Christchurch Cemetery Records
Scope and Contents
Records including cemetery registers, plot plans, interment registers, cemetery committee minute books and memorial books for cemeteries in the Christchurch area including:
Addington Cemetery 1858-1951
Barbadoes 1851-1912 (Church of England)
Linwood and Bromley 1884-1978
Heathcote 1867-1969
Sydenham 1896-2011
Waimairi 1911-1991
Ruru Lawn 1941-1973
Yaldhurst 1887-2001
Belfast 1904-1988
Avonhead Park 1982-1999
Memorial Park 1954-2020
N.B. majority of our Barbadoes content covers Church of England only. See Methodist Archives ‘Barbadoes Street Cemetery Dissenters’ Section – Index to interments 1872-1905’ for details of their Dissenter burials. Records for the Catholic Section of the Cemetery prior to 1917 have not suvived as part of the CCC Archives collection.
Some of the plot plans in this series are photocopies of original plans. The originials appear to have not survived.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-2020
Creator
- Christchurch City Council (November 1862-Present) (Organization)
- Sydenham Borough Council (1887-1903) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Some items in this series are restricted access.
This restriction has been put in place in accordance with guidance from Archives New Zealand. For more information contact Christchurch City Council Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
The use of some items in this series is restricted due to the fragility of the content.
Contact Christchurch City Council Archives for more information on how to access this material.
Extent
423 Volumes
1 Boxes
1 Boxes (Oversized)
9 Files
26 Folders (A0 folders containing plot plans)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Plot plans for a number of cemeteries and some registers from Barbadoes Street Cemetery have been digitised and are available online via Canterbury Stories.
See external documents for more information.
Former Identifiers
CH352; CH514; CH682; CCC/ARC/22-005; CCC/ARC/22-009; CCC/ARC/23-005; CCC/ARC/23-006; CCC/ARC/400
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Council Archive Collection Repository