FIRST - Cemetery in Fremantle , Western Australia
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S 32° 03.549 E 115° 45.191
50H E 382302 N 6452328
The site of the first Fremantle Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMNN0V
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 04/06/2015
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The Alma St cemetery was consecrated in 1831 although it was not proclaimed until 27th August 1847. The first recorded burial was on the 3rd April 1831 for John Livesay a boatswain who died of Scurvy aged 32. The oldest surviving headstone was of Ann Morrell who died on the 8th Oct 1832,all the bodies were re-interred at Fremantle Cemetery after the cemetery was closed in 1855 and in 1895 the site was transformed into a park. In 1961 the land became the home of the South Terrace School, which is now known as the Fremantle Primary School. In December 2001 a heritage garden was established on Brennan St behind the school and seven headstones were returned to the site.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1831
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