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Year established | 1864 |
Location | Mumbai |
Type | Public |
The Sewri Christian Cemetery (Marathi: शिवडी ईसाई स्मशान भूमि Sewrī Isā'ī smashan bhumi) in Mumbai, India, was established by Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay as a location for European burials. The land was acquired from the Agri-Horticulture Society's gardens in 1865.
Name | Year buried | Known for |
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George Wittet | 1926 | Architect, designed the Gateway of India |
Francis Newton Souza | 2002 | Avant Garde artist |
Frederick William Stevens | 1900 | Architect of the Victoria Terminus |
Dom Moraes | 2004 | Poet[1] |
Joseph Baptista | 1930 | Mayor of Bombay |