copied from: Carrington (Port Stephens) Cemetery (archive.org)
This cemetery, although not the original cemetery of which there is no trace, is of great interest as it is on the original settlement of the Australian Agricultural Society granted to them in 1826. It contains the graves of Captain Terry of the Whaling Brig "Tigress" who died in 1837 and Captain Cromarty and his son William who were drowned in a boating accident in 1838. These are the oldest known graves on the original estate.
Location: Approx halfway between Carrington and Tahlee House.
Area: 25m x 14m
Approx No of Burials: 13
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SURNAME |
FIRST NAMES |
BORN |
DIED |
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CROMARTY |
William (50yrs) |
1838 |
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CROMARTY |
William (16yrs) |
1838 |
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ENGEL |
Josephine Louisa |
19.12.1820 |
9.10.1883 |
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ENGEL |
George Peter |
23.3.1900 |
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HARRINGTON |
Henrietta |
21.9.1906 |
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HARRINGTON |
Charles |
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JOAS |
William B., b. Peterhead, SCT, Drowned |
25.9.1850 |
22.3.1883 |
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MAILER |
John, b. Edinburgh SCT |
8.9.1828 |
12.2.1862 |
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SCOTT |
John (62yrs) |
14.6.1866 |
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SEBIRE |
Peter Avens |
30.10.1861 |
17.9.1884 |
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SMITH |
Edward Jones Agnew (86yrs) |
28.6.1886 |
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SMITH |
Ellen |
6..5.1878 |
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TERRY |
Capt William, Master of the Whaling Rig 'Tigress' (36yrs) |
Sep 1837 |
The Grave of Cecilia Cromarty, wife of Capain Cromarty, she wished to to buried with her husband & son at Carrington Cemetery however stormy seas prevented her wish being carried out and she was buried at Seaview Crescent, Soldiers Point where the boat carrying her coffin was to have been launched.
The original headstone (lying flat on the ground) has been replaced with the newer one, a plaque on the old headstone reads
Australia 1788-1988
Mrs Cromarty's Grave Captain William Cromarty
the first white settler, Soldiers Point with a land grant in 1824 from NSW Government for "efficent service rendered to the Government".
The 300 acres took in a large area of Soldiers Point & Salamander Bay.
Cecelia Cromarty departed this life 15th April, 1862 aged 75yrs
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