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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: Caver on Thursday 09 April 09 03:20 BST (UK)
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Apparently he was the first man to circum navigate the world, east to west and west to east - he also sailed with Captain Cook - there's a monument to him at Stoke damerel church Plymouth, and his remains were moved from Stoke Damerel to Efford cemetary
I've searched the 'Quarry' at Efford Cem..but can find no evidence.
He was unmarried and probably had no children.
I would just like to see where he's buried
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Hi Caver
What are your sources that say his remains were moved from Stoke Damerel to Efford?
Im under the impression that there were no disinternments at Stoke Damerel. I know reburials occured at Efford after the Milehouse Cemetery closed, but that was quite recent, in the 60s I think.
What does the monument at Stoke Damerel Church say? Is he buried in a vault?
Graham (Plymouth, UK)
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The source was a document sent to me by my brother In Australia who was researching the family tree
The Plaque is circular behind railings behind the church
It simply says the:
Tobias Furneaux RN, first man to circumnavigate the world East to west and west to east
Sailed with Captain Cook on his second voyage of adventure
Then it says: erected by the Furneaux family of Victoria Australia
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The source was a document sent to me by my brother In Australia who was researching the family tree
The Plaque is circular behind railings behind the church
It simply says the:
Tobias Furneaux RN, first man to circumnavigate the world East to west and west to east
Sailed with Captain Cook on his second voyage of adventure
Then it says: erected by the Furneaux family of Victoria Australia
A friend of mine said she spotted some more info actually inside Stoke Damerel chuch - I must check it out
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Yep, on this link it calls Stoke damerel - Milehouse cemetary
http://www.plymouthdata.info/Cemeteries.htm
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Yep, on this link it calls Stoke damerel - Milehouse cemetary
http://www.plymouthdata.info/Cemeteries.htm
i can't imagine where ' Milehouse Cemetary ' is or was ?
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Yep, on this link it calls Stoke damerel - Milehouse cemetary
http://www.plymouthdata.info/Cemeteries.htm
i can't imagine where ' Milehouse Cemetary ' is or was ?
There is a bit of land behind the Bus depot at Milehouse and I'm wondering if this was the site of ' Milehouse Cemetary?"
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Yes - the old Milehouse Cemetery was behind the Bus depot. The Plymouth and West Devon Record Office have a number of records appertaining to the Cemetery from when it closed including MIs and photographs of headstones.
Its been a while since I visited Stoke Damerel Church. I'll see what info Ive got at home about it - as I may well have some more info on Furneaux.
Furneaux wouldnt have been buried at Milehouse.
Graham
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Many thanks Graham
So - Milehouse cemetery behing the bus depot, was closed by the rector of Stoke Damerel church as it was full
This land was swapped for land adjacent to Stoke damerel church ( Where all the headstones are laid flat).
Then the Central Electricty board moved onto the site of the Milhouse cemetary and all the graves were moved to Efford
So Tobias is still buried under his plaque at Stoke damerel church.
I'm called Graham too
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Graham's a great name LOL!
Milehouse Cemetery opened in 1871 as an overflow cemetery for Stoke Damerel Church as the churchyard there was full. The Milehouse Cemetery closed in the 1960s when the Electricity Board purchased the site. Im not sure if the cemetery was full then or not, but most likely as Stoke Damerel is such a huge Parish.
The land you mention adjacent to Stoke Damerel Church, (where the headstones are laid flat) is actually the Churchyard for Stoke Damerel Church. At one time the whole area around the church and now nicely grassed was filled row upon row with headstones. They are all now laid flat as paving, or around the wall at the edge.
Tobias is still buried underneath his headstone/memorial at Stoke Damerel.
Graham
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Many Thanks
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On the boundary wall of what used to be The Cardinal Garage - on the junction of North Prospect Road and Segrave Road - (St Levan Road roundabout) - there used to be bolted to the wall a blue placque commemorating Tobias Furneaux. The Garage has been demolished and the well loved horse chestnut tree close to where this blue placque was situated has been felled. Around the time of the felling of the tree the blue placque has been removed / disappeared. The bolt holes are still visible in the red brick wall.
Leading off North Prospect Road are two roads named after Tobias Furneaux - Furneaux Road and Furneaux Avenue.
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Thanks Priscilla.
i was aware of the two roads and the plaque by the garage, but i didn't realise it had been removed
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hi all
Just to let you know Tobais Furneaux is buried in the family vault in the north porch of the church
yours brian
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Thanks Brian
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Graham,
May I ask-do you know if anyone has published the MIs from the "flattened" Stoke D churchyard??? I was planning to visit this summer, and am now feeling a little bilious with disappointment !!!!
Sally.
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No, I don't know
Only half of the headtones are laid down at the top of the graveyard.
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hi there,
will have a chat to my mother, she lives in furneaux ave and has some old newspaper clips about the history of the land !!
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See http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/StokeDamerel/index.html under Cemeteries for deatils of what has been published.