The Bel Air Cemetery was the first official burial ground established in the
Seychelles. The French settlers opened this cemetery shortly after their establishment
on Mahe and it was located behind the government lodging known as the "L'Establissement
du Roi". It was registered open in 1778 and officially closed in 1902. In
it was buried most of the early settlers, the exception being the settlers that
was buried at their own settlements. The victims of the smallpox epidemic of
1883 and the main flood of 1862 were buried here. Engraved on a slab at the
entrance are the words "Belle pensée d'un commandant bienaisant"
The Bel Air Cemetery is a National Monument of Seychelles.
List by Tomb or Grave. This list is not
complete being mostly based on tombstones. Many graves do not have tombstones.
J. Barrett Gr RMA and Private H W Gale (HMS Cossack)
deceased 1870
Pierre Francois Rugon deceased 1815
Jr. Rte Faure deceased 1852
Anne Faure deceased 1833
Angline Faure deceased 1855
Famille Faure
Elenorant Dupont deceased 1855
J. J. Baron d'Avril nee Nageon
J. Roubion deceased 1830
M. H Payet deceased 1848
Famille C. Gayol
M. T. Payet
M. H. Dorwille
L. C. Hermitte deceased 1860
Marie-Louis Hermitte deceased 1864
C.H. Lacher And Marie-Mellon deceased 1825
Louis Joseph Church deceased 1901
Marie Antoinette Mellon deceased 1856
Alphonse Raband de Marseille deceased 1870
M. Comile deceased 1828
M.C Lucie Michaud deceased 1875
Francois Michaud deceased 1841
M.T.S Payet nee Tirant deceased 1836
G.T. Hoareau deceased 1835
M.U. Alice Lablache deceased 1887
G.M Hoareau
Famille D'offay
Mr. & Mrs. E. Nageon de Lestang deceased 1856 and 1848 respectively
Louis Elizabeth Brown deceased 1838
Famille E. Lanier
Joseph Destre Cauvin
Jean Francois Hodoul nee a la Ciotat 12 20 Juin 1765 decede 1835
Dame Marie Corantine Olivette Jorre epouse J.F Hodoul decede 1856
A.J.M. Nageon nee Hodoul deceased 1855
Sophie Duchesse 1823- 1839
Marie Helene Sophie Hodoul 1825- 1839
Francois Fortune Huteau deceased 1846
Marie Laure Huteau epouse Charles Michaud deceased 1860
F. Tessier Beaufond deceased 1834 - 4 mts. old
Valerie Jouanis -
Emilie & laure Moulinie deceased 1860
Eugenie Contier deceased 18.4
Famille A.P.S
Madame Charles Jouanis nee Lemerle deceased 1868
Cecile Petit 1813- 1839
Mde. Antione Mauree 1764- 1830
Mari Helene Savy deceased 1866-1868
Charles D. Savy deceased 1853
S. Thomas Audibert 1759- 1831
A. Chouchou Houet deceased 1786
D'Ellsa A. Mellon
David Mathurin Baillon and Marie Gabrielle Larcher
Adolphe Darville and Julie Loizeau
Jose Adolphe Loizeau 1815- 1854 and grandson Albert Nizzeggi Loiseau 1856-
1871
Jean Dubois deceased 1850 and wife Henriette Dolphin deceased 1853
Laurent Hertmitte 1809- 1871
Jean Louis Marie D'offay 1773- 1840
Francois Gerofline 1825- 1831
M.L.E. Savy 1819- 1822
Ameden Comarmond 1822- 1824
Amant Mondon 1806- 1827
Dthe Marie Edouard savy 1806-1830
Dorothy Ferdinand Savy 1794- 1806
Famille DUPUY
(E. Dupuy - head of the family
(Marie Eulalie - wife
(Charles
- 1833- 1891
(Aristide
- 1814- 1877
(Francois Etienne - 1810- 1873
(Marie Aglae
-1820- 1845 (epouse Lefevre)
Etienne
- 1765 - 1840
Jean Antoine Amie 1770- 1828 (Marseille)
Mrs. Eugene Puren nee Eugene Maillet 1822- 1864
Marie Eugene Thelphi d'offay 1790- 1838 (Maurituis)
Jean Jaques Maillet 1786- 1839 from (Bretagne) with Gabrielle Euphemie
Payet 1800- 1869
Emmeline Lefevre 1858- 1860
Mde. Tryce nee Antoinette Fleury (Reunion) with 6mts. old son Gabrielle
Lefevre deceased 1865