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Oakhampton Cemetery, Maitland
The transcriptions below are from 1984 when the headstones were a little more visible. Burials began in this cemetery in the mid 1800's. The 1955 flood is reported to have buried many monuments.

Location: East side of Oakhampton Road between Hunter River and road 2.8 km north of the New England Highway
Area: 0.4 ha
Approx No of Burials: unknown


Plan of Headstone Locations


Acknowledgement: These Transcriptions were produced by the Maitland & District Historical Society 1984

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NOSURNAMETRANSCRIPTION
1HOUSESacred to the memory of ANN the wife of GEORGE HOUSE and daughter of ROBT and SOPHIA BALLARD who departed this life 9th August 1867 aged 35 years leaving a husband and one child to lament their loss
2COOPER/
McNEILAGE		In memory of OLIVER CROMWELL infant son of THOMAS L. & AGNES COOPER born Octr 8th 1865 died April 18th 1866 also of their infant daughter AGNESS JANE born Jany 16th 1867 died March 27th 1867 also of their Aunt ELIZABETH McNEILAGE born Jany 27th 1832 died Feby 15th 1865.
3CHAMBERLAINSacred to the memory of CHARLOTTE the beloved wife of JOEL CHAMBERLAIN died November 22nd 1876 aged 66 years. Also of JOEL CHAMBERLAIN beloved husband of the above who died Sept 10th 1890 aged 81 years.
4WESTONSacred to the memory of GEORGE MANSON youngest son of JAMES & EDITH WESTON who died June 21st 1876 aged 2 years & 5 months.
5STONEHILLSacred to the memory of ANNE MARIA the beloved wife of HENRY STONEHILL a native of Pentonville London England who departed this life 29th April 1860 aged 36 years. Also ALFRED G.W. STONEHILL born 4th March 1859 died 25th March 1860.
6LEGGETTSacred to the memory of SUSAN JANE beloved wife of SAMUEL LEGGETT died 30th Sept 1880 aged 37 years leaving an affectionate husband and nine children to mourn her loss. (Verse) SAMUEL LEGGETT husband of the above died 30th Nov 1889 aged 47 years EMILY SUSAN LEGGETT daughter of the above died 28th Oct 1889 aged 17 years.
7SIMPSONSacred to the memory of JANET SIMPSON died May 25 1876 - remainder illegible
8HARDING/WRIGHTSacred to the memory of DOROTHY HARDING sho departed this life the 16th May 1867 aged 84 years also, ANN daughter of the above and the beloved wife of EDMUND WRIGHT who departed this life the 4th May 1868 aged 54 years (Verse)
9WILLARDSacred to the memory of THOMAS eldest son of WILLIAM & SARAH WILLARD who died April 7th aged 38 years (Verse Illegible) SARAH WILLARD mother of the above died December (1886) aged 67 years.
10MAIRSacred to the memory of MARGARET MAIR the beloved wife of JAS. G. MAIR who departed this life 23rd July 1862 aged 52 years also WILLIAM SCOTT MAIR her beloved son who died in Queensland 11th Sepr 1865 aged 37 years both natives of Scotland (Verse) also JAMES G. MAIR who died August 22nd 1890 aged 88 years.
11GILLIESSacred to the memory of WALLACE JOHN only son of JOHN & MARGARET F. GILLIES who died April the 15th 1875 aged 15 months (Verse) also of JEANNETTE ARGYLE MATHIESON youngest daughter of JOHN & MARGARET F. GILLIES who died May 6th 1876 aged 4 years and 7 months.
12LEGGETTIn loving rememberance of SAMUEL LEGGETT who died 5th November 1892 aged 78 years (Verse)
13FIELDSacred to the memory of ELIZABETH FIELD who departed this life 28th Octr 1854 aged 2 years also ANNE FIELD who departed this life 12th April 1857 aged 1 year and 8 months (Verse)
14STUBBINGSSacred to the memory of WILLIAM STUBBINGS the dearly beloved son of STEPHEN & REBECCA STUBBINGS who departed this life April 20th 1878 aged 18 years & 11 months. (Verse)
15FROSTSacred to the memory of ELLEN the beloved wife of JAMES FROST who died November 27th 1886 aged 54 years (Verse)
16COLMANTribute of affection to the memory of SAMUEL COLMAN by his living wife and children who departed this life June 14th 1888 aged 71 years.
17STARRSacred to the memory of HANNAH ELIZA STARR who departed this life 3rd May 1860 aged 1 year and 7 months also of JAMES ROBERT STARR who departed this life 11th February 1865 aged 10 months also of ADA JANE STARR who departed this life (remainder illegible)
18BARDENSacred to the memory of CHARLES BARDEN who departed this life February 25th 1881 aged 71 years. (Verse) also CAROLINE BARDEN wife of the above who departed this life April 19th 1881 aged 67 years.
19BARDENIn memorium SUSAN wife of J.W. BARDEN died 13th August 1873 aged 31 years also THOMAS NEW infant son of the above died December 23rd 1873 aged 4 months also MABEL infant daughter of J.W. & M.T. BARDEN died June 9th 1883 aged 1 year & 6 months also WALTER JOHN son of aged 4 years & 1 month.
20LANGDONSacred to the memory of AVIS LUKE the beloved wife of JOHN LANGDON who departed this life on the 13th October 1854 aged 31 years (Verse) Footstone: A L 1854
21COOPERSacred to the memory of SARAH SOPHIA the beloved wife of THOMAS COOPER who departed this life on the 18th August 1855 aged 29 years (Verse)
22SOMMERVILLESacred to the memory of WILLIAM EDWIN SOMMERVILLE son of the late Capt. JOSEPH SOMMERVILLE who died 3rd Septr 1875 aged 21 years (Verse)
23WICKS/FROST/
SELLARS		Sacred to the memory of MATTHEW WICKS who died October 11th 1861 aged 60 years also ANN ELIZA FROST who died October 2nd 1873 aged 55 years and their daughter MARTHA WICKS who died September 8th 1852 aged 11 years and 4 months ANDREW SELLARS died November 28th 1872 aged 5 months FREDERICK A SELLARS died November 10th 1884 aged 15 weeks
24RILEYIn loving memory of Harriet the beloved wife of J.J. RILEY West Maitland who died October 30th 1884 (Verse)
25HINCHCLIFFESacred to the memory of EDWIN HINCHCLIFFE who departed this life 29th Septr 1856 aged 39 years leaving a widow and 3 children to deplore their loss (Verse) Footstone: E.H. 1856
26BOLTIn memory of ANN the beloved wife of ROBERT BOLT died 29th May 1891 aged 77 years also of ROBERT BOLT died 11th July 1894 aged 80 years
27SARGINSONSacred to the memory of ELIZABETH the beloved wife of JAMES SARGINSON died 15th December 1873 aged 33 years (Verse)
28FULLERSacred to the memory of JAMES FULLER who died 3rd September 1874 aged 29 years (Verse) also ANNE wife of the above died October 30th 1881 aged 34 years
29TAAFESacred to the memory of WILLIAM TAAFE who died the 16th of October 1874 aged 49 years (Verse) Footstone: W.T. 1874
30HILLMANSacred to the memory of SUSANNAH HILLMAN who departed this life the 10th March 1857 aged ?1 years (Verse) Footstone: S.H. 1857
31HORDERIn memory of FREDERICK THOMAS beloved & only son of ALFRED THOMAS & MARY HORDER who died June 23rd 1890 aged 5 years and 6 weeks (Verse)
32HARRISSacred to the memory of JOHN HARRIS who died June 17th 1871 aged 52 years (Verse)
33STOREYSacred to the memory of SUSANNAH the beloved wife of JAMES STOREY died February 12th aged 64 years (Verse) also of JAMES STOREY died 15th February 1886 aged 78 years. Footstone: S.S. 1872/J.S. 1886
34TAYLOR(Double plot, two Headstones, enclosed with 3' high iron railing fence) (right side) Sacred to the memory of JOHN TAYLOR son of WILLIAM & MARY TAYLOR who departed this life 15th September 1871 aged 15 years (Verse) (left side) Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM TAYLOR a native of Buckinghamshire England who departed this life February 20th 1877 aged 52 years leaving and wife & 13 children to mourn their loss of a good husband and father (Verse) also SARAH EMILY died 10th September 1863 aged 8 months. Footstone: J.T. 1871
35SMITHSacred to the memory of GOERGE SMITH who departed this life on the 26th Octr 1859 aged 78 years (Verse) Footstone: 1859
36SECCOMBESacred to the memory of NAOMI SECCOMBE who departed this life Octr 19th 1867
37TAYLORSacred to the memory of WADHAM TAYLOR who died 13th Decr 1876 aged 38 years (Verse) also ELIZABETH TAYLOR died July 18th 1881 aged 38 years also ERNEST ALFRED TAYLOR died Oct 13th 1879 aged 5 years.
38WINTER(Obelisk) In Memory of WILLIAM WINTER who died Jany 23rd 1878 aged 34 years
39MOORE(Headstone, two tablets in shape of church windows) (left side) In memory of SOPHIA third daughter of GEORGE & JANE MOORE of West Maitland who died September 23rd 1873 aged 16 years (Verse) (right side) In memory of EMILY HARRIET wife of AUGUSTUS FREDERICK MOORE of Newcastle who died October 23rd 1874 aged 28 years also of ANDREW third son of above who died November 20th 1874 aged 5 weeks (Verse)
40LOBSEYSacred to the memory of HARRIET beloved daughter of GEORGE & ANN LOBSEY died 22nd April 1861 aged 19 years & 10 months also ANNE MARTHA infant daughter of the above died 26th November 1855 aged 6 weeks also MARY ANN daughter of SAMUEL and ANNABELLA LOBSEY died 5th January 1857 aged 11 weeks & 3 days
41BOWDENSacred to the memory of JOHN C.L. BOWDEN aged 11 years also of CLARENCE E. BOWDEN aged 9 years were accidentally drowned in the River Hunter February 6th 1876 (Verse)
42JORYSacred to the memory of MARY ANN JORY the beloved wife of JOHN JORY who departed this life 11th Feb 1855 aged 44 years (Verse)
43BULLSacred to the memory of JOHN BULL who died Nov 15 1849 aged 32 years leaving a wife and five children (Verse)
44ASHTON/BEARDOWPedestal - (facing) Sacred to the memory of SARAH JANE the beloved daughter of THOMAS and ELIZABETH ASHTON died Novr 25th 1841 aged 10 months also THOMAS HENRY ASHTON died March 19th 1854 aged 15 months ELIZABETH CATHERINE ASHTON died April 2nd 1858 aged 7 years and 8 months (Verse) (left side) also of EDWARD ASHTON who died 13th September 1867 aged 19 years also of MARY ANN the beloved wife of C.H. BEARDOW and eldest daughter of THOMAS & ELIZABETH ASHTON who died 7th April 1872 aged 33 years (Verse) also of THOMAS ASHTON father of the above who departed this life Decr (18th) 1878 aged 72 years
45GORDON(ea)rthly tabernac(le) of Dr. JOHN GORDON entered the spiritualw(orld) 24th June 1874 aged 64 years (Verse)

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