Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 1802 to 1990. The records include an index which combines several other indexes, cemetery transcriptions, burial and other records from cemeteries in Queensland. In addition other cemeteries are included from outside Queensland. The cemetery records are not complete.

Cemetery records often give more information than church burial records. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young or women. They may also give clues to finding more information. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young or women. They may also give clues to finding more information. In Australia, the first cemetery is reported to have been in Sydney in 1788.

This information has been transcribed, indexed, and published and is found in manuscripts and books in libraries and archives. When death and burial records are difficult to find, contact a local library, historical society, or historian. They may have the records you seek or can help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries.

This collection includes indexes from cemeteries in the following states:
 * New South Wales
 * Norfolk Island
 * Queensland
 * Tasmania
 * Western Australia

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:
 * Death Date
 * Burial or Death place
 * Given name and surname

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

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

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Austrália, Queensland, Registros de Cemitério (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)