16,888
edits
Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
Revision as of 12:27, 18 November 2010
, 18 November 2010no edit summary
Joycebevans (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Joycebevans (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1534449 |title=Cemetery inscriptions in Sydney Genealogical Branch Library, 1800-1960|location=Australia and New Zealand}} | {{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1534449 |title=Cemetery inscriptions in Sydney Genealogical Branch Library, 1800-1960|location=Australia and New Zealand}} | ||
== Collection Time Period<br> == | == Collection Time Period<br> == | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
*When and where died, | *When and where died, | ||
*Source of information | *Source of information | ||
== How to Use the Records == | == How to Use the Records == | ||
| Line 39: | Line 37: | ||
Information taken from the monuments is probably fairly reliable, although it is possible that some mistakes were made in transcription. Birth information on the monuments is only as reliable as the knowledge of the person responsible for the gravestone at the time of death. | Information taken from the monuments is probably fairly reliable, although it is possible that some mistakes were made in transcription. Birth information on the monuments is only as reliable as the knowledge of the person responsible for the gravestone at the time of death. | ||
The indexing of this collection was undertaken by volunteers in the USA. An Australian manuscript date entry of 3/5 (meaning 3 May) may therefore appear as 5 March when indexed by someone in America. Caution should therefore be exercised on the reliability of dates in the index. | The indexing of this collection was undertaken by volunteers in the USA. An Australian manuscript date entry of 3/5 (meaning 3 May) may therefore appear as 5 March when indexed by someone in America. Caution should therefore be exercised on the reliability of dates in the index. | ||
== Related Web Sites == | == Related Web Sites == | ||
| Line 48: | Line 46: | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Australia_Cemeteries# Australia Cemeteries] | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Australia_Cemeteries# Australia Cemeteries] | ||
== Contributions to This Article == | |||
{{Contributor invite}} | {{Contributor invite}} | ||