ST ALPHEGE GRAVEYARD, CANTERBURY

~ ST. ALPHEGE GRAVEYARD ~

CANTERBURY

The earliest stone remaining in the graveyard is from 1696 and this was apparently dug up while some renovations were going on.

Sicilian Soldiers in Canterbury - Between February 16 and April 18, 1808, nine Siciliana were buried in the parish of St. Alphage, Canterbury. Notes and Queries 1849

...For instance, in the adjoining parish of St. Alphage there are several entries of burials, both in the Cathedral and its adjoining Churchyard, the earliest being "the xxij daye of M'che 1558 was buryed Will'm Stephens in Christ Church yearde." Although there are many entries in the Registers of St. Alphage of burials of persons who died of the plague, it is remarkable that there is not a single entry in the Cathedral Registers in which the word Plague, or the equally well known letter P, occurs.

Sicilian Soldiers in Canterbury - Between February 16 and April 18, 1808, nine Siciliana were buried in the parish of St. Alphage, Canterbury. Notes and Queries 1849

*The Sicilian solidiers were possibly from the 52nd Regiment of Foot, as it's showing (on napoleon-series.org) in "1806, September they went to Sicily; Melazzo and incorporated a company of Sicilian recruits", and "1808 that Canterbury discharged Sicilians to foreign regiment; April received draft of 221 men from 2/52"

Buried in St. Alphage (what did these men die of?)

Unknown Sicilian April 18, 1808

Unknown Sicilian April 8, 1808

2 Unknown Sicilians April 16, 1808

Unknown Sicilian April 14, 1808

Unknown Sicilian April 6, 1808

Unknown Sicilian March 19, 1808

The epitaph on Agnes Halke, who died in the year 1512,

notices the custom of dancing in churchyards:

"In this churchyard was so her chance,

First after the hallowing of the same;

Afore all others to begin the dance,

Which to all creatures is the loth game."

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Unreadable now

To the memory of

Mrs MARY GILL

of the parish of St. Dunstan's

who departed his life

the 19th July 1822

aged 92 years.

Also of Mrs. ANN NOBLE

of the same parish

who departed this life 6th Sept

1837 aged 83 years

Sacred

to the memory of

Mr. JOHN AUSTIN

late of this parish

formerly of Sandwich

who departed this life the 30th

of August 1816 in the 70th year

of his age

Also JANE daughter of the above

who died the 15 day of Jan 1816

aged 24 years

*Jane and John of King street

MATTHEWS

KNIGHT ? and a broken tombstone to the left

Tombstone is broken off and the footstone is flaking

In the grave beneath

are deposited the remains of

MARY

wife of JAMES RIDOUT of this parish

who died 24th January 1823

aged 57 years

Also of the above named

JAMES RIDOUT

who died 19th November 1841

aged 76 years

And also of

JAMES only son of the above

JAMES RIDOUT and MARY his wife

who died 4th December 1842

aged 54 years

See Ridout Family

Footstones on the back wall most of which are unreadable now

Footstone

Sophia Goulden

1807

the burial of a William Goulden age 3 months of the Borough of Staplegate, Feb 4, 1815

the burial of a William Goulden age 68 of the Borough of Staplegate, August 16, 1816

HARRIS

Here lieth the body of

JOHN HARRIS ye sonn of

THOMAS and ELIZABETH

HARRIS who died July

the 20th 1696 in the 20th

year of his age

Unreadable now

Footstone

J. D. 1825

[S.D. 1822]

Dernocour

Susannah Dernecour, King street, March 17th, age 70

James Dernecour, King street, March 15th, age 62

Isaiah Dernecour of St. Alphage, Canterbury, Silk Weaver (20, father Henry Dernecour) & Ann Austen of St. Paul Canterbury, at St. Paul. Dec 27, 1769

Henry Knipp of St. Peter's Sandwich, bachelor and Hester Dernecour of St. Alphage, Canterbury, spinster at St. Alphage. June 8, 1772

Dernocour / Dernacour / Dernaucourt / Dernocourt