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{{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 | == Collection Time Period == | ||
Information included covers the approximate years of 1800-1960. | Information included covers the approximate years of 1800-1960. | ||
== Record Description | == Record Description == | ||
Extraction information was originally entered into books, but individual entries were later transferred to cards. The cards are arranged alphabetically within each cemetery. The transcription accounts were sometimes inconsistent in their entries and the search in Record Search collection has not always succeeded because of this. Record Search is attempting to identify and improve search for all entries. The card entries have been found to succeed. | Extraction information was originally entered into books, but individual entries were later transferred to cards. The cards are arranged alphabetically within each cemetery. The transcription accounts were sometimes inconsistent in their entries and the search in Record Search collection has not always succeeded because of this. Record Search is attempting to identify and improve search for all entries. The card entries have been found to succeed. | ||
=== Record Content | === Record Content === | ||
Some key genealogical information found in the cemetery inscriptions are: [[Image:Australia NSW Greenwich Family History Center Miscellaneous Genealogical Records.jpg|thumb|right]] | Some key genealogical information found in the cemetery inscriptions are: | ||
[[Image:Australia NSW Greenwich Family History Center Miscellaneous Genealogical Records.jpg|thumb|right]] | |||
*Name of deceased | *Name of deceased | ||
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*Names of children | *Names of children | ||
*When and where the deceased was born | *When and where the deceased was born | ||
*When and where died | *When and where died | ||
*Source of information | *Source of information | ||
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Use information from tombstones to locate death certificates which may have additional information. Also, date of birth and names of parents and place of birth, if available, can be used to search for additional birth information. | Use information from tombstones to locate death certificates which may have additional information. Also, date of birth and names of parents and place of birth, if available, can be used to search for additional birth information. | ||
== Record History | == Record History == | ||
This cemetery transcription collection was begun approximately in 1950 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints residing primarily in New South Wales and Queensland. Most information is extracted from the monuments, but extractions from a few burial registers are included. Each cemetery was not necessarily transcribed completely. Some transcribers only did those monuments for which they had a particular interest. The majority of the cemeteries are public cemeteries with only a few churchyards transcribed. Some tombstones may not have survived. Therefore, population coverage is not comprehensive. | This cemetery transcription collection was begun approximately in 1950 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints residing primarily in New South Wales and Queensland. Most information is extracted from the monuments, but extractions from a few burial registers are included. Each cemetery was not necessarily transcribed completely. Some transcribers only did those monuments for which they had a particular interest. The majority of the cemeteries are public cemeteries with only a few churchyards transcribed. Some tombstones may not have survived. Therefore, population coverage is not comprehensive. | ||
=== Why | === Why the Record Was Created === | ||
This collection was created to more readily to assist in locating a grave of someone buried in New South Wales. | This collection was created to more readily to assist in locating a grave of someone buried in New South Wales. | ||
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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. | 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 | == Related Websites == | ||
[http://inpreteritus.blogspot.com/2010/10/cemetery-inscriptions-in-sydney-branch.html Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Library, 1800-1960] | [http://inpreteritus.blogspot.com/2010/10/cemetery-inscriptions-in-sydney-branch.html Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Library, 1800-1960] | ||
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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
*[[ | *[[Australia]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Australia Cemeteries]] | ||
=== Contributions to This Article === | === Contributions to This Article === | ||
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records thatyou have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[ | A suggested format for keeping track of records thatyou have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | ||
=== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection: === | === Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection: === | ||
"Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, 1800-1960." index and images, ''FamilySearch | "Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, 1800-1960." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' ([http://www.familysearch.org www.FamilySearch.org]: accessed March 18, 2011). entry for Fanny Marie Manining, died 22 Sept 1841; citing Cemetary Records, FHL microfilm 41,171,117; Sydney Branch Geneological Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
== Sources of information for This Collection == | == Sources of information for This Collection == | ||
<!--bibdescbegin-->"Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Genealogical Library", 1800-1960, database, FamilySearch, 2009; compiled by the LDS Sydney Branch Library in Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Library, 1800-1960. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. FHL microfilm, 14 reels. Family History Library, Salt lake City, Utah, USA.<!--bibdescend--> | <!--bibdescbegin-->"Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Genealogical Library", 1800-1960, database, FamilySearch, 2009; compiled by the LDS Sydney Branch Library in Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. Cemetery Inscriptions in Sydney Branch Library, 1800-1960. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. FHL microfilm, 14 reels. Family History Library, Salt lake City, Utah, USA.<!--bibdescend--> | ||