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Gravesite in Stoke Damerel

Posted by Beverley Dehnel-Morrey on 17/9/2025, 1:59 am

I am trying to find if the grave site of my 3 x Great Grandfather Charles William Jennings, died 24 January 1892 and buried on the 28 January 1892 in the Parish of Stoke Damerel, County of Devonport, is a common grave with no headstone or if there is one.
The information is from the Parish burial records, which I found on Find My Past website.

Thank You for any assistance given,
Kind regards
Bev Dehnel-Morrey

Re: Gravesite in Stoke Damerel

Posted by Judith on 17/9/2025, 12:39 pm, in reply to "Gravesite in Stoke Damerel"

The burial ground at the church closed 1871, the address where he was living at death was 18 Portland Place. Might be worth looking on maps for cemetery nearby. 1891 census shows him as a brushmaker with his wife Ann, living as lodgers in a property.

Hope this helps.

Re: Gravesite in Stoke Damerel

Posted by Beverley Dehnel-Morrey on 17/9/2025, 1:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Gravesite in Stoke Damerel"

Thank you Judith.

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I did try to look up Portland Place, but it looks as though it has either been disused or had a name change.

Thank You again

Kind regards
Bev

Re: Gravesite in Stoke Damerel

Posted by Chris on 20/9/2025, 12:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Gravesite in Stoke Damerel"

This is information regards the closing of burials at Stoke Damerel Churchyard and the opening of the new ground at Milehouse https://olddevonport.uk/Milehouse%20Cemetery.htm
The registers for Milehouse Burials are available on Findmypast, held by The Box, Plymouth, the entries do not give much information and you might need to browse them https://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-images/devon-plymouth-and-west-devon-parish-registers-browse?parish=stoke%20damerel&_page=3&sid=997
If you search the Plymouth Archives Catalogue there are images available of the Headstones they filmed for Stoke Damerel. Use digital image Stoke Damerel as your search criteria https://web.plymouth.gov.uk/archivescatalogue/

Re: Gravesite in Stoke Damerel

Posted by Judith on 17/9/2025, 1:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Gravesite in Stoke Damerel"

Cemetery used after that, Milehouse closed, remains of burials removed to Efford and re interred, so unlikely any headstones to be found, might be a memorial for all there, but not necessarily individual names.

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