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Springvale Botanical Cemetery AKA Springvale Botanical Gardens AKA Springvale Cemetery AKA Springvale Crematorium 600 Princes Highway, Springvale, Victoria, Australia Phone (03) 8558 8278 Email sbc@smct.org.au Website has a great deceased search website. The cemetery is huge so make sure you know where you are going before you leave. A map is essential. There is one on the website or you can get from the office. Hank, his wife Betty and son Victor all have plaques at this family rock Eucalyptus (Garden 1) Family Rock 28 Photo taken by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan 22/08/2017 Swaan, Hendrik “Hank” Joannes Willem Swaan (58)          died 7 th Jan 1988 / 6239                                        As per Ryerson index – death notice – The Age 12/1/1988               ...

Melbourne General Cemetery College Crescent, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Phone (03) 9349 3014 Although these records are not online the staff are friendly and very helpful. Email mgc@smct.org.au Both photos taken by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan 09/09/2012 The first grave is located at Church of England, Compartment O, Grave 190 This grave holds Joseph Birtwistle, his first wife Mary Ann and his second wife Annie Maria. It also holds his son (with Annie) Elton who died at 7 months of age from Gastro-enteritis and asthemuia and his sister-in-law (sister of Annie) Isabella Rundle. Birtwistle, Joseph (71)                               died 21 st Nov 1899 / 4865                Birtwistle (Boyd), Mary Ann (37)             died 23 rd Feb 1875 / 3168    Birtwistle (Allen), Annie Maria (82)       ...

Kew Cemetery AKA Boroondara Cemetery High Street, Kew, Victoria, Australia There are three persons at this site. Leslie "Les" James Swaby his wife Virginia "Diddy" and their son Peter Garden 2 Plot 5 Grave 48B Not far from the front office All photos taken by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan 19th March 2013 Swaby, Peter Leslie (16)                           died 14 th Mar 1964 / 5337            Swaby, Leslie James (80)                         died 19 th Nov 1999 / 29162             Swaby (Birtwistle), Virginia Marjorie (79)               died 2 nd June 2000 / 14057              As per Ryerson Index – Death Notice – Herald Sun 5/6/2000 As per Ryerson Index – Publication – ...

Kew Cemetery AKA as Boroondara Cemetery High Street, Kew, Victoria, Australia Three persons have their ashes at this site. Victor Bolton Birtwistle and his wife, Marjorie along with Victor's spinster sister Hilda. Garden Plot 4, Row 1 Position 45. It is not far from the front office. All Photos taken by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan 18th June 2012 Birtwistle, Hilda (61)                                                   died 22 nd Dec 1955 / 14577             Birtwistle (Hargett), Marjorie Kershaw (73)            died 21 st Feb 1968 / 4197                 Birtwistle, Victor Bolton (49)           .                      ...

Fawkner Cemetery and Crematorium 1187 Sydney Road, Fawkner Phone: (03) 9355 3100 All these Edward family members were cremated and have plaques at the same location in Fawkner Cemetery.          Garden of Eternal Memory  Family Rose 65 Lorraine and Gordon were married John and Susan were two of their children           Photos both taken by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan on 1st July 2012                                      Edwards (Birtwistle), Anne Lorraine (70)                died 6 th Feb 1994/3834                        As per the Ryerson Index – Death Notice - Canberra Times 8/2/1994      Edwards, John William (41)      ...

Fawkner Cemetery and Crematorium - Victoria 1187 Sydney Road, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia Phone: (03) 9355 3100 Photo of plaque of Rosanna E Birtwistle taken 5th Feb 2016 by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan Photo of plaque of Joseph M Birtwistle taken 5th Feb 2016 by Lisa Lionnet-Swaan  Joseph Myers and his wife Rosanna are both were cremated and have plaques at Fawkner Cemetery in a similar areas but not together. Birtwistle, Joseph Myers (69)                       died 7 th Nov 1952/13326                                                                                  Garden of Remembrance 2 Wall 7 CR internment No. 1 Birtwistle(Land), Rosanna Elizabeth (94)    died 4 th Feb 1967/2759 ...