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Manly Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Sydney still in use. It is situated in Griffiths Street, Manly. The cemetery is divided into three sections, namely Church of England, Roman Catholic and General (i.e. other denominations). It was consecrated as a burial ground in 1865, and although burials now only take place in plots purchased years ago, ashes may still be placed in the Columbarium.
It was set apart officially by the Government in 1872 although some of the burials pre-date this time. Soon after Trustees were appointed to manage the cemetery and did so until 1969 when the administration was passed to Manly Council.
In January 2000 a columbarium was built by Manly Council at the cemetery. 144 niches were available for sale in the first stage wall of the columbarium with three more stages planned.
Burial Registers for the three sections of the Cemetery are held in Manly Council’s strong-room, and may be consulted in Manly Library Local Studies room on microfilm.
The names recorded in the handwritten Burial Registers have been transcribed, sometimes with difficulty, particularly in the case of the Church of England volume which is in places almost indecipherable. Click on the documents below to view the names. For the Roman Catholic and General sections, information given may include some or all of: plot number, name and address of person who purchased the plot, name and last address of person buried, age, and date of burial (not date of death). For the Church of England section, less information is given: date of burial, plot number, name of person. To check if there is additional detail available for a Church of England burial please contact the Local Studies Librarian: this information may be added to the website at some time in the future.
Click on the link to access the lists.
Grave Register Cof E by name - 1,531 KB Grave Register Mixed Denomination Pt 1 - 2,203 KB
Grave Register Mixed Denomination Pt 2 - 1,377 KB Grave Register Mixed Denomination Pt 3 - 1,306 KB
Grave Register Roman Catholic - 452 KB
A majority of plots in the Cemetery have headstones. The attached maps give an indication of which plots have headstones, and should help in the location of particular plots.
Click on the link to download the maps.
Cemetery Overall Plan - 949 KB Cemetery Plots A B C CC - 1934 KB
Cemetery Plots D E F HH - 890 KB Cemetery Plots G R - 956 KB Cemetery Plots H W - 1,081 KB
Cemetery Plots J K KK L W WW - 994 KB Cemetery Plots N P PP Q - 816 KB
Cemetery Plots S T - 757 KB Cemetery Plots U X - 903 KB
Cemetery Plots Y YY Z - 894 KB Cemetery Plots Z ZZ - 870 KB
Terry Metherell of the Manly, Warringah and Pittwater Historical Society, with assistance from members of the Ivanhoe Park Precinct Committee and the Local Studies Librarian, has compiled two Cemetery Walks, one for adults and one for children, which highlight some of the most interesting graves.
Click on the link to download the leaflets.
Cemetery_Walk_adult.pdf
Cemetery_walk_children.pdf
last updated 03/2009