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Transfers from Devonshire Street cemetery
"Remains and stonework were transferred from the Sydney Burial Ground in 1901 to [many] cemeteries. In a number of cases the remains were moved to a different denominational cemetery to that from which they came. In some cases remains went to a different cemetery to where the stonework was relocated." — Sydney Burial Ground 1819 to 1901 by Keith A Johnson and Malcolm R Sainty, Library of Australian History, Sydney, 2001, page 324.
A list of cemeteries and denominations within those cemeteries, is provided below.
NSW State Archives and Records provides details of reinterments at their "Devonshire Street Cemetery Reinterment Index" internet page.
Transfers to Devonshire Street cemetery
The Old Sydney Burial Ground, Sydney's first official cemetery, is where Sydney Town Hall now stands. By 1820 it was full. When Devonshire Street cemetery was opened some vaults and graves in the old cemetery were opened and the corpses and sepulchre deposited in the new burial ground. I have not seen a list of the names of the people who were reinterred. The story of the old cemetery is online at the Old Sydney burial ground internet page. William Roberts, who arrived as a free man on the Neptune in 1790, died 13 September 1819 and was buried in the old burial ground. He was moved to Devonshire Street Cemetery and his was the second burial there.
List of Cemeteries to which remains and stonework were transferred
Bal.CE Balmain, Church of England. BaI.RC Balmain, Roman Catholic. Bal.Bap Balmain, Baptist. Bal.Cong Balmain, Congregational. Bal.Pres Balmain, Presbyterian. Bank.RC Bankstown, Roman Catholic. Bot.Gdns Botanical Gardens (City). Bot.Pres Botany, Presbyterian. Bot.RC Botany, Roman Catholic. Bunn Bunnerong. C.town Campbelltown. Camp.CE Camperdown, Church of England. Camp.RC Camperdown, Roman Catholic (Petersham?) Chats.RC Chatswood, Roman Catholic (Our Lady of Dolours). CHiliWes Castle Hill, Wesleyan (West Pennant Hills). Coot.RC Cootamundra, Roman Catholic. EbnzrPres Ebenezer Presbyterian. FofM.Pres Field of Mars, Presbyterian (Ryde). FofM.RC Field of Mars, Roman Catholic (Ryde). GHiIICE Gore Hill, Church of England (St.Leonards). GHiIIRC Gore Hill, Roman Catholic (St.Leonards). GHillCong Gore Hill, Congregational (St.Leonards). GHillPres Gore Hill, Presbyterian (St.Leonards). Gord.Pres Gordon, Presbyterian (Gore Hill St.Leonards ?). GouI.RC Goulburn, Roman Catholic. Kin.CE Kincumber, Church of England (Central Coast). LBay.CE Long Bay, Church of England. LBay.Pres Long Bay, Presbyterian. LPCE La Perouse, Church of England (Bunnerong). LPCong La Perouse, Congregational (Bunnerong). LPJew La Perouse, Jewish (Bunnerong). LpooICE Liverpool, Church of England. LpoolWes Liverpool, Wesleyan. LPPres La Perouse, Presbyterian (Bunnerong). LPRC La Perouse, Roman Catholic (Bunnerong). LPSoF La Perouse, Society of Friends (Bunnerong). LPWes La Perouse, Wesleyan (Bunnerong). ManlyCE Manly, Church of England. Parra.Bap Parramatta, Baptist. Pat.RC Pattersons Plains Cemetery. Peter.RC Petersham, Roman Catholic. Pymb.CE Pymble, Church of England (St.John's, Gordon). Rand .Gen Randwick, General. Rand.CE Randwick, Church of England (St.Jude's). Roo k.Wes Rookwood, Wesleyan. Rook.CE Rookwood, Church of England. Rook.Cong Rookwood, Congregational. Rook.Gen Rookwood, General. Rook.Ind Rookwood, Independent. Rook.Jew Rookwood, Jewish. Rook.Pres Rookwood, Presbyterian. Rook.RC Rookwood, Roman Catholic. RydeRC Ryde, Roman Catholic. St.Jude.CE St.Jude's, Church of England (Randwick). St.JudeWes St.Jude's, Wesleyan (part of above?). St.Leo.CE St.Leonards Church of England (Gore Hill). St.MaryRCC St.Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral. St.Thos.CENS St.Thomas, Church of England (North Sydney). St.ThosNS St.Thomas, North Sydney. StAnRy.CE St.Anne's, Church of England (Ryde). StChasRy St.Charles, Roman Catholic (Ryde). Sth.Hd.CE South Head, Church of England. Sth.Hd.Gen South Head, General. Sth.Hd.New South Head, New Cemetery. Sth.Hd.RC South Head, Roman Catholic. SthHdPres South Head, Presbyterian. StThoNS.Prs St.Thomas, North Sydney (Presbyterian section). StThosCong St.Thomas, North Sydney (Congregational section). SuthldPes Sutherland, Presbyterian (Woronora). SuthldRC Sutherland, Roman Catholic (Woronora). SuthldWes Sutherland, Wesleyan (Woronora). Unan.CE Unanderra, Church of England. Wave.CE Waverley, Church of England. Wave.Cong Waverley, Congregational. Wave.Gen Waverley, General. Wave.Pres Waverley, Presbyterian. Wave.RC Waverley, Roman Catholic. Woron.Pres Woronora, Presbyterian. Woron.RC Woronora, Roman Catholic. Woron.RC Woronora, Roman Catholic. Woron.Wes Woronora, Wesleyan.