China, Cemetery Records, 1820-1983
Interment, cremation and ossuarium records from various cemeteries in China. Includes Chinese nationals and foreigners, as well as some World War II interment records.
China, Cemetery Records
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What is in This Collection?
This collection includes cemetery records from various locations throughout China, Taiwan and Malaysia from 1820-1983. The records include both Chinese nationals and foreigners. Cemetery records include interment records (some from World War II), cremation records, and ossuarium records.
Chinese grave shapes, furnishings, and their symbolic meanings have to be understood within the context of the Chinese world view and of Chinese mythical beliefs in the origin of human life. See China Cemeteries for more information on the history of the cemetery records.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Chinese. For help reading these records see China Genealogy and Chinese Research Helps.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for China, Cemetery Records, 1820-1983. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of person buried
- Date of death
- Age at death
- Gender
- Last place of residence
- Place of burial
- Section of cemetery
- Grave number
Collection Content
Sample Images
Cemetery Record 1947
Cemetery Record 1939
Collection Details
Language
Chinese
Location of Original Records
墓地中國 (cemeteries, China)
"中國, 墓地收藏 1820-1983年." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 May 2025. 墓地中國 (cemeteries, China).
