Cover image for Funeral Orders
Series:
Funeral Orders
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
13 Jun 1949
End Date:
28 Sep 1961
Creating Agency:
01 Jan 184201 Jan 1960
How to Use:
Copyright in all material assigned to the State Archivist.
Series notes:
Funeral Orders for Alex Clark and Son Ltd. Information includes: Died at (address), Date of Death, Name of Deceased, Town and Country of Birth, Usual Residence (address), Length of Residence in the Commonwealth, Sex, Age (Last Birthday), Name of Husband or Wife (if married), Name of Parents (Unmarried persons only), Rank or Profession (at time of death), Cemetery, Grave (new or re-opened), Age at (First) Marriage, Second Marriage, Number of Issue Living, Number of Issue Dead, Total Issue, Vehicles (for the funeral, ie a hearse), Doctor's Name, Cause of Death, Ordered by (usually Next of Kin) and their Address, Mercury (how many death notices published), Extras (death notices published in interstate newspapers) and Clergyman (officiating at the funeral).

These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
System of Arrangement:
Chronological.
Items: