Submitted by David Hunt, Email: aplmac@sunbeach.net. May not be copied or reproduced without permission from submitter.

Below are two brief lists of inscriptions. The first taken by Martin Nelson (Oct.97) and, the second by David Hunt (Jan.98) from what might be the oldest municipal cemetery in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and that is Lapeyrouse Cemetery, (entrance on) Philip Street. Lapeyrouse Cemetery, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Jan.,1998. Monumental Inscriptions.
Date: Wed,4th. February, 1998.
From: “Martin C. Nelson” martin@nhc.noaa.gov

Gravestone information from Lapeyrouse Cemetery, PoS, Trinidad.

The [..] are my (M.C.Nelson) added notes, and a few characters to show relations! …

Antoine F. GANTEAUME de MONTEAU
b. 26 Feb 1853 d. 18 Dec 1921

P.A. GANTEAUME de MONTEAU [This is Pierre Antoine GANTEAUME III]
d. 4 Aug 1860 (age 57, so b. abt. 1803)

M.F. Cluet D’ALBARET [Might be Francoise CLUET]
d. 13 November 1863 (age 94, so b. 1769)

Therese Adele GANTEAUME de MONTEAU, Nee BESSON
[Adele BESSON, Pierre second marriage] d. 11 Nov 1867 (age 46, so b. 1821)

Henry Peter GANTEAUME
[Marcelle GANTEAUME’s father]
d. 28 Feb 1926 (age 59, so b. 1867)

Louis Edmond GANTEAUME
[Marcelle GANTEAUME’s brother]
b. 19 June 1905 d. 7 May 1997

Arthur Cecil LLANOS [no match yet]
b. 1887 d. 25 Feb 1933

Violet Josephine LLANOS, nee HOBSON
(formerly Mrs. Carl Von ALBRECHT)
b. 4 Dec 1880. d. 5 Mar 1960. …

Anna Victorie Matilda SCOTT
(daughter of H. SCOTT of Port-of-Spain)
d. 10 Jul 1932.

Henry SCOTT
(died of Cholera)
d. 23 Sep 1854 (age 56, so b. 1798)

Claire SCOTT (SEHEULT)
(wife of Gerard SCOTT and Joseph SEHEULT)
[could be “Sissy” SCOTT?]
1894-1963

Eliza SCOTT
(wife of Frederick E. SCOTT)
[Eliza GANTEAUME]
d. Good Friday 6 Apr 1926 (age 65, so b 1861)

Marc B. SCOTT
(son of Ken and Marlene SCOTT)
d. 5.7.1979 [5 Jul 1979] (age 17, so b 1962)

Grace SCOTT
b. 4-7-1894 [4 Jul 1894] d. 21-06-1948 [21 jun 1948]

Percy SCOTT
b. 1890 d. 27 Dec 1930

Louisa V.E. SCOTT
(Relict [survivor] of Henry SCOTT)
d. 6 Feb 1879 (age 79 and 4 months, so b. Nov 1799)

F.E. SCOTT
[Frederick E. SCOTT]
d. 24 Dec 1934

Gerard SCOTT
d. 10 Nov 1935

Stuart S. SCOTT
12-1-54 [12 Jan 1954?]

Rhita SCOTT nee QUESNEL
(beloved wife of Stuart S. SCOTT)
d. 9.11.1978 [9 Nov 1978]

John O. SCOTT
[John Otto SCOTT]
d. 3-5-59 [5 Mar 1959]
wife Jenny d. 9-2-55 (2 Sep 1955)
[Genevieve GANTEAUME]
erected by Their sons

Walter Joseph SCOTT [second son?]
7.4.1929 – 15.10.1970 [7 Apr 1929 – 15 Oct 1970]

Donald SCOTT
(eldest son of Jack and Jenny) [first son?]
1923-1934

Charles Buccleuch SCOTT
b. 1880

Alfred A. SCOTT
1897-1967

Anthony A. SCOTT
(son of Alfred A. SCOTT)
1942-1982

Georgiana WUPPERMANN
d. 2 Jul 1953

Adolphe C. WUPPERMANN
[Adolph WUPPERMANN]
d. 28 Aug 1887 (age 47, so b. 1840)
on same plaque is Marie A. WUPPERMANN nee GANTEAUME
[Marie Adele GANTEAUME]
d. 4 Mar 1925 (age 61, so b. 1864)

Marie Sofie WUPPERMANN
d. 14 Sep 1984 (age 8 yrs 4 months, so b. May 1976)

Roudolph Carl WUPPERMANN
d. 29 Jan 1946 (age 62, so b. 1884)

Anne Marie WUPPERMANN
d. 13 Sep 1977 (age 57, so b. 1920)

Angela Grace WUPPERMANN
d. 16 Nov 1994 (age 62 so b. 1932)

Children of Adolfo and Marie:
Emma Adela WUPPERMANN
[first] d. 14 Sep 1873 (5yr 9 mth., so b. Apr 1868)

Vicenta Emma WUPPERMANN [second]
d. 7 Oct 1874 (age 6 yr 9 mths., so b. Apr 1868…twin of Emma?)

Marie Wilhelmina WUPPERMANN [third]
d. 4 Mar 1875 (age 3 yr 3 mths., so b. Dec 1871)

Antonia Marquerite WUPPERMANN [fourth]
d. 27 Feb 1878 (age 19 months, so b. 1876)

Anna Josephine Therese WUPPERMANN [fifth]
d. 22 Sep 1878 (age 19 months, so b. Feb 1877) …

Leone GANTEAUME
[Leon GANTEAUME]
7.6.1864 – 10.8.1958 [7 Jun 1864 – 10 Aug 1958]

Robert Emmanueal QUESNEL
22.5.1894 – 10.1.1969
[22 May 1894 – 10 Jan 1969]

Marie Marcelle QUESNEL
[Marcelle GANTEAUME]
3.11.1902 – 25.3.1959
[3 Nov 1902 – 25 Mar 1959]

Victor Alfred QUESNEL
[V. QUESNEL]
22.8.1897 – 14.6.1978
[22 Aug 1897 – 14 Jun 1978]

Violet Ada QUESNEL
8.10.1898 – 25.11.1983
[8 Oct 1898 – 25 Nov 1983]

Marie Elise GANTEAUME
[M. Else GANTEAUME]
d. 11 Feb 1930 (age 23, so b. 1907)

Michael HAMMEL-SMITH
d. 30 Sep 1910 (age 51, so b. 1859)

Lucia HAMEL-SMITH
(wife of Michael HAMEL-SMITH)
d. 17 July, 1915

Doris Marian HAMEL-SMITH, nee NOCK
b. 8 Oct 1893 d. 18 Feb 1985

Wille HAMEL-SMITH
d. 13 Jun 1927 (age 4 yrs., so b. 1923)

Mike HAMMEL SMITH
d. Jan 1916 (age 6 months so b. July 1915)

Donald HAMEL-SMITH
d. Jun 1921 (age 2 weeks, so b. 1921)

Gravestone information from Mucurapo Cemetery

Paul Joseph de VERTEUIL, Jr.
24.12.1953 – 24.12.1953
[24 Dec 1953 – 24 Dec 1953]

Mary de VERTEUIL
1.4.1960 – 3.4.1960
[1 Apr 1960 – 3 Apr 1960]

Joan Leslie de VERTEUIL, nee DE SILVA
20.12.1930-30.6.1994
[20 Dec 1930 – 30 Jun 1994]

Cemetery Inscriptions by David Hunt. Some duplicates appear from the above list.

Lapeyrouse Cemetery,

Maria Olga SEHEULT.
d: 8th.Sept,1995

Raoul SEHEULT.
d: 25th.Aug.1949, age 82.

Emma SEHEULT.
d: 24th.November, 1970, age 90.

Violet Josephine LLANOS, nee HOBSON,
formerly Mrs. Carl VONALBRECHT
b: Oct.4,1880 d: 5th. March, 1960.

Arthur Cecil LLANOS.
b:1897 d: 23rd.Feb,1953.

Jose Francisco LLANOS.
d: 11th.Aug,1882, age 36.

Andrea LLANOS.
d: 30th.Jan,1913.

Emile BORBERG.
b: Bern, Switzerland, 16th. September, 1843,
d: Port of Spain, 9th. November, 1922.

Carolina Dolores BORBERG
b: Cuidad Bolivar, 19th. September, 1859,
d: 2nd. April, 1931.

Dr. J.G.B. SIEGERT.
A Native of Prussia, Germany.
d: Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela, 1870, age 74.

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