Hello yet again.
To the question, "Are these cemeteries in the same location ? I assume you are referring to Hamilton East and Waikumete.
If you intend doing some search of NZ, perhaps you could print out a map of NZ, or at least the upper North Island, because from what I remember of the hits I was looking at, the MEEK family hits were in the #1 Auckland / South Auckland area, which is our largest City, and Waikumete in West Auckland has been one of the larger public cemeteries for a very long time. #2 Then we move down into the Waikato to Hamilton City some 100 km away and it's two old [closed] public cemeteries Ham., East & Ham., West. It is now serviced by one large public Cemetery on the Cities Newstead boundary. On the Cities Cemetery web page, you will also find burials at nearby smaller cemeteries, either public owned, or in church yards.
In NZ I have found most Funeral Directors very approachable about their records, which for business reasons, usually have family or lawyer contact details, as well and the answers to the statutory required questions. In this PC world of today, be prepared to present your case as a genuine family researcher. In my case I’ve also been able to receive elusive details about two brothers who did not return from WWII. My research drew a blank, when I could find no next of kin. Possibly helped that I’ve done business with most of the Hamilton director’s through various family funerals.
- Alan.
