Australia, Queensland, Maryborough Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains records for the years 1847-1989.

The records include miscellaneous records for Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Records include burial registers, hospital death registers, lists of residents, lists of war memorials and honor rolls giving soldiers' names. Original records are located in Maryborough City Hall, Queensland, Australia.

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Record Content
Burial registers usually contain the following information:


 * No. of Grave
 * Name of deceased
 * Denomination
 * Last Residence
 * Occupation
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Place of birth
 * Date of burial
 * Burial plot number
 * Cause of death

Hospital registers may contain the following information:


 * Name of patient
 * Date of registry
 * Hospital
 * Name of doctor

How to Use the Record
To begin your search in the burial registers, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Name
 * Approximate year and place of death

Searching the Collection
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Related Websites

 * Queensland Government: Births, deaths and marriages
 * Office of Regulatory Services: Births, Deaths &amp; Marriages

Related Wiki Articles

 * Australia
 * Australia Public Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.