St John's Cemetery, Parramatta, and St Philip Churchyard burials NSW

[Neil Todd]

Was Johnson the only Chaplain? If so he was a very busy boy. Seems an awful lot of Christenings and Burials, dont think there were any marriages until 93 though.

No wonder I couldn't find that 1791 burial with that transcription and I did try a lot of variations.

Neil

[majm]

First marriages Feb 1788 ! 

[majm]

Neil, 

You need to consider that many of the ECR records are in fact duplicating each other, in some instances the one event was recorded in four different sets of records.  In other instances NO record was made at all.  And each time a record was made there's spelling errors as a minimum to be considered. 

The NSW baptism of one of my grandmothers (several "g"s removed ! and pre 1800) is indexed FOUR times, and yet her younger sibling's baptism is not indexed at all. ! 

Very hit and miss, but when there is an ECR record, the Official Transcript is the better option in my view, UNLESS of course the OP can get to the NSW State Library and look at their copy of the image.  HOWEVER, the NSW SL does not permit you to take a photo/copy of the image......

Cheers,  JM

[Dundee]

Interesting article:

One was erected in February, 1793, by the Judge-Advocate-to-be, Richard Atkins, to Sarah Buckrel: "as a testymonial of regard he bore for her when living."

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52260284

Debra 

[Neil Todd]

"Interesting"  From the article that Debra cites. One passage. " In the beginning there were no records of burials, and no Headstones. This was just a Paddock, part of the Churches Glebe lands."

Amazing that there is a headstone from 1793 to Sara Ann Bockerah.

Neil

[gmc4404]

St John's is a lovely old cemetery to have a look around.
First went there on a primary school excursion when we were looking at Australian history.

It is just up the road from my office so if you need a better transcription i can wander up and have a look in the next day or so.

Greg

[mwkelly]

Ann Sarah BOCKERAH was buried 21 Feb 1793 St John's, Cemetery Parramatta. Her name is on the burial register I have.

Her grave & headstone still exist but it has transcription errors owing to the difficulty that the photographer had reading it.

You can view a photo of it here:

http://austcemindex.com/inscription.php?id=8629875

Thank you very much

[mwkelly]

St John's is a lovely old cemetery to have a look around.
First went there on a primary school excursion when we were looking at Australian history.

It is just up the road from my office so if you need a better transcription i can wander up and have a look in the next day or so.

Greg

Hi Greg that would simply be amazing if you can do that. Cheers Murray Kelly of Hamilton, NZ

[gmc4404]

Hi Murray

I went up to St John's this morning and the grave is very easy to find - it is an altar style monument.   Unfortunately as the inscription is on the top it has been badly degraded by weather but i did take some further pictures to the one available online in the cemetery index.

All you can really make out now is the start of the word "Sarah"

I walked back via the heritage centre in Parramatta and asked them the question - they have a book with complete transcriptions produced some 30 years ago and description of the monument.

I have taken a photocopy of the relevant page.

If you want to PM me your email address i can get the images to you.

Regards
Greg