Pakistan Cemeteries

It is helpful to understand the burial customs of the country you are researching. In Pakistan only males are allowed to participate in the actual burial ceremony. Pakistani Hindus are generally cremated according to Hindu religious tradition. In this ceremony also, males are given greater prominence. A death is a time for the Pakistani community to come together to provide emotional and sometimes financial support for the bereaved family.

Cemetery records often give more information than church burial records and may include the deceased’s name, age, date of death or burial, birth year or date of birth, and sometimes marriage information. They may also provide clues about an ancestor’s military service, religion, occupation, place of residence at time of death, or membership in an organization. Cemetery records are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young or women.

To find tombstone inscriptions or burial records, you must know where an individual was buried. Clues to burial places may be found in funeral notices, obituaries, church records, and death certificates. Individuals were usually buried in a church, community, or private cemetery near the place where they lived or died. Cemetery locations may be found on maps of the area. For information on maps, see the "Maps" section of this outline.

The Family History Library has copies of some cemetery records, compiled or published tombstone inscriptions, and some burial records. These are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

PAKISTAN - CEMETERIES

Web Sites

 * http://www.rootsweb.com/~pakwgw/
 * http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/
 * http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/cem.htm
 * http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=country&amp;FScountryid=229