Truro Friends and Quakers Meeting House Graveyard
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Truro Friends and Quakers Meeting House Graveyard

Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

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This is a small graveyard of 44 burials. Each grave, that is in-situ, has a plain slate gravestone. There are gaps which may indicate missing headstones. The Graveyard is associated with the Friends or originally Quakers meeting house. This was constructed in the garden of the wealthy local banker William Tweedy in 1823. the house was paid for by money raised by local people. William Tweedy however was the main proponent for the raising of money, its location and drive for the house to be built. Tweedy was employed at somerset house in London and was given the opportunity to be the manager of the Cornish bank in 1802. he lived at a small estate house, Truro Vean and the bottom of the estate garden became the site of the meeting house. his wife, Elizabeth had in 1809 become a Quaker and William in 1817 followed suit. he adopted the style dress and became an elder.
This is a small graveyard of 44 burials. Each grave, that is in-situ, has a plain slate gravestone. There are gaps which may indicate missing headstones. The Graveyard is associated with the Friends or originally Quakers meeting house. This was constructed in the garden of the wealthy local banker William Tweedy in 1823. the house was paid for by money raised by local people. William Tweedy however was the main proponent for the raising of money, its location and drive for the house to be built. Tweedy was employed at somerset house in London and was given the opportunity to be the manager of the Cornish bank in 1802. he lived at a small estate house, Truro Vean and the bottom of the estate garden became the site of the meeting house. his wife, Elizabeth had in 1809 become a Quaker and William in 1817 followed suit. he adopted the style dress and became an elder.

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  • Added: 19 Apr 2021
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2728864