Useful Web Links – Family History Local

Useful Web Links – Family History
Useful Web Links – Family History
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Australia, Illawarra and Family History
http://www.michaelorgan.org.au/list.htm#History
Historical Records of the Illawarra Region of NSW, Australia
http://www.michaelorgan.org.au/ilchron1.htm
A Chronological Guide to Sources and Events
Illawarra Family History Group
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausifhg/index.htm
Illawarra Images
http://illawarraimages.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/illaweb/scripts/default.asp?Lib=/
IllaIms
Historical photographic collection from Wollongong City Library
Illawarra Index
http://mylibrary.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/spydus.html?http://mylibrary.wollongo
ng.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSG/ART/ART_BSEARCH.HTM
An index to references to the Illawarra area from newspapers and other
publications 1788 to the present (Select Illawarra Index from the left menu bar)
Kiama Family History Centre
http://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/community-services/Family-HistoryCentre/index.html
The aim of the Centre is to assist researchers in their quest for knowledge
about their family history and provide to information about the social history
that impacted on the everyday lives of their ancestors.
Ryerson Index
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm
Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian
Newspapers including SMH, Kiama Independent, Illawarra Mercury from 1986
onwards.
Shellharbour Images
http://www2.photosau.com/Shellharbour/scripts/home.asp (link)
A collection of historical images of the development of the Shellharbour City
region with over 4,000 historical photographs dating from 1850 to 2003.
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NSW and other states
NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm
Search the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages indexes and find out about
other services the Registry offers family historians.
Ryerson Index
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm
Index to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian
Newspapers including SMH, Kiama Independent, Illawarra Mercury from 1986
onwards.
State Records NSW
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/
This section of the State Records site has information for family historians
regarding the collections of the State Archives, including a number of
searchable online indexes.
Sydney Dead Persons Society
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswsdps/dps/
Contains links to original material not available elsewhere on the net,
including indexes to newspaper deaths and obituaries as part of the Sydney
DPS Indexing Project, together with links to other sites of interest to
Australian genealogists.
ACT Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://www.ors.act.gov.au/index.html
Information about obtaining certificates from the ACT Births, Deaths and
Marriages Unit. A historical death index 1930 – 1973 is searchable.
Northern Territory Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/bdm/
Information about obtaining certificates from the NT Births, Deaths and
Marriages Office. Currently the public cannot search BDM indexes online.
Northern Territory Archives
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/ntas/index.html
Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/464.htm
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Information about researching Births, Deaths and Marriages in Queensland.
You can search online for births, deaths and marriages in Queensland from
1829 to 1914 for free.
State Archives Queensland
http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/
Online indexes including assisted immigrants from 1848 – 1912. Occupations
such as teachers, divorce, indexes and mineral leases.
South Australia Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/
Information about researching South Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Currently indexes are available for sale but the public cannot search BDM
indexes online.
State Records South Australia
http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/
Tasmania Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/family_history
Information about researching Births, Deaths and Marriages in Tasmania.
Currently the indexes are available for sale but the public cannot search
BDM indexes online.
Archives Office Tasmania
http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/
Online indexes to Tasmanian convicts, divorces, naturalizations, wills and a
whole lot more.
Victoria Births, Deaths and Marriages
https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home
Information about researching Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages. You
can search the historical indexes and download certificate images (charges
apply).
Public Record Office Victoria
http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/
Explore the digitised records and online indexes.
Western Australia Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://www.dotag.wa.gov.au/R/researching_your_family_history.aspx?uid=16
63-1411-9392-6442
Information about researching Births, Deaths and Marriages in Western
Australia. You can search the WA Pioneer Index (1841+) online. Later
indexes are available for purchase.
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State Records Western Australia
http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/
Australia
AIATSIS Family History Unit
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/library/family_history_tracing
The Unit can assist anyone of Indigenous heritage with their family history
research. The Unit specifically helps reunite members of the Stolen
Generations with their families.
Australian Army War Diaries
http://www.awm.gov.au/diaries/index.asp
Excerpts of digitised diaries from those who served Australia during the First
and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and in the South East Asian
conflicts.
Australian Cemeteries Index
http://cemindex.arkangles.com/
Use this index to search for cemetery inscriptions in a large number of
cemeteries in regional NSW.
Australian War Memorial
http://www.awm.gov.au/
A must see site for information about Australians at War. Includes access to
the Memorial's biographical and collection databases
Australians at War
http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/
The Australians at War Film Archive
http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/aawfa/
A record of the stories of over two thousand war veterans.
Australia’s War 1939-1945
http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/
WW2 site established by the Department of Veteran's Affairs
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
http://www.cwgc.org/
Has Debt of Honour Register for all British & Commonwealth war dead in
World War I & II
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Convicts to Australia
http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/index.html
A guide to researching your convict ancestors
Cora Num’s websites for genealogists
An Australian Gateway Site for Tracing your Family History
http://www.coraweb.com.au/
Cyndi’s list of Genealogy Sites on the Internet – Australia and NZ
http://www.cyndislist.com/austnz.htm
An exhaustive list of links to Australian and New Zealand genealogical
information on the Internet.
Dawn and New Dawn
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/library/online_exhibitions/dawn_sensitivity
Dawn and New dawn magazines were published between 1952 and 1975 by
the NSW Aborigines Welfare Board. They include family history information
such as births, deaths, and marriages, as well as hundreds of photographs.
Digger History
http://www.diggerhistory.info/
An unofficial history of the Australian Armed Services
Family History Immigrants
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/migration/index.aspx
Records in the National Archives. Details over 125,000 non-British European
migrants who came to Australia between 1951 and 1965.
Family History Societies
http://www.ihr.com.au/societies.html
First Fleet Online
http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/index.html
A searchable database of the 780 First Fleet convicts that were transported to
Australia
Genesreunited
http://www.genesreunited.com.au/default.aspx?ixc=u
Genes Reunited is Australia's largest family tree and genealogy website.
Index to Assisted British Immigration 1839-1871 Victoria
http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=24
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Search this list for names of immigrants from Britain to Victoria, Australia
between 1839 and 1871. These immigrants were 'assisted', meaning in most
cases that their passage was subsidised by the Victorian Government.
Index Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New
Zealand Ports 1852-1923
http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=23
You can search this list for names of passengers who boarded ships to
Victoria, Australia from overseas ports between 1852 and 1923. 'Unassisted'
passengers' fares were not subsidised by the government.
Ireland – Australia Transportation database
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/search01.html
Lorraine’s Family History Resources
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=1072
A site prepared by Lorraine Stacker, Research Services Librarian for Penrith
City Council, to help family researchers in Australia.
Macbeth Genealogical Services
http://www.macbeth.com.au/
Access to free indexes - Divorce Index Victoria, Assisted Immigration to
Victoria, and the Immigration Index, Victoria.
Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/index.htm
Browse or search the inwards passenger lists of the Shipping Master's Office
courtesy of NSW State Records.
National Archives of Australia
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/indigenous-australia/index.aspx
National Archives of Australia has a section on its site dedicated to tracing
indigenous Australians.
National Archives of Australia – Migration, citizenship and travel
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/migration/index.aspx
The National Archives holds records about many individuals who arrived from
overseas during the 20th century and some who arrived during the 19th
century. They also hold records about Australians who left and returned to
Australia.
National Archives of Australia - RecordSearch
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx
Locate records from the collection of the National Archives of Australia. The
collection mainly comprises records from the 20th century and is a good
source of information about the defence forces.
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National Library of Australia – Genealogy E Resources
http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/browse/123
One of the most comprehensive collection of online searchable genealogy
resources.
Ryerson Index
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm
The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current
Australian newspapers. It also includes some funeral notices, probate notices
and obituaries.
Society of Australian Genealogists
http://www.sag.org.au/
The SAG web site has a number of searchable sources of information on
Australian and international genealogy, particularly the UK and Ireland.
State Library of NSW Family History links
http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/searchbyname.cfm?str=family+history&
search_type=links
Another comprehensive collection of genealogy links for Australia and
overseas.
Tasmanian Convicts Index
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=11
A list of all convicts transported to Tasmania and those convicted in the colony,
1804 – 1853 when transportation ceased.
World War Two Nominal Roll
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/
Information from the service records of some one million individuals who
served during World War II.
International
1911 Census of England and Wales
http://www.1911census.co.uk/
The 1911 census is a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales in
1911.
1901 Census of England and Wales online.
http://www.1901censusonline.com/
The United Kingdom National Archives has made the 1901 British Census
available via the Internet. Searching is free but there is a charge to view full
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transcription details and/or the original image. Also on available on
ancestry.com www.ancestry.com (link)
Domesday Book
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/?homelink=domesdaybook
The Domesday Book is one of our earliest surviving public records. Search
and download images of Domesday online.
English Census Website
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/
1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and the new 1911 census for England
and Wales. Free index, fees apply for image viewing.
FamilyRecords UK
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
Easy access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the
web.
Familysearch
http://www.familysearch.org
Search the worldwide family history resources of the Church of the Latter Day
Saints.
Find my past
http://www.findmypast.com
Pay per view site with an excellent range of English records to research your
UK ancestry.
FreeBMD – Births , deaths and marriages
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil
Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales,
and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records. It is a part of
the FreeUKGEN family, which also includes FreeCEN (Census data)
http://www.freecen.org.uk/and FreeREG (Parish Registers)
http://www.freereg.org.uk/.
Genealogy Homepage
http://www.genhomepage.com/
Contains over 4000 links to genealogy resources.
Genealogy Learning Centre
http://www.genealogy.com/genehelp.html?Welcome=1054517534
How-to articles, genealogy classes and other resources that will help you dig
deeper into your family's past.
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Genealogy Links
http://www.genealogylinks.net
A gateway site that gives an alphabetical listing of online databases for
geographical areas. Browse by region.
GENUKI- UK and Ireland genealogy
http://www.genuki.org.uk/
This web site contains a large collection of genealogical information pages
for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of
Man.
Global Information Centre Historical and Genealogical Resources
http://www.gic.co.uk/roots.htm
A comprehensive annotated A-Z directory of global online resources for family
history researchers.
IGI Batch Numbers – British Isles and North America
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNum
bers.htm
Search by parish on the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) site
Italian Genealogy
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/
National Archives of Ireland
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/
The National Archives holds a wide variety of records, many of which are
relevant to Irish genealogy and local history.
New South Wales State Library Reader’s Card Registration
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/using/access/register_card.html
This web link provides information on the benefits and requirements of
registering to receive a NSW State Library Reader’s card.
The NSW State Library provides access from home to a selection of
comprehensive databases including many titles useful for family history
research:
 17th – 18th century Burney Collection Newspapers with titles from
London, British Isles and colonies.
 19th Century British Library Newspapers including Scotland, Ireland and
Wales.
 Eighteenth Century Collections online (ECCO). Titles and editions
published between 1701 and 1800.
 Early English Books Online (EEBO). Full text publications from
England and its colonies between 1473-1700.
 House of Commons Parliamentary Papers. 1801-2004.
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 ProQuest Historical US Newspapers. Searchable full text (1849-1994)
 Times Digital Archive 1785-1985. The London Times newspaper
including obituaries, court cases, shipping news and social columns.
To access these databases you must be a NSW resident and be registered as
a State Library client and must read and agree to the conditions of access.
Register for your free Reader’s Card online.
New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages
http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/Home/
New Zealand Cemetery records
http://www.kiwicelts.com/
New Zealand Cyndi’s list
http://www.cyndislist.com/newzealand.htm
An exhaustive list of links to New Zealand genealogical information on the
Internet.
New Zealand Index Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists for British,
Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923
http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=23
You can search this list for names of passengers who boarded ships to
Victoria, Australia from overseas ports between 1852 and 1923. 'Unassisted'
passengers' fares were not subsidised by the government.
Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674-1834
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives
of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000
criminal trials held at London's central criminal court
RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
The oldest and largest free genealogy site
Scotlands People
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
The official online source of parish register, civil registration and census
records for Scotland. Provides a fully searchable index of Scottish births from
1553-1903, marriages from 1553 to 1928 and deaths from 1855 to 1953. This
is a fee-based site
Scotland Archive Network
http://www.scan.org.uk/
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Scottish Emigration Database
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/
Records of over 21,000 passengers who embarked at Glasgow and Greenock
for non-European ports between 1 January and 30 April 1923, and at other
Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960.
The Ships list
http://www.theshipslist.com
Find your ancestors on ships' passenger lists. We also have immigration
reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship
descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more.
WorldGenWeb
http://www.worldgenweb.org/
The WorldGenWeb Project is a non-profit, volunteer based organisation
dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for
world-wide access.
Yahoo! Genealogy
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/Genealogy/
A collection of links to online genealogical resources provided by the popular
subject directory, Yahoo!
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