Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description

This collection includes records from 1825 to 1981.

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.

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts, 1825-1981.

Record Content

Cemetery Transcripts usually include the following information:

Cemetery Transcript

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

How to Use the Record

To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:

Name of deceased
Approximate place and date of death

Search the Collection

To search the collection by image, 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.

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Citations for this Collection

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