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New South Wales, Australia
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Location of New South Wales, Australia
Location of Australia
Record Description
Record Type	Cemetery, Military, and Church Transcripts
Collection years	1816-1982
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Private collection of Clarice M. Cubbins, New South Wales

What is in the Collection?

This collection will include records from 1816 to 1982.

These records include the card file index from the information that was gathered mostly from headstones, but sometimes from death registers. Each card generally includes the name of the cemetery, the name of the individual, date of death and age at death. Often includes other details such as parent's names, birth details, burial date, or other details about the headstones.

Collection Contents

Sample Images

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  Cemetery Transcript

Cemetery Transcripts may contain the following information:

• Full name of deceased
• Name of the cemetery
• Date and age at death
• Names of parents
• Date of birth
• Date of burial
• Place of burial

How Do I Search the Collection?

This section provides information on how to search the collection, what to do with information once found, some tips on how to find records, and what to do if no record is found.

When searching:
As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, estimated birth year, estimated death year, approximate years of military service, probable religious affiliation, and family relationships.

To search the collection by name:
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

To browse by image:
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒Select the appropriate "Record Type" category
⇒Select the appropriate "Event Country-State" category
⇒Select the appropriate "Event City" category
⇒Select the appropriate "Cemetery" category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

• Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date.
• Use the soldier's age and location of the military unit to find his family in census, church, and land records.
• Use the soldier's military information to locate other records such as pension files.
• Use the information from church records to locate civil records.

Tips to Keep in Mind

• When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
• Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
• Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may be in the same record collection.
• Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.

What if I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For?

• Check for variant spellings of the names.
• Search the records of nearby localities (or military unites, counties, parishes, etc.).
• Sometimes browsing through the images will help you work around indexing errors or locate other ancestors previously unknown.

Known Issues with This Collection

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Citing this Collection

Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

Collection Citation:

Collection Citation: The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Record Citation:

When looking at a record, the citation is found below the record. You can search records in this collection by visiting the search page for Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts, 1816-1982.

Image Citation
This template has been deprecated and is no longer used.

When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts, 1816-1982.

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