Shortland Cemetery
Also known as Thames Cemetery
Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand
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Six acres of land was donated by James Mackay and Chief Taipari, used as a Cemetery c1869.
First 80 approx. internments were not recorded. Burial records kept from c1870 were included in Tararu Cemetery Burial records. First complete burial records for Shortland Cemetery only began dated 5th August 1883.
Copies of these burial records/sextons books are available to view at The Treasury, 705 Queen Street, Thames, New Zealand. Thames Coromandel Council Online records are available , But please note due to transcribing from original records there may be a few errors in spelling or dates.
Burials generally no longer occur at the cemetery. Some ashes burials have been approved up until the 2000's.
Six acres of land was donated by James Mackay and Chief Taipari, used as a Cemetery c1869.
First 80 approx. internments were not recorded. Burial records kept from c1870 were included in Tararu Cemetery Burial records. First complete burial records for Shortland Cemetery only began dated 5th August 1883.
Copies of these burial records/sextons books are available to view at The Treasury, 705 Queen Street, Thames, New Zealand. Thames Coromandel Council Online records are available , But please note due to transcribing from original records there may be a few errors in spelling or dates.
Burials generally no longer occur at the cemetery. Some ashes burials have been approved up until the 2000's.
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- Added: 21 Mar 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2298534
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