Source Information

This data collection contains tombstone transcriptions from several cemeteries in Australia. Information collected from burial registers or funeral records was sometimes also used. The entire collection covers deaths from 1808-2007. However, years covered for each area/cemetery will vary.

This database is a conglomeration of several different sources. Records were primarily compiled by local family history groups or societies. Sometimes these were provided to Ancestry already in an electronic format. In these cases, there are no images associated with the records. Others were provided in book or film format and left for Ancestry to digitize. In these cases, images of the book or compiled source are associated with the records.

Areas/cemeteries represented include the following.

• Victoria


• Source: East Gippsland Family History Group Inc.


• Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies (AIGS)


• Areas or cemeteries: Bairnsdale, rural Victoria (not including Melbourne General, Springvale, Fawkner, and St. Kilda cemeteries)


• New South Wales


• Source: Cowra Family History Group


• Source: Central Coast Family History Society


• Source: R H Creighton Funeral Directors


• Source: Casino & District Family History Group Inc.


• Areas or cemeteries: Baryulgil Cemetery, Bonalbo Cemetery, Boorowa, Brady’s Gully Pioneer Cemetery (Gosford), Carcoar, Casino West Cemetery, Coraki Cemetery, Cowra, Drake Cemetery, Fairfield Drake Cemetery, Frogmore, Hobby’s Yards, Kyogle Cemetery, Lawn Cemetery Casino, Legume Cemetery, Lionsville Cemetery, Lunatic Gully Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Mallanganee Cemetery, Maryland Cemetery, Millera Flat Cemetery, Morongla Creek, Neville, Old Bonalbo Cemetery, Paddy’s Flat Cemetery, Palmdale Lawn Cemetery, Point Clare Cemetery, Point Frederick Pioneer Park Cemetery, Poverty Point Cemetery, Pretty Gully Cemetery, Reid’s Flat, Rugby, Rye Park, Sandilands Cemetery, Sandy Hills Cemetery, Tabulam New Cemetery, Tabulam Old Cemetery, Timbarra Tablelands Cemetery, Tooloom Cemetery, Urbenville Cemetery, Wamberal Cemetery, Woodenbong Cemetery, Woodstock, Yulgilbar (Swanlea) & Heifer Station


• Cairns, Queensland


• Source: Cairns and District Family History Society


• Areas or cemeteries: Atherton Cemetery, Babinda, McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery, Cairns Martyn Street Cemetery, Cardwell Murrigal & Tully Burial Register, Cooktown, Eacham Shire Millaamillaa & Yungaburra, Etheridge Shire Kidston Forsayth Mt Surprise & Einasleigh, Etheridge Shire Georgetown, Gordonvale Cemetery, Herberton Shire, Mt Garnet, Ravenshoe, Watsonville, Innisfail Cemetery, Kuranda Cemetery, Mareeba Shire, Port Douglas Cemetery, Dimbulah

Because this collection comes from such a variety of sources and compilers, the information given for a record will vary. However, the following is the type of information you may find:

• Name of deceased


• Age at time of death


• Birth date


• Death date


• Burial date


• Name of cemetery


• State in which cemetery is located


• Location of grave or tombstone within the cemetery


• Other source references

In some cases it may be necessary to contact the society or compiler of the record. For example, records compiled by AIGS may list whether there is any additional information available on the original transcription. If there is, this additional information may be obtained by personal research at the AIGS library (which is free for members) or by writing to the Institute and having someone look it up for you (a fee will be charged).

AIGS records may also contain a field called “source reference”. This reference field will help you to know how to locate the original transcription at the library. A “M-[number]” reference means that the transcription can be found on microfiche and the microfiche number is the number listed in the reference. A “Card” reference means that any additional information is available on a card index. Both the microfiche and card index can be accessed at the AIGS library.

In addition, individual cemeteries may have more information or related records.