South Africa, Johannesburg—Cemetery Records, 1840–2019 [Part B] [M3GP-3WT]

Mary Louise Lillian

I am indexing this batch of cemetery records. What do you think I should put for the burial year?

Here is the batch: South Africa, Johannesburg—Cemetery Records, 1840–2019 [Part B][M3GP-3WT]

erutherford

From the lovely purple question mark next to burial year:

If only a 2-digit number was recorded, you can sometimes determine the first 2 digits of the 4-digit year from other information, such as the project dates or other contextual information on the image.

Because this Project covers 180 years, leave the two digit number as is only if you can find its partner.

Mary Louise Lillian

I have found one of the people (104 years old!) in another record on a FamilySearch search. Her burial year is 1959. But I have not found a 4 digit year in either of the images in this batch or on neighboring images using split screen/reference images.

Bagwell, Eli Michael

I have the same question. The batch covers 1840-2019, so how do I know if the death year of '98 is 1898 or 1998?

Nolene Lossau

A little bit of history for indexers of these Johannesburg Cemetery records.

Johannesburg was only "founded" in 1886 when gold was discovered in the area so there will be no burials prior to that year.

Some dates that some cemeteries were opened are:

Johannesburg Cemetery: 1886 (closed in 1890)

Braamfontein Cemetery: 1888

Private Cemeteries - Alberts Farm, Bezuidenhout Valley - cir 1888

New Roodepoort Cemetery: cir 1899

Kliprivierberg Cemetery: cir 1900

Brixton Cemetery: 1912

Brixton crematorium: 1918

Nancefield Cemetery (Soweto): 1920

Doornkop Cemetery: 1930s

Braamfontein Crematorium: 1932

Newclare Cemetery: 1934

West Park Cemetery: 1942

Avalon Cemetery: 1972

Waterval Cemetery: 2006

Diepsloot Cemetery: 2007

Knowing these dates may assist indexers to determine the 4 digit Year of the burials.