Lawrence Cemetery

LAWRENCE CEMETERY

Block 3 Plot 26

500 Agnes Chow Chie died 22/3/1896 aged 29. Erected by her friends. Stone is decorative white marble slab
620 Chum Shim Kong Kung
753 Lee William Sing
718 Sarah McShane Yet See
759 Charley Fook Ying
Maria Ah Ying
249 Jane Fook You

Chinese Burials

Although there is a Chinese section marked on the Ground Plan of the cemetery behind the “old” general section, there is no sign of anything on the ground today – in fact the Chinese section appears to be outside the Cemetery boundary fence in 1982. However the following is a list of names appearing on Page 290 in the old Burial Book.

620 Sue Chong Quce 2 /2/1929
Ah Chang 13/6/1929
Yeck Gie 26/2/1931
Fau Siu 10/6/1935
Jong Mui Yow 27/6/1939
Kong Kung Chow 24/9/1939
Chow Shim 5/9/1945 aged 96 years

Seemingly, all Chinese buried prior to 1902 were disinterred for their bodies to be shipped home to China for burial there. This was on the ship “Ventnor” which carried 499 coffins of Chinese. The ship was wrecked off Omapere 28 October 1902 with the loss of 13 crew.

Plot 753 Block 3 Plot 37. Bare but shows burial of William Sing Lee.
Plot 718 Block 2 Plot 22. Sarah McShane the beloved wife of James Yet See who departed this life 6 May 1889 aged 31 years. Rest in Peace.
Plot 759 Block 3 Plot 29. Bare. Burial of Charley Fook Ying.
Plot 760 Block 3 Plot 28. Chinese inscription then Maria Ah Ying died 28/8/1897 aged 58 years.
Plot 249 Block 5 Plot 13. Jane Fook You died 18/5/1905 aged 35 years.






East Taiere Cemetery

1490 Block W Plot 704 / 703 Ding Chew. Bare
1489 Block W Plot 705 Kee Ling Young, most beloved husband of Elizabeth – died 7 October 1969 23 years. Chinese inscription.
1491 Block W Plot 702 / 701. Chin Gun. Bare
1346 Block Y Plot 26 Chinese Inscription. Kathleen Ding 1955-1957.
1608 Block V Plot 798 / 797. A dear husband and father. Chun Ding died 5/5/1966 aged 90 years. Also Choie Shee beloved wife and mother, died 25/4/1978 aged 100 years. Always remembered. R Millin and Sons.
1607 Block V Plot 800 / 799. A dear husband and father Hok Yan Sew Hoy died 19/9/1973 aged 74 years. Always remembered. Chinese inscription. Till Short/ Millin.
317 Block A Plot 235A Wong. Bare
1609 Block V Plot 796 / 795. A Dear father Jun Tim Sew Hoy passed away 16/4/1966. Ever remembered. Chinese inscription.

West Taiere Cemetery

178 Block 15 Plot 34. Burial Ah Chin. Removed to China.