New Zealand, Central Otago, Cemetery Gravestones, 1861-2009
Index and images of over 13,000 gravestones from 24 cemeteries in Central Otago, New Zealand. The images and index data were created by Bert and Pauline Miller over a period of 11 years. Some of the records in this collection do not include photographs of a gravestone.
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New Zealand, Central Otago, Cemetery Gravestones
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index & images of over 13,000 gravestones from 24 cemeteries in Central Otago, New Zealand for the years 1861-2009. The images and index data were created by Bert and Pauline Miller over a period of 11 years.
Due to the late date of settlement of New Zealand by Europeans, cemetery records are a valuable and readily available source for research. There are two major types of cemetery records in New Zealand:
- Information found on gravestones, and transcriptions of that information
- Burial registers maintained by church or municipal cemetery officials
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for New Zealand, Central Otago, Cemetery Gravestones, 1861-2009. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of deceased
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Headstone inscription
- Previous occupation
- Place of birth
- Place of burial
- Date of burial
- Date of death
- Next of Kin
- Place of interment
- Denomination
Collection Content
Sample Image
1984 Headstone example
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Bert and Pauline Miller, Alexandra, New Zealand
"New Zealand, Central Otago, Cemetery Gravestones, 1861-2009." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 24 December 2025. Private collection of Bert and Pauline Miller, Alexandra.
