Rockwood Cemetery Lookup Please

[cando]

Is this Samuel's death?

21808/1933    
IRONSIDE    Samuel
Father William  Mother Ann
District Tumut     

Cheers
Cando

Yes this is Samuels death, I do know he was buried at Batlow/Tumut
My mum said that Amy was buried at Rookwood, weird hey....

Thanks for you help ..

Roz :-)

Roz I don't think it is weird that your grandmother was buried at Rookwood. Her death was registered in the District of Campsie although her electoral roll listing was Bankstown,  and it may have been an expensive exercise to bury her at Batlow or Tumut with her husband.

I have given you a link where you can seek help with Samuel's actual place of burial.

I suggest you contact the Independent Section of Rookwood cemetery that maintains the records for the Methodist and Presbyterian [including the Presbyterian burials at Field of Mars]
http://www.rookwoodindependent.com.au/
and read or show them of the Funeral Notice from the Sydney Morning Herald dated 8th October, 1954

[CassT]

Hi

I have found a similar situation where I had a death / funeral notice yet could not find information on a cemetery website, I found that the problem was  transcribing the original  "crook" handwriting.

I did a search on the Independant website using just AMY and found this

Presbyterian  5G 0000482

ARENSIELL  AMY  06 Oct 1954

I had a look on Trove and the NSW BDM  for Amy ARENSIELL and found nothing.

I am wondering if this could be your Amy, with a bit of imagination you could mistake    IRONSIDE for ARENSIELL

Regards

Cass 

[cando]

Spot on Cass   I agree with you.  The date given is obviously the date of death not date of service as funeral notice was dated 8 Oct.

Cheers
Cando

[kesham]

Hi

I have found a similar situation where I had a death / funeral notice yet could not find information on a cemetery website, I found that the problem was  transcribing the original  "crook" handwriting.

I did a search on the Independant website using just AMY and found this

Presbyterian  5G 0000482

ARENSIELL  AMY  06 Oct 1954

I had a look on Trove and the NSW BDM  for Amy ARENSIELL and found nothing.

I am wondering if this could be your Amy, with a bit of imagination you could mistake    IRONSIDE for ARENSIELL

Regards

Cass 

[RozG]

You know you could be right, this does look like her, so the best thing I could do is go to Rookwood and try to find her grave and see what is written on it??

Hi

I have found a similar situation where I had a death / funeral notice yet could not find information on a cemetery website, I found that the problem was  transcribing the original  "crook" handwriting.

I did a search on the Independant website using just AMY and found this

Presbyterian  5G 0000482

ARENSIELL  AMY  06 Oct 1954

I had a look on Trove and the NSW BDM  for Amy ARENSIELL and found nothing.

I am wondering if this could be your Amy, with a bit of imagination you could mistake    IRONSIDE for ARENSIELL

Regards

Cass 

[cando]

ARENSIELL Amy  84 years
Date of burial   6 Oct 1954
Denomination   Presbyterian
Section   5G   Grave Number#   0000482

Is this her birth....

Births Mar 1870
SMITH    Amy    Whitchurch, H..    2c/   220

The district Whitchurch, Hampshire. is an alternative name for Whitchurch H and it is in the county of Hampshire which includes the district of Overton.

1871 Census RG10/1239/26/2
Living at Turrel Hill Farm, Overton, Hampshire
SMITH Samuel  25 years  Head  Married  Farm Labourer  Born Bradfield Berkshire
SMITH Emma  20 years  Wife   Born Itchenswell, Berkshire
SMITH Amy  Dau  1 year  Born Overton, Hampshire
COVENTRY Agnes  Visitor  7 years   Born Ischenswell, Berkshire

Cheers
Cando

[cando]

And her parents' marriage

Marriages Sep 1869   
SMITH Samuel     Bradfield    2c/614
COVENTY Emma   Bradfield 2c/614

Roz it would be doubtful that the transcribers of the memorial inscriptions from the Society of Australian Genealogists at Rookwood would make an error transcribing from a headstone, unless of course, the inscription was illegible.  Amy's grave does not have a headstone. 

I would mention that the date of burial on the website for Amy would be her date of death as she was buried on 8th Oct 1954 according to the Sydney Morning Herald funeral notice. 

Cheers
Cando

[RozG]

Yes this is Amy's birth and her family...... I do have her birth certificate, she must have needed it around 1931  as the date on the bottom say's 26th feb 1931

ARENSIELL Amy  84 years
Date of burial   6 Oct 1954
Denomination   Presbyterian
Section   5G   Grave Number#   0000482



 



Is this her birth....

Births Mar 1870
SMITH    Amy    Whitchurch, H..    2c/   220

The district Whitchurch, Hampshire. is an alternative name for Whitchurch H and it is in the county of Hampshire which includes the district of Overton.

1871 Census RG10/1239/26/2
Living at Turrel Hill Farm, Overton, Hampshire
SMITH Samuel  25 years  Head  Married  Farm Labourer  Born Bradfield Berkshire
SMITH Emma  20 years  Wife   Born Itchenswell, Berkshire
SMITH Amy  Dau  1 year  Born Overton, Hampshire
COVENTRY Agnes  Visitor  7 years   Born Ischenswell, Berkshire

Cheers
Cando

[RozG]

I asked my mum about the headstone, but as her memory isnt very good anymore she said she couldnt remember if they had the money to put on one, if that is the case how do they know who is buried there plus how would I find out

Thanks for your help

And her parents' marriage

Marriages Sep 1869   
SMITH Samuel     Bradfield    2c/614
COVENTY Emma   Bradfield 2c/614

Roz it would be doubtful that the transcribers of the memorial inscriptions from the Society of Australian Genealogists at Rookwood would make an error transcribing from a headstone, unless of course, the inscription was illegible.  Amy's grave does not have a headstone. 

I would mention that the date of burial on the website for Amy would be her date of death as she was buried on 8th Oct 1954 according to the Sydney Morning Herald funeral notice. 

Cheers
Cando