Birth: Unknown
Died: 17th December 1887
Place of Death: Catherine Street
Interred: West Hartlepool Cemetery which now forms part of North Cemetery
Date of Interment: 20th December 1887
Burial plot: South East 310 B U (B=Plot Area. U=Unconsecrated)
Headstone: A partial headstone still exists, but removed. It now lines the main upper path with many others, embedded in the ground
Position along the path: Right 50
Inscription is carved, worn & reads: In loving memory of Richard Smurthwaite who died December 17th 1887 aged 60 years also Ann beloved wife of the above who died April 8th 1878 aged 45 years “The lord giveth and the lord taketh away”
