Source Information

Ancestry.com. Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data:

Burial and crematorium internment records. Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa.

About Cape Town, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery Records, 1888-1959

This collection consists of cemetery and crematorium internment records for Maitland Cemetery in Cape Town, South Africa. Information provided in burial registers varies, but typically includes name, date and location of burial, date of death, age and/or date of birth, religious denomination, and the name of the minister who performed the burial service. In some cases, the names of parents or spouses are listed as well. For cremations, additional details are often available such as gender, occupation, where death occurred or was registered, residence at death, name and address of cremation applicant, and details on what happened to the deceased's remains.

Note: Images of the original records are provided as available, but some pages are damaged or missing, particularly for later years in the collection.