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Sections 8 & 9 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Sections 8 & 9 Sections 8 and 9 form a single block with the divisions between the two sections not apparent. There are 22 rows groups in pairs. All graves face East. On the western border is a laurel hedge. The southern border is the stone wall that is part of the cemetery’s boundary. The eastern border is a wooden fence which consists of three horizontal pieces of wood which, in October 2008, could be seen to be damaged in a few places. From the north-eastern corner From the south-eastern corner From the south-western corner From the north-western corner Draft 8-1 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Draft 8-2 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Draft 8-3 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Row 8K1 Names Inscriptions Notes 8.K1.1 Walter Charles TREASURED MEMORIES OF Eskett (1885-1962) MY DEAR HUSBAND WALTER CHARLES ESKETT Betsey Eliza Eskett DIED MARCH 10TH 1962 AGED 76 (1886-1971) AND OF HIS DEAR WIFE BETSEY ELIZA ESKETT DIED FEBRUARY 21ST 1971 AGED 85. REUNITED Edging with an integral plaque at the foot. The birth of Walter Charles Eskett was registered 1885/Q2 Bath, mother’s maiden name: Hill. The birth of Betsy Eliza Robbins was registered 1886/Q2 Wincanton. In the 1901 census at 36 Cheltenham Street, Bath: John Eskett, aged 51, shoe repairer – own account, born at Odd Down (Som), deaf, wife Emma, aged 60, born at Bath, and son Walter, aged 16, presser (factory), born at Bath. The marriage of Walter Charles Eskett to Betsy Eliza Robbins was registered 1909/Q2 Keynsham. British World War I Medal Roll Card: Walter C Eskett, Welsh Regt, Pte 47805, Labour Corps 581568. The death of Walter Charles Eskett, aged 76, was registered 1962/Q1 Bath. From the burial order book: Walter Charles Eskett, aged 76, of Draft 8-4 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Names Inscriptions Notes 16 The Tyning, Bath, died at St Martin's Hopsital, Bath and was buried on 15 Mar 1962. The death of Betsy Eliza Eskett, born on 14 Apr 1885, was registered 1971/Q1 Bath. From the burial order book: Betsey Eliza Eskett, aged 85, died at St Martin's Hospital, Bath and was buried on 25 Feb 1971. 8.K1.2 Josephine Barrett IN FONDEST MEMORY (1897-1963) OF OUR DEAR AUNT JOSEPHINE BARRETT Alfred Barrett DIED 6TH AUGUST 1963 (1896-1962) AGED 65 YEARS ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND ALFRED BARRETT DIED .... JANUARY 196_ AGED 76. Edging with an integral plaque at the foot. The birth of Alfred Egerton Barrett was registered 1896/Q2 Bath, mother’s maiden name: Toogood. The birth of Josephine Macnamara was registered 1897/Q4 Bath, mother’s maiden name: Larcombe. The marriage of Alfred Egerton Barrett to Josephine Macnamara was registered 1928/Q3 Bath. From the burial order book: Alfred Egerton Barrett, aged 76, of 4 Portland Tce, Bath, died on 4 Apr 1962 and was buried on 9 Apr 1962. The death of Josephine Barrett, aged 65, was registered 1963/Q3 Bath. From the burial order book: Josephine Barrett, aged 65, of 4 Portland Tce, Bath, died St Martin's Hospital, Bath and was buried on 14 Aug 1963. Draft 8-5 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Names Inscriptions Notes 8.K1.3 George Henry South: Couzens (1915- TREASURED MEMORIES OF A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER 1962) GEORGE COUZENS, PASSED TO A HIGHER LIFE, MAY 9TH 1962, AGED 46 YEARS Iris Freda Couzens North: (1918-2006) ALSO IRIS FREDA COUZENS BELOVED WIFE AND MOTHER PASSED AWAY OCT. 3RD 2006, AGED 88 YEARS. REUNITED East: REST IN PEACE White edging and a freestanding vase. The birth of George H Couzens was registered 1915/Q4 Merthyr Tydfil. The birth of Iris Freda Newman was registered 1918/Q3 Bath, mother’s maiden name: Tadd. The marriage of George Henry Couzens to Iris Freda Newman at St Swithin, Walcot was registered 1940 Bath. The death of George Henry Couzens, aged 46, was registered 1962/Q2 Bath. From the burial order book: George Henry Couzens, aged 46, of 32 Freeview Rd, Bath, was buried on 15 May 1962. The death of Iris Freda Couzens, aged 88, was registered 2006 Bath. From the burial order book: Iris Freda Couzens, aged 88, of 32 Walcot Court, Bath, died at the RUH and was buried on 11 Oct 2006. 8.K1.4 Violet Flora May No memorial found. Mould (1895-1963) From the burial order book: Violet Flora May Mould, aged 67, of Valley View House, Beacon Hill, Bath, died on 19 Feb 1963 and was buried on 14 Feb 1963. 8.K1.5 Gladys Winifred IN LOVING MEMORY Robinson (1901- GLADYS ROBINSON 1963) DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF CEDRIC AND FAMILY Cedric Robinson DIED 25TH FEB. 1963 (1901-1982) AND HER HUSBAND CEDRIC ROBINSON DIED 4TH MARCH 1982 Headstone, edging and a freestanding vase. Draft 8-6 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Names Inscriptions Notes The birth of Cedric Robinson was registered 1901/Q2 Bath, mother’s maiden name: Acland. The birth of Gladys Winifred Pond in 1901 was registered 1902/Q1 Bath, mother’s maiden name: Marks. The marriage of Cedric Robinson to Gladys Winifred Pond at St Stephen, Lansdown was registered 1930 Bath. The death of Gladys Winifred Robinson, aged 62, was registered 1963/Q1 Bath. From the burial order book: Gladys Winifred Robinson, aged 62, died at St Martin's Hospital, Bath and was buried on 1 Mar 1963. The death of Cedric Robinson, born on 16 Apr 1901, was registered 1982/Q1 Bath. From the burial order book: Cedric Robinson, aged 80, of Aldesmead, Broadmoor Pk, Bath, died at the RUH and was buried on 11 Mar 1972. 8.K1.6 Bertha Eva Hudson IN MEMORY OF (1895-1963) BERTHA EVA HUDSON WHO DIED 2ND APRIL 1963 AT REST Edging with an integral plaque at the foot. The birth of Bertha Eva Hudson was registered 1895/Q4 Camberwell. In the 1901 census at 2 Nunhead Passage, Peckham: Raphael Hudson, aged 35, mantle salesman – employer, born at Camberwell, wife Kate, aged 30, born at Westminster, and children: Rachel, aged 9, born at Camberwell, Kate, aged 7, born at Camberwell, Bertha, aged 5, born at Camberwell, Armanella, aged 3, born at Camberwell, and Francis, aged 2, born at Camberwell. Draft 8-7 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Names Inscriptions Notes The death of Bertha Eva Hudson, aged 67, was registered 1963 Bath. From the burial order book: Bertha Eva Hudson, aged 67, of 3 High St, Bath, died at the RUH and was buried on 5 Apr 1963. 8.K1.7 Arthur Kenneth ARTHUR Price (1909-1963) KENNETH PRICE Lois Emilie Noble Price (1918-2007) SURGEON DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER 27 DEC. 1909 25 APRIL 1963 John III. 16 White slab. and his wife The birth of Arthur Kenneth Price was registered 1910/Q1 Bedwellty. LOIS EMILIE The birth of Lois E N Turner was registered 1918/Q2 Barton I (Lancs). NOBLE PRICE 21 APRIL 1918 The death of Arthur Kenneth Price, aged 51, was registered 1963/Q2 23 APRIL 2007 Bath. From the burial order book: Arthur Kenneth Price, aged 51, of Charlcombe Cottage, Lansdown, Bath, was buried on 27 Apr 1963. From the burial order book: Lois Emilie Noble Price, aged 89, of 28 New Barns Rd, Ely, Cambs, was buried on 30 May 2007. 8.K1.8 Dorothy Ursula IN LOVING MEMORY OF Rodman (1903- MY DEAR WIFE 1964) DOROTHY URSULA RODMAN WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY JUNE 30TH 1964 AGED 61. Edging with an integral plaque at the foot. The death of Dorothy Ursula Rodman, aged 61, was registered 1964/Q2 Bath. From the burial order book: Dorothy Ursula Rodman, aged 61, of 4 Oxford Row, Lansdown, Bath, was buried on 5 Jul 1964. 8.K1.9 Arthur Walter Bath No memorial found. (1884-1965) The birth of Arthur Walter Bath was registered 1884/Q4 Bath, mother’s maiden name: Derrick. Draft 8-8 Lansdown Cemetery – Memorial Inscriptions Bath Preservation Trust Names Inscriptions Notes The marriage of Arthur Walter Bath was registered 1908//Q4 Alverstoke. The death of Arthur Walter Bath, aged 81, was registered 1965/Q4 Bath. From the burial order book: Arthur Walter Bath, aged 81, died St Martin's Hospital, Bath on 25 Dec 1965 and was buried on 28 Dec 1965. 8.K1.10 Humbert Jerome IN LOVING MEMORY OF Weston (1900-1966) A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER HUMBERT JEROME WESTON Sarah Elizabeth DIED JAN. 22ND 1966 Weston (1902-1982) REST IN PEACE. ALSO HIS WIFE Dawn Christine SARAH ELIZABETH, Vincent (1954-1987) DIED NOV. 30TH 1982. Plaque: Edging with an integral plaque at the foot and a separate freestanding Treasured plaque. memories of DAWN VINCENT The birth of Humbert Francis Jerone was registered 1900/Q4 Bath, who died 22nd Oct. 1987 mother’s maiden name: Green. we’re forever with you love Alan, Heidi and Vicky In the 1900 census at 5 Stone Lea, Combe Down, Bath: Emma family and friends Franklin, aged 63, living on own means, born at Bath, Percy Howard, aged 2, nurse child, born at Ludlow, Oxford (!), Martha Jerone, aged 33, married, visitor, wife of Professor of Music, born at Beverley (Yorks), and Humbert F Jerone, aged 6 months, visitor, born at Bath. The marriage of Humbert Francis Weston/Jerone to Sara Elizabeth Bundy was registered 1924/Q2 Bath. The death of Herbert F J Weston, aged 65, was registered 1966/Q1 Bath. (There is also an entry under Jerome-Weston.) From the burial order book: Humbert Francis Jerome Weston, aged 65, of 2 Penn Hill Rd, Bath, was buried on 27 Jan 1966.
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