The deed of land in 1847 specified that the land given to the Church of England was to be used as a site for a Church and a Burial ground.

There is no information on the cemetery in the early accounts of the vestry meetings. The first recorded burial in the registers consulted took place in 1885.

Before the buiding of the Church, burials took place on the farm, Lot 552, and remains were moved to the cemetery, at a later date. The oldest tombstone in St.Thomas' Cemetery is in memory of a son of Suzannah Standish and Thomas Stones, B.1820, D.1821. (NUMBERING THE Survivors, Houston, 1979)

During the incumbency of Rev. Waterson, 1889 to 1901, it is recorded that he improved the cemetery as far as he could. In 1921, considerable work on levelling and drawing gravel for the cemetery was carried out. The vestry minutes since 1910 refer constantly to the need to repair the cemetery fence, to level the grounds and to mow the grass at least twice a year.

In 1921, Bruce Standish was appointed cemetery warden and rules and regulations concerning burials were drawn up. Voluntary gifts towards a permanent endowment fund for upkeep were received. The Whitfield estates left particularly large gifts as did the heirs of the late Mr.Evans.

In 1945, it was decided that a plan and blueprint be made of the cemetery, a copy of which is hanging in the church. Mr. Walter Staveley was the surveyor for this project.

In 1953, the Peres Cisterciens made a gift of land to enlarge the cemetery in exchange for the land occupied by the former Protestant School. Bob Hildreth served as secretary of the cemetery committee for several years.

In 1990, the beautiful condition of the grounds of the cemetery are possible due to the foresight of our ancestors, who by the provision of endowments assured the financial support necessary.