St. Gregory the Great, Graveyard

~ ST. GREGORY THE GREAT, GRAVEYARD ~

CANTERBURY

Burials start 1852

"St. Gregory's Church..Within 500 yards of the Military Hospital, in a field called North Holmes, is the church of St. Gregory. It is a very handsome structure, and has a large burial ground attached, which is now used as a place of interment by all the parishes, the old burial-grounds being closed by a late Act of parliament." J. Jennings 1860

Above....Work has begun on the removal of stones for the proposed concert hall expansion by the University (2011)

200 remains are being re-interred

2010

	BRIDGE	CALDWELL	CARPENTER		COCKERSELL
CRIPPEN		DAVISON			GRAY
HOLTON	HOPPER	HYMERS		LILLEY
		MAXTED		MILLER	MORTIMER
	NUGENT		PEMBLE	PILCH	PRETT
	SILK	SKINNER	SLADDEN	SMALL	SMITHSON
	SOLLY				THOMAS
THOMSETT		WATTS	WHITEHEAD	WILKINSON	WOOD

Annie E. Maxted

Died 17th Aug 1886

Aged 28 Years

Also of

George Maxted

Died 26th Jan 1918

Aged 61 Years

Sacred to the memory of

SARAH wife of

THOMAS FINN MILLER

Who died October 8th 1861

Aged 68 Years

Also of the above

Thomas Finn Miller

who died October ......

In his 87th(?) Year

------------

The tombstone behind this reads:

Sacred

to the Memory of

Mary

the beloved wife of

William Finn

who died September ...

aged ... years

Also of

William Finn

who died November ...

Sacred

To the Memory of

MARIA

The beloved wife of

WILLIAM DAVISON

of the parish of All Saints

who departed this life May 16th, 1879

Aged 72 Years

Also of

WILLIAM DAVISON

who departed this life

December 1st 1890

Aged 85 Years

Clerk and sexton to the parishes

of All Saints and St. Mildred for

upwards of 50 Years.

Thy will be done.

In Loving Memory

WILLIAM SKINNER SENr.

(broken tombstone, see below)

Died March 2nd 1873

Aged 48 Years

Also of SOPHIA his wife

died July 15th 1887

Aged 61 YEARS

Also of the herementioned Children

William Skinner Junr.

Selina Fanny born September 1st 1867

died April 1st, 1873

Alice Jane born September 22nd 1868

Died February 27th 1869

Agnes born November 22nd 1873

died February 23rd 1874

Bessie born January 24th 1875

Died July 12th, 1878

Edith born March 15th, 1875

Died July 18th 1878

Frank born July 14th, 1878

Died July 17th, 1879

Leslie Clare born November 30th 1884

died Feb 19th 1883

Lilly May born May [?] 1885

died June 4th 1885

Sacred

to the Memory of

GEORGE SILK

Who departed this life

January 21st 1864

Aged 60 Years

---- ----

An honest Friend and Father good

Beloved by all his Neighbourhood,

He laboured hard until his Death

And then to Christ resigned his Breath

----- -----

This Tribute of Affection has been

Erected by his eldest and beloved

daughter Hannah Hobbs

Sacred

The Memory of

ELIZABETH ANN CRIPPEN

Who died January 5th, 1860

Aged 78 Years

Aslo in the Adjoining Graves

lie the Brother and sisters

of the above (viz.)

Charlotte

wife of Peter CRIPPEN

died 1856 Aged 71 Years

Elizabeth Ann

Wife of John CRIPPEN

died 1858, aged 78 Years

Charlotte CRIPPEN

died 1859 Aged 72 Years

Peter CRIPPEN

Died 1859, Aged 76 Years

Also of John CRIPPEN

husband of Elizabeth Ann Crippen

who died ..... 3.. 1864

Aged 8[1] Years

Affectionate Remembrance

WILLIAM SOLLY

Who died April 1st, 1876

In his 87th Year

His end was peace.

Also of

ELIZABETH

the beloved wife of the above

who died October 19th 1866

Aged 68 Years

Thy Will be Done

*footstone

The Memory of

ELIZABETH CARPENTER

who died May 11th, 1867

aged 80 Years

---

Affliction sore long time she bore

physicians were in vain

But after all God did her call

and ease her of her pain.

also of

JOHN CARPENTER

husband of the above who

died August 4th, 1872

aged 78 years

His end was peace

much of this is unreadable

Sacred to

The Memory of

-----

Aged [?]3 Years

Surviving Her Husband

Sons and 4 Daughters

... Their Loss

Also of

ANN HOPPER

... the.. of the above..

... departed this life

2.. February 186[5]

Aged .3 Years

------

Sacred

To the memory of

THOMAS WOOD

The beloved husband

of Mary Ann Wood

who died February 8th, 1862

aged 48 years

Also of

MARY ANN WOOD

Widow of the above

who departed this life

December 19th, 1888

Aged 71 Years

In Loving Memory Of

ELIZABETH PEMBLE

who died October 16th, 1881

In her 63rd Year

Watch therefore for we know not

what hour your Lord doth come

Also of

ALICE JANE her daughter who

died February 5th, 193(?)

In her 88th Year

*Alice Jane Pemble was living at 2 Guildhall street in 1881 with her widowed Aunt Harriett Laming

Loving Memory of

JOHN C. MORTIMER

who died August ...1870(?)

...thou faithful unto death and

... thee crown of life.

Sacred

The Memory of

THOMAS WATTS

born Oct 28th 1801

Died Feby 24th 1871

Also

to the Memory of

CLARA, WALTER THOMAS

The beloved Children of

RICHARD WALTER AND

SARAH ELLEN PRETT

Clara died Feby 19th 1869

Aged 5 Years

Walter Thomas

died September 6th 1871

Aged 1 Year and 8 Months

Also of

THOMAS

Eldest son of

Stephen and Sarah Ann WATTS

died October 1st 1871

Aged 10 years and 6 months

Also of the Above Named

STEPHEN WATTS

born September 25th (23rd) 1820 (1826)

Died February 18th 1902

Also of SARAH ANN WATTS

wife of the above Stephen Watts

died October 27th 1904

aged 75 years

Affectionate Remembrance of

ALICE CHARLOTTE

daughter of

WILLIAM & CHARLOTTE WILKINSON

Died Novr 1st 1868

Aged 7 Years

Also of

FREDERICK son of the above

Died 4th Decr 1868 Aged 4 Months

Jesus said of such is the

Kingdom of Heaven

Also of

ISABEL PAYN WILKINSON

(the rest of the tombstone is buried)

Sacred

To the Memory of

CHARLES WHITEHEAD

who died May 11th 1870,

Aged 59 Years

Then rest thee in thy lonely bed

Nor shall our hearts repine

Thy ... and offerings are finished

A happy lot is thine

Also of JANE

wife of the above

who died Jany [?]0th 189[3]

Aged 76 Years

(could possibly be the Charles and Jane that lived in Burgate street at No. 17/18)

... Remembrance of

JOHN THOMSETT

The ... husband of

PATIENCE THOMSETT

died November ... 1873

Aged 75 Years

Also of

WILLIAM

the beloved son of

JOHN and PATIENCE THOMSETT

died July 1, 1868

... ( stone front cracked off )

*death of a Patience Thomsett of St. George's, Canterbury, May 15th at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital 1882

The gravestone has fallen over and is laying on the ground

In Memory of

MAR... ..... HOLTON

Died ... ...ber 11th, 1872(?)

In His 8th Year

Thy will be done

Also of

WILLIAM WELLARD

Died April 26th, 1877

Aged 85 YEARS

Also of

MARK HOLTON

died February 17th, 1881

Aged 61 YEARS

And of

( the stone is cracked and missing this piece )

Sacred

to the Memory of

ELIZA JANE WATSON

who died July 20th 1876

aged 36 YEARS

Also of

JAMES WATSON

who died October 12th 1880

Aged 72 Years

Sacred

to the memory of

JOSEPH THOMAS

the beloved son of

JAMES and MARY WATSON

who died June 13 1866

in the 21st Year of his age

His end was peace

Also of the above

MARY WATSON

wo died August 17th 1868

in the 62nd year of her age

.....

......

....

...ted in

Affection ... remembrance

MARY ANN

the beloved wife of

the late LIEUT. EDWARD ....LOW..N

who departed this life

2.. October

In the .. year of .....

(the stone behind on the right reads)

Affectionate Remembrance

SARAH

the beloved wife of

WILLIAM FREDERICK BOURNE(?)

who departed this life

August 10th(?) 1866(?)

Aged [27]

Also of

SARAH LOUISA

Only child of the above

who departed this life

December [9] 18[68]

aged 6 months

Unknown small gravestone, probably a footstone

18??

M .. W

18??

? W

Stones in the pathway

affectionate

Rembrance of

Caroline

The beloved wife of

Richard Cockersell

Born July 31st 1820

Died May 13th 1873

The will of God be done

Also of

Richard Cockersell

Died Feby 8th 1897

Aged 78 years

*Caroline of St. Peter's place, Richard of Hospital Lane (Castle Street)

A R. Cockersell, of the BLACK HORSE public house in Orchard Street, Canterbury 1855

Affectionate Rembrance of

JOHN BRIDGE

Died June 1st 1859

Aged 55 Years

Also of

ANN MARIA

Widow of the above

died March 8th 1875

Aged 71 years

Also of

MARTHA BRIDGE

Mother of the above

and two grand children

[balance of the stone is flaked off]

*Upper Bridge Street (St. George's), daughter Anne, grandson Henry Eyles

John was an Agricultural Labourer born in Ashord and Ann was of Mersham

In Affectionate Remembrance of

WILLIAM HOLTON

The dearly beloved husband of

PHOEBE HOLTON

Born 4th December 1840

Died 3rd August 1886

'Prepare O partner of my joys and woes,

to lay thee down in blessed repose,

our hearts were one through years of earthly love,

may we be one through Christ in realms above'

Also of

The wife of the above

Died Oct 20th 1916

Aged 75 years

*The couple were running the "Union Castle" public house in the early 1880's at 48 Union Street. He was from Bucking, Buckingshire and she was from Tunbridge, Kent

SACRED

To the beloved Memory of

JAMES SMITHSON, who died

Septr 4th 1867. Aged 82 Years.

He left surviving, Caroline his

second wife and three children

by his first wife Lucy, who was

interred in St. Mary Bredins

Church-yard in this city.

[possible scripture, some flaked off and damaged]

...aused me to understand

...thoughts

...

James Smithson of Ivy Lane, a Victualler of the Navy Arms Public House in Ivy lane, he was born in Canterbury and Caroline in Kingstone/Bishopsbourn, Kent

*Lucy died 1840

Henry & Caroline HOPPER

Bertha SLADDEN

To the beloved memory of

James SMITHSON who died

Sept 4th 1867. Aged 82 Years.

He left surviving Caroline his

second wife and three children

by his first wife LUCY who was

interred in St. Mary Bredins

Church-yard in this city.

Small stone not much readable except for the B in the top right hand corner

Jessie BUTLER & Frances Agnes WINTER & Walter Henry JOHNSON

E. M.

188[?]

A. M.

1896

Rebecca CHAPMAN and possibly other names but not readable at the top

Margaret SMALL

MARSH

James SMALL

Thomas & Maria HYMERS

Jessie & Jane CALDWELL

Samuel Hammon REYNOLDS

Alice & Lucy REYNOLDS

Herbert REYNOLDS, died Kingston, Jamaica

Ellen REYNOLDS

Fuller PILCH memorial (the old memorial is shown on the left of the postcard with the obelisk)

George Sainthill NUGENT b. 1799 d. 1865 & wife Elizabeth NUGENT

Miltary Road, George S. Nugent, Proprietor of Houses, with wife Elizabeth, South Mimms, Middlesex (Baptism of a George Nugent Jan 9, 1828 to George Sainthill Nugent and Elizabeth Nugent, St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London)

Eliza TILBE (1881), Eliza TILBE (1871), Mary Ann TILBE (1864)

Footstone resting on a tomb, footstone is E.S. 1856

Sarah BLAK....

James LILLEY (1899) and Susannah LILLEY (1878)

1860's James Lilley of Monastery Street, Carrier & Dealer in Poultry, with a Lodger Susannah BANGHAM, and sons Arthur and James BANGHAM

The couple were married in 1866 at St. Paul Deptford, Lewisham, he was a bachelor, she was a widow, (parents Thomas Lilley, Stephen Ells) both fathers were mail contractors

1881 James Lilley, widower, Poulterer born Sturry, son James Lilley, Game Dealer born Canterbury, with James Lilley, grandson

H.M. 1875

J.M. 1891

[broken stone]

Thomas and Mary Ann MAXTED

John William THOMAS (1863)

John DEAN, Harriett DEAN

John NEWING

Joseph HALL

This monument was erected

by the Voluntary Subscriptons

of the members

of the Canterbury District

of the Manchester Unity

of odd fellows

the deceased having been

their faithful secretary

for 18 years

he died in

Friendship, Love and truth

In Memory of Ann the Beloved wife of

GEORGE GRAY of Dover

Who died April 1[5] 1857 aged [4]8 Years

(other side)

In Memory of Geroge GRAY of Dover

who died March 29th 1865 aged 64 years

His end was Peace

Showing the memorials for PRETT and GRAY on the left

William PRETT

Arthur DEAN

Sarah Barbett DEAN

Sarah BLECHYNDEN (1866) & Matilda Blanche BLECHYNDEN (1883)

Mary Elizabeth SHINDLER widow of Mr. Robert SHINDLER of St. Pauls in this city

(1851 no. 16 Best Lane..Mary Shindler unmarried, house proprietor born Canterbury, (visiting with Thomas Wilkinson, Solicitor) in 1861 she is still here as a boarder.

Marriage of a Mary Elizabeth SHINDLER, 1842 (possibly William MARCHANT)

1841 Dane John Terrace, a Thomas Wilkinson, Solicitor, looks like Mary and Mary Shindler are at the same abode

Death of a Mary SHINDLER 1842, Canterbury

Death of a Mary SHINDLER 1863, Canterbury (her brother is Stephen SHINDLER of Surrey)

A John SHINDLER, Gardener, Canterbury 1644

A Thomas SHINDLER of Canterbury 1753 (Christie's auction, June 23 2004, a pocket watch was sold "Lot 56 - Thomas Schindler: a gilt paircase verge pocket watch with under painted horn. Signed THOS. SHINDLER, Canterbury, No. 303, 60 mm" sold for 1135 pounds

A grandfather clock sold at Bonhams - "A late 18th century mahogany and line inlaid longcase clock of small size, Thomas Shindler, Canterbury" sold for 1763 pounds

Thomas Shindler was a maker of longcase clocks who was made free of Clockmakers Company in 1747

Thomas Shindler, part of a grand Jury Sept 11, 1756

William BIRCH (1873) of St. Mary Northgate Mary Ann BIRCH (1869)

Robert BLIGH son of William and Mary Ann BLIGH, Kate BLIGH, Ada BLIGH (children of John and Caroline BLIGH)

Burial, Kate Bligh age 6, March 28th, 1868, and Ada BLIGH age 2 3/4 29th of March 1868 (G355)

Footstone

A.W.

1860

Broken Tombstone - FOSTER

Charles and Amey TWYMAN

Eliza Jane WATSON & James WATSON

Joseph Thomas WATSON, the beloved son of James and Mary WATSON also Mary WATSON

Footstone

J. T. W. 1866

M.W. 1868

William BULLINGER

*Westgate street, William Bullinger (b. Canterbury) wife Mary (nee Bent b. Waltham), children James (moved to America), Hester Ann, Eliza, Zillah Jane (m. John Sanders a missionary), Ethelbert William Bullinger

born c. 1795 widowed c. 1858 d. 1873, age 78 (& Wesleyan Preacher) Member of the Methodist Church