Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes records from 1825 to 1981.

These records include the card file index from the information that was gathered mostly from headstones, but sometimes from death registers. Each card generally includes the name of the cemetery, the name of the individual, date of death and age at death. Often includes other details such as parent's names, birth details, burial date, or other details about the headstones.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
Cemetery Transcripts usually include the following information:


 * Full name of deceased
 * Name of the cemetery
 * Date and age at death
 * Names of parents
 * Date birth
 * Date of burial
 * Place of burial

How to Use the Record
To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Approximate place and date of death

Search the Collection
To search the collection by image, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Record" ⇒Select the appropriate "County" ⇒Select the appropriate "Volume and Year" 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.

Related Websites

 * Australian Cemeteries Index
 * New South Wales Cemetery Index
 * New South Wales Cemetery Records
 * Archives In Brief 69 - Cemetery records

Related Wiki Articles

 * Australia Cemeteries
 * Australia Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. 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.

Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.