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==Fort William Burial Ground==
As a result of new construction in the Fort in the 1880s, the ‘old’ burial ground is no longer in existence, and some of the headstones were moved and are now mounted on the walls at South Park Cemetery. <ref>Evers, Maureen [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/india.rootsweb.com/2009-11thread/2240541/1258770329 Kolkata research] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 21 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 201525 October 2018. The original advice was from Dr John Roberts, co-author of ''Malabar Christian Memorials at Cannanore, Tellicherry and Mahe 1723-1990'' and ''Nilgiri Hills Christian Memorials 1822-2006'', who has researched in Calcutta.</ref> The ‘new' burial ground is part of the military base and is closed to the public.<ref>Murphy, Sylvia [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/india.rootsweb.com/thread/2009-112240456/1258498545 Kolkata research] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 18 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 201525 October 2018.</ref>
These burial grounds are different burial grounds to those at Bhowanipore Cemetery, the old (separate) part of which is known as the Military Burial Ground.
==Crematorium==
A crematorium was erected in Calcutta in 1903, situated to the east of the Circular Road Cemetery. There was provision for the erection of a monument not exceeding 2 feet by 2 feet. It was intended mainly for the use of Europeans, Anglo- Indians and Indians who had adopted a European style of living. (More details.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.33547/page/n260 Page 222] ''Municipal Calcutta'' by SW Goode 1916. Archive.org, available to read online, computer page 261, on the Digital Public Library of India website. Refer [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more details about this siteCollection.</ref> )
The crematorium was built by a French company Toisoul Fradet & Co. based in Paris, which specialised in crematoriums,<ref>[https://indianvagabond.com/2015/11/21/a-french-crematorium-for-the-christians-and-brahmos-of-calcutta/ "A French Crematorium for the Christians and Brahmos of Calcutta"] by Subhadip Mukherjee November 21, 2015 indianvagabond.com.</ref> and continued operating until the early 1980s, when erratic gas supply caused it to close.<ref>[https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/gas-crematorium-crematorium-street-kolkata/ Gas Crematorium: Crematorium Street, Behind Lower Circular Road Cemetery, Kolkata] by Rangan Datta December 9, 2015 rangandatta.wordpress.com.</ref>
*Online [http://sephardiclibrary.org/genealogy.html Calcutta Jewish grave records] National Sephardic Library, American Sephardi Federation
*[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/92010/CALCUTTA%20(BHOWANIPORE)%20CEMETERY,%20KOLKATA Inscriptions from Bhowanipore Cemetery, Kolkata] Over 700 names from Commonwealth War Graves Commission. cwgc.org
*[http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/buried-history-112060300010_1.html Buried history] by Shine Jacob Kolkata June 3, 2012 business-standard.com. Calcutta cemeteries. Includes advice that the [http://www.eict.org.in/tiki-index.php East India Charitable Trust] answers queries about Bhowanipore Cemetery in respect of the section they manage.(not War Graves) (Note: this function is not mentioned on the EICT website, although it is stated the Trust is actively associated with the [[BACSA|British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA)]]. Select “Contact Us” in the EICT website for contact details). (In 2005 it was advised the Bhowanipore Cemetery was maintained by APHCI, the Association for the Preservation of Historical Cemeteries in India, the sister organisation of BACSA), with contact details given.<ref>Kendall, John [httphttps://archiverlists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thhyperkitty/readlist/india.rootsweb.com/thread/2005-106410770/1129990944 "preserving Fort William Cemetery record"] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 22 October 2005. Retrieved 4 September 201425 October 2018.</ref>)
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