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Offline LindsaySiam

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Oamaru Old Cemetery
« on: Wednesday 24 February 16 08:42 GMT (UK) »

http://waitaki.govt.nz/services/Pages/cemeteries.aspx 

Hello, just wondering if there is anyone living in Oamaru who may be visiting Oamaru Old Cemetery and might be willing to check whether there are any headstones located on the GIBSON graves at Block 133, Plot 32 & 33 and Block 518, Plot 6 for me please?

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Lindsay
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STIRLING - Stirlingshire
LINDSAY - Perthshire
MELDRUM - Fife, Angus
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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 24 February 16 18:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi Lindsay,

Usually the council has this information on their records,have you tried emailing them? they may even take photos for you.

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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 24 February 16 18:38 GMT (UK) »
Thank you, Janette, I'll give that a try :)

MORRISON - Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire
STIRLING - Stirlingshire
LINDSAY - Perthshire
MELDRUM - Fife, Angus
GIBSON - Lanarkshire
HEWITT - Wigtownshire, Lanarkshire
MEIKLE - Dunbartonshire

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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 08 March 16 04:58 GMT (UK) »
Hi Lindsay

Block 133, 32 & 33 From NZ Cemetery Records.

I.M.O. William Lyon Gibson, died 11 Sept 1957 aged 68 yrs. Also Annie McFadgen Gibson, Died 20 Aug 1973 aged 75 yrs.

Will post Block 518 when I find it.

Alan
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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 08 March 16 05:25 GMT (UK) »
Lindsay, the blocks seem to end at 220 before a couple of ashes lawns are listed. Can't see where a block 518 fits in but there is a Gibson couple in 218. There are 16 Gibson references in the index. Can you give me a full name for 518/6? Might be able to track them down, perhaps at anther cemetery.

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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 08 March 16 06:18 GMT (UK) »
Lindsay, I now see you are after Constance Maud Gibson buried at the Oamaru Lawn Cemetery. I can't seem to find that one on the database. Perhaps the inscriptions have not been recorded. Found no reference to that cemetery at all.

I noted that the Old Cemetery records were originally transcribed by the North Otago Museum. Perhaps they could be worth an enquiry re the Lawn Cemetery.

http://www.culturewaitaki.org.nz/north-otago-museum/

Alan
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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 08 March 16 20:48 GMT (UK) »
Just to confirm Burial details for Constance Maud as per first post.........

Constance Maud   GIBSON   52   15 Jun 1978      Oamaru Lawn   518   6


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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
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Re: Oamaru Old Cemetery
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 08 March 16 20:58 GMT (UK) »
Also in the same plot is

William Lyon    GIBSON    76    10 Dec 2004       Oamaru Lawn    518    6

Constance Maud    GIBSON    52    15 Jun 1978       Oamaru Lawn    518    6

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