Saint Saviour's Cemetery, Punchbowl
St Saviour's Church of England Cemetery, Punchbowl is located behind St Saviour's Church of England Church, 1353 Canterbury Road, Punchbowl. There is a double gate at the Viola Street entrance to the cemetery and from Canterbury Road there is open access through the church grounds. The cemetery occupies 2.750 square metres out of the total Church site of 5.090 square metres
The first recorded burial was for Catherine Elizabeth Pearson (age 36 years) on 19th February, 1878. There are many early pioneers of Canterbury City among the 1175 recorded burials.
Plots can no longer be purchased in the cemetery, however, people with existing rights can arrange for relatives to be interred by contacting the Reverand at St Saviour's Anglican Church, Punchbowl.
Earliest Dates of Death Recorded on Monuments
James FENWICK* 6.4.1862 died at sea Peter FENWICK* 6.4.1862 died at sea Beatrice FENWICK** 14.2.1877 died at Lochinvar Nellie MILLER** 17.11.1877 Catherine PEARSON 19.2.1878 James BOND 14.6.1878 Maria MILLER 25.6.1878 Rebecca BOND 17.7.1884 Ellen BOND 2.1.1885 Adam BOND 20.6.1885 * Due James and Peter Fenwick dying at sea their bodies are not buried in the Fenwick Family vault.
**It is not recorded if Beatrice Fenwick and Nellie Miller are buried at St Saviours - the inscription on their headstones only give their dates of death.
The following details are extracted from the inscriptions on the headstones.
Earliest Monuments
| Catherine PEARSON | 19.2.1878 |
| James BOND | 14.6.1878 |
| Ann and Adam BOND | 17.7.1884, 20.6.1885 |
Earliest Dates of Birth (calculated from age at death)
| Adam BOND | 1811 |
| Andrew FENWICK | 1812 |
| Ann BOND | 1814 |
| Mary SPIKE | 1817 |
| Nathaniel SPIKE | 1819 |
| Ludwig PASSEYER | 1820 |
| John MUNRO | 1828 |
| Francis LEVINGSTON | 1831 |
| Lois PASSEYER | 1831 |
| Maria MILLER | 1832 |
| James MILNER | 1832 |
| John B. WILLIAMSON | 1832 |
| James FENWICK | 1833 |
| Elizabeth LEECH | 1834 |
| Peter LINDGREN | 1834 |
| Emma SILVER | 1834 |
Places of Origin
| John FENWICK | Newburgh, Scotland |
| George S. THOMPSON | Geelong, Victoria |
| Henry GILL | Tumut, NSW |
| Mary PINE | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nathaniel SPIKE | Falmouth, Cornwall |
| George FINBOW | Suffolk, UK. |
| Grace DICKENSEN | Beverley, Yorkshire.UK |
| Violet PETTIFORD | England. |
| Alice PETTIFORD | England. |
| Henry CULLEN | Westminster, UK |
| Ellen CAMERON | Leslow Farm, Cheshire,UK |
| James C. BLACKBURN | Scremerston, Berwick-on-Tweed |
| James LEVINGSTON | County Cavan, Ireland |
| Frances LIVINGSTON | County Cavan, Ireland |
| Robert LEVINGSTON | County Cavan, Ireland |
| Catherine PEARSON | County Armagh, Ireland |
Evidence of Occupation
John FENWICK Ship Owner
Died
in other Places
| Beatrice FENWICK | Lochinvar, NSW |
| Andrew FENWICK | Died at sea |
| James FENWICK | Died at sea |
| Peter FENWICK | Died at sea |
| George THOMPSON | Gerringong, NSW |
| Willie GIBSON | Bollon, Queensland |
| Charles GIBSON | Dardanelles |
| Rose KING | England |
| George ROFFE | England |
Causes of Death
| Kenneth THORN | 19.11.1951 | Accidentally killed |
| Percy WILLIAMSON | 31.10.1918 | Died of injuries whilst on active service |
| Donald MEREDITH | 2.9.1954 | Result of accident |
| Andrew FENWICK | 8.4.1966 | Died at sea |
| Oswald THOMPSON | 2.3.1908 | Accidentally killed |
| James THOMPSON | 23.4.1946 | Died of accident |
| Charles GIBSON | 7.8.1915 | Killed in action |
| Will DILLOW | 1.10.1918 | Killed in action |
| George STEPHENSON | 1.11.1935 | Died as a result of accident at Hurstville Oval |
| Alan JARVIS | 5.6.1948 | Result of accident |
| Archibald KNOX | 22.8.1915 | Killed in action |
| Norman TOWNSEND | 2.8.1942 | Accidentally killed |
| Alan BRISBANE | 20.5.1964 | Accidentally killed |
| Lindsay BRISBANE | 11.12.1972 | Result of accident |
Names of Stonemasons
Cole Brothers,
Punchbowl
E. Roberts, St Peters
W.H. Coxhead, 62 Clevand Street, Sydney
Taylor & Sons, Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Patten Brothers, 302 Pitt Street, Sydney
Andrews & Son, Lidcombe
Rickey and Holt, Canterbury
Star Memorial Company
T. Collier, Campsie
Larcombe & Company (still in business in 1993)
Cleveland, North Sydney
Ministers of religion and Parish Wardens
George Dunkley (Congregational Minister) 15.8.1919 Husband of Charlotte (nee Fenwick)
Hubert Rogers (Reverand) 15.8.1960 Late Rector of St Barnabas (Rector of St Saviours 1938-1959)
Frank Griffith (Reverand) 6.9.1961
Lindsay Brisbane
Reginald Noake
Men who Served in the Armed Services
| Charles GIBSON | 7.8.1915 | Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Brigade |
| Archibald KNOX | 22.8.1915 | Private, 18th Battalion |
| L.W. TEITZEL | 29.7.1916 | Lieutenant, C Company 25th Battalion, AIF |
| Frank James LAWRENCE | 4.9.1916 | Private, AIF |
| Will DILLOW | 1.10.1918 | Lieutenant |
| Percy WILLIAMSON | 31.10.1918 | Bandsman, 4th Battalion, AIF |
| F.O. PORTER | 10.11.1918 | Private (DCM) |
| V. HUCKSTADT | 15.5.1924 | 53rd Battalion |
| Charles MANEWELL | 28.7.1925 | Private, 33rd Battalion |
| James Edward DYER | 31.7.1931 | Corporal (9129), 13th Field Ambulance, AIF |
| Arthur GRIFFIN | 18.5.1932 | Private (54673), 35th Battalion |
| Charles WESTHEIDER | 20.9.1938 | Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Claude HONEYMAN | 27.6.1940 | Private (506), 1st Battalion, AIF |
| S.W. BRAND | 27.5.1949 | Private, 34th 33rd Battalion |
| L.A.V. BECKETT | 8.5.1956 | Private (1571), 1st Battalion |
Men Killed in Action
| Charles GIBSON | 7.8.1915 | Killed in action, Dardanelles |
| Archibald KNOX | 22.8.1915 | Killed in active service, Gallipoli |
| Alfred BRISCOE | 24.12.1915 | On active service |
| Will DILLOW | 1.10.1918 | In action, France |
