Benwick St. Mary's Cemetery
St. Mary's Church was built in 1854, and since then burials have been taking place in Benwick. Prior to this, everyone was buried at Doddington, except for Baptists. This transcription of the graves was completed by Richard and Joan Munns, in September - December 2002. Where numbers appear to be inconsistent, this is since the footstones to graves were given a number, which I have not included. The contents of this page are free to use for personal use, but if you are a commercial user please contact me prior to any use of material on this website, since it is all subject to copyright. Permission will more often than not be granted; but only if asked.
The transcription, map and photos of the graves are copyright Richard Munns.
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1 - Sarah Watling
d. ??/10/1879 aged 69
2 - David Watling
d. ??/02/1875 aged 60
3 - Sarah Stratton
(w) Richard Stratton
d. 13/03/1887 aged 97
William Stratton
(s) above
d. ??/??/1879
4 - Jane Green
(w) below
d. 10/02/1875 aged 56
George Green
d. 11/03/1883 aged 72
5 - John Arnold
02/08/1878 aged 82
Mary Arnold
(w) above
d. 27/12/1866 aged 62
6 - Abigail Saunders
(w) William Saunders
d. 13/12/1868 aged 35
Frederick William Saunders
(n)
(s) above
7 - Harry Guy
(s) John and Emma Guy
b. 04/01/1894 d. 21/11/1898
Harriet Guy (n)
8 - Thomas Rands
d. 09/04/1880 aged 70
9 - Sarah Rands
d. 31/10/1885 aged 86
10 - Josiah Bedford
12/10/1885 aged 57
11 - Elizabeth Mitcham
(w) John Mitcham
d. 30/11/1880 aged 50
12 - Rebecca Richards
d. 14/12/1897
also ?? (n)
14 - William Ricahrds
d. 21/07/1886 aged 57
16 - John Tinkler
d. 23/02/1890 aged 79
Elizabeth
(w) above
d. 27/12/1888 aged 68
17 - William Bird
d. 01/05/1891 aged 73
Rhoda Bird
(w) above
d. 28/04/1891 aged 69
18 - Mary Ann Wayman
(w) William Wayman
d. 25/03/1891 aged 44
19 - Harriet Pearson
d. 23/03/1898 aged 19
interred at Peterborough
Kate Pearson
d.16/09/1898 aged 13
Ada Pearson
d. 16/01/1899 aged 21
Susan Ann Pearson
d. 23/03/1901 aged 26
20 - Charles Frederick Stratton
(h) Mary Jane Stratton
d. 25/12/1897 aged 38
Sarah Stratton
b.11/04/1896 d. 23/02/1899
21 - Phoebe Woods
(w) above [above is missing]
d. 11/01/1924 aged 31
22 - Arthur Redding
d. 12/09/1900 aged 24
Mary Redding
d. 06/06/1896 aged 22
23 - Elizabeth Bedford
(w) William Bedford
d. 08/12/1899 aged 66
24 - Mary Stratton
d. 10/02/1897 aged 62
25 - Gertrude Elizabeth German
b. 28/05/1895 d. 14/03/1899
26 - Carrie Frost
(w) John Frost
d. 27/06/1902 aged 31
27 - Myrtle Eunice (Mary) Moore
(d) William and Lizzie Moore
d. 04/09/1905 aged 3
28 - Emma Elizabeth Shaw
(d) George and Mary Shaw
b. 14/06/1894 d. ??/03/1902
29 - Joseph William Shepperson
b. 24/07/1842 d. 20/11/1900
NB: Was a Justice of the Peace
31 - George Hughes
d. 02/03/1872 aged 33
Maria (relic of above)
d. 12/03/1873 aged 29
John Hughes
(s) George and Maria
d. in his infancy
Ann Mary Hughes
(w) their son George Hughes
d. 24/04/1928 aged 72
George Hughes CBE
(h) above
d. 27/10/1945 aged 80
Mary Grant
(d) above
d. 23/02/1917 aged 48
interred at Peterborough
Thomas Hughes
(s) George and Ann
d. 18/05/1902 aged 35
Alice Hughes
(s) George and Ann
d. 30/01/1926 aged 56
32 - Edwin Sismey
d. 10/07/1902 aged 77
Naomi Sismey
(w) above
d. 20/08/1916 aged 83
also ?? d. 12/09/?? aged 24
33 - Sarah Ann Smith
(w) Charles William Smith
b. 13/04/1859 d. 21/03/1896
34 - John Guy
d. 02/11/1903 aged 35
35 - IHS A Newby 1883
36 - Clarke William Read
d. 17/10/1892 aged 73
Sarah Read
(w) above
b. 26/05/1818 d. 24/06/1899
37 - William Goodman
b. 14/01/1818 d. 02/11/1888
Mary Ann Goodman
b. 12/09/1814 d 27/07/1888
38 - Fred Smith
(s) William and Ella Smith
b. 06/11/1866 d. 26/02/1896
39 - John Stimpson
d. 26/12/1885 aged 41
40 - Suzanna Malla Stimpson
(d) John and Suzanna Stimpson
d. 02/12/1880 aged 1 year ?? months
41 - John Thorpe
d. 12/10/1892 aged 68
Mary Ann Thorpe
(w) above
06/12/1886 aged 54
42 - Caroline Barnes
d. 24/12/1898 aged 77
43 - James Barnes
d. 13/02/1893 aged 73
44 - John Mitcham
(w) Elizabeth Mitcham
d. 13/11/1903 aged 73
45 - John Drakard
d. 26/09/1874
46 - Frederick W Bird
b. 26/12/1883 d. 05/03/1884
47 - Flora Read
(d) John and Johanna Read
d. 23/08/1885 aged 14
48 - William Hardy Wood
d. 12/12/1920 Rector for Benwick from 1868-1920
49 - Tom Bonsell Shepperson
d. 26/09/1875 aged 31
50 - Arthur Fresher
(s) W. Day and Alice Fresher
d. 22/10/1884 aged 19
51 - Sarah Wayman
(w) John Wayman
d. 13/02/1889 aged 69
52 - William Thorn
d. 20/02/1884 aged 67
Charlotte - relic of above
d. 16/09/1897 aged 81
53 - Annie Maria Rowell
(w) Edward Rowell
(d) Walter and Annie Marshall
d. 24/04/1885 aged 31
Arthur Fred Rowell
(s) above
d. 24/02/1886 aged 2
55 - George Wheatley
(s) Tom and Jane Wheatley
d. 30/09/1906 aged 8
57 - Annie Elizabeth Melinda Jones
(d) Thomas H and Mary Ann Jones
b. 26/02/1860 d. 01/06/1882
58 - Thomas Hughes Jones
d. 28/09/1886 aged 49
Mary Ann Jones
(w) above
d. 08/02/1892
59 - Thomas Hughes
d. 06/09/1859 aged 79
Mary Hughes- relic of above
d. 07/11/1859 aged 84
Sarah Hughes
(w) Luke Hughes
d. 02/01/1896 aged 64
Thomas Hughes
d. 16/08/1907 aged 57
George Hughes
(s) Thomas and Mary Hughes
d. 29/03/1864 aged 54
Luke Hughes
d. 25/04/1880 aged 72
John Hughes
(s) Luke and Sarah Hughes
died in infancy
Robert Samuel Hughes
(s) Thomas and Mary Hughes
d. 16/12/1853 aged 37
60 - Charles W Smith
b. 06/08/1860 d. 17/08/1908
Nellie Smith
(d) Charles W and Sarah Smith
61 - George Hemment
d. 19/05/1882 aged 78
62 - John Stimson
d. 06/06/1870 aged 58
Maria Stimson
d. 28/03/1875 aged 63
63 - Naomi Bedford
(d) John and Esther Bedford
d. 04/12/1854 aged 21
John Bedford
d. 16/10/1868 aged 67
Esther Bedford
(w) above
d. 15/01/1886 aged 82
64 - Robert Whiles
d. 28/12/1868 aged 45
65 - Ann Bishop
(w) Joseph Bishop
d. 26/02/1875 aged 85
66 - Naomi Males
d. 11/07/1891 aged 64
67 - William Redden
(s) William and Jane Redden
d. 16/09/1855 aged 16
William Holmes
(s) William and Ann Noble
d. 14/08/1855 aged 2 years 6 months
68 - Sarah Arnold
(w) John Arnold
d. 01/03/1861 aged 30
69 - Jane Redden
(w) William Redden
d. 13/01/1865 aged 67
70 - William Redden
21/06/1871 aged 73
71 - Mary Males
(w) Richard Males
d. 13/03/1865 aged 37
72 - Richard Males
d. 06/07/1886 aged 59
Clara Males
(d) Richard and Mary Males
11/04/1887 aged 31
73 - Emma Noble
(d) William and Ann Noble
d. 24/02/1856 aged 1 year 4 months
74 - William Saunders
d. 14/11/1882 aged 50
75 - James Fountain
d. ??/02/1892 aged 76
Sarah Fountain
(w) above
d, 15/06/1902 aged 75
76 - Ellen Downs
(w) William Downs
d. 22/11/1872 aged 56
77 - Elizabeth Saunders
(w) John Saunders
d. 26/05/1865 aged 77
78 - William Smith
b. 29/05/1808 d. 23/02/1886
Sarah Smith
(w) above
b. 21/04/1813 d. 05/06/1892
79 - Albert Sismey
d. 12/12/1901 aged 37
80 - Arthur Read
b. 31/12/1850 d. 15/10/1899
81 - Gertie Eliza German
(d) Ernest and Mary Ann German
d. 07/1900 aged 11 months
82 - Edwill Barnett Frost
b. 28/12/1897 d. 29/03/1899
83 - Robert Mason Males
d. 04/03/1874 aged 73
Fanny Males
(w) above
d. 01/08/1877 aged 77
84 - Amos Henry Shaw
d. 30/08/1898 aged 10
85 - Emma Wood
(d) James Wood
b. 20/05/1839 d. 11/04/1912
Elizabeth Wood
(d) James Wood
b. 19/08/1828 d. 26/04/1895
Mary Wood
(d) James Wood
b. 25/06/1832 d. 21/03/1912
87 - Emma Arnold
(d) John and Sarah Arnold
d. 26/08/1858 aged 14 months
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