Birth: Unknown
Died: 10th July 1890
Place of Death: Victoria Road
Interred: West Hartlepool Cemetery which now forms part of North Cemetery
Date of interment: 12th July 1890
Burial plot: South West 295 A U (A=Plot Area. U=Unconsecrated)
Burial Plot Purchase: July 1890 by Margaret Smurthwaite. No Address
Headstone: A partial headstone still exists, but removed. It now lines the front of a crypt along the main upper path with many others, embedded in the tarmac
Position along the path: Right 80
Inscription is Lead Lettering worn & reads: In loving remembrance of John Smurthwaite who entered into rest July 10th 1890 aged 73 years. Also of Margaret relict of the above died July 18th 1894 aged 76 years “Thy will be done” also Margaret daughter of the above born Jan 3rd 1850 entered into rest March 6th 1919 “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall———- and of John——-youngest son—(June 1912)
