Re: Rookwood Cemetery Transcriptions

[Darlene]

Hello Rob,
Sorry, but she is not listed on the CD...
Darlene

[Darlene]

Hello Rosndel,
Yes, visitng would be great.
I live in Sydney and plan a trip out there each month, but never seem to make it!
In the last couple of years I have attended many funerals at Rookwood, but again not the right time...
Cheers
Darlene

[redgum]

Thanks for looking for me Darlene
Rob

[rosndel]

Darlene, when I opened up my family history program to put in the details of Uncle Joe Dean's grave I found that their daughter also appears to be buried at Rookwood.

She is Irene may Hunter, DOD 26 Feb 1986, and her husband George Henry Hunter, DOD 19 Feb 1983. If it is not too much trouble I would really like to have that info too.

Thankyou,

Rosndel

[Darlene]

Hello Rosndel,
No trouble at all.

Name: George Henry Hunter
DOD: 19th February 1983
Interred Date 22nd February 1983
Age: 79
Denomination: Catholic Mortuary 2 and 3
Inscription: Nil
Section: Lawn 6
Row: 21
Grave: 1107

Name: Irene May Hunter
DOD: 26th February 1986
Interred Date 28th February 1986
Age: 81
Denomination: Catholic Mortuary 2 and 3
Inscription: Nil
Section: Lawn 6
Row: 21
Grave: 1107

Cheers
Darlene

[rosndel]

Thank you very much, Darlene. This is much appreciated.

Rosndel

[cristobel]

Hello Darlene

I first asked about Sally Fieldhouse (see post no. 34) on 3rd Jan 08. 
Since then I have got the death cert for Sally Fieldhouse and it states she died on 25 Aug 1903 and is buried at Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood.  Date of burial is 26th Aug 1903. Are there two cemeteries at Rookwood.  I'm a bit confused here 
Undertaker was Charles Kinsela. 
Thanks for your help.
Chris 

[CassT]

Hi Chris

Rookwood is a HUGE Cemetery, it is divided into sections each area administered by their own trust, so you have the Roman Catholic area, the Church of England area, Jewish , Independant (Methodist, Baptist Presbyterian) etc etc area.  So Death Certificates may record a person being  buried in the Church of England or maybe the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Rookwood.

As each Section have their own Office and keep their own records, if you only know that the person was buried at "Rookwood" but are not sure of which section, you have to contact each Office to find the location of a grave.

The Crematorium also keep their own records.
 
If you wish you could down load Google Earth (it is free) and it will give you an idea of the area Rookwood covers,  it is the size of a normal suburb, full of roundabouts and one way streets.

Hope this helps

Cass

[cristobel]

Hi Cass,
Thanks for letting me know all that about Rookwood.  I will have a look on Google Earth.  Maybe I should  be contacting  the Church of England section at Rookwood to find out a plot number.


Cheers, Chris