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BROMPTON CEMETERY

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Photographs taken 28 May 2005 by Jennifer Carnell.

'In loving memory of
Jane Ann
The devoted and dearly loved wife of
John Beaton Esq.
49, Porchester Terrace, Hyde Park
Who died on the 11th June 1901
Aged 67 years.
Also of Ethel Mary Beaton
Second daughter.
And John Aubertin Beaton
Only son of the above.
Buried in another part of this cemetery.
Also of Mary Ann Chard
Sister of the above and second daughter of
The late Samuel Chard, Esq.,
Of Burwash Sussex
Who died on the 23rd March 1929
Aged 89 years.
Also of John
Husband of the above Jane Ann Beaton
And younger son of John Beaton
Of Windsor
Who died on the 23rd October 1930
Aged 100 years.'

The Swanborough family grave at Brompton Cemetery in London.
The Swanboroughs (their real name was Smith) were an acting family, and were managers of
the Strand Theatre in London. The Swanborough family grave consists of a large cross and three flat slabs of stone,
surrounded by an ornate iron fence. Mary Anne Swanborough, William Henry Swanborough,
Ada Swanborough, Edward Swanborough and Eleanor Bufton Swanborough are buried. For
more photographs of the Swanborough grave and a transcription, click here.

'In loving memory of
Ann
Widow of the late
Captain William Hewett, R.N.
H.M.S. Fair [?] A.D. 1840
Died 31st October 1888
Aged 86 years.

Elizabeth,
Their youngest daughter
Died 19th September 1858
Aged 20 years.

Alfred John Philip,
Their youngest son
Died 21st March 1863
Aged 23 years.

Also of their second son
Frederick Stafford,
Major General Bombay Staff Corps.,
Died 5th March 1880
At Arcachon in France
Where his remains are interred.

Also of their sixth son
Captain George Babb. Hewett,
Late R.I.N. and R.I.M.
Died 9th April 1920 [?]
Aged 86 years.'

I couldn't see a name on this one. It looks as if a name plate may be missing at the top.

'In ever loving memory of
Our dear father
Christian Ritter
Born August 29th 1829
Died April ? 1905

Also of
Elizabeth Ritter
The beloved wife of the above
Christian Ritter
Who departed this life
September 22nd 1867
In her 35th year'

Their daughter Emma is also buried here.
Christian Ritter was born in Prussia, Germany, and became a British citizen. In the 1861 census he was
living in Hammersmith and described himself as a cook and confectioner. By 1881
he was an hotel proprietor, living in Chiswick with his second wife Emma and family.

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