Rangamati Tea Estate Cemetery
| Rangamati Tea Estate Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Graves in Rangamati Tea Estate Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1854 |
| Abandoned | 1968 |
| Location | Chaibasa, Rangamati tea garden, Jalpaiguri district |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 26°53′32″N 88°41′01″E / 26.89232°N 88.68373°E |
| Type | Historic |
Rangamati Tea Estate Cemetery is an European cemetery situated at Chaibasa village, Rangamati tea garden, under Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal, India.[1]
History
The cemetery area is spread over more than five bighas, having around 100 graves.[2] British, Scottish, Irish and Australian people attached with tea plantation estates of Dooars were buried in the cemetery.[3] It was started in 1854.[4] The grave of Edward Francis Greenway, who died on 28 November 1860, is the oldest one, and Swinton Thomas Agacy of Baradighi tea estate was the last person buried, on 6 March 1968, in this cemetery. Presently, most of the graves are in dilapidated condition, without maintenance.[5]
Notable graves
- Fredric Charls Jordon, Owner of Satkhaia tea garden
- Marian Ida, wife of W. D. Coull
- William Valentine Sheacer, Owner of Bagrakote tea garden
- George Murooch Wright
- Roderick Mc.leod
- John William Thomson
- James Jonson Anderson
- John Jaems Letham Logan
References
- ^ Johnson, David (2025-05-26). The Lasting Legacy of Colonial Cemeteries in South Asia. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-895970-0.
- ^ "Graveyard in Rangamati: শতাব্দীপ্রাচীন সমাধিক্ষেত্র! আজ আর কেউ মোমবাতি জ্বালতেও আসেন না এখানে, অথচ..." Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ বিতান দে (2025-02-03). "নেই-মানুষদের এখনও ঠিকানা 'চাইবাসা'". Eisamay Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ When requesting at the British Library quote. "Calcutta and West Bengal" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ AVIJIT SINHA. "Treasure hunters after old graves". Retrieved 2 June 2025.
External links
- Media related to Rangamati Tea Estate Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons