Honeysuckle Point Cemetery, Newcastle

(also known as Cottage Creek and West End Cemetery)

copied from: Honeysuckle (Cottage Creek) Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (archive.org)

Honeysuckle Point Cemetery began as a burial ground for Presbyterians and Roman Catholics in the 1840's and continued until Sandgate Cemetery began operating in 1881, before this Presbyterians and Roman Catholics buried their dead in the Christ Church Cathedral Cemetery which was at that time a general cemetery. During the 1840's the Wesleyan Methodists also began operating their own cemetery at Wickham.

The names listed below were exhumed from the Honeysuckle Cemetery in 1916 and buried in the Presbyterian section of Sandgate, burials also took place in the Catholic section of the cemetery. An estimated 300 burials took place at the cemetery according to the Newcastle Morning Herald 2.10.1916.

Contributions of burial details are of those buried at the original Honeysuckle Cemetery and it is not known if they were transferred to Sandgate Cemetery.

 3/10/2002 Update - A few months ago I photographed all the Presbyterian Headstones from Honeysuckle and when I examined them closely, found errors in the information given on the fiche which I had posted on the original Honeysuckle webpage. The information below, is from the actual headstone, no icon? the headstone is probably there but badly weathered and unreadable.

I also found the old Catholic Honeysuckle graves, there would be about 20 of them, most of the headstones in this section are in a far worse state than the Presbyterian ones, there is no record of the Catholic exhumations on the Sandgate fiche. The transcriptions I was able to read are now listed below.

 

CATHOLIC BURIALS AT HONEYSUCKLE

CAIN

James

b. 1813, d. 17th February, 1879, Sawyer, killed by a falling limb whilst splitting timber at Hillsborough, husband of Ellen Flynn, father of Eliza, William & Robert. (Information supplied by Lesley Moth)

CORRIGAN

Eleanor McDermott

buried 23rd December, 1870 (Information supplied by Judith Smith)

CORRIGAN

Winifred

died 1865, aged 11mths (Information supplied by Judith Smith)

CORRIGAN

Helen

buried 19th September 1873, aged 14yrs, Information supplied by Judith Smith

CORRIGAN

Agnes Ruth

buried 29th May, 1871, aged 6mths, (Information supplied by Judith Smith)

CURTIS

Thomas Henry

1853, 74yrs, Master Mariner, born Boston USA, husband of Mary Ann Curtis [information supplied by Stephen Mills]

CATHOLIC BURIALS REMOVED TO SANDGATE

SURNAME

GIVEN NAME

REMOVED

TRANSCRIPTION

ARMSTRONG/CLOUDY

Elizabeth Kate

1916

In Memory of, Elizabeth Kate, the beloved daughter of, Thomas & Elizabeth Armstrong, died March 18th 1875, aged 3 years 4 months, 11 days, and her Grandmother/father (?) Cloudy

 

 

 

BROUGHTON

James

1916

Sacred to the Memory of, James, the son of ? and Eliza Broughton, died Dec 19? 1854, aged 13? months

 

CALDWELL

George

1916

Gloria in Excelsis Deo, sacred to the memory of, George Caldwell, Corporal of the Mounted Police, who departed this life, 23rd March 1843, aged 45 years, after a painfull illness, of two months

 

CALLAGHAN

Standish

1916

In memory of, Standish Callaghan, who died at Newcastle, 8th May, 1860, aged 10 years

 

CARROLL

Ann (?)

1916

Headstone badly worn, date of 1857 visible and lower down the name Ann clearly visible, probably 2/3 names on headstone

 

CORNER

Sarah Jane, ? Corner, ? Corner, Omer Matchett Corner, William John Corner

1916

Sarah Jane Corner, some lines undecipherable, ? Corner, undecipherable, ? Corner, undecipherable, also Omer Matchett Corner, died

? May 1862, aged ? years 6 months, and William John Corner, who died in Parramatta May 22nd 1849, aged 2 years & 6 months (Another tablet in the ground lists C.W.C. 1854, O.M.C 1862,

W.J.C. 1849)

 

GRIFFIN

Ann

1916

Here lie the remains of, Ann Griffin, who died October 11 1868, may her soul rest in peace, erected by her sister Mrs Johnson

 

LYNCH

Mary Ann

1916

Mary Ann Lynch,............................ their son

....................

 

McAREARY

Robert

1916

Sacred, to the memory of, Robert McAreary, died January 7th 1899, aged 42 years. Requiscay in Peace

 

NORGARD

Mary Johanna, Maria Ana, Richard, Eleanor & Rose Elizabeth

1916

Mary Johanna died 1877. Maria Ana died 1856, Richard died 1862, Eleanor died 1861, Rose Elizabeth died 1861 (Death Dates are from NSW BD & M's)

 

RYAN

Mary

1916

In memory of, Mary, the beloved wife of, Edward Ryan, born at Raymond Terrace,................................................................................ , died at

Lambton, November ?, ?

 

WALSH

Margaret

1916

wife of Michael Walsh, died 3rd February 1873, aged 33 years. Dau. of Charles & Johanna Mason (information supplied by Phil Young)

 

WALSH

Patrick

1916

In your great charity, pray for the repose of the soul, of, Patrick Walsh, who departed this life 16 Oct, 1870, aged 56 years

 

PRESBYTERIAN BURIALS AT HONEYSUCKLE

ARCHIBALD (nee

Browne)

Susannah

d. 12th December 1868 at Bolton Street, Newcastle, b. 25th Dec 1831 Newtown Hamilton, ARM, IRL, wife of John Duncan Archibald, mother of Joseph, Elizabeth,

William & John

(Information supplied by K.L. Cranney)

McLeod

John

Drowned Newcastle Harbour 12th Nov 1853, per 'Midlothian' December, 1837. (Information supplied by Kerrie Alexander)

 

REMOVED TO SANDGATE

 

ALLSOPP

Albert Henry

2.10.1916

1877

 

ANDERSON

Hamilton buried with unknown

16.10.1916

1808/1871

 

ANDERSON

William

 

In Memory of William Anderson, late of C..................................................................................... shire

Scotland, died 2nd Sep 1880 aged 60 years

 

ASH

Arthur Roger &

19.10.1916

 

 

   

Walter Frederick

   

 

BARNESON

William James

19.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of William James Barneson, who departed this life July 26 July 1868 aged 5 years and ?? months

 

BOWREY

Frederick & Elizabeth

2.10.1916

Sacred to the memory of Frederick Bowrey late of Newcastle who departed this Life January 1st 1863 aged 46 years, also Elizabeth wife of the above who died Sept 10 1872 aged 62 years

 

BRENT

Ernest Alexander

2.10.1916

died 1880

 

BROWN

Elizabeth

19.10.1916

Elizabeth beloved daughter of Robert & Elizabeth Brown who died June 10th 1877 aged 1 year 11 months

 

BRYANT

Arthur Thomas Humphrey

2.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of Arthur Th. Humphrey the eldest son of Richard & Mary Jane BRYANT died August 9th 1876 aged 2 years

 

BURGESS

Elizabeth

12.10.1916

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth the beloved wife of Robert Burgess died 11th July 1879 aged 28 years & 3 months

 

BURR

Mary Etta

19.10.1916

In memory of Mary Etta wife of Edward H. Burr died August 29th 1875 aged 21yrs and ... months

 

CADELL

Amelia Ellen

12.10.1916

In Memory of Amelia Ellen Cadell died November 17th 1878 aged 9 years

 

CAMERON

Janet

16.10.1916

In Memory of Janet the beloved wife of Ewen Cameron died June 17th 1876 aged 79 years............................................................................... Argyleshire

 

CAMERON

Catherine & Elizabeth Mary

2.10.1916

Sacred to the memory of Catherine Cameron who died December 9th 1861 aged 1 year and 9 months and Elizabeth Mary Cameron who died March 28 1875 aged 5 years 7 months

 

CARRUTHERS

Elizabeth

19.10.1916

Elizabeth second daughter of John & Jane Carruthers who died May 12 1875 aged 3 years and ... months

 

CASTLES

Louis Darcy

16.10.1916

In Loving Memory of Louis Darcy the beloved son of Louis Thomas and Isabella Castles died October 10th 1871 aged 14? years and 3 months

 

CAY

Capt Thomas

19.10.1916

In the Memory of Capt Thomas Cay who died Feb 9th 1865

 

COLEMAN

Richard & Sarah

22.10.1916

Richard Coleman died ? 1859 aged 30 years also (Margaret?) Sarah Coleman died August 24th 1860 aged 9 years

 

COOK

Isabella

 

Isabella wife of James Cook who died May ?? 1873 aged 44 years

 

COOK

John & Elizabeth Emly

19.10.1916

John Cook died 1878 - In Memory of his daughter Elizabeth Emly who died 27th Oct 1877 aged 8 months

 

COUPER

Alexander & Mary

16.10.1916

In Memory of, Alexander Couper native of Glasgow Scotland died 7th April 1872 also Mary Couper mother of the above died ?? January 1864 aged 82 years

 

DOBIE

Alexander?

16.10.1916

died 1876?

 

DONALD

Effie H.

2.10.1916

Effie H ... born April 23rd 1874 died February 27th 1875 aged 10 months and 5 days

 

DOWNIE

James

16.10.1916

In Memory of James Downie who departed this life 17th July 1878 aged 40 years native of Stirlingshire Scotland

 

DRYSDALE

Andrew

19.10.1916

In Memory of Andrew Drysdale, Master Mariner late of

............. , died 1882 aged 28 years

 

DUNLOP

Margaret & Robert

1.10.1916

Margaret Dunlop died March 16 1867 aged 56 years also Robert Dunlop her beloved husband died April 26 1880 in the 67th year of his age

 

FLEMMING

?

19.10.1916

?

 

 

 

FRASER/SMITH

Jane Fraser & Ann Smith

12.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of Jane the beloved wife of Alexander Fraser who departed this life May 31st 1863 aged 19 years and 11 months also Ann the beloved wife of Thomas Smith born February 3rd? 1819 died September 5th? 1873 aged 56? years and 8 months

 

GARRETT

H?........ es

19.10.1916

......es,......... of Thomas Garrett who departed this life on

the 14th February AD 1854 in hope of a better one aged

....... years

 

GAY

Thomas

19.10.1916

died 9.2.1865

 

GILMORE

Ann Jean & Margaret Eliza

2.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of Ann Jean Gilmore who departed this life on the 4th April 1852 aged 20 years, also Margaret Eliza Gilmore, infant child of the above who departed this ife on the 25th December 1852 aged 12 months

 

GOODSIR

William, Elizabeth, Melanie, Lydia Emily

(?)

William died 2.3.1869 aged 61 years, Elizabeth died 23.11.1861 aged 14 months, Melanie died 1868 aged 5 years?, Lydia Emily died 14.6.1881 aged 4 years

 

GRANT

John

2.10.1916

In Memory of John Grant of Galomie? Strathspey Scotland who died at Newcastle 12th January 1868 aged 42 years, this stone erected by his affectionate brother

 

HAGAN

Matilda

12.10.1916

died 1870

 

HAGAN

Gibson

6.10.1916

?

 

HARVEY

Eliza

2.10.1916

Sacred to the memory of Eliza Harvey who departed this life in the hope of blessed immortality on the 2nd day of May 1859 aged 56 years, and Margaret her daughter who died December 28th 1855 aged 16 months also Margaret ??th daughter of the above ?? April 1859 aged ??................................................... s

 

HENDERSON

William

2.10.1916

died 1860

 

HESCOTT

Margaret

16.10.1916

died 1876

 

HOADLEY

Anne

2.12.1916

In Memory of Anne the beloved wife of Henry James Hoadley who died March 1st 1873 aged 49 years, beloved by all who knew her

 

HOGUE

Fitzarthur

6.10.1916

died 9.8.1878

 

HOGUE

Elizabeth

6.10.1916

died 26.1.1878

 

HOWDEN

(?)

7.11.1916

(?)

 

INGALL

Fanny, Redman

R. & Fanny S.

6.10.1916

Sacred to the memory of Fanny the daughter of Robert & Fanny Ingall who died August 20th 1867 aged one year and five months also Redman Robert Ingall died 1876 aged ... years also Fanny S. Ingall died 1881

 

IRWIN

William, Robert Jnr, Robert, (?) and Helen

12.10.1916

William Irwin, Surgeon, of Newcastle, died June 30th 1869 & Robert Irwin, his son died ??, also Robert Irwin MD, who died ?? 1863, aged 32? (There is another undecipherable name on the bottom of the headstone) On newer headstone, Helen, beloved wife of the above Wm Irwin Surgeon, died 3rd December 1933 aged 92 years

 

ISAAC

Thomas

19.10.1916

1850

 

JAMES

John

2.10.1916

died 1862

 

JOHNSON

George & Hannah

2.10.1916

George died 4.?.187?, Hannah Johnson died 1869? aged 55? years

 

JOHNSTON

Sarah

2.10.1916

died 1879? aged 28 years?

 

JONES

? and Jacob

2.10.1916

...... of England died.............. 26th 1862, also Jacob Jones

son of William and Joan Jones of the parish of Llannellen, Monmouthshire England who died September 13th 1871 aged 48 years

 

 

LISTER

Eliza Sarah, Jane Ann & Matthew

11.10.1916

Sacred to the memory of Eliza Sarah the beloved wife of Matthew Lister of this city who departed this life December 11th 1866 aged 20 years also, Jane Ann who died August 25 1864 aged 5 years, also Matthew Lister died January 10 1880 aged 42 years

 

LYNE

Sarah Jane

6.10.1916

In Memory of Sarah Jane the beloved daughter of Emanual & Mary Lyne who departed this life March 1st 1878 aged 22 years

 

LYNN

Anna Christine

19.10.1916

In Memory of Anna Christina Lynn, who departed this life, October 25th 1875

 

MAIN

Jane

16.10.1916

Sacred to the memory of Jane, the beloved wife of Robert Main, died July 12th 1880, aged 35 years

 

MANSON

John McLean & William Donald

16.10.1916

John McLean Manson died June 22nd 1873 aged 11 days, William Donald Manson died October 30th 1873 aged 3 years 11 months

 

MATHIESON

James? and William

16.10.1916

In Memory of James? Mathieson died 1869 aged ... years and of, William Mathieson father of the above native of Lanark Scotland who died December 4th 1880 aged 62 years

 

McALPINE

Duncan Stuart

19.10.1916

Duncan Stuart McAlpine who died March 11 1867 aged 1 year and 8 months

 

McDONALD

Margaret

19.10.1916

Margaret, wife of John,................................................................. Goulburn River, Native of

Ross Shire Scotland aged 50? yrs

 

McDONALD

Flora & Catherine

2.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of Flora daughter of Capt. McDonald who died ....... aged................................................................... also Catherine

daughter of the above ..... aged 1 year and.................................................................................. months

 

McGILVRAY

John

6.10.1916

Sacred to the memory, of, John McGilvray, died December 3rd 1878, aged 41 years

 

McISAAC

Catherine and John

16.10.1916

Christiana died 1858, John died 1858

 

McMICHAEL

Mary

2.10.1916

Mary, the beloved wife of, Donald McMichael, who departed this life, October 10th 1880, aged 57 years

 

McNEIL

Robert

19.10.1916

1850?

 

MEARNS

Alexander

2.10.1916

died 1864

 

MELVILLE

Margaret

16.10.1916

Margaret, the beloved daughter of, George Hugh and Catherine, Melville, October 12th 1874

 

MUIRHEAD

Elizabeth C. & Robert

22.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of, Elizabeth Cranston, daughter of Robert Muirhead, late of Stobs Mill, Scotland, who departed this life on ?? May 1868 aged 25? years

also, Robert Muirhead, born November 13th 1807, died January 19th 1875, aged 67? years

 

MURRAY

Ellen, David, John Patrick, Elizabeth & Annie

12.10.1916

Sacred, to the Memory of, ELLEN, the beloved wife of, David Murray of Hamelton, who was accidentally killed by, the fall of a tree at Lake Macquarie, Nov 8th 1877 also the children of the above, David Murray died August 16 1861?, aged 11 months, John Patrick Murray, died May 7th 1869 aged 12 months, Elizabeth S.L. Murray, died January 25th 1876, aged 11 months, Annie Murray, died July 11 1869, aged 13 months

 

MURRAY

James

2.10.1916

a native of Banff Scotland, late 2nd Officer of the Barque Dudbrook who met his death by drowning, on the 13th December 1865 aged 25 years.

This stone was erected by his brother Alexander Murray of Maryborough Victoria and his shipmates by whom he was much respected as a token of esteem

 

PATTERSON

Thomas

19.10.1916

1860?

 

PETHERBRIDGE

Lydia

11.10.1916

died 1868

 

RAE

Robert & Ralph

11.10.1916

Robert died 1871, Ralph died 1881

 

 

 

RAE

(?)

6.10.1916

(?)

 

REDMONDE

Sophia

6.10.1916

(?)

 

ROGERS

(?)

19.10.1916

(?)

 

SCOTT

2 Unknowns

19.10.1916

(?)

 

SCOTT

Andrew

19.10.1916

Andrew Scott who departed this life July 13th 1871 aged 71 years

 

SCOTT

Dorothy

19.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of Dorothy, the beloved mother of Andrew Scott, who died 2nd July 1879, aged 78? years

 

SCOTT

Edward Wood

16.10.1916

Edward Wood Scott, beloved son of Andrew & Agnes Scott, who departed this life ?? 1871, aged 21 years and 11? months

 

SILLAR

Matilda

12.10.1916

died 1864

 

SMITH/FRASER

Ann Smith & Jane Fraser

19.10.1916

See Fraser/Smith

 

SMITH

Frederick

11.10.1916

In Memory of, Frederic Smith, who was born at, Witney Oxfordshire, July 27th 1850, and died September 22nd 1863

 

STITT

Alexander

12.10.1916

Sacred, to the memory of Alexander Stitt, who departed this life 27th of the 9th 1849, aged 25 years

 

STITT

John

12.10.1916

Sacred, to the memory of, John Stitt, who departed this life, 15th April 1859, aged ??

 

SUTTON

James

16.10.1916

...mes Sut..., died July 15th 1879, aged 36 years

 

TAYLOR

(?)

6.10.1916

 

 

TENNANT

William

11.10.1916

died 7/1/1878? aged 45 years

 

THOMAS

Isaac

 

Sacred to the memory of, Isaac Thomas, of this City, who departed this life, on the 9th day of November, 1871, aged 58 years

 

URQUART

Torquilla

2.10.1916

(?)

 

WALLACE

Helen

11.10.1916

1864?

 

WATKINS

Elizabeth & Thomas

2.10.1916

Sacred to the Memory of Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John & Sarah Watkins of Burwood, who died on the 29th July, 1869, also Thomas their eldest son, who died on the 4th December 1861 aged 12 years.

 

WEBSTER

James

19.10.1916

died 1872

 

WILLIAMSON

George, Christian & John

2.10.1916

To the Memory, of, George Williamson, who died July 18th 1861, aged 62 years, also Christian, relic of the above, who died January 29th 1863, aged 65 years John Williamson, their youngest son died, September 7th 1880, aged 40 years

 

WITHERSPOON

James/Jane?

16.10.1916

(?)

 

WOOD

Sarah

19.10.1916

Sarah Wood died 1871

 

WOOD

Edward & John

12.10.1916

Edward Wood died 1859? John Wood died 1869? aged 59 yrs

 

WRIGHT

H.

12.10.1916

(?)

 

YOUNG

Christina & Andrew

 

In memory of Christina Young who died July 19 1869, aged 41 years, also, Andrew Young, husband of the above, who died April 23rd 1875, from injuries received in the, Waratah Coal Co Works, Waratah, both of Edinburgh Scotland

 

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