The Chiria Jheel Cemetery, Lucknow

HER LOVING SON
WILLIAM
ERECTS THIS MEMORIAL 
TO THE MEMORY OF HIS DEAR MOTHER
CAROLINE
BELOVED WIFE OF
ROBERT DAVIS PENSIONED APOTHECARY MEDL DEPT
*
SHE FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS ON THE 21ST JANUARY 1871 AGED 46 YEARS
SURROUNDED BY HER SORROWING HUSBAND AND
HER 12 CHILDREN LAMENTING THEIR LOSS

Photos of the Chiria Jheel Cemetery, Lucknow
taken last summer when I posted pics of individual
graves only.

IN MEMORY OF
JAMES
THE YOUNGEST SON OF
THOMAS GLADWIN
VAKEEL HIGH COURT N.W.P.
AND
MARGARET ADELAIDE HIS WIFE
BORN 8TH OCT 1863
DIED 24 SEPT 1868

Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

REUBEN WHITBY

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A. ANTHONY

Cemetery at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar islands
courtesy my family who returned from there on May 27 2016.
I believe there were older graves deeper inside. 

In Loving Memory
of
OUR BELOVED FATHER
MR JOHN D'SOUZA
BORN ON 04-04-1921
DIED ON 17-07-2004
SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS

In Loving Memory
of
OUR BELOVED GRAND FATHER
MR JOSEPH D'SOUZA
DIED ON 24-04-1944(?)

JOHN EKKA, C.M. CHACKO

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In Loving Memory
of
REUBEN WHITBY
xxx OVERSEER, JAIL DEPT
PORT BLAIR WHO DIED ON
XXX FEBRUARY 1900

Moni Mukherji died 1915

In
Loving Memory
of
MONI MUKHERJI
WHO DIED ON THE
13TH FEB 1915

Lakhori bricks

The lakhori bricks lying near a grave, probably a very recent

burial, were a surprise. These flat kiln baked bricks

that were used in all the Nawabi buildings of Oudh,

 went out of use in the early part of the 19th century,

maybe even earlier. Is it possible that these are old bricks

that were

reused, bricks from the many building of that

period that were demolished during and after 1857!

The Nishatganj Cemetery was opened by Rev J.I.B Cockin,

Chaplin in 1887 and consecrated by the Bishop of

Calcutta, Edward Ralph, in 1889. It must have been in

use somewhat longer, because Joanna Reghelini Harcourt

was buried here in 1882. The Chiria Jheel Cemetery,

that is being used by Mother Teresa's Mission,

on Sapru Marg (formerly Olliver Road) was in

use during the 1860s and '70s.

Desecration!

There are two large plots from where graves have disappeared
over the last two decades while burials were taking place
in an older portion of the cemetery. Which means, burials could
have taken place here and the oldest graves near the entrance
could have been spared for the time being. The graves that have
been removed date back to the1940s 

A 1920s-30s plot

The Lucknow cemeteries are controlled by the Lucknow Burial Board made up of clergymen of
all the denominations, Roman Catholic, Protestant (Churches of Northern India), Believers etc., or at least should include all. It doesn't matter because the people at the cemetery do as they please! How is the money shared? What system is there for creating space, that is, demolishing older graves. How should these beautiful memorials be 'smashed'? Is the job left to boys who play in the cemetery to throw bricks at them, otherwise, how do crosses that have stood for a century get cut down sometimes from the top!
This is the weakness of the community, the meanness and selfishness of the people! 
Shortage of burial space, the fear of not being buried, can that be possible? People are reserving burial space, that includes the clergy, which in turn increases the fear. Artificial shortage of commodities that helps push up prices. Hoarders, definitely in India at least, where tonnes of say, onion, is bought from the farmers and stored, to be sold later at several times the buying price! Is this the same as taking a loan, the money paid in advance is spent?

I photographed the grave in this pic a few months ago and it was perfect. Now the cross has been lifted slightly off the base. It will remain like that and then all of a sudden, there will be no cross and no grave. This is a stage by stage demolition that nobody notices, because they don't come to the cemetery to notice anything. Recently someone shared an illustration on Facebook with the words that went something like,"What good are eyes if the brain is dead".
The management of these cemeteries has been left to the grave digger and masons. Actually, Roman Catholic priests have a separate cemetery, at least in Lucknow, at the Loreto Convent. 

William Lyall died 1944

In Loving Memory
of
OUR BELOVED FATHER
WILLIAM LYALL
WHO FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS
ON 13TH FEBRUARY 1944
AGED 43 YEARS
*
"LOVED LONG AND LOST AWHILE"

Rev PL McGee, Mary Modak, Ignatius Caesar, Charles A. Massey, Benjamin Peters, Rachael S. David

REV P.L. MCGEE

MARY MODAK

IGNATIUS CEASAR
(There's another Ceasar
buried in this plot)

CHARLES ALFRED MASSEY

BENJAMIN PETERS

RACHEL S. DAVID
(All died cir 1940s)

Rev Daniel Buck and Ruth Adams Buck died cir 1942

REV DANIEL BUCK
Died cir 1942

RUTH ADAMS BUCK
(Buried side by side)

Daniel Baden, 16 yrs., died 1928

In
Loving Memory of
DANIEL BADEN
DIED 1ST AUGUST 1928
AGED 16 YEARS 8 MONTHS
"BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART
FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD"
*
(A grave from a 1920s and '30s plot that
was missed)

Isabella Theodora Buck 1878--1953

In  Ever-Loving Memory
of
ISABELLA THEODORA BUCK
daughter of  Rev John Rogers
Born 3rd January 1878
Died 16th December 1953
*We miss her and mourn her in
silence unseen,
And dwell in the memory of
days that have been,
Unknown to the World she is
ever at our side
And whispers these words
"Death cannot Divide."
*
Erected by her son, Carl
and
daughter-in-law Elizabeth Buck

Alfred Buck, M.B.E. 1873-1943

In Loving Memory
of
My Dearest Husband
AND
Our Devoted Father
ALFRED BUCK  M.B.E.
Born 25th May 1873
Died 4th November 1943

ALFRED AND ISABELLA BUCK

Samuel Harris Paul 1874-1944

In Loving Memory
of
OUR DEAR FATHER (GRANDFATHER)
MR SAMUEL HARRIS PAUL
SON OF LATE REV A.C. PAUL
BORN JUNE 30, 1874
SLEPT IN JESUS
OCT 25, 1944
*
Erected by daughter and grandchildren

Alice Johnson died cir 1942 and Revd S.J. Sxxx

ALICE JOHNSON
Died cir 1942

REVD S.J.Sxxxx

Arthur Mark 1865-1940

ARTHUR MARK
*
In Loving Memory of
OUR BELOVED FATHER
Born Oct 8, 1865
Slept in Jesus November 30, 1940
*
The righteous shall be in
everlasting remembrance

Ruth E. Hyneman, missionary, 1888-1942

In Loving Memory
of
RUTH E. HYNEMAN
MISSIONARY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
BORN IN INDIANA USA NOV 7, 1888
DIED IN LUCKNOW, INDIA APRIL 22, 1942
*
SHE LOVED TO SERVE
(Nishaatganj Cem., Lko
hope to get a better pic)

Maxwell Wheeler died cir 1947

MAXWELL WHEELER
Died cir 1947

Miss Nora Hardayal Singh 1917-1947

Sacred to the Memory
of
MISS NORA HARDAYAL SINGH
Born 17th June 1917
Died 23rd April 1947
Death divides but memory lingers
*
THY WILL BE DONE
*
By D.H. Singh

Samuel Andrew Dube 1893-1943

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MY ONLY BROTHER
SAMUEL ANDREW DUBE
BORN 6THJUNE 1893
DIED  30TH SEPTEMBER 1943
HE LIVEF
D TO SERVE

Henry Charles DuBois died 1944

In Sacred Memory of
HENRY CHARLES DUBOIS
WHO GOD CALLED TO ETERNAL REST
ON 24TH JANUARY 1944

Percival Wilkinson and Charles Gallimore Died cir 1944

PERCIVAL WILKINSON
Died cir 1944

CHARLES GALLIMORE