Battle Harbour Cemetery (includes Matthew’s Cove RC)

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Battle Harbour Cemetery (includes Matthew’s Cove RC)

The information for the first transcription of this cemetery was done by BERNIE HEARD ~ 1999. The second transcription was done by CINDY GIBBONS in 2000. While we have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

SURNAME GIVEN RELATION BIRTHDATE DEATHDATE AGE NOTES

Acreman Hannah wife of Samuel
d. 4 Aug 1962 age 75

Acreman William Henry
b. 1 Sep 1907 d. 29 Aug 1977

Acreman Caroline wife of John b. 1849 in Port de Grave d. 6 Jan 1925

Acreman Samuel

d. 7 Apr 1953 age 74

Acreman Marjorie Wakefield daughter of Samuel and Hannah b. 9 Mar 1912 d. 19 Jul 1923

Acreman Violet May daughter of Samuel and Hannah b. 20 Jul 1906 d. 1 Apr 1924

Ash Mary Grace wife of George
d. 30 Jul 1921 age 64

Ash Albert (Pte) son of Ruth Ash b. 4 Jul 1897 d. 29 Dec 1923

Barfoot Charles

d. Sep 1889 age 49

Bendell Eliza

d. 18 Sep 1867 age 10

Bradley Susannah wife of Jacob b. 23 Feb 1846 in Bay Roberts d. 9 Dec 1883

Brazill Frederick George son of Stanley and Lilly b. 19 Oct 1915 d. 1 Aug 1927

Croucher Victor

d. 1 May 1918 age 21

Florance John E. native of Wareham, Dorsetshire
d. 26 Feb 1893 age 59

Hedderson John

d. 23 Dec 1872 age 56

Hedderson
son of H. T. and Fanny Hedderson (no dates)
(infant)

Hedderson Emma

d. 10 Jul 1887 age 63 (erected by Henry and George Hedderson)

Holloway Benjamin

d. 29 Mar 1872 age 88

Howell Catherine
b. 12 May 1875 d. 11 Mar 1954

Jones Henry
b. 13 Sep 1912 d. 11 Jul 1983

Kennedy Alice

d. 11 Jul 1877 age 19

Lunnen Francis John
b. 9 Nov 1899 d. 19 Nov 1960

Lunnen Laura Maud
b. 11 Jan 1914 d. 10 Mar 1973

Luther John a. R.
1916 1971

Luther Ann Bush
1884 1971

Luther Martin George

d. 16 Sep 1963 age 80

Luther Eliza Blacker daughter of Martin and Annie
d. 22 Jul 1936 age 16

Mead Rebecca

d. 2 Nov 1886 age 84

Murphy May wife of William
d. 23 Jul 1937 age 75

Murphy Ellen wife of Joseph
d. 6 Aug 1901 age 49

Murphy Denis

d. 31 Mar 1965 age 73

Murphy Josephine wife of Denis
d. 9 May 1964 age 59

Murphy Ellen daughter of Denis and Josephine
d. 9 Oct 1964 age 19

Murphy Margaret wife of James, (native of Carbonear)
d. Aug 1863 age 16

Pye James

d. 23 Sep 1873 age 42

Pye Julia wife of Edmund
d. 14 Oct 1884 age 46

Rumbolt Miriam wife of James
d. 3 Nov 1957

Rumbolt Mrs. Joseph

d. 28 Sep 1929 age 19yrs 8mos

Russell Stephen

d. 24 Jul 1886 age 69

Russell James b. in Dorset, England
d. 9 Apr 1865 age 78

Russell Edward

d. 10 Jun 1869

[Russell] and wife Margaret

d. 7 Jul 1878

Smith Harry

d. 3 Jun 1945 age 53

Smith William E.
b. 9 Oct 1899 d. 22 Oct 1973

Smith Isaac

d. 19 Jan 1937 age 83

Smith Isaac

d. 28 Apr 1904 age 88

[Smith] and wife Susannah

d. 26 Nov 1908 age 70

Smith George
b. 27 Aug 1873 d. 7 May 1943

Smith Emma

d. 12 Oct 1932 age 75

Smith Edward

d. 14 Oct 1918 age 25 (5710 Pte. Royal Nfld Rangers)

Smyth Mary

d. Oct 1919 age 60

Soward Susannah

d. 7 Mar 1885 age 65

Sp... (Spearing ?) Jordan

drowned 9 Jul 1883 age 28

Sweetapple Charles

d. 5 Jan 1908 age 75

Note: Many of the markers in this Battle Harbour cemetery are unreadable; on others the information is incomplete. C.G.
Julia, wife of Edmund Pye, died October 14, 1884, aged 46 years.

Stephen Russell, died July 24, 1886, aged 69 years.

Charles Barfoot, aged 49 years.

Susannah Soward, died March 7, 1885.

Eliza Bendell, aged -0 years.

John E. Florence, a native of Wareham, Dorsetshire, died at Battle Harbour January 26, 1898. A faithful servant of Baine Johnson and Company - an able co-worker with the late Wm. Bendell - a true friend.

Jordan Sparks, a native of Brigus, Newfoundland, drowned at Battle Harbour July 9, 1883, aged 28 years.

Mary Cram Manston

James Pye, died December 23, 1873, aged 42 years.

Rebecca Mead, died November 2, 1886, aged 84 years.

Charles Sweetapple

Infant son of H. T. and Fanny Hedderson.

Aquila John Hedderson, son of John and Emma Hedderson, ------- 1867.

John Hedderson, died December 28, 1872, aged 56.

Erected by Henry T. and George Hedderson in memory of their mother Emma Hedderson, died July 10, 1887, aged 63.

Susannah, wife of Jacob Bradley, born at Bay Roberts February 23, 1846, died at Indian Cove, Labrador December 9, 1883, aged 37 years.

E R R A T A

Name on Stone Description of Error My Name
RUSSELL James Russell, Edward Russell and his wife Margaret are shown buried at Battle Harbour and again at Matthew's Cove. Chris

HOLLOWAY Benjamin Holloway is shown buried at Matthew's Cove and again at Battle Harbour. Chris

SURNAME	GIVEN	RELATION	BIRTHDATE	DEATHDATE	AGE	NOTES
Acreman	Hannah	wife of Samuel		d. 4 Aug 1962	age 75
Acreman	William Henry		b. 1 Sep 1907	d. 29 Aug 1977
Acreman	Caroline	wife of John	b. 1849 in Port de Grave	d. 6 Jan 1925
Acreman	Samuel			d. 7 Apr 1953	age 74
Acreman	Marjorie Wakefield	daughter of Samuel and Hannah	b. 9 Mar 1912	d. 19 Jul 1923
Acreman	Violet May	daughter of Samuel and Hannah	b. 20 Jul 1906	d. 1 Apr 1924
Ash	Mary Grace	wife of George		d. 30 Jul 1921	age 64
Ash	Albert (Pte)	son of Ruth Ash	b. 4 Jul 1897	d. 29 Dec 1923
Barfoot	Charles			d. Sep 1889	age 49
Bendell	Eliza			d. 18 Sep 1867	age 10
Bradley	Susannah	wife of Jacob	b. 23 Feb 1846 in Bay Roberts	d. 9 Dec 1883
Brazill	Frederick George	son of Stanley and Lilly	b. 19 Oct 1915	d. 1 Aug 1927
Croucher	Victor			d. 1 May 1918	age 21
Florance	John E.	native of Wareham, Dorsetshire		d. 26 Feb 1893	age 59
Hedderson	John			d. 23 Dec 1872	age 56
Hedderson		son of H. T. and Fanny Hedderson	(no dates)		(infant)
Hedderson	Emma			d. 10 Jul 1887	age 63	(erected by Henry and George Hedderson)
Holloway	Benjamin			d. 29 Mar 1872	age 88
Howell	Catherine		b. 12 May 1875	d. 11 Mar 1954
Jones	Henry		b. 13 Sep 1912	d. 11 Jul 1983
Kennedy	Alice			d. 11 Jul 1877	age 19
Lunnen	Francis John		b. 9 Nov 1899	d. 19 Nov 1960
Lunnen	Laura Maud		b. 11 Jan 1914	d. 10 Mar 1973
Luther	John a. R.		1916	1971
Luther	Ann Bush		1884	1971
Luther	Martin George			d. 16 Sep 1963	age 80
Luther	Eliza Blacker	daughter of Martin and Annie		d. 22 Jul 1936	age 16
Mead	Rebecca			d. 2 Nov 1886	age 84
Murphy	May	wife of William		d. 23 Jul 1937	age 75
Murphy	Ellen	wife of Joseph		d. 6 Aug 1901	age 49
Murphy	Denis			d. 31 Mar 1965	age 73
Murphy	Josephine	wife of Denis		d. 9 May 1964	age 59
Murphy	Ellen	daughter of Denis and Josephine		d. 9 Oct 1964	age 19
Murphy	Margaret	wife of James, (native of Carbonear)		d. Aug 1863	age 16
Pye	James			d. 23 Sep 1873	age 42
Pye	Julia	wife of Edmund		d. 14 Oct 1884	age 46
Rumbolt	Miriam	wife of James		d. 3 Nov 1957
Rumbolt	Mrs. Joseph			d. 28 Sep 1929	age 19yrs 8mos
Russell	Stephen			d. 24 Jul 1886	age 69
Russell	James	b. in Dorset, England		d. 9 Apr 1865	age 78
Russell	Edward			d. 10 Jun 1869
[Russell]	and wife Margaret			d. 7 Jul 1878
Smith	Harry			d. 3 Jun 1945	age 53
Smith	William E.		b. 9 Oct 1899	d. 22 Oct 1973
Smith	Isaac			d. 19 Jan 1937	age 83
Smith	Isaac			d. 28 Apr 1904	age 88
[Smith]	and wife Susannah			d. 26 Nov 1908	age 70
Smith	George		b. 27 Aug 1873	d. 7 May 1943
Smith	Emma			d. 12 Oct 1932	age 75
Smith	Edward			d. 14 Oct 1918	age 25	(5710 Pte. Royal Nfld Rangers)
Smyth	Mary			d. Oct 1919	age 60
Soward	Susannah			d. 7 Mar 1885	age 65
Sp... (Spearing ?)	Jordan			drowned 9 Jul 1883	age 28
Sweetapple	Charles			d. 5 Jan 1908	age 75

E R R A T A
Name on Stone	Description of Error	My Name
RUSSELL	James Russell, Edward Russell and his wife Margaret are shown buried at Battle Harbour and again at Matthew's Cove.	Chris
HOLLOWAY	Benjamin Holloway is shown buried at Matthew's Cove and again at Battle Harbour.	Chris