Australia, Queensland, Cemetery Records, 1802-1990

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

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

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  1912 Queensland Cemetery Record

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  1912 Queensland Cemetery Record