St Faiths Cemetery graves of interest
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The Bannister Family
There is a vault for the parents and an adjacent headstone for two of the sons in the New Lane section and a grave for the two daughters in the Eastern Road section.
Bannister Vault
Adjacent headstone for two of the sons.
Bannister grave in Eastern Road section.
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Chignell Family
Chignell Grave
1891 England Census for Alfred Chignell.
1911 England Census for Thomas Alexander Chignell.
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Eldred Family
The grave of George Eldred (1837 - 18.08.1874) and his wife Sarah (23.10.1843 - 06.03.1872) is in the St Faith's section, in the same row as the two Bannister tombs and the Chignell grave. They are all at the eastern end of the outline of the old chapel.
The Eldreds didn't live in Havant for very long. They married in Launceston, Tasmania (Sarah's birthplace) in 1866 and their first child, Beatrice was born there on July 25th 1868. They returned to England, where their son Herbert was born in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (George grew up there) on 1st July 1870.
In the 1871 Census they are living at 10 East, Havant (London House) with George's occupation listed as Draper. Sarah died in Havant the next year and was buried on the 12th March. Later that year George married Susan May King at St George's, Hanover Sq, Westminster on November 29th. Susan was born in Oving,near Chichester in 1849 and in 1871 had been living with her parents and siblings in Orchard St, Chichester.
Susan and George had two daughters, Peachy Mary born on the 19th January 1873 and registered in Portsea Island. Peachy was christened in Chertsey, Surrey indicating they may have lived there for a while. Their second daughter Elfrida Lilian was born in Havant in the second quarter of 1874. Shortly before George's death in August and burial on the 22nd. His probate record does not give a specific address. Susan's name is on the headstone but she is not buried there.
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Granville Family
Granville-tomb
As well as the two daughters whose tomb we are aware of, the eldest Granville daughter, Georgiana Pigott, is buried somewhere in the New Lane section too. Additionally, so are two of their maternal aunts, Anne Hinchliff is one; the other is Katherine Mountain. Katherine’s husband George Robert Mountain who was rector of St Faith’s from 1825 to 1846 is buried in St Faith’s churchyard.
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Grace Catherine Horril
In the 1891 Census Grace Catherine Horril was the matron at the Union Workhouse in West St and her husband was the Workhouse Master. Prior to her marriage Grace had been a school mistress at Milton Workhouse in Kent in 1871 and at Ashton under Lyme Workhouse in 1881. Her grave is below a small tree close to the Dissenters’ boundary wall.
Grace Catherine Horril headstone
In the 1891 Census Grace Catherine Horril was the matron at the Union Workhouse in West St and her husband was the Workhouse Master. Prior to her marriage Grace had been a school mistress at Milton Workhouse in Kent in 1871 and at Ashton under Lyme Workhouse in 1881. Her grave is below a small tree close to the Dissenters’ boundary wall.
Cecil Stewart Norman
Cecil-Stewart-Norman
This small memorial is alongside another grave which does not appear to be related in any way. It’s on the left as you approach the line of tombs and vaults.
Cecil Stewart Norman was the son of Cicely Edith Longroft and her husband Stewart Norman. He was born 12th December.1887 and died 23rd March 1888. Cicely was a daughter of Charles John Longcroft and his wife Mary whose tomb is nearby.