St. Mary’s (old) Anglican Cemetery

 

St. Mary (old) Anglican Cemetery

St. Mary (old) Anglican Cemetery

 

Located in the middle of town on Front Street, a gravel road on the left going uphill towards the water.

SURNAME GIVEN BORN DIED AGE INSCRIPTION
Anthoney Mary   Sept. 1, 1925 25 years In God we trust. In loving memory of.
Beloved wife of Moses Anthoney.
Butler Arthur Chesley   Jan. 5, 1916 15 months [white marble cross]
Butler Effie Madeline   Sept. 25, 1917 7 ½ months [white marble cross]
Butt Minnie   Aug. 6, 1919 25 years Gone but not forgotten. In loving memory of. Beloved wife of John Butt.
Dearest mother thou hast left us. Here thy lost we deeply feel. But…
Churchill Rhoda   Nov. 29, 1904 27 years,
11 months
Erected by Albert Churchill in loving memory of his wife
Churchill Susanna   May 10, 1915 67 years Erected by her sons in loving memory.
Churchill Alice   Oct. 5, 1893 11 years Absent but not forgotten. Erected by her brothers. In loving memory of.
Beloved daughter of John & Susannah Churchill. Safe in the arms of Jesus.
Curtis Archibald   July 20, 1935 76 years Erected by his sons in loving memory of.
Drover James   June 7, 1899 65 years In memory of.
Drover George   June 6, 1923   Erected by his wife in loving memory of dearest.
Loving husband of Susie Drover.
Oh dear husband how we miss you. None but God can tell. Still with breaking hearts we murmur. He doth all things well.
Drover Doreen   March 1931 6 months In loving memory of [sister of Marguerite]
Marguerite   Oct 1934 15 days Sister [of Doreen Drover]
In loving memory of.
Beloved babies of Mary and Robert
Erected by Mother and Father
Drover Adliza 1863 1940   R.I.P.
Drover William 1861 1938   R.I.P
Drover Mary Ann   Aug. 25, 1885 18 years In memory of [headstone is broken]
Drover Twins Samuel Sept. 4, 1937 Sept. 5, 1937   Children of Eliol and Sara Drover
Mary Sept. 4, 1937 Sept. 11, 1937  
Higgins Jacob   Sept. 29, 1929 88 years,
8 months
In loving memory of.
Dearest father thou hast left us. For a land so … and fair. Where we … To meet there. And …
Higgins Anne   Jan. 9, 1876 32 years Beloved wife of Jacob Higgins
Hiscock Mary   April 12, 1931 58 years In loving memory. Just as the sun descends at eve. So will fresher beans to rise …
Hiscock Henry   June 18, 1919 82 years In loving memory of.
Husband of Angelina Hiscock.
He is gone to his rest and his conflicts are over. He is done with his sorrow and pain. The ills of this life which he patiently bore …
Hiscock Angelina   June 2, 1935 90 years,
1 month
In loving memory of.
Beloved wife of the late Henry Hiscock.
Earth to earth and dust to dust. Calmly now the words … Leaving her to sleep in … resurrection day…
Hiscock Violet   March 16, 1926 18 years In loving memory of.
Beloved daughter of Geo & Mary Hiscock died at Hodge’s Cove. T.B. In the sight of friends
Hiscock George   March 16, 1923 48 years In loving memory of
Forever my love your life is past
Holloway Ann Maria   June 3, 1919 59 years Erected by her daughter Eliza Smith. In memory of.
Holloway Samuel   May 20, 1915 58 years In loving memory of.
Beloved husband of Ann Maria Holloway.
Holloway Alice   October 14, 1901 3 years,
3 months
In memory of.
Beloved child of Samuel & Ann M. Holloway.
Holloway Isaac   Sept. 8, 1911 24 years,
11 months
Beloved son of Samuel & Ann Maria Holloway
Peddle Abraham   May 25, 1922 61 years Erected by Martha Peddle in loving memory of her husband.
Peddle Martha   Jan. 7, 1940 73 years,
3 months
In loving memory of.
Wife of Abraham Peddle.
We can not tell who next may fall. Beneath they chastening rod. On must be first, but let us all prepare to meet our God.
Peddle
Barker
Jane
Alice
Sept. 2, 1925
Dec. 12, 1929
Aug. 16, 1938
Apr. 16, 1999
  Peace, perfect peace.
Peddle Jane Sept. 2, 1925 Aug. 18, 1938   Peacefully sleeping
Peddle Emma Ann   April 30, 1879 4 years,
7 months
In memory of.
Daughter of J & M Peddle
Peddle David 1857 16 September 1879   [Headstone is broken and unreadable. David was the son of John Peddle]
Peddle Josiah   Nov. 13, 1908 61 years In loving memory of
Father Mother
Loving father and mother dear. You have passed from earthly care. … your souls doth keep. Owing his beloved sleep.
Mary   Feb. 7, 1909 55 years
Peddle Helen   Oct. 21, 1929 79 years,
5 months
We shall meet again. In loving memory of.
Beloved wife of John Peddle.
To these are they from suffering great. Who came to realms of light. And in the blood of Christ have washed. Those robes that shine so bright.
Peddle Eugina
Rhody J.
1895
1929
1936
1930
  Mother of Rhody J. Peddle
Erected by the Family
Peddle Agnes Sept. 29, 1897 Aug. 20, 1932   Peace, perfect peace
Peddle Ethel Bemister   July 30, 1937 53 years,
9 months
In loving memory of.
Beloved wife of William Peddle
She is gone but not forgotten…
Peddle Leader   March 27, 1935 51 years In loving memory of a loving husband and dear father.
Peddle Beatrice Feb. 8, 1890 Nov. 24, 1962   In heaven. In loving memory of.
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
Peddle Mary Ann   April 23, 1936 83 years,
7 months
In loving memory of our beloved mother.
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And there shall no torment touch them.
Peddle Caleb   Oct. 1, 1884 64 years Erected by his sons in memory of their father.
Peddle Florence E.   Aug. 31, 1896 1 year,
10 months
In loving remembrance of.
Peddle Delilah M.   April 23, 1905 1 year,4 months. In loving remembrance of.
Peddle Sarah Jane   Jan 1, 1910 17 years,
6 months
In loving memory of.
Beloved daughter of William & Rosamond Peddle.
But when her dear ones …
Peddle Florence E   July 17, 1912 12 years,
5 months
Gone home. In loving memory of.
Peddle William   April 1, 1917 53 years,
7 ½ months
We shall meet again. In loving memory of.
Beloved husband of Rosamond J. Peddle
Peddle Catherine   Jan. 17, 1909 84 years In memory of.
Beloved wife of Caleb
…to the grave. We no longer …nor tread the rough path …
Peddle David   Aug. 30, 1925 75 years,
7 months
Erected by Mary Ann Peddle in loving memory of her husband.
Peddle Eliab   Feb. 9, 1903 30 years In memory of.Beloved son of Josiah & Mary Peddle
Peddle John   June 27, 1899 43 years In loving memory.
Beloved husband of Ellen Peddle
Peddle William   Nov. 2, 1884 3 years,
3 months
Son of J & E Peddle
My babe is gone. We must …
Peddle Clara Dec. 8, 1927 Dec. 18, 1928   Safe in the arms of Jesus.
Peddle Mary Sept. 17, 1908 6 Sept. 1913   [No headstone.] She was the daughter of Mark and Annie Peddle and is buried between Clara Peddle and Adliza Drover.
Peddle Sarah Jane   Sept. 10, 1879 22 years The beloved wife of David Peddle.
Peddle John Feb 1850 31 August 1918   Cross [can only see Rosa on the headstone]
Rosanna 1 July 1853 23 May 1915    
Shaw Stephen   May 9 1897 73 years In memory of.
Smith Robert   March 30, 1901 64 years …sees my soul expires. The Lord on whom my is… Will keep me still in perfect peace.
Smith Emily   Aug. 18, 1908 66 years In loving memory of.
Beloved wife of the late Robert Smith.
She is watching for us in the glorious Eden-land which lies beyond the sunset of life.
Smith Emily A   March 27, 1906 1 year,
8 months
In memory of.
Beloved child of Ebenezer and Cisley Smith. A fairest flower.
Smith Emma   Jan. 11, 1927 83 years In memory of our dear mother.
…mother, thou hast left us. …
Smith Horatis   Dec. 24, 1904 58 years In loving memory of.
Beloved husband of Emma Smith and father of Isaac & Arther.
Smith Albert   April 6, 1906 44 years In memory of.
Beloved husband of Phoebe Smith.
Smith Elizabeth   Sept. 13, 1917 91 years Thy will be done. In loving memory of.
Smith Isaac   Jan. 3, 1885 57 years At rest. In memory of
Smith Mary Jane   Jan. 11, 1936 54 years,
4 months
In loving memory of.
Beloved wife of William Smith
Smith Sarah Jane   Feb. 5, 1889 4 years,
5 months
Daughter of Stephen & Prudence Smith
Smith Silas   Oct. 31, 1891 19 years,
3 months
In loving remembrance of.
Eldest and beloved son of Stephen & Prudence Smith.
Smith Stephen   Feb. 28, 1925 84 years,
4 months
Asleep in Jesus. In loving memory of.
Now the labourer`s task is over, now the battle day is past, now … the farther shore, lands the voyage … last. Father in they … leave we now thy …
Smith Prudence   April 7, 1923 80 years,
6 months
In loving memory of.
Beloved wife of Stephen Smith.
A loving wife a dearest friend. She is gone to leave me till the end. And when the end do appear. I trust we’ll meet when God is near. Lord … was thine and not our own …
Smith Silas   Dec. 6, 1916 1 month, 7 days  
Thomas Cyril Edward   Nov. 27, 1900 17 years,
8 months
In memory of.
Beloved son of Mary & the late Henry Thomas.
Thomas Mary Ann   May 4, 1941 84 years,
7 months
In loving memory of.
On that bright immortal shore. We shall meet to part no more.
Erected by her son George.
Thomas Henry L June 15, 1856 Feb. 14, 1897   Erected by George Thomas in memory of his father.
Thomas George   March 21, 1889 2 years,
9 months
In memory of the beloved children of Henry and Mary Ann Thomas.
Laura   March 30, 1889 1 year
The following names were recorded in the Anglican Parish of Random Burial Register.
There is no visible headstone for these people but it is presumed that they were buried in this cemetery; exceptions are those who died in World War 1. Notes contain information from baptismal and personal records.
SURNAME GIVEN BORN DIED AGE Notes
Churchill Fanny   Nov. 1880 72 yrs. Wife of John Eldred Churchill.
Stringer James Thomas   June 1883 14 days Likely child of Thomas and Deborah Stringer.
Stringer Joseph   July 1883 2 mos. 15 days Likely child of Thomas and Deborah Stringer.
Smith Amelia Jane   Jan. 22, 1887 2 mos. Of Hodge’s Cove.
Peddle Catherine   Jan. 28, 1889 1 yr. 6 mos. Child of John and Rosanna Peddle.
Butt Elizabeth Jane   Jan. 31, 1889 14 yrs. Of Hodge’s Cove.
Butt Charlotte Ann   Feb. 9, 1889 12 yrs. Of Hodge’s Cove.
Drover Julian Ann   Jan. 13, 1891 24 yrs. Daughter of James and Maria Drover.
Hiscock Moses   Aug. 11, 1891 3 mos. Child of Thomas and Jane Hiscock.
Curtis Lizzie   July 19, 1893 9 mos. Child of Archibald and Barbara Curtis.
Thomas Elizabeth Ann   Dec. 3, 1893 1 yr. 6 mos. Child of Henry and Mary Ann Thomas.
Peddle Virtue   Feb. 2, 1894 77 yrs. Wife of John Peddle.
Thomas Alfreda   Jan. 31, 1896 14 yrs. Child of Henry and Mary Ann Thomas.
Shaw John   March 22, 1896 84 yrs. Of Caplin Cove.
Drover Leander   Jan. 25, 1897 1 mo. Child of William and Adliza Drover.
Peddle John   June 27, 1897 82 yrs. Husband of Virtue Peddle.
Hilliard Emma   July 2, 1897 92 yrs. Living at Hodge’s Cove.
Smith Abram   May 8, 1901 76 yrs. Husband of Elizabeth Smith.
Drover Elizabeth Jane   Jan. 27, 1903 26 yrs. Wife of Willis Drover.
Drover Cyril   Sept. 29, 1903 8 mos. May be child of Willis and Elizabeth Jane Drover.
Curtis Delilah   Apr. 12, 1906 6 mos. Child of Archibald and Barbara Curtis.
Hiscock Ephraim   Jan. 10, 1907 14 yrs. Child of Thomas and Jemima Hiscock.
Peddle Edith Blanche   March 5, 1907 1 ½ yrs. Child of George and Sarah Peddle.
Curtis Stella   May 4, 1907 12 yrs. Child of Archibald and Barbara Curtis.
Peddle Leonard   Aug. 1, 1908 29 yrs. Son of Josiah and Mary Peddle.
Smith Thomas   Oct. 1, 1908 47 yrs.  
Smith Sarah Jane   Jan. 1, 1910 17 yrs. 5 mos. Of Hodge’s Cove.
Peddle Eliab   Feb. 10, 1911 4 yrs. Child of Leonard and Lettice Peddle.
Hiscock Emma   June 9, 1911 18 yrs. Of Hodge’s Cove.
Smith Arthur Alan   June 16, 1911 9 days Child of Ebenezer and Cicely Smith of Island Cove.
Peddle Emma   Dec. 22, 1911 25 yrs.  
Smith Miriam   Apr. 8, 1912 14 yrs. Child of Albert and Phoebe Smith of Island Cove.
Peddle Bertha   May 9, 1912 22 yrs. Daughter of Josiah and Mary Peddle.
Smith Silas Leslie   July 5, 1912 12 hrs. Child of William and Jane Smith.
Higgins Charlotte   Jan. 19, 1913 66 yrs. Wife of Jacob Higgins.
Boone Josiah D.   Sept. 6, 1913 21 yrs. Son of Isaac and Georgina Boone.
Drover Cyril Gordon   Nov. 24, 1913 2 ½ yrs. Child of Willis and Rebecca Drover.
Smith Honora   Nov. 1, 1914 3 days Child of Ebenezer and Cicely Smith of Island Cove.
Churchill Susanna   May 10, 1915 67 yrs. Wife of John Churchill.
Churchill Catherine Beatrice   June 19, 1915 6 mos. Child of Caleb and Susan Elizabeth Churchill.
Drover Hedley   Nov. 8, 1915 12 days Child of Samuel and Hannah Drover.
Curtis Edgar   Apr. 21, 1916 6 mos. Child of Walter and Eleanor Catherine Curtis.
Drover Maria   May 18, 1916 75 yrs. Wife of James Drover.
Hiscock Elizabeth   July 25, 1917 52 yrs. Wife of William Hiscock.
Peddle Rosanna   Aug. 23, 1917 11 mos. Child of George and Sarah Peddle.
Smith Dorcas   Feb. 19, 1918 1 yr. Child of Abram and Rhyma Smith.
Peddle Alexander   May 28, 1918 29 yrs. Of Hodge’s Cove. Drowned H. M. S. Dirk. WW 1
Smith Edgar   Nov. 12, 1918 24 yrs. Of Island Cove. Drowned H. M. S. Trebishi. WW 1.
Hiscock Elizabeth   Mar. 13, 1919 15 yrs. Child of William and Elizabeth Hiscock.
Drover Willis   Apr. 5, 1920 2 mos. Child of George and Susanna Drover.
Drover Hayward Gordon   Nov. 29, 1920 19 days Child of James and Selina Drover.
Peddle Albina   Mar. 14, 1921 3 days. Child of Archer and Maria Peddle.
Hiscock Jemima   July 15, 1921 56 yrs. Wife of Henry Thomas Hiscock.
Hiscock Thomas   May 30, 1923 61 yrs. Husband of Jemima Hiscock.
Hiscock Florence May   July 31, 1921 12 yrs. Child of William and Elizabeth Hiscock.
Churchill Susanna Elizabeth   Apr. 16, 1923 37 yrs. Wife of Caleb Churchill.
Drover William George   July 1924 10 mos. Child of Leander and Stella Drover. Born. Oct. 4, 1923.
Peddle Elden   Dec. 1924 2 mos. 15 days Child of Andrew and Virtue Peddle.
Hiscock William   July 1926 59 yrs. Wife of Elizabeth Hiscock.
Hiscock George   Jan. 17, 1929 11 mos. 13 days Child of George and Emily Hiscock. Born Jan. 30, 1928.
Boone Isaac   Aug. 24, 1929 76 yrs. 4 mos. Husband of Georgina Boone.
Drover George   Sept. 1930 3 yrs. Child of Samuel and Mary Ann Drover. Born July 8, 1927.
Drover Gilbert Kenneth   Sept. 1930 No age given  
Smith Silas   Oct. 1930 1 yr. Child of Abraham and Jane Smith.
Churchill Albert John   Nov. 1930 3 yrs. Child of Caleb and Amelia Churchill.
Langdon Rita   June 1933 1 yr. Child of James and Maria Langdon.
Shepherd Ethel   Feb. 1934 28 yrs.  
Drover Willis   Jan. 1937 2 yrs. 9 mos. Child of James and Selina Drover.
Drover Naomi   Feb. 1937 75 yrs. Wife of James Drover.
Drover James   Mar. 1937 77 yrs. 6 mos. Husband of Naomi Drover.
Higgins Josiah   Oct. 1937 50 yrs. 11 mos. Son of Jacob and Charlotte Higgins.
Butt William   Apr. 1938 20 yrs. 9 mos. Son of John Charles and Minnie Butt.
Drover Michael   Oct. 1938 5 wks. Child of James and Selina Drover.

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett and Elaine Spurrell, June 2014

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