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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 G
is east of Section F , bounded north and south as before. It ends on the
path which leads south into St. Margaret’s Cemetery.
226. [G 1]
Flat headstone
[ ]
OF
MARY BAKER WI[FE OF]
[RIC]HARD BAKER
[WHO DI]ED OCTOBER 17th [ ]
AGED 69 YEARS
[ALSO] JOHN NASH BAKER
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AUGUST 27th 1866
AGED 38 YEARS
ALSO ELIZABETH BAKER
WHO DIED MAY 4th 1858
AGED 84 YEARS
ALSO OF THE ABOVE
RICHARD BAKER
WHO DIED JANUARY [ ]
AGED 91 YEARS
[ ]
227.
[G 2] Flat headstone
[ SACRED ]
TO THE MEMORY OF
HANNAH
WIFE OF
WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 20th DAY OF MARCH 1862
AGED 64 YEARS
ALSO
KATHERINE GREENLAND
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 18th DAY OF AUGUST 1894?
AGED [ ] YEARS
228
[G 3] Standing headstone, black and white tiled pavement
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH BURDON
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
DECEMBER 25th 1892?
[ ]
ALSO OF
ANN BURDON
WHO DIED JUNE 22nd 1911
AGED 74? YEARS
229
[G 4] Flat headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
HARRIETT ELIZABETH
ONLY DAUGHTER OF
EDWARD HENRY AND HARRIETT CHAPMAN
OF ROCHESTER
WHO WAS SUDDENLY CALLED HOME
6th JANUARY 1879
AGED 22 YEARS
"Not lost but gone a little while before
she waits to welcome those she loves
on that bright heavenly shore"
ALSO THE ABOVE
EDWARD HENRY CHAPMAN
WHO DIED 22nd JUNE 1887
AGED 56 YEARS
ALSO HARRIETT ELIZABETH
THE BELOVED [WIFE] OF THE ABOVE
WHO PASSED AWAY 19th AUGUST [ ]
AGED 89 YEARS
"Lead kindly light"
230
[G 5] Flat headstone
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
WILLIAM CHARLICK
OFFICER OF EXCISE
WHO DIED MAY 26th 1858
AGED 59 YEARS
ALSO OF PEGGY
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AUGUST 9th 1891
AGED 81 YEARS
ALSO WILLIAM CHARLICK
THE BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED APRIL 17th 1887
AGED 3[0]? YEARS
ALSO ELIZABETH PRISCILLA
HAYWOOD
BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED [ ] DECEMBER 1918
AGED 6[3]? YEARS
231.
[G 6] Flat headstone
[ ]
[ GEORGE CHESHIRE ]
[ ]
AGED 55 YEARS
ALSO REBECCA WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED MARCH 26th 1886
AGED 7[4]? YEARS
INTERRED AT DEVONPORT
ALSO [ ]
[ ]
ALSO JOHN
[ BELOVED SO]N OF THE ABOVE
GEORGE AND REBECCA CHESHIRE
WHO PASSED AWAY AUGUST 1st 1894
IN THE 5[2]nd? YEAR OF HIS AGE
232.
[G 7] Coped stone, ragstone base
Noprth side
IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM COLE
BORN APRIL 25th 1809 DIED JAN. 13th 1881
AND OF ESTHER HIS WIFE BORN NOVEMBER 22nd 1808 DIED JANUARY 17th 1893
ALSO ESTHER ANN MARGARET YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
BORN JUNE 21st 1846 DIED DECEMBER 7th 1921
South side
ALSO IN REMEMBRANCE OF
JANE
BELOVED DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND ESTHER COLE
BORN FEBY. 17th 1838 DIED JANY. 30th 1859
233.
[G 8] Granite "book" style and curbs
Left side
IN
LOVING MEMORY
GEORGE COLE
BORN 12th FEB. 1840
DIED 5th JULY 1904
SARAH COLE
DIED 30th AUG. 1872
AGED 5 MONTHS
Right side
SUSANNAH
WIFE OF
GEORGE COLE
BORN 23rd AUG. 1845
DIED 31st MAY 1922
BESSIE COLE
BORN 6th APRIL 1879
DIED 20th JUNE 1937
234.
[G 9] Large ledger, brick base
IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF
HENRY EDMED
OF EASTGATE, ROCHESTER
BORN SEPTEMBER 14th 1785
DIED JANUARY 27th 1862
ALSO HIS RELICT MARIA
BORN JANUARY 24th 1785
DIED AUGUST 8th 1863
"Oh grave where is thy victory?"
"Thanks be to God who gave US the victory
[ through ] our Lord Jesus Christ"
235.
[G 10] Large ledger, brick base
HERE LIES INTERRED
ELIZABETH
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
WILLIAM GREENWOOD
OF THIS CITY, SILVERSMITH
WHO DIED THE 30th DAY
OF THE 3rd MONTH 1861
AGED 72 YEARS
ALSO WILLIAM GREENWOOD
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED THE 3rd OF MARCH 1885
AGED NINETY YEARS
"The memory of the just is blessed"
ALSO
MARY GREENWOOD
THE DEAR NIECE AND ADOPTED DAUGHTER
OF THE ABOVE NAMED
WILLIAM GREENWOOD
WHO DIED THE 9th OF FEBRUARY 1923
AGED 78 YEARS
236.
[G 11] Flat headstone
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
MR. JAMES HEWITSON
LATE OF THIS PARISH
BORN IN [ ] HALL, AYRSHIRE
DIED 18th JANUARY 1864
IN THE 25th YEAR OF HIS AGE
237.
[G 12] Large black granite obelisk, railed
REV. THOMAS JENYKN AND WIFE BEFORE AND AFTER
"PRUNING"
West side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HESTER JENKYN
WIDOW OF
REVD. T.W. JENKYN D.D.
WHO DIED JUNE 12th 1878
AGED 83
"I will give you rest"
North side
IN MEMORY OF
THE REVD.
THOMAS WILLIAMS JENKYN D.D.
LATE PRESIDENT OF
COWARD COLLEGE AND FOUNDER
OF THE FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
IN ROCHESTER
DIED 26th MAY 1858
"Sealed unto the day of redemption"
238.
[G 13] Flat headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
GEORGE LANE
WHO DIED AUG. 2nd 1895
AGED [ ] YEARS
"[ ] is sufficient for thee"
ALSO HELENA MARY
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED DEC. 6th 1881
AGED 1[1]? YEARS
[ ]
ALSO ALFRED ERNEST
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JAN. 3rd 189[5]?
AGED 26 YEARS
"Rest in peace"
239.
[G 14] Flat headstone, (buried)
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
JEMINA MOODIE
WHO DIED 16th JUNE 1890
AGED 76 YEARS
"He giveth his beloved sleep"
240.
[G 15] Flat headstone
BENEATH
REST THE REMAINS OF
MARY PICKEN
WHO DIED 12th AUGUST 1857
AGED 6 MONTHS
AND SARAH MASKALL
WHO DIED 25th AUGUST 1857
AGED SIX MONTHS AND THIRTEEN DAYS
THE TWIN DAUGHTERS OF
JABEZ AND SARAH MASKALL PHILLPOTT
ALSO HERE ASLEEP
ALFRED CHARLES, THEIR SON
WHO DIED 25th MAY 1859
AGED TEN MONTHS
[ ]
241.
[G 16] Flat headstone
South side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
EMMA SEAGARS
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 8th 1891 AGED 67 YEARS
"I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art
mine"
ALSO
MARY SEAGARS SISTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 19th 1895
AGED 64 YEARS
"With Christ which is far better"
North side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
EDWARD SEAGARS
WHO ENTERED INTO REST DECEMBER 25th 1909
AGED 75 YEARS
"Forever with the Lord"
ALSO
SARAH ANN SEAGARS
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS MAY 12th 1897 AGED 65 YEARS
"He giveth his beloved sleep"
West side
IN
LOVING
MEMORY OF
JAMES
ERNEST SEAGARS
BELOVED CHILD OF
EDWARD DANIEL & SARAH ANN
SEAGARS
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
SEPTEMBER 12th 1871 AGED 6 MONTHS
"Around this little grave we linger
tho the setting sun is low
feeling all our hopes have perished
with the flower we cherished so"
242.
[G 17] Flat headstone
[ ]
OF
ROBERT WILLIAM SWEEPER
DIED 23rd JUNE 1860
AGED 24 YEARS
ALSO MARY ANN RUCK
[SI]STER IN LAW OF THE ABOVE
DIED 25th SEPTEMBER 1868
AGED 29 YEARS
ALSO MARY ANN WIFE OF
THOMAS RUCK
DIED 7th SEPTEMBER 1885
AGED 77 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED
THOMAS RUCK
DIED 9th JULY 1890
AGED 84 YEARS
ALSO SARAH HALL SWEEPER
WIFE OF THE ABOVE AND DAUGHTER OF
THOMAS RUCK
DIED 9th DECEMBER 1921
AGED 85 YEARS
ALSO CAROLINE RUCK DAUGHTER OF
THOMAS AND MARY ANN RUCK
DIED [ ] OCTOBER [ ]
AGED [ ] YEARS
"He giveth his beloved sleep"
243.
[G 18] Large ledger, brick base
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH
WIFE OF HENRY TANNER
OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED 6th MAY 1871 AGED 50 YEARS
ALSO
HENRY TANNER
DIED MARCH 1st 1910 AGED 86 YEARS
ALSO
ANN SARAH WESTON TANNER
WHO DIED APRIL 8th 1856 AGED 18 MONTHS
ALSO ELIZABETH HANNAH HOLLADAY TANNER
WHO DIED MAY 7th 1857 AGED 5 YEARS
"To die is to gain"
244.
[G 19] Flat headstone
IN
LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
MARGARET WHEELER
WHO PASSED AWAY AUGUST 18th 1884
AGED 31 YEARS
"If I ask him to receive me
will he say he may?"
"Nor till earth and nor the heavens
pass away"?
"Whom the Lord loveth he chaseneth"
ALSO ALBERT H. WHEELER
WHO DIED AT ADENDORP, CAPE COLONY
OCTOBER 16th 1905
AGED 28 YEARS
"R.I.P."
ALSO ALFRED
HUSBAND AND FATHER OF THE ABOVE
DIED NOVEMBER 18th 1921
AGED 66 YEARS
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