Bath Abbey Burials

When Ann died in 1846 the Abbey was closed to new burials and so Ann was buried in the Abbey cemetery, where she is commemorated by an impressive Greek revival tomb. John Bythesea (1827-1906) John Bythesea is the only holder of the Victoria Cross to be buried in the Abbey cemetery. Bath Abbey Memorials: This is a catalogue of the wall tablets and gravestones in Bath Abbey.

There are almost 1500 monuments, one of the largest collections in the UK. Cemetery Forename Surname Buried Born Select any filter and click on Search to see results. Last burial in churchyard 1763.

Inside the Abbey =7 burials in 1844, 2 in 1845, last burial in Abbey 29 Jan 1845. Virtually all the burials listed here from 1844 onwards should be listed in the "Bath Abbey Cemetery" section of the Findagrave website. Bath Abbey Cemetery The Anglican Bath Abbey Cemetery, officially dedicated as the Cemetery of St Peter and St Paul (the patron saints that Bath Abbey is dedicated to), was laid out by noted cemetery designer and landscape architect John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) between 1843 and 1844 on a picturesque hillside site overlooking Bath, Somerset, England.

The cemetery was consecrated on 30. This is a catalogue of the wall tablets and gravestones in Bath Abbey. There are almost 1500 monuments, one of the largest collections in the UK.

Find a person commemorated by searching the People database. Look for a memorial by searching the Memorials database and the plans of the Abbey floor. Famous Deaths and Burials in Bath Famous Deaths and Burials in Bath Historic Bath is famous for a number of things - with its Roman period baths, Georgian architecture and Medieval heritage.

But did you know many famous people have died or were buried in the city? Thousands of people have been buried in Bath Abbey over the course of centuries. Many who arrived to live in Bath, or came seeking a cure for illness, died here and were buried under the Abbey's floor or more recently in the Abbey's cemetery. Relatives then paid the Abbey for permission to erect memorials to them.

The burial registers for the Abbey have until recently been un-indexed and with the need to consult the microfiche copies at either Bath Record office or the Somerset Heritage Centre. Transcripts of the Register of Bath Abbey 1801-1840 and of the Register of Bath Abbey & St James Burials (Poor) at Widcombe 1784-1840. E S Jenkins (1980).

The Registers of the Abbey Church of SS Peter and Paul. A plan of Bath Abbey cemetery as laid out in 1844, held by Bath Abbey archives. The plan is signed by the architect, George Manners.

One of many fine neo-classical monuments and one of the earliest in the cemetery, this one commemorates Charles Pratt who was buried here in May 1844.