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Various types of cemetery records are available from the following website: [http://www.coraweb.com.au/cemetaus.htm http://www.coraweb.com.au/cemetaus.htm] | Various types of cemetery records are available from the following website: [http://www.coraweb.com.au/cemetaus.htm http://www.coraweb.com.au/cemetaus.htm] | ||
[http://www. | [http://www.australiancemeteries.com/ Australian Cemeteries] is a gateway site to all known Australian cemeteries. Organised be state, it may provide links to contact information, online data, home pages, look-up volunteers, undertaker's data, transcript links, headstone photographs and maps, if available, for each cemetery listed. | ||
Cemetery records often give more information than church burial records and may include the deceased’s name, age, date of death or burial, birth year or date of birth, and sometimes marriage information. They may also provide clues about an ancestor’s military service, religion, occupation, place of residence at time of death, or membership in an organization. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young or women. In Australia, the first cemetery is reported to have been in Sydney in 1788. | Cemetery records often give more information than church burial records and may include the deceased’s name, age, date of death or burial, birth year or date of birth, and sometimes marriage information. They may also provide clues about an ancestor’s military service, religion, occupation, place of residence at time of death, or membership in an organization. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young or women. In Australia, the first cemetery is reported to have been in Sydney in 1788. | ||
To find tombstone inscriptions or burial records, you must know where an individual was buried. Clues to burial places may be found in funeral notices, obituaries, church records, and death certificates. Individuals were usually buried in a church, community, or private cemetery near the place where they lived or died. Cemetery locations may be found on maps of the area. For information on maps, see the | To find tombstone inscriptions or burial records, you must know where an individual was buried. Clues to burial places may be found in funeral notices, obituaries, church records, and death certificates. Individuals were usually buried in a church, community, or private cemetery near the place where they lived or died. Cemetery locations may be found on maps of the area. For information on maps, see the article about [[Australia Maps|Maps]]. As well, [http://auscem.com AusCem] showing all known Australian cemeteries, with geolocations. | ||
Information recorded on tombstones is of primary importance. Often, this information has been transcribed, indexed, and published and is found in manuscripts and books in libraries and archives. The Family History Library has copies of some of these books. | Information recorded on tombstones is of primary importance. Often, this information has been transcribed, indexed, and published and is found in manuscripts and books in libraries and archives. The Family History Library has copies of some of these books. | ||
[http://www.interment.net/aus/index.htm Transcriptions of tombstones] can also be accessed via the Internet. | |||
They are linked to Australian State websites. | They are linked to Australian State websites. | ||
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The following is a directory of transcribed cemetery inscriptions: | The following is a directory of transcribed cemetery inscriptions: | ||
Killion, Martyn C. H., and Heather E. Garnsey, Editors. ''Cemeteries in Australia, a register of transcripts''. Third Edition. Sydney, N. S. W., Australia: Australasian Federation of Family History Organizations, 1994. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=648855&disp=Cemeteries+in+Australia&columns=*,180,0 994 V34m].) | *Killion, Martyn C. H., and Heather E. Garnsey, Editors. ''Cemeteries in Australia, a register of transcripts''. Third Edition. Sydney, N. S. W., Australia: Australasian Federation of Family History Organizations, 1994. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=648855&disp=Cemeteries+in+Australia&columns=*,180,0 994 V34m].) | ||
Burial records and plot books (cemetery plans) kept by cemetery officials are especially valuable when trying to find an ancestor who could not afford a gravestone or monument. The records and books are usually held in the cemetery’s administration office or by the local council or church. | Burial records and plot books (cemetery plans) kept by cemetery officials are especially valuable when trying to find an ancestor who could not afford a gravestone or monument. The records and books are usually held in the cemetery’s administration office or by the local council or church. | ||
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[http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=376382&subject_disp=Australia+-+Cemeteries&columns=*,180,0 AUSTRALIA - CEMETERIES] | [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=376382&subject_disp=Australia+-+Cemeteries&columns=*,180,0 AUSTRALIA - CEMETERIES] | ||
'''[[Australia- | '''[[Australia-South Cemeteries|Australia-South Cemeteries]]''' | ||
Additional Cemetery Records Sources may be by adding a State and/or Town to a Place Search. | Additional Cemetery Records Sources may be by adding a State and/or Town to a Place Search. | ||