England, Lancashire, Rusholme Road Cemetery - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Monument inscriptions for the years 1821-1933; burial registers, May 1837-1933; graves registers, 1821-1933. Cemetery records are kept as a permanent record of who was buried and usually who purchased the burial plot. The information in these records is usually reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the informant.

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


 * Name of deceased
 * Age of deceased
 * Date and place where death occurred
 * Date and place of burial


 * Grave number
 * Plot owner's name
 * Residence
 * Gender

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of birth or death

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Save or print a copy of the image if possible
 * If an age is given, estimate a birth year to search for a birth record
 * Search for a civil death record
 * If a spouse or other family member is identified, look for the family in prior censuses
 * Based on his age and date of burial, you may be able to estimate a marriage date and look for marriage records
 * Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives

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

 * Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names
 * Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record
 * It was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name
 * Vary the search terms. For example, search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible matches
 * Search the records of nearby locations

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Lancashire.
 * Lancashire Guided Research
 * England Record Finder
 * England Research Tips and Strategies

Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

 * England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers

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Inglaterra, Lancashire, Cemitério de Rusholme Road (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)