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The headstones of St Mary's, [[Fort St George]] have been removed from their original locations, but can still be viewed around the church. All the headstones have been transcribed and are listed in a booklet entitled 'A Walk Around St Mary's'. Only the very earliest burials took place here, as the churchyard quickly filled up. Once St Mary's was full, the British Cemetery was opened.
Photographs of 28 gravestones collected and placed nearby St. Mary's Church in the 'Guava Garden' can be viewed via [ https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=class_detailbrowse_dataset&source_classid=165 2242&s_id=231 the FIBIS database].
[http://www.archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n253/mode/1up "Monuments in the Old St Mary’s Cemetery"] page 189 from ''Fort St. George, Madras; a short history of our first possession in India'' by Fanny Emily Penny 1900 Archive.org
