History
Genealogy + records
Hollowmere's records go back to the first burial in 1847, and most are in the hand of the same careful schoolmistress. Here is what we have and how to use it.
Start here
Search the register first
Most questions can be answered in a few minutes with the online register.
Research tips
- Try every spelling you can think of: Mc, Mac and M' were used freely.
- Before 1880, women were often entered as "wife of" with no first name.
- Infants were sometimes recorded only by surname, or as "child of."
- A grave with no stone may still be on a lot card. Ask us.
What's in the archive
Burial registers
1847 – today
Every interment, with date, age and, before 1880, often the cause of death. 1847 to 1960 is searchable online.
Lot cards
1871 – today
Who bought each grave, who is in it and who holds the rights now. The key to finding unmarked family graves.
Sexton's daybooks
1868 – 1949
Daily notes on digging, weather and visitors. Wonderful for colour, hard to search.
Kaye glass-plate photographs
1888 – 1938
Copies of Eleanor Kaye's cemetery photographs, showing many stones before weathering.
Monument applications
1935 – today
Drawings and inscriptions submitted for approval, including Wiśniewski Monument Works orders.
King Street churchyard transfers
1851
The 91 burials moved from the old churchyard, with what was legible on each stone.
Free
Online register
$25
Staff search, up to 3 names
$10 each
Photo of a stone
$35
Certified interment record
Visit the records room in person on Wednesdays, 10 am to 3 pm, by appointment. Free for members.
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Ask our volunteers
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