This resource contains transcripts and indexes of original records and published biographies of deceased individuals who arrived, or were born in, Australia. It includes over 900,000 archival and biographical records such as parish register entries, Colonial Secretary records 1788-1825, Commissariat ration records, convict records, musters, and census information.
Contains records covering Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Wales, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Includes cemetery records, probate, land & court records, migration records, criminal reports, electoral rolls & censuses, directories, almanacs & government gazettes and military records. Document supply NOT available.
A major resource with links to information arranged by country and by specific topic area. Cyndi, an American genealogist, has been actively creating and maintaining this research portal for genealogical research on the Internet for over 25 years.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons) provides a searchable database of more than 300 million names including: Ancestral File and the International Genealogical Index. It also provides access to the Family History Library Catalogue as well as thousands of indexed web sites. Patrons visiting FamilySearch.org will see a prompt to register for a free account or to sign into their existing account to continue using all the free expanded benefits.
The National Archives of Australia holds material on immigrants and refugees, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the defence forces, government employees, subjects of surveillance by security and intelligence agencies, or as prisoners of war or internees. Records held by the Archives were generally created after 1901. It does not hold records of convicts, of colonial migration, or of nineteenth century Australian history such as the gold rushes or colonial administration.
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The NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages provides a free online historical Index for vital records including: Births - 100 years ago or more, Deaths - 30 years ago or more and Marriages - 50 years ago or more.
Trove helps you find and use resources relating to Australia. It’s more than a search engine. Trove brings together content from libraries, museums, archives, repositories and other research and collecting organisations big and small.
