Waikumete cemetery was established in 1886 and is the final resting place for over 70,000 people. Its location was decided by the proximity of the nearby glen eden railway station, as access by railway was desired. Mangere lawn cemetery, created by brian frank vonlanthen, mangere, auckland, new zealand take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Find a burial or cremation record auckland council. This reserve management plan for waikumete cemetery has been prepared by auckland council as a revision of the 2001 waikumete cemetery reserve management plan. Christchurch city libraries new zealand cemetery database. Helensville cemetery, created by staceyhooper, helensville, auckland, new zealand take billiongraves with you wherever you go. With millions of names, it is an invaluable tool for genealogist and history buffs. View images in this collection browse through 971 images citing this collection new zealand, auckland, waikumete cemetery records, 18861948. Mangere lawn cemetery, mangere, auckland, new zealand. Howick paparoa cemetery, cockle bay, auckland, new. To do so, enter vacant into the surname field then choose your preferred cemetery and area. It was established in 1886 and is the final resting place for over 70,000 people. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the purewa cemetery, meadowbank, auckland, new zealand billiongraves cemetery and images.
Covid19 breaches can be reported to police 105support. Find out how cremation works, including the options to scatter and bury ashes. Other websites already do an excellent job of crowdsourcing a single cemetery together. Waikumete cemetery, glen eden, auckland, new zealand. Cemeteries database search kapiti coast district council. For everything you need to know and updates visit unite against covid19. Visit ourauckland to learn about auckland councils response to covid19. Each transcription we publish comes from a singlesource, be it the cemetery office, government office, church office, archived document, a tombstone transcriber.
It might be that a record has yet to be created for this individual. It is possible to search by name at the website below for an individual cemetery or crematorium record. Waikumete cemetery is new zealands largest cemetery. Includes pre1910, 19101936 records, and pukerimu, leamington, tamahere cemeteries.
The councils cemetery records can be viewed online. This term can be found in earlier records at the cemetery. Waikaraka cemetery, onehunga, auckland, auckland, new. Covid19 information for all covid19 information, visit the unite against covid19 website at covid19. Crematorium records are not listed in this cemeteries database. The 2001 plan was produced as a combined conservation and reserve management plan. A search can reveal information such as the full name of the deceased, age, location of burial, other associated information held and in many cases a map and photograph of a headstone. The chapel of faith in the oaks was built in 1886 as a mortuary chapel and was used until the larger chapel was built in 1952. The cemetery was the first christchurch cemetery located outside the town on sanitary grounds and is situated on what was once a large sand dune. Search interments at feilding cemetery, rongotea cemetery, sandon cemetery sanson, halcombe cemetery, kimbolton cemetery, rangiwahia cemetery, waituna west cemetery and pohangina cemetery. Tauranga city councils online cemeteries database provides information regarding burial locations all six cemeteries operated by tauranga city council. The name officially changed in 1898 to the current spelling. Papakura cemetery in papakura, auckland find a grave. Linwood cemetery in linwood, canterbury find a grave.
In june 2015, the council adopted the waikumete cemetery reserve management plan. Waikaraka cemetery, created by louisepatterson, onehunga, auckland, auckland, new zealand take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Kapiti coast district council has attempted to make sure records are as accurate as possible. Helensville cemetery, helensville, auckland, new zealand. Internet gateway north island cemetery databases our selection of internet resources north island cemetery databases. The ellesmere county council took over its administration in. The councils cemetery database contains more than 50,000 entries for the four invercargill and bluff cemeteries and the southland crematorium. It occupies a site of 108 hectares in glen eden, auckland, and also contains a crematorium in the southwest corner of the cemetery. Find out some of the costs involved in a burial or cremation. The collection will include burial records from the waikumete cemetery in auckland, new zealand.
Mangere public cemetery, auckland, contains the official war grave of 1 man who served in the new zealand forces during the first world war. Person search online cenotaph auckland war memorial museum. New zealand, auckland, waikumete cemetery records, 1886. On an 1864 map from national archives wellington there is a cemetery marked near the two redoubts at pukerimu. At the entrance to the cemetery is the auckland provincial memorial which commemorates 56 servicepeople from the province who lost their lives in and around new zealand during the two world wars and. To apply for a burial warrant, complete our online application. There are only a small number of barbadoes street cemetery records in the database.
The linwood cemetery working party was set up as a vehicle for community input into planning and redevelopment and they have been active in work at the cemetery, along with linwood intermediate school. However, the records historic nature means there will be some level of inconsistency and. North island cemetery databases our selection of internet resources north island cemetery databases. Symonds street cemetery closed in 1886, and people were only buried there after that time if they had forebears buried there already. Our cemetery records have been compiled by transferring information from district registersbooks into this database. Masterton cemetery archives database search interments at archer street and riverside cemetery. Latest districtwide information available at covid19 information. Online cenotaph is our digital social space where enthusiasts, families, and researchers can share and contribute to the records of those who served for aotearoa new zealand. Use our cemetery search tool to locate burial records of people buried in aramoho cemetery. It followed a period of public consultation and hearings. Pukekohe public cemetery in pukekohe, auckland find a. For all information about covid19 in new zealand, please visit.
Kaeo cemetery, totara north cemetery, kerikeri cemetery, paihia cemetery, russell cemetery, kawakawa cemetery, kaikohe cemetery, okaihau cemetery, rawene cemetery, kohukohu cemetery. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in pukekohe public cemetery in pukekohe, auckland, a find a grave cemetery. Burial inscriptions and burial book data compiled by arthur mcgregor. Symonds street cemetery, auckland and st stephens cemetery, parnell. Auckland council cemetery locations find the locations and contact details for cemeteries managed by the auckland council. View fees and charges for council cemeteries in the auckland region. Manukau memorial gardens genealogy database originally papatoetoe cemetery, now administered by the auckland council. Find a grave is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. Plots may be purchased in advance and full details are available from the council. Alternatively, give us a call on 07 3760899 to discuss choosing an available plot.
You can search our online database for available plots in any of our cemeteries. Join and discover our great range of books, music, events, auckland heritage and more. Here is a list of the most common questions and answers asked about our cemetery policy. Cemeteries in north auckland, waikato, bay of plenty and east coast regions. A methodist church had been built here, but was shifted to southbridge in 1875. Styles of record keeping have altered over the years. Purewa cemetery, meadowbank, auckland, new zealand. Tararua district council searchable site of cemetery records click on services alfredton cemetery. Use this search to find a burial or cremation record. Cemeteries waipa district council administers and manages 10 lawn cemeteries, including hautapu, and now has an online cemetery database to assist people searching for plot locations of deceased friends and relatives in waipa cemeteries. Timaru district council cemetery database burial records for arundel, geraldine, pareora west, pleasant point, temuka timaru.
Mangere public cemetery nzhistory, new zealand history. But genealogists also need to see the original records from a single source. Howick paparoa cemetery, created by inpeacewerest, cockle bay, auckland, new zealand take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Begin your search with their full name, or their service number. Waikumete cemetery reserve management plan auckland. Nameservice number please enter a name or service number. Waikumete cemetery reserve management plan auckland council. Cemetery information and burial records outside auckland, auckland city libraries. Thamescoromandel district council community cemeteries. Auckland council cemeteries and crematoria auckland guide to cemeteries, records and online databases. From the 1880s, when the methodist section of the ellesmere cemetery was developed, the cemetery had little use.
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