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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"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 Story
- Bellamy, Lieutenant Colonel Robert D.S.O. -
- Boger, William Shadforth & Mary his wife. William was employed at the War Office. He was a churchman, a chess player and a cricketer. Mary was a friend of HM Queen Mary.
- Bovis, (George) Charles, Elizabeth Jennette, and their younger daughter Elizabeth Lucy -
a Hastings family, Charles was a successful plumber and decorator, running a company with one of his brothers. Elizabeth Lucy was a dressmaker.
- Giffard, Lucy Sophia Ada -
The middle daughter in a family of three, she seems to have spent much of her life in care and died in Hastings.
- Vincett, Walter & Hannah, son Walter Thomas -
local butcher, friend of the Town, son died in USA
Updated Story
- De Selvier Family -
When this story was originally researched it was exceedingly difficult to extract a coherent account from the records and a lot of questions were left unresolved. Thanks to information from Ian Graham- Jones and looking at everything again this has been entirely rewritten.
Just one example (others are referred to in the text)
Records show a Martha De Selvier, born in Gosport, Hampshire, married to one Albert De Selvier, born in Russia, but living with them was a Violet De Selvier, born at Blackrock. This time round I have taken the liberty of deciding it is wrongly transcribed -
- Summers, Cyril Henry Gerald -
commemorated on the grave of his grandfather Henry Summers. KIA WW1
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