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Monumental Inscriptions
of St Nicholas Cemetery, Maidstone Road, Rochester
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recorded by D. E. Williams 2007-08
Section B is
a narrow strip bounded on the north by the main cemetery road and on the
south by a tarmac path which extends most of the length of the section to
the east.
75. [B
1] Derelict pedestal and cross
East side
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
DARLING NETTIE
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF
W.J. & A. E. ANDREW
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
MAY 2nd 1887
AGED 13 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS
West side
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
WILLIAM JAMES ANDREW
PASTOR OF THE VINES CHURCH 1875-189[ ]
WHO ENTERED INTO THE JOY OF HIS LORD
FEBRUARY 11th 1910
IN HIS 73rd YEAR
ALSO OF ALICE EMMA ANDREW
WHO DIED FEB. 16th 1925
IN HER 80th YEAR
76. [B
2] Large ledger, brick base, with panels
IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF
FRANCES
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JAMES HENRY ANDREWS
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 29th JANUARY 1877
AGED 68 YEARS
ALSO EMMA ANDREWS
DAUGHTER OF J.H. ANDREWS
BORN MARCH 2nd 1844 DIED MARCH 30th 1881
ALSO THE ABOVE
JAMES HENRY ANDREWS
WHO DIED 26th FEBRUARY 1884
AGED 75 YEARS
ALSO FANNY
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JOHN SMITH HANCORN
AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 18th FEBRUARY 1889
AGED 47
"She looked well to the ways of her household
her children arise up and call her blessed
her husband also, and he praiseth her"
ALSO ANN THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF
JAMES HENRY AND FRANCES ANDREWS
WIDOW OF JOHN ALBERT DUNN
OF ALLHALLOWS
DIED 28th APRIL 1907 AGED 76 YEARS
"Her end was peace"
West side panel
[ ]
CHARLES ANDREWS
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
[ ] FEBRUARY 1861
AGED 2[ ] YEARS
ALSO
ANN ANDREWS
[GRANDMOTHER? OF THE ABOVE]
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
[ ] 7th JUNE 1862?
AGED 77 YEARS
South side panel
ALSO
RICHARD ANDREWS
[ ]
AULT---see
MULLINGER
77.
[B 3]
Derelict chest tomb, elaborate gothic style, with small figures
BELSEY TOMB
ISAAC BELSEY WAS A MILLER.
THE SAD STATE OF THIS FINE MONUMENT IS PROBABLY THE RESULT OF 20 YEARS
OF MUNICIPAL NEGLECT OF THE CEMETERY, RESULTING IN UNCHECKED TREE GROWTH
North side
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
ISAAC BELSEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JULY 13th 187[ ]
AGED 57 YEARS
"The Lord our
Righteousness"
West side
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
MARY FLINT
BELSEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
[ ] 1869
AGED [2 ] ? YEARS
South side
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
CATHERINE
FANNY BELSEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
APRIL 7th 1857
AGED[7]8 ? YEARS
"Reader mayst thou obtain life precious faith
to smile in anguish and rejoice in death"
78. [B 4]
Large ledger, ragstone base
IN REMEMBRANCE
OF
AMELIA
BELOVED DAUGHTER OF
MR. J. BULBROOK
WHO DIED JULY 18th 1864
AGED 24 YEARS
ALSO THREE CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE
MR. J. BULBROOK
WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY
ALSO SUSANNAH MARIA BULBROOK
WHO DIED MAY 25th 1866
AGED 16 YEARS
ALSO CHARLES EDWARD FARRANT
GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE
MR. J. BULBROOK
AGED 1 YEAR
ALSO THE ABOVE
MR. JOHN BULBROOK J.P.
WHO DIED NOVEMBER 18th 1898
AGED 86 YEARS
ALSO MARIA WIFE OF THE ABOVE
MR. JOHN BULBROOK J.P.
WHO DIED MAY 31st 1900
AGED 82 YEARS
ALSO JOHN JENKYN
ONLY SON OF THE ABOVE JOHN BULBROOK
WHO DIED OCTOBER 25th 1905
AGED 53 YEARS
MARY ELIZABETH BULBROOK
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JUNE 29th 1931
AGED 79 YEARS
79. [B 5]
Flat headstone
MARGARET CLATWORTHY
DIED [ ] SEPTEMBER 1867?
AGED 4[ ] ?
ALSO LOUISA DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
THE DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF
HENRY CLERKE STAFF SURGEON R.N.
WHO DIED 6th MARCH 1881
AGED 26 YEARS
80. [B 6]
Coped stone, ragstone base
North side
IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
HARRIET WIFE OF JOSEPH CREASEY OF THIS CITY
DIED MARCH 24th 1881 AGED 61 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED
JOSEPH CREASEY
DIED JULY 26th 1898 AGED 74 YEARS
"Forever with the Lord"
Southside
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH CREASEY
DIED SEPT. 22nd 1894 AGED 82 YEARS
ONLY SISTER OF JOSEPH CREASEY
ALSO JANE CREASEY
DIED AUGUST 12th 1920 AGED 93 YEARS
81. [B 7]
Granite curbs and small headstone
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
ROBERT JOSEPH CREASEY
WHO DIED 25th DECEMBER 1932
AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO EMMA
BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 27th AUGUST 1936
AGED 79 YEARS
South curb
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HILDA MARY SECOND DAUGHTER OF ROBERT J. & E.
CREASEY WHO DIED JULY 20th 1913 AGED 22 YEARS (ONE LINE)
CRUTTENDEN---see DOVE
DAVISON---see GREEN
82. [B 8]
Flat headstone
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS DOVE
WHO DIED JUNE 1st 1868
AGED 87 YEARS
ALSO
SARAH DOVE
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED DECEMBER 29th 1870
AGED 89 YEARS
ALSO
EDMUND CRUTTENDEN
SON IN LAW OF THE ABOVE
DIED SEPTEMBER 4th [ ]
AGED 72 YEARS
ALSO
GEORGE MICHAEL DOVE
SON OF THE ABOVE
DIED JULY 27th [ ]
AGED 75 YEARS
ALSO ANN CRUTTENDEN
DAUGHTER OF THOMAS & SARAH
DIED JANUARY 9th 1897
AGED 91 YEARS
DUNN--- see ANDREWS
83. [B 9]
Curbs
North side
IN MEMORY OF JOHN F.S. ESSENHIGH DIED MARCH 17th 1892 AGED 70 YEARS
South side
ALSO MARY ANN HIS WIFE DIED FEBRUARY 11th 1893 AGED70 YEARS
84. [B 10]
Coped granite
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HENRY EVEREST
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS MAY 3rd 1875
ALSO OF SUSANNA WIDOW OF THE ABOVE
WHO ENTERED INTO REST JAN. 17th 1897
FARRANT--- see BULBROOK
85. [B 11]
Standing headstone
[ ]
OF
JOHN GALER
[ ] DIED 8th APRIL 1890
AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO SUSANNAH ANN
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED 22nd JULY 1901
AGED 91 YEARS
"Forever with the Lord"
ALSO ALICE CHARLOTTE
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
DIED 16th SEPT. 1941
AGED 88 YEARS
86. [B 12]
Large ledger, brick base
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
HANNAH GARRISH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
AUGUST 6th 1860
IN THE 39th YEAR OF HER AGE
ALSO
ANN GARRISH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
DECEMBER 13th 1897
IN THE 75th YEAR OF HER AGE
ALSO
REBECCA GARRISH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
AUGUST 25th 1898
IN THE 74th? YEAR OF HER AGE
87. [B 13]
Standing headstone
SACRED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
HENRY JOHN WILLIAMS
GIBSON
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
25th DECEMBER 1891
IN HIS 83rd ? YEAR
"I know that my redeemer liveth"
ALSO EMILY
THE BELOVED WIFE OF JAMES WOODS
AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 24th 1894
AGED 52 YEARS
"With Christ which is far better"
ALSO ELIZA GIBSON
THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST 25th 1898
IN HER 86th YEAR
"He giveth his beloved sleep"
ALSO
ELIZABETH FLORENCE FORSTER
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
AT REST JANUARY 18th 1934
AGED 77 YEARS
88. [B 14]
Standing headstone
IN MEMORY
OF
CHARLES CORNELL GREEN
DIED 26th OCTOBER 1868
AGED 45 YEARS
ALSO ELIZABETH
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED 1st OCTOBER 1878
AGED 54 YEARS
ALSO THOMAS DAVISON
WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED
IN THE THAMES 22nd OCTOBER 1859
AGED 27 YEARS
INTERRED IN POPLAR CHURCHYARD, LONDON
ALSO SARAH JANE
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE T. DAVISON
WHO PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY
21st ? SEPTEMBER 1887 AGED 28 YEARS
"Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as
ye think not, the son of man cometh"
HANCORN--- see ANDREWS
HEARN---see KIRTON
89. [B 15]
Standing headstone
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ANTHONY HEIZMAN
WHO DIED ON THE 16th DAY OF JANUARY 1878
AGED 78 YEARS
"Rest in God"
"But if we walk in the light as he is in the light
we have fellowship one with another
and the blood of Jesus Christ his son
cleanseth us from all sin"
ALSO
HARRIETT HEIZMAN
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED ON THE 26th DAY OF MARCH 1894
AGED 78 YEARS
HUCKSTED---see LAMBERT
90. [B 16]
Granite curbs
North side
FREDERICK CHARLES HURDMAN 10.1.22 47 YEARS
South side
UNETT HURDMAN 6.2.01 57 YEARS
MARY WIFE OF ABOVE 15.6.36 82 YEARS
91. [B 17]
Standing headstone
"Death is swallowed up in Victory"
IN MEMORY
OF
ELIZABETH KATE
LOVING WIFE OF
JOHN HOWARD JACKSON
WHO FELL ASLEEP
AUGUST 20th 1892
AGED 37 YEARS
ALSO OF
JOHN HOWARD JACKSON J.P.
WHO FELL ASLEEP NOVEMBER 9th 1923
IN HIS 76th YEAR
ALSO EMMA JACKSON
HIS SISTER
WHO ENTERED INTO LIFE MARCH 15th 1923
AGED 84 YEARS
92. [B 18]
Granite curbs and small headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LUCY HANNAH JACKSON J.P.
WHO ENTERED INTO LIFE JAN. 2nd 1934
AGED 74 YEARS
"The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God"
93. [B 19]
Standing headstone
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
AMELIA JANE JARRETT
WHO DIED 25th JULY 1885
AGED 53 YEARS
THIS STONE
A TRIBUTE OF GRATEFUL AFFECTION
HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE FAMILY *
SHE SERVED FOR UPWARDS OF
THIRTY-THREE YEARS
WITH RARE FIDELITY AND DEVOTION
"Henceforth I call you not servants
but I have called you friends"
*(BELSEY family, B 3 )
94. [B 20]
Large ledger, low to ground
WILLIAM KIRTON
LATE OF SHEERNESS
WHO DIED 6th AUGUST 1870
AGED 60 YEARS
ALSO HARRIET KIRTON
WIDOW OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 22nd JUNE 1888
AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO ALFRED HAROLD
SECOND BELOVED SON OF
ALFRED AND HARRIETT HEARN
AND GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 7th DECEMBER 1863
AGED 3 YEARS AND [ ] MONTHS
"God gives us love – something
to love he lends us"
ALSO THOMAS SIDNEY
THE BELOVED SON OF
ALFRED AND HARRIETT HEARN
WHO DIED 27th APRIL 1888
AGED 25 YEARS
"Shall not the judge of all
earth do right"
95. [B 21]
Limestone obelisk
West side
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
JOHN LAMBERT
OF THIS CITY
BORN 5th JUNE 1829
DIED 8th FEBRUARY 1899
ALSO MARY ANN
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
BORN 16th SEPTEMBER 1827
DIED 1st DECEMBER 1909
"At rest"
East side
IN MEMORY
OF
RICHARD LAMBERT
WHO DIED 7th OCTOBER 1884
AGED 58 YEARS
ALSO CHARLOTTE
WIDOW OF THE ABOVE
BORN 23rd FEBRUARY 1830
DIED 29th JANUARY 1901
"Peace, perfect peace"
South side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ANNIE HUCKSTED
NIECE OF J. & R. LAMBERT
FORMERLY
YWCA MISSIONARY
IN CEYLON AND INDIA
WHO FELL ASLEEP 28th DEC. 1901
AGED 35 YEARS
North side
IN MEMORY
OF
WILLIAM
BROTHER OF
JOHN & RICHARD LAMBERT
WHO DIED 6th JANUARY 1902
IN THE 79th YEAR OF HIS AGE
LANE-Map + Text--see ROBSON
96. [B 22]
Fallen headstone, broken
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN LEWIS
SEVEN YEARS THE BELOVED AND
FAITHFUL PASTOR OF THE BAPTIST
CHURCH ZION CHAPEL CHATHAM
BORN FEBRUARY 13th 1824
DIED MARCH 29th 1868
"The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance"
ALSO OF SARAH
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT HARLESDEN N.W.
JUNE 19th 1901 AGED 80? YEARS
"I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord"
"The [ Lord ] is good unto them that [wait] for him"
97. [B 23]
Standing headstone
IN MEMORY OF
LOUISA
THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF
MARK AND LYDIA MOYLE
OF CHATHAM
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 14th OF JUNE 1866
AGED 13 YEARS
ALSO JOHN PAUL SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED THE 19th OF JUNE 1866
"They were lovely and pleasant in life
yes, in death they were not divided"
ALSO OF THE ABOVE
MR. MARK MOYLE
WHO DIED IN CORNWALL 17th OCTOBER 1866
AGED 58 YEARS
WILLIAM ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 3rd JUNE 186[ ]
AGED 31 YEARS
ALSO MARK SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 2nd MARCH 187[ ] [ AGED] [ ] YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE
LYDIA MOYLE
WHO DIED [ ] SEPTEMBER 1890
AGED 7[ ] YEARS
98. [B 24]
Large ledger, ragstone base
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
EMMA JANE SHIRLEY
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF
MR. G. MULLINGER OF CHATHAM
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
REV. JAMES AULT
OF SOUTHMINSTER, ESSEX
WHO DIED SABBATH MORNING
MAY 17th 1863 AGED 23 YEARS
"Forever with the Lord"
ALSO
MR. GEORGE MULLINGER
OF CHATHAM, FATHER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JULY 11th 1866
AGED 73 YEARS
"With Jesus and like Jesus"
ALSO OF ELIZABETH WIFE OF THE ABOVE
GEORGE MULLINGER
WHO DIED APRIL 8th 1871?
AGED 69 YEARS
ALSO GEORGE SHIRLEY
SON OF THE ABOVE
GEORGE AND ELIZABETH MULLINGER
WHO DIED APRIL 13th 1878
AGED 50 YEARS
"He giveth his beloved sleep"
ALSO MARY ANN MULLINGER
BORN 22nd AUGUST 1834
DIED 4th FEBRUARY 1915
ALSO WILLIAM SHIRLEY MULLINGER
BORN 22nd AUGUST 1829
DIED 18th AUGUST 1916
"Speak Lord for thy servant heareth"
99. [B 25]
Classical voluted scrolls
IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF
MR. GEORGE PHILLPOTT
[ OF GIBRALTER ]? PLACE, CHATHAM
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
DECEMBER? 8th 1872
AGED 81? YEARS
[ ]
ALSO
ANN PHILLPOTT
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
BORN [ ] SEPTEMBER 1789
DIED 28th? JANUARY 1888
100. [B 26]
Flat headstone
IN MEMORY OF
MRS. ELIZABETH ROBSON
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
17th OF OCTOBER 1865
AGED 69 YEARS
"No mortal woes
can reach the peaceful sleeper here
while angels watch her soft repose"
ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF
ELIZABETH LANE
WIFE OF JAMES LANE ESQ., OF SOUTHFLEET
AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED MARCH 8th 1876
AGED 43 YEARS
"The weary are at rest"
101.
[B 27] Small "pillow" type, displaced
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
ELIZA SCHOFIELD
WHO FELL ASLEEP
JULY 11th 1927
AGED 85
102.
[B 28] Large ledger, ragstone base
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF
BENNETT HILL SHREWSBURY
FOR FIFTY-THREE YEARS
THE BELOVED AND FAITHFUL WIFE OF
RICHARD H. SHREWSBURY
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
JULY 2nd 1869
AGED 78 YEARS
"Them also which sleep in Jesus will God
bring with him"
ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED
RICHARD HOPPER SHREWSBURY
WHO DIED 29th MAY 1879
AGED 90 YEARS
"As like a shock of corn cometh in his season"
103.
[B 29] Standing headstone
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY
OF
MARY ANN
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
THOMAS SMITH
WHO ENTERED INTO REST ON
JUNE 27th 1899
IN HER 79th YEAR
"Her children rise up and call her blessed"
ALSO THE ABOVE
THOMAS SMITH
LATE SURVEYOR IN H. M. CUSTOMS, PORT OF LONDON
WHO ENTERED INTO REST ON
MARCH 6th 1910
AGED 87 YEARS
"He giveth his beloved sleep"
ALSO MARY ANN
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO PASSED AWAY JANUARY 23rd 1926
AGED 80 YEARS
"Christ is all and in all"
ALSO ELIZA SARAH
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO FELL ASLEEP DECEMBER 23rd 1939
AGED 83 YEARS
"By love serve one another"
104.
[B 30] Standing headstone
IN MEMORY OF
JOHN THOMAS TAYLOR
OF CHATHAM, FORMERLY OF THE GROVE
RAVEANGLAS [ C ]UMBERLAND
OBIT 26th MARCH 1868
AETAT 46 YEARS
"Lord what is my hope truly my hope
is in thee"
105. [B 31]
Large ledger
IN MEMORY
OF
JOHN THOMAS TAYLOR
LATE MASTER ROPE MAKER
OF H. M. DOCKYARD CHATHAM
BORN MARCH 6th 1798
DIED DECR. 28th 1864
ALSO SARAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE
BORN SEPTEMBER 13th 1795
DIED MARCH 18th 1866
ALSO SARAH HUGHES
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT ST. MARGARET’S LODGE
KILBURN N.W.
ON THE 5th OF MAY 1875
AGED 48 YEARS
106.
[B 32] Coped stone
North side
IN MEMORY OF
THE REVD. PATRICK THOMSON M.A.
FORMERLY FOR 20 YEARS MINISTER OF EBENEEZER CHAPEL, CHATHAM
AND LATE PASTOR OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ROCHESTER
BORN MARCH 2nd 1808 DIED NOVEMBER 8th 1871
South side
ALSO OF
ALICE
WIFE OF THE REVD PATRICK THOMSON M.A.
DIED THE 29th JANUARY 1880 AGED 72
107.
[B 33] Coped stone
South side
IN MEMORY OF
NATHANIEL ELGAR TOOMER J. P
OF THIS CITY
WHO DIED 8th FEBRUARY 1884
AGED 66 YEARS
"He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation"
North side
AND ALSO IN MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH HIS WIFE
WHO DIED 6th FEBRUARY 1908
AGED 84 YEARS
WOODS--- see GIBSON
End of Section
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