WCC, Registers of Cremation, Karori Cemetery (Sexton's set)

Descriptive Data

Archives Identifier00778Date Range1909-2023DescriptionThis series consists of cremation registers for Karori Cemetery, from the date of the first cremations. This was also the first crematorium in New Zealand, and early cremations also include people who died in other parts of New Zealand where there were no cremation facilities.

Information includes name, sex, age, date and place of death, date of medical referee's certificate, date of cremation, method and date of disposal of ashes [including interment and niche numbers] and if the ashes were given to relatives, the name of that person.

Entries are arranged in numerical order of application for cremation. This numbering system is also used for the Authority to Cremate forms (see Series 00239).Quantity (Linear Metres)2.25MediumBound VolumeSystem of ArrangementchronologicalExternal LinksKarori Cemetery websiteCollection TypeWellington City Council

Register of Cremation, Karori Cemetery, 1909-1942

Register of Cremation, Karori Cemetery, 1942-1951

Register of Cremation, Karori Cemetery, 1951-1960

Register of Cremation, Karori Cemetery, 1960-1969

Register of Cremation, Karori Cemetery, 1980-1985

Register of Cremation, Karori Cemetery, 1985-1989

Register of Cremation, Karori Cemetery, 1990-2013

Series

WCC, Karori Cemetery Indexes to Cremation Registers

Access Information

Restriction StatusOpen

Related Agencies

Controlling or Creating AgencyKarori CemeteryRelationship Date Range1892-

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WCC, Registers of Cremation, Karori Cemetery (Sexton's set)