Hi Leslie Thanks again One more question if I may Can anyone tell me if my Jones lived in Blackwater Creek and Bolwarra where would be the closest graveyards that they could be buried in? Thanks again Louise

2009/8/31 Louise Clayton <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone tell me if my Jones lived in Blackwater Creek and Bolwarra where would be the closest graveyards that they could be buried in? The closest graveyard is not necessarily what you are looking for. Especially if you have a popular surname like JONES in your search. You might find a cemetery then an inhumation in that name and jump to the wrong conclusion. Depends on your time period. People were not always buried in the nearest churchyard because that was too far to go or the wrong denomination. Or they may have family buried elsewhere a little way off and wished to 'join' them in eternity. Or they were sent some distance for their last medical needs and were buried closer to where they passed. In more recent times the death certificate will tell you where the person was buried. When it was the custom, the Newcastle Herald or other local paper, will give funeral arrangements which will point to the spot. For a death certificate: find the details at either NSW BDM then order through them or a transcription agent. For newspapers: try the Herald Index or Ryersons. May you find what you are looking for!

On Monday 31 August 2009 17:11:10 Louise Clayton wrote: > Hi Leslie > Thanks again > One more question if I may > Can anyone tell me if my Jones lived in Blackwater Creek and Bolwarra where > would be the closest graveyards that they could be buried in? Thanks again > I have the Maitland FHG MIs and could do a lookup for you. The most likely for Bolwarra is the East Maitland cemetery, but there are several others in the Maitland area which are possibilities. If you know the denomination it also helps. -- ==== Michael Lightfoot Canberra, Australia [email protected] ====