Joseph Medcalf Funeral Services

Joseph Medcalf Funeral Services. Serving Sydney since 1880.

Joseph Medcalf Funeral Services is a long-established and much-respected name in the funeral industry. Here at Joseph Medcalf, we pride ourselves on being able to deal compassionately with all situations, and we offer reverence, respect and caring support to grieving families.

We offer personal attention 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can help you no matter where you are in Sydney. Our experienced staff will attend to all the necessary arrangements in the comfort of your own home or in one of our offices. Joseph Medcalf Funeral Services has chapels located at 172 Redfern St, REDFERN, 447 Burwood Rd, BELMORE and 61 Military Rd, MATRAVILLE.

Family Background:

Joseph Medcalf was born in 1840 to Joseph Beddy and Ruth (nee Unthank) Medcalf. In 1865, he married Ellen (nee Harris or Newman), and the couple had eight children.

Joseph Medcalf began his working life as a French polisher, operating a furniture warehouse on the corner of Redfern and Regent Streets. Most large city buildings requiring French polishing used his services.

In 1880, Medcalf established himself as an undertaker, at 172 Redfern Street. Today, Joseph Medcalf Funeral Services continues to operate in Redfern, Belmore and Matraville. Medcalf set up at Redfern, servicing what was then known as the General Cemetery, located on Devonshire Street where Central Station now stands. When a new cemetery was established in Botany, Joseph Medcalf Funerals arranged the first internment on February 11, 1894, marking the opening of the cemetery’s Presbyterian section. The firm also conducted the first Roman Catholic funeral at the cemetery on March 9, 1894. It was a prominent funeral business which conducted many burials in the local area.

Medcalf died in 1916 on July 2nd at age 75, and was buried at Rookwood Cemetery. His burial service was attended by a large number of mourners, and followed by a masonic service performed by members of the Masonic Lodge at Kilwinning.

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