0.0.B – John Irving Grave

Burial Location

Buried in an unmarked grave, exact location unknown.

Notes

Irving appears to have been interred at Sydney, in which case he would be among those who were registered in the parish of St. John’s, Parramatta, despite being buried elsewhere. See Dr. Cameron-Smith’s biography at the link below for a discussion about a transcription of the John Irving headstone that H. W. H. Huntington claimed once stood in the demolished Old Sydney Burial Ground. Thanks to researcher Cathy Dunn for sharing the discovery of Irving’s recorded epitaph in Huntington’s unpublished manuscript held at the National Library of Australia.

Source: H. W. H. Huntington, ‘History of the Sydney Burial Grounds‘ (Unpublished, typed manuscript), p. 11 in Henry William Hemsworth Huntington, Typescript essays 1902–1911 [manuscript] (1902), MS 3490, National Library of Australia.

Epitaph

The memory of
JOHN IRVING
assistant surgeon to this territory
who departed this life
On 3rd September 1795
Aged 41 years

Source: H. W. H.. Huntington, History of the Sydney Burial Grounds (Unpublished, typed manuscript), p. 11.

Parish Burial Register

Burial of Mr. JOHN IRVING

Biographical Content

Alexander Cameron-Smith, “John Irving: ‘The Best Surgeon Amongst Them’,” St. John’s Online (2020).

Citation

St. John’s Online (stjohnsonline.org), “Memorial: John Irving’s Lost Grave, Old Sydney Burial Ground, Registered at St. John’s, Parramatta,” (0.0.B), (2022), https://stjohnsonline.org/memorials/0-0-b/, accessed [insert current date]