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St. George's Anglican Church Cemetery Cheek Ave, Gawler South Australia was designed for the church by the Reverend (later to become Canon) Coombs in 1861 on four acres of land. The land cost £55. Fittingly the centre plot contains his remains. Many of Gawler’s early Anglican settlers are buried in the surrounding plots.
The first section of the cemetery was consecrated in April 1864 by Bishop Augustus Short. The first curator was William Barrett.
Unfortunately the cemetery was not always well cared for and it has required extensive maintenance by a team of volunteers, over recent years to keep it tidy. In November 1996, the Archbishop of Adelaide consecrated the rear half of the cemetery land for use as a lawn cemetery.
Internments:
- Amelia Underdown: the first burial at St. Georges in 1861. Amelia Underdown was born on 25th September, 1855 at Bowden to Lycurgus and Jane Underdown (nee O'Neil) she died on 9th September, 1861 at Peachy Belt aged 5 years and 11 months.
Church Memorials (see docs for more...)
- Ada Grace - Sep 1909
- Rosa Winnifred Grace 1851-1940
- Mary Anne Dixon 1844-1940
- Elizabeth Harris -1913
References
- https://www.gawler.nowandthen.net.au/St._George%27s_Anglican_Cemetery
- http://www.ozgenonline.com/~forever_remembered/st_george_gawler.htm
- http://www.gawler.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Gawler_s_Cemete...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHmq6O2F90Y
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157680158109785
- https://www.gawler.nowandthen.net.au/Burial_Register_and_Headstones...
- https://www.gawler.nowandthen.net.au/St._George%E2%80%99s_Anglican_...