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:[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 :For volumes 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.
: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 Quibble Island Cemetery Chennai] April 29, 2014. Muthusamy's Photo Stream. </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.
:[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.
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