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The Board manages all Christian cemeteries in [[Madras]]. The Honourary Secretary is L.Joseph, with whom I have corresponded. He is very helpful. If you have any questions about any of the Christian cemeteries in [[Madras]], you should address them to the Board.

This is a huge cemetery and very overgrown. Locals told me that there were snakes in the undergrowth so I was unwilling to investigate many of the older monuments. Although the grounds are in poor condition, most of the headstones appear to be intact, which is unusual for India.

I stumbled across this This small, derelict cemetery under is not marked on any maps. It is near the overpass of Pallavan Salai while I was trying to find near the Old British Cemetery. This cemetery is not marked on any maps that I saw. An old lady, who apparently lives on the grounds, has a complete listing of all the inscriptions. She speaks no English, and will simply hand the booklet to any person of European appearance who wanders into the cemetery. If you visit, you should tip her.

The former Anglican church is St Stephen's (ph.40 1472). You can catch a train or bus to [[Pallavaram]]. From the train station, I walked walk to St Stephen's, which is just off the highway, and ask the pastor arranged for a young man to give me a ride to the cemetery on his bicycle. Unfortunately, I can't accurately describe how to get to the cemetery, as I was more concerned about hanging on to the bike at the time! However, if you ask the pastor politely, I'm sure you will be guided. Don't forget to tip your guide. assistance

This cemetery is under the control of the ASC Officers' Mess and permission from them is needed to enter the cemetery. There are Protestant graves from 1813 to 1867. When I last visited it in 1994, it was extraordinarily overgrown, even by Indian standards. However, since then, Admiral Dawson has done a fantastic job cleaning it up and documenting it. Ronnie Johnson has created a database of the headstones in this cemetery. For photos of the Agram cemetery, visit Ronnie's page on the Agram Cemetery. When I visited this cemetery in 1994, I found the grave of my 4g-grandmother, Elizabeth KILLMAIN, which is pictured to the right[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/9460/alla.htm]

These cemeteries are split into two parts : on the left (as you face them from Hosur Road) is Cemetery No.1 and it is the continuation of the Agram Cemtery. It has graves from 1869 to1917to 1917. On the right is Cemetery No.2 and it has graves from 1917 onwards. The cemeteries are maintained by St Mark's Cathedral.