LIST 20 - BURIALS - ST PHILLIPS SYDNEY

 
 
There were 702 burials performed at St Phillips during this decade. There 
were on average about six burials every month. 
 
The information recorded for each burial is as follows:
 date
  family name
 Christian name
 age
 civil status at time of death
 year and ship of arrival
 comments
 reference number
 
The burials are listed in chronological order.
 
It should be pointed out that in the original register the only information 
recorded was; date, family name, Christian name and very occasionally a 
comment as to status or cause of death. Information in the register not recorded 
here is the name of the officiating minister.
 
For the colonial born their year of birth and parents names are recorded in 
the ship of arrival column.
 
The identities of 70% of the deceased have been found. Of those whose identities 
have not been found 56 were infants whose parents have not been identified, 
26 were seaman whose ship could not be located and 6 were convicts whose ship 
could not be located. 
 
In June 1801 two convicts from the 'Earl Cornwallis' were buried but were not 
named. 
 
The age at death has been able to be calculated in 283 (40%) cases.
 
The register sadly records that seven people died of drowning.
 
The sequential numbers for St Phillips Sydney ended at number 1231 in December 
1803. For some reason the number 1119 has been omitted. There were then no 
sequential numbers used in the register until the arrival of Rev. Cowper 
to administer to the parish in August 1809. A series of numbers have been 
added in this text starting with 3001 and ending with 3342. The Rev. Cowper's 
numbers commence with 5001. 
 
There were two duplicate burials in July 1802, James Smith and Edward Whelan. 
 
When Rev Marsden was responsible for both St Phillips and St Johns several 
burials were duplicated in both church registers, an example being Margaret 
Anderson who died in October 1803. When this happens entries are generally 
assigned to St Johns.
 
To locate an entry on this list; firstly an alphabetical search on the name 
would be made on List 19 using the code "SPS" from which the date of death 
would be retrieved, secondly using the appropriate date, the death would then 
be located on this list.

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