The cemetery was opened on 28th November 1856, the Church of England section being consecrated by Bishop Gilbert of Chichester, followed by a service in All Saints Church. The first burial was that of ‘Yorky’ Smith.
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To see Plan of cemetery click on Cemetery Heading
on green menu bar above.
"the grave's a fine and private place…" exploring Hastings Cemetery
Why not rest, relax and reflect awhile, sitting on the OHPS / FoHC seat, located on EL, and take in the magnificent view.
- To find information you can use the Google search above, or there is an alphabetical index to the people on the website under the heading People -
Stories Index A - https://friendsofhastingscemetery.org.uk/storiesaz.html]Z [ - All names are included in this index
New Stories
- Bumstead, John Henry, his wife Ellen (later Hulbert) and son John Henry -
John senior was a fisherman, drowned off Great Yarmouth, John junior died in an unfortunate accident.
Recent Stories
- Buckerfield, Mary Ann[e]-
the valued servant of Rev. E Woodyatt
- Butter, Donald & Eliza, and son Arnold -
Donald was a surgeon, Opium Examiner and later Inspector General of Hospitals with the Bengal Medical Establishment of the East India Company. Arthur retired as a Major- General having served in the Bengal Staff Corp.
- Gedge, William Edward. Emily Isabella & baby Herbert -
William spent many years in Ghana and the family then went to Melbourne, where Herbert was born (and died) William was a Landing Waiter in the Customs Service
- Meads, Harriet & William -
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Cemetery Walks
- To arrange a Cemetery Walk email Anne Scott
- To explore on your own, see Trail Leaflet under menu heading above -
Available from Hastings History House, 21 Courthouse Street:
Relighting the lamps: some First World War Stories
The Grave’s a fine and private Place: Exploring History in Hastings Cemetery
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