Canada, Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection covers cemetery records from 1826 to 1989. Indexed records are available until 1935. These records include an index and images from several Toronto cemeteries, including: York General Burying Ground (also called Potter’s Field), 1826-1855; Necropolis Cemetery, 1850-1912 (the index will continue to 1935); Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 1876-1933; Prospect Cemetery, 1890-1935.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The name of a relative or date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives
 * Search the records of nearby areas
 * Check for other names. An individual might appear under an unexpected name for a variety of reasons:
 * They might have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name
 * A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Ontario.
 * Ontario Record Finder
 * Canada Research Tips and Strategies

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Brenda Dougall Merriman,  Genealogy in Ontario : searching the records 3rd ed. Toronto, Ontario : Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996 FS Library 971.3 D27m 1996
 * Families (Ontario Genealogical Society) Waterloo, Ontario : Ontario Genealogical Society, 1971- FS Library 971.3 B2f
 * Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch, comp. Directory of cemeteries in the municipality of metropolitan Toronto and the regional municipality of York Toronto, Ontario : Ontario Genealogical Society. Toronto Branch, c1989 FS Library 971.3541 V3d
 * compiled by Shirley E. Lancaster for the Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch ; second edition updated by Marjorie Stuart and Beverley Cockburn, Accessing burial records for large cemeteries in Toronto & York RegionToronto, Ontario : Ontario Genealogical Society. Toronto Branch, c2000 FS Library 971.3541 V3L
 * Toronto Necropolis Cemetery, Burial records, 1850-1989
 * York General Burying Ground, Burial registers, 1826-1855
 * Toronto, Ontario, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Burial registers, 1876-1989
 * Mike Filey,Mount Pleasant Cemetery : an illustrated guide Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn Press, c1999 FS Library 971.3541 V3fm
 * Toronto, Ontario, Prospect Cemetery, Burial registers, 1890-1989

Citing This Collection
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