The Smallcombe Cemetery Inscriptions
During the early 1880s an additional burial site for the increased population in Bathwick was being sought. The Duke of Cleveland released the land at the southern end of Sydney Buildings for the St Mary the Virgin Churchyard.
Thomas Fuller was employed as the architect with George Mann as the builder. The corner stone of the Mortuary Chapel was laid on May 9 1855 and the consecrated ground opened for burials in 1856. The adjacent burial ground, known as Smallcombe Vale Cemetery, opened in 1862.
The Smallcombe Vale Chapel was designed by Alfred Goodridge. In 1907 the original St Mary the Virgin Churchyard was extended by a further six sections.
The cemetery map after 1907
Click on the the image to see the map enlarged
The Bath Corporation assumed responsibility for both cemeteries in 1947. In the 1970s the caretakers lodge was sold for £800 without water or drainage.
In 1988 both cemeteries were declared full, and officially closed. The Mortuary Chapel was sold by auction in 2007.
There are approximately 3,000 plots spread over 16 sections: A to K, with I not being allocated, in the St Mary the Virgin cemetery and 5 sections, V to Z, in Smallcombe Vale. Sections V, W and Z being the nonconformist plots in Smallcombe Vale, divided from the adjacent sections by a line of stones.
With the help of research carried out by the Bathwick History Society we are locating and photographing the headstones for former residents. The names we have are matched from the pdf files [found from the BUILDINGS page], although it may be a relative, and in some cases a trusted servant, buried there. The plot grid reference is shown below after the name. These plot numbers are in line with the survey carried out and completed in 2011 by Dr Philip Bendall, and now available at the Bath Records Office.
The link at the end of each section opens the inscription page for that Section. Maps, reproduced from the original grid plans, can be found from there.
[Current maps produced by Dr Bendall can be viewed at the Bath Records Office].
A standard format for the memorial text has been adopted here using lower case, with all names in capitals. Spelling and punctuation is as on the memorial. The photographs were taken when the inscriptions were read and are copyright to the Sydney Buildings History Group.
Section A
Mrs Elizabeth Appleton [from No 10, then known as Sydney Lawn] A.Da.12
Mrs Bright [from No 24, then No 13] A.Na.4
Lewis Cleroult [born Pierre Eloy Cleroult, from No 32, then No 19] A.Ab.7
Charles and Mrs Caroline Haseler [from No 30, then No 17] A.E.17
Mrs Sarah Sophia Leaver [from No 4] A.Fa.8
Alexander Crawford MaCleroy [from No 49, then No 33] A.Da.4
Edward Mendham [from No 38, then No 25] A.C.9
Mrs Eleanor Parker [from No 10 Sydney Lawn] A.Da.13
Mrs Elizabeth Susan Parker [from No 27, then known as 2 Kelston View] A.Ab.9
Miss Mary Sissons [from No 29, then No 16, sister of Christiana] A.P.4
Rev Thomas Steele and Mrs Sophia A Steele [from No 51, then 35] A.H.6
Mrs Emily Symes [from No 54, then No 36] A.L.9
Mrs Mary Thompson [from No 49] A.Ba.15
Henry Warren and Mrs Susannah Warren [from Darlington Cottage] A.F.8
William James Williamson [from Darlington Cottage, then No 37] A.F.16
John G Wilson [from No 1] A.Da.7
Bennett Wood [from No 54, then No 36] A.O.5-6
Buried in this Section - memorials now submerged:
James Galsworthy [from No 9] A.F.6
Gladys Ethel May Woodward [aged 6 months, from No 40 then No 27] A.B.14
Click here to open the inscription page for Section A
Section B
Louisa Margaret Atkinson [from No 1] B1.A.4
Abraham Beevor [from No 46, then No 31] B1.Ua.4
Eleanor Elizabeth Brabazon [from No 12, then known as Guindy Cottage] B1.C.4
Celia Chapman [from No 24, then No 13] B3.Ua.2a
William H Devenish [from No 39, Sydney Lodge] B1.P.2
Emily Augusta Fowler [from No 16, then known as Eton Villa] B3.Wa.2
John Francis Gunning [from No 42, then No 29] B1.Ka.3
Martha Trask [from No 24, then No 13] B1.N.1
Buried in this Section - memorial now submerged:
John Champ [from No 28 then No 15] B1.G.6
Click here to open the inscription page for Section B
Section C
Matthew Hill [from No 1, Raby House] C.V.5
Thomas Morgan [from No 48, then No 32] C.R.7
William Sainsbury [from No 6] C.X.20
Eliza Sainsbury [from No 38, then No 25] C.X.20
Wakefield Simpson [from No 1, Raby House] C.T.9 and C.T.11
Lt Col Frederick B White [from No 9, previously Ivy Cottage] C.W.20
Click here to open the inscription page for Section C
Section D
Captain John Andrews [from No 38, then No 25] D.G.48
Henry John Bartlett [from No 28, previously No 15] D.Ha.27
Thomas Edward Bartlett [from No 32, previously No 19] D.K.48
Harriet Biggs [from No 54, then No 36] D.K.22
Ann Candy and Martha Candy [from No 35, then No 22] D.Ja.22
Mary Chamney [worked as a cook at No 10, Sydney Lawn] D.Fa.41
Frances Colborne [from No 45, then No 30] D.Ja.23
Captain John Charles Crabb-Boucher [from No 15] D.S.46
Anne Provis Daniell [from No 52, previously Sydney Grove] D.Pa.29
Harry William Davies [from No 23a] D.Fa.43a
Henry Edmunds [from No 51, then known as 35 Hope Villa] D.L.25
Catherine Alice Mary Emerson[from No 14] D.T.42
Elizabeth Flinders [from No 14, then known as St Ronans] D.Q.45
James Stillman Gibbs [from No 21] D.Z.48
John Gregory and Mary Eliza Gregory [from No 45, then 30] D.Ja.24
Jane Sandler Guillemard [from No 3] D.K-31
Henry Hargreaves [from No 29, then known as 16 Sydney House] D.N.42
Catherine Hillcoat [from No 51, then known as 35 Hope Villa] D.D.28
John Hotham [from No 2] D.Fa.36
Harriet Martha Jackson [from No 42, then 29] D.L.22
Rebecca Jordan [from No 29, then known as 16 Sydney House] D.N-23
William Mayo Jordan [from No 29, then known as 16 Sydney House] D.N.24
Benjamin and Helen Kitt [from No 39, then known as 26 Sydney Lodge] D.C.22
Captain Lane Baines Magniac [Mrs Lane Magniac from No 46, then 31] D.Pa.34
Anne Maria Martin [from No 37, then 24] D.R.38
Kate Marion Miller [from No 4] D.Q.46
Frederick Pinch [from No 37, then 24] D.N.36
George William Schneegans [from No 27, then 2 Kelston View] D.Fa.25
Charles Walter Thompson [from No 42, then No 29] D.Na.38
Emily Louise and John Marshall Trotter [from No 14] D.Fa.37
William Warren [from No 27, then known as 2 Kelston View] D.Q.31
Joshua West [from No 38] D.I.44
Emma Weston [from No 36] D.R.36
Edith Vernon [from No 29] D.I.39
Buried in this Section - memorials now submerged:
Margaret Susan Applegate [from No 46 then No 31] D.Q.43
George Ruck [from No 33] D.O.22 [the base is still above ground]
Frederick Stanley Shellard [from No 21] D.Fa.44
Click here to open the inscription page for Section D
Section E
George Gammon [from the Cemetery Lodge] E.N.51
William Rogers [then at No 1] and Charlotte Rogers [from No 46] E.O.49
Click here to open the inscription page for Section E
Section F
Septimus Drew [from No 1] F.H.43
George William Llewellyn and Emily Powell [from No 37] F.J.37
Reginald Townshend Selwyn [from the No 50] F.H.57
Click here to open the inscription page for Section F
Section G
Thomas Henry Alexander [from No 28] G.K.30
Emelie Constance Clarke [from No 12] G.J.31
Samuel Ellis [from No 38] G.G.16
Henry Mathews [from No 47] and Annie Jane Mathews [from No 40] G.F.27
Buried in this Section - memorial now submerged:
Arthur Edwin Tapp and Dorothy May Tapp [from No 31] G.F.26
Lawrence Harry Wilson [from No 13] G.A.21
Click here to open the inscription page for Section G
Section H
Florence Kate Firth [from No 40] H.R.32
Penelope-Ann Kerr [from No 24] H.O.50
Buried in this Section - memorial now submerged:
Lilian Ruby Cowley [Percy W Cowley at No 28] H.U.41
Click here to open the inscription page for Section H
Section J
Brig Gen Walter Bromilow [from No 39] J.S.11
Robert Cecil Bryant and Katherine Bryant [from No 56] J.T.28
Alfred John Cottell [from No 6] J.N.16
Charles Date, Ada Date and Corinna Mary Date [from No 35] J.R.27
William Hobart James and Mary Evelyn James [from No 24] J.O.14
Click here to open the inscription page for Section J
Section K
Reginald Stanley Bryant [from No 57] K.X.43
Cecil Francis Garlike [from No 52] K.K1.46
Nora Cleveland Holmden [from No 29, then 16 ] K.H1.30
Gordon Edward Rawlence and Iris Rawlence [from No 53] K.Y.52
John Ryan and Ethel Ryan [from No 25] K.W.42
Frederick Christopher Shorney [from No 48] K.X.39
Jessica Mary Wedge [from No 14] K.W.57
Click here to open the inscription page for Section K
Section L
Gertrude Clements and Selina Clements [from No 54] L.X.4
Gertrude Mathews and Katharine Mathews [from No 60] L.Y.2
Click here to open the inscription page for Section L
Section V
William Allen [from No 27] V.X.14
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Section W
Elizabeth Hopkins and Elizabeth Major [from No 32, known then as No 19] W.M.35
Christopher McAdam [from No 2] W.H.39
Joseph Oldland and Elizabeth Price [from No 4] W.P.31
James Sculthorpe [from No 47] W.J.36
Click here to open the inscription page for Section W
Section X
Catherine May Baghot de la Bere and Kinard Baghot de la Bere [from No 52] X.A.4
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Section Y
Wallace Harden [from No 29, possible family connection] Y.K.43
Edmond Perry [from No 8] Y.Q.45
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Section Z
Hugh Beater [from Smallcombe Nurseries] Z.Q.50
Rev Robert Davies [from No 47, known then as Holly Villa] Z.J.42
Rev Frederick Robertson [from No 14, known then as St Ronans] Z.J.42
Click here to open the inscription page for Section Z
Further reading:
Bathwick, Echoes of the Past published by the Bathwick History Society in 2008.
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