A HISTORY OF SEETHING WELLS, SURBITON
September 9, 2026
A PowerPoint presentation with notes of a talk, entitled “A history of Seething Wells, Surbiton” given to Surbiton & District Historical Society.
TWO SPANISH INFLUENZA VICTIMS IN SURBITON CEMETERY
Abstract
The pandemic of 1918-1920 of what was known as “Spanish Influenza” killed about 250,000 people in Britain. Mildred Feeney is buried in Surbiton Cemetery [Section 1, Class B, grave 2152]. She was a Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [VAD] nurse from Kilkenny, Ireland, who died of influenza on 8 November 1918, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham. Nearby is buried [Section 1, Class B, grave 2150] Father Ralph McElroy, curate of St Raphael’s Church, Surbiton, who died of influenza on 29 November 1918 after visiting stricken parishioners.
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The Author
David A. Kennedy, PhD
About 20 years ago, I accompanied my late wife to some talks on the use of computers in historical research and began to help her with her genealogical studies. Later, I took part in a project, organised by the Centre for Local History Studies at Kingston University, to digitise the Enumerators’ Books for the Kingston Census of 1851-1891. This rekindled my interest in history, especially that of Kingston upon Thames, where I live. This website has been set up so that I can share my research findings, some based on digitised material, with others who may be interested in them.
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