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Strood Cemetery M.I.s & other information - with Index of names at end

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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

Section A Sections B & C Sections D & E

1 - 95   96 - 157 158 - 189

Sections F, H, J & K  Sections L & N   Addenda Sections A to N

190 - 253 254 - 298 299 - 315

 

Part 2  -  1914 to 1929

Section A Section B Section C

316 - 356 357 - 422 423 - 472

Sections D & E Sections H, J & K Sections L, N & O

473 - 489 490 - 550 551 - 607

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