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*:The Cemetery was formed in 1903 and is maintained by the Madras Cemeteries Board.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201121014619/http://muthusamyphotostream.blogspot.com/2014/04/qubble-island-cemetery-chennai.html Qubble Quibble Island Cemetery, Chennai] April 29 April , 2014. Formed in 1903, it is maintained by the Madras Cemeteries Board. Muthusamy's Photo Stream. Retrieved 9 January 2015</ref> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20030818051542/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/30/stories/2002093000180300.htm "Will Chennai's Jews be there?"] by S. Muthiah Sep 30, 2002 ''The Hindu'', archived. Includes mention of a Jewish cemetery in a corner of the larger cemetery off Lloyd's Road.
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→St Mary's Church
The headstones of St Mary's, [[Fort St George]] have been removed from their original locations, but can still be viewed around the church. All the headstones have been transcribed and are listed in a booklet entitled 'A Walk Around St Mary's'. Only the very earliest burials took place here, as the churchyard quickly filled up. Once St Mary's was full, the British Cemetery was opened.
*Photographs of 28 gravestones collected and placed nearby St. Mary's Church in the 'Guava Garden' can be viewed via [httpshttp://searchfibis.fibisourarchives.org/frontisonline/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=2242&s_id=231 the FIBIS database].
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n253/mode/1up "Monuments in the Old St Mary’s Cemetery"] page 189 from ''Fort St. George, Madras; a short history of our first possession in India'' by Fanny Emily Penny 1900 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/st-marys-madras-malden-1905/page/n5/mode/2up ''A Hand Book to St. Mary's Church, Fort St. George, Madras. With a Description of Its Monuments and Other Objects of Interest''] by the Rev. Charles Herbert Malden 1905. Archive.org. Also available [https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt7luQ7#book1/ Tamil Virtual Library], where the title is catalogued as ''A Hand book to St. Mary's Church : with a description of its monuments and other objects of interest with illustrations and a plan''. Also available [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JTYzBxLteC4C Google Books].
*[http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/600026581.pdf ''Facsimiles of Tombstones etc Connected with St Marys Church Fort St George Madras''] Revenue Survey Dept Madras 1880. Oxford University Digital file.
:[https://archive.org/stream/facsimilestombs00marygoog#page/n4/mode/2up Archive.org version]. Note, illustrations in the first file are superior, even though both files are supposed to be from the same source.
*At the [[British Library]], Official Publications: Church Registers IOR/V/27/73 gives details of the four volumes of the book ''List of burials at Madras compiled from the register of St. Mary’s Church, Fort St. George'' by C.H. Malden, for the period 1680-1900, published 1903-05, these being for the years 1680-1746; 1749-1800; 1801-1850 and 1851-1900. Also available as Shelfmark OIR 929.5 open access , where the four volumes are bound in one. One volume is :All four volumes are available online, see [[Cemeteries#Inscriptions in online books|Cemeteries - Inscriptions in online books]].:*[https://web.archive.org/detailsweb/in20110220130312/http://www.govans.igncacom.22732au/~rampais/genelogy/india/indexes/pagecemetery.htm Cemetery Index for St Mary’s, Fort St George, Madras City] transcribed from FamilySearch/n3 LDS film number 0795967. Rampais website, archived. This film number is a film of the book ''List of Burials at inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras (in St. Mary’s Cemetery) from 1801 to 1850possessing historical or archaeological interest''by J J Cotton, revised edition 1945, which is available online, see [[Cemeteries#Inscriptions in online books|Cemeteries - Inscriptions in online books]] by the Rev C H Malden 1904 Archivefor both editions.org
*[http://www.gravefindings.com/st-marys-chennai/st-marys-church/ Memorials in St Mary's Church] gravefindings.com
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200426083258/http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/departments/health/burialGrounds.htm Burial Grounds: List Of Corporation and Private Burial Grounds] Corporation of Chennai, archived as at 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2015
*[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article388136.ece '"Nostalgia at Quibble island cemetery"] by Shilpa Krishnan 26th April 2011. ''The New Indian Express''. This cemetery is located on a river island, formed by the Adyar River and its tributary and is situated at MRC Nagar on the DGS Dhinakaran road.
:[http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-40221002 "Uncovering a story of ill-fated romance and tragic death"] by Andrew Whitehead 11 June 2017. BBC News Magazine. The Jewish cemetery "tucked away on a busy market street not far from Marina beach, with stalls obscuring the entrance". Includes photographs.
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/theres-little-resting-space-for-the-dead-in-chennai/article7667655.ece "There's little resting space for the dead in Chennai] by K. Lakshmi September 19, 2015 ''The Hindu''. Includes mention of the Madras Cemeteries Board (MCB) Trust and its cemeteries.
===Historical Books Onlinebooks online===*See [https://archive.org/details/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol1Cotton ''List of [Cemeteries#Inscriptions in online books|Cemeteries - Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras Vol 1''online books]] by J J Cotton pub 1945. archive.org.
== References ==
[[Category:Cemeteries]]
