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Monumental Inscriptions of Strood
Cemetery, Cuxton Rd, Rochester ME2 2NJ
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recorded by D. E. Williams 2009
Part 1 -
Sections D and E -
Initial burials 1883 to 1913
SECTION D (Rows east to west, graves north to south)
ROW 2
158. [
] Headstone
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
OF
RICHARD MUXWORTHY
DIED NOVEMBER 24th 1886
AGED 82 YEARS
"Though lost to sight to memory ever dear"
ALSO
SARAH WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED JANUARY 7th 1887
AGED 73 YEARS
"She is gone, she is gone to the region of light,
She was with us today she is in heaven tonight,
Though to part with her was trial severe,
Yet ‘tis better that she be yonder than here"
ROW 4
159. [
] Low headstone
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
SARAH HODGE KIERNAN
DIED 26th NOV. 1913 AGED 83
ALSO GEORGE STREETER
REPORTED MISSING 26th SEPT. 1915 AGED 26
ALSO HENRY JOSEPH STREETER
DIED 13th APRIL 1940 AGED 79
ALSO CATHERINE MARY STREETER
DIED 1st NOV. 1949 AGED 83
"Re-united"
ROW 5
160. [1] Fallen low headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ALICE MAUD BRADLEY
WHO DIED 9th SEPTEMBER 1912
AGED 52 YEARS
ALSO
WILLIAM FREDERICK HER HUSBAND
WHO DIED 16th JANUARY 1942
AGED 70 YEARS
ALSO FREDERICK JOHN THEIR SON
WHO DIED 6th AUGUST 1935
AGED 47 YEARS
"Reunited"
161. [2] Curbs
South Side
HENRY RICHARD TESTER WHO PASSED AWAY 12th FEBRUARY 1935 AGED 68 YEARS
ALSO ELLEN REBECCA WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO PASSED AWAY 6th MARCH 1946 AGED
75 YEARS (one line)
North Side
ALSO HENRY RICHARD THEIR SON WHO PASSED AWAY 28th MARCH 1913 AGED 21 YEARS
ROW 6
162. [1] Low headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM C. OLIVER
WHO DIED 27th APRIL 1912
AGED 53 YEARS
ALSO HIS WIFE ANN SAFFELL OLIVER
WHO DIED 17th FEB. 1930
AGED 66 YEARS
ALSO PERCY W. S. OLIVER
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED IN BERMUDA 26th NOV. 1927
AGED 36 YEARS
163. [2] Headstone
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
FREDERICK PRENTICE
WHO DIED 27th NOVEMBER 1911
AGED 55 YEARS
"A bitter grief, a shock severe,
To part with one we loved so dear,
Our loss is great, we’ll not complain,
But hope in heaven to meet again"
164. [3]
Curbs
North Side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS KELLY WHO DIED NOVEMBER 9th 1911 AGED 73 YEARS
"At Rest" (one line)
South Side
ALSO ROSINA KELLY WHO DIED OCTOBER 18th 1929 AGED 92 YEARS
165. [4] Wooden cross
ROBERT HENRY PATTERSON
BORN CORNWALL 1869
DIED 19th DECEMBER 1910
AGED 41
166. [5] Derelict, jumbled curbs
FLORENCE SPASHETT DIED SEPT. 13th 1908
ALSO JAMES HER HUSBAND DIED JAN 3rd 1922
AGED 75 YEARS
ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER FLORENCE DIED JULY 12th 1909
AGED 22 YEARS
AND MARY DIED NOV. 14th 1909
AGED 33 YEARS
167. [6] Small headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SUSANNAH CHAPMAN
DIED NOV. 10th 1910 AGED 65
ALSO GEORGE HER BELOVED HUSBAND
DIED JAN 30th 1916 AGED 70
ALSO MARY ELIZABETH, DAUGHTER
DIED FEB. 22nd 1910 AGED 22
ALSO STEPHEN THOMAS, SON
DIED JAN 13th 1923 AGED 42
WHO WAS INTERRED AT NORWOOD CEMETERY
AND ARTHUR HENRY, SON
DIED FEB. 13th 1939 AGED 55
"Each gave of their best, until
at rest"
ROW 7
168. [1] Low headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
NATHANIEL TURNER
DIED JULY 7th 1911 AGED 63
ALSO ELLEN ESTHER HIS WIFE
DIED JAN 30th 1938 AGED 88
AND BERT THEIR SON
DIED IN ACTION OCT. 30th 1917 AGED 28
ALSO OF LOTTIE CLARA ARMES
DIED AUG. 22nd 1955 AGED 81
169. [2] Curbs
North Side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE WILLIAM FARRELL WHO DIED 23rd MAY 1911 AGED 42
YEARS (one line)
South Side
ALSO MERCY FARRELL WHO DIED 17th MAY 1915 AGED 45 YEARS
170. [3] Curbs
CHARLES DENNESS WHO DIED 24th JANUARY 1911 AGED 70 YEARS
ALSO MARY HIS WIFE WHO DIED 3rd OCTOBER 1909 AGED 70 YEARS
171. [4] Curbs
South Side
JOHN PURSER BORN 13.11.1867 DIED 9.8.1909
North Side
CAROLINE PURSER BORN 12.11.1863 DIED 14.5.1959
ROW 8
172. [ ]Headstone, extremely eroded
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
AGNES VICKERS
[ ] 1886
[Rest eroded]
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SECTION E (Rows east to west, graves south to north)
ROW 6
173. [1] Curbs
North Side
HARRIETT RING WHO DIED 31st AUGUST 1913 AGED 69 YEARS
South Side
ALSO JOHN RING WHO DIED 20th NOVEMBER 1933 AGED 84 YEARS
174. [2] Pedestals and cross
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
BERTRAM ERNEST HALES
BORN OCTOBER 24th 1880
DIED JULY 22nd 1901
"Until the day breaks and the shadows flee"
ROW 7
175. [
] Headstone
ABERY THEOPHILUS YEO
(OF TAUNTON)
WHO DIED SEPT. 20th 1901
AGED 21 YEARS
"For a while we must be parted
Till the graves their dead restore,
Father, brother, sisters, mother
Meet once more"
ROW 13
176. [1] Pedestals, fallen cross
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
OUR DEAR MOTHER
PHOEBE FARROW
WHO DIED 15th APRIL 1915
AGED 63 YEARS
ALSO GEORGE ALONZO FARROW
SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 5th OCTOBER 1903
AGED 23 YEARS
177. [2] Pedestals, fallen cross
[IN]
[LOVING MEMORY OF]
HENRY SHERSBY
WHO DIED JUNE 26th 1904
AGED 51 YEARS
ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE MARGARET JANE
WHO DIED JULY 18th 1903 AGED 43 YEARS
"Peace, perfect Peace"
R.I.P.
178. [3] Pedestals, fallen cross
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
MY DEAR WIFE
MARY BROAD
WHO FELL ASLEEP
8th OCTOBER 1913 AGED 33 YEARS
"Peace, perfect Peace"
179. [4] Curbs
RICHARD BAMBER THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF HELEN JESSIE ROWLEY WHO ENTERED INTO
REST AUGUST 6th 1903 AGED 37 YEARS (one line)
ROW 14
179. [
] Curbs
North Side
WILLIAM BONNEWELL AND EMILY HIS WIFE
DIED FEBY. 1st 1904 AGED 63 DIED DEC. 18th 1903 AGED 63?
South Side
ELIZABETH ALICE RING
DIED 11th MARCH 1960 AGED 77 YEARS
ROW 15
180. [1] Headstone
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM HENRY EDMUNDS
WHO DIED NOVEMBER 8th 1904
AGED 59 YEARS
ALSO
ELIZA EDMUNDS
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED DECEMBER 19th 1916
AGED 73 YEARS
"Gone from us but not forgotten,
Never shall thy memory fade,
Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger,
Round the spot where thou art laid"
181. [2] Pedestals, cross and small tablet
East Side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LESTER
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JAMES STEPHEN CHAPMAN
WHO DIED AUGUST 25th 1910 AGED 60 YEARS
"Rest in Peace"
South Side
ALSO
JAMES STEPHEN CHAPMAN
WHO DIED MARCH 14th 1943
AGED 85 YEARS
North Side
ALFRED JOHN CHAPMAN
WHO DIED DECEMBER 31st 1938
AGED 83 YEARS
Tablet
ALSO MARGARET SMITH
(NEE CHAPMAN)
WHO DIED 27th APRIL 1941
AGED 50 YEARS
INTERRED ELSEWHERE
182. [3] Pedestals and cross
East Side
(On cross)
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DAD
HENRY THOMAS CHAPMAN
WHO DIED APRIL 15th 1929
AGED 77
"At Rest"
Pedestal
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HENRY THOMAS
THE BELOVED SON OF
HENRY THOMAS & EMMA JANE
CHAPMAN
WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED AT WOULDHAM
ON SEPTEMBER 9th 1911
AGED 20 YEARS
"The feeling of our loss will ne’er be old"
North Side
ALSO OF
EMMA J. CHAPMAN
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 5th 1919
AGED 61 YEARS
South Side
ALSO OF
THEIR DAUGHTER
ETHEL CURTIS
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
ALBERT THOMAS CURTIS
WHO DIED OCTOBER 4th 1912
AGED 23 YEARS
YOUNG BARGEMAN DROWNED IN SIGHT OF HIS BROTHER
Kent Messenger, 16th September 1911
A distressing fatality occurred in the Medway off Wouldham, on
Saturday, a young bargeman, Henry T. Chapman, who was mate with his father
in the barge, "Ninety-One", being drowned in sight of his young
brother, who was unable to assist him.
The unfortunate man who was 20 years of age, and resided with
his parents at Cliffe Road, Strood, appears to have slipped and fallen
overboard, and was not seen after he had once disappeared.
ROW 16
183 [
] Headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FREDERICK CHARLES RELF
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS JUNE 22nd 1909
IN HIS 20th YEAR
"Peace, perfect Peace"
ALSO
FREDERICK WALTER RELF
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS MARCH 12th 1942
AGED 83 YEARS
"I am he that liveth"
AND
MARY ANN RELF
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS MAY 4th 1948
AGED 85 YEARS
"Now the Saviour’s called me,
I have gone,
To meet him in the Promised Land"
ROW 17
184. [1] Headstone and curbs
Headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARY ANN CURTIS
FELL ASLEEP MAY 6th 1911 AGED 74
ALSO EDWARD HER HUSBAND
FELL ASLEEP DEC. 15th 1916 AGED 78
"Until the Dawn"
North Curb
ALSO EDWARD, SON DIED MAR. 1st 1905 AGED 28
South Curb
ALSO ALFRED, SON DIED IN INDIA JAN 4th 1899 AGED 28
185. [2] Curbs
North Side
IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE BAKER DIED MARCH 10th 1908 AGED 43
South Side
ALSO FREDERICK BAKER DIED JULY 14th 1924 AGED 56
ROW 18
186. [
] "Book" tablet and curbs
North Curb
GEORGE W. H. THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF EMMA ANDERSON WHO DIED 7th SEPT.
1907 AGED 60 YEARS "At Rest" (one line)
South Curb
ALSO OF THEIR SON AMBROSE ANDERSON WHO FELL IN FRANCE 9th APRIL 1917 AGED
35 YEARS (one line)
187. [
] Tablet
ALSO
IN MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR MOTHER
EMMA ANDERSON
WHO PASSED AWAY
25th MARCH 1934
AGED 80 YEARS
"There is a link death
cannot sever,
Love and Remembrance,
Live forever"
ROW 19
188. [
] Headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ANN
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JOHN BENJAMIN SAWYER
WHO DIED MAY 10th 1906
AGED 64 YEARS
"Gone but not forgotten"
ALSO THE ABOVE
JOHN BENJAMIN SAWYER
DIED JUNE 24th 1916
AGED 72 YEARS
ROW 20
189. [
] Curbs
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF FRANK CLARKE BORN DEC. 19th 1878 DIED DEC. 11th
1911
"At Rest" (one line)
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