The Monumental Inscriptions included
on this website were transcribed by Chris & Sandra Doig at the
suggestion of the Thornbury & District Museum Research Group.
Photographs have been added to provide a historical record of how the
graves in Thornbury Cemetery appeared in 2006.
We apologise for any omissions or errors made in transcribing the
inscriptions. In our defence they are sometimes difficult to read. Many of
the gravestones, particularly those in the Old Church Section, have
suffered from the ravages of age and weather. In some cases the whole
front face of the gravestone has come away and fallen off.
If you have any corrections, please contact us. We are happy to sort
out our mistakes. If you are looking for something that we have not
yet transcribed, please contact the staff at
Thornbury Town Council. They have a full record of Thornbury cemetery and will be able to help
relatives find a grave.
Thornbury Cemetery is located just outside Thornbury on the road to
Kington. It was opened in 1892 and the Town Council now manage it in
5 discrete sections:
Old Church (OC), New Church (NC), Non Conformist (Non Con), Roman
Catholic (RC), and Extension (Ext)
We have transcribed the inscriptions from the Old Church Section (the graves to the left of
the chapel) and the graves in the oldest blocks of the
Non-Conformist and New Church Sections (the graves in the area to the right of
the chapel up to the footpath which goes down to caretaker's hut).
In certain cases, you will see links to our other website which shows
the history of the row of houses once known as Laburnum Terrace, and
now known as Numbers 8 - 22 Gloucester Road. These links appear where
an inscription relates to an individual who lived in the terrace and
takes you directly to the appropriate page within the website.
We apologise for any omissions or errors made in transcribing the
inscriptions. In our defence they are sometimes difficult to read. Many of
the gravestones, particularly those in the Old Church Section, have
suffered from the ravages of age and weather. In some cases the whole
front face of the gravestone has come away and fallen off.