Parish of Wonersh with Blackheath
The
The
parish cemetery lies in a secluded location midway between Wonersh and
Blackheath between Barnett and
Administration
(Superintendent?) of the Cemetery is undertaken by Graham Jelley; this includes
records, registers and liaison with funeral directors. Maintenance of the Cemetery is the
responsibility of the PCC and is looked after by
Burials
are governed by the CofE Churchyard
Regulations. For historical reasons
there are also burial rights for some people from Chilworth and Bramley.
The
churchyard at St John the Baptist for the Parish of
Wonersh was closed for burials in 1861, and a new churchyard opened at Shamley
Green the same year. The first part of
Christ Church Shamley Green was opened in 1864 as a District Chapel of Ease and
in 1881 it constituted an ecclesiastical parish in its own right. The Shamley
Green Registers begin in 1881, however the Wonersh
Registers appear to cover both parishes until 1881 and then continue to
1900 even though burials took place at Shamley Green. Blackheath has maintained its’ own Registers
since it became a District however burials took place together with those of
Wonersh in this cemetery.
It
continued as the churchyard for Wonersh until 1900 when the new site was
donated by Mrs Sudbury. It was licensed
by the Bishop of Winchester on 1st Feb 1900 and the first burial was
of Joseph Clarke on 15th July that year.
The
year 1893 saw the opening of
The
Chapel was built in 1900 as a gift of Mr Henry Prescott, however it was not
dedicated until 19 years later by the Bishop of Guildford, and dedicated “All
Souls”.
Records
of burials in the cemetery are kept, and Burials
1900-1950 are shown on this website.
In
1933 additional land was donated by Mrs Beatrice Cook of Barnett Hill as an
extension to the cemetery. A fund was
also established at this time to facilitate work on the extension to bring it
into use at the appropriate time.
In
2001 additional land adjacent to the extension was conveyed from the estate of
the late Cdr Varley RN. A bequest was
also made, intended originally as a memorial to his Aunt, Mrs Frances Steward,
daughter of Beatrice Cook.