OPORTO, PORTUGAL
The English Graveyard

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NOTES
In August 1981 my father Bernard Rawes, while on holiday in Portugal, visited the English Church in Oporto. He photographed some of the memorials and made rough notes of some of the memorials in a sm all notebook. He also extracted a few entries from the church Registers relevant to the Rawes family and their relations in Oporto.

My Father was born in Oporto and came from a family long resident in Portugal. (Portugal Line)

Headstone.

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In Memory of
JAMES RAWES
of this City
Who died on the 13th day of July 1851, Aged 55 Years.


EDWARD WILBY
Son of the above who died 13th Octr 1854,
Aged 11 Years.

ELIZABETH
Daughter of the above who died 27th Octr 1857,
Aged 20 Years.

AND
MARY ELIZABETH
Wife of the above who died 17th April 1889,
Aged 20 Years.

"BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD."

notes:-
The headstone on the left is that of James Rawes senior the pregenitor of the Rawes' in Portugal.
The headcross and footstone commemorates Glennie and Belinda Rawes, see below.

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Headcross on plinth.

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EMMA OCTAVIA RAWES
BORN JUN 14 1855 DIED APR 4 1887
ALSO OF
FRANCIS CURTEIS RAWES
BORN JUN 6 1835 DIED JAN 28 1925

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Headstone.

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Sacred
to the Memory
of
WILSON WILLIAM RAWES
Born 31 July 1845
Died 1 September 1895

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IN MEMORY
OF
CHARLES FREDERICK GLENNIE
SON OF
FREDERICK GLENNIE
AND
CELESTINE MARIE CHARLOTTE DUPRÉ GLENNIE
BORN IN MEXICO 7TH JANUARY 1842
DIED DIED AT OPORTO 9TH FEBERUARY 1924.

notes:-
Charles Frederick was Brother-in-Law of Franceis Curteis Rawes.

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ICI REPOSE
JOSÉPHINE CONSTANCE DUPRÉ
DE KAUFFMANN
NÉE À LIVRON, DRÔME, FRANCE
LE 20 JUIN 1818
DÉCÉDÉE À OPORTO
LE 8 DÉCEMBRE 1908.
"BIENHEUREUX SONT LES MORTS QUI MEURENT
DANS LE SEIGNEUR."

notes:-
Josephine Constance Dupre de Kauffmann was Cousin-in-Law of Francis Curteis Rawes.

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Window in church.

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SUSANNA DOCKERY - ELLEN STANDRING - MARY MORGAN

notes:-
Susanna Dockery was Mother-in-Law of Prescott Rawes. She was a water-colour artist.

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Two memorials in double grave.

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Headcross on plinth:-

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
GLENNIE RAWES
OF OPORTO
BORN 11 JANUARY 1884 DIED 3 SEPTEMBER 1959

Footstone:-

IN MEMORY OF
BELINDA HUGHSON LINDA
BELOVED WIFE OF KENNETH BRAY AND
WIDOW OF GLENNIE RAWES
DIED 21 AUGUST 1921

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Three headcrosses on plinths.

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Memorial 1:

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
SUSANNA ROOPE DOCKERY
DAUGHTER OF
CABEL ROOPE AND ELIZABETH FREDERICK MARIA ROOPE
BORN FEBRY 13TH 1856 DIED SEPT 20TH 1927
AS THY DAYS SHALL'TH
STRENGTH BE.

notes:-
Susanna Dockery was Mother-in-Law of Prescott Rawes. She was a water-colour artist.

Memorial 2:

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
CATHERINE DAGGE
WIFE OF ARTHUR M DAGGE
BORN AT PRAIA DE LAVDORES OPORTO 11TH AUG 1869
DIED AT PRAIA DE LAVADORES OPORTO 22ND MAY 1956
BLESSED ARE THE PURE OF HEART

Memorial 3:

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
ARTHUR MEADE DAGGE
SON OF
RICHARD POWER DAGGE AND FRANCES SWIFT DAGGE
BORN SEP 3RD 1855 DIED MAY 20TH 1927
THY WILL BE DONE

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Two headstones.

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Memorial 1:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GEORGE JAMES GORDON
OF BOLTON LE MOORS
Who died at Oporto
October 5th 1909,
Aged 74
THY WILL BE DONE

Memorial 2:

IN MEMORY
GEORGE WILBY
SON OF
GEORGE AND ALICE GORDON
Born July 20 1872
Died JAN 30 1873

notes:-
The Wilby's were relatives of Elizabeth, the wife of James Rawes senior.

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SARAH ALICE
WIFE OF
GEORGE JAMES GORDON
Died 13th March 1922
Aged 83
O LAMB OF GOD Y COME


HELEN ALICE GORDON
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
Died 3rd February 1877
Aged - Years

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Two memorials.

headstone

Cross on plinth

IN
LOVING MEMORY
of
HARRIS ROOPE
died at Le Mars U.S.A.
Nov 30 1881 aged 22

Headstone

TO THE MEMORY OF
RICHARD ROOPE
BORN OCTOBER 16: 1854
DIED OCTOBER 6: 1855
AND
EDWARD ROOPE
BORN JULY 7 1858
DIED APRIL 30th 1861
AND
EDMUND ROOPE
BORN NOVEMBER 26 1863
DIED JULY 28 1873

notes:-
Susanna Dockery, the step mother of Prescott Rawes, was a Roope by birth.

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Headcross.

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RAYMOND, O' T, ELLICOTT,
Died 7. March 1885
AGED 49.

notes:-
The Ellicotts are related to the Roopes'.

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Headcross.

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IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
HANNAH MARIA ELLICOTT
died 15 november 1885
aged 37 years
ALSO OF
WILLIAM ROOPE ELLICOTT
died 7th March 1900
aged 67 years

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Two memorials.

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Headstone 1:

In Loving Memory
of
Benjamin Arthur Standring
Lieut Royal Warwickshire Reg
Born 26 December 1886
Died in the service of his country
19th December 1914
Buried at Sailly onr lys France

Headstone 2:

In Loving Memory
of
Amy Catherine Standring
Born 31st March 1885
Died 29th Jan 1909
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Six sided cenotaph.

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View 1, centre panel:

SUB LIEUT MALISE GRAHAM R.N.
SUBMARINE G8 NORTH SEA N:6050 W: 100

PTE RICHARD OWEN
20TH MANCHESTER REGT FRANCE

2ND LIEUT BENJAMIN A STANDRING
2ND ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT FRANCE

2ND LIEUT KENNETH M WALKER
ROYAL AIR FORCE FRANCE

1939 - 1945

p/o C. J. NIBLETT
ROYAL AIR FORCE

Some names on the two other panels
Panel 1: Same panel as panel two on 2nd view.
Panel 2: TOM R----[?], JAMES T. POLLOCK, HENRY - STEVENSON[?], RICHARD YATES

View 2, centre panel:

2ND LIEUT ALFRED C FLOWER
4TH GRENADIER GUARDS FRANCE

2ND LIEUT WALTER B MORGAN
6TH SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGT GALLIPOLI

CAPT G E SELLERS
CANADIAN CYCLING CORPS FRANCE

1939 - 1945
- D ---MP-----
ROYAL AIR FORCE
[hidden by plant!]

Some names on the two other panels
Panel 1: ALBERT L. DAGGE, GORDON MILNE, ROBERT W.K. REID
Panel 2: F. GODREY FLOWER, ALBERT E. MORGAN, ERNEST K. SMITH

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NOTES OF MEMORIALS IN THE CHURCHYARD
Recorded by Bernard Rawes in August 1981.

WM AVTHUR TAIT / D 29 MAR 1865 AGED 49*

ARTHUR DANSON 1864 aged 18 MARY CONSTANCA 1855 ROSALIE SEALEY VIVIAN 1857 - 1943

GEO ROWLAND COVERLEY b. 3 June 1849 d. 17 Nov 1850

CABEL ROOPE b Aug 5 1852 d Dec 17 1911
ELIZ F.M. ROOPE [widow of below] d Guildford Feb 10 1902 aged 73
CABEL ROOPE b Mar 15 1823 d Mar 15 1880

ALFRED ROOPE d. Townsville, Queensland[?] Aug 12 1885 aged 23*

HEN. ED. WILBY b. ? 1823 d. Feb 1888
LOUISA GEORGINA WILBY d. 28 May 1921 aged 78
WILLIAM WILBY d. Apr. 1882 aged 82 SARAH wife of the above d. Jan 18 1890 aged 81.

ROBERT OSWALD COVERLEY d. Sept 10 1944 husband of Belle H. Coverley

RICHARD GRANT DAGGE s of Richard Power Dagge & Frances Swift Dagge b. Oporto 27 July 1862 d. 27 Nov 1925
ADA MAY Dagge his sister b. 19 Feb 1867 d. 29 Aug 1951

LOUISA MASON b. May 11 1850 d. Jan 19 1890

ALFRED WILBY TAIT Barao de Soutellinao Com da Arden de Santhiago b. Oct 12 1847 d. Mar. 15 1917 wife of JESSIE GRAHAM TAIT b. Dec 2 1844 d. Jul 6 1923

ALFRED TURNER b Aug 17 1810 d Nov 28 1886

GEO GORDON DAGGE son of R. P. & F. S. D. b 18-7 d 1926

HELEN FEATHERSTONE YEATMAN d. of R.P.D. & F.S.D. wife of FRANK P.S. YEATMAM b. Oporto June 22 1869 d. Oporto Apr 23 1949

FRANK PYM STANLEY YEATMAN b Bromley Kent Oct 12 1869 d Vila Nov da G. 21 May 1950

CHRISTOPHER NORTH b. 1882 d. 1969

ALEXANDER W. CONYERS LINDSAY b. 20 Nov 1864 d. 3 Dec 1900 ELIZA ABIGAIL ATKINSON b. 7 Feb 1868 d. 18 May 1950

JAMES GRANT b. 3 Aug 1955 aged 55
DENYS GRANT b. 24 Feb 1884 d. 13 July 1940
ALEXANDER GRANT d. 28 Feb 1877
EMMA FRANCES GRANT March 1879 aged 58 yr & her son HONORIUS GRANT b 3 Mar 1855 d 3 May 1930

RICHARD POWER DAGGE b. at Lisbon 10 July 1814 d. at Foz 18 June 1879
FRANCES SWIFT DAGGE wife of above of Newry Co Down d. 7 Jan 1919 aged 85.

EDWARD SWIFT DAGGE eldest son of R. P. DAGGE b July 1859 d Mar 1903
FRANCES BOWDEN DAGGE b. 19 June 1863 d. Sept 30 1915

GEOFFREY MURAT TAIT 25-3-1889 d. 25-9-1972.

GEO GEOFFREY SANKEY b. 11 Mar 1891 d 18 July 1979

HERBERT POWER DAGGE son of R.P.D & F. S. DAGGE b. 1860 d. 1924

DOROTHY GUIMARAENS younger d. of FRANK FLADGATE G. b. (Eng) 4 Sept 1905 d Oporto 17 Mar 1962
FRANK F. b. ENG. 22 Nov 1872 d. Oporto 17 Dec 1952 w MABEL KATE G. b. (Eng) 1875 d. Oporto 1961

MARTIN CUNNINGHAM CLODD 11 May 1897 d 14 Nov 1947

HESTER NORAH WALL d Oct 9 1929

GEORGE WYE b. 1807 d. Mar 30 1883

WM NOBLE GRAHAM d 8 Dec 1846 aged 5 yrs

ARCHIBALD COCKBURN SMITHES b. 8 Aug 1878 - 19 Apr 1939 w. JAME ELIZ 1879 - 1961

GEO REID b. 1792 d 1877?

ALICE TEAGE 1855 (inf)

G. MAXWELL A GRAHAM b. 1883 d. 1960 PHILLIS ELINOR G b. 1892 d 1958

CHARLES ARCHIBALD WALL b 1907 d 1974
MERIEL HOPE WALL b. 1920 d 1973

CHARLES ROOPE TEAGE b 1863 d 1864 MARGARET TEAGE b 1857 d 1860

SARAH ROOPE TEAGE d 1864 aged 26

MARIA AMELIA GORDON 1881 - 1957 w of FRANK BIGLAND G 1880 - 1951

HELEN ALICE MARY GUIMARAENS d of MANUEL G. 1900 - 1963
MANUEL PEDRO GUI - 1868 - 1948 GRACE HAIGH w. of above 1869 - 1944

ED. MURAT s of JOHN QUERIOL MURAT 1837 - 1872 also JOHN HENRY MURAT s of J Q M 1830 - 1851
LYDIA w. of J Q M d 1848 aged 51 JOHN QUERIOL MURAT b. 1795 d 1872. EMILY E d. of J. Q. MURAT 1848 - 1900 MARGARET w of HENRY MURAT d 1898 aged 72.

HENRY TUTE MURAT son of J Q M d 1912 aged 66

MARY ELIZ RAWES b Dec 22 1851 d. 1918
AGNES MARIA w of STEPHEN WHISTLER

PHEOBE ANN DOW 1810 - 1890 w of James Dow

ROBERT FULTON THOM b. Glasgow 1861 - 1915
AGNES MARION ESDAILE of Roscokie Angus 1863 - 1937

JOHN LAND TEAGE 23rd Nov 1860 19th April 1926
ALICE TATHAM TEAGE 24th April 1864 14th August 1954

EDELTRUES C. DE SOUZA PINTO RAWES w. of WILSON WM RAWES b. 23 June 1844 d. 19 Oct 1876

JESSIE GORDON COSTA GUIMARAENS w. of DAVID DA COSTA Guimaraens d of GEO JAMES & ALICE GORDON died 1 Nov 1953

Window in church: RICHARD POWER DAGGE & FRANCES SWIFT DAGGE given by ADA MAY DAGGE KATE DAGGE & HELEN F. YEATMAN 1928

JAMES ERNEST GORDON Born May 3rd 1881 died May 30th 1914

WILLIAM MORPHETT COBB b. 27th Oct 1872 d. 28th March 1954
AURIEL COBB b. Doynton Glos. 14th May 1905 d. London 18th Oct. 1975

ALICE MARGARET MORGAN wife of JAMES MORGAN and neice of the late CABEL ROOPE b. at Lvso 1st July 1886 d at Pinhao 28th March 1930

HENRY MORGAN SHAW b 31 Dec 1875 d 7 Dec 1954
VIOLET SHAW b 27 May 1877 d 30 March 1957

CHARLOTTE wife of LAURENCE ORMEROD of Rochdale (Lancs) b. Lisbon 16th Feb 1800 died Oporto 3rd March 1833 children Marriett & Laurence who died young

JOHN FLEURRET DELAFORCE b in London 8th Sept 1807 d Oporto 4th Aug 1881

Many STONES of SELLERS? and DELAFORCE

ALEXANDER GEORGE COVERLEY b 22nd Nov 1852 d 23rd April 1919
GLADYS daughter of CHARLES and EMILY COVERLEY b 1887 d 1888
CHARLES HENRY COVERLEY b Oporto 1847 d 24th March 1918

HENRY WALDO COVERLEY b Lavadores 1884 d London 1953
EDWARD LATIMER ATKINSON b April 7 1854[?] d Feb 14th 1925

EDWARD ATKINSON b Jan 1819 d 20th March 1882
EMILY ATKINSON b 1829 d 1901

MARGARET GRANT b 9th Nov 18-1 d 21st Nov ----

ELSIE KENDALL b 1878 d 1880

EDITH VICTORIA ADAM b June 20th 1887 d 1893 and JOHN ADAM b 1882 d 1882
KATHLEEN EMILY ADAM b 17th March 1880 d 19th Jan 1952

AGNES MARIA COVERLEY b 26th Nov 1855 d 30th Jan 1919
CHARLES HENRY NOBLE b Leckhampstead Berks 1806 d 1886
MURIEL WALDO COVERLEY daughter of Charles & Emily - died young
CHARLES COVERLEY b 1st May 1808 d 5th March 1890 AGNES wife d 1900 aged 72

Capt J GORDON MILNE son of JAMES GORDON MILNE and GEORGINA E MILNE died of wounds at Gaza 10th Aug 1917

CATHERINE ALLAN REID b 8th June 1866 d 16th of June 1913
ROBERT REID b Oct 1847 d Nov 1919

EDWARD STANLEY YEATMAN b at Sutton, Surrey 1905 d Oporto 1960
MORGAN CALDER YEATMAN b Southsea 23rd April 1919 d 5th Sept 1955

ALBERT CLARENCE KENDALL b Dec 1876 d 1st Feb 1951 and EMILY b 1877 d 1954

OSWALD LOUISE GRANT b 25th Jan 1890 d 18th July 1951

RICHARD STANLEY YEATMAN husband of BERYL TURNER YEATMAN b Oporto 26th July 1903 d GAIA 2nd Aug 1966

CLARE E TURNER wife of ARTHUR DE MEIRRE TURNER b London 1st Nov 1874 d V N de GAIA 19th April 1971

REGINALD ARNOLD PYE 1st son of Capt FRANCIS PYE b York 24. X. 1891 d Oporto 2 III 1970 Also of ALICE MARGARET his wife, elder daughter of ROBERT FULTON THOM born V N de GAIA 31.8.1892 d Foz 6.XI.1976

ELLEN FRANCES BULL b 31st March 1899 d 14th July 1879
HENRY VINCENT BULL b 28th Nov 1902 d 2nd Dec 1959

TOM HAROLD HAWKINS b 1866 d 1950

JAMES DAWSON HARRIS d. 1873 aged 86

JOHN CASSELS youngest son of JAMES CASSELS of Lancaster (originally from near Edinburgh) b Kendal Aug 20 1812 d Oporto Feb 6 1869 also to MARY ELIZABETH CASSELS infant dau died 1831 also DORIS PADUA CASSELS b 1886 d 1893

CHRISTOPHER DE HAVILLAND CASSELS b 10th Nov 1899 d 24th Dec 1970
HERBERT WYNNE CASSELS b 25 Dec 1852 died 25th June 1930 also EDITH DE SAUMAREZ CASSELS died 24th Feb 1956 in her 98th year

GEORGE REID b June 1842 died 1889 & ALICE GEORGINA REID

RONALD LATIMER WHITELEY REID b. 26th March 1881 d. 9th Jan 1962 & his wife MARJORIE b. 1893 d. 1979

ANDREW BOYS CASSELS son of Ethelinda & John Cassels b. 28 July 1849 d. 1931 [Ordained in Dublin 1891]

Many with the names of Nixon, Arnsby, Almeida, Rumsey

JOHN QUERIOL MURAT b 1795 d 1872
dau LYDIA ROSA MURAT b 1828 d 1911
dau EMILY E MURAT b 1841 d 1900
JOHN HENRY Q MURAT d 1905 aged 36

In church:Plaque
GEORGE HARDEY MASON b. London 11.4.1850 d. Bexhill 12.5.1940

In church:Window
JOHN LAND TEAGE 1926

In church:Stone plaque
AMYAS WARRE MDCCCLXXI MCMXLVII
GEORGE ACHESON WARRE 1842-1913

In church:
Lt HENRY FITZROY STEVENSON [Brother-in-Law of Prescott Rawes and son of John Stevenson] Killed in France 7.7.1916 aged 33

In church:
MARY MUSGRAVE wife of ROGER COVERLEY d. 11.12.1915 and ROGER COVERLEY d. 23.2.1921 aged 69 buried Eastbourne .

From Register of Cemetery:-
Atkinson, Mrs E Mar Bur. 21 1882
Arnsby, Henry Alfred Bur. May 1 1887
Atkinson, John Whiteley Bur. June 14 1899
Cassels, Margaret Kate Bur. Sept 29 1892
Dow, Miss Bur. Jan 3 1877
Dagge, Richard Power Bur. June 19 1879
Dagge, Herbert Power Bur. Feb 8 1924
Ellicott, R Bur. Mar 9 1885
Ellicott, --- Bur. Nov 16 1885
Ellicott, William Roope Bur. Mar 8 1900
Fladgate, F.P.G. Bur. Sept 12 1888
Harris, William Bur. Jan 19 1880
Harris, Ellen Bur. Sept 19 1899
Harris, Quales Bur. Oct 9 1900
Mason, Louisa Bur. Feb 20 1890
Murat, Margaret Ann Bur. Dec 2 1898
Noble, C. H. Bur. Jan 6 1886
Nugent, Arthur George Bur. Aug 20 1917
Nugent, Anna Emilia Bur. Nov 6 1923
Rawes, Wilson Bur. Oct 20 1876
Rawes, W (child) Bur. April 25 1877
Roope, Cabel Bur. Mar 17 1880
Roope, Cabel Bur. Dec 19 1911
Roope, Mrs Bur Feb 7 1891
Rawes, Wilson William Bur. Sept 3 1895
Rawes, Mary Elizabeth Bur. Mar 31 1918
Searle, Sir George Bur. Dec 20 1902
Smithes, Archibald Cockburn Bur. April 20 1939

notes:-
William Authur Tait was possibly born at Dumfries in 1817.
Alfred Roope is listed along with Richard, Edmund and Edward Roope as being commemorated on the Roope memorial record above but does not, apparently, appear on the photograph of the memorial.

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