Comments on: Dunedin Cemetery Records Online https://geneageek.com/dunedin-cemetery-records-online/ Genealogy, genealogy, genealogy. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Rosiebinns https://geneageek.com/dunedin-cemetery-records-online/#comment-40 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:05:16 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/dunedin-cemetery-records-online/#comment-40 Various death records can be a plentiful source of information about an ancestor's life. Usually you can find the date, place and often, the cause of death. The records may give the ancestor's previous address, how long they had lived in the area, their birth date and place, their occupation, and frequently the names of other relatives – both living at that time and those that had preceded them in death.

Death related records may contain the maiden name of women relatives including the ancestor's wife or mother. You may also find information about other relatives that were buried close to your ancestor. If siblings were born and then died – between census years, the gravestones in a cemetery may be the only way you would discover their existence. Once you have that information, more searching of vital records may give a clearer picture of life events of these relatives. Tombstones also often contain references to the individual's membership in various fraternal societies, military services, occupations and religious affiliations.

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