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St. James-on-the-Lines Cemetery, Penetanguishene, Simcoe County, Ontario

Photograph gallery of 303 tombstones in St. James-on-the-Lines Cemetery, Penetanguishene

303 photographs — scroll to view all. Both — tombstone photographs, plus a full inscription transcription produced by reading each photograph directly (AI-assisted OCR, 2026-08-24); no separate contributor transcription exists for this cemetery.

These are tombstone photographs I took in St. James-on-the-Lines Cemetery in Penetanguishene, Simcoe County, Ontario. The cemetery was started in 1836 and is still in use today.

Name index

As transcribed by the original contributor — not matched to individual photographs above.

389 names

Transcribed names
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[?], Ida Mae[illegible]IDA MAE. DAUGHTER OF [illegible] & [illegible]. [surname illegible, possibly ending "-ley"]. [illegible].
[?], MaryDied Aug 11, 1910[?]MARY, WIFE OF [illegible]. BORN [illegible]. DIED AUG. 11, 1910[?]. AGED [illegible].
[?], Percy ODied Mar. 2, 189[?], Aged [?] Mo[nths]IN MEMORY OF PERCY O. [?]. DIED MAR. 2, 189[?]. AGED [?] MO[NTHS]. [illegible verse — something like 'This lamb the little heaven conveyed and bid [?] rest in there']
[illegible], Annie—In M[?] of Annie [?]arps. [remaining lines illegible]
[illegible], Emmeline Jane[illegible]In Memory of Emmeline Jane, infant daughter of [illegible].
[illegible], Jane ADied Apr 26 1896, Aged 38 yrs[J]ANE A. [surname illegible]. DIED APR 26 1896 AGED 38 YRS. FRANK E. BEECROFT. DIED NOV 26 1908 AGED 47 YRS.
Beecroft, Frank EDied Nov 26 1908, Aged 47 yrs
[Southworth?], Reuben1897 — [illegible]IN MEMORY OF REUBEN [?] 1897 — [illegible].
Allen, George A1870 — 1949IN MEMORY OF GEORGE A. ALLEN 1870 — 1949. ALLEN.
Allen, JamesAged [?] Years[J]AMES ALLEN AGED [?] YEARS. AND WIFE DIED JAN. [?], 18[?]. AGED [?] YEARS.
Allen, James A1866 — 1948JAMES A. ALLEN 1866 — 1948 HUSBAND OF EMMA RICHARDSON 1870 — 1954
Richardson, Emma1870 — 1954
Allen, MaryDied May 24, 1884[?] OF MARY [?] ALLEN DIED MAY 24, 1884. AGED [?] MO'S [?] 20 [?].
Allen, Walter1872 - 1950Allen. In memory of Walter Allen. 1872 - 1950. His beloved wife. Minnie Allen. 1866 -
Allen, Minnie1866 -
Allen, William Arthur[illegible]WILLIAM ARTHUR ALLEN. [illegible]
Atkins, Alfred T J1900 — 1961ATKINS. ALFRED T. J. ATKINS. 1900 — 1961. BELOVED HUSBAND OF MILDRED A. NICHOLSON. 1900 — 1989. A SON, MURRAY K. 1926 — 1929[?].
Nicholson, Mildred A1900 — 1989
Atkins, Murray K1926 — 1929[?]
Barry, Hannah J1864 — 1941MURCKLEN. IN MEMORY OF HANNAH J. BARRY. 1864 — 1941. BELOVED WIFE OF ALBERT MURCKLEN SR. 1863 — 1947.
Murcklen Sr, Albert1863 — 1947
Baxter, [?]Died Mar. 11, 19[?]IN MEMORY OF [illegible] BAXTER. DIED MAR. 11, 19[?]. AGED [illegible]
Beecroft, Frederick27th Sept 1950G.S.M. FREDERICK BEECROFT. CAN. ENGRS. C.E.F. 27TH SEPT. 1950. REST IN PEACE.
Beman, E P1844 — 193[?]IN MEMORY OF E. P. BEMAN. 1844 — 193[?].
Beman, William Eugene1880 — 1957WILLIAM EUGENE BEMAN. BELOVED HUSBAND OF WINNIFRED ADELA TICKELL. 1880 — 1957.
Tickell, Winnifred Adela—
Beman, Winnifred Adela1883 — 1956WINNIFRED ADELA BEMAN. BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM EUGENE BEMAN. 1883 — 1956.
Beman, William Eugene—
Bennett, AliceMay 12 1886 — May 6 1947CRAWLEY. ALICE BENNETT. BELOVED WIFE OF WILFRED P. CRAWLEY. MAY 12 1886 — MAY 6 1947. WILFRED P. CRAWLEY. FEB 25 1885 — OCT 3 1968.
Crawley, Wilfred PFeb 25 1885 — Oct 3 1968
Bennett, William1896 — 1961BENNETT. WILLIAM BENNETT. 1896 — 1961. BELOVED HUSBAND OF CLARA A. REAR. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.
Rear, Clara A—
Bergere, John Arthur1919 — 1992Bergere. John Arthur Bergere. 1919 — 1992. Husband of Marion Faith. 1924 -
Faith, Marion1924 -
Braithwaite, Charles Edgar1915 — 19[?][IN MEMORY] OF CHARLES EDGAR SON OF JOHN & ANN[?] BRAITHWAITE 1915 — 19[?]
Braithwaite, JamesDied Jan[?] 26, 19[??] (partially illegible)JAMES BRAITHWAITE[?] DIED JAN[?] 26 19[??] [?] YRS
Braithwaite, JohnAged 71 yrs, 2 mo, 22 ds (death date illegible)IN MEMORY OF JOHN BRAITHWAITE WHO DIED [date illegible] AGED 71 YRS 2 MO 22 DS
Braithwaite, Jonathan1863 — 1927BRAITHWAITE. JONATHAN BRAITHWAITE. 1863 — 1927. HIS WIFE HENRIETTA RICHARDS. 1865 — 1917.
Richards, Henrietta1865 — 1917
Braithwaite, MarthaDied [date illegible], Aged [?] yrs[...] AND HIS WIFE MARTHA BRAITHWAITE DIED [date illegible] AGED [?] YRS
Brown, JessieApril 15 1865 — Sept 15 1948[upper lines illegible] ... [Died] July 18, 18[?][?] Aged 54 years ... HIS BELOVED WIFE JESSIE BROWN APRIL 15 1865 SEPT 15 1948
Buckley, AnnieDied July 15, 187[?].[illegible heading] ANNIE, beloved wife of John J. Buckley. Died July 15, 187[?]. Aged 43[?] yrs, [?] mo, [?] da.
Buckley, John JDied Aug. 18, 1899[?].In Memory of John J. Buckley. Died Aug. 18, 1899[?]. Aged 63 yrs, [?] m, [?] d.
Burke, [?]da E1877 — 192[?][?]DA E. BURKE 1877 — 192[?]
Burke, [illegible, ends in "-na"]—[Given name largely illegible, ends in "-na"], wife of David Burke.
Burke, Annie S1865 — 1937Annie S. Burke. Wife of Richard Smith. 1865 — 1937.
Smith, Richard—
Burke, J.Aug 30, [year illegible]J. Burke. Aug 30, 1[?]. Aged [?] year[s].
Burke, Sadie—Sadie Bur[ke], wife of [?] A. Scott.
Byers, Christina1848 — 1898Pulling. Christina Byers. 1848 — 1898. Beloved wife of Wm. Albert Pulling. 1855 — 1924. Interred in Sask.
Pulling, Wm Albert1855 — 1924
Cain, John1853 — 1920IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN CAIN 1853 — 1920 HIS WIFE HULDA HICKS 1861 — 1940 THEIR DAUGHTER GLADYS CAIN 1893 — 1907. "IN HIS KEEPING"
Hicks, Hulda1861 — 1940
Cain, Gladys1893 — 1907
Call, H[illegible][illegible] ... H. Call. [illegible dates].
Calverley, Samuel Pearson1848 — 1932CALVERLEY. SAMUEL PEARSON CALVERLEY. 1848 — 1932. ELIZABETH STEIDLER, HIS WIFE. 1862 — 1949.
Steidler, Elizabeth1862 — 1949
Campbell, Albert1872 — 1945Albert Campbell. 1872 — 1945. Ethel Campbell. 1882 — 1968. Bertha Campbell. 1887 — 1974.
Campbell, Ethel1882 — 1968
Campbell, Bertha1887 — 1974
Campbell, Edith JaneBorn June 2 1873 — Died Feb 12 1922REAR. EDITH JANE CAMPBELL. WIFE OF REUBEN H. REAR. BORN JUNE 2 1873. DIED FEB 12 1922. REUBEN H. REAR. BORN OCT 26 1871. DIED JUNE 22 1929.
Rear, Reuben HBorn Oct 26 1871 — Died June 22 1929
Carlyle, JoanNov. 2, 1928 — Jan. 17, 1941ROGERS. IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOAN CARLYLE NOV. 2, 1928 — JAN. 17, 1941. MARGUERITE W. BIGWOOD JUNE 25, 1891 — AUG. 22, 1968. ANN E. ROGERS HEAD 1919 — 1989. MARY ROGERS SYMONDS 1924 — 2001.
Bigwood, Marguerite WJune 25, 1891 — Aug. 22, 1968
Rogers Head, Ann E1919 — 1989
Rogers Symonds, Mary1924 — 2001
Carter, Victor Francis1946 — 2000CARTER. Victor Francis. 1946 — 2000. And God Created Another Angel.
Caughey, James[illegible]In Memori[a]mJames[illegible]Elizabeth[illegible]ElizabethDaughter, [illegible]Robert JSon, [illegible]CaugheyAt Rest
Caughey, Elizabeth[illegible]
Caughey, Elizabeth[illegible]
Caughey, Robert J[illegible]
Caughey, Wm. Ernest1887 — 1956CAUGHEY. Wm. Ernest Caughey. 1887 — 1956. His Beloved Wife Rose Taylor. 1885 — 1933. In My Father's House Are Many Mansions.
Taylor, Rose1885 — 1933
Chillcott, George WFeb. 22, 1897 — Dec. 29, 1947CHILLCOTT. GEORGE W. CHILLCOTT. FEB. 22, 1897 — DEC. 29, 1947. BELOVED HUSBAND OF LILLIAN E. ROBINSON. JUNE 1, 1904 — OCT. 23, 1962.
Robinson, Lillian EJune 1, 1904 — Oct. 23, 1962
Clark, GeorgeDied Jan. 25, 1885, aged 57 [?]In Memory of George Clark, Collector of Her Majesty's Customs, Died Jan. 25, 1885, Aged 57 [?].
Clarke, RobertDied 12th [illegible month] 1855, Aged 37 Years[IN MEM]ORY OF ROBERT CLARKE. DIED 12TH [illegible] 1855. AGED 37 YEARS. ELIZA[?]. [illegible]. DIED 3RD JULY 1856. AGED 6[?] YEARS. JOHN [?]. DIED [illegible] DEC. 184[?]. AGED [?]5 YEARS.
Clarke, Eliza[?]Died 3rd July 1856, Aged 6[?] Years
Clarke, John [?]Died [illegible] Dec. 184[?], Aged [?]5 Years
Cook, Olive Hortance[?]Died June [?], 190[?], Aged 6[?] yearsOlive Hortance[?]. [Wi]fe of [?].B. Cook. Died June [?] 190[?]. Aged 6[?] y[ea]rs. Lillian [?]. Born [illegible] 18[?]0[?]. Died [illegible]. Aged [illegible]. Cook.
Cook, LillianBorn [illegible], Died [illegible]
Cooke, Amos1840 — 1917COOKE. Amos Cooke. 1840 — 1917. Edna, His Wife. 1839 — 1928. Requiescat In Pace.
Cooke, Edna1839 — 1928
Copeland, CharlotteDied [?] 18, 1857, Aged 45 yrs 6 mo.SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE, WIFE OF GEO. COPELAND. DIED [?] 18, 1857. AGED 45 YRS 6 MO. HENRIETTA. [illegible — cut off at bottom of photo]
Copeland, Henrietta[illegible — cut off at bottom of photo]
Copeland, ElizabethBorn Jan. 9, 1839[?] — Died Mar. 20, 1913[?]In Memory of Elizabeth, Wife of George Copeland, Born Jan. 9, 1839[?], Died Mar. 20, 1913[?].In Memory of George Copeland, Born Nov. 26, 1815[?], Died Feb. 5, 1896[?].Hannah Wilton Copeland Colwell, Widow of the late Henry Colwell, Born March 4, 1841, Died June 8, 1919.
Copeland, GeorgeBorn Nov. 26, 1815[?] — Died Feb. 5, 1896[?]
Colwell, Hannah Wilton CopelandBorn March 4, 1841 — Died June 8, 1919
Copeland, Rev. Peter EdwinAug. 28, 1951 — Feb. 7, 2003COPELAND. REV. PETER EDWIN. AUG. 28, 1951 — FEB. 7, 2003. BELOVED HUSBAND OF PENNYLEE L.R. HOWARD APR. 27, 1954. JOHN 14:6 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58.
Howard, Pennylee L RApr. 27, 1954 -
Cordes, Adeline E1873 — 1949CORDES. IN MEMORY OF ADELINE E. CORDES. 1873 — 1949. BELOVED WIFE OF FREDRICK A. CORDES. 1870 — 1950. THEIR DAUGHTER ELLA CORDES. 1901 — 1918.
Cordes, Fredrick A1870 — 1950
Cordes, Ella1901 — 1918
Coulson, GeorgeBorn Nov 28 1855, Died Oct 23 1909SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE COULSON BORN NOV. 28. 1855. AT LOWVILLE NELSON TOWNSHIP COUNTY OF HALTON DIED OCT. 23. 1909.
Cow[?], JohnDied Nov 5 1862In memory of JOHN COW[?]. Died Nov 5 1862. Aged 57 yrs. Also Margaret, Wife of the above. [Died] Sept 22 1890.
Cow[?], MargaretWife of the above, [Died] Sept 22 1890
Crosson, Angus Paul1882 — 1910CROSSON. ANGUS PAUL CROSSON. 1882 — 1910.
Curry, Nelson A1890 — 1985CURRY. NELSON A. CURRY 1890 — 1985. BELOVED HUSBAND OF JEAN REID 1902 — 199[?]. REST IN PEACE.
Reid, Jean1902 — 199[?]
Darling, Louisa AnnDied April 23, 1888, aged [?] years & 5 mos.Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Louisa Ann Darling, Died April 23, 1888, Aged [?] Years & 5 Mos. Erected by her sons.
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Inscriptions transcribed directly from the photographs above by the Ancestors at Rest editorial team (AI-assisted OCR, 2026-08-24), as no contributor transcription or index existed for this cemetery. Badly weathered or lichen-covered stones with no confidently legible name are omitted from the index (73 of 294 headstones); partially legible text is marked with [?] for an uncertain word/digit or [illegible] for text that could not be read at all, rather than guessed. Family monuments naming more than one person are indexed once per person, each sharing the stone's full transcribed inscription. A handful of stones were photographed more than once from different angles; these were merged rather than double-counted.

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Attribution

Tombstone photograph gallery preserved from the Ancestors at Rest archive; the contributor noted there was no index. Inscriptions were subsequently transcribed by the Ancestors at Rest editorial team reading the photographs directly (AI-assisted OCR, 2026-08-24) — this is a new transcription, not a recovered contributor document. Roughly a quarter of the 303 stones were too weathered to read with confidence and are not indexed below; uncertain words or digits are marked [?] rather than guessed. If you contributed these photographs, please contact us so credit can be restored.

Ancestors at Rest archive (photographs, original contributor not recorded); inscriptions transcribed 2026-08-24 by the Ancestors at Rest editorial team via AI-assisted OCR of the photographs, since no contributor transcription existed for this cemetery.

Source & Citation

Photograph gallery of St. James-on-the-Lines Cemetery, Penetanguishene, Simcoe County, Ontario. 303 tombstone photographs, contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Last verified: 2026-08-24

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