In the graveyard of St Mary Magdalene is the tomb of the Featherby family, of whom John Robert Featherby (d. July 15th 1922 aged 74), was elected the first mayor of the new Borough of Gillingham in 1901. The tomb is marked by a tall grey stone on a covering stone which is now missing its original railings.
It is inscribed "The Family Grave of John Robert Featherby JP" and gives details of the following members of the family interred there as follows:
Front:
Sacred In The memory of
Upper panel:
George Featherby
died May 21st 1903
in his 82nd year
Also Amelia,
his wife
died August 15th 1874,
in her 54th year
Lower panel:
Anna Louisa, wife of
John Robert Featherby,
died December 29th 1911, aged 63 years
John Robert Featherby,
younger son of George Featherby,
died July 19th 1922, aged 74 years
Base panel:
The family grave of
John Robert Featherby JP
Back:
Upper Panel:
Edward George,
elder son of
George Featherby,
who died at
Piedras Negras, Mexico
aged 45 years
Lower Panel:
Charles Benjamin,
younger son of
John Robert Featherby,
died July 21st 1922, aged 46 years
Right:
Upper Panel:
Maria Frost,
Born October 2nd 1852.
Died October 3rd 1939
One of Gillingham's longest roads, Featherby Road, is named after John Robert Featherby. It stretches from the A2, next to the Gillingham Northern Link Road, to the Saxon Shore Way (Lower Rainham Road).
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