Agency:
Carr Villa Memorial Park Cemetery
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1905
Description:
Carr Villa Memorial Park is owned and operated by the Launceston City Council. Originally the cemetery grounds were privately owned by the Knight family, and in the mid-1800s a small college and boarding school known as the Carr Villa Establishment for Young Ladies was based there.;;The State Government purchased the land in 1890 and vested it in the Launceston Municipal Council in 1901. A public burial ground known as Carr Villa was opened in 1905. The crematorium and chapel were built in 1938 and the first cremation was in February 1939.
Information Sources:
Launceston City Council website
Controlling Agencies:
Launceston City Council (TA122) | 01 Jan 1852 |
Related Agencies:
Charles Street Cemetery Company (NG3089) | 01 Jan 1841 | 31 Dec 1925 |
Series Created By Agency:
AF189 Epitaphs and Tombstone Inscriptions removed from Charles Street Cemetery | 01 Jan 1837 | 05 Dec 1925 |
AF201 Index to Burials at Charles Street Cemetery | 01 Jan 1902 | 31 Dec 1919 |
AF202 Index to Burials at Scotch Cemetery | 01 Jan 1902 | 31 Dec 1919 |
AF203 Index to Burials at the Catholic Cemetery, Glen Dhu | 01 Jan 1902 | 31 Dec 1919 |
NS3481 Scotch Cemetery Register | 20 Jan 1902 | 24 Mar 1919 |
AF276 Grave Payment and Cancellation Book | 01 Jan 1905 | 31 Dec 1960 |
AF158 Burial Registers | 01 Aug 1905 | 15 Aug 1979 |
AF160 Registers of Ground Purchased | 31 Aug 1905 | 01 Nov 1985 |
AF607 Burial Applications and Declarations | 01 Jan 1914 | 31 Dec 1925 |
AF167 Publications | 01 Jan 1928 | 31 Dec 1989 |
AF166 Correspondence and associated Papers | 14 Mar 1938 | 17 Dec 1968 |
AF159 Cremation Registers | 25 Feb 1939 | 15 Mar 1993 |
AF187 Register Containing Names on Graves at Charles Street Cemetery | 01 Jun 1945 | 30 Jun 1945 |
AF165 Cemetery Record Book | 01 Jan 1949 | 31 Dec 1959 |
AF281 Burial Fees Register | 02 May 1960 | 30 Jun 1978 |
AF282 Cremation Fees Register | 01 Aug 1961 | 29 Jun 1978 |
AF653 Annual Reports | 02 Jul 1986 | 07 Aug 1987 |