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Plot 55b: Sarah Jane Cottingham (25) 15/9/1907 – Domestic – at Mental Hospital
unmarked grave
DEATHS.
COTTINGHAM.—On September 15th, at Auckland. Sarah Jane (Jame), daughter of Wolfran and Elizabeth Annie Cottingham, in her 26th year.
Interred at Waikumete to-day.
For years we spent each year 2 month living in a wooden hut at the beach of Amrum island ... see "Amrum set".
Located within the original Robert Rankin league of land, Oakwood Cemetery traces its history to the mid-19th century. Although there may be older unmarked graves, the earliest documented burial in the graveyard is that of John B. Mitchell, who died in 1853. Those interred here include pioneers and early settlers of San Jacinto County, children, elected officials, civic leaders, and veterans. The cemetery, which serves as a reflection of the area's heritage, is maintained by a cemetery association chartered in 1979. (1988) (Marker No. 7664)
Plot 44: Mary Ann Alack (77) 1985 – Widow
In Loving Memory
Of
MARY ANN ALACK
died 10th July 1985
beloved mother & mother-in-law
of John & Dulcie Erceg
grandmother to Marija, John
Shane & Teresa
R.I.P.
Plot 26: Francis Schofield – Mill Hand
Margaret Schofield
Plot 28: Minnie Schofield
Annie Schofield
In Loving Memory Of
FRANCIS
beloved husband of
Margaret SCHOFIELD
who departed this
on life 5th Jan. 1930
aged 71 years.
At Rest.
Also. MARGARET.
beloved wife of
Francis SCHOFIELD
died 22nd July 1948
aged 88½ years.
Re-united.
Allan
Also
their loved daughter
ANNIE
died 15 June 1955
Aged 70 years
Also their loved daughter
MINNIE
died August 19 1954
aged 73 years.
SCHOFIELD.—On January 5, 1930, at his residence, 26, Rocklands Avenue, Dominion Road, Francis, dearly-beloved husband of Margaret Schofield: aged 71 years.
The funeral will leave the above address at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow (Tuesday), for Waikumete Cemetery.
Took a walk through Fairlee Cemetery which is not far from the Quay in Newport.
The light was lovely and made great shadows.
These pictures are from Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. It is just outside of Washington, D.C.
While visiting my grandmother in Wisconsin, we drove through one of the local cemeteries, Evergreen Cemetery, where certain family members are buried. My father has visited said cemetery a great many times, but has never seen deer before.
And this time we spot three: a mother and two juveniles. Very lovely.
Another cemetery today - Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight. Another day of strong light.
It looks as though the lychens and other mosses were cleaned from these stones at some point (shame, I like them), revealing the white stone beneath.
During the Month of the Dead
Brompton Cemetery is one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries, formed after an act of Parliament for the interment of the dead.
The site proposed for this cemetery was surrounded by fields and market gardens and was bordered to the west by the Kensington Canal. The majority of the land, which belonged to Lord Kensington, was acquired by August 1839. An additional c 2ha on the south side was bought from the Equitable Gas Company. The land, formerly the site of brickworks and market gardens, was flat and lacked the varied topography of Highgate (qv) and Nunhead (qv) Cemeteries. It was described as 'having no natural attraction whatever ... not a tree and scarcely a shrub adorn the place'...in 1838 the Board of Directors decided to hold a public competition. This was won by Benjamin Baud (1807-75)...To overcome the constraints of the site his scheme relied on architectural drama for its impact. Brompton was a classical conception with dramatic vistas and spaces, in a rural setting...Building work started in 1839 and the cemetery was consecrated in June 1840, the first burial taking place a few weeks later. The building works and the landscaping were far from complete however and the North Lodge had to be used as a temporary chapel, the Anglian Chapel being eventually completed in 1842. Baud's extravagant ideas and a slow initial uptake of burial plots appears to have led the directors into financial difficulties. Baud's designs were therefore altered, building specifications were skimped, and serious faults appeared in the catacombs; in 1843 Baud was dismissed.
[Historic England]
Greenwood Cemetery open in 1869 after being converted from a farm, and covers 43 acres. It is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Benjamin Rush (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) lived on the farm in the late 1700s. Over the years, Greenwood's fortunes declined. The cemetery became a target for vandalism and many headstones were toppled and broken. Maintenance became sporadic and vegetation began to consume the cemetery. Only the front third of the cemetery is cleared enough to walk through unimpeded. The rear of the cemetery has reverted to forest with trees springing up through the middle of graves. It is not an unusual sight to see a headstone pinioned between two trees. The Knights of Pythias, upset over conditions at Greenwood, tried unsuccessfully to have their name removed from the cemetery. The court has appointed Gloria Boyd & Kevin Lynch custodians of the cemetery on a temporary basis. They are in charge of getting the grounds in repair and arranging burials. The decision on a permanent owner will be at a later date.