Monthly Archives: September 2022

Thomas Miles Bloomfield (known as Miley)

Introduction Graham White is another follower of the Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery who contacted us again after the post about our “Celebrating Five Years”.  He has done considerable research into the lives of his grandparents, Thomas Miles Bloomfield and Mary Ann Phillips Bloomfield.  There is remarkable resonance between Thomas’ story and that of Samuel Brokensha,Continue reading “Thomas Miles Bloomfield (known as Miley)“

Visualising Progress

In our newsletter at the end of July I mentioned one of our achievements: “Five years ago we were confronting what seemed an incredibly daunting task but, looking back, it is amazing how much a small group of hard-working volunteers has been able to achieve in that time ….. In our 12 acre site whereContinue reading “Visualising Progress”

Samuel Brokensha – Commander RN

With the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery a number of people wrote in with details of relatives buried in the cemetery.  Mike Brokenshaw sent us the following story about Samuel Brokensha, his 3rd cousin four times removed who is buried with his wife Charlotte Mary in plot J61, closeContinue reading “Samuel Brokensha – Commander RN”