All Saints Church Cemetery

After we left Pearsall, we headed to Guildford on the Swan river not far away to prepare for the long trip. Not far from Guildford is one of the early churches in this part of the country. According to Wikipedia,

The All Saints Church in Henley Brook is the oldest^[1] church in Western Australia. It was built by Richard Edwards between 1838 and 1840 with the first service taking place on 10 January 1841. The site is on a small hill overlooking the Swan River and near the conjunction of the Swan and Ellen Brook. This site was where Captain James Stirling camped during his 1827 exploration of the area.

 There were, as might be no surprise, lots of children in in this cemetery. But of course, there were plenty of adults as well. This young man was a sailor apparently.

This marker, fashioned like the book of life, must have plenty of pages for the 105 year old resident.

I had to wonder if John Dewar buried here is related to the Dewar Back in Scotland who invented the vacuum insulated flask.