Northeast corner of Concession 6 and Lakeridge Rd, Sunderland, Brock Twp

Thompson Cemetery, 15920-15930 Lakeridge Road, Sunderland, ON

44.24865°N, 79.13061°W

A total of 517 graves are within the cemetery the first of which was a G. Shier in 1834. Many of the immigrants settling within this area of the Township were of Anglican faith; they were visited by travelling missionaries until a church was constructed on this site in 1843. The church was built in 1842   1843 through the subscription of the inhabitants in this area of the Township. It consisted of a 30′ x 40′ frame building without a stone foundation. The interior was not plastered. Regular services commenced on February 12th, 1843; by 1850 the church supported an enrolment of 150 and averaged 70 persons for the weekly service. Church members included many, now long-established, families including Doble, Ruddy, Fair, and St. John. The church was used until 1865 when a more centrally located church (St. James, West Brock) was built two miles to the south. The church building no longer exists. The ownership of the cemetery was transferred to the former Township of Brock in 1971.

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