The Grave of Edward Pegler - and his wife, Elizabeth.

 

Edward Pegler, first Headmaster of Dow Hill and Victoria Schools.

Elizabeth Pegler, first Head Mistress of Dow Hill School.

 

Elizabeth Pegler was a teacher at Kurseong for 25 years.

(See the 1905 HM Diary).

For an excellent history of the part that Edward and Elizabeth Pegler had in the founding of our two schools

CLICK HERE

 
    Note: Clickon photos to see them in a larger scale.  
 

The grave contains Edward, Elizabeth and other members of the family.

My thanks to Tony Wood and his daughter, for 'finding' the grave and taking the photos.

 
 
   
 

Edward Pegler who died 29th June 1909 aged 56 years.

Also his wife Elizabeth Ann Pegler who died 3rd January 1939 aged 88 - Buried 6 January 1939

Cremated remains of James William Randall Penrose - born 23rd November 1907, died 14th April 1966 - Buried 7.6.1966

Alfred Lionel McCrea 1874 - 1950 - Buried 7 March 1950

Cremated Remains of Annie Winifred McCrea - Buried 27 March 1961

 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

You may have noticed on this plan (at the bottom in red), the reference to "BJ". This is the grave of Brian Jones - the original guitarist of the Rolling Stones.

Its a strange world that we live in!