Old Magnolia Cemetery – a most unusual cemetery





Gates at the entrance to Magnolia Cemetery

As the genealogist amongst you will know, genealogy is a strangely addictive hobby.  Genealogist will go to great lengths to find information about their research interest.  I have spent many an hour doing odd things in the name of genealogy and holidays are not immune to this addiction. Last year I made my husband drive out of his way so I could take pictures of Mount Meeker in the Colorado Rockies (Meaker being my maiden name). This year’s holiday venture takes the prize for the most unusual place I have visited in the name of genealogy. Our holiday was a trip down the east coast of USA and this  included a visit to Charleston, South Carolina. Just before we set off I remembered there was something about family history and Charleston.

We arrived in Charleston on a very hot August afternoon (95^oF) with beautiful sunshine and blue skies.  We began our visit to this beautiful old city with a visit to Old Magnolia Cemetery - perhaps not the normal tourist attraction. The cemetery was opened in 1850 on the outskirts of Charleston on the site of an old rice plantation.  We were greeted by beautiful gates and a cemetery full of all kind of trees and vegetation from oak trees, magnolia trees, palm trees to amazing cycads plants.  From the trees hung Spanish Moss tumbling towards the ground making it a strange, exotic place.  Inside the gates in front of us lay two beautiful lakes with beautiful water birds feeding, roosting and flying.  Perhaps the only negative thing was the sign that said “it’s illegal to feed the alligators”. I am happy to report we didn’t meet these residents, although my husband was disappointed that they remained hidden.  The cemetery was such a contrast to a typical English cemetery (you certainly don't get alligators in an English Cemetery!).  The gravestones and monuments were flamboyant, and sometimes bizarre such as a pyramid, obelisk or baby’s pram.  There were small areas fenced off with ornate metal fences, indicating where people had purchased family burial plots. There are many famous leaders, politicians and soldiers  buried here in Magnolia  Cemetery. A section of the cemetery was set aside for Confederate soldiers killed in the Civil War, with confederate flags flying on many graves. Another part of cemetery was set aside for men of the submarine H L Huntley, this was a submarine  which played a part in the American Civil War 1863.  She lost 21 crewmen in three sinkings of the Hunley during her short career. This cemetery was a unique, beautiful, exotic place and we spent 2 ½ hours wandering around in the sweltering heat in the peaceful, serene surroundings.

You must all be wondering what this has to do with our family history?  The answer lay in a small fenced off area not far from the cemetery office. A small triangular area 16 foot by 12 foot at it widest, enclosed by a fence; within the fenced off area  are 6 burials  with four different surnames but all related . The small grave of interest was a stone inscribed with the name Joseph W Titheradge who died in 1858 and sharing a headstone with William T Smith.

So who was Joseph? How did a Titheradge end up in Charleston USA? Where did Joseph fit into our family tree? How were these six individuals related?

The answers to these questions will be in the next blog. In the meantime take a look at the pictures of this beautiful cemetery in Charleston South Carolina.

Our thanks to John and Beverley in Charleston for helping locate the grave, without their help we would never have found the grave.

A picture tour of the beautiful Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina USA



One of the lakes in Magnolia Cemetery

One of the lakes in Magnolia Cemetery

A friendly warning notice in Magnolia Cemetery -
you won't see a notice like this in and English Cemetery!

Graves at the lakeside

Old tree covered in ferns



Magnolia tree

Palm tree

Cycad

Great White Heron and Anhinga in Magnolia Cemetery

Pyramid shaped grave surrounded by Palm trees

Pyramid shaped grave
viewed through trees covered with Spanish Moss



Receiving tomb

 

Pram shaped grave for young child

Miscellaneous Graves at Magnolia Cemetery

Miscellaneous Graves at Magnolia Cemetery



Miscellaneous grave surrounded by decorative fence



Miscellaneous Graves at Magnolia Cemetery

Ornate grave surrounded by Spanish moss on the trees

Decorative cross on grave



Miscellaneous Graves at Magnolia Cemetery with decorative iron work fencing

Section of cemetery for confederate soldier's from Civil War

Grave of a confederate soldier

Graves of the crew of the confederate submarine H L Hunley



Can you identify this mystery family member?

I have recently found records of the release from Winchester Prison of George Cox alias Alfred Titheridge who was born in 1831 in Portsmouth and was released from Winchester Prison on 5 July 1881.  So “is this a Titheridge who called himself Cox?” or “is this a Cox who called himself Titheridge?”.  I think the former is more likely.  However, I have no record of an Alfred Titheridge born in 1831, so who is this mystery man?

The prison release records show the following information about Alfred (alias George).  He was single, a mariner with dark complexion, greyish hair and hazel eyes.  He was 5foot 7inches tall of stout build with an oval shaped face.  His distinctive marks and peculiarities are described “as man, house, fish, ship and wreath on right arm, man, G.C., star and crucifix on left arm, bracelet on each wrist, flower and pot on right hand, man and flag on left hand, D.D on left side”. On leaving prison he was heading back to sea.

I followed up this record by searching local papers to see if I could find out more.  I found a report of Alfred Titheridge appearing at the quarter session in 1877 at Portsmouth, a labourer aged 48.  He was charged with stealing from the house of William Francis Butler on 27 September; items stolen were one waistcoat, one silver watch, one gold albert, one locket, one key, in all goods to the value of £7 10s.  He was also charged with stealing a coat, property of George Tucker, on 28^th September.  Alfred pleaded guilty of larceny and was sentence to 4 months imprisonment with hard labour for each offence.

The second record I found was George Cox alias Alfred Titheridge a mariner aged 50  who was tried on 6^th January 1880.  He was charged with stealing from the house of William Press at Curdridge on 20^th October 1879. He stole one silver watch, one gold chain and two penny postage stamps to the value of six pounds and two pence.  He was found guilty of larceny and having  two previous convictions he was sentenced to 18 calendar months imprisonment with hard labour.  His release from this sentence corresponds to the records mentioned above. 

The 1881 census records shows no prisoner called Titheridge in Winchester prison, there is however a prisoner called George Cox a 50 year old mariner from Portsmouth, sounds like Alfred under his alias.

There is no sign of Alfred Titheridge on any census before 1881 but on the 1891 census an Alfred Titheradge who is single, aged 60, born in Portsmouth and working as a hospital nurse in Portsea Island Union Workhouse.  In 1893 at Portsmouth the death of Alfred Titheradge aged 64is recorded.

Knowing that Alfred was a mariner I searched the naval records and found Merchant Navy records for an Alfred Titheridge born 1 August 1836.  He is described as 5foot 7inches, dark complexion, black hair, grey eyes with tattooing on both arns. Alfred had worked on HMS Princess Royal from 12 November 1853 to June 1856, he moved to HMS Royal Albert on 19 June 1856 as an ordinary seaman.  On 26 March 1857 Alfred signed up for 10 years continuous service

So is Alfred on your family tree? Do you know who he is? His inconsistent age would suggest he was born in Portsmouth area between 1829 and 1836? Who are his parents? Why did he call himself George Cox?  If you can answer any of these questions please leave a comment or send an email.

Motoring Offence – Edwardian Style

A view of Bishops Waltham
(A village 2 miles from Waltham Chase)

I loved this short article from the Portsmouth Evening News, illustrating life in bygone age.  It was published on 16 November 1903

Fareham Police:  A Satisfactory Explanation

Noah Titheridge of Waltham Chase was summoned for driving a cart to which no lighted lamp was attached on the 7^th inst.  He explained that his candle had burned out and he was waiting for the lamp to cool before inserting another.  The explanation was accepted and the summons dismissed.

I cannot say with certainty who Noah was, as in 1903 there were two Noah Titheridges in the Bishops Waltham / Swanmore area, a father and son aged 45 and 17 at the time of the offence.  They were descendants of the Titheridges from Cheriton and part of the large family of Titheridges who lived in the Droxford area.  Noah John senior was born in 1858 one of 12 children born to William Titheridge and Eliza Merrit.  He married Amelia Gardener and they had 14 children between 1884 and 1902, one of the sons also being Noah John born in 1886.  The families lived in the areas of Hampshire around Swanmore, Shedfield and Bishops Waltham.

Local newspapers show that Noah senior had a few minor brushes with the law.  On 20 August 1892 it was reported that a case of assault had been brought by Thomas Knight of Waltham Chase against Noah Titheridge, landlord of The Black Dog at Shedfield.  The case was dismissed with each party having to pay  their own costs.  On two other occasions, June 1897 and November 1899, Noah was fined 5s for failing to send his children to school.

In Memory of James Henry Titheridge 1892 – 1915 who died 100 years ago today

Today, 2 June 2015, let us remember James Henry Titheridge, Private in the 1^st Battalion Hampshire Regiment who died 100 years ago today in the First World War.

I found the record of James’ death among the Commonwealth War Grave Commission records showing he died at Ypres on 2^nd June 1915.  There were very little details and no indication of who his family were or where he was from.  So a month ago I started searching all the records I could find to identify James.  This is what I have discovered.

James John Titheridge and Jane Hyde were married in the Alresford area of Hampshire in September 1881.  They had six children, the youngest of which was James Henry Titheridge

Their children were

Minnie Titheridge, born 1880 in Bishops Sutton (Minnie was James’ step daughter, originally called Minnie Hyde)
Carrie Mary Titheridge, born 1881 in New Alresford
Clara Lydia Titheridge, born 1883 in Itchen Stoke
William Charles Titheridge, born 1887, in Itchen Stoke
Constance Kate Titheridge, born 1890 in New Alresford (called Kate)
Henry James Titheridge, born September 1892 in Abbotstone (called James, and referred to as James Henry by the army)

The family lived at 12 Pound Hill, New Alresford in the 1881 census and 92 The Dean, New Alresford in the 1891 census.  In December 1898 James senior died leaving Jane with six children to look after, the youngest James being just six years old.  In September 1899 Jane remarried to Isaac Bunce in the Alresford area.

The 1901 census shows James at home in Abbotsone with his mother Jane Bunce, Step father Isaac Bunce and siblings William 14 and Kate 11.

The 1911 census shows James boarding with Frank and Kate Cole in Lane End, Longwood, Winchester.  Kate is James’ sister as under the name Kathleen Constance Titheridge she married Frank Cole in December 1909 at Winchester. James’ occupation on this census is listed as farm labourer.  In 1911 James’ mother, Jane, was living in Ovington Down Cottages, Alresford and by 1914 she had moved to Ranscombe Farm, Ropley.

James’ service record no longer exists but other military records show James as born in Alresford Hampshire, living in Bighton, Hampshire on joining up and enlisting in Winchester.  His army service number is 9466, which indicates he joined the army after 1 January 1913 but before 7 August 1914, his will shows he had joined up by 5 August 1914.  World War was declared on 4^th August 1914.  James’ medal card shows James disembarked in France on 16 March 1915 and joined the 1^st Battalion Hampshire Regiment.  His medals, awarded posthumously, were 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

James died on 2^nd June 1915 and is remembered on the Menin Gate, Panel 35, in Ypres, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.  The Menin Gate is a memorial to those soldiers missing in Belgium Flanders, which covers the area known as the Ypres Salient, stretching from Langemarck in the north to Ploegstreert Wood in the south.  The Menin Gate is inscribed with the names of 54,000 men whose graves are not known.

In recent days I have been reading the war diaries of James’ battalion and the terrible conditions they endured during his time in Belgium.  The 1^st Battalion Hampshire Regiment were fighting in an area known as the Ypres Salient (a salient is an outward bulge in a military line).  The Salient was formed during the First Battle of Ypres in October and November 1914, when a small British Expeditionary Force succeeded in securing the town of Ypres before winter pushing the Germans back to the Passchendaele Ridge.  The Second Battle of Ypres began in April 1915 when the Germans released poison gas into the Allied lines north of Ypres, this was the first use of poisonous gas and the violence of the attack forced the allied withdrawal.  During James’ period of service the 1^st Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment were involved in three major battles which were engagements within the Second Battle of Ypres:  The Battle of St. Julien, 24 April -5 May 1915, The Battle of Frezenberg. 8-13 May 1915 and Battle of Bellewaarde. 24-25 May 1915.

The following extracts taken from an account in the War diaries written by Lieut-Colonel F R Hicks, referring to the battle of St Julian illustrates the awful conditions James and the 1^st Battalion endured in France.

“26^th April 15: With the lifting of the mist the German guns opened.  It is hopeless to attempt to describe it. Owing to our being at the extreme point of the salient we had guns almost all round us and owing to the shape of the ground, the Germans holding ridges north and east, which commanded every yard of the Ypres enclave, these guns could be laid with deadly accuracy.  For 8 days and nights their guns never ceased.  At times shells were falling on our trenches at the rate of about 50 per minute.  We had three batteries of howitzers playing on us at once from different directions sending in bouquets of 12 H.E. shells at once.  The marvel was that anyone was left alive, or any trench existing.  All there is to be said is that we hung on from daylight on 26^th till darkness on the 3^rd and not only did we not give way a yard, but we pushed our trenches forward on the right towards the Royal Fusiliers and extended them on the left until we eventually joined on to the Rifle Brigade.”

“No words can describe the passage of those 8 days, for sixteen hours of daylight we crouched in the bottom of the trenches listening to the bursting and shrieking of the shells.  For eight hours of darkness we toiled at repairing and extending our lines.”

During this period 6 officers and 92 men were killed and 5 officers and 227 men were wounded.

This is the extract from the war diary for the start of June when James died.

“1st June: Few shells round headquarters – much warmer day.  Officers of 16^th Bde came up and reconnoitred our line.

Casualties: 26 wounded

2^nd June: Lieut Burge was hit in the back at dawn whilst on patrol.  Quiet day – a good deal of shelling heard on the right.  News came through of Zeppelin attack on London.  Relieved in evening by 1^st Leicesters.  Battalion marched across to La Brique by companies and got into dry outs round about the village, except A company which was in the support line near English Farm.

Casualties: 26 men killed, Lieut Burge and 36 men wounded.”

Records indicate that on 2 June 1915 James died in the field, killed in action.

Reginald Titheridge aged 99 - was he the oldest family member?

The last blog got me wondering 

“Who was or is the eldest family member?”
“Has any family member made it to a century?”

I was only able to check the English death records so there may be other individuals who have reached a greater age than those shown below. (Note ages are as shown in official death records)

If you know someone who can be added to the list below, either someone who is still living or someone who has died, please add a comment

Women who have reached 95 or more

Louisa Titheridge(nee Forder)

born 1852 in West Tisted, Hampshire and died in 1947 in Basingstoke, Hampshire age 95. Wife of John Titheridge and mother of 7 children.

Gertrude Carrie Titheridge

born 1898 in Droxford, Hampshire and died in 1993 in Alton, Hampshire aged 95. Unmarried daughter of Charles Bernard Titheridge and Edith Adela Aldridge.

Ellen Maud Titheradge (nee Clover)

born 1901 and died in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1996 aged 95. Wife of Edward Albert Titheradge and mother of 3 children

Dorothy Florence Titheradge (nee Howarth)

born 1905 and died in Waltham Forest, Essex in 2001 aged 95. Wife of John Alfred (Jack) Titheradge. No children, adopted child died in WW2 aged 5.

Grace Maud Titheridge(nee King)

born 1890 and died 1986 in Shepway, Kent aged 96. Second wife of John Titheridge and mother of one son who was killed in WW2

Annie Elizabeth Titheridge (nee Cook)

born 1900 and died 1997 aged 97 in Brighton, Sussex. Wife of Reginald Herbert Titheridge. No known children.

Gladys Winifred Titheradge (nee Marshall)

Born 1907 and died 2005 aged 97 in Slough, Berkshire.  Wife of Edward Henry Titheradge and mother of three children.

Men who have reached 93 or more

James Titheridge

 born 1853 and died in 1946 in Surrey South West aged 93; unidentified individual.

Francis Titheridge

born 1847 and died in 1941 in Gosport, Hampshire aged 94; unidentified individual

Reginald Herbert Titheridge

born 1900 in Westhampnett, Sussex and died 1994 in Hove, Sussex aged 94; son of George Titheridge and Eliza Mills, husband of Annie Cook. No known children

Walter Thomas Titheridge 

born 1911 in Islington, London and died 2005 in Luton, Bedfordshire aged 94; Son of Walter Edward Titheridge and Miriam Thomas, husband of Joyce Welsted and father of two children

The oldest person found so far is

Reginald George William Titheridge

Born in 1910 in Droxford, Hampshire and died aged 99 in his hundredth year on 17 March 2010 at Shedfield, Hampshire. Son of William Titheridge and Beatrice Daysh, husband of Caroline Paice and father of two children.

Please add a comment if you can fill in any information on any of the above individuals or other family members who have reached a great age.

John Titheridge of West Tisted- the First Nonogenarian

West Tisted Church

The England Wales Death Index first started showing the age on death in the 1866 records.  Looking at these death records for all our family members you can see that the average age on death is gradually increasing.  In the first decade from 1866 – 1875 the average age on death was 28.1 years whereas by the last decade, 1996-2005, the average age on death was 77.9 years.  This is illustrated on the graph below.

The most noticeable change is that in the decade beginning 1866 47% of all recorded deaths were of babies and children under the age of 10 and just 5% of deaths were of individuals who had reached the age of 80 or more.  By the decade beginning 1996 the situation had reversed so that 0% of deaths were of individuals aged 10 and under and 46% of the deaths were individuals aged 80 plus.

Between 1866 and 1966 just 7 individuals reached the age of 90, the first of these was a John Titheridge who died in 1905.  On 31 May 1905 an article appeared in several national newspapers reporting the death of John Titheridge the oldest inhabitant of West Tisted Hampshire who had just died aged 99.  The piece went on to say that for 43 years he was clerk and sexton of the parish church, a post his father had filled for 50 years before him.  I was quite excited – here I had found our oldest family member.  I checked the West Tisted parish records only to find the entry

“John Titheridge buried 14 May 1905 having died in Alresford Infirmary aged 90”

This was confirmed by the England and Wales Death Index

However since John was christened on 2 April 1814 and buried 14 May 1905 I believe he was 91 on death. 
The motto is don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers – ALWAYS go back to original sources to check the data.

John Titheridge was one of seven children born to Richard Titheradge (born 1779- died 1861) and Mary Harding (born 1780 - died 1855).  Richard was from Cheriton, Hampshire but settled in West Tisted about 1810 residing there until his death in 1861.

The children of Richard and Mary were

Sarah born 1802 Ropley, died 1883
Annie born 1804 Ropley, married William Oakley in 1826
Elizabeth born 1807 Ropley, married John Read in 1827
Harriett born 1810 West Tisted, married William Windebank in 1830
John born 1814 West Tisted, married Ann Paice in 1842, died 1905
James born 1817 West Tisted, married Edna Stevens in 1860, died 1868
Richard born 1820 West Tisted, married Ann Pullinger in 1845, died 1912

As well as John reaching the age of 90 his brother Richard died in 1912 at the age of 92.

Please add a comment if you can add any information about John or Richard.

  

100 Years Ago Today – The Sinking of the HMS Maori

The following report appeared in The Times on Monday 10 May 1915

A Destroyer Mined

Rescuers Fired on and Captured

Whilst operating yesterday off the Belgian coast, the torpedo destroyer Maori, Commander B W Barrow R.N., struck a mine about 2 miles north west of Weilingen lightship; the crew took to the boats when the ship was sinking.

HMS Crusader, Lieutenant-Commander Thomas K Maxwell, R.N., which was in company, lowered her boats to assist in picking up crew of Maori, but the enemy then opened fire from shore batteries, and Crusader, after being under fire for one and a half hours had to leave her boats and retire.

It is reported from German sources that the crew of Maori and the boats’ crew of Crusader, seven officers and 88 men in all, were taken prisoners into Zeebrugge.  The Maori was one of the F class, known as the “Tribal” class, which were the first “ocean going” destroyers in the Navy, having better sea-keeping qualities than the earlier types.  She was 1035 tons and she had Parsons turbine engines with yarrow boilers, capable of developing 15,500 h.p. Her armament was two 4in guns and two 18in torpedo tubes.  She was built by Messrs Denny.

The Crusader is of the same class, but is of 1045 tons, driven by oil fuel.

The German Account

Amsterdam May 8

An official telegram from Berlin states:- The British destroyer Maori was sunk off Zeebrugge. The British destroyer Crusader, which tried to come to her help, was forced to retreat and to leave behind the lifeboats which she had launched.

The entire crew of the Maori and the boats’ crews of the Crusader were saved by our vessel and taken to Zeebrugge.  The prisoners number 7 officers and 68 men in all.  Signed Behncke – Reuter

Two days later in the Times a list of seamen believed to be prisoners of the Germans was published and among the list of names was Jack George Ralph Titheridge.

So who was Jack George Ralph Titheridge?

Despite the unusual name care should be taken not to confuse Jack with his namesake and nephew Jack George Ralph Titheridge who was born in 1925 in Scotland.  The Jack George Ralph Titheridge from the Maori was born on 11 February 1895 in Portsea, Hampshire one of two sons born to John Titheridge and Amelia Maud Holland.  On the 1901 census the family were living at 148 Arundel Street, Portsmouth.  By 1911 census sixteen year old Jack had left home and was in the navy working as a boy first class at HMS Impregnable, a Boys training ship based in Devonport.  Jack married Mabel Steains in December 1918 at Paddington, London.  He married a second time in September 1940 to Annie (Nan) Middleton in Stafford, Staffordshire.  Emigration records show that on 24 September 1957 Jack, described as retired and a widow, travelled to Freemantle, Australia on the Iberia.  He died in Australia four months later aged 63 on 24 January 1958 in Perth, Western Australia.  Probate records show that Jack of 32 Manor Close, Havant left £4310 12s 11d.

As previously mentioned Jack was a boy sailor at 16, on his 18^th birthday he joined the navy for a period of 12 years.  His navy record shows he served on many ships between 1910 and 1925 including Ganges, Impregnable, Berwick, Victory, Achilles, Excellent, Forward, Dido, Attenwell, Maori and President.  The record also notes that Jack was missing believed a prisoner of war following the sinking on HMS Maori. And later records that he was a prisoner of war held at Giessen, Germany.  It was over 3 years before he was repatriated to England in October 1918.

If anyone is related to Jack and would like to fill in more details or add a photograph please add a comment or email us.

 

Fareham Cemetery - X marks the spot

View of Fareham Cemetery

I was delighted when I recently found the records of Fareham Cemetery on line. The records were searchable, and gave the exact location of the graves which could be cross referenced with a map of the cemetery. The cemetery was just a mile detour from the route I was driving the next day. What’s more the cemetery contained not one family member but six Titheridge graves and one Titheradge grave.

Fareham is a parish in south east Hampshire. It is situated 12 miles south east of Southampton and 7 miles west of Portsmouth at the north west tip of Portsmouth Harbour on Fareham Creek.

I gathered together a little summary about each of these individuals that I now knew were buried in Fareham, hoping to glean a little more information from the headstones.  Research done I set off with my list and map, and travelled my 1 mile detour off the M27.  I quickly found the cemetery and began to explore on a glorious day eager to find more information for my research. I can only describe the trip as disappointing as grave after grave revealed no remaining headstone just a grassy spot.

I was quite despondent by the time I came to look for the last grave to be found - a Titheradge grave. This was the grave of Richard Cobby Titheradge who was buried in grave 3023. The search was not easy but just as I was giving up hope I spied the rather unusual grave, not with a headstone but in the form of a stone 5 feet long by 4 inches wide. The inscription read "My dear husband Richard Cobby Titheradge who passed away April 3 1936 aged 58 years"

Richard Cobby was the youngest of six children born to James Walter Titheradge and Mary Ann Blaik on 31 August 1877 in Southsea.  In his childhood the family lived in Somers Road and Claremont Terrace Portsea. In July 1898 he joined the navy, but was invalided out in November 1898 while serving on HMS Victory.  By 1901 census he was married to Annie Donaldson and was living at 12 Ivy Street Portsmouth and was a riveter in the dockyard.  By 1911 he was working as a labourer and living at Ranglegh Road.  Richard and Annie had three sons George Augustus born 1901, James Walter born in 1903 and Richard born in 1906.  He died in April 1936.  I would be interested to hear from anyone who can fill in more detail on Richard.

I photographed each area where I estimated there was a Titheridge grave and marked with a cross on the photo. The Titheridge graves belonged to:

1. John Edwin Titheridge who was buried 3 May 1955 in grave 4992.  According to the death records John Edwin was 82 when he died in the Winchester area in 1955. This suggested he was born in 1873 but birth record show he was actually born in 1876 in Swanmore son of William Titheridge and Eliza Merrit and husband of Annie Miles.

2. Ernest Reginald Titheridge who was buried 18 July 1925 in grave 2177.  Ernest was just 4 years old when he died.  He was born 1921 in Fareham, the youngest son of John Edwin Titheridge and Annie Miles.

3. Peter Albert Titheridge who was buried 2 April 1941 in grave 3574. Peter Albert was 1 when he died. He was born in Gosport in 1939 son of Leonard Titheridge and Doris Plummer.

4. Charles Henry Titheridge who was buried 25 October 1933 in grave 2814.  Charles Henry was 57 when he died in Gosport in1933.  He was born in 1875 in Shedfield son of Charles Titheridge and Elizabeth Emery and was married to Margaret Moon in 1923.

5. Francis Titheridge who was buried 1 April 1941 in grave 3572.  In the death records it shows Francis as aged 94 when he died in Gosport suggesting he was born in 1847.  I could find no records to match this date of birth and name.

6. Frank Titheridge who was buried 14 February 1942.  Frank Titheridge was 60 when he died in Gosport in 1942 suggesting he was born in 1882.  Again I could find no records to match this date of birth and name.

Can anyone tell us about their family graves or their local cemetery in either pictures or words?

General view of Fareham Cemetery



X marks grave of Richard Cobby Titheradge



Grave stone of Richard Cobby Titheradge

1. X marks probable grave of John Edwin Titheridge

2 &3. Xs mark probable graves of Peter Albert
and Ernest Reginald Titheridge

4. X marks probable grave of Charles Henry Titheridge



5. X marks probable grave of Francis Titheridge



6. X marks probable grave of Frank Titheridge