California, San Mateo Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1901-1948.

Images of cemetery records from the Sunset Cemetery in San Mateo.

Record Content
Cemetery records may contain the following information:
 * Death date
 * Place of death
 * Birth date
 * Name
 * Residence
 * Relative name

How to Use the Record
This section provides information on how to search the collection, what to do with information once found, some tips on how to find records, and what to do if no record is found.

When searching: As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, estimated death year, and family relationships.

Search the Collection
To browse by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the 'Surname Range' 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.

Using the Information

 * Use death date and place to locate original death certificate.
 * Use residence information to find family in census, church, and land records.
 * Use information on cemetery records to identify relatives.

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
 * Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes in local genealogical and historical.
 * Search the records of nearby localities (or cemeteries, military units, counties, parishes, etc.).

General Information about These Records

 * Physical description or format of the original material
 * History of the record
 * Why the record was created
 * Reliability of the information in the record
 * Percentage of the population covered in the record
 * Preservation quality of the record

Related Websites

 * San Mateo County Cemetery Records
 * Find A Grave
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project of California
 * Colma Historical Association Cemetery Links

Related Wiki Articles

 * California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * San Mateo County, California Genealogy
 * California Cemeteries
 * California Cemetery Transcriptions (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * California, Death Index, 1905-1939 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * California Vital Records

Citations for This Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. 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. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. Collection Citation:

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