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In Lucknow, as in other parts of the world, graves mean little to some people, but a search on the internet proves otherwise! What one will find on this blog isn't even 'a drop in the vast ocean' of tears that would have been shed if it were possible to calculate. The names, the sad poetry, quotes and expression of grief of the loved ones all being ground to dust. "...We always say that the history of a parish is in its graveyards..." Passage West (from a blog and book by Jim Murphy)

Monday, December 23, 2013

Cecilia Figg 1915-1998

Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
OUR BELOVED MOTHER
CECILIA B FIGG (nee O'Leary)
BORN 26TH aUGUST 1915
DIED 21ST JAN 1998

"YOU WILL ALWAYS BE
WITH US"

Wife of George Figg and mother of
Malcolm (deceased), George (Porky)
Patrick (deceased), Vincent (Mickey) and Brian.

Joe De Souza died 1991

Myrtle, who died in 1959,
was buried at the side of
Peter Joachim whose funeral
she attended!

RIP
JOE A DESOUZA
DIED ON 10TH JAN 1991.

Joe's first wife, Myrtle, died from cancer
in 1959. He wa survived by his nine
children, one a nun - Sister Christopher,
Nobert (Nobby) retired from the Rly
(now deceased), Geoffrey, retired IAF, Angel, Susan, Raymond
(died many years ago), Phillip, Andre and David.
He married Diana (Cyrus?) later.
***
Parents: Mother Ivy Prudence De Souza died 1961
Father Raymond De Souza died cir 1968

Henry Ireland 1866-1916

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
HENRY IRELAND
WHO DEPARTED ON JUNE 9TH 1916
AGED 52 YEARS & 3 MONTHS

DEAR IS THE SPOT
WHERE MY LOVED ONE IS LAID
DEAR IS THE MEMORY
THAT NEVER CAN FADE
SWEET ARE THE HOPES
THAT AGAIN WE SHALL MEET
ALL KNEELING TOGETHER
AT JESUS' FEET.

(This grave looked odd because the headstone
while firm, it looked detached from the rest
of the grave. The stone that is placed on top
would be from another memorial)

Constance Jahans 1853-1923

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
OUR DARLING MOTHER
CONSTANCE JAHANS
BORN 20TH DECEMBER 1853
DIED 16TH AUGUST 1923

Another grave that had all but disappeared.
On exposing the surname I remembered there
was a Jahans still around at the end of the 1970's
or 80's. The Jahans' red-brick residence was on
Cantonment Road at the side of the Lucknow
Publishing House and old-man Jahans stayed
there. I guess Constance was his mother and hope
I come across his grave sometime.

Below are four Jahans out of a number listed on
Fibis.org
1. Alfred EU Jahans, Lucknow from
the La Martiniere College register dated
1921
2. W. Jahans, Gusrd G.I.P Rly, Hardoi
La Martiniere College register (parent/guardian)
1921
3. Allan Jahans, Lucknow, St Francis College
register, 1901
4. Allan Jahans, Allahabad, St Joseph's College
register, 1928

Julie Cyrall 1925-1990

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
JULIE CYRILL
BORN 23 APRIL 1925
DIED 31ST DECEMBER 1990

ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO
HER O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL
LIGHT SHINE UPON HER.
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE

The news of Julie Cyrill's death brought
to an end the celebration for the New Year
at the Symonds home in Talkatora, Lucknow before it had begun. I, the blogger, happened to be there that night. Both these railway families had been close for many years living within easy reach of each other.
Julie married Leslie Cyrill after her first
husband, Mr Lawless.

Ronald Beecham 1943-2002

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED FATHER
RONALD AUBREY BEECHAM
17th March, 1943---18th October, 2002

A BITTER GRIEF A SHOCK SEVERE,
TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVE SO DEAR,
OUR LOSS IS GREAT WE WILL NOT COMPLAIN,
BUT HOPE IN HEAVEN TO MEET AGAIN.
A BEAUTIFUL LIFE FULL OF KINDLY DEEDS,
A SOURCE OF SYMPATHY TO ALL IN NEED,
SINCERE AND TRUE IN HEART AND MIND,
A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY YOU LEAVE BEHIND.
Your Loving Children

I visited Ronald Beecham when I first noticed a new
member had joined the Crosthwaite Homes family
and came to know who he was. He passed away
not long after, maybe a few months later. His two sons, Clarence
and Neville I'd seen when they studied in
La Martiniere College. I next saw Clarence when he married
Charmaine, the elder daughter of Peter Fanthome.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Kenneth Bell died 1992

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MY DARLING HUSBAND
KENNETH BELL
WHO LEFT US ON JUNE 26TH 1992
THOUGH YOU HAVE LEFT OUR HOME
BUT YOU HAVEN'T LEFT OUR HEARTS

LOVING WIFE
DOLLY
DAUGHTERS
SHERYLN and
BRENDA
(Eldest daughter, Helen Hopkins, had already passed
away in New Delhi in 1990)
Kenneth, the brother of Arnold also retired from the railway.
(Pic: Dec 15,2013 Nishatganj Cem, Lucknow

Both graves were redone a few months ago (2014)

)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Phyllis Hartnett 1912-1991

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DARLING MUMS
MRS PHYLLIS HARTNETT
BORN 6TH MAY 1912
CALLED HOME 7TH JAN, 1991

ERECTED BY
HER LOVING CHILDREN
MITZI, LARRY, JANAK, PATSY, TIPPY

AND
GRAND CHILDREN (Pic Dec15, 2013)

Monday, December 16, 2013

Arnold Bell 1919-1992

MR A. BELL
BORN 28-12-1919
DIED 19-2-1992

Arnold and his brother
Kenneth worked for the
Northern Railway.

(Dec 15, 2013)

Reginald Serpis 1941-1991

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
REGINALD SERPIS (Reggie)
BORN ON 29-1-1941
DIED ON 08-3-1991

Reggie's brother, Maurice Serpis and family
migrated to Australia. He was also related to
Fitzgerald Lawrence who also went to Austrlia with his family.
(His children: Stanley, William and Noreen)

Doris Ivy Maud Millar died 1924

IN EVER SAD AND -------MEMORY
OF
MY DEVOTED DAUGHTER
DORIS IVY MAUD MILLAR
WHO DIED IN LORETO CONVENT,
LUCKNOW ON THE 21ST APRIL, 1924
AGE 15 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS
*
Erected by her father, sister and brother

(Dec 15, 2013 Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow)

Tue Sept 8, 2015

Cynthia Teresa Larkins died 1994

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MY BELOVED WIFE
CYNTHIA TERESA LARKINS
WHO LEFT FOR HER HEAVENLY ABODE
ON 9 SEPTEMBER 1994
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE
THY WILL BE DONE
Cynthia was the second wife of Maj-Gen Frank Larkins, son of Hubert Dalton Larkins, who has also passed on. Frank had settled in Goa. Ian, the elder of his two sons, passed away earlier this year (2013). The younger son, Ashley, works on a tea estate in N-E India. They were the sons of first wife Allyson (nee de Castro) who died when the family lived in Devlali, Maharashtra.

Hugh Elmo Dignum 1920-1996

Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow (Dec 15, 2013)

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
OUR DARLING
HUGH ELMO DIGNUM
BORN ON 16TH FEB 1920
LEFT US ON 3 MAY 1996
HE IS NOT DEAD HE IS JUST AWAY!
WITH A CHEERY SMILE
AND A WAVE OF THE HAND
HE HAS WANDERED INTO AN UNKNOWN LAND
INSERTED BY WIFE:- BETTY, DAUGHTER:- TESSA, SON-IN-LAW:- SATHA ;
GRAND CHILDREN:- SHANA, REUBEN & ROWAN
BETTY, A DAUGHTER OF LATE HUBERT DALTON LARKINS, LIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH HER DAUGHTER.
Hugh and Betty retired as teachers from La Martiniere College, Lucknow.

Betty Dignum passed

away on March 17,
2015 in South Africa
where she lived with
her daughter. In
Lucknow
La Martiniere College
lowered the college
flag as a mark of
respect.

John Edmond Gomes died 1915

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DARLING FATHER
JOHN EDMOND GOMES
OF CALCUTTA
DIED ON THE 16TH FEB 1915
AGED 81 YEARS 6 MONTHS
AND 10 DAYS
______________
ERECTED
BY HIS SORROWING CHILDREN
AND

BERTRAM VIVIAN GOMES
DROWNED IN THE GUMTI 22ND MAY 1918
AGED 21 YEARS 6 MONTHS
(YOUNGEST SON)
THEN LET OUR SORROWS CEASE TO FLOW
GOD HAS RECALLED HIS OWN
BUT LET OUR HEARTS IN EVERY WOE STILL SAY
THY WILL BE DONE
THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE
(Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow Dec 15, 2013)

Albert (Jumbo) Hanson 1918-1991

Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow Dec 15, 2013

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
ALBERT HARVEY HANSON
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS

JUMBO
WHO LEFT FOR HIS HEAVENLY HOME
ON 25TH APRIL 1991
BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1918
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE
(Jumbo was married to Noreen, daughter of Mr Hubert Dalton Larkins. She moved to South Africa with her sister, Beatrice (Betty) Dignum. She passed on a couple of years ago. Jumbo was a popular figure on the Lucknow golf course and in his earlier days, besides other games, played tennis. He also, like most of his in-laws, worked at La Martiniere College, Lucknow)

Isabella Sarah Tuite died 1902

In Loving Memory of
OUR BELOVED MOTHER
ISABELLA SARAH TUITE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
11TH JULY 1902

SLEEP THY LAST SLEEP
TILL THE ETERNAL MORROW
THY CHILDREN WEEP
WITH HEARTS BOWED DOWN WITH SORROW
UNDER THY SOD
EARTH RECEIVE OUT TREASURE
TO REST IN GOD
WAITING ALL HIS PLEASURE

THIS TOMB IS ERECTED BY
HER SORROWING CHILDREN
WHO MOURN IN HOPE

William Hackett Chase 1849-1903

Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow

In Loving Memory of

WILLIAM HACKETT CHASE

BORN MARCH 15TH 1849
DIED JANUARY 6TH 1903

(Bad! I got my shadow also!!)
**
I found two entries for a WH Chase
on Fibis.org 1. WH Chase who arrived
Bombay on the P&O Co ship Coromandel
from Brindisi, Italy in 1887
William Hackett Chase would have been 38 years old.
2. Passenger on P&O Co ship Arabia - WH Chase with accompanying Mrs (Chase?) Bombay to London
25 Mar 1899