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Title: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: rolfia on Tuesday 29 January 13 12:29 GMT (UK)
I have a photo request for a few relatives at Saint Kilda
Victoria  Australia I have the grave plot numbers if any one is interested please message me
thanks
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: sparrett on Tuesday 29 January 13 20:47 GMT (UK)
Hi
Glancing through your previous posts I gather you are looking for photos of headstones at St Kilda Cemetery.

If  they exist I may be able to help with a transcription of wording on Monumental Inscriptions there, but not photo.
Sue
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: rolfia on Tuesday 29 January 13 20:58 GMT (UK)
I wanted a photo of the graves
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: cando on Tuesday 29 January 13 21:40 GMT (UK)
Hi Roflia  :)

Transcriptions of the MI's at St Kilda was completed in 1987 and and there are many entries where the transcriptions are noted as being almost illegible or headstone crumbling etc and at least some of the inscription has been noted as that date. 

Today those headstones may not exist as they may have been deemed to be unsafe and removed.

Map of St Kilda Cemetery
http://www.foskc.org/maps.htm

Burial records
http://www.deceasedsearch.com/index.php

Cheers  :)
Cando


Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: rolfia on Tuesday 29 January 13 22:09 GMT (UK)
OK thanks i would still like a photo if possable
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: maz591 on Tuesday 29 January 13 23:00 GMT (UK)
I have found the graves at St Kilda cemetery can be hard to find as not all are numbered and for the ones that are, the number was engraved into the stone which had since been eroded by the weather which makes it very hard to find and read.  For my family I have two numbered graves to get an idea of the numbering system in that section and simply counted up to the number of the grave I am trying to find and assume that the vacant bit of earth is the grave I am after or cheer silently when I find a headstone.

I'll send you a PM
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: Neil Todd on Tuesday 29 January 13 23:01 GMT (UK)
No need to keep it a secret!
If you want someone to go all over St Kilda cemetery taking photo's, it would help if you have the numbers and referances if Possable ???
Then they might know what they are getting onto ::)
From Cando's post they might find their is nothing but a plot of ground :o
Neil
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: rolfia on Tuesday 29 January 13 23:19 GMT (UK)
if you my post it says I have the plot numbers
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 30 January 13 01:46 GMT (UK)
What I meant in post was put the numbers up on Your Rootschat post and then those that have the information can see if there is any information on them IE Cando or Sue. If their is no information on them there is nothing to photograph because there is no headstone. If they are recent then there may be more of a chance.

Rootschat is a shared site where all can help! Getting off your posts to the PM system is confusing and no one ever knows if the subject has been achieved and completed.

My thoughts anyway

Neil
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: rolfia on Thursday 31 January 13 02:31 GMT (UK)
photo request complete
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: majm on Thursday 31 January 13 02:48 GMT (UK)
May I please ask if that means a kind RChatter went and took photos for you, ???

photo request complete

Many Cheers,  JM
Title: Re: photo request Saint Kilda Victoria Australia
Post by: rolfia on Thursday 31 January 13 03:03 GMT (UK)
I just received them via find a grave as I had request on there
thanks for your help