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==Notes==
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*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2009-11/1258445224 thread] is about the [[Fort William]] burial ground. The 'new' burial ground is part of the military base and is closed to the public. 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.
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*5 [[Chinese]] Cemeteries
Burial grounds were also located at [[Dum Dum]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Serampore]], [[Chandernagore]], [[Chinsurah]], [[Bandel]] and [[Howrah]] (epitaphs from which are represented in ''The Bengal Obituary'' - see Notes below).
==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 [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2009-11/1258770329 Kolkata research] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 21 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2015. The original advice was from Dr John Roberts.</ref> The ‘new burial ground is part of the military base and is closed to the public.<ref>Murphy, Sylvia [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2009-11/1258498545 Kolkata research] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 18 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2015</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.<ref>''Municipal Calcutta'' by SW Goode 1916, available to read online, computer page 261, on the Digital Library of India website. Refer [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more details about this site.</ref> The [http://www.christianburialboardkolkata.com/statistics.html Mini Cemetery with a closed Gas Crematorium] (150 graves) is now under the control of the Christian Burial Board, Kolkata
==Maps of Calcutta==
For location of the cemeteries see [[Calcutta#Maps|Calcutta - Maps]], where a number of maps produced at different dates are available.
==Records==
The BACSA British Library archive catalogue is now available online at the BACSA website. Under [http://www.bacsa.org.uk/?page_id=697 BACSA Cemetery files] select Calcutta and West Bengal.
== External links ==
*[http://www.christianburialboardkolkata.com/home.html Christian Burial Board, Kolkata]
**St Johns Church Black Hole Memorial.
**St Pauls Cathedral.
*[http://www.indianjews.org/english/?page_id=192 Kolkata (Calcutta) Jewish Cemetery] from [http://www.indianjews.org/english Indian Jewish Heritage Center] Israel including
**[http://www.indianjews.org/english/?page_id=194 A Historical Review of the Calcutta Jewish Cemetery] The Oseh Haised Board also maintained the Jewish cemetery in Darjeeling.
