The Geelong & District Burials / Headstones searchable database currently contains more than 10,000 entries.

• TIPS : When searching by name, make use of the "Index Entry Contains" field which will return all entries which include the string of text entered - useful for unusual first names or part of a surname with variable spellings.

• FIND DETAIL : When you find the entry (entries) you want, take note of the Cemetery Name then go to the Geelong & District Cemeteries and select the cemetery and the appropriate file name.  Note : some cemeteries have both Burial lists as well as Headstone Transcriptions however Bellarine Peninsula Cemeteries do not have any further on-line details.

• BELLARINE PENINSULA CEMETERIES - Drysdale, Leopold, Lone Burials, Portarlington : There are no on-line files of Burials or Headstone Transcriptions for these cemeteries - details are available from the Bellarine Historical Society or the Bellarine Peninsula Cemeteries CD which includes burial details, headstone transcriptions and photos.  Burial details are also available from the Geelong Cemeteries Trust (address on Geelong & District Cemeteries page).

• " * " and DUPLICATES (Bellarine Cemeteries) : Entries from the Bellarine Peninsula Cemeteries have come from an existing database.  The "*" indicates the NAME under which the person was buried.  No asterisk for Bellarine entries generally indicates a MAIDEN NAME or ALIAS, hence some entries will appear twice under different names.

• DUPLICATES (Non-Bellarine Cemeteries) : The entry may appear in both the Headstone Transcriptions file AND the Burials file and may also be in Ian Marr's Cemeteries site - check ALL as there is often different information in each.

• MISSING ENTRIES : There are burials in the various cemeteries that may not be on this database.  There are multiple reasons but generally it is because the available records and research have not found these burials or the information may be incorrect.  If you are able to provide details of missing or incorrect burials please let me know and I will pass it on to the relevant organisation / trustees etc.