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From: "Maureen Martin" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-TAS-SURNAMES] Launceston Charles St Cemetery - Visit
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:52:49 +1100
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Sorry Rade the Charles Street cemetery has been long gone.

Regards

Maureen Martin in Launceston


----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Cooke" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 6:04 PM
Subject: [AUS-TAS-SURNAMES] Launceston Charles St Cemetery - Visit


> Would some kind soul who lives in or close to Launceston and can visit the
Charles Street cemetery please check some graves for me.
>
> The TAMIOT gives these five entries (Name - Date died - Charles St
Cemetery Plot Location):
>
> George RANKIN - 3 Jan 1837 - LN05/0518-1
> Alexander RANKIN - 8 Sep 1877 - LN05/0518-2
> Esther RANKIN - 10 Jun 1852 - LN05/0518-3
> Elizabeth RANKIN - 2 Jun 1852 - LN05/0518-4
> Barbara RANKIN - 22 Sep 1877 - LN05/0518-5
>
> Alexander and Esther were married and the others are three of their six
children.
>
> The numbering system leads me to think that there is only one location and
thus possibly only one tombstone or monument. I would like to know.
>
> Eventually I would like to visit Launceston and see the above graves but
for now I would like to know if they actually exist, do they have tombstones
and what condition they are in (ie readable). Pictures would be nice but a
description would be very good.
>
> I live in Melbourne and willing to do something here in return for this
favour.
>
> Rade
>
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