1] Hen. [Henry] Johnson, 17 April, 1752 
HEN: JOHNSON
DIED AP. 17
1752 AGED 23
A Mr. John Johnson, conjecturably his father, was a
signatory to articles of commercial trading drawn up between the
Tellicherry and Mahe factories on the April 28th, 1728 [Cotton, 1905, p. 256]
2] Gaspar Moritz Gleetz,18 April, 1768
HODIE MIHI
CRAS ET TIBI*
Here lieth the
Body of
Gaspar
Moritz Gleetz
Cap:n of Infantry
who was Born
At Quedlinburg
the 16 Dec: 1730
And Died at
Tell:y the 18 Ap:
1768
* "today me, tomorrow you".
3] George Browne, 27 March, 1792
To the MEMORY of
GEORGE BROWNE
Late MAJOR in
His Brittanic Majesty's
19th Regiment [Light Infantry [Dragoons]]
Who departed this [Life on]
the 27th of MARCH 1792
in the 32nd Year of his Age
This stone is placed near
his remains by a Brother
4] Mary Disney, 24 March, 1800
SACRED
TO THE
Memory
OF
MARY DISNEY…
WIFE OF
LIEUT. COL. ARTHUR DISNEY
Honble United East India Company’s Service
Commander of the Garrison at Nuggor
And the province of BEDNORE
Died at Kundapore
on the 24th March 1800
…
….
…of seven years
Disney commanded the batteries in the attach on Tippoo’s earth-works at Seringapatam, April 1799. In November 1799 he was appointed hy Colonel Wellesley to the charge of Bednore. Bednore had been captured in 1703 from its Ranee by Hyder [Cotton, 1905, p. 256]
5] Frances Smith, 15 November, 1801 
UNDER THIS MARBLE ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF FRANCES SMITH, YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND ANNE ARBUTHNOT, OF MITCHAM IN SURREY, WHERE SHE WAS HORN ON THE 15TH JUNE 1772. SHE ACCOMPANIED HER SISTER TO INDIA IN 1798 AND IN JULY 1799 BECAME THE HAPPY WIFE OF JAMES SMITH, ESQ., IN THE HONORABLE COMPANY’ S CIVIL SERVICE AND AN EMINENT MERCHANT OF BOMBAY. EMBARKING FOR THEIR NATIVE LAND WITH HER BELOVED HUSBAND AND INFANT SON AND WITH THE MOST FLATTERING PROSPECTS IN VIEW, SHE FELL A VICTIM TO A FEVER ON BOARD THE HAWKESBURY INDIAMAN ON THE 21ST OF NOVEMBER 1801. HER EXEMPLARY CONDUCT IN EVERY STATION WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED BY THOSE WHO KNOW HER, AND LET THIS SIMPLE RECORD SENT FROM ENGLAND BY HER SUFFERING HUSBAND TO MARK THE GRAVE OF A GREATLY LOVED AND MUCH LAMENTED WIFE, INSTRUCT THE READER HOW INSECURE IS THE MOST ENVIABLE STATE ON EARTH.
The full inscription of this enormous tombstone [ca. 27 lines] is recorded by Julian James Cotton in his monumental volume, 'List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras' [1905 ed., p. 256]. The inscriptions are mostly worn out, and it is one of the most difficult to read.
6] Janet Clephane, 9 April, 1813 
TO THE MEMORY OF
MRS. JANET CLEPHANE
WIFE OF HAY CLEPHANE ESQRE
OF THE HONBLE EAST INDIA
COMPANY AND THE CIVIL SERVICE
BOMBAY ESTABLISHMENT
WHO DIED AT DARMAPATAM
NEAR TELLICHERRY
ON FRIDAY THE 9TH OF APRIL
A.D. 1813
AGE 38 YEARS
7] Alfred Puddicombe Wilkins, 19 November, 1819
IN SACRED
AND LOVING MEMORY OF
ALFRED PUDDICOMBE WILKINS
WHO PASSED AWAY
ON THE 19TH NOVEMBER 1819
AGED 36 YEARS
THY PURPOSE LORD WE CANNOT SEE
BUT ALL IS WELL THAT IS DONE BY THEE.
8] Henry Harman Spring, 28 September, 1821
TO THE
MEMORY
OF
HENRY HARMAN
SON OF
F and J: SPRING*
Born
NOV R. XX. MDCCCXX
Died
SEPR. XXVIII. MDCCCXXI
Of such are the kingdom of
HEAVEN
[*Son of Rev. Frederick and Jane Spring]
9] and 10] Elizabeth Frances Schmidt and Clara Maria Schmidt
9] Elizabeth Frances Schmidt, 25 July, 1823
SACRED
TO
THE
MEMORY
OF
ELIZABETH FRANCES
ONLY DAUGHTER
OF
J.W. & E. SCHMIDT
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE
25th JULY 1823
AGE 10 MONTHS 15 DAYS
"THIS LOVELY BUD SO YOUNG AND FAIR
CALLED HENCE BY EARLY DOOM
JUST CAME TO SHOW HOW SWEET A FLOWER
IN PARADISE WOULD BLOOM"
10] Clara Maria Schmidt, 26 April, 1824
SACRED
TO THE
MEMORY
OF
CLARA MARIA
INFANT DAUGHTER
OF
J.W. & E. SCHMIDT
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 26 APRIL 1824
AGED 28 DAYS
"SWIFT WAS HER FLIGHT, AND SHORT THE ROAD.
SHE CLOS'D HER EYES AND SAW HER GOD.
THE FLESH RESTS HERE 'TILL JESUS COMES
AND CLAIMS THIS TREASURE FROM THE TOMB".
11] James Crawford, 3 August, 1825
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
JAMES CRAWFORD
THE SON OF
LT. THOMAS CRAWFORD R. N.
WHP DEPARTED THIS LIFE
3RD AUGUST 1825
AGED 5 MONTHS
AND 16 DAYS
12] James Stevens, 21 January, 1827
HERE
ARE INTERRED
THE REMAINS OF
JAMES STEVENS ESQRE
MANY YEARS SENIOR JUDGE OF
PROVINCIAL COURT OF CIRCUIT
FOR THE WESTERN DIVISION
HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE
21ST JANUARY 1827
AGED 58 YEARS
He
married Louisa Whitehill, June 3rd, 1800. His wife was related to Eliza
Draper (born at Anjengo, April 5th, 1744), whose mother was a Miss
Whitehill and whose uncle John Whitehill was Governor of Madras in 1777 [Cotton, 1905, p. 257].
13] Murdoch Brown, 9 January, 1828
THE REMAINS OF
MURDOCH BROWN ESQRE
OB. 9TH JANY 1828 AET. 78
Murdoch Brown was originally in French employ, but eventually joined the Company’s service. In 1802 the Company desiring to abandon their cinnamon plantation at Randattera as unprofitable, Murdoch Brown resigned his appointment and took a: ninety-nine years’ lease of the garden, which made his fortune. At Tranquebar 20th October 1790 Murdoch Brown, Imperial Consul for the Coast of Madras married Eliza King...In 1798 Murdoch Brown was appointed overseer of the plantation which the Bombay Government, had cpommenced at Anjaracandy with a view to raising pepper, coffee, cinnamon, cassia etc. He became owner of the plantation in 1802-3 [Cotton, 1946, Vol. 2, p. 173].
14] J J Martins, Rev., 11 September, 1830
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
THE Revd. Mr J. J. Martins
A Wesleyan Missionary
And Formerly
A Friar of the Order of St Francis
Who departed this life
At
Tellicherry on the 11th
of September 1830
Aged 36 Years
[The complete epitaph is recorded in Cotton, 1946 ed., Vol.2, p. 172. Cotton has the name Martyns instead of Martins as seen in the epitaph. However, Roberts and Chekkutty, 2013, Vol. 1, p. 166, has is wrong with the name and dates. In this list, it is 'J. Maria, Roman Catholic Vicar of Cannanore, died 29 February, 1844].
15] Josepha Freita, 25 July, 1832
SACRED
TO THE
MEMORY
OF
JOSEPHA FREITA
THE WIFE OF JOSEPH BAPTISTE
LATELY OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY
ESTABLISHMENT AT TELLICHERRY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON
THE 25 JULY 1832 ANNO DOMINI
AGED 40 YEARS
"ONCE BLEST WAS SHE IN SOCIAL LIFE
AS THE TENDER PARENT AND VIRTUOUS WIFE
CONFORMANT NOW TO THE GENERAL D…
HER RELICS LIE WITHIN THIS TOMB
IN FUTURE BRASS [?] INCORRUPTIBLE RISE
AND MEET THE LORD ABOVE THE SKY
16] Catherine Maitland Vaughan, 23 June, 1833
HERE
ARE DEPOSITED
THE MORTAL REMAINS OF
CATHERINE MAITLAND
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JOHN VAUGHAN ESQRE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE
23 JUNE A. D. 1833
Daughter of John Babington, C.S., and married May 30th, 1828 [Cotton, 1905, p. 257]
17] Cecilia Lavie, 14 November, 1839
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
CECILIA
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
LIEUT. HENRY LAVIE
OF THE 15TH B'BAY N.I.
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON BOARD THE SHIP 'BOMBAY'
OFF TELLICHERRY ON THE 14 NOVR
1839
ON HER WAY TO HER NATIVE LAND
HER REMAINS ARE HERE INTERRED
AGE 22 YEARS.
18] Helen Somerville Baber, nee Fearon, 10 April, 1840
HERE RESTS
IN THE HOPE OF A JOYFUL RESURRECTION
THE MORTAL REMAINS
OF
HELEN SOMERVILLE BABER
THE BELOVED AND DEVOTED WIFE
FOR FORTY TWO YEARS
OF
THOMAS HERVEY BABER ESQUIRE
A RETIRED CIVIL SERVANT
OBIIT 10 APRIL A. D. 1840. ETAT SUE 60.
19] Charles Francis Warden, 20 January, 1842
Sacred to the memory
Of
LIEUTENANT CHARLES FRANCIS WARDEN
OF THE HONR EAST INDIA COMPANY SERVICE
SECOND SON OF THE LATE COLONEL G. WARDEN
WHO IS INTERRED THROUGH DEATH IN THE CEMETERY OF TELLICHERRY
ON JANUARY 20 1842, AGED 30 YEARS
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED AS A TOKEN OF AFFECTION
BY HIS BROTHERS.
"TO ME TO HAVE IN CHRIST…”
Capt. W. M. Warden died in command of H. M's. Ship Rattlesnake in the Bay of Bengal on the 5th of June 1807, aged 28. "To commemorate the private worth and professional merits of this promising officer, this monument is erected by his Commander-in-Chief as a tribute of regard to his memory [Cotton, 1946, Vol. 2, p. 174].
20] John Sibbald, 11 December, 1843 
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN JOHN SIBBALD
OF THE 34TH REGT. OR C.L.I.
WHO DIED AT TELLICHERRY
ON THE 11TH DECEMBER 1843
AGED 34 YEARS
ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS
AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM AND REGARD
21] Anthony Charles Purnell, 22 May, 1844 
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ANTHONY CHARLES PURNELL ESQRE
SON OF
W. A. PURNELL
PHYSICIAN BOMBAY GENERAL ARMY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 22 MAY 1844
IN THE 23 YEAR OF
HIS AGE
22] James Ward, 25 January, 1847
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JAMES WARDE ESQRE
INDIA NAVY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
23RD JANUARY 1847
AGED 33 YEARS
HIS END WAS PEACE
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED
BY HIS AFFLICTED WIDOW
23] Evan John Edmund Davies [Davis], 23 December, 1852 
TO THE MEMORY OF
EVAN JOHN EDMUND DAVIES
ELDEST SON OF
EVAN DAVIES SURGEON R. N.
BORN 13TH JANUARY 1829
DIED 23RD DECEMBER 1852
24] Edward Brennen, 2 October, 1859
IN MEMORY
OF
EDWARD BRENNEN ESQRE
MANY YEARS
MASTER ATTENDANT OF
TELLICHERRY
HE DIED 2ND OCTR 1859
AGED 75
"HE WAS ONE OF GOD'S NOBLEST
WORKS IN INDIA
A STERLING UPRIGHT
ENGLISHMAN".
The
story goes that he was cabin boy of a ship which was wrecked off
Tellicherry. Murdoch Brown befriended him and procured him the
appointment of Master Attendant. He left large legacies to build the
church and support the European and Eurasian poor of Tellicherry [Cotton, 1905, p. 258]
25] George Brown, 20 November, 1859
THE REMAINS
OF
GEORGE BROWN ESQUIRE
OF ANJERAKANDY
OB. 20TH NOVR 1859
ET. 66
26] John Henry, 12 May, 1860
JOHN HENRY…
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 12TH MAY 1860
AGED
34 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 12 DAYS
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD
WHICH DIE IN THE LORD
27] Mary Brown, 19 July, 1867
IN
MEMORY
OF MARY
THE ELDEST DAUGHTER
OF
Francis Carnac Brown
DIED 19TH JULY 1867
28] Augustus William Sullivan, 31 August, 1868 
TO
THE MEMORY OF
A. W. SULLIVAN ESQRE
OF THE MADRAS CIVIL SERVICE
WHO DIED AT TELLICHERRY
ON THE 31ST AUGUST 1868
ETAL. 45
29] Francis Paul Pereira, 3 January, 1869
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
FRANCIS PAUL PEREIRA ESQRE
RETIRED PRINCIPAL SUDR AMEEN
OF TELLICHERRY
BORN 31ST MARCH 1807
DIED 3RD JANUARY 1869
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY
HIS WIDOW AND SONS
30] Caroline Reid Day, 8 July, 1869
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
CAROLINE REID
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
CAPTAIN E.H. DAY
LATE H.M. 66TH REGT.
WHO DIED AT PULLY COORG TELLICHERRY
8TH JULY 1869
AGED 22 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS
31] Eliza Wills Crewe, 17 October, 1874
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
ELIZA WILLS CREWE
THE DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF
HENRY CREWE
WHO DIED AT TELLICHERRY
ON THE 17TH OCTOBER 1874
AGED 30 YEARS
32] Edmund William Birch Hope, 10 June, 1876
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
EDMUND WILLIAM BIRCH HOPE
THE BELOVED SON OF
COLONEL A. H. HOPE, AND
CAROLINE ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE
DIED AT TELLICHERRY
10TH JUNE 1876
AGED 24 YEARS
33] Edwin Flynn, 26 March, 1879
IN MEMORY OF
EDWIN FLYNN ESQRE
BARRISTER AT LAW
DIED IN HIS
34TH YEAR AT MAHE
MARCH 26 1879
NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE
34] Edward Stuart Stafford Thompson, 25 March, 1887
IN MEMORY OF
EDWARD S. S. THOMPSON
BORN 11 JULY 1839
DIED 25 MARCH 1887
THIS STONE
IS ERECTED HY HIS FRIENDS IN
INDIA AND ENGLAND
A planter, related to the family of the Earl of Iddesleigh [Cotton, 1905, p. 258]
35] Jane Brown, 17 October, 1906
In
MEMORY
OF
JANE
YOUNGER DAUGHTER
OF
FRANCIS CARNAC BROWN
OF
ANJARAKANDY & TELLICHERRY
DIED 17TH OCTOBER 1906
AGED 72 YEARS
36] Margaret Eleanor John, 29 November, 1911
ihs
In loving memory
OF
MARGARET ELEANOR JOHN
BORN 28TH NOVEMBER 1837
DIED 29TH NOVEMBER 1911
37] John Brand Burnett, 17 April, 1912
JOHN BRAND BURNETT
WHO DIED AT TELLICHERRY
38] Hugh McNaught Lockie, 27 September, 1913 or 1914
IN MEMORY OF
HUGH MCNAUGHT LOCKIE
DIED 27TH SEPT 1914 AGED 16 DAYS
SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN
TO COME UNTO ME; AND FORBID
THEM NOT; FOR OF SUCH IS THE
KINGDOM OF GOD. ST MARK 10:14
39] Jean Camille Ferne, 27 July, 1915
IN MEMORY OF
JEAN CAMILLE FERNE*
WHO DIED ON THE 27TH JULY 1915
AGED 46 YEARS
AFTER 26 YEARS FAITHFUL AND ZEALOUS SERVICE
WITH THE FIRM OF
BORDES & COMPANY LIMITED
[*This name appears neither in MCM-I [2013] or Cotton [1905]]
40] Annie Malcolm, 10 March, 1917
In loving memory
OF
ANNIE MALCOLM
10TH MARCH 1917
AGED 74
“A LIFE OF LOVE”
41] Guy Evelyn Turner, 22 March, 1924
To the memory of
GUY EVELYN TURNER, B.A.
OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
THE GREATLY LOVED AND ONLY SON OF
EVELYN AND ETHEL TURNER
AND BROTHER OF PHYLLIS TURNER
OF PURLEY SURREY
RECEIVED THE CALL AT TELLICHERRY
ON THE 22ND MARCH 1924
HE WAS IN HIS 23RD YEAR
42] Emry C. Stuedle [Stueole], 16 October, 1953 
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
EMRY C. STUEDLE
RADIO OPERATOR
BORN OCTOBER 12 1902
DIED OCTOBER 16 1953
REST IN PEACE
ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS, SISTER
AND FRIEND ALFRED
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