Christchurch Cemetery Records

Series

Identifier: CCC/ARC/S83

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

There may be some privacy restrictions on records relating to recent burials. Please contact Christchurch City Council Archives for more information.

Extent

423 Volumes

1 Boxes

1 Boxes (Oversized)

9 Files

26 Folders (A0 folders containing plot plans)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.