALSO JOHN MANLEY DIED JUNE 30th 1929 AGED 76 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" 86. [2] LHeadstone "He hath borne our grief and carried our sorrow" IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF REBECCA THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN MYHILL WHO DIED NOVEMBER 16th 1888 AGED 39 YEARS "Waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" ALSO WILLIAM HENRY SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 23rd 1879 AGED 7 YEARS BURIED AT STROOD CHURCHYARD ROW 9 87. [1] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM BYFORD DIED DECEMBER 30th 1890 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO HERBERT SON OF THE ABOVE DIED NOV. 25th 1889 AGED 23 YEARS AND HARRIETT ELIZABETH DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED DEC. 13th 1929 AGED 63 88. [2] Curbs North Side ETHEL MAY SECOND DAUGHTER OF HENRY & LOUISE DEAN WHO DIED JUNE 29th 1889 AGED 6 YEARS & 6 MONTHS (one line) South Side ALSO CLAUD HERBERT DEAN WHO DIED 20th APRIL 1917 AGED 35 YEARS ROW 10 89. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH ANN WHITE WIDOW OF W. W. WHITE ESQ., R. N. DIED 25th MAY 1889 IN THE 74th YEAR OF HER AGE "She is not dead but sleepeth" ALSO ROSE ANN SARAH DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AND BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM EDMONDS WHO DIED DECR. 18th 1905 AGED 54 YEARS "Not gone from memory not gone from love, She is simply resting in her home above" ALSO OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM EDMONDS WHO DIED 29th SEPTEMBER 1917 AGED 65 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO LEONORA JANE (LILY) EDMONDS DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM AND ROSE EDMONDS AND GRAND-DAUGHTER OF E. A. WHITE WHO DIED 29th 1933 "Peacefully Sleeping" 90. [2] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JOHN LOACH WHO DIED DECR. 25th 1910 AGED 66 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO JANE WIFE OF THE ABOVE [Rest obscured by tree stump] 91. [3] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE J. SMITH DIED OCTOBER 29th 1895 AGED 42 YEARS "O, Paradise, O, Paradise, Who doth not crave for rest, Who would not seek the happy land, Where they that loved are blest" ALSO CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE THIRZA MAHALA DIED NOVEMBER 6th 1895 AGED 4 YEARS "Up in Heaven, Up in Heaven, In the bright place far away" ELIZABETH MARIA HEATHCOTE DIED NOVEMBER 7th 1895 AGED 14 YEARS "Peace, perfect peace, In this dark world of sin, The blood of Jesus whispers peace within" GEORGE WALTER DIED DECEMBER 1st 1889 AGED 5 ½ YEARS "Then when Jesus calls us To our heavenly home, We would gladly answer Saviour, Lord we come" Rear IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH MARY THE DEARLY BELOVED AND DEVOTED WIFE OF GEORGE JAMES SMITH WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS JANUARY 14th 1899 AGED 35 YEARS "Loved and respected by all who knew her" "She who came and shared my sorrows, Sleepeth now in him she loved" "Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee, Let the water and the blood, From thy riven side which flow’d, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from it’s guilt and power" 92. [4] Headstone, eroded [ ] THOMAS W[ADHAMS] [BE]LOVED HUSBA[ND] [OF] [ ] WADHAMS [WHO WAS] [ACCIDEN]TALLY DROWNED [ ] THE BARGE ANGLO-DANE [ ] [ ] GALE IN SEA REACH THE 6th OF JANUARY 1892 AGED 34 YEARS [ ] [ALSO] [LI]ZZIE WADHAMS DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE [Rest eroded] 93. [5] Red granite headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF MAUD SELINA DAUGHTER OF JOHN & SARAH PARROTT DIED JANUARY 27th 1890 AGED 16 YEARS ALSO MAY REBECCA DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED MARCH 26th 1901 AGED 24 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN JAMES PARROTT DIED NOVEMBER 3rd 1910 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO SARAH ANN PARROTT WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED FEBRUARY 27th 1921 AGED 76 YEARS 94. [6] Curbs South Side IN MEMORY OF MY DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND WALTER G. BALL DIED 23rd MARCH 1904 AGED 45 YEARS (one line) North Side ALSO WALTER J. V. BALL HIS SON DIED 12th JUNE 1899 AGED 6 MONTHS ROW 11 95. 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Williams 2009 Part 1 - Sections B and C - Initial burials 1883 to 1913 SECTION B (Recorded in the same order as Section A) ROW 1 96. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY HOLLANDS WHO DIED MAY 17th 1908? AGED 64 YEARS [ ] ALSO STELLA MARY HURST WHO DIED MARCH [ ] 1919 AGED 37? YEARS [ ] ALSO ANNE HOLLA[NDS] WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED MAY 5th 19[ ] AGED 83 YEARS 97. [2] Curbs North Side WILLIAM THOMAS WALTER DIED 1890 AGED 66? YEARS South Side ALSO OF HIS WIFE EMMA MARY WALTER JULY 1910 AGED 73 YEARS ROW 2 98. [1] Red granite headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES YOUNG WHO DIED MAY 27th 1893 IN HIS 52nd YEAR "In the midst of life we are in death" ALSO FANNY LOUISA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MARCH 17th 1901 AGED 60 YEARS 99. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE LEWIS PATRICK WHO DIED 22nd? MARCH 1891 AGED 71 YEARS [ ] ALSO FRANCES LUFF WHO DIED 9th? MAY 1891 AGED 44? YEARS 100. [3] Very worn headstone [ ] FENTON [ ] MAPLE [[Rest eroded] 101. [4] Curbs South Side GEORGE LANGRIDGE BATEY DIED 31st MAY 1891 AGED 62 YEARS North Side ALSO JANE BATEY HIS WIFE DIED 21st FEBRUARY 1905 AGED 77 YEARS 102. [5] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN HILL WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST 6th? 1891 AGED 65 YEARS "Afflictions, sore, long time I bore, Physicians were in vain, Then God did please and gave her ease, And freed her from her pain" IN MEMORY OF THOMAS JOHN HILL DIED MAY 18th? 1901? AGED 79 YEARS "Far beyond the world’s annoy, Secure in Jesus love" 103. [6] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALFRED SCOONES SERGEANT MAJOR 12th LANCERS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DECEMBER 19th 1891 AGED 32 YEARS "Beloved by all who knew him" THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE TROOP SERGEANT MAJORS, SERGEANTS AND C TROOP OF THE ABOVE REGIMENT 104. [7] Curbs GEORGE LETLEY WHO DIED OCTOBER 17th 1913 AGED 68 YEARS ROW 3 105. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE FREDERICK THE BELOVED SON OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH SILVER WHO DROWNED WHILST ENDEAVOURING TO SAVE LIFE JUNE 29th 1894 AGED 20 YEARS "Greater love hath no man than this, That he lay down his life for his friends" ALSO THE ABOVE ELIZABETH F. SILVER WHO DIED NOVEMBER 5th 1925 AGED 79 ALSO GEORGE SILVER HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JANUARY 2nd 1927 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO EVELYN RUSSELL AT REST JUNE 12th 1959 AGED 79 YEARS SAD DROWNING CASE IN THE MEDWAY - Kent Messenger,7th July 1894 An accident of a most distressing nature occurred on Friday evening in the Medway. Four young men, named Arthur Anderson, Ernest Sutton, George Cheetham and George Frederick Silver, upon leaving off work at Messrs. Aveling and Porter’s engineering factory, proceeded to Wickham Point to bathe. This spot, it appears is exceedingly dangerous to bathers. Anderson suddenly got out of his depth. Silver hastened to his assistance, but he, too, was dragged into deep water, and then Cheetham swam out and made a most determined and plucky attempt to save them from drowning. He was pulled under, and nearly lost his own life. A boat containing three young gentlemen, --- Messrs. East J. Rolfe, C. K. Spencer, and A.G. Fremlin, members of the Medway Rowing Club --- happened to be passing, and rowed to the spot. Spencer and Fremlin, with commendable promptness, dived into the water with the idea of saving the lives of the two young men who had disappeared. Their attempts, however, were unsuccessful. Rolfe then entered the water, and on diving down succeeded in rescuing Anderson; but failed to recover the body of Silver. Sutton, immediately he saw that his companions were in danger, jumped into the river, without waiting to remove his clothes, and did his best to reach them. Anderson was quite unconscious when taken ashore. Mr. Spencer, with the assistance of others adopted the usual methods for resuscitating life, and succeeded in restoring animation. On Saturday he had sufficiently recovered to leave his bed. The body of the unfortunate young man Silver was recovered five hours later, and conveyed to the city mortuary. Anderson is a married man, with two children. INQUEST An inquest was held by Mr. Bell, at the Guildhall, on Saturday, when the statements above were corroborated by George Silver, George Cheetham, Mr. Henry John Rolfe, a student at Messrs. Arkcoll’s brewery, and John Hughes, a shipwright, who failed in finding the body with grappling irons and boat hooks, but succeeded in doing so when the tide ebbed.--- The jury returned a verdict of "death from misadventure", and the foreman remarked that the jury unanimously wished to commend the courageous conduct of the witness Rolfe. – We understand that the Mayor of Rochester and Superintendent Broadbridge are moving to secure the Royal Humane Society’s medal for Mr. Rolfe’ They will also place the names of others who attempted to save life before the society. 106. [2] Fallen, broken headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SUSANNAH ELIZABETH FRYER [WHO] DIED DECEMBER 15th 190[ ] AGED 68 YEARS "A sudden change: I in a moment fell, I had no time to bid my friends farewell. Think not this strange, death happens unto all, This day was mine but tomorrow you may fall" ALSO RICHARD FRYER HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE [WHO DIED] MARCH 9th 1914 AGED [ ] YEARS 107. [3] Small, flat, brown stone ware plaque with blue glazed flowers IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY RICHARD LESTER WHO DIED JANUARY 31st 1892 AGED 21 YEARS ____ ? GRAVE NO. 172 B SECTION "We shall receive a Crown of Glory, Which fadeth not away" 108. [4] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE GEORGE WHO DIED JANUARY 29th 1892 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO ELIZABETH ANN DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AND BELOVED WIFE OF WALTER MILLIAM WHO DIED OCTOBER 19th 1892 AGED 39 YEARS "They could only stand beside us, Tend our pillow, weep our fall, But dark death did soon divide us, From the dearest of them all" ALSO JAMES GEORGE WHO DIED MARCH 30th 1924 AGED 72 YEARS ROW 4 109. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWIN COUCHMAN WHO ENTERED INTO REST NOVEMBER 5th 1901 AGED 67 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" ALSO THE ABOVE EDWIN COUCHMAN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 7th 1919 AGED 84 YEARS "The Lord shall find thee rest" ALSO EDITH EMILY COUCHMAN DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED APRIL 14th 1950 AGED 84 YEARS "Safe in God’s keeping" ALSO OF CECIL GODFREY SON OF HENRY GODFREY AND LAURA C. COUCHMAN DIED AUGUST 21st 1900 AGED 4 MONTHS 110. [2] Pedestals and fallen cross [IN] [LOVING MEMORY] [OF] ROBERT BURNIP WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 26th 1897 AGED 44 YEARS 111. [3] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELLEN WIGLEY WHO FELL ASLEEP 14th DEC. 1911 IN HER 55th YEAR AND WILLIAM JOSEPH HER DEAR HUSBAND REUNITED 25th MARCH 1930 AGED 73 YEARS 112. [4] Ruined curbs South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF FLORENCE LILLIAN COX WHO DIED NOVEMBER 21st 1911 AGED 11 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS (one line) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN COX WHO DIED 6th MARCH 1953 AGED 81 YEARS ALSO LILLIAS GRILDINE MARY COX HER MOTHER WHO DIED OCT. 12th 1938 AGED 72 YEARS 113. [5] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE G. ILLENDEN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER? 17th 1893 AGED 76? YEARS ALSO ARTHUR J. ILLENDEN [SON?] OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 11th 1897 AGED 36 YEARS "Now the labourer’s task is o’er, Now the battle day is past, Now upon the farther shore, Lands the voyager at last." "Father, in thy gracious keeping, Leave we now thy servant sleeping" ROW 5 114. [1] Headstone "Though lost to sight to memory dear" IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES HUNT WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST 28th 1896 AGED 55 YEARS FOR 14 YEARS SCHOOLMASTER AT STROOD UNION "Thy will be done" 115. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN THOMAS SMITH DIED JUNE 23rd 1900 AGED 45 YEARS "Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee" ALSO ELIZABETH HANNAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JUNE 13th 1937 IN HER 82nd YEAR "Asleep with our father" FRANK RICHMAN SMITH SON OF THE ABOVE AUSTRALIA 1st JAN 1959 116. [3] Curbs North Side ALBERT BLUNDELL WHO DIED 5th JUNE 1913 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO SARAH JANE BLUNDELL WHO DIED 28th AUG. 1914 AGED 57 YEARS South Side ALSO GEORGE WILLIAM CLOAKE WILLARD WHO DIED 11th JAN 1933 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO OUR DEAR MOTHER ELLEN FRANCES WILLARD WHO DIED 2nd MARCH 1944 AGED 62 YEARS (one line) 117. [4] Curbs South Side ELIZABETH MOON WHO DIED 23rd JUNE 1913 AGED 49 YEARS North Side ALSO ERNEST MOON WHO DIED 22nd FEB. 1939 AGED 68 YEARS 118. [5] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS WILLIAM GERMANY DIED DEC. 9th 1893 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO SARAH SUSANNAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED APRIL 13th 1910 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO FRANK GEO. GERMANY DIED JANY. 3rd 1894 AGED 24 YEARS ALSO ALBERT EDWARD GERMANY DIED FEB. 18th 1912 AGED 35 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO GEO. WM. WEST DIED JAN 18th 1910 AGED 39 YEARS ROW 6 119. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN FRID WHO DIED 20th JANUARY 1895 AGED 61 YEARS ALSO HARRIETT HIS WIFE WHO DIED 1st FEBRUARY 1896 AGED 63 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" 120. [2] Small headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM A. T. PACKMAN WHO DIED 9th NOV. 1905 AGED 40 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM A. T. PACKMAN WHO DIED 26th SEPT. 1924 AGED 61 YEARS ROW 7 121. [1] Headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ELLEN THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS GODFREY WHO MET HER DEATH BY RECEIVING SEVERE BURNS AT STROOD DIED MARCH 6th 1896 AGED 24 YEARS "Peace, perfect peace, with sorrow surging round, On Jesus bosom naught but calm is found" STROOD WOMAN FATALLY BURNED - Chatham Observer, March 13th 1896 The City Coroner, Mr. West H. Bell, held an inquest at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, on Tuesday morning, on the body of Ellen Godfrey, Who was admitted to the hospital on February 26th suffering from severe burns.— Mr. J. T. Ogden was chosen foreman of the jury. Thomas Edward Godfrey, of 6, Newark Street, Strood, said the deceased was his wife, and she was 24 years of age. He was away from home when the accident occurred, his wife being in the hospital when he returned. She told him she was sitting over the fire in the living room and dozed off to sleep, and was awoke by her clothes being in flames. She could not account for her clothes catching fire. He felt sure she was sober; she was not in the habit of drinking much. John Hills, fisherman, of 4, Newark Street, said he was awoke early on the morning of the 26th February by his wife, and he then heard screams. He opened the door, and saw the deceased lying on the ground in the yard in flames. He put the flames out with water, and a constable removed her to the hospital. He afterwards went and put out the fire at deceased’s house, the hearthrug and canvas being in flames. P.C. Welch, who was attracted to the house by hearing the screams, said he finished putting out the flames by wrapping his cape around the deceased. He carried her to Dr. Packman, and after he had dressed the wounds brought her to the hospital in a cab. Dr. Ludford Cooper, house surgeon at the hospital, said when admitted deceased was suffering from extensive and serious burns on the legs, trunk and arms. She died on Monday morning from exhaustion, the result of the burns. The witness Hills, recalled, said it appeared to him that the chimney had caught fire, as burning soot kept falling into the room. The jury returned a verdict of "Death by misadventure". 122. [2] Curbs North Side OUR DEAR MOTHER MARTHA MUNN DIED AUGT. 12th 1907 AGED 80 "Gone but not forgotten" South Side ALSO ROSINA FIELDER WHO FELL ASLEEP NOV. 12th 1939 AGED 76 YEARS East Side ALSO GEORGE FIELDER WHO FELL ASLEEP JULY 31st 1940 IN HIS 85th YEAR 123. [3] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF KATE SUSANNAH WHITE DIED 5th NOVEMBER 1911 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO OF JAMES WHITE HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED 18th MARCH 1914 AGED 57 YEARS 124. [4] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY STEVENS DIED NOV. 13th 1895 AGED 77 ALSO ELIZA DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED JAN 14th 1896 AGED 56 "Thy will be done" 125. [5] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS COOMBER WHO DIED 14th OCTOBER 1895 AGED 48 YEARS ALSO THOMAS COOMBER SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 20th 1908 AGED 34 YEARS ROW 8 126. [ ] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DARLING WIFE CLARA ELIZABETH WAGON WHO PASSED AWAY JAN 22nd 1900 AGED 47 YEARS "Not as I will but as thou wilt, Thy will be done" ALSO EDWARD WAGON WHO DIED MARCH 1st 1928 AGED 74 YEARS "Sleep on Beloved" SECTION C (Rows East to West, Graves South to North) ROW 1 127. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY BRAND THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM BRAND WHO DIED 15th NOV. 1899 AGED 74 YEARS "Father in thy gracious keeping Leave we now thy servant sleeping" ALSO OF WILLIAM BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP 28th MARCH 1910 AGED 52 YEARS "O, Rest in the Lord" ALSO OF WILLIAM BRAND BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP MAY 23rd 1922 IN HIS 97th YEAR "With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my Salvation" ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HAROLD ALBERT BRAND AND JOHN YAXLEY BRAND (GRANDSONS) WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 128. [2] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMMA JEFFERY WHO DIED JANARY 2nd 1913 ALSO OF JOHN GEORGE JEFFERY HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 2nd 1915 South Side ALSO OF THEIR GRANDSON JOHN GEORGE JEFFERY WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY MARCH 11th 1945 AGED 48 YEARS 129. [3] Pedestals, cross and small tablet IN LOVING MEMORY OF HAIDEE WIFE OF THOMAS FREDERICK PITCHER BORN 14th MARCH 1851 DIED 14th MAY 1910 ALSO THE ABOVE THOMAS FREDERICK PITCHER DIED 22nd MAY 1929 AGED 77 YEARS Tablet IN LOVING MEMORY OF RONALD ARNELL PITCHER WHO DIED NOVEMBER 7th 1939 AGED 61 YEARS 130. [4] Headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT ROSS BROWN WHO PASSED AWAY 18th FEBRUARY 1912 AGED 65 YEARS ALSO EMMA CATHERINE WIDOW OF ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 30th AUGUST 1913 AGED 69 YEARS "Lead, kindly Light" 131. [5] Low headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES NASH DIED AUGUST 26th 1912 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO FRANCES WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED APRIL 3rd 1915 AGED 75 YEARS "At Rest" 135. [6] Headstone IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF BAYDEN SIMMONDS WHO DIED ON JUNE 8th 1909 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS PATIENTLY BORNE AGED 62 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO OF HERBERT CLIFTON SIMMONDS PTE 24th ROYAL FUSILEERS WHO DIED OF WOUNDS DECEMBER 13th 1918 AGED 30 YEARS ALSO SEDLEY FANNY BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE BAYDEN SIMMONDS WHO DIED AUGUST 15th 1924 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO CATHERINE PARAMORE KENNETT SISTER OF THE ABOVE DIED JANUARY 4th 1936 AGED 82 YEARS 136. [7] Pedestals, cross and angel IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM LABBETT WHO DIED NOVEMBER 21st 1909 AGED 55 YEARS "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away" BUTE C. OATES DIED 16th FEB. 1932 AGED 70 YEARS "God rest her soul" 137. [8] Headstone IN MEMORY OF HANNAH DIED 12th FEBY. 1902 AGED 69 YEARS WIDOW OF ROBERT DICK M.D., C.M. OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH DIED 24th MARCH 1878 WARRISTON CEMETERY ALSO CATHERINE W. HELEN GILBERT WHO DIED 19th OCTOBER 1934 AGED 72 YEARS 138. [9] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDITH SARAH THE BELOVED WIFE OF HARRY F. TUTT BORN JUNE 14th 1858 DIED OCTOBER 16th 1903 ALSO THE ABOVE HARRY F. TUTT WHO PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 27th 1939 AGED 79 YEARS 139. [10] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH AMES WHO DIED 13th APRIL 1902 AGED 69 YEARS TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES W TUTT, F.E.S. WHO DIED 10th JANUARY 1911 AGED 53 YEARS INTERRED IN LADYWELL CEMETERY North Side ALSO THOMAS AMES HUSBAND OF SARAH AMES WHO DIED 7th JANUARY 1901 AGED 58 YEARS South Side ALSO OUR MARY (MARSHALL) DIED 26th FEBRUARY 1924 AGED 86 YEARS AFTER 75 YEARS FAITHFULL SERVICE 140. 11] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF LOUISA THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED HODGE WHO ENTERED INTO REST AUGUST 10th 1906 AGED 60 YEARS ALSO ALFRED HODGE WHO PASSED AWAY JANUARY 8th 1935 AGED 79 YEARS "In Life, In Death, O Lord Abide with me" ROW 2 141. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ETHEL MAUD ONSLOW WHO PASSED AWAY 8th NOVEMBER 1901 AGED 18 YEARS "I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto me and rest"" ALSO ELIZABETH MOTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 27th NOVEMBER 1904 AGED 63 YEARS "Neither shall there be any more pain, For the former things are passed away" ALSO GEORGE EDWARD FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 31st JANUARY 1908 AGED 66 YEARS "His sufferings were great, his end was peace" 142. [2] Curbs, large plot South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES BOILING DIED AUGUST 20th 1896 AGED 50 YEARS ALSO SUSANNAH BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED NOVEMBER 26th 1938 AGED 93 YEARS East Side ALSO POLY THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS East BOILING DIED JUNE 22nd 1904 AGED 24 YEARS North Side ALSO CHARLES JAMES ELDEST SON OF CHARLES BOILING DIED MAY 16th 1897 AGED 25 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" (one line) West Side ALSO MARIA ANN BOILING DIED MARCH 20th 1965 AGED 86 YEARS 143. [3] Pedestals, fallen cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE BRIGHT WHO PASSED AWAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 1904 AGED 54 YEARS ALSO ELIZABETH MARY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 21st DEC. 1917 AGED 61 YEARS South Side GEORGE FREDERICK THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF FLORA BRIGHT WHO PASSED AWAY 25th NOV. 1927 AGED 40 YEARS North Side JAMES HENRY BRIGHT KILLED IN ACTION 12th OCT. 1917 AGED 22 YEARS 144. [4] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN THE WIFE OF JOSIAH SETH HAISMAN OF STROOD WHO DIED JANUARY 12th 1900 AGED 56 YEARS 145. [5] Headstone, very eroded [LYDI]A? MAR[Y] SEAGULL [DI]ED M[AY]? 8th 190[ ] [AGED] 80? [YEARS] [ ] THOMAS WA[TERMAN]? [ ] HENRY AMBROSE WATERMAN? [ ] WHO DIED FEBRUARY 2nd 19[50]? AGED 75? YEARS 146. [6] Headstone, eroded [ ] [IN LOVING MEMORY] OF GEORGINA FRANCESCA THE BELOVED WIFE OF BENJAMIN BUCK AND DAUGHTER OF MAJOR F.? C. SKURRAY HEWITT WHO DIED OCTOBER [ ] [C. 1902?] IN HER 60th ? YEAR ALSO THEIR CHILDREN BENJAMIN FRANCIS [ ] EMILY JANE HEWITT [ ] JAMES FREDERICK [ ] AMY WOODS AGED 1 YEAR [ ] ALSO SARAH ANN HEWITT WHO DIED JULY 2[ ] [ ] AGED 65 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE BENJAMIN BUCK WHO DIED JULY 31st 1914 IN HIS 73rd YEAR ALSO WILLIAM JAMES EDGAR BUCK WHO DIED JULY 1st 1914 AGED 48 YEARS 147. [7] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN GERMANEY DIED NOVEMBER 2nd 1901 AGED 78 YEARS ALSO OF THOMAS WILLIAM GERMANEY HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED SEPTEMBER 10th 1906 AGED 79 YEARS "Now the labourer’s task is o’er, Now the battle-day is past, Now upon the farther shore, Lands the voyager at last" "Father in thy gracious keeping Leave we now thy servant sleeping" 148. [8] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEATRICE ELEANOR DAUGHTER OF ARTHUR CHARLES & CHARLOTTE ELIZA OAKESHOTT DIED SEPTEMBER 24th 1897 AGED 21 YEARS ALSO OF FLIGHT SUB-LIEUT. LEONARD ENGLAND OAKESHOTT, R.N.A..S. SON OF ARTHUR CHARLES & LAURA East OAKESHOTT KILLED IN FRANCE MAR. 31st 1918 IN HIS 19th YEAR ALSO THE ABOVE ARTHUR CHARLES OAKESHOTT FOR 39 YEARS POLICE COURT MISSIONARY [ ] BORN AT STROOD MAR. 15th 1846 DIED AT STROOD JUNE 4th 1919 ROW 3 149. [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN GEORGE WALTER FREEMAN WHO DIED 31st JANUARY 1902 AGED 60 YEARS ALSO MARY ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 13th JUNE 1903 AGED 60 YEARS ALSO JOHN HENRY SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 12th JANUARY 1898 AGED 29 YEARS ROW 4 150. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA MARY THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF DANIEL WILLIAM MARSH WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 11th APRIL 1909 AGED 63 YEARS "Gone from us but not forgotten, Never shall thy memory fade, Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger, Round the spot where thou art laid" ALSO OF THE ABOVE DANIEL WILLIAM MARSH WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 12th MARCH 1916 AGED 76 YEARS "Good was his heart and in friendship sound, Patient in pain and loved by all around, His pains are o’er his grief’s for ever done, A life of everlasting joy he’s now begun" ALSO ALICE ELIZA MARSH WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 26th JANUARY 1946 AGED 71 YEARS 151. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY COOK WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 18th 1904 AGED 40 YEARS "Brighter, fairer far than living, With no trace of woe or pain, Robed in everlasting beauty, We shall see thee once again" ALSO PERCY THE BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MAY 11th 1898 IN HIS 7th YEAR "Though lost to sight to memory ever dear" ALSO EMILY BOURNE WHO DIED APRIL 18th 1920 AGED 65 YEARS Rear ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY JOHN LEWIS COOK (ROYAL SURREY REGT.) KILLED IN ACTION 23rd JULY 1918 AGED 33 YEARS AND EDITH MAUD THE BELOVED WIFE OF ARTHUR COLE AND SISTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 1st JULY 1923 AGED 35 YEARS "May light perpetual shine upon them" 152. [3] Curbs South Side ROBERT LAMPARD WHO DIED 31st MAY 1898 AGED 69 YEARS ALSO SARAH ELIZABETH HIS WIFE WHO DIED 28th AUGUST 1908 AGED 82 YEARS North Side ALSO ELLEN SARAH LAMPARD WHO DIED 10th JULY 1947 AGED 93 YEARS 153. [4] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT GIBBONS WHO DIED 9th SEPTEMBER 1898 AGED 42 YEARS ALSO THOMAS MYHILL WHO DIED 3rd DECEMBER 1903 AGED 46 YEARS "I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto me and rest"" 154. [5] Fallen, small headstone IN MEMORY OF MARY CARTER 1844 – 1901 AND EDWARD D. HER DEAR HUSBAND 1843 – 1913 ALSO THEIR SON & DAUGHTER ELIZA East RUSSELL 1874 – 1892 AND ROBERT H. CARTER 1876 – 1909 ROW 5 155. [ ] Headstone IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF [AL]BERT WILSON THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE WILSON [WHO] DIED NOVEMBER 21st 1898 AGED 50 YEARS "[Though] lost to sight to memory ever dear" ROW 6 156. [ ] Headstone, flaking IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALFRED SON OF [ALF]RED & EMMA BAKER DROWNED OFF CUXTON 29th APRIL [190]0 AGED 17 YEARS "The morning comes we cannot tell, How we shall end the day, Death like a sudden whirlwind came, And snatched his life away" ALSO BROTHER OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM THOMAS BAKER, WORCS [REGT.] [KILLE]D IN ACTION 20th SEPTEMBER [ ] AGED 27 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO OF THEIR FATHER ALFRED BAKER [WHO] DIED 10th JUNE 1926 IN HIS 83rd YEAR AND THEIR MOTHER EMMA BAKER [WHO] DIED 8th OCTOBER 1935 AGED 86 YEARS "Reunited" FATAL BOATING DISASTER AT GILLINGHAM - Chatham Observer, May 5th 1900 On Wednesday three shop assistants hired a boat at the Sun Pier and went for a row down the river. Off Gillingham they got into the swell caused by the Government tug Buster, and, failing to keep their boat head on to it, the craft was overturned. One of the occupants, Baitup, could not swim, and he sank "like a stone" , his companions having no opportunity of affording him assistance. Deceased was 18 years old and belonged to Tonbridge, having come to Rochester only a few weeks since, and was an only son. LAD DROWNED WHILST BATHING A sad bathing fatality occurred in the River Medway, off Wickham, on Sunday morning, a lad named Alfred Baker, aged 17, a horse driver at the factory, being drowned. The body was recovered later in the day, and conveyed to the mortuary to await an inquest. The inquest was held before Mr. West J. Harris (County Coroner), and a jury composed entirely of Wickham workmen, in the chapel of Strood cemetery on Monday evening, Mr. W. H. Pounds being foreman of the jury. Alfred Baker, father of the deceased, said the deceased lived with him at 81, Cuxton Road, Strood. He last saw him alive at 9.30 o’clock on Sunday morning, when he left home to go and feed his horses. Robert Stevens, of 29, Gun-lane, Strood said he worked with the deceased. On Sunday morning, about 11.30 o’clock, the deceased with George Kidney and witness, went down to the river near Wickham Factory. Deceased said he should go into the water for a swim, and asked witness and Kidney to accompany him. They refused, as it was too cold, and only deceased could swim out of the three. Deceased stripped and plunged into the water. He swam out towards the middle of the stream and threw his arms up and said "That is the depth". The water was then up to his neck. Deceased then swam out from seven to eight yards further, when he cried for help and sank. Witness waded into the water to look for him., but could not see him. He called a boat, but it came too late. Deceased never rose after once disappearing beneath the surface. The Coroner: I can’t see what he could be thinking of to go into the water, especially after the weather we have experienced lately. Witness: He was headstrong to go in, sir. The Coroner: Yes, and you see he has had to pay the penalty. P. Corpl. Peacock, stationed at Cuxton, said on receiving information on Sunday afternoon, he went to the spot described by the last witness, and found that the body had just been got onto the foreshore. He conveyed it to the mortuary at the Cemetery. There were no marks of violence on the body. It was quite stiff. The father of the deceased, in reply to the Coroner, said he was quite satisfied the affair was a pure accident. Alfred Ware said he found the body 200 yards from where it disappeared. A verdict of "Death by Misadventure" was returned. LAST ROW, (north west corner) 157. [ ] Pedestals and cross, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELLIE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM HENRY & ELISE RILEY BORN FEB. 25th 1879 DIED AUG. 15th 1904 "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God" Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 1 Sections D + E recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 1 - Sections D and E - Initial burials 1883 to 1913 SECTION D (Rows east to west, graves north to south) ROW 2 158. [ ] Headstone IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF RICHARD MUXWORTHY DIED NOVEMBER 24th 1886 AGED 82 YEARS "Though lost to sight to memory ever dear" ALSO SARAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JANUARY 7th 1887 AGED 73 YEARS "She is gone, she is gone to the region of light, She was with us today she is in heaven tonight, Though to part with her was trial severe, Yet ‘tis better that she be yonder than here" ROW 4 159. [ ] Low headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH HODGE KIERNAN DIED 26th NOV. 1913 AGED 83 ALSO GEORGE STREETER REPORTED MISSING 26th SEPT. 1915 AGED 26 ALSO HENRY JOSEPH STREETER DIED 13th APRIL 1940 AGED 79 ALSO CATHERINE MARY STREETER DIED 1st NOV. 1949 AGED 83 "Re-united" ROW 5 160. [1] Fallen low headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALICE MAUD BRADLEY WHO DIED 9th SEPTEMBER 1912 AGED 52 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM FREDERICK HER HUSBAND WHO DIED 16th JANUARY 1942 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO FREDERICK JOHN THEIR SON WHO DIED 6th AUGUST 1935 AGED 47 YEARS "Reunited" 161. [2] Curbs South Side HENRY RICHARD TESTER WHO PASSED AWAY 12th FEBRUARY 1935 AGED 68 YEARS ALSO ELLEN REBECCA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 6th MARCH 1946 AGED 75 YEARS (one line) North Side ALSO HENRY RICHARD THEIR SON WHO PASSED AWAY 28th MARCH 1913 AGED 21 YEARS ROW 6 162. [1] Low headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM C. OLIVER WHO DIED 27th APRIL 1912 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE ANN SAFFELL OLIVER WHO DIED 17th FEB. 1930 AGED 66 YEARS ALSO PERCY W. S. OLIVER SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED IN BERMUDA 26th NOV. 1927 AGED 36 YEARS 163. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND FREDERICK PRENTICE WHO DIED 27th NOVEMBER 1911 AGED 55 YEARS "A bitter grief, a shock severe, To part with one we loved so dear, Our loss is great, we’ll not complain, But hope in heaven to meet again" 164. [3] Curbs North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS KELLY WHO DIED NOVEMBER 9th 1911 AGED 73 YEARS "At Rest" (one line) South Side ALSO ROSINA KELLY WHO DIED OCTOBER 18th 1929 AGED 92 YEARS 165. [4] Wooden cross ROBERT HENRY PATTERSON BORN CORNWALL 1869 DIED 19th DECEMBER 1910 AGED 41 166. [5] Derelict, jumbled curbs FLORENCE SPASHETT DIED SEPT. 13th 1908 ALSO JAMES HER HUSBAND DIED JAN 3rd 1922 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER FLORENCE DIED JULY 12th 1909 AGED 22 YEARS AND MARY DIED NOV. 14th 1909 AGED 33 YEARS 167. [6] Small headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SUSANNAH CHAPMAN DIED NOV. 10th 1910 AGED 65 ALSO GEORGE HER BELOVED HUSBAND DIED JAN 30th 1916 AGED 70 ALSO MARY ELIZABETH, DAUGHTER DIED FEB. 22nd 1910 AGED 22 ALSO STEPHEN THOMAS, SON DIED JAN 13th 1923 AGED 42 WHO WAS INTERRED AT NORWOOD CEMETERY AND ARTHUR HENRY, SON DIED FEB. 13th 1939 AGED 55 "Each gave of their best, until at rest" ROW 7 168. [1] Low headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF NATHANIEL TURNER DIED JULY 7th 1911 AGED 63 ALSO ELLEN ESTHER HIS WIFE DIED JAN 30th 1938 AGED 88 AND BERT THEIR SON DIED IN ACTION OCT. 30th 1917 AGED 28 ALSO OF LOTTIE CLARA ARMES DIED AUG. 22nd 1955 AGED 81 169. [2] Curbs North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE WILLIAM FARRELL WHO DIED 23rd MAY 1911 AGED 42 YEARS (one line) South Side ALSO MERCY FARRELL WHO DIED 17th MAY 1915 AGED 45 YEARS 170. [3] Curbs CHARLES DENNESS WHO DIED 24th JANUARY 1911 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO MARY HIS WIFE WHO DIED 3rd OCTOBER 1909 AGED 70 YEARS 171. [4] Curbs South Side JOHN PURSER BORN 13.11.1867 DIED 9.8.1909 North Side CAROLINE PURSER BORN 12.11.1863 DIED 14.5.1959 ROW 8 172. [ ]Headstone, extremely eroded IN LOVING MEMORY OF AGNES VICKERS [ ] 1886 [Rest eroded] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION E (Rows east to west, graves south to north) ROW 6 173. [1] Curbs North Side HARRIETT RING WHO DIED 31st AUGUST 1913 AGED 69 YEARS South Side ALSO JOHN RING WHO DIED 20th NOVEMBER 1933 AGED 84 YEARS 174. [2] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF BERTRAM ERNEST HALES BORN OCTOBER 24th 1880 DIED JULY 22nd 1901 "Until the day breaks and the shadows flee" ROW 7 175. [ ] Headstone ABERY THEOPHILUS YEO (OF TAUNTON) WHO DIED SEPT. 20th 1901 AGED 21 YEARS "For a while we must be parted Till the graves their dead restore, Father, brother, sisters, mother Meet once more" ROW 13 176. [1] Pedestals, fallen cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER PHOEBE FARROW WHO DIED 15th APRIL 1915 AGED 63 YEARS ALSO GEORGE ALONZO FARROW SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 5th OCTOBER 1903 AGED 23 YEARS 177. [2] Pedestals, fallen cross [IN] [LOVING MEMORY OF] HENRY SHERSBY WHO DIED JUNE 26th 1904 AGED 51 YEARS ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE MARGARET JANE WHO DIED JULY 18th 1903 AGED 43 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" R.I.P. 178. [3] Pedestals, fallen cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE MARY BROAD WHO FELL ASLEEP 8th OCTOBER 1913 AGED 33 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" 179. [4] Curbs RICHARD BAMBER THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF HELEN JESSIE ROWLEY WHO ENTERED INTO REST AUGUST 6th 1903 AGED 37 YEARS (one line) ROW 14 179. [ ] Curbs North Side WILLIAM BONNEWELL AND EMILY HIS WIFE DIED FEBY. 1st 1904 AGED 63 DIED DEC. 18th 1903 AGED 63? South Side ELIZABETH ALICE RING DIED 11th MARCH 1960 AGED 77 YEARS ROW 15 180. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY EDMUNDS WHO DIED NOVEMBER 8th 1904 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO ELIZA EDMUNDS WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 19th 1916 AGED 73 YEARS "Gone from us but not forgotten, Never shall thy memory fade, Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger, Round the spot where thou art laid" 181. [2] Pedestals, cross and small tablet East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF LESTER THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES STEPHEN CHAPMAN WHO DIED AUGUST 25th 1910 AGED 60 YEARS "Rest in Peace" South Side ALSO JAMES STEPHEN CHAPMAN WHO DIED MARCH 14th 1943 AGED 85 YEARS North Side ALFRED JOHN CHAPMAN WHO DIED DECEMBER 31st 1938 AGED 83 YEARS Tablet ALSO MARGARET SMITH (NEE CHAPMAN) WHO DIED 27th APRIL 1941 AGED 50 YEARS INTERRED ELSEWHERE 182. [3] Pedestals and cross East Side (On cross) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DAD HENRY THOMAS CHAPMAN WHO DIED APRIL 15th 1929 AGED 77 "At Rest" Pedestal IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY THOMAS THE BELOVED SON OF HENRY THOMAS & EMMA JANE CHAPMAN WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED AT WOULDHAM ON SEPTEMBER 9th 1911 AGED 20 YEARS "The feeling of our loss will ne’er be old" North Side ALSO OF EMMA J. CHAPMAN WHO DIED FEBRUARY 5th 1919 AGED 61 YEARS South Side ALSO OF THEIR DAUGHTER ETHEL CURTIS THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALBERT THOMAS CURTIS WHO DIED OCTOBER 4th 1912 AGED 23 YEARS YOUNG BARGEMAN DROWNED IN SIGHT OF HIS BROTHER Kent Messenger, 16th September 1911 A distressing fatality occurred in the Medway off Wouldham, on Saturday, a young bargeman, Henry T. Chapman, who was mate with his father in the barge, "Ninety-One", being drowned in sight of his young brother, who was unable to assist him. The unfortunate man who was 20 years of age, and resided with his parents at Cliffe Road, Strood, appears to have slipped and fallen overboard, and was not seen after he had once disappeared. ROW 16 183 [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK CHARLES RELF WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS JUNE 22nd 1909 IN HIS 20th YEAR "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO FREDERICK WALTER RELF WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS MARCH 12th 1942 AGED 83 YEARS "I am he that liveth" AND MARY ANN RELF WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS MAY 4th 1948 AGED 85 YEARS "Now the Saviour’s called me, I have gone, To meet him in the Promised Land" ROW 17 184. [1] Headstone and curbs Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN CURTIS FELL ASLEEP MAY 6th 1911 AGED 74 ALSO EDWARD HER HUSBAND FELL ASLEEP DEC. 15th 1916 AGED 78 "Until the Dawn" North Curb ALSO EDWARD, SON DIED MAR. 1st 1905 AGED 28 South Curb ALSO ALFRED, SON DIED IN INDIA JAN 4th 1899 AGED 28 185. [2] Curbs North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE BAKER DIED MARCH 10th 1908 AGED 43 South Side ALSO FREDERICK BAKER DIED JULY 14th 1924 AGED 56 ROW 18 186. [ ] "Book" tablet and curbs North Curb GEORGE W. H. THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF EMMA ANDERSON WHO DIED 7th SEPT. 1907 AGED 60 YEARS "At Rest" (one line) South Curb ALSO OF THEIR SON AMBROSE ANDERSON WHO FELL IN FRANCE 9th APRIL 1917 AGED 35 YEARS (one line) 187. [ ] Tablet ALSO IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER EMMA ANDERSON WHO PASSED AWAY 25th MARCH 1934 AGED 80 YEARS "There is a link death cannot sever, Love and Remembrance, Live forever" ROW 19 188. [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN BENJAMIN SAWYER WHO DIED MAY 10th 1906 AGED 64 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN BENJAMIN SAWYER DIED JUNE 24th 1916 AGED 72 YEARS ROW 20 189. [ ] Curbs SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF FRANK CLARKE BORN DEC. 19th 1878 DIED DEC. 11th 1911 "At Rest" (one line) Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 1 Sections F, H, J and K recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 1 - Sections F, H, J and K - Initial burials 1883 to 1913 SECTION F 190. [ ] Headstone "Though lost to sight to memory ever dear" IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM ALFRED BOSWELL WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY A FALL MAY 2nd 1893 AGED 8 YEARS ALSO ROSETTA SISTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED IN INFANCY FATAL FALL FROM THE TOWER OF ROCHESTER CASTLE Maidstone Journal, 6th May 1893 On Tuesday afternoon, a sad accident happened to a little boy named William Alfred Boswell, aged eight, at Rochester Castle. It appears he had climbed to the top of the old tower, above the main entrance from the esplanade, and in reaching over to obtain some wild flowers, over balanced himself and fell upon the row of spikes below. One of them entered his neck, and others pierced other parts of the body. The Rev. Groves, Vicar of Cliff, happened to see the accident, and was one of the first to render assistance. The poor little fellow was at once taken to the Bridge Chamber and attended by Dr. Atkin, but his injuries produced death in a very short time. His body was conveyed on a stretcher to his home in Taylor’s Lane. THE INQUEST An inquest was held at Strood Hall, on Thursday, when the Rev. P. Groves, rector of Cliffe, stated that as he was passing down the hill towards Rochester Bridge, he saw the deceased slip and fall over, and he became impaled on an iron fence. The poor little fellow remained in this position, with his hands hanging loosely over the fence, until witness and a man named Selling, caretaker of the Bridge Chamber, lifted him off. Blood poured from the wounds as the deceased was being carried into the chambers. – Alfred Selling and Dr. Atkin also gave evidence. – The jury returned a verdict of "Death through misadventure". SECTIONS H, J & K (Treated as one section, western portion only, rows west to east, graves south to north) ROW 1 191. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF UNA AUGUSTA THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN SMALLMAN HILLS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 19th 1902 AGED 60 YEARS "Deeply Regretted" 192. [2] Headstone TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM SPENCE BROWN, M.D. WHO DIED FEBY. 26th 1869 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO HARRIET WIDOW OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JANY. 29th 1897 AGED 82 YEARS 193. [3] Coped stone IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN STEELE, M.D., J.P. WHO DIED AT STROOD DECR. 15th 1891 AGED 83 YEARS "Faith is the gift of God" 194. [4] Pedestals, fallen cross West Side [ ] CHARLES COBB OF THIS PARISH FELL ASLEEP AUG. 13th 1889? IN HIS 82nd YEAR ELIZABETH MUNRO COBB AT REST MAY 10th 1892 AGED 76 "Her children rise up and call her blessed" ALSO LUCY THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER FELL ASLEEP SEPT. 2nd 1906 "Jesu Mercy" North Side FREDERICK STEWART THIRD SON OF CHARLES COBB ENTERED INTO REST FEB. 17th 1899 BURIED IN CONSTANTINOPLE "Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy" 195. [5] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES ALBERT COBB BORN 5th DECEMBER 1836 DIED 29th FEBRUARY 1908 ALSO OF SARAH MARY HIS WIFE BORN 8th SEPTEMBER 1842 DIED 5th JANUARY 1898 AND OF STEWART HARRISON THEIR THIRD SON BORN 9th APRIL 1873 DIED 12th AUGUST 1903 196. [6] "Boulders", anchor on top, voluted tablet IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT WILLIAM MAYOU OF FAZELEY, STAFFORDSHIRE WHO SLEPT AWAY OCTOBER 27th 1890 AGED 40 YEARS "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee" "Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul" 197. [7] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM JOHN KNIGHT WHO DIED MARCH 2nd 1893 AGED 23 YEARS "They could only stand beside me, Tend my pillow, weep my fall, But dark death did soon divide me, From the dearest of them all" ALSO WILLIAM ROBERT KNIGHT FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JANUARY 28th 1906 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO SOPHIA WIFE OF THE ABOVE W. R. KNIGHT WHO DIED JULY 12th 1921 AGED 82 YEARS 198. [8] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMILY THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWARD WADHAMS WHO PASSED AWAY 13th NOVEMBER 1897 AGED 44 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE EDWARD WADHAMS WHO PASSED AWAY 16th SEPTEMBER 1924 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM MATTHEWS SON IN LAW OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 20th FEBRUARY 1938 AGED 58 YEARS "In God’s Keeping" ALSO CHARLOTTE WIFE OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM MATTHEWS REUNITED 8th JULY 1961 AGED 82 YEARS 199. [9] Pedestals and cross West Side IN MEMORY OF EMMA DAUGHTER OF RICHARD AND DIANA WEST WHO FELL ASLEEP 23rd JULY 1899 AGED 40 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE RICHARD WEST WHO DIED 24th JANUARY 1914 AGED 83 YEARS North Side ALSO DIANA HIS WIFE WHO DIED 29th AUGUST 1917 AGED 85 YEARS MINNIE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE BELOVED WIFE OF A. H. BROWN WHO DIED 21st MARCH 1938 AGED 73 YEARS South Side ALSO MARY WEST WHO DIED 2nd JUNE 1951 AGED 85 YEARS 200. [10] Headstone TO THE MEMORY OF MARY WIFE OF W. H. CLIFFORD BORN APRIL 20th 1840 DIED OCTOBER 3rd 1897 "Jesus thou hast promised, To all who follow thee, That when thou art in glory, There shall thy servants be" ALSO WILLIAM HENRY CLIFFORD BORN DECEMBER 31st ? 1839 DIED SEPTEMBER 10th 1908 ALSO OF ADA MARY DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE BORN AUGUST 10th 1865 DIED NOVEMBER 2nd 1938 201. [11] Pedestal IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN DAY DIED JULY 19th 1895 AGED 72 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO MARY WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 27th DEC. 1917 AGED 81 YEARS "At Rest" 202. [12] Pedestals and cross? IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE GAMON WHO DIED MAY 15th 1867 AGED 58 YEARS INTERRED AT CHATHAM ALSO MARY ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MARCH 13th 1890 AGED 63 YEARS "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" ALSO MARY ANN HUGGETT DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE CALLED TO REST OCTOBER 4th 1904 AGED 50 YEARS "Jesus saith, "I am the way, the truth and the life"" ALSO GEORGE JAMES GAMON SON OF THE ABOVE CALLED TO REST DECEMBER 8th 1932 AGED 75 YEARS "Abide with me" 203. [13] Rock pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF AUGUSTUS PACKNAM SURGEON [ ] 1920 [ ] ALSO ALICE ADA HIS BELOVED WIFE 1837 - 1892 ALSO ALICE EDIE GRAND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AGED 3 MONTHS "Grant them O Lord, eternal rest and let light perpetual shine upon them" 204. [14] Red granite coped North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRIET SKINNER WIFE OF DANIEL SKINNER DIED FEBRUARY 17th 1893 AGED 62 YEARS "Day by day do I miss her, words would fail my loss to tell, In heaven I hope to meet her and there together dwell" South Side ALSO OF DANIEL SKINNER WHO DIED ON NOVEMBER 28th 1904 AGED 76 YEARS "The Lord is my shepherd" 205. [15] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY PAYNE WHO DIED AUGUST 23rd 1901 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH THE LOVING AND BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 26th 1898 AGED 70 YEARS "Rest in Peace" 206. [16] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELLEN THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS J. WEEKS WHO DIED NOVEMBER 9th 1891 AGED 38 YEARS "Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee" ALSO SARAH KEZIA WEEKS THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED APRIL 24th 1937 AGED 82 YEARS "At rest after long suffering" ALSO THE ABOVE THOMAS J. WEEKS DIED JANUARY 29th 1938 AGED 82 YEARS 207. [17] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF HANNAH HILL WHO DIED 19th MAY 1900 AGED 64 YEARS "All tears are vain, I cannot now recall thee, Gone is thy loving voice, thy kindly face, Gone from the home where I so dearly loved thee, Where none can ever fill the vacant place" ALSO HENRY GILES THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF CLARA GILES WHO DIED 23rd FEBRUARY 1907 AGED 39 YEARS "In the midst of life we are in death" ALSO THE ABOVE CLARA GILES WHO DIED 15th AUGUST 1909 AGED 41 YEARS "Oh, for the touch of a vanished hand, For the sound of a voice that is still" 208. [18] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMILY RODMELL WHO DIED JANUARY 4th 1898 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO EDWARD THOMAS RODMELL HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JULY 12th 1898 AGED 72 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" 209. [19] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES CHAMBERS WHO DIED JULY 17th? 1891 AGED 56 YEARS [ ] ALSO OF ELIZA CHAMBERS WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED NOVEMBER 14th 1903 AGED 60 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO OF GEORGE T. CHAMBERS SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JANUARY 26th 1898 AGED 30? YEARS "In the midst of life we are in death" ALSO OF CHARLES A. CHAMBERS GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED APRIL 13th 1897 AGED 16 MONTHS 210. [20] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN BETTS DIED JUNE 12th 1891 AGED 62 YEARS "Not gone from memory, not gone from love, but gone to our Father’s home above" ALSO ELIZA CATHERINE BETTS WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JAN 20th 1908 AGED 68 YEARS 211. [21] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAROLINE BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED WISDOM WHO DIED APRIL 14th 1891 AGED 54? YEARS [ ] ALSO THE ABOVE ALFRED WISDOM WHO DIED MAY 15th 1909 AGED 72 YEARS "May he for ever rest in peace" 212. [22] Headstone TO THE MEMORY OF CATHERINE PAINE WHO DIED DECEMBER 16th 1898 AGED 58 YEARS ALSO GEORGE PAINE HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUGUST 11th 1904 AGED 68 YEARS 213. [23] Large white pedestal, anchor and cross, and small plaque West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS CROUCH WHO DIED DECEMBER 21st 1888 AGED 55 YEARS IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE NYE DIED 10th NOVEMBER 1980 AGED 100 YEARS Plaque MILDRED CROUCHER DIED 27th JANorth 2003 AGED 89 YEARS North Side ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF ISABELLA NYE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 7th 1906 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO DAVID NYE BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DEC. 18th 1923 AGED 76 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID NYE DIED MAY 1st 1975 AGED 93 South Side ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF DORIS ANNIE THE BELOVED CHILD OF DAVID AND ANN NYE WHO FELL ASLEEP SEPT. 27th 1912 AGED 5 YEARS "Until the day breaks" MILDRED CROUCHER "Such wonderful memories, Thank you" JILL, BRIAN, ANNA, TOM, GRAEME, ROS, JAKE, MAGGIE, MADDIE & JOHNATHAN DIED JAN 27th 2003 AGED 89 YEARS 214. [24] Fallen headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ALFRED MOSS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MAY 23rd 1890 AGED 40 YEARS "Brief life is here our fortune" ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF SARAH ANN MOSS WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON JANUARY 29th 1933 AGED 79 YEARS "He giveth his beloved sleep" 215. [25] Coped red granite, large plot North Side ALEXANDER FREDERICK GARDINER DIED 9th NOVEMBER 1888 AGED 71 YEARS "I have redeemed thee, thou art mine" ALSO FLORENCE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 18th DECEMBER 1867 AGED FIVE YEARS South Side MARY WIFE OF ALEXANDER FREDERICK GARDINER DIED 21st JUNE 1906 AGED 81 YEARS "He giveth his beloved sleep" 216. [26] Headstone, large plot IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF AMY, ELDEST AND BELOVED DAUGHTER OF JAMES AND JEMIMA SIMS DIED JUNE 13th 1888 AGED 18 YEARS "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God" ALSO JEMIMA THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES SIMS DIED DECEMBER 8th 1898 AGED 52 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES SIMS DIED DECEMBER 19th 1904 AGED 58 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" 217. [27] Pedestals, fallen cross West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH SOPHIA WIFE OF JOHN ROBERT BELL FORMERLY OF PARKHURST, ISLE OF WIGHT DIED APRIL 18th 1893 AGED 60 YEARS [Verses obscured by heavy cross] North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN ROBERT BELL DIED NOVEMBER 12th 1903 AGED 71 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR "JEWEL" JULIA ELIZABETH LACEY SECOND DAUGHTER OF JOHN R. AND SARAH BELL WHO DIED APRIL 9th 1909 AGED 53 YEARS 218. [28] Pedestals and cross ELLEN MARIA JENNEY BORN 23rd MARCH 1870 DIED 2nd? MAY 1889 219. [29] Tall pedestal and cross West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM ALLSWORTH WHO DIED NOV. 25th 1901 AGED 64 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM ALLSWORTH OF STROOD WHO DIED NOVEMBER 12th 1887? AGED 49 YEARS "Tis but a moment more, When we shall meet again, For life is but a vapour, That cannot here remain, Forged by the [strain?] of thee?, I hasten from the shore, Into that boundless ocean, Where parting is no more" 220. [30] Red granite pedestals, fallen cross West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM ALFRED RUTHERFORD HOCKING WHO DIED JULY 17th 1898? AGED 28? YEARS "Though lost to sight, to memory ever dear" ALSO CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM AND NELLIE DIED IN THEIR INFANCY North Side ALSO HENRY WILLIAM ROBUS WHO DIED SEPT. 11th 1907 AGED 44 YEARS ALSO CLARA CATHERINE THE DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF HERBERT EDWARD MOSS WHO DIED NOV. 21st 1938 AGED 67 YEARS 221. [31] Pedestals, fallen cross West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES STEVENS WH0 DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 13th OF OCTOBER 1896 AGED 60 YEARS "We bless thy holy name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear" South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH DYER WIDOW OF THE LATE WILLIAM TYRRELL OF LANCING, SUSSEX IN HER 81st YEAR ALSO OF RICHARD TYRRELL SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 21st 1909 AGED 73 YEARS North Side ALSO JANET 3rd DAUGHTER OF JAMES & SARAH STEVENS WHO DIED JULY 1st 1919 AGED 52 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO SARAH STEVENS WIDOW OF JAMES STEVENS DIED NOV. 30th 1925 AGED 87 YEARS "God is Love" 222. [32] Gothick in ruins, large plot SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF DOROTHY SABINA THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM BALL J.P. BORN JAN 23rd 1831 DIED JUNE 12th 1891 ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED WILLIAM BALL J.P. BORN MARCH 17th 1840 DIED JULY 21st 1913 223. [33] Pedestal, broken fluted column West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY JOHN ADAMS WHO DIED JANorth 5th 1895 AGED 66 YEARS "In the midst of life we are in death" South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK SPIKINS SON-IN-LAW WHO DIED AUGUST 27th 1895 AGED 34 YEARS North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN WIFE OF HENRY JOHN ADAMS WHO DIED MAY 19th 1895 AGED 65 YEARS "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God" 224. [34] Headstone, large plot IHS IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL THOMAS THE BELOVED SON OF SAMUEL & ANN BALLARD DIED DECEMBER 15th 1898 AGED 26 YEARS "A light is from our household gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled" ALSO SAMUEL GEORGE BALLARD FATHER OF THE ABOVE DIED APRIL 15th 1901 AGED 61 YEARS "He does well who does his best" ALSO THE ABOVE ANN BALLARD DIED APRIL 2nd 1920 AGED 78 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" ROW 2 225. [1] Curbs North Side JOHN WILLIAM HUGGETT WHO PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 9th 1909 AGED 64 YEARS South Side ALSO FRANK HUGGETT WHO PASSED AWAY JULY 6th 1927 AGED 60 YEARS 226. [2] Headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JEMIMA THE BELOVED WIFE OF FREDERICK SOLLITT WHO DIED 4th NOVEMBER 1904 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO MARY ANN SOLLITT DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 19th DECEMBER 1861 AGED 3 YEARS INTERRED SITTINGBOURNE CEMETERY ALSO GEORGE HICKSON SOLLITT ONLY SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 30th JULY 1897 AGED 36 YEARS INTERRED ST. MARGARET’S CEMETERY, ROCHESTER ALSO FREDERICK SOLLITT WHO DIED 11th SEPTEMBER 1912 AGED 80 YEARS "Rest" 227. [3] Pedestals, fallen cross IN MEMORY OF ALICE JANE THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM BEGG WHO DIED MARCH 10th 1907 AGED 43 YEARS 228. [4] Headstone [IN LOVING MEMORY] [OF] MARY ANN MANLEY WHO DIED OCT. 7th 1902 AGED 58 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO STEPHEN MANLEY WHO DIED SEPT. 25th 1924 AGED 67 YEARS "Until the day breaks" ALSO OF ESTHER WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED APRIL 11th 1955 AGED 95 YEARS 229. [5] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK GEORGE PATTERSON WHO LOST HIS LIFE WHILE HEROICALLY TRYING TO SAVE OTHERS IN AN ICE ACCIDENT AT DERBY JANUARY 2nd 1904 AGED 25 YEARS "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends" ALSO WILLIAM PATTERSON FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 12th 1905 AGED 79 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO OF SARAH ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 8th 1917 AGED 76 YEARS "The Lord is my refuge and strength" The Times, 4th January 1904 On Saturday afternoon, whilst a large number of persons were skating on a piece of water at Derby, known locally as the Dead Waters, the ice suddenly broke, and a young lady named Rose Selwood fell in. Others went to her rescue, when the ice further gave way, with the result that altogether seven persons were immersed. The water at the spot was very deep. Two swam to the bank, and one of them, with a rope fastened around his waist, returned with the object of saving Miss Selwood. In this he failed, and was dragged to the side in an exhausted condition. Miss Selwood and two men were then got out in a state of unconsciousness, and artificial means of respiration were applied. These were successful in the case of the men, who were able to go home, but Miss Selwood was beyond human aid, Three-quarters of an hour later the dead bodies of Frederick George Patterson, aged 30, and Sidney Saunders, aged 20, were recovered, and, together with the body of Miss Selwood, were removed to the public mortuary to await an inquest. Patterson was a moulder employed at a Derby foundry, whose friends reside at Strood, Rochester…. 230. [6] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ESTHER WIFE OF HARRY PALMER WHO DIED MARCH 15th 1902 AGED 48 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO CHARLOTTE EMILY PALMER DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUGUST 20th 1906 AGED 26 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO HARRY PALMER DIED DEC. 29th 1928 AGED 72 YEARS 231. [7] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT HUMPHREY WHO DIED APRIL 8th 1904 AGED 60? YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO MARIA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JANUARY 4th 1925 AGED 75 YEARS "Thy will be done" 232. [8] Headstone "God is Love" IN LOVING MEMORY OF FELIX BOURNE WHO DIED OCT. 31st 1907 AGED 76 YEARS "I sigh sometimes to see thy face, But since this cannot be, I’ll leave to the care of him, Who cares for thee and me" ALSO GEORGE FREDERICK BELOVED HUSBAND OF ALICE WELLS AND SON IN LAW OF THE ABOVE DIED JULY 19th 1922 AGED 46 YEARS "Home, sweet Home" ALSO ALICE THE BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE FREDERICK WELLS WHO DIED DEC. 23rd 1944 AGED 66 YEARS "God sees when the footsteps falter, When the pathway has grown too steep, Then he touches the tired eyelids, And giveth his beloved ones sleep" THIS TOKEN OF LOVE WAS ERECTED BY HIS ONLY DAUGHTER ALICE 233. [9] Curbs North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS CHARLES BERRY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MAY 20th 1904 AGED 53 YEARS (one line) ALSO JANE EMMA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DECEMBER 1st 1913 AGED 64 YEARS (one line) West Side ALSO VERNON LOUIS BERRY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 8th 1959 AGED 83 YEARS South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF GWLADYS THE BELOVED WIFE OF VERNON LOUIS BERRY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCTOBER 4th 1928 AGED 48 YEARS 234. [10] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALFRED WALTER MAYHEW WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 15th AUGUST 1903 AGED 31 YEARS "He that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out" ALSO JANE MAYHEW MOTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 18th DECEMBER 1916 AGED 68 YEARS "Rest in Peace" ALSO WALTER MAYHEW HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED HIS LIFE 21st SEPTEMBER 1917 AGED 70 YEARS 235. [11] Fallen, broken headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MIRA LILIAN WOOD THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWARD J. HOWARD WHO DIED JUNE 18th 1904 AGED 25 YEARS ALSO SIDNEY STUART LUCK BROTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUGUST 13th 1905 AGED 22 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO SELINA A. I. LEANEY SISTER OF THE ABOVE AND BELOVED WIFE OF H. J. LEANEY BURIED AT HULL NOV. 4th 1911 AGED 35 YEARS "Jesus Wept" ALSO EDMUND LUCK FATHER OF THE ABOVE AND BELOVED HUSBAND OF SUSAN A.S. LUCK DIED OCT. 10th 1915 AGED 71 YEARS "He fought the good fight and the victory he won" ALSO THE ABOVE SUSAN A. S. LUCK DIED DEC. 18th 1916 AGED 74 YEARS "The Lord gaveth and he taketh away, and blessed is his name" 236. [12] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM HENRY DAKERS WHO ENTERED INTO REST ON THE 28th DAY OF JUNE 1903 AGED 52 YEARS "Her end was peace" "Loved by all who knew her" ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM HENRY DIED 31st AUGUST 1930 AGED 81 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM JAMES SON OF THE ABOVE PASSED AWAY 26th FEBRUARY 1938 AGED 57 YEARS 237. [13] Voluted tablet IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE ALLSWORTH WHO DIED 28th MARCH 1904 AGED 57 YEARS "Where the weary are at rest" 238. [14] Curbs IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK GEORGE FRY WHO DIED JANUARY 26th 1902 AGED 39 YEARS (one line) 239. [15] Derelict curbs North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY GEORGE ROBUS DIED FEBY. 6th 1912 AGED 74 South Side ALSO EMILY HIS WIFE DIED OCT. 21st 1929 AGED 91 YEARS 240. [16] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE WILLIAM SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM & EMMA NEAVES DIED NOVEMBER 10th 1902 AGED 28 YEARS "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord" ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE WILLIAM NEAVES DIED NOVEMBER 25th 1919 IN HIS 82nd YEAR ALSO EMMA WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JUNE 21st 1926 AGED 84 YEARS "At Rest" 241. [17] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS QUINNELL WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 20th 1901 AGED 65 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO ALICE CONSTANCE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 24th 1902 AGED 2 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS ALSO ALICE WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUGUST 20th 1908 AGED 47 YEARS "At Rest" 242. [18] Headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF EMILY THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWIN ARTHUR NEAVES BORN DEC. 25th 1869 DIED MAY 2nd 1913 "The Lord giveth and the Lord hath taken away" ALSO THE ABOVE EDWIN ARTHUR NEAVES WHO FELL ASLEEP DECR. 1st 1936 AGED 67 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" 243. [19] Pedestals and cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH WIFE OF WILLIAM HOLLINGSWORTH DIED FEBRUARY 2nd 1902 AGED 42 "Resurgam" 244. [20] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS JANES WHO DIED JANUARY 6th 1901 AGED 83 YEARS "Because thou hast been my help, therefore, In the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice" ALSO MARY ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED APRIL 21st 1916 AGED 87 YEARS ALSO ELLEN ANN N. JANES DAUGHTER IN LAW OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DEC. 21st 1928 AGED 66 YEARS 245. [21] Fallen headstone IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF JESSE BENNETT WHO PASSED AWAY 31st OF DECEMBER 1900 AGED 64 YEARS "We grieve to part with those we love, With those we hold so dear, Oh, may we one day meet above, Without a doubt or fear" ALSO ELIZABETH WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 13th OF JANUARY 1909 AGED 73 YEARS "At Rest" 246. [22] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES WALTER THE BELOVED SON OF JAMES & FANNY PERCIVAL WHO DIED OCTOBER 9th 1900 AGED 17 YEARS "Though lost to sight to memory ever dear" ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES PERCIVAL WHO DIED OCTOBER 21st 1928 AGED 80 YEARS ALSO FANNY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MAY 17th 1931 AGED 80 YEARS 247. [23] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS BALDOCK DAVIS WHO PASSED AWAY JULY 18th 1899 AGED 45 YEARS "A sudden change in a moment fell, I had no time to bid my friends farewell, Think not this strange, death happens unto all, This day was mine, tomorrow you may fall" ALSO JEMIMA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 12th AUGUST 1926 AGED 77 YEARS "We’ll catch up the broken thread again, And finish what we here began, Heaven will the mysteries explain, And then, ah then, we’ll understand" 248. [24] Headstone and curbs, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS MALACHI HOLLINGS WHO DIED JUNE 29th 1899 AGED 62 YEARS "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God" ALSO ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 18th 1902 AGED 53 YEARS "Thanks be to God which giveth us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" ALSO VIOLET EUGENE HOLLINGS BELOVED DAUGHTER BORN 29th APRIL 1884 DIED 17th MARCH 1935 "Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest" St. Matt. 11 28 ALSO IRIS KATHLEEN HOLLINGS BELOVED YOUNGEST DAUGHTER BORN 10th APRIL 1894 DIED 22nd OCTOBER 1940 "He giveth his beloved sleep" North Curb ALSO ROSE LETITIA HOLLINGS BELOVED SECOND DAUGHTER BORN 13th APRIL 1876 DIED 11th JUNE 1944 (one line) "I know that my redeemer liveth" 249. [25] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOSEPH COLLIS J. P. WHO DIED 23rd AUGUST 1904 AGED 72 YEARS AND OF EMILY HIS WIFE WHO DIED 14th JULY 1919 ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER LYDIA COLLIS WHO DIED 30th DECEMBER 1939 AND MARY BOWEN COLLIS WHO DIED 14th APRIL 1940 250. [26] Pedestal, red granite column and urn West Side IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF SARAH ANN FOR 40 YEARS THE BELOVED WIFE OF REI FRY OF MALVERN LODGE, STROOD WHO DIED JULY 2nd 1894 AGED 68 YEARS North Side IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF REI FRY DIED DECEMBER 16th 1897 AGED 66 YEARS "Deeply Regretted" ROW 3 251. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRY GEORGE DAKERS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 24th OCTOBER 1913 AGED 30 YEARS ALSO MARGARET (PEGGY) DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP 15th JANUARY 1912 AGED 7 ½ MONTHS ALSO MOLLIE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER DIED 28th FEBRUARY 1942 AGED 29 YEARS INTERRED AT TEDDINGTON 252. [2] Pedestals and cross West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES PICNOT BORN 3rd MAY 1828 DIED 23rd JUNE 1908 ALSO OF JANE HIS WIFE BORN 18th APRIL 1840 DIED 5th MARCH 1909 "At Rest" South Side ALSO ANNIE PICNOT ELDEST DAUGHTER DIED 11th SEPTEMBER 1923 AGED 57 YEARS North Side ERNEST PICNOT DIED 5th APRIL 1923 AGED 50 253. [3] Granite pedestal and cross, large plot West Side WILLIAM COBBETT BARKER DIED OCT. 21st 1912 AGED 68 YEARS ALSO LUCY WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED AUG. 25th 1929 AGED 81 YEARS North Side WILLIAM COBBETT BARKER WHO DIED 25th NOVEMBER 1944 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO EMILY HIS WIFE WHO DIED 6th OCTOBER 1951 Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 1 Sections L + N recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 1 - Sections L and N - Initial burials 1883 to 1913 SECTION L (Rows west to east, graves north to south) ROW 3 254. [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILFRED JABEZ CROUCHER WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 17th DECEMBER 1903 AGED 25 YEARS "Had he asked us, well we know, We should cry, "O, spare this blow", Yea, with streaming tears should pray, "Lord, we love him, let him stay", But the Lord doth nought amiss, And, since he hath ordered this, We have nought to do but still Rest in silence on his will" ROW 4 255. [1] Small headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCES COLLARD DIED SEPTEMBER 20th 1902 AGED 66 ALSO WILLIAM HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED JUNE 21st 1905 aged 72 "Whether we live, or die, we are the Lord’s" 256. [2] Headstone A LOVING MEMORIAL OF JOSEPH NUTTER OF ELLAND, YORKS BORN JULY 10th 1837 FELL ASLEEP DEC. 17th 1902 "I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine" ALSO JULIA ELVIRA WIFE OF THE ABOVE FELL ASLEEP JANY. 28th 1936 AGED 89 "He hath made us accepted in the beloved" CALEB WHITCHELO BORN SEPTEMBER 30th 1808 DIED JUNE 1st 1881 SARAH WHITCHELO BORN JUNE 5th 1810 DIED MARCH 14th 1907 "They joy before thee" 257. [3] Headstone and curbs, large plot IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF WILLIAM JAMES BELOVED SON OF JOHN EDWARD & SARAH RACHEL ELVY DIED JANUARY 13th 1886 AGED 12 YEARS "Safe in the arms of Jesus, Yes, safe on his gentle breast" ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN EDWARD ELVY DIED NOVEMBER 28th 1907 IN HIS 62nd YEAR "With Christ, which is far better" ALSO THE ABOVE SARAH RACHEL ELVY DIED DECEMBER 6th 1913 AGED 67 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO AMY FRANCES ELVY DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 20th FEBRUARY 1932 AGED 59 YEARS "Christ thy Light" ALSO RACHEL SARAH ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 17th JANUARY 1938 AGED 69 YEARS "At Rest" East Curb ALSO ALBERT THOMAS ELVY SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 16th NOVEMBER 1943 AGED 64 YEARS (one line) ALSO ROBERT GEORGE ABRAHAM WHO DIED 5th OCTOBER 1952 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO ELLEN FLORENCE WIFE OF ROBERT ABRAHAM WHO FELL ASLEEP ON 30th JAN 1959 AGED 82 YEARS (one line) ROW 5 258. [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM TABRET BOURNE WHO DIED JUNE 6th 1908 IN HIS 76th YEAR ALSO ADA THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALBERT T. P. ADAMS AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MAY 8th 1916 AGED 36 YEARS ALSO ELLEN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WILLIAM TABRET BOURNE WHO DIED MARCH 23rd 1923 AGED 86 YEARS "At Rest" ROW 6 259. [ ] Curbs North Side SARAH ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS FINER WHO PASSED AWAY THE 15th OF APRIL 1913 AGED 73 R.I.P. (one line) South Side ALSO OF THOMAS FINER FORMERLY OF TENDRING, ESSEX WHO DIED 5th DEC. 1916 AGED 79 YEARS (one line) SECTION N (Rows east to west, graves south to north) ROW 1 260. [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF REVD. JOHN TONKIN WHO ENTERED INTO REST 8th OCTOBER 1903 AGED 55 YEARS "He was a burning and a shining light" ALSO OF ANNIE ELIZABETH TONKIN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY JANUARY 22nd 1919 AGED 73 YEARS "Until the day breaks" ALSO OF JOHN GAUVAIN ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 8th JANUARY 1893 AGED 19 YEARS "With Christ which is far better" ALSO OF ETHEL JANE SECOND DAUGHTER WHO FELL ASLEEP IN CHRIST 14th JULY 1897 AGED 15 YEARS "And there the weary be at rest" ROW 2 261. [1] Headstone "Though lost to sight to memory ever dear" IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF FREDERICK WILLIAM THE BELOVED SON OF JOHN AND SARAH WICKER WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED FEBRUARY 29th 1888 AGED 19 YEARS "A sudden change in a moment fell, I had no time to bid my friends farewell, Think not this strange, death happens unto all, This day was mine, tomorrow you may fall" ALSO JOHN WICKER FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JULY 22nd 1902 AGED 80 YEARS "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" ALSO THE ABOVE SARAH WICKER WHO DIED APRIL 17th 1908 AGED 82 YEARS A BARGEMAN DROWNED - Kent Messenger, 10th March 1888 Mr. West H. Bell coroner for Rochester, on Thursday afternoon held an inquest at the Guildhall, on the body of a young bargeman named Frederick William Wicker, who was drowned on the previous day. It appears that deceased was mate of Messrs. Peters’ barge "John", of which his brother, Thos. Wicker its master. The barge was tacking down the river between Burham and Wouldham about five o’clock on Wednesday evening, and apparently deceased was caught by the main sail and knocked overboard. He disappeared at once, and life was extinct when his body was recovered. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death" 262. [2] Headstone, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF AMELIA ELIZABETH TOATES DIED JULY 31st 1909 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO FREDERICK TOATES HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED APRIL 13th 1922 AGED 79 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS ALSO MABEL AGNES (DAUGHTER) DIED MAY 21st 1885 AGED 10 MONTHS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO J. A. LE COCQ LATE JUDGE OF ALDERNEY DIED 29th SEPTEMBER 1922 AGED 76 YEARS ALSO CATHERINE LE COCQ BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 25th DECEMBER 1923 AGED 90 YEARS ALSO ALICE JANE ANN TOATES DIED 1st JANorth 1970 AGED 88 YEARS ROW 3 263. [1] Headstone IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF MARY ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN WICKER WHO DIED JANUARY 5th 1888 AGED 27 YEARS "I will both lay me down in peace and sleep, For thou Lord only makest me dwell in safety" ALSO EMILY ELIZABETH DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 12th 1888 AGED 9 MONTHS ALSO ETHEL EMMA DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND EMMA WICKER WHO DIED MAY 23rd 1926 AGED 23 YEARS ALSO ALICE MARY WICKER WHO DIED JULY 4th 1956 AGED 72 YEARS 264. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF STANLEY JOHN INFANT SON OF JAMES WILLIAM AND MARIA NASH BORN FEBY. 16th 1883 DIED SEPT. 10th 1883 ALSO WALTER HENRY SECOND SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MARCH 23rd 1901 AGED 27 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES WILLIAM NASH WHO DIED FEBRUARY 8th 1926 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO MARIA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 20th 1929 AGED 78 YEARS "Her end was peace" 265. [3] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH WATKINS THE BELOVED WIFE OF FRANCIS BURNEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 10th 1904 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO FRANCIS BURNEY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST 25th 1907 AGED 84 YEARS "Sweet Rest" ALSO ALICE MARY MOUNT DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JANUARY 17th 1916 AGED 64 YEARS ROW 5 266. [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM TANSLEY WHO FELL ASLEEP 28th SEPTEMBER 1901 AGED 70 YEARS "To be with Christ which is far better" "We loved her, yes no tongue can tell, How much we loved her and how well, God loved her too and thought it best, To take her home with him to rest" ALSO OF WILLIAM TANSLEY WHO FELL ASLEEP 16th JUNE 1911 AGED 87 YEARS "Lie’s trials o’er, Life’s journey done, At last, A Crown of Life well won" ROW 6 267. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN BAKER WHO DIED JULY 17th 1895 AGED 62 YEARS "I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day" "We wept, ‘twas nature wept, but faith can pierce beyond the gloom of death" ALSO MATILDA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JULY 27th 1901 AGED 82 YEARS "So he bringeth them to their desired haven" ALSO CHARLES SON OF THE ABOVE DIED AUGUST 25th 1923 AGED 64 YEARS INTERRED IN THIS CEMETERY 268. [2] Red granite coped, chains, large plot South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL ALEXANDER DIED JUNE 23rd 1890 AGED 48 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO WILLIAM THOMAS SAMUEL ALEXANDER AT REST 24th FEB. 1962 AGED 92 YEARS North Side ALSO IN MEMORY OF REBECCA ALEXANDER THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE LATE SAMUEL ALEXANDER WHO PASSED AWAY THE 23rd OF JANUARY 1922 IN HER 78th YEAR "Her end was peace" East Side West Side ALSO ALSO OF ALICE R. A. WARD GEORGINA DIED APRIL 1st 1891 ALEXANDER AGED 2 ½ YEARS WHO DIED FEB. 22nd 1910 AGED 34 YEARS "Sweet rest at last" ROW 7 269. [ ] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM J. JARMY OF STROOD WHO DIED OCTOBER 15th 1903 AGED 46 "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO ELIZA ELIZABETH JARMY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 6th 1938 AGED 78 "At Rest" ROW 8 270. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES MIDDLETON WHO DIED 12th APRIL 1892 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES MIDDLETON WHO DIED 21st FEBRUARY 1906 AGED 75 YEARS "His end was peace" ALSO OF MARY GEORGINA MIDDLETON SECOND WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY ON 22nd MARCH 1923 INTERRED IN THE ADJOINING GRAVE "Beloved by all" 271. [2] Headstone and footstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES PIERSON WHO PASSED AWAY JANUARY 6th 1894 AGED 63 YEARS "Her end was peace" "Weep not for me I’m free from pain, My earthly troubles o’er, I hope to meet you all again, On Canaan’s happy shore" ALSO THE ABOVE CHARLES PIERSON WHO PASSED AWAY ON MAY 1st 1904 IN HIS 75th YEAR "Peace, perfect Peace" Footstone [ ] PIERSON 1894 PIERSON 1904 ROW 9 272. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDITH ANNIE THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF RICHARD AND HANNAH MASON WHO DIED JUNE 17th 1906 AGED 17 YEARS "To fall asleep is not to die, To dwell with Christ is better life" ALSO OF THE ABOVE RICHARD MASON WHO DIED JANUARY 21st 1923 AGED 79 YEARS AND HANNAH MASON WHO DIED FEBRUARY 13th 1933 AGED 81 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" 273. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA REYNOLDS WIDOW OF EDMUND REYNOLDS DIED AUGUST 25th 1897 AGED 84 YEARS ROW 10 274. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIJAH THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF SARAH ANN BENTLEY WHO DIED AUGUST 1st 1907 AGED 50 YEARS "He suffered patiently and long his hope was bright, his faith was strong, our loss is great, we’ll not complain, but hope in heaven to meet again" ALSO THE ABOVE SARAH ANN BENTLEY WHO DIED MARCH 4th 1929 AGED 75 YEARS "Blessed are the dead which die the Lord, for they rest from their labours" 275. [2] Fallen small headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK THOMAS HEATH SON OF GEORGE AND ANN HEATH OF CRAYFORD, KENT DIED AT STROOD 26th JULY 1896 AGED 44 "A servant of Jesus Christ and a brother beloved" 276. [3] Curbs South Side OUR DEAR FATHER HENRY MARTIN WHO DIED JULY 19th 1896 AGED 63 YEARS North Side ALSO OUR DEAR MOTHER ANN MARTIN WHO DIED MARCH 21st 1901 AGED 62 YEARS 277. [4] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES BOOSEY [WHO] DIED 19th [ ] AGED 64 YEARS "[I] know that my redee[mer liveth]" ALSO ROSE EMMA ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE DIED JANY. 14th 1897 AGED 37 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" ALSO EMMA WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED SEPT. 3rd 1915 AGED 82 YEARS 278. [5] Curbs South Side HENRIETTA PARKER DIED MARCH 16th 190[ ] AGED [ ] YEARS North Side ALSO EDWARD PARKER DIED 24th JANUARY 1896 AGED 14? Or 44? YEARS 279. [6] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWARD HINGE GOLDING WHO FELL ASLEEP JANUARY 7th 1905 AGED 73 YEARS "Over the river faces I see, Fair as the morning looking for me, Free from their sorrow, grief and despair, Waiting and watching patiently there" South Side ALSO PHOEBE GOLDING WHO DIED 20th OCTR. 1929 AGED 87 YEARS ROW 11 280. [1] Curbs South Side IN MEMORY OF ELIZA WIFE OF EDWARD LEIGH WHO DIED AUGUST 6th 1899 AGED 41 YEARS North Side ALSO EDITH 2nd DAUGHTER OF ELIZA LEIGH WHO DIED OCTOBER 28th 1912 AGED 16 YEARS 281. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROSE ANN CARTER WHO ENTERED INTO REST OCTOBER 22nd 1896 AGED 28 YEARS "Forever with the Lord! Amen, so let it be" ALSO OF HER PARENTS JOSEPH WILSON WHO DIED DECEMBER 16th 1920 AGED 85 AND ANN WILSON WHO DIED MAY 25th 1928 AGED 92 "At Rest" 282. [3] Small headstone and curbs South Curb EMMA CONWAY FELL ASLEEP 4th MARCH 1906 Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF RANDOLPH WILLIAM ELDRIDGE FELL ASLEEP 21st DECEMBER 1957 AGED 77 YEARS ROW 13 283. [1] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANN KILLICK WHO FELL ASLEEP 19th MAY 1909 AGED 93 YEARS North Side WILLIAM KENNARD DIED 2nd NOVEMBER 1931 AGED 67 YEARS South Side ALSO JANE ELIZABETH KENNARD DIED 21st FEBRUARY 1929 AGED 74 YEARS 284. [2] Curbs South Side ANGELA WIFE OF GEORGE WILLIAM AKHURST WHO DIED MAY 8th ? 1906 AGED 28? YEARS North Side ALSO OF GEORGE FREDERICK THEIR SON WHO FELL ASLEEP OCTOBER 1st 1906 AGED 5? MONTHS (one line) ROW 14 285. [1] Curbs North Side REUBEN J. VAUGHAN WHO DIED 30th MARCH 1912 AGED 25 YEARS South Side ALSO HIS SON HENRY R. W. VAUGHAN WHO DIED 10th NOV. 1941 IN HIS 30th YEAR 286. [2] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CATHERINE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM KELLEY WHO DIED 24th MARCH 1899 AGED 60 YEARS "Eternal rest give to her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her, may she rest in peace" ALSO THE ABOVE WILLIAM KELLEY WHO DIED 2nd JANUARY 1901 AGED 68 YEARS ROW 15 287. [1] Headstone, with fine carving of three mast sailing ship IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES HENRY ELVY WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS MAY 28th 1899 AGED 54 YEARS ALSO ALBERT BENJAMIN SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCT. 29th 1902 AGED 30 YEARS ALSO MARY ELLEN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS JUNE 5th 1929 AGED 83 YEARS 288. [2] Fallen small headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK W. CHROFTES WHO DIED 3rd NOV. 1899 AGED 43 YEARS ALSO ELIZABETH WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 18th ? MARCH 1941 AGED 82 YEARS ALSO [ ] [ Eroded ] ROW 18 289. [1] Headstone and curbs, large plot IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON HENRY ISAAC LONDON WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED THROUGH FALLING FROM HIS BARGE IN THE SURREY COMMERCIAL DOCKS NOVEMBER 3rd 1902 AGED 21 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO ELIZABETH ANN BELOVED WIFE OF FREDERICK LONDON AND MOTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP 4th JUNE 1923 AGED 67 YEARS "Safe in the arms of Jesus" ALSO THE ABOVE FREDERICK LONDON WHO DIED 29th JULY 1938 AGED 81 YEARS "Called up higher" North Curb ALSO BEATRICE BERTHA KNIGHT DAUGHTER DIED 7th MARCH 1976 AGED 89 YEARS South Curb ALSO GEORGE KNIGHT SON IN LAW DIED 25th JUNE 1969 AGED 82 YEARS 290. [2] Headstone IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS WINTER THE DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF CHARLOTTE WINTER WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS DECR. 12th 1911 AGED 57 YEARS "More than Conqueror" 291. [3] Curbs South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM AMOS DIED JAN 10th 1902 AGED 63 YEARS ALSO ELIZA E. AMOS HIS BELOVED WIFE DIED JULY 5th 1927 AGED 81 YEARS North Side AND ELIAS H. BOAKES SON DIED FEB. 4th 1911 AGED 40 YEARS ROW 19 292. [1] Curbs South Side MARTHA JANE THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES THOMAS COOMBER WHO DIED APRIL 2nd 1902 AGED 63 YEARS (one line) North Side ALSO ESTHER JANE WAKEHAM WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 21st 1906 AGED 33 YEARS 293. [2] Curbs South Side JOHN BURT FLISHER DIED MARCH 16th 1907 AGED 44 North Side MARY ANN FLISHER DIED AUG. 19th 1935 AGED 76 East Side MINNIE FLISHER DIED OCTOBER 6th 1972 AGED 83 MONUMENTS FROM ST. NICHOLAS CHURCHYARD Three ledger stones, a broken headstone and a panel from a classical chest tomb, lying near the north wall at the North East corner of Section North 294. [1] Ledger SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF [JOS]EPH SON OF [JAMES AND] SARAH ANN [BROWN?] [WHO DIED] ON THE 20th DAY OF OCTOBER [ ] AGED 8 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS [JOSE]PH, JABEZ, JOSIAH WHO DIED IN THEIR IN[FANCY] [ALSO THE] ABOVE JAMES BROWN [WHO DIED] ON THE 7th DAY OF [ ] AGED 50 YEARS [ ] ALSO JOHN BROWN SON OF THE ABOVE JAMES AND SARAH ANN BRO[WN] WHO DIED JUNE 10th ? 1873 AGED 39 YEARS 295. [2] Ledger SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARY A[NN?] WIFE OF SAMUEL DAY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 2[ ] AGED 33 YEARS "Blessed are the dead which die [in the Lord] ALSO SAMUEL SON OF [THE ABOVE?] WHO DIED 16th AUG[UST] [ ] AGED 10 Y[EARS] 296. [3] Broken headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN SON OF JOHN AND FRANCES LANGFORD OF STROOD WHO DEP[A]RTED THIS [LIFE] ON THE 2nd DAY OF FEBRUARY [ ] AGED 12 YEARS ALSO JOHN LA[NGFORD] WHO DEPARTED [THIS LIFE] ON THE 19th DAY OF FEBRUARY 1848 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO ANN LANGFORD WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 16th DAY OF OCTOBER 1857 AGED 82 YEARS ALSO FRANCES LANGFORD WIFE OF JOHN LANGFORD OF THIS PARISH WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 12th DAY OF JANUARY 1864? AGED 71 YEARS ALSO JOHN LANGFORD WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 10th DAY OF OCTOBER [ ] [ ] 297. [4] Ledger Eroded except for: LILLEY and 1864 298. [5] Panel from a classical chest tomb; other structural fragments nearby. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JANE WIFE OF EDWARD NASH LATE OF STROOD PARISH WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 4th OF APRIL 1832 AGED 63 YEARS HAVING LEFT 4 SONS AND 3 DAUGHTERS AND A DISCONSOLATE HUSBAND TO LAMENT THE LOSS OF A LOVING MOTHER AND AFFECTIONATE WIFE "Grieve not dear friends, from tears refrain, I hope your loss will be my gain, It is God’s will, he thought it best, To take me from this World to rest" Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 1 Addenda to Sections A to N recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 1 - Addenda to Sections A to N - Initial burials 1883 to 1913 SECTION A ROW 1 299. [ ] Headstone and coped stone, eroded IN LOVING MEMORY OF STEPHEN HENRY LAWRENCE LATE OF STROOD, KENT WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 12th? DAY OF MAY 1888? AGED [78?] YEARS ROW 6 300. [1] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN COLVER WHO DIED JULY 11th 1906 AGED 75 YEARS ALSO EMMA FRANCES WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED FEBRUARY 11th 1907 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO FANNY MARIA DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DECEMBER 26th 1885 AGED 29 YEARS 301. [2] Curbs North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER SARAH JANE CRONK WHO DIED JANUARY 3rd 1909 AGED 70 YEARS South Side ALSO DEAR FATHER GEORGE CRONK WHO DIED MARCH 16th 1927 AGED 84 YEARS East Side ALSO HARRY (SON) DIED JUNE 28th 1937 AGED 65 YEARS ROW 9 302. [ ] Headstone [ ] REINA THE BELOVED WIFE OF NATHANIEL DIGHT[ON] [WHO DIED] NOVEMBER 14th [ ] [AGED] 46 YEARS [ ] [ALSO] BARONETHA DIGHTON WHO DIED MARCH 1st ? 1911? AGED 67? YEARS ROW 1 303. [ ] Pedestal and fallen cross IN MEMORY OF THOMAS WILLIAM INFANT SON OF THOMAS AND JULIA MITCHELL WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 8th 1884 [ ROW 6 304. [ ] Fallen headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM POWELS THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF SUSAN SANKEY WHO DIED 3rd OCTOBER 1905 AGED 49 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO THE ABOVE SUSAN OLIVE SANKEY WHO DIED 29th NOVEMBER 1947 AGED 92 YEARS ROW 8 305. [ ] Book" tablet and curbs Curbs South Side MY DEAR WIFE CECILIA MIRIAM WATERS WHO DIED 4th MARCH 1928 AGED 66 YEARS ALSO ARTHUR ERNEST WATERS WHO DIED 28th FEB. 1940 AGED 78 YEARS North Side ALSO WILLIAM H. WATERS WHO WAS DROWNED AT SEA 15th JAN 1905 IN HIS 16th YEAR Tablet ALSO OF ELIZABETH WIFE OF G.J. TUTON WHO DIED 26th OCT. 1966 AGED 73 YEARS SECTION C ROW 6 306. [ ] Pedestals and cross East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MABEL YOUNGEST CHILD OF CHARLES & SOPHIA BROOKER WHO PASSED AWAY APRIL 11th 1900 AGED 13 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS ALSO LILY SECOND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 29th 1907 AGED 28 YEARS "Peace, perfect Peace" South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES BROOKER WHO DIED JULY 16th 1930 IN HIS 80th YEAR ALSO SOPHIA BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES BROOKER WHO DIED 10th JANUARY 1946 AGED 90 YEARS ROW 4 307. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE FEARN [WHO] DIED DECEMBER 2nd 1901 AGED 68 YEARS ALSO ALFRED SON OF THE ABOVE [WHO] DIED APRIL 1st 1898 AGED 34 YEARS "Though lost to sight, to memory ever dear" [ALSO] CLARISSA THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE GEORGE FEARN [WHO DIED] MARCH 17th 1908 AGED 74 YEARS 308. [2] Small headstone and curbs IN LOVING MEMORY OF MAHALA FEARN WHO FELL ASLEEP 24th MARCH 1932 AGED 64 YEARS ALSO WALTER HERBERT FEARN HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP 14th MARCH 1954 North Curb ALSO DAUGHTER ALICE (DOLLY) FEARN DIED MAR. 3rd 1925 AGED 23 YEARS South Side ALSO SON RICHARD WALTER FEARN DIED OCT. 17th 1906 AGED 18 YEARS 309. [3] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED HOLDER DIED 16th? MARCH 1898 AGED 58 YEARS [ ] ALSO ALFRED HOLDER DIED 1st? NOV. 1911 AGED 76? YEARS SECTION H J K ROW 1 310. [ ] Derelict pedestals and fallen cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF AMBROSE EDWARD CASH BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANN CASH DIED JANUARY 8th 1899 AGED 42 YEARS "Rest in the Lord" 311. [ ] NO. 11 West Side ALSO WILLIAM, SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED OCTOBER 28th 1899 AGED 45 YEARS South Side ALSO EDWARD JAMES DAY THIRD SON DIED 28th JULY 1912 AGED 50 YEARS INTERRED AT HALLING CEMETERY North Side ALSO JOHN HENRY DAY YOUNGEST SON DIED 23rd DEC. 1928 AGED 64 YEARS 312. [ ] NO.12 North Side ALSO GEORGE GAMON SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & MARY ANN HUGGETT WHO DIED OCTOBER 24th 1890 AGED 1 YEAR & 8 MONTHS "Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven" SECTION N ROW 6 313. [1] Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS THE BELOVED AND ONLY SON OF THOMAS AND NAOMI BAITUP WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED IN THE RIVER MEDWAY JULY 25th 1890 AGED 18 YEARS "Thy will be done" ROW 15 314. [2] Curbs East Side IN DEAR MEMORY OF ISAAC STAPLETON DIED AUGUST 16th 1900 AGED 78 "Lord remember me when thou cometh into thy Kingdom" North Side PRISCILLA STAPLETON DIED JULY 22nd 1908 AGED 83 YEARS ROW 2 315. [ ] Headstone, with Celtic cross IN LOVING MEMORY OF JULIA THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN ALEXANDER WRIGHT WHO DIED JULY 18th 1917 AGED 59 YEARS "Peace after Pain" ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN ALEXANDER WRIGHT WHO DIED FEBRUARY 18th 1918 AGED 60 YEARS "After Death - Reunion" ALSO ETHEL BEATRICE SECOND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE JOHN A. AND JULIA WRIGHT WHO DIED NOVEMBER 27th 1896 AGED 14 YEARS ALSO HORACE CHARLES INFANT SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUGUST 16th 1890 AGED 10 MONTHS Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 2 Section A recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 2 - 1914 to 1929 SECTION A ALLEN see DENHAM 316. "Boulder" (Row 11) TO THE VERY DEAR MEMORY OF A SOUL SO BEAUTIFUL MAUD MARY THE BELOVED WIFE OF FREDERICK J. BAKER WHO PASSED ON DECEMBER 26th 1927 AGED 59 YEARS 317. Headstone (Row 6) IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM RAINSFORD THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ELIZA BAVIN WHO DIED MAY 19th 1915 AGED 48 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO FREDERICK WILLIAM BAVIN 2nd SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 27th 1917 AGED 20 YEARS "His bright smile filled our home with gladness" AND THE ABOVE ELIZA BAVIN WHO DIED JUNE 27th 1947 AGED 77 YEARS 318. Small Headstone (Row 10) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALBERT BENTLEY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ADA EMMELINE BENTLEY WHO DIED 5th JANUARY 1923 AGED 34 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" ALSO THE ABOVE ADA EMMELINE WHO DIED 11th JUNE 1946 AGED 53 YEARS "Re-united" 319. Headstone and Curbs (Row 7) Headstone "Peace" IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF LOUISA BOURNE WHO DIED JANUARY 8th 1935 AGED 73 YEARS AND OF HER HUSBAND CHARLES ROBERT WHO DIED FEB. 11th 1935 AGED 74 YEARS South Curb ALSO DAISY BOURNE WHO DIED DEC. 1926 AGED 36 YEARS North Curb ALSO ALICE ADELAIDE PHIPP WHO DIED JUNE 5th 1934 AGED 45 YEARS 320. Curbs (Row 8) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF NELLIE CHIVERS WHO DIED FEBRUARY 8th 1919 AGED 23 YEARS South Side ALSO ALBERT CHIVERS WHO DIED MAY 28th 1952 AGED 61 YEARS 321. Headstone (Row 7) IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF MARY ANN ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALBERT EDWARD CLARK WHO PASSED AWAY 27th MAY 1926 AGED 55 YEARS "All tears are vain, I cannot now recall thee, Gone is thy loving voice, thy kindly face, Gone from the home, where I so dearly loved thee, Where none can ever fill the vacant place" ALSO THE ABOVE ALBERT EDWARD CLARK WHO PASSED AWAY 23rd DECEMBER 1947 AGED 81 YEARS 322. Headstone (Row 11) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE AGNES THE BELOVED WIFE OF WALTER COAST WHO PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 16th 1919 AGED 69 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO THE ABOVE WALTER COAST WHO PASSED AWAY AUGUST 26th 1924 AGED 77 YEARS "Not now but in the coming years, It may be in the better land, We'll read the meaning of our tears, And then, sometime we'll understand" 323. Fallen Headstone (Row 9) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WINIFRED ENA THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF ALFRED J. AND MINNIE F. CONWAY WHO FELL ASLEEP SEPTEMBER 30th 1922 AGED 10 YEARS "Our darling, but God's also, and he took her" ALSO ALFRED JOHN CONWAY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MINNIE CONWAY WHO PASSED AWAY MAY 10th 1925 AGED 70 YEARS "Thy will be done" ALSO THE ABOVE MINNIE FLORA CONWAY WHO DIED NOV. 22nd 1928 AGED 53 YEARS "Rest in Peace" 324. Curbs (Row 6) North Side ALFRED COX DIED 5th MAR. 1919 AGED 56 South Side MARY ANN COX DIED 5th JUNE 1925 AGED 62 DANIELS see HALLUMS 325. Low Headstone (Row 7) IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL D. DENHAM DIED 9th APRIL 1919 AGED 67 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE SUSANNAH M. DENHAM DIED 3rd JUNE 1942 AGED 91 YEARS ALSO JANET W. WIFE OF ALBERT H. ALLEN DIED 23rd MARCH 1945 AGED 76 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE ALBERT HENRY ALLEN DIED 7th MARCH 1947 AGED 70 YEARS "Rest in Peace" 326. Headstone and Curbs (Row 8) Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF SUSANNAH ELLIOTT WHO DIED 19th OCT. 1930 AGED 67 YEARS "God the help of the helpless saw his pain and gave him peace" ALSO SUSANNAH CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT WHO FELL ASLEEP 1st OCTOBER 1959 AGED 90 YEARS "Sweet the sleep she so much needed" South Curb WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHO DIED 21st DEC. 1920 AGED 89 YEARS North Curb ALSO ELLEN ELLIOTT WHO DIED 1st JUNE 1921 AGED 88 YEARS 327. C.W.G.C. and Curbs (Row 11) 1806 L.CPL. T. W. FASSUM ROYAL ENGINEERS 15th JULY 1915 AGE 38 South Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS WILLIAM FASSUM WHO DIED 15th JULY 1915 AGED 38 YEARS North Curb ALSO OF HIS WIFE ROSINA ELIZABETH FASSUM WHO DIED 7th FEBY. 1924 AGED 46 YEARS 328. Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWARD OWERS FORSHEW WHO DIED 12th FEBRUARY 1915 AGED 35 YEARS 329. Fallen Headstone (Row 10) IN MEMORY OF ERNEST J. FRID DIED 4th MARCH 1926 AGED 43 YEARS ALSO BERTHA HIS WIFE DIED 11th DEC. 1939 AGED 47 YEARS "Loved by all" 330. Fallen Headstone (Row 11) "Peace" IN TREASURED MEMORY OF JOHN FRID WHO PASSED AWAY AUGUST 8th 1926 AGED 66 YEARS ALSO HARRIET FRID WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO WAS SUDDENLY CALLED TO REST OCTOBER 28th 1931 AGED 73 YEARS "How we miss them, none can tell" 331. Curbs (Row 3) North Side SOPHIA ANN GREGORY DIED 26th MARCH 1916 AGED 71 YEARS South Side WILLIAM HENRY SUTTON GREGORY DIED 17th JULY 1931 AGED 68 YEARS 332. Two Tablets (Row 3) Larger Tablet IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE HALLUMS 1850-1906 EMILY JARVIS 1833-1922 GEORGE WILLIAM HALLUMS 1903-1966 ELLEN DANIELS 1868-1963 Smaller Tablet ALFRED NICHOLS HALLUMS AT REST 16th SEPT. 1971 AGED 71 YEARS AND HIS WIFE PHILADELPHIA 17.11.01-17.6. 92. "Re-united" 333. Fallen Headstone (Row 11) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ETHEL HILLS WHO PASSED AWAY 4th MAY 1925 AGED 34 YEARS 334. Headstone (Row 9) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN ROBERT HONEY WHO FELL ASLEEP 17th MAY 1921 AGED 68 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO LOUISA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY 2nd JAN. 1946 AGED 86 YEARS ALSO LOUISA ELIZABETH DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 26th SEPTEMBER 1962 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO ETHEL ROSE THEIR YOUNGER DAUGHTER REUNITED 15th JANUARY 1963 AGED 72 YEARS 335. Granite Pedestals, with Cross and Pot Holder (Row 7) IN LOVING MEMORY OF CORP. ALBERT HOWES R. W. KENT REGT. KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE OCT. 19th 1917 IN HIS 21st YEAR "For his Country's Sake" ALSO ALBERT EDWARD HOWES FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY APRIL 13th 1926 AGED 52 YEARS "At Rest" Pot Holder ALSO ANNIE ELVERINA WIFE OF ABOVE SUDDENLY CALLED HOME APRIL 9th 1939 AGED 64 336. Curbs (Row 6) North Side CHARLES THOMAS JARRETT WHO DIED 18th MAY 1922 AGED 58 YEARS South Side ALSO ESTHER WHO DIED 3rd NOV. 1918 AGED 55 YEARS JARVIS see HALLUMS 337. Fallen Headstone (Row 6) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JONATHAN WATSON JOHNSON WHO DIED 29th JUNE 1924 AGED 47 YEARS "Rest, Sweetly Rest" ALSO WINIFRED MAY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 30th SEPT. 1944 AGED 53 YEARS 338. Flat Tablet (Row 9) IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM LAMB WHO DIED 27th NOV. 1927 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO PHOEBE LAMB WHO DIED 6th AUG. 1932 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO OUR BELOVED MOTHER EDITH REDDINGTON DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 24th AUG. 1969 AGED 84 YEARS "At Rest" 339. Curbs (Row 8) South Side HARRIETT LEMON WHO DIED 9th FEB. 1928 AGED 51 YEARS North Side ALSO ALBERT LEMON WHO DIED 22nd SEPT. 1935 AGED 63 YEARS 340. Derelict Curbs (Row 8) JOHN LONG DIED 17th OCTOBER 1929 AGED 78 YEARS AMY LONG DIED 29th AUGUST 1930 AGED 77 YEARS WILLIAM LONG DIED 5th OCTOBER 1939 AGED 56 YEARS 341. Curbs (Row 11) FRANCES ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN JAMES LUCHFORD WHO DIED AUGUST 17th 1915 AGED 31 YEARS (one line) 342. Curbs (Row 8) South Side FREDERICK FELIX IZABY MANNEUCH WHO DIED 23rd AUGUST 1917 AGED 54 YEARS North Side ALSO LETITIA ELIZA ANN HIS BELOVED WIFE WHO DIED 27th MAY AGED 63 YEARS 343. Headstone (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHRISTINA Mc INTYRE MAUNDER THE BELOVED WIFE OF FREDERIC CHARLES MAUNDER DIED 17th DECEMBER 1916 AGED 50 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE FREDERIC CHARLES MAUNDER DIED 20th MAY 1920 AGED 62 YEARS "Sleep" 344. Curbs (Row 11) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OLIVE ANNIE MONGER WHO DIED 25th JAN. 1924 345. Fallen Headstone (Row 9) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMMA OSBORNE WHO DIED 28th JULY 1920 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO JAMES WILLIAM OSBORNE LATE INSPECTOR OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER POLICE HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 17th JANUARY 1937 AGED 90 YEARS "Reunited" 346. Headstone (Row 8) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF JOSEPH PENFOLD WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH THE 23rd 1919 AGED 54 YEARS "Good was his heart, and in friendship sound, Patient in pain and loved by all around, His pains are o'er, his griefs for ever done, A life of everlasting joy, he's now begun" ALSO HIS WIFE LYDIA PENFOLD WHO FELL ASLEEP NOVEMBER 30th 1946 IN HER 82nd YEAR "We miss you when the morning dawns, We miss you when the night returns, We miss you here, we miss you there, Dear mother we miss you everywhere" PHIPP see BOURNE REDDINGTON see LAMB 347. Curbs (Row 11) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY RENDLE WHO PASSED OVER 14th FEBRUARY 1923 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO CHARLES WEST RENDLE HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED OVER 13th MAY 1930 AGED 91 YEARS (one line) 348. Curbs (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY THOMAS REYNOLDS DIED JULY 18th 1917 AGED 64 YEARS ALSO ELIZA ANN WIDOW OF THE ABOVE DIED FEBRUARY 5th 1920 AGED 65 YEARS 349. Pedestal, Rock, Cross and Anchor (Row 7) East Side "Love Divine" IN MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND ALFRED RICHARDSON WHO FELL ASLEEP AUG. 30th 1923 AGED 49 "Forever in our thoughts" ALSO HIS WIFE JULIA ALICE WHO FELL ASLEEP DEC. 6th 1947 AGED 72 YEARS South Side ALSO ERNEST EDWARD TIMBY AT REST 6th DEC. 1964 AGED 64 YEARS North Side ALSO IVY EDITH LEAH TIMBY AT REST 30th MARCH 1967 AGED 66 YEARS 350. Curbs (Row 6) IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS SANKEY WHO DIED 30th JANUARY 1920 AGED 58 YEARS 351. Low Headstone (Row 9) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND EDWARD SUMMERS WHO DIED 27th SEPTEMBER 1927 AGED 55 YEARS ALSO LEONARD SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 11th AUGUST 1950 AGED 48 YEARS "Passed their sufferings, Passed their pain, Cease to weep, For tears are vain Cast the tumult of thy breast, Those who suffered are at rest" TIMBY see RICHARDSON 352. Low Headstone (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF FLORENCE TUCKER DIED APRIL 5th 1918 AGED 53 YEARS ALSO FREDERICK TUCKER DIED NOVEMBER 28th 1937 AGED 75 YEARS "Until we meet again" 353. Derelict Curbs (Row 10) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN VAUGHAN WHO DIED 23rd NOVEMBER 1925 AGED 69 YEARS South Side ALSO HIS WIFE ALICE JANE VAUGHAN WHO DIED 6th FEBRUARY 1929 AGED 71 YEARS 354. Pedestal and Celtic Cross (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN WEST WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 11th 1923 AGED 86 YEARS ALSO OF ELLEN MARY HIS WIFE WHO DIED AUGUST 12th 1924 AGED 82 YEARS "The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God" 355. Pedestal and Cross (Row 1) East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND GEORGE HENRY WISE DIED 6th JULY 1923 AGED 63 YEARS "The gift of God is eternal life" North Side ALSO OF HIS WIFE LILY WISE DIED 11th MARCH 1940 AGED 71 YEARS 356. Curbs (Row 9) South Side ELIZABETH ANN WRIGHT WHO DIED DECEMBER 12th 1922 AGED 69 YEARS North Side AND ALEXANDER GEORGE WRIGHT WHO DIED DECEMBER 28th 1924 AGED 77 YEARS Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 2 Section B recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 2 - 1914 to 1929 SECTION B 357. Red Granite Headstone (Row5) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF KATE THE DEVOTED WIFE OF EDWARD J. ANDERSON WHO DIED 8th DEC. 1924 AGED 41 YEARS "She suffered patiently and long, Her hope was bright, her faith was strong, The peace of Jesus filled her breast, And in his arms she sank to rest" 358. Curbs (Row 8) South Side ALICE BAKER DIED 4th FEB. 1921 AGED 48 YEARS North Side ALSO MARY ANN FOOKS DIED 14th JULY 1939 AGED 95 YEARS 359. Derelict Curbs (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND WILLIAM HENRY BAKER DIED FEBRUARY 11th 1914 AGED 45 YEARS 360. C.W.G.C Headstone (Row 2) G/16039 PRIVATE J. E. BARROWS ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT 25th FEBRUARY 1919 AGE 43 361. Curbs (Row 6) North Side ELIZABETH MAY BENNETT WHO DIED DEC. 16th 1921 AGED 66 South Side EDMUND GEORGE BENNETT WHO DIED MAY 12th 1933 AGED 76 362a. Curbs (Row 5) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK CHARLES BLACKMAN WHO DIED MARCH 18th 1918 AGED 52 YEARS (one line) North Side ALSO ALICE SARAH HIS WIFE REUNITED MAY 25th 1962 AGED 89 YEARS 362b. Curbs (Row 1) MY DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND JOSEPH HENRY BLADEN WHO DIED 22nd NOVEMBER 1915 AGED 51 YEARS (one line) 363. Curbs (Row1) East Side HORACE JOHN BROOKER WHO DIED 17th MARCH 1916 AGED 50 YEARS South Side ALSO OF HIS WIFE AMY ELIZABETH WHO DIED DEC. 31st 1928 AGED 63 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" 364. Voluted Headstone (Row 6) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DARLING HUSBAND HENRY JOHN BURNETT BATTERY SERGT. MAJOR R.G.A. WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION NEAR CAMBRAI, FRANCE 8th OCT. 1918 AGED 30 YEARS LAID TO REST AT ANNEUX "O valiant heart,who to your Glory came, Through dust of conflict and Through battle flame, Tranquil you lie your knightly Virtue proved, Your memory hallowed in the Hearts you loved" 365. C.W.G.C. Headstone (Row 3) G/ 4930 PRIVATE W. G. CLIBBON ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT 24th OCTOBER 1918 AGE 33 "Where fame and glory lead" 366. Curbs (Row 7) South Side CLARA COOMBER WHO DIED 15th JUNE 1921 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO CHARLES HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 16th FEBRUARY 1931 AGED 86 YEARS North Side ALSO JANE THEIR DAUGHTER WHO DIED 5th MARCH 1968 AGED 87 YEARS 367 Pedestals and Cross (Row 2) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE HENRY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ELLEN SOPHIA COSSEY WHO PASSED AWAY 10th JANUARY 1921 IN HIS 55th YEAR "Good was his heart and in friendship sound, Patient in pain and loved by all around" ALSO THE ABOVE ELLEN SOPHIA COSSEY WHO PASSED AWAY 21st OCTOBER 1934 IN HER 67th YEAR 368. Curbs (Row 6) IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH MAUD CROWHURST WHO DIED JAN. 14th 1925 AGED 45 YEARS ALSO FRED, YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED AUG. 12th 1930 AGED 22 YEARS 369. Red Granite Curbs (Row 7) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MUM & DAD North Side G. G. CURLING E. CURLING 31.3. 21 AGE 78 8. 2. 36 AGE 92 370. Small "Book" Tablet and Curbs (Row 6) North Curb JANE THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM DAINES DIED NOV. 3rd 1914 AGED 75 YEARS South Curb ALSO FREDERICK WILLIAM DAINES DIED AUGUST 14th 1917 AGED 8 YEARS VIOLET KATHLEEN CHRISTINA SPARKS DIED SEPT. 8th 1917 AGED 16 MONTHS "Book" Tablet | IN LOVING MEMORY MY HUSBAND ALBERT EDWARD SPARKS WHO PASSED AWAY 8th DEC. 1949 AGED 70 YEARS | ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE OF RUTH WHO PASSED AWAY 21st OCT. 1957 AGED 75 YEARS "Reunited" | 372. Small Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS OLIVER DAVIS WHO DIED APRIL 11th 1924 AGED 74 YEARS "To be with Christ which is far better" ALSO HARRIETT DAVIS WHO DIED MARCH 21st 1929 AGED 77 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" 373. Curbs (Row 6) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM THOMAS LEONARD DAVIS PASSED AWAY MAY 8th 1918 AGED 42 "Peace, Perfect Peace" (one line) South Side CHARLES JESSE DAY DIED MARCH 3rd 1939 AGED 49 "At Rest" East Side ALSO SARAH KATE DAY DIED 5th MARCH 1953 AGED 76 DAY see DAVIS 374. Curbs (Row 2) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOSEPH ALFRED EKE DIED 21st APRIL 1918 AGED 60 AND HIS WIFE ROSA DIED DEC. 17th 1949 AGED 80 South Side AND THEIR SON JOSEPH WALTER EKE KILLED IN ACTION 28th NOV. 1917 AGED 22 East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JULIET ROSA EKE BORN 10-9-1900 DIED 8-12-1992 FOOKS see BAKER FOSTER see LUCKHURST 375. Derelict Curbs (Row 8) STELLA MARY, TWIN DAUGHTER OF C. H. & E. M. FRENCH WHO FELL ASLEEP 21st MARCH 1923 AGED 13 YEARS (one line) ALSO OF HER TWIN SISTER SYBIL EDITH WHO FELL ASLEEP 14th MAY 1934 AGED 24 YEARS 376. Red Granite Curbs (Row 5) West Side IN MEMORY OF MY LOVING HUSBAND JOHN GATES WHO PASSED AWAY 4th JUNE 1925 East Side AND HIS WIFE MARTHA CLARA WHO PASSED AWAY 9th APRIL 1945 377. Curbs (Row 4) MY DEAR WIFE CARRY GERMANEY WHO DIED 3rd OCTOBER 1918 AGED 32 YEARS 378. Fallen Headstone (Row 5) IN MEMORY OF RICHARD GOOD WHO DIED 28th OCTOBER 1919 AGED 59 YEARS "Mizpah" ALSO EMMA JANE WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 23rd APRIL 1941 AGED 78 YEARS "Reunited" 379. Low Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWARD S. GOODRHAM WHO DIED 22nd AUG. 1920 AGED 45 YEARS ALSO KATE WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 19th JUNE 1943 AGED 63 YEARS GORHAM see LUCKHURST 380. Curbs (Row 2) North Side ELIZABETH HAMMOND WHO DIED 29th SEPT. 1918 AGED 77 YEARS South Side GEORGE W. SILLETT WHO DIED 22nd SEPT. 1940? AGED 79 YEARS 381. Large Granite Pedestal and Cross (Row 8) West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET HARKER WHO DIED JANUARY 21st 1919 AGED 74 YEARS "Life's race well run, Life's work well done, Life's crown well won, Then comes rest" ALSO THOMAS HARKER HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE SUPERINTENDENT OF THIS CEMETERY FOR 38 YEARS 1881– 1919 WHO DIED MAY 20th 1919 AGED 74 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" North Side ALSO GEORGE HENRY HARKER THE DEARLY BELOVED SON WHO WAS DROWNED IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL NOVEMBER 14th 1914 AGED 28 YEARS "Their cheery ways and smiling faces, are happy to recall, They had a friendly word for each, and died beloved by all" 382. Curbs (Row 4) North Side MARY ELIZABETH HINDS WHO DIED 18th AUGUST 1916 AGED 48 YEARS South Side JOSEPH WILLIAM HINDS WHO DIED 23rd JULY 1944 AGED 79 YEARS 383. Fallen Headstone (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HORACE HOLLANDS WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED 10th NOVEMBER 1920 AGED 49 YEARS "In the midst of life we are in death" 384. Curbs (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMMA FRANCES HOSMER AT REST 22nd OCT. 1918 AGED 76 385. Headstone (Row 4) [Missed from part one] IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE HURLOCK DIED 26th OF OCTOBER 1893 AGED 9 YEARS STEPHEN HURLOCK DIED 26th SEPTEMBER 1919 AGED 75 YEARS CHARLOTTE HURLOCK DIED 21st MARCH 1944 AGED 90 YEARS 386. Headstone (Row 7) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN LOCKWOOD KENWORTHY DIED 19th FEB. 1924 AGED 87 YEARS ALSO REBECCA KENWORTHY WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 18th FEB. 1927 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO ELLEN KENWORTHY BORN 1st MARCH 1866 DIED 20th AUGUST 1959 "At Rest" 387. Fallen Headstone and Curbs (Row 7) Headstone IN MEMORY OF MARY THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE WIFE OF WILLIAM KILLICK WHO DIED 12th FEB. 1928 AGED 83 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM JOHN KILLICK ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 22nd MARCH 1934 AGED 55 YEARS North Curb WILLIAM KILLICK DIED 19th DEC. 1925 AGED 80 YEARS South Curb AMELIA S. KILLICK, SISTER AGED 84 YEARS, WILLIAM KILLICK, FATHER AGED 92 YEARS 388. Curbs (Row 7) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRY BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGERY A. KNOTT DIED 12th OCTOBER 1921 AGED 47 YEARS 389. C.W.G.C. Headstone (Row 5) 153861 DRIVER J. LAMBKIN ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY 2nd FEBRUARY 1920 AGED 22 390. Derelict, Fallen Headstone and Curbs (Row 2) Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH LETLEY CALLED TO REST 23rd FEBRUARY 1936 AGED 77YEARS "We loved him well, his memory shall not die, Hope bids us on, we'll meet him bye and bye" ALSO OF THE ABOVE ELIZABETH HANNAH LETLEY WHO DIED 17th OCT. 1940 AGED 81 YEARS "Reunited" Curb ALSO ERNEST THEIR SON DIED 15th APRIL 1920 AGED 27 YEARS 391. Curbs (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF AMBROSE LETLEY WHO DIED JANUARY 30th 1927 AGED 79 YEARS 392. Headstone and Curbs (Row 1) Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON JOSEPH HENRY LEWIS WHO DIED JULY 9th 1932 AGED 31 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" Curb JOSEPH HENRY DIED 1917 AGED 55 AND HARRIET LEWIS DIED 1938 AGED 78 393. Curbs and Tablet, Large Plot (Row 1) North Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS WILLIAM LUCKHURST DIED DEC. 17th 1915 AGED 48 YEARS ALSO MARTHA LUCKHURST WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 14th 1949 AGED 73 YEARS (one line) West Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER ANNA GORHAM DIED MAY 2nd 1915 AGED 69 YEARS (one line) South Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FATHER ALFRED GORHAM DIED 26th APRIL 1921 AGED 75? YEARS "At Rest" (one line) East Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWIN THOMAS FOSTER DIED JUNE 26th 1940 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO ALICE ELLEN FOSTER WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 17th JAN. 1956 AGED 72 YEARS Tablet IN MEMORY OF MARY LUCKHURST DIED 28th MAY 1985 AGED 82 YEARS 394. Curbs (Row 3) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF RHODA LOVIS MILLS WHO DIED NOV. 30th 1921 AGED 17 YEARS South Side ALSO SIDNEY MILLS WHO PASSED AWAY JULY 7th 1940 AGED 58 YEARS East Side THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY MILLS West Side AND MARY CAROLINE MILLS WHO PASSED AWAY JULY 9th 1950 AGED 67 YEARS "Reunited" 395. "Book" Tablet (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN ROBERT MUGGERIDGE WHO DIED 11th JANUARY 1925 YEARS AGED 74 YEARS | ALSO OF HIS WIFE LOUISE WHO DIED 5th APRIL 1939 AGED 81 "United in Death" "At Rest" | 396. Pedestals and Cross (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM MUNDAY WHO DIED 13th DECEMBER 1915 AGED 73 YEARS "His end was Peace" ALSO FANNY MUNDAY DIED 6th DEC. 1926 AGED 79 YEARS "At Rest" 397. Curbs (Row 5) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FATHER GEORGE PEARSON WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH 23rd 1920 AGED 48 YEARS South Side AND OUR DEAR MOTHER MINNIE EMILY PEARSON WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH 25th 1933 AGED 63 YEARS 398. Pedestals, Cross gone, and Heart Shaped Tablet (Row 3) East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF VIOLET MAY PEMBLE WHO FELL ASLEEP 1st SEPTEMBER 1916 IN HER 21st YEAR ALSO STANLEY BEACONSFIELD PEMBLE WHO PASSED AWAY 27th NOVEMBER 1922 AGED 28 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" North Side ALSO GEORGE THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF M & L RING FELL ASLEEP NOV. 1st 1925 AGED 2 YEARS "He shall gather his lambs" IN LOVING MEMORY OF LENNIE THE DEARLY BELOVED CHILD OF M & L RING WHO FELL ASLEEP AUG. 8th ? 1918 AGED 1 YEAR RING see PEMBLE 399. Granite Curbs (Row 7) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MATILDA WIFE OF ALFRED J. J. ROBBINS WHO DIED 30th JULY 1916 AGED 52 YEARS 400. Curbs (Row 3) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY SOPHIE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS HENRY ROE BORN 15th FEBRUARY 1860 DIED 7th APRIL 1914 (one line) ALSO THE ABOVE THOMAS HENRY ROE WHO DIED 26th AUGUST 1930 AGED 76 YEARS South Side ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRY, ELDEST SON KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE, JULY 1st 1916 AGED 26 YEARS (one line) ALSO LEONARD ARTHUR ROE BORN 14th MARCH 1893 DIED 6th NOVEMBER 1918, YOUNGEST SON 401. Flat Tablet (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF POLLY WHO PASSED AWAY 10th JULY 1919 AGED 41 YEARS ALSO ELLEN ROGERS WHO FELL ASLEEP IN THE ARMS OF THE LORD 3rd AUGUST 1954 AGED 66 YEARS DEVOTED WIFE AND LOVING MOTHER SADLY MISSED ALSO A DEVOTED HUSBAND AND LOVING FATHER PERCY ROGERS FELL ASLEEP IN HIS 90th YEAR 29th MARCH 1969 402. Fallen Headstone (Row 8) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF LOUISA THE DEVOTED WIFE OF FRANK ROSE WHOM GOD CALLED TO REST 29th NOVEMBER 1924 AGED 72 YEARS "The Golden Gates were open, The Saviour's voice said, "Come", And so life's journey ended, She reached the Heavenly home" ALSO THE ABOVE FRANK ROSE WHO PASSED AWAY 4th JUNE 1933 IN HIS 77th YEAR PTE. STANLEY ROSE M. M. 7th BATT. R.W.KENT RGT. WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION IN FRANCE 14th JULY 1918 AGED 29 YEARS 403. Pedestals and Cross (Row 8) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY BELOVED WIFE OF J. E. SHORE BORN 11th SEPT. 1855 DIED 2nd DEC. 1928 "Peace, Perfect Peace" ALSO OF THE ABOVE JOSEPH EDWARD SHORE BORN 25th JULY 1858 DIED 25th MARCH 1943 SILLETT see HAMMOND 404. Flat Tablet (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER FANNY SLATER DIED 13. 3. 1915 AGED 32 YEARS AND OF OUR DEAR FATHER ALBERT E. SLATER DIED 13. 5. 1955 AGED 73 YEARS "Together Again" 405. Red Granite Cruciform Coped (Row 5) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROSETTA ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE THOMAS SMITH WHO PASSED AWAY 4th SEPT. 1928 "The Strife is O'er, the Battle Won" North Side ALSO GEORGE THOMAS THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ROSETTA ANN SMITH WHO PASSED AWAY 13th JAN. 1932 "Re-united" SPARKS see DAINES 406. Curbs (Row 6) South Side GEORGE HENRY STARK WHO DIED 10th MARCH 1922 AGED 60 YEARS North Side ALSO ELIZABETH ANN STARK WHO DIED 26th DECEMBER 1946 AGED 83 YEARS 407. Curbs (Row 2) North Side AUGUSTUS STEWART WHO DIED 26th DEC. 1917 AGED 76 YEARS South Side ALSO JANE ISABELLA HIS WIFE WHO DIED 27th MAY 1935 AGED 89 YEARS 408. Derelict Curbs (Row 8) South Side LEONARD GEORGE THE BELOVED SON OF T. & E. STYLES WHO PASSED AWAY APRIL 9th 1924 AGED 26 YEARS (one line) North Side ALSO EMMA BELOVED WIFE OF T. STYLES WHO PASSED AWAY JAN. 31st 1935 AGED 59 YEARS 409. Very Small Headstone (Row 7) IN MEMORY OF THOMAS TERRY DIED 23rd DEC. 1914 AGED 61 ALSO ANNIE HIS WIFE DIED 21st JAN. 1935 AGED 82 "At Rest" 410. Curbs (Row 6) MARIA WIFE OF F. W. THATCHER DIED 31st MARCH 1920 AGED 64 YEARS 411. Low Black Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND PERCY OSWALD THOMAS ONLY SON OF THE LATE J. H. THOMAS PEACEFULLY PASSED AWAY 17th AUGUST 1926 AGE 51 "Sleeping" 412. Curbs (Row 7) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROSE MAY THORNE WHO FELL ASLEEP 15th MAY 1917 IN HER 13th YEAR South Side ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE ADA THORNE WHO FELL ASLEEP ON THE 11th NOV. 1954 AGED 71 YEARS 413. Curbs (Row 6) North Side SARAH ANN VALSLER DIED JANUARY 8th 1922 AGED 58 YEARS South Side JOHN HENRY GEORGE VALSLER DIED JULY 10th 1939 AGED 80 YEARS 414. Small Headstone and Curbs (Row 6) North Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JAMES WADHAMS WHO DIED 10th MARCH 1928 AGED 68 YEARS (one line) South Curb ALSO FRED HERBERT WADHAMS WHO DIED 18th DECEMBER 1916 AGED 23 YEARS 415. Headstone ALSO IN MEMORY OF JANE ELIZA WADHAMS WHO DIED 28th NOVEMBER 1946 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO FRANK BAKER WADHAMS SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 25th JANUARY 1975 AGED 69 YEARS 416. Curbs (Row 8) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE ROSINA WADHAMS WHO DIED MAY 14th 1929 AGED 46 YEARS (one line) 417. Curbs (Row 5) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGINA CLARA WALKER DIED 27th JAN. 1923 AGED 38 South Side CLARA WALKER DIED 21st AUG. 1937 AGED 73 418. Curbs (Row 3) WILLIAM WEAIRE WHO DIED OF GRIEF THROUGH LOSING HIS BOYS JAN. 4th 1918 AGED 57 YEARS ARCH. D. WEAIRE D.S.M. DIED AT BAGDAD MAY 26th 1916 AGED 21 YEARS (PRISONER OF WAR) ALLEN D. WEAIRE KILLED ON H.M.S. VANGUARD JULY 9th 1917 AGED 20 YEARS 419. Curbs and Low Headstone(Row 1) Headstone PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF North Curb GEORGE WELLS DIED OCT. 26th 1916 AGED 38 South Curb SOPHIE WELLS DIED AUG. 21st 1931 AGED 55 420. Derelict Curbs (Row 6) THOMAS WELLS WHO DIED 26th APRIL 1921 AGED 84 YEARS 421. Headstone (Row 8) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARTHA WELLS WHO DIED JUNE 30th 1926 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO GEORGE WELLS WHO DIED NOV. 21st 1952 AGED 86 YEARS 422. Pedestals, Fallen Cross (Row 1) East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMILY DOROTHY WRIGHT WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY FEBY. 29Th 1916 AGED 25 YEARS "Until we meet in Heaven" ALSO OF EMILY FRANCES WRIGHT (MOTHER) WHO DIED JUNE 23rd 1930 AGED 63 YEARS South Side ALSO OF BEATRICE ELLEN HER SISTER WHO DIED 8th DEC. 1921 AGED 28 YEARS ALSO JOHN HENRY WRIGHT (FATHER) DIED SEPTEMBER 22nd 1932 AGED 65 YEARS Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 2 Section C recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 2 - 1914 to 1929 SECTION C 423. Fallen Headstone (Row 2) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF STEPHEN ANKCORN WHO DIED APRIL 28th 1926 AGED 66 YEARS ALSO NORMAN SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED FEB. 8th 1887 AGED 1½ YEARS ALSO EMILY MATILDA WIFE AND MOTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED DEC. 31st 2937 AGED 76 YEARS "Thy will be done" 424. C.W.G.C. Headstone and Curbs (Row 2) Headstone G/10240 PRIVATE W. A. ASHTON ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT 22nd SEPTEMBER 1916 North Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF WALTER ARTHUR ASHTON DIED OF WOUNDS SEPT. 22nd 1916 AGED 19 YEARS (one line) South Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE EMILY ASHTON WHO DIED JAN. 24th 1955 AGED 82 YEARS East Curb ALSO ARTHUR ASHTON AT REST 15th SEPT. 1957 AGED 84 YEARS 425. Red Granite Headstone (Row 4) IN SACRED MEMORY OF JOSEPH REGINALD BANGHAM WHO DIED JANUARY 10th 1918 AGED 36 YEARS 426. Derelict Curbs (Row 2) CAROLINE BETTS BELLAMY WHO DIED 3rd JULY 1923 AGED 84 YEARS 427. Curbs (Row 5) ELIZABETH BENNETT 4th JAN. 1928 AGED 80 YEARS 428. Pedestals , Cross and Curbs (Last Row) TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF JOHN BETT LATE OF HOLBEACH, LINCS. DIED JULY 18th 1918 AGED 82 YEARS LUCY ANN BETT DIED DECEMBER 16th 1928 AGED 90 YEARS North Curb ARTHUR BETT 1872-1959 AND HIS WIFE C. M. BETT 1877-1959 ROBERT BETT 1911-1980 South Curb F. M. BETT 1882-1963 AND HER HUSBAND JOHN BETT 1905-1975 PHILIP BETT 1914-1995 ARTHUR BETT 1903-1995 429. Derelict Pedestals, Broken Cross (Row 5) [Missed from Part 1] East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES BONNIEWELL WHO DIED 16th NOVEMBER 1909 AGED 62 YEARS West Side "For ever with the Lord" CAROLINE JACKSON, AUNT WHO DIED 9th SEPTEMBER 1899 AGED 76 YEARS BROWN see STEDMAN 430. "Book" Tablet (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS GEORGE THOMAS BRYANT SUSANNAH BRYANT ALSO OUR CHARLES JAMES BRYANT | 48 YRS. 2nd MAY 1925 75 YRS. 3rd MAR. 1950 BROTHER 77 YRS. 8th JAN. 1990 | 431. Fallen Pedestals and Cross (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANNIE ROBINA CARRICK DIED OCT. 28th 1918 AGED 22 YEARS "Sleeping" ALSO OF PETER JAMES CARRICK DEARLY LOVED FATHER OF ABOVE DIED MAY 30th 1910 AGED 40 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" INTERRED AT FELTHAM, SUSSEX 432. Low Headstone (Row 6) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF BENJAMIN PHILIP CHALKLEN WHO DIED 16th OCT. 1923 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO MARY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 31st MARCH 1924 AGED 65 YEARS "Blessed are the dead ,which die in the Lord" 433. Derelict Curbs (Row 2) North Side LETITIA SARAH CLARK DIED 27th AUG. 1925 AGED 70 South Side ALSO SAMUEL CLARK HER HUSBAND DIED 15th MAR. 1926 AGED 80 CLEGG see REED 434. Granite Curbs and "Book" Tablet (Row 1) South Curb TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF THOMAS CLIBBON WHO DIED MARCH 4th 1922 AGED 77 YEARS North Curb ALSO EMILY ANNIE HIS DEARLY BELOVED WIFE DIED DECEMBER 24th 1925 AGED 75 YEARS Tablet | ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER ETHEL LUCY CLIBBON | WHO DIED FEBRUARY 8th 1951 AGED 69 YEARS "At Rest" | 435. Curbs (Row 5) South Side SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF AMY JEANETT COGGER DIED 8th MAY 1923 AGED 42 North Side ALSO MARGARET ANNIE COGGER DIED 29th NOVEMBER 1940 AGED 63 YEARS 436. Low Headstone (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR PARENTS JAMES COCKLE COLLINS PASSED AWAY 5th DEC. 1922 AGED 47 AND HANNAH COLLINS FELL ASLEEP 23rd SEPT. 1964 AGED 84 437. Curbs (Last Row) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCES COULTER WHO DIED JUNE 7th 1918 AGED 70 YEARS South Side ALSO WILLIAM EDWARD COULTER WHO DIED JAN. 20th 1933 AGED 73 YEARS 438. Curbs (Row 6) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES DAVIE WHO DIED 7th APRIL 1938 AGED 83 YEARS North Side ALSO HIS WIFE FRANCES MAUD DAVIE WHO DIED 18th JULY 1923 AGED 62 YEARS 439. Curbs (Row6) North Side CHARLES THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MAUD DAY WHO DIED 11th JAN. 1924 AGED 59 YEARS 440. Headstone and Curbs (Row 3) [Missed from Part 1] IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH ANN DOVER WHO PASSED AWAY MAY 3rd 1929 AGED 76 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM THOMAS HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY MAY 15th 1939 AGED 86 YEARS North Curb ALSO FRED DOVER DIED NOV. 10th 1913 AGED 32 YEARS South Curb ALSO HARRY DOVER DIED NOV. 23rd 1899 AGED 17 YEARS 441. Low Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER HARRIET EARL DIED FEB. 10th 1927 AGED 58 YEARS AND HARRY EARL DIED NOV. 10th 1936 AGED 70 YEARS 442. Derelict Curbs (Row 2) [May be connected to BELLAMY?] ALSO HER HUSBAND HENRY RICHARD ELLMER WHO DIED 24th JANUARY 1925 AGED 78 YEARS 443. C.W.G.C. Headstone (Row 2) 1314 PRIVATE C. P. FARROW ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT 8th FEBRUARY 1917 AGE 21 R.I.P. 444. Small "Book" Tablet (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY GORHAM DIED JANUARY 12th 1920 AGED 78 YEARS "At Rest" 445. Curbs (Row 3) North Side MY DEAR WIFE THOMASIN STOAKES GOULDEN DIED 18th MAY 1926 AGED 62 YEARS South Side ALSO JOSEPH T. GOULDEN DIED 11th FEB. 1944 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM STOAKES GOULDEN DIED 13th MARCH 1949 AGED 54 YEARS GRINYER see HINDS HILLS see LEE 446. Curbs and Small Tablet (Row 2) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF FLORENCE MAY HINDS DIED 15th MARCH 1924 AGED 43 YEARS South Side ALSO OF JAMES FREDERICK HINDS DIED 14th JUNE 1934 AGED 55 YEARS ALSO ERIC JAMES THEIR SON WHO DIED 14th DEC. 1952 AGED 35 YEARS Tablet MADGE LUCY GRINYER (HINDS) 19.4.1911-13.8.1996 A DEAR MUM AND NAN 447. Curbs (Row 2) South Side EMMA HOLLIDAY DIED 8th MAR. 1925 AGED 74 YEARS North Side THOMAS CLARKSON HOLLIDAY DIED 20th JUNE 1928 AGED 76 YEARS 448. Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA HOLLOWAY DIED 2nd AUG. 1926 AGED 60 YEARS "Gone but not forgotten" ALSO ROBERT HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED 5th MARCH 1946 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO OF THEIR SON ROBERT THOMAS DIED 25th FEBRUARY 1959 AGED 65 YEARS 449. Curbs (Row 1) North Side IN MEMORY OF THOMAS HOWARD DIED 19th NOV. 1918 AGED 45 YEARS South Side ALSO OF ALICE KATE HOWARD DIED 3rd JAN. 1928 AGED 58 YEARS 450. Headstone (Row 7) "Safe in Harbour" IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY INCE DIED DECEMBER 17th 1929 AGED 78 YEARS "His end was Peace" ALSO MARY INCE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED FEBRUARY 10th 1940 AGED 90 YEARS "Peacefully Sleeping" ALSO OF CHARLES EDWARD INCE DIED FEBRUARY 12th 1968 AGED 74 YEARS "Reunited" JACKSON see BONNIEWELL 451. Curbs (Row 5) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY LATTER AT REST 1st FEB. 1946 AGED 71 YEARS AND FREDERICK WILLIAM HER HUSBAND REUNITED 7th JAN. 1953 AGED 81 YEARS North Side ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER ETHEL LILIAN AT REST 5th AUG. 1923 AGED 25 YEARS 452. Headstone (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN DIXON LEE DIED 14th SEPTEMBER 1914 AGED 81 YEARS ALSO FANNY LEE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 16th APRIL 1916 AGED 80 YEARS ALSO THOMAS LEE, LOST AT SEA 14th NOVEMBER 1897 AGED 30 YEARS ALSO LOUISA HILLS DIED 25th NOVEMBER 1925 AGED 53 YEARS 453. Derelict Pedestals and Cross (Row3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN LENEY WHO DIED 8th JANUARY 1918 AGED 61 YEARS ALSO CLARA WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 3rd FEBRUARY 1940 AGED 84 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO EUSTACE VERNON LENEY ONLY BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE DIED MARCH 2nd 1928 AGED 42 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" 454. Derelict Curbs (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER ELLEN LEY FELL ASLEEP FEB. 14th 1925 AGED 83 455. Curbs (Row 4) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ARTHUR JOHN LING WHO DIED 6th SEPT. 1924 AGED 38 YEARS East Side ALSO HIS GRANDDAUGHTER BARBARA ROSINA LING WHO DIED 15th JULY 1944 IN HER 10th YEAR South Side ROSINA LING DIED 19th MAY 1978 AGED 93 YEARS 456. Curbs (Row 2) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES HENRY PACKHAM WHO DIED 28th APRIL1929 AGED 70 YEARS South Side ALSO HIS WIFE ROSE WHO DIED 7th DECEMBER 1947 AGED 81 YEARS 457. Pedestals, fallen Cross (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN PASFIELD ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE GEORGE WALTER AUBREY PASFIELD, R.N. WHO PASSED AWAY OCT. 21st 1916 AGED 58 YEARS ALSO EMMA ANN PASFIELD DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY APRIL 28th 1937 AGED 68 YEARS ALSO ANN PASFIELD WHO DIED MARCH 5th 1947 AGED 79 YEARS 458. Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS REED WHO DIED 27th MAY 1927 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO FRANCES WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 22nd APRIL 1942 IN HER 88th YEAR ALSO RONALD A. CLEGG DIED OF WOUNDS IN NORMANDY 5th AUGUST 1944 AGED 22 YEARS "Always in our thoughts" 459. Curbs (Row 4) North Side IN THE DEAR MEMORY OF WILLIAM RICKELLS DIED JANUARY 15th 1922 AGED 34 YEARS South Side ALSO HIS BROTHER WALTER DIED NOVEMBER 6th 1934 AGED 44 YEARS East Side ALSO JOHN THEIR FATHER DIED NOVEMBER 4th 1938 IN HIS 88th YEAR West Side AND SARAH FANNY THEIR MOTHER DIED FEBRUARY 15th 1953 AGED 95 YEARS 460. Pedestals and Cross (Row1) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH MATILDA BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES WILLIAM SHRUBB WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH 1st 1923 AGED 53 "Though lost to sight, to memory ever dear" ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES WILLIAM SHRUBB PASSED AWAY AUGUST 12th 1952 AGED 85 YEARS 461. Headstone (Row1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF AMY MABEL THE BELOVED WIFE OF BAYDEN SIMMONDS WHO DIED 2nd SEPT. 1927 AGED 41 YEARS ALSO BAYDEN SIMMONDS DIED 14th NOVEMBER 1966 AGED 84 YEARS AND CLARA LUCY SIMMONDS WHO DIED 12th JUNE 1969 AGED 79 YEARS 462. Headstone (Row 6) "Peace" IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE RACHEL THE DEVOTED WIFE OF HERBERT F. STEDMAN WHO DIED ON OCT. 8th 1925 AGED 44 YEARS ELIZA ANN BROWN HER MOTHER WHO DIED ON MARCH 19th 1926 AGED 73 YEARS HERBERT F. STEDMAN WHO DIED ON 8th DEC. 1977 AGED 100 YEARS "Reunited" 463. Voluted Headstone, with Angels and Curbs (Row2) IN SACRED EVER LOVING MEMORY OF MARY AMELIA STONHAM WHO PASSED AWAY ON THE 13th MARCH 1926 AGED 52 YEARS "Peace I leave with you, Peace I give unto you" AND OF GEORGE THOMAS HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY ON THE 13th JANUARY 1938 AGED 63 YEARS North Curb IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE STONHAM BELOVED HUSBAND OF JENNY WHO PASSED AWAY 4th APRIL 1954 AGED 53 YEARS 464. Derelict Curbs (Row 5) North Side WILLIAM FORRESTER URE DIED FEB. 26th 1924 AGED 43 YEARS South Side ALSO OF ADA HIS WIFE WHO DIED JAN. 21st 1944 AGED 67 YEARS 465. Curbs and Tablet (Row 6) South Curb ETHEL MAY WARE WHO DIED 12th JUNE 1924 AGED 16 YEARS North Curb WILLIAM THOMAS WARE WHO DIED 16th NOVEMBER 1947 AGED 64 YEARS 466. Tablet ALICE EMILY WARE 1887 – 1969 LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER NANNA R.I.P. 467. Headstone (Row 10 IN LOVING MEMORY OF BENJAMIN R. WATERER DIED 29th DECEMBER 1923 AGED 69 YEARS ALSO HIS WIFE ROBINA S. CARRICK DIED 3rd APRIL 1924 AGED 64 YEARS 468. Curbs (Row 1) North Side WILLIAM JOHN WATERS WHO PASSED AWAY DEC. 23rd 1936 AGED 87 South Side ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE PHOEBE WHO PASSED AWAY NOV. 17th 1922 AGED 71 469. Curbs (Row 6) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES EDWARD WHYMAN CALLED HOME 8th AUG. 1924 AGED 31 YEARS ALSO HIS BROTHER PERCY JOSEPH AT REST 11th APRIL 1925 AGED 21 YEARS South Side ALSO THEIR FATHER ALFRED JAMES THE DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF EDITH ALMA WHYMAN DIED OCT. 31st 1936 AGED 60 YEARS (one line) ALSO EDITH ALMA WHYMAN WHO DIED MARCH 31st 1955 AGED 82 YEARS 470. Low Headstone (Row2) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF BERTIE WICKER WHO WAS CALLED TO REST 17th FEBRUARY 1923 AGED 17 YEARS 471. Pedestal and Fallen Cross (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ETHEL MARIA THE BELOVED WIFE OF HORACE J. WOOLCOCK WHO PASSED AWAY 16th OCT. 1920 AGED 30 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" 472. Pedestals and Cross (Row3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF PATTIE BELOVED WIFE OF ARTHUR CHARLES YOUNG WHO DIED JANUARY 14th 1929 AGED 76 ALSO THE ABOVE ARTHUR CHARLES YOUNG DIED JANUARY 29th 1941 AGED 83 YEARS Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 2 Sections D + E recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 2 - 1914 to 1929 SECTION D ALEXANDER see HANSTED ANDERSON see SUMMERS BAKER see HENNIKER 473. Headstone and Curbs (Row 5) [Missed from Part 1] East Curb HENRY CHATFIELD DIED OCT. 14th 1912 AGED 83 Headstone SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF AGNES BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS STARTUP DIED JAN. 11th 1931 AGED 62 "Anchored in Christ's Haven" ALSO THE ABOVE THOMAS STARTUP DIED FEB. 10th 1942 AGED 77 "Moored Together" 474. Curbs (Row 2) ALSO OF HIS WIFE EMMA MARIA COLLISS WHO DIED 2nd AUGUST 1926 IN HER 74th YEAR CREICHTON see WATERMAN 475. Headstone (Row 3) "At Rest" IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE MAUD DAVIS WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS ON THE 2nd JANUARY 1929 AGED 46 YEARS "Jesus, Jesus, safe in the arms of Jesus" ALSO HARRY JOHNSON DAVIS HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP 28th DEC. 1947 AGED 64 YEARS "Amen" 476. Fallen Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND WALTER HENRY EVEREST, LATE R.N. DIED 5th MARCH 1919 AGED 39 YEARS ALSO JACK EVEREST SON OF THE ABOVE DIED 8th MARCH 1919 AGED 2 YEARS ALSO LILY MAY EVEREST DIED 14th AUGUST 1923 AGED 16 YEARS "At Rest" 477. Curbs (Row 6) South Side ALICE ELIZA HALL WHO FELL ASLEEP 14th JANUARY 1917 AGED 57 YEARS North Side EDWARD HALL HER HUSBAND WHO FELL ASLEEP 21st MARCH 1922 AGED 66 YEARS 478. Curbs (Row 1) North Side GEORGE HERMAN HANSTED WHO FELL ASLEEP 11th FEBRUARY 1929 AGED 71 YEARS South Side IN MEMORY OF ALICE E. ALEXANDER DIED 14th JAN. 1949 AGED 65 YEARS 479. Low Granite Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR MOTHER RUTH HENNIKER APRIL 27th 1871 – MAY 2nd 1915 IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEVOTED WIFE RUTH F. M. BAKER MAY 1st 1892 – OCTOBER 25th 1959 480. Fallen Headstone (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF NELLIE MAUD THE BELOVED AND ONLY DAUGHTER OF H. A. AND E. C. LETLEY WHO FELL ASLEEP 5th JUNE 1920 AGED 15 YEARS "Until the day break" ALSO ELLEN CATHERINE MOTHER OF THE ABOVE AND LOVING WIFE OF H. A. LETLEY WHO PASSED AWAY 20th JAN. 1951 AGED 75 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO THE ABOVE HENRY AMBROSE LETLEY WHO DIED 2nd DEC. 1957 AGED 80 YEARS "Reunited" 481. Curbs (Row 7) North Side JANE THE BELOVED WIFE OF HENRY THOMAS LETLEY WHO DIED MARCH 12th 1916 AGED 60 YEARS South Side ALSO HENRY THOMAS LETLEY WHO DIED JULY 9th 1940 AGED 88 YEARS 482. Red Granite Pedestals and Cross, Large Plot (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE MATILDA SHARP WHO FELL ASLEEP 7th MAY 1923 AGED 72 YEARS AND OF WILLIAM HER BELOVED HUSBAND WHO PASSED OVER 11th SEPTEMBER 1936 AGED 84 YEARS "And with the morn those angel faces smile, Which we have loved so much and lost awhile" 483. Low Headstone (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN TOKER NUTT STACEY WHO DIED 18th JUNE 1960 ALSO ELIZABETH ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 1st JULY 1925 ALSO FLORENCE AMELIA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 3rd APRIL 1951 "Rest in Peace" 484. Derelict Pedestals and Cross (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EVAN STAPLES THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF ELSIE STAPLES DIED NOVEMBER 28th 1921 AGED 55 YEARS [ ] ALSO ELSIE HELENA WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JUNE 18th 1952 AGED 87 YEARS STARTUP see CHATFIELD 485. Curbs (Row 5) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES WATERMAN AT REST 29th JUNE 1917 AGED 62 YEARS AND SARAH ELIZABETH HIS WIFE 21st FEB. 1924 AGED 73 YEARS North Side AND THEIR DAUGHTER NELLIE E. CREICHTON 7th MARCH 1947 AGED 57 YEARS SECTION E 486. Low Headstone (Row 1) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ARTHUR ALFRED THE DEVOTED HUSBAND OF ETHEL BENNETT WHO DIED 26th AUGUST 1928 AGED 26 YEARS "Until we meet again" 487. "Book" Tablet, Tablet and Pot Holder (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMILY HANNAH HATCHER AT REST 29th JULY 1928 AGED 50 YEARS | ALSO WILLIAM ALFRED HATCHER AT REST 18th FEBRUARY 1954 AGED 75 YEARS | Tablet E. R. (JOE) HATCHER 1916 – 1996 Pot Holder CHARLES HENRY HATCHER 1914 – 1997 488. Curbs (Row 11) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF HAROLD ERNEST MEDHURST WHO DIED DEC. 20th 1929 AGED 30 YEARS South Side ALSO HIS WIFE DORIS CHARLOTTE GLENISTER MEDHURST WHO DIED APRIL 5th 1934 AGED 32 YEARS (one line) 489. Curbs (Row 6) North Side WILLIAM JOHN TUCKER WHO PASSED AWAY 22nd APRIL 1920 AGED 71 South Side ALSO MARY ANN TUCKER WHO PASSED AWAY 24th DECEMBER 1953 AGED 88 YEARS Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 2 Sections H, J + K recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 2 - 1914 to 1929 SECTION H, J and K 490. Fallen Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY R. AUSTIN WHO DIED 29th JULY 1925 AGED 94 YEARS ALSO SELINA LOUISA AUSTIN WHO DIED 26th FEB. 1937 AGED 69 YEARS ALSO HERBERT WILLIAM HUSBAND OF SELINA WHO DIED 23rd NOV. 1952 AGED 88 YEARS 491. Red Granite Coped (Row 2) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH THE BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE BATCHELOR WHO PASSED AWAY 12th NOVEMBER 1926 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE GEORGE BATCHELOR WHO PASSED AWAY 16th AUGUST 1930 AGED 89 YEARS "Weep not dear friends, but be content, For I to you was only lent, The Lord has only had his due, And quickly he may call for you" South Side ALSO MARY WIFE OF ALBERT BATCHELOR WHO PASSED AWAY 18th AUGUST 1947 AGED 79 YEARS ALBERT BATCHELOR PASSED ON 15th JANUARY 1960 AGED 90 PIONEER AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTOR AND AVIATOR REMEMBERING ARTHUR BATCHELOR, O.B.E., SEPTEMBER 1952 AND MARGARET HIS WIFE SEPTEMBER 1953 (one line) 492. Curbs (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROSALIE BISHOP WHO DIED 2nd JANUARY 1929 AGED 24 YEARS BRIDGES see HAWKINS 493. Pedestal with Kneeling Child (Row 5) IN MEMORY OF PHYLLIS CHRISTINA MARY DEARLY BELOVED CHILD OF H. & F. BROWN DIED 7th FEB. 1928 AGED 6 YEARS & 10 MTHS. "Sleeping, Gently Sleeping" 494. Curbs (Row 40 IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY JOHN BURGOYNE WHO DIED 18th OCT. 1928 AGED 67 YEARS 495. Low Headstone (Row 8) IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF ALICE THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDMUND CARR DIED NOV. 27th 1929 AGED 64 YEARS "A Devoted and Loving Wife and Mother" 496. Headstone (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWARD WILLIAM CARTER SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM AND SARAH CARTER WHO DIED ON THE 31st MARCH 1922 AGED 29 YEARS "Nearer my God to thee" 497. Fallen Headstone (Row 4) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF LIZZIE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWARD CHAMBERS WHO DIED 9th JANUARY 1922 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE EDWARD CHAMBERS WHO DIED 19th APRIL 1932 AGED 67 YEARS 498. Curbs (Row 5) North Side WILLIAM THOMAS CLARE WHO DIED 13th SEPT. 1928 AGED 53 YEARS South Side ALSO SUSANNAH SARAH CLARE WHO DIED 23rd NOV. 1945 AGED 73 YEARS West Side MARGARET JANE JARRETT 19th DECEMBER 1950 AGED 81 YEARS 499. Pedestals and Cross (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF PHOEBE ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED COWELL WHO DIED 14th OCT. 1926 AGED 69 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO THE ABOVE ALFRED COWELL WHO DIED 5th JUNE 1927 AGED 83 YEARS 500. Curbs (Row 4) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF BEATRICE CULLEN DIED 14th FEB. 1927 AGED 38 South Side ALSO JAMES MARLEY CULLEN DIED 18th APRIL 1935 AGED 67 West Side FREDERICK GEORGE CULLEN DIED 24th OCT. 1943 AGED 53 East Side DOROTHY EMILY CULLEN DIED 4th JULY 1948 AGED 48 501. Granite "Rock" Pedestal and Cross (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALFRED JAMES CURLING J.P. 16th FEBRUARY 1857 - 2nd FEBRUARY 1919 "We thank God for every Remembrance of you" ALSO EMILY CURLING WHO DIED 23rd FEB. 1953 AGED 93 YEARS 502. Curbs (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN H. DAMON WHO DIED 18th MARCH 1929 AGED 82 YEARS ALSO SARAH DAMON WHO DIED 26th JULY 1928 AGED 78 YEARS 503. Headstone (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HANNAH MARIA DAVID WHO ENTERED INTO REST JAN. 17th 1915 AGED 67 YEARS DAY see STEWART 504. Curbs (Row 3) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN EARLE WHO DIED 25th JANUARY 1917 AGED 74 YEARS North Side ALSO WILLIAM JACOB EARLE WHO DIED 27th FEBRUARY 1919 AGED 78 YEARS 505. Fallen Headstone (Row 4) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND FREDERICK FAWCETT WHO PASSED AWAY 20th JULY 1926 AGED 74 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO ELIZABETH LYDIA BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 27th JULY 1933 AGED 78 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" 506. Curbs (Row 4) South Side HENRY FIELDER DIED 16th MAY 1915 AGED 74 YEARS North Side EMMA MARY FIELDER DIED 27th MARCH 1920 AGED 77 YEARS 507. Pedestals and Cross (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARTHA EMMA (MARCIE) WIFE O FREDERICK WILLIAM FLUX WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE WHILST SERVING WITH THE W. F. CORPS JANUARY 6th 1918 AGED 50 YEARS "A Strong, True and Loving Friend" ALSO THE ABOVE FREDERICK WILLIAM FLUX WHO PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 24th 1929 AGED 65 YEARS "At Rest" 508. Fallen Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF LEONARD EDWIN GOLSBY THE DEVOTED HUSBAND OF DORIS ELIZABETH GOLSBY WHO DIED JANUARY 17th 1928 AGED 22 YEARS "Quietly and quickly came the call, His sudden death surprised us all, It is only those who have lost can tell, The loss of a dear one without farewell" 509. Granite Pedestals, Fallen Cross (Row 4) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES FRASER GRADY, R.A.F. WHO PASSED INTO LIFE ETERNAL ON JULY 19th 1918 AGED 38 YEARS "The path of duty is the way to Glory" ALSO HIS DEVOTED WIFE AMELIA MARY CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE JULY 18th 1954 AGED 74 YEARS "Alleluia" 510. Curbs (Row 5) South Side IN MEMORY OF ALBERT VICTOR GREEN WHO DIED 15th APRIL 1928 AGED 33 YEARS North Side ALSO ETHEL WILHELMINA HIS BELOVED WIFE WHO DIED 21st DECEMBER 1963 AGED 67 YEARS 511. Fallen Headstone (Row 4) "Peace" IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELEANOR MARY HALLS WHO PASSED AWAY 19th FEBRUARY 1926 AGED 42 YEARS ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND GEORGE WHO PASSED AWAY 3rd JANUARY 1949 AGED 64 YEARS "Together" 512. Curbs (Row 3) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY HARTLEY WHO DIED 24th NOVEMBER 1914 AGED 49 YEARS (one line) South Side ALSO JAMES F. HARTLEY (NEPHEW) WHO DIED 25th APRIL 1933 AGED 19 YEARS 513. Pedestals and Cross (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF FANNY SUSAN HARWOOD WHO DIED 15th NOVEMBER 1924 AGED 84 YEARS R.I.P. 514. Headstone and Curbs (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DAUGHTER IVY THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM G. HAWKINS WHO FELL ASLEEP DEC. 4th 1926 AGED 22 YEARS "Dearly Loved" ALSO ALBERT G. BRIDGES FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JAN. 18th 1933 AGED 60 YEARS "Until we meet again" North Curb ALSO FRANCES MARY SOPHIA BRIDGES WHO DIED 6th SEPTEMBER 1950 AGED 75 YEARS 515. Headstone and Curbs (Row 4) IN MEMORY OF KATE AMELIA THE BELOVED WIFE OF JESSE JOHN HAWKINS WHO DIED 18th OF MARCH 1926 AGED 39 YEARS "At Rest" "Until the dawn break and the shadows flee away" ALSO JESSE JOHN PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY 3rd APRIL 1959 AGED 77 YEARS "Reunited" North Curb JOHN GILBERT HAWKINS DIED 23rd FEB. 1942 AGED 30 YEARS "Always True" 516. Headstone (Row 3) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF HANNAH LAW HITCH THE DEVOTED WIFE OF JOHN SAXBY HITCH WHO FELL ASLEEP ON JANUARY 17th 1918 AGED 80 YEARS "Jesu Bless" ALSO EMILY MARIA HITCH WHO PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 19th 1939 IN HER 83rd YEAR 517. Curbs (Row 4) North Side IN MEMORY OF ANN THE BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE HOAR WHO DIED FEB. 12th 1928 AGED 79 YEARS South Side GEORGE HOAR DIED AUGUST 25th 1934 AGED 86 YEARS JARRETT see CLARE 518. Small Headstone (Row 8) IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM EDWARD JUDGES WHO DIED 13th NOVEMBER 1927 AGED 32 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO EMMA ANNIE JUDGES WHO DIED 30th MAY 1950 AGED 80 YEARS ALSO JOSEPH BENJAMIN JUDGES REUNITED 9th DEC. 1952 AGED 87 YEARS 519. Pedestals and Cross (Row 2) IN MEMORY OF CHARLES GEORGE THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE F. LINK WHO ENTERED INTO REST FEBRUARY 16th 1916 AGED 51 YEARS "A sudden change, at God's command he fell, He had no time to bid his friends farewell, Affliction came without warning given, And bid him haste to meet his God in Heaven" ALSO THE ABOVE ANNIE FRANCES LINK CALLED TO REST JANUARY 24th 1944 AGED 75 YEARS 520. Small Voluted Headstone (Row 5) HERBERT G. MARTYN BORN 1st AUG. 1873 DIED 11th APRIL 1929 "At Rest" 521. Headstone (Row 3) "Resting" IN MEMORY OF A LOVING MOTHER LIZZIE MATILDA MATTHEWS 1876 – 1922 522. Curbs (Row 4) North Side JAMES MILLS DIED 23rd JUNE 1922 AGED 73 YEARS South Side ALSO OF ADELA HELEN HIS WIFE DIED 26th FEBRUARY 1936 AGED 87 YEARS 523. Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALBERT THE DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF EMILY NIXON WHO DIED 3rd JULY 1926 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO ROBERT HENRY SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 17th DECEMBER 1927 AGED 32 YEARS ALSO EMILY FLORENCE DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 4th JULY 1928 AGED 29 YEARS ALSO EMILY WIFE OF ALBERT WHO DIED 21st JAN. 1949 AGED 77 YEARS NORDBYE see WATERFIELD 524. Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN THE DEARLY BELOVED SON OF W. & F. NORRIS WHO FELL ASLEEP 6th APRIL 1928 AGED 7 YEARS "Safe in the arms of Jesus" OSBORNE see RELF 525. Fallen Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER FRANCES PATERNOSTER WHO DIED 28th JAN. 1927 AGED 64 YEARS JACOB PATERNOSTER WHO DIED 25th NOV. 1934 AGED 85 YEARS "Re-united" ERECTED BY THEIR DAUGHTERS 526. Headstone and Curbs (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF LILY THE BELOVED WIFE OF ARTHUR WILLIAM PAYNE WHO DIED 11th NOVEMBER 1926 AGED 40 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE ARTHUR WILLIAM PAYNE WHO DIED 5th OCTOBER 1938 AGED 61 YEARS ALSO HILDA MARY DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 15th APRIL 1925 AGED 3½ YEARS North Curb ALSO OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND HARRY ARTHUR SON OF THE ABOVE WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION 25th APRIL 1940 AGED 31 YEARS (one line) South Curb ALSO OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND JOHN WILLIAM PAYNE WHO PASSED AWAY 31st MARCH 1973 AGED 59 YRS. (one line) 527. Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF HANNAH PEMBLE WHO PASSED AWAY 13th FEB. 1925 AGED 65 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE HANNAH PEMBLE WHO PASSED AWAY 6th DEC. 1926 AGED 64 YEARS ALSO CHARLES SON OF THE ABOVE KILLED IN ACTION 9th OCT. 1918 AGED 18 YEARS "Until the day break and the shadows flee away" 528. Curbs and Small Voluted Tablet (Row 5) VICTOR PLAW DIED WHIT MONDAY 1929 AGED 22 YEARS Tablet FROM HIS PALS OF THE GODALMING Y.M.C.A. 529. Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE PHILIP POLLARD DIED DECEMBER 27th 1924 AGED 72 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO CAROLINE WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JANUARY 26th 1945 AGED 94 YEARS "Reunited" 530. Curbs (Row 5) North Side SIDNEY THOMAS RELF ACCIDENTALLY KILLED 24th MAY 1929 AGED 27 YEARS ALSO SARAH RELF GRANDMOTHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 10th MAY 1930 AGED 85 YEARS South Side ALSO CHARLES EDWARD OSBORNE FELL ASLEEP 20th NOVEMBER 1944 AGED 66 YEARS ALSO EDITH HIS BELOVED WIFE REUNITED 19th DECEMBER 1958 AGED 76 YEARS 531. Curbs (Row 5) North Side ALFRED RICH WHO DIED 29th MARCH 1929 AGED 62 YEARS ALSO CLARA RICH WHO DIED 21st JAN. 1945 AGED 82 YEARS South Side ALSO CLARA EDITH RICH WHO DIED 18th APRIL 1938 AGED 42 YEARS 532. Fallen Headstone (Row 50 IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM JAMES RICHARDS WHO FELL ASLEEP JULY 8th 1929 "Peacefully Resting" ALSO MARY CAMELIA BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP NOVEMBER 4th 1941 AGED 77 533. Headstone (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCES SARAH RICHARDS WHO FELL ASLEEP EASTER DAY 1926 AGED 65 YEARS "Till the Resurrection Morning" ALSO JOSEPH WILLIAM RICHARDS BORN 25th JUNE 1898 DIED 30th DECEMBER 1967 ALSO DAISY WINIFRED BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE 1901 – 1981 534. Headstone (Row 5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF ESTHER RIPLEY WHO PASSED AWAY OCT. 8th 1928 AGED 66 YEARS "Farewell dear wife and children, my life is past, I dearly loved you to the last. Weep not for me, or sorrow take, But love each other for my sake" ALSO THE ABOVE ESTHER RIPLEY WHO PASSED AWAY JAN. 28th 1940 AGED 69 YEARS ALSO ESTHER DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AND WIFE OF THOMAS WALTER WARRELL WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY DEC. 12th 1951 AGED 44 YEARS 535. Headstone (Row 5) IN DEAREST REMEMBRANCE OF "POP" JOHN ALFRED ROBERTS WHO DIED 7th 1941 AGED 58 YEARS ALSO GERTRUDE JESSIE ROBERTS HIS WIFE WHO DIED 18th OCTOBER 1939 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO ALFRED JOHN ROBERTS THEIR SON WHO DIED 18th APRIL 1929 AGED 19 YEARS "God saw when their footsteps faltered, When the pathway had grown too steep, So he slowly closed their eyelids, And gave our loved ones sleep" 536. Headstone [on side] (Row 4) IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF WILLIAM FREDERICK SAWYER WHO FELL ASLEEP 24th AUGUST 1926 AGED 55 YEARS "God's finger touched him and he slept" 537. Curbs (Row 4) North Side HAROLD EDWARD ULRIC SEARS WHO DIED 26th DEC. 1926 AGED 52 YEARS ALSO KATE ETHEL WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 16th NOV. 1954 AGED 77 YEARS South Side ALSO MOLLY JOAN SEARS WHO DIED 28th AUGUST 1951 AGED 39 YEARS 538. "Boulder" (Row 3) TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF GERALD ERNEST SMITH CALLED TO FULLER LIFE ON JUNE 16th 1917 IN HIS 18th YEAR [ ] 539. Headstone (Row 4) SACRED TO THE MEMORY ALICE SMITH THE BELOVED WIFE OF WALTER SMITH BORN MARCH 30th 1858 DIED JULY 11th 1941 ALSO OF HIS MOTHER CAROLINE FRITH BORN DEC. 25th 1833 DIED MARCH 7th 1922 ALSO WALTER SMITH BORN JULY 31st 1858 DIED NOV. 14th 1944 540. Curbs (Row 5) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN ALFRED SMITHERMAN WHO DIED JULY 17th 1929 AGED 24 YEARS "Loved by all who knew him" (one line) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF SYDNEY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF EVA SMITHERMAN WHO DIED OF WOUNDS AT EL ALAMEIN IN EGYPT ON OCT. 27th 1942 AGED 31 YEARS East Side ALSO THEIR FATHER JOHN HENRY SMITHERMAN AT REST 24th OCT. 1956 AGED 77 YEARS 541. Curbs and Pot Holders (Row 5) South Side ARTHUR JAMES STEWART DIED 25th SEPT. 1929 AGED 56 YEARS North Side ALSO LOUISA ANN HIS WIFE DIED 14th NOV. 1939 AGED 61 YEARS Pot Holders | ALMA LOUISA JANE DAY 1917-1934 | EDWARD STEWART 1917-1984 | 542. Pedestals and Cross (Row 4) West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH J. TAYLOR BORN 12th JULY 1860 DIED 30th MAY 1920 ALSO CHARLES FREDERICK TAYLOR HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE BORN 13th OCTOBER 1859 DIED 15th JULY 1944 South Side ALSO THEIR ELDER SON CHARLES JOHN BELL TAYLOR BORN 24th JANUARY 1882 DIED 23rd MARCH 1932 543. Fallen Headstone (Row 2) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWARD CLIFFORD TURNER DIED 28th SEPTEMBER 1921 AGED 66 YEARS ALSO MARTHA WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 9th JULY 1930 AGED 69 YEARS AND THEIR DAUGHTER ANNIE GERTRUDE BETTS DIED 7th APRIL 1952 AGED 67 YEARS 544. Curbs (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR MOTHER ANN USHERWOOD WHO DIED MARCH 6th 1927 IN HER 78th YEAR (one line) 543. Curbs (Row 5) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET MYRTLE VANT WHO FELL ASLEEP 8th OCTOBER 1928 AGED 13 YEARS 544. Curbs (Row 4) North Side ANTHONY WALE WHO DIED 25dec. 1928 AGED 34 YEARS South Side ALSO LEONARD ANTHONY WALE WHO DIED 4th APRIL 1939 AGED 10 YEARS WARRELL see RIPLEY 545. New Headstone (Row 4) CHARLES JOHN WATERFIELD 28th OCTOBER 1927 AGED 78 MARTHA WATERFIELD 26th DECEMBER 1930 AGED 78 FLORENCE ALLBRIGHT NORDBYE 7th JUNE 1961 AGED 83 THORVALD SIGVART NORDBYE 5th OCTOBER 1961 AGED 85 HENRY OLAF NORDBYE 4th JULY 1999 AGED 88 546. Headstone (Row5) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HERBERT W. WATERHOUSE WHO DIED 17th MARCH 1929 AGED 36 YEARS ALSO GEORGE F. WATERHOUSE FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 15th AUGUST 1932 AGED 72 YEARS ALSO ALICE FANNY WATERHOUSE WHO DIED 24th MAY 1941 AGED 79 YEARS 547. Granite Pedestals, Fallen Cross (Row 2) West Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE WEST BORN JANUARY 25th 1840 DIED APRIL 29th 1917 MARY WEST BORN JUNE 2nd 1841 DIED OCT. 24th 1928 "Re-united" North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE GEORGINA WEST BORN MARCH 27th 1883 DIED OCTOBER 1st 1930 548. Curbs (Row 4) CATHERINE PILLOW WILSON DIED 11th MAY 1925 AGED 87 YEARS 549. Curbs (Row 5) North Side SIDNEY WISE WHO PASSED AWAY 20th NOV. 1921 AGED 36 YEARS South Side REUNITED WITH HIS LOVING WIFE EDITH WHO DIED 16th MARCH 1953 AGED 67 YEARS 550. Curbs (Row 2) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN STEPHEN WOOD WHO DIED APRIL 26th 1925 AGED 63 YEARS South Side ALSO HIS WIFE SOPHIA AMELIA WHO DIED DECEMBER 12th 1935 AGED 77 YEARS West Side ALSO HELENA ELIZABETH WOOD AT REST 7th OCT. 1957 AGED 67 YEARS Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk | M.I.s of Strood Cemetery, Part 2 Sections L, N + O recorded by David Williams KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY -- RESEARCH Studying and sharing Kent's past Homepage | Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction Monumental Inscriptions of Strood Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ - recorded by D. E. Williams 2009 Part 2 - 1914 to 1929 SECTION L 551. Curbs (Row 9) HENRY JAMES ARTHRELL DIED JUNE 12th 1928 AGED 80 YEARS ALSO ELIZABETH CLARKE WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED AUGUST 10th 1922 AGED 74 YEARS 552. Headstone, Large Plot (Row 8) IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDITH GWENDOLINE THE DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF GEORGE BAKER WHO DIED 13th APRIL 1915 AGED 26 YEARS "Peace, Perfect Peace" ALSO MARY ELIZABETH THE DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM H. POLLARD WHO DIED 19th MARCH 1922 AGED 60 YEARS "Safe in the "Homeland" " ALSO WILLIAM HENRY POLLARD HUSBAND AND FATHER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 20th JANUARY 1932 AGED 71 YEARS "Reunited" ALSO EDITH WIFE OF THE ABOVE W. H. POLLARD WHO DIED 16th FEBRUARY 1939 AGED 67 YEARS 553. Curbs (Row 7) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH BEAN DIED NOV. 12th 1925 North Side AND JOHN BEAN HER HUSBAND DIED AUG. 8th 1934 "Rest in Peace" BOARD see COX 554. Curbs (Row 9) North Side SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CATHERINE ADELAIDE BOAST WHO DIED JULY 2nd 1924 AGED 25 YEARS South Side ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT BOAST WHO DIED MARCH 30th 1927 AGED 57 YEARS East Side ALSO ANNIE MARY BOAST AT REST 27th MARCH 1957 AGED 82 YEARS 555. Headstone and Curbs (Row 5) IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE BOURNE WHO DIED 14th APRIL 1927 IN HIS 67th YEAR "Gone but not Forgotten" ALSO THE ABOVE ANNIE BOURNE WHO DIED 29th APRIL 1930 AGED 71 YEARS "Safe in the arms of Jesus" North Curb ALSO WINIFRED MAY BOURNE WHO DIED 3rd MAY 1973 AGED 80 YEARS 556. Fallen Headstone and "Shield" Tablet (Row 6) IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER JOHN CHARLES BOURNE WHO DIED OCT. 9th 1921 AGED 56 YEARS EMILY FANNY BOURNE WHO DIED DEC. 25th 1921 AGED 63 YEARS "In Death not Divided" Tablet IN SWEETEST MEMORY OF "HAZEL" THE DEARLY LOVED CHILD OF E. & A. PIDDLESDEN DIED SEP. 14th 1925 AGED 6 MONTHS GRAND-CHILD OF J. C. & E. F. BOURNE 557. Curbs (Row 8) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS COLLINGS DIED AUG. 1st 1920 AGED 69 South Side AND OF ROSA ANN COLLINGS HIS WIFE DIED AUG. 19th 1915 AGED 57 558. Headstone, Pedestal and Urn (Row 9) IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM COX DIED 17th MARCH 1924 AGED 73 ALSO HARRY COX KILLED IN ACTION 22nd MARCH 1916 AGED 28 ALSO GEORGE HERBERT COX D.C.M, M.M. KILLED IN ACTION 28th OCT. 1917 AGED 21 "Jesu Mercy" AND ALICE COX DIED 16th 1937 AGED 76 YEARS Pedestal and Urn IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR WIFE CONSTANCE BOARD DAUGHTER OF W. & A. COX PASSED AWAY 6th AUGUST 1927 AGED 38 YEARS "At Rest" 559. Curbs (Row 9) South Side ELIZABETH EARL WHO DIED 23rd FEB. 1923 AGED 64 YEARS North Side ALSO GEORGE EARL WHO DIED 28th DEC. 1939 AGED 82 YEARS 560. Pedestals, Fallen Cross (In Front of Chapel) East Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JENNIE EDWARD WIFE OF JOHN EDWARD DIED 14th MARCH 1919 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN EDWARD DIED 18th OCTOBER 1933 AGED 89 YEARS North Side IAN EDWARD HURLEY GRANDSON CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE 19th DEC. 1941 AGED 31 YEARS 561. Headstone (In Front of Chapel) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNIE THE MUCH LOVED WIFE OF JAMES ELVY J.P. OF STROOD WHO DIED JULY 13th 1915 AGED 56 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE JAMES ELVY J.P. WHO DIED JULY 27th 1935 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO ETHEL DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 18th JULY 1966 AGED 81 YEARS 562. Derelict Curbs (Row 5) North Side MARY EVENDEN DIED JULY 2nd 1918 "Whom the Lord chaseneth most he loveth best" South Side ALSO HEPHIZIBAH EVENDEN DIED 21st DECEMBER 1924 AGED 73 YEARS 563. Curbs (Row 7) SARAH HELEN FINER SECOND DAUGHTER OF THE LATE THOMAS AND SARAH FINER WHO PASSED AWAY DEC. 10th 1916 AGED 52 YEARS (one line) 564. Curb (Row 8) North Side HENRY FORD WHO DIED 27th DEC. 1915 AGED 54 YEARS South Side ALSO FANNY FORD WHO DIED 8th JULY 1946 AGED 84 YEARS 565. Curbs (Row 7) North Side GEORGE HEMMING PASSED AWAY 29th SEPT. 1918 AGED 60 South Side MARY JANE HEMMING PASSED AWAY 5th MAY 1942 AGED 79 YEARS "Reunited" 566. Fallen Headstone (Row 10) IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF HENRY HOLLANDS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 27th 1925 AGED 47 YEARS "Until the Day Break" ALSO THE ABOVE HENRY HOLLANDS WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS AUGUST 24th 1933 AGED 58 YEARS "With Christ" HURLEY see EDWARD 567. Curbs (Row 9) WILLIAM KENT DIED AUGUST 26th 1921 AGED 89 YEARS MARY WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JULY 15th 1922 AGED 89 YEARS 568. Headstone (Row 9) IN LOVING MEMORY OF SOPHIA ELIZABETH THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED KIMMINS WHO ENTERED INTO REST OCTOBER 28th 1919 AGED 69 YEARS "Sweet Rest in Heaven" ALSO THE ABOVE ALFRED KIMMINS WHO DIED JAN. 1st 1925 AGED 78 YEARS "In Peace" 569. Headstone (Row 8) "Peace" IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN MATSON WHO FELL ASLEEP 16th JANY. 1926 AGED 84 YEARS ALSO HENRY MATSON HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO FELL ASLEEP 28th DECR. 1926 IN HIS 90th YEAR 570. Curbs (Row 9) HERBERT ALDGATE MERRY (LATE OF HOLBEACH, LINCS.) PASSED AWAY APRIL 27th 1918 571. Low Headstone (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF BERT THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE PALMER & ONLY SON OF THE LATE EDWARD & ELEANOR PALMER DIED DECEMBER 2nd 1918 AGED 35 YEARS 572. Curbs (Row 10) RICHARD FOREMAN PETTMAN FELL ASLEEP 23rd DECEMBER 1927 PIDDLESDEN see BOURNE POLLARD see BAKER 573. Curbs, Large Plot (Row 11) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY ANN POUND WHO DIED 25th NOVEMBER 1928 AGED 71 YEARS "Sweet Rest at Last" (one line) West Side ALSO ALBERT POUND HER HUSBAND WHO DIED 25th JAN. 1940 AGED 85 YEARS South Side ALSO FLORENCE ADA THEIR DAUGHTER PASSED TO HIGHER SERVICE 14th DECEMBER 1959 AGED 75 YEARS "Lovingly Remembered" (one line) 574. Headstone, Large Plot (Row 4) IN SACRED MEMORY OF ANNIE HARRIET THE BELOVED WIFE OF EDWIN TODD WHO DIED FEBRUARY 13th 1924 AGED 62 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE EDWIN TODD J.P. WHO PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 1st 1941 AGED 80 YEARS 575. Curbs (Row 9) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF RUTH WIFE OF ARTHUR J. J. TRANAH WHO DIED MARCH 13th 1926 AGED 68 YEARS South Side ALSO OF ARTHUR JOHN J. TRANAH WHO DIED DECEMBER 3rd 1931 AGED 75 YEARS 576. Headstone (In Front of Chapel) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF EMMA BUTCHER WILES WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY 1st APRIL 1925 AGED 91 YEARS "At Rest" ALSO OF THE ABOVE EMMA BUTCHER WILES WHO FELL ASLEEP 2nd JANUARY 1931 IN HER 93rd YEAR 577. Red Granite Coped (Row 9) IN LOVING MEMORY OF ERNEST WILKS WHO DIED 10th NOV. 1920 AGED 40 YEARS AND ADA NAYLOR WILKS REUNITED 24th MARCH 1964 AGED 80 YEARS ALSO JOHN NAYLOR WILKS WHO DIED 3rd OCT. 1957 AGED 38 YEARS SECTION N 578. Curbs (Row 1) South Side IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF BETSEY BAKER WHO PASSED AWAY 3rd DECEMBER 1917 AGED 65 YEARS (one line) North Side ALSO THOMAS BAKER WHO FELL ASLEEP 15th MARCH 1949 AGED 95 YEARS 579. Curbs (Row 17) South Side MY DEAR WIFE EMMA MARY BATTY WHO PASSED AWAY ON THE 27th AUGUST 1920 AGED 79 YEARS North Side ALSO HER HUSBAND THOMAS BATTY WHO PASSED AWAY ON THE 19th FEB. 1941 AGED 98 YEARS "In God's Keeping" (one line) 580. Fallen Headstone (Row 12) "Peace" IN LOVING MEMORY OF LILY BEATRUP DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ELIJAH AND SARAH ANN BENTLEY WHO DIED DEC. 9th 1927 AGED 45 YEARS "For ever with the Lord" 581. Granite Pedestals and Cross (Row 15) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND FRANK THOMAS BURNEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 2nd JUNE 1918 AGED 29 YEARS "Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord" 582. Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF DANIEL BELOVED HUSBAND OF EDITH MARY CHALKLEN WHO FELL ASLEEP MARCH 22nd 1925 AGED 59 YEARS ALSO IN MEMORY OF ABRAHAM PARR AND EDITH MARY PARR CONNOLLY see GRAHAM 583. Derelict Curbs (Row 11) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ERNEST DAVIES DIED JAN. 29th 1914 AGED 39 North Side AND HIS WIFE MARY ELIZA DAVIES DIED OCT. 13th 1952 AGED 79 584. Derelict Curbs (Row 9) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN DAVIES DIED 23rd JUNE 1915 AGED 70 YEARS North Side ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE JANE DAVIES WHO FELL ASLEEP 14th JAN. 1923 AGED 74 YEARS West Side AND DORIS DAVIES DIED 20th OCTOBER 1951 AGED 49 YEARS 585. Curbs (Row 8) South Side FRANK SCRAFTON ONLY SON OF HENRY G. AND ANN DAVIES WHO PASSED AWAY 4th SEPTEMBER 1924 AGED 26 YEARS (one line) North Side ALSO ANN DAVIES WHO PASSED AWAY 2nd OCTOBER 1939 AGED 70 YEARS ALSO OF HENRY G. DAVIES WHO PASSED AWAY 5th MARCH 1941 AGED 75 YEARS 586. Curbs (Row 16) South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRY RICHARD DOVE WHO DIED 10th FEBRUARY 1919 AGED 55 YEARS North Side ALSO OF ELIZABETH DOVE HIS WIFE WHO DIED 15th OCTOBER 1937 AGED 71 YEARS 587. Fallen Headstone (Row 18) "Peace" IN LOVING MEMORY OF DORIS EMILY EDMONDSON WHO DIED 8th JUNE 1924 AGED 24 YEARS ALSO HARRY EDMONDSON HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 8th FEB. 1927 AGED 29 YEARS "At Rest" 588. Granite Pedestals, Fallen Cross (Row 1) ALBIN FEHRENBACH BORN 18th JUNE 1865 DIED 24th SEPT. 1927 "Requiscat in Pace" MARIE ELIZABETH FEHRENBACH BORN 30th MARCH 1872 DIED 8th JUNE 1930 589. Pedestals and Cross (Row 1) East Side MERCIFUL JESUS GIVE REST TO THE SOULS OF WILLIAM WEBSTER GRAHAM WHO DIED JANUARY 24th 1925 AGED 74 YEARS "Rest in Peace" ROSE CONNOLLY GRAHAM WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED JANUARY 7th 1930 AGED 76 YEARS South Side ALSO OF HIS NIECE MARTHA MARY JANE CONNOLLY WHO DIED FEB. 26th 1925 AGED 44 YEARS ALSO BERNARD ANTHONY ALOYSIUS GRAHAM WHO DIED 29th DEC. 1945 AGED 53 YEARS North Side ALSO OF THEIR DAUGHTER ROSE CONNOLLY MARY GRAHAM WHO DIED OCT. 25th 1941 AGED 56 YEARS 590. Headstone, Very Eroded (Row 17) IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM GEORGE GRANT WHO PASSED AWAY 4th JULY? 1929 AGED 49? YEARS 591. Fallen Headstone (Row 6) IN MEMORY OF ALFRED THOMAS HILL WHO DIED 25th MAY 1922 AGED 72 YEARS "Pleasant are My Courts Above" ALSO MARY ANN HILL WHO DIED 5th MAY 1924 AGED 71 YEARS "At Eventide there shall be Light" 592. Derelict Curbs (Row 11) South Side MY DEAR WIFE ESTHER KEMBER WHO DIED 29th NOV. 1926 AGED 72 YEARS North Side HENRY STEPHEN KEMBER DIED 6th NOVEMBER 1932 AGED 77 YEARS East Side ALSO THEIR SON FRANK DIED 28th FEB. 1966 AGED 84 YEARS 593. Curbs (Row 1) North Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND ALBERT LAWRENCE WHO DIED MARCH 27th 1916 AGED 51 YEARS (one line) South Side ALSO EMMA SUSANNAH WIFE AND MOTHER WHO DIED OCTOBER 21st 1943 AGED 73 YEARS West Side ALSO LEONARD OUR SON WHO DIED JAN. 27th 1916 AGED 19 YEARS East Side ALSO RAYMOND VINCENT OUR SON WHO DIED MARCH 13th 1942 AGED 38 YEARS 594. Headstone (Row 15) IN LOVING MEMORY OF REBECCA ALICE THE BELOVED WIFE OF W. T. LOVE WHO DIED JUNE 13th 1927 AGED 64 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM S. T. LOVE SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED MARCH 10th 1927 AGED 42 YEARS ALSO WILLIAM THOMAS BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARIE-LOUISE LOVE WHO DIED APRIL 30th 1940 AGED 79 YEARS ALSO MARIE LOUISE LOVE WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED JUNE 21st 1950 AGED 65 YEARS 595. Fallen Headstone and Curbs (Row 4) IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANK THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF PENELOPE MOSS WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY 31st DECEMBER 1922 AGED 77 YEARS ALSO THE ABOVE PENELOPE MOSS WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY 22nd MARCH 1929 AGED 83 YEARS "At Rest" South Curb ALSO WILLIAM JAMES MOSS WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY 15th MAY 1936 AGED 59 YEARS 596. C.W.G.C. Headstone, Small Headstone and Curbs (Row 8) T/14520 STAFF SERJT. MAJOR E. R. NEWSTEAD ARMY SERVICE CORPS. 17th NOVEMBER 1918 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND ERNEST RUEBEN NEWSTEAD 1/CL S.S. MAJOR RASC WHO DIED 17th NOVEMBER 1918 AGED 38 YEARS South Curb ALSO SELINA ELIZABETH NEWSTEAD WHO DIED 21st OCTOBER 1950 AGED 69 YEARS 597. Curbs (Row 17) IN LOVING MEMORY OF GERTRUDE OWENS WHO DIED 24th FEB. 1929 AGED 24 YEARS 598. Small Fallen Headstone (Row 18) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MILLICENT PANNELL WHO PASSED AWAY 2nd OCT. 1921 AGED 18 YEARS "Till He Come" PARR see CHALKLEN 599. Derelict Curbs (Row 16) IN LOVING MEMORY OF FLORENCE GRACE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM J. READ WHO DIED 19th MAY 1921 AGED 47 YEARS (one line) ALSO HIS WIFE FLORENCE ANNIE READ WHO DIED 22nd FEB. 1940 AGED 56 YEARS 600. Headstone (Row 9) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRIETTA THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF FREDERICK W. SILLETT WHO PASSED AWAY 14th JULY 1925 IN HER 57th YEAR "Peace, Perfect Peace" 601. Tablet (Row 16) IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN EDWARD STOCKWELL WHO DIED 13th NOVEMBER 1923 AGED 26 YEARS AND CONSTANCE ALICE STOCKWELL WHO DIED 11th AUGUST 1957 AGED 56 YEARS 602. Curbs (Row 7) South Side DORA MARIAN BELOVED DAUGHTER OF SYDNEY TANNER KILLED IN BECKENHAM LANE OCTOBER 18th 1924 AGED 18 YEARS 8 MNTHS. (one line) North Side ALSO OF SYDNEY STANDHAFT TANNER WHO PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 3rd 1948 AGED 68 YEARS 603. Headstone (Row 3) IN LOVING MEMORY OF HENRY WILLIAM TOMPSETT WHO DIED OCT. 1st 1927 AGED 27 YEARS "A sudden change, at God's command he fell, He had no time chance to bid his friends farewell, Affliction came without warning given. And bid him haste to meet his God in Heaven" 604. "Book" Tablet (Row 13) IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM THOMAS TRANAH WHO DIED 3rd DECEMBER 1915 AGED 66 YEARS "At Rest" | ALSO OF ELIZA TRANAH WIFE OF WILLIAM THOMAS TRANAH WHO DIED 25th APRIL 1924 AGED 74 YEARS "We Meet Again" | 605. Curbs (Row 12) South Side SAMUEL EDWARD WHITE DIED JANUARY 5th 1929 AGED 61 North Side ALSO ADA FANNY WHITE HIS WIFE DIED 26th MAY 1961 AGED 79 YEARS "At Rest" SECTION O 606. Loose, Leaning Headstone IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALBERT WILLIAM THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ALICE M. M. ANDERSON WHO DIED 23rd DEC. 1925 AGED 49 YEARS "Resting" ALSO THE ABOVE ALICE M. M. ANDERSON WHO DIED 1st DEC. 1941 AGED 69 YEARS [ ] 607. Curbs South Side IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZA SELINA BENNETT WHO DIED 12th FEB. 1944 AGED 66 YEARS North Side ALSO JAMES BENNETT WHO DIED 22nd SEPT. 1926 AGED 58 YEARS Back to Strood Cemetery Introduction For details about the advantages of membership of the Kent Archaeological Society click here Back to Churchyards Listed Back to Library and Visual Records Back to Research Back to Homepage This website is constructed by enthusiastic amateurs. Any errors noticed by other researchers will be gratefully received so that we can amend our pages to give as accurate a record as possible. Please send details to research@kentarchaeology.org.uk |
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