Trust Records
In 1933, there was a fire in the Mechanics Hall in Chapel Street Cowes. Many original cemetery records were destroyed, however we still hold the original burial register. The oldest detailed surveyed plan of the cemetery is dated 1903. Both are extremely valuable artefacts, aiding us immensely in clarifying and identifying old graves.
Our records are excellent for such an old cemetery and credit must go to those Secretaries who maintained the records since 1870.
Trust Members
Chairman: Brian Arnold
Vice Chairman: Peter Forrest
Secretary/Treasurer: Pamela Rothfield
Trust Members:
Marge Wild
Laurie Grayden
Jack Hobbs
Judy Lawrence
Ted Jeffery
Barrie Goldsbury
Imelda Daly
The Phillip Island Cemetery Trust is a public entity, which manages the Cemetery under the guidelines as issued by the Dept of Health and Human Services.
The Objectives of the Phillip Island Cemetery Trust are:
- To honour and preserve the past
- To maintain and enhance the present
- And to plan and provide for the future
All positions on the Trust are voluntary. All our Phillip Island Cemetery Trust members get involved with hands-on maintenance work in the cemetery. We try to co-ordinate this on a Friday, when our paid gardener works there, however it is not unusual to see a number of Trust members working at the cemetery throughout the week, on tractors and other machinery.
We would welcome any new comers.