Cheltenham Cemetery (South Australia)

Cheltenham Cemetery, originally the Port Adelaide and Suburban Cemetery, Cheltenham[1] but known as Woodville Cemetery, was established in 1876 by the Port Adelaide Corporation. Funds were allocated for the cemetery by the South Australian colonial administration in 1874.[2] The first recorded burial was Mrs. Hannah Mussared on 27 Jul 1876.[1][3] There is an Islamic cemetery located nearby too. [4]

Cheltenham Cemetery

Details
Established	1876
Location	High St & Port Road, Cheltenham, South Australia
Country	Australia
Coordinates	34.872°S 138.526°E
Owned by	Adelaide Cemeteries Authority
Website	Cheltenham Cemetery (Adelaide Cemeteries Authority)
Find a Grave	Cheltenham Cemetery
Footnotes	Cheltenham Cemetery – Billion Graves Cheltenham Cemetery – CWGC

Notable interments and cremations

• David Bower (politician)
• John Carr (South Australian politician)
• James Luke (Jim) Cavanagh (1913–1990)[5]
• Sarah Francisco
• John Barton Hack
• Ruby Florence Hammond (1936–1993)[6]
• Charles Harrison (Australian politician)
• Joseph Coles Kirby
• Frederick Neill (Freddy) Le Messurier (1891–1966)[7]
• Ivor MacGillivray
• Léon Edmond Mazure (1860–1939)[8]
• Adelaide Miethke
• Victor Herbert Ryan (1874–1956)[9]
• Frederick Furner Ward (1872–1954)[10]
• Thomas Parking (Tom) Willason (1882–1939)[11]
• Norah Magdalene Wilson (1901–1971)[12]

References

1. "CHELTENHAM'S DEAD". The Mail (Adelaide). 8 (389). South Australia. 25 October 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 13 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "CEMETERY FOR PORT ADELAIDE". The Express and Telegraph. XI (3, 273). South Australia. 2 October 1874. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION.). Retrieved 7 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Advertising". The Express and Telegraph. XIII (3, 812). South Australia. 26 July 1876. p. 1 (SECOND EDITION.). Retrieved 13 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
4. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/vince-focarelli-denied-bail-to-attend-the-funeral-of-his-son-giovanni/news-story/7eafaebd5fed23825c082f80cfbf17d1
5. Howie-Willis, Ian (2007). "Cavanagh, James Luke (Jim) (1913–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 17. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
6. Allen, Margaret; Raftery, Judith (2017). "Hammond, Ruby Florence (1936–1993)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
7. Wimborne, Brian (2000). "Le Messurier, Frederick Neill (Freddy) (1891–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 15. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
8. Hallsworth, Merrily (2005). "Mazure, Léon Edmond (1860–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Supplementary Volume. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
9. Gargett, Kathryn (2002). "'Ryan, Victor Herbert (1874–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 16. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
10. Saunders, Malcolm (1990). "Ward, Frederick Furner (1872–1954)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
11. Dickey, Brian (2005). "Willason, Thomas Parking (Tom) (1882–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. , Supplementary Volume. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
12. Edwards, W. H. (2002). "Wilson, Norah Magdalene (1901–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 16. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

External links

Official website