Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, New South Wales

Date: 1811 [unknown]
Location: 49 Clergy Road, Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia
Surnames/tags: Cemetery New_South_Wales

General Information

Cemetery name: Wilberforce Cemetery

Address: 49 Clergy Road, Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

GPS Coordinates: -33.5541164704918, 150.84248331994155 OpenStreetMap Google Maps

History

Wilberforce Cemetery was originally consecrated by the Church of England in 1811, the burial ground has also been used as a general cemetery since 1906 and includes persons of another, or no religious denomination.

The cemetery was administered by trustees until 27 February 1968 when responsibility was handed over to Colo Shire Council in accordance with the Local Government (Control of Cemeteries) Amendment Act, 1966.

In April 1977 the Colo Shire Engineer Mr Owen Earle, commented on the generally confused state of the cemetery. A plan for the cemetery with new plots and new row numbers was drawn up by Council and Mr Earle recommended that a new register be commenced for the new sections and a similar register be drawn up for the existing sections. Council’s intention was to further develop new plots for the cemetery and undertake a landscaping project. The plans were only partially carried out including two columbaria. The register for the new sections and several plans are held by Hawkesbury City Council, Windsor.

More Information

• Australian Cemetery Index
• Find a Grave
• Billion Graves
• Hawkesbury on the Net - Wilberforce Cemetery List
• Hawkesbury People and Places - Wilberforce Cemetery

References

• This is part of the Australian Cemeteries Project.