WCC, Bolton Street Cemetery Motorway Extension records

Descriptive Data

Archives Identifier00244Date RangeCirca 1965-1972DescriptionThis series consists of a collection of material relating to the Motorway project. The development of the Urban Motorway into Wellington in the 1960s created major changes at the Bolton and Sydney Street Cemetery. Material in this series relates to the process of identification and disinterment of human remains and identifies known burials which were disturbed. Some material was created by the Wellington City Council [Design Branch and Cemetery] and some originated with the Ministry of Works but is kept here as an aid to researchers. The series includes the following: Authorisation forms nominating options for disposal of remains from graves in Sydney and Bolton Streets cemetery disturbed by motorway. Information includes name, address and telephone number of person responsible, location of grave and option chosen, letters from descendants and occasional photograph of headstones. See form from Mr Stidolph for vivid quote protesting the move. Note: Much of this material relates to TC file 00001, 7/202, and forms and letters from former TC Bins (Town Clerk's miscellaneous) have been integrated with Sexton papers to create one complete set of information. Specification for contract No 2/1003 for disinterment of bodies from graves affected by the motorway extension. Diary kept by H Johnson noting daily statistics of disinterments, reinterments, cremations, provision of new caskets, ashes, site activity and graves opened, in date order. Lists of interments in areas affected by the motorway project created by WCC Dept of Works and Planning Design Branch. Alphabetical sequence of names of burials and/or descendants, acting as a sort of index, with additional letters, etc.Quantity (Linear Metres)0.25MediumFileSystem of ArrangementVariousCollection TypeWellington City Council

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List of graves disinterred from Bolton Street Cemetery for the Motorway

Alphabetical list of interments in areas affected by the motorway project created by Wellington City Council Department of Works and Planning Design Branch

Authorisation forms nominating options for disposal of remains from graves in Sydney and Bolton Streets cemetery disturbed by motorway, 1967-1968

Diary of Disinterments and list of headstones removed from the graves, P J E Shotter, City Sexton

Plot list (alphabetical, by name)

Alphabetical files - by burial and/or descendant name, A-G

Alphabetical files - by burial and/or descendant name, H-N

Alphabetical files - by burial and/or descendant name, P-Z

Specification for Contract No 2/1003 for disinterment of bodies from graves affected by the motorway extension

Plot list (by path)

Authorisation forms nominating options for disposal of remains from graves in Sydney and Bolton Streets cemetery disturbed by motorway, 1967-1968

Authorisation forms nominating options for disposal of remains from graves in Sydney and Bolton Streets cemetery disturbed by motorway, Circa 1965-Circa 1979

Bolton Street Cemetery Contract Disinterment of Human Remains Diary, H Johnson

Notebook from City Engineer's Department containing daily statistics of disinterments, reinterments, cremations, provision of new caskets, ashes carried out, 15 November 1968-August 1969

Access Information

Restriction StatusOpen

Related Agencies

Controlling/Creating AgencyWellington City CorporationRelationship Date Range1870-

Administrative Data

Described ByTrove 2019Date of Description30/5/2019Registration StandardDraftReferencesRevised and original material from TC Bins (re file 7/202) added.Additional NotesAcquisition notes: Useful information about the Bolton and Sydney Street Cemeteries may also be found in cemetery correspondence series 00241, 00253, 00254 and 00255.

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WCC, Bolton Street Cemetery Motorway Extension records