Hi Donald, from the Mercury 15/2/1936 - but can't tell you why her headstone is there Cheers Sally WESTBROOK. - On February 14, 1936, at Private Hospital, Hobart, Isabel, dearly beloved wife of Hedley Westbrook, of Bellerive. WESTBROOK. - Funeral of the late Mrs. Isabel Westbrook, of Bellerive, will ar- rive at St. John's Church and Cemetery, New Town, on Saturday (This Day), at 10.45 a.m. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Donald L Reid" <donmar36@bigpond.com> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:32 PM To: <AUS-TASMANIA@rootsweb.com> Subject: [AUS-Tas] Isabel Westbrook (nee Abbott) > Hello all. > > I have recently photographed a headstone which reads "In Loving Memory Of > Isabel, Wife of Hedley Westbrook, Whicamp Bellerive, Obit 14th Feb 1936" > This headstone is located at Cornelian Bay Cemetery amongst the headstones > relocated from Queenborough. However I understand that Queenborough was > closed circa 1923. Isabel has a Memorial Window at St Matthews Church > Rokeby and her husband Hedley Westbrook is buried at Rokeby. I cannot > find > a record of death or burial for Isabel Westbrook on the SMCT list, TAMIOT > or > anywhere else. Why is her headstone placed amongst the Queenborough > Headstones? I am distantly related to Hedley Westbrook and this anomaly > has > me puzzled.

Some headstones from St Johns New Town were also relocated to Cornelian Bay and I think they have been moved a couple of times within Cornelian Bay since the original move. I wonder if in the various relocations the St John's Westbrook stone got mixed in with Queenborough ones? Cheers Malcolm -- Malcolm Ward Hobart, Tasmania greatbedwyn@bigpond.com ---- narnty <sallynolan531@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Donald, > from the Mercury 15/2/1936 - > but can't tell you why her headstone is there > Cheers > Sally > > > WESTBROOK. - On February 14, 1936, at > Private Hospital, Hobart, Isabel, dearly > beloved wife of Hedley Westbrook, of > Bellerive. > WESTBROOK. - Funeral of the late Mrs. > Isabel Westbrook, of Bellerive, will ar- > rive at St. John's Church and Cemetery, > New Town, on Saturday (This Day), at > 10.45 a.m. > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Donald L Reid" <donmar36@bigpond.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:32 PM > To: <AUS-TASMANIA@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [AUS-Tas] Isabel Westbrook (nee Abbott) > > > Hello all. > > > > I have recently photographed a headstone which reads "In Loving Memory Of > > Isabel, Wife of Hedley Westbrook, Whicamp Bellerive, Obit 14th Feb 1936" > > This headstone is located at Cornelian Bay Cemetery amongst the headstones > > relocated from Queenborough. However I understand that Queenborough was > > closed circa 1923. Isabel has a Memorial Window at St Matthews Church > > Rokeby and her husband Hedley Westbrook is buried at Rokeby. I cannot > > find > > a record of death or burial for Isabel Westbrook on the SMCT list, TAMIOT > > or > > anywhere else. Why is her headstone placed amongst the Queenborough > > Headstones? I am distantly related to Hedley Westbrook and this anomaly > > has > > me puzzled.