Mary BROTHERS 1862 NSW

[aus*jen]

Mary Brothers nee Jennings b. 1819 Ireland, arrived in Sydney with her mother and siblings in 1828.
She was a sister to my 2xgr.grandfather.  Mary married Johnson Brothers in 1836.  Mary died in  1862 in Cooks River, Parish of Petersham NSW.  Her death cert. states she was buried 27.8.1862 
in the Catholic burial ground.  After a search on Google I have found the Sandhills or Devonshire St.
cemetery had a Catholic burial ground.  This cemetery was closed and the graves removed in 1901
to make way for the Central railway station. 

The Biographical Database of Australia has an entry for Mary Brothers (attached) which refers
to 1901.  A $30 fee applies to read the entry, which may or may not be useful.  I note also that
State Records NSW has a partial index to the re-interments for Sandhills cemetery on reel.

My questions are:-

1.  Would the Catholic burial ground in Cooks River, Parish of Petersham, NSW refer to the
     Sandhills Cemetery in 1862?

2.  If so, are there any resources which list burials in this cemetery? Most likely there would
     be no headstone.

3.  How do I proceed to ascertain Mary's final resting place?

Regards,
Jen.
     
 

[majm]

nope 

Sandhills is definitely the one where Central Railway Station now stands. 


I will look up my resources

JM

[Jamjar]

She’s not listened here: http://austcemindex.com/cemetery?cemid=6098

Jamjar

[aus*jen]

Thankyou for your replies JM and Jamjar.

Jen.

[majm]

 Bunnerong Road Botany/La Perouse 

BROTHERS, Mary; Died: 26/08/1862; Religion: Roman Catholic; Transferred to La Perouse RC, Section: 4N, Plot: 28; 

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/sydneys-history/people-and-places/streets  Cook River Road (City Road ... !, so a tad and a short walk from Devonshire St Cemetery... but on land needed for the railway expansion, so re-burials occurred from there too)

JM

[aus*jen]

Thankyou JM for your swift reply your info. is much appreciated.  

Just to clarify please - was the transfer to La Perouse from the Devonshire Street cemetery?
I am not sure of the original place of burial on 27.8.1862.

Kind regards,
Jen.

[majm]

Interesting Question ... I am not sure,  my own resources have RC cemetery for Cooks River, nearer to Sydney Uni than Devonshire Street.   I have phoned my retired C of E clergy to ask for him to look through his papers to see if it is clearer there.   

City of Sydney have maps...  I have not yet downloaded any to search through though.

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/about-sydney/maps
and
http://atlas.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/

JM

[majm]

   and from phone a rellie   

http://www.stmaryserskineville.org.au/our-parish/history ... look for Macdonaldtown RC in Sands ... and also look for cemetery opposite Grose Farm (ie pre Sydney Uni)...

JM 

[majm]

...
The Biographical Database of Australia has an entry for Mary Brothers (attached) which refers
to 1901.  A $30 fee applies to read the entry, which may or may not be useful.  I note also that
State Records NSW has a partial index to the re-interments for Sandhills cemetery on reel.
....
   

I think the $30 is the annual subscription fee giving full access to all their databases...   
  https://www.bda-online.org.au/pricing/  and https://www.bda-online.org.au/sources/

JM