AGCI: Australasian Genealogical Computer Index

This is a surname index to 3.9 million mainly Australian and New Zealand records of the 19th and 20th centuries. The index draws on records from cemetery transcriptions, parish registers, newspapers, rate books, war memorials, and shipping records.

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AGCI Volume 2: Australasian Genealogical Computer Index: NSW Government Gazettes 1832- 1863

Volume two of AGCI contains an index to over 830,000 names mentioned in a variety of notices published in the New South Wales Government Gazette between 1832 and 1863. These notices include convicts, ship and military deserters, land transactions, unclaimed letters, government appointments and bankruptcies. The State Library holds the New South Wales Government Gazette on microfilm and/or the original published books.

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AHRR: Australian Historic Records Register

Consists of diaries, letters, photographs, sketches, financial documents, recipes, minute books, and other source documents dating from settlement to 1988. Also includes a listing of historic documents held in private hands.

Coverage: Settlement - 1988
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A.I.G.S. Cemetery Transcriptions

An index to headstone inscriptions from 258 cemeteries, mostly Victorian. Searchable by surname or place. Does not include Western Australia, Northern Territory or Queensland.

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Alumni Dublinenses 1924

A register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College, in the University of Dublin from 1637 to 1846. Contains age of student, father's name and address and records of degrees earned.

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Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1886

The Matriculation Registers of Oxford University, alphabetically arranged by member's surname. Shows parentage, birth place and year, and record of degrees earned.

Coverage: 1500 - 1714 and 1715 - 1886
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Ancestral File

Database compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. An index to genealogies contributed by individuals and families, it links names to related families within the database. Content mostly American.

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Ancestry

Contains a large number of databases and tools for family history research. Some of their major databases include 19th century census records for England, Wales and Scotland, an index to births, deaths and marriages for England and Wales for 1837-2005, Australian electoral rolls (except South Australia) for 1901-1936, British phone books for 1880- 1984 and assorted parish records for England. Ancestry also features a learning centre that includes tips on how to get started, how to organise and chart your family tree and how to read old handwriting.

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Argus Newspaper Index

Indexes birth notices (1914-1931) and marriage notices (1931-1941) published in the Melbourne Argus. Provides full citation for the publication date of the notice.

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Army List 1842

This 1842 list contains the names of officers of British Army, Royal Marines, Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteer forces. This CD is keyword searchable.

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Army List 1863

This 1863 list contains the names of officers of British Army, Royal Marines, Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteer forces.

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Atherton Pioneer Cemetery, 1897-1927

Contains burial records for this north Queensland town.

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Australian Colonists, volume 1, 1788-1800.

Indexes European settlers who came to Australia 1788-1800. Searchable by ten different index fields. Subject coverage includes military, civilian and convict personnel.

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Australian Lutheran, 1913-1920.

A magazine produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia, The Australian Lutheran magazine is a useful resource for local and family historians. It contains a number of social and personal news items as well as obituaries.

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Australian Pastoral Directory 1923

This directory lists approximately 23,000 stockowners in all States of Australia. There is a seperate index for New South Wales by Station, a list of prominent stock agents in four states, and various statistics and advertisements. The whole 356 page directory is keyword searchable. It is useful not only for finding names, but also places, occupations and other information. Maps are included for New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria showing such things as pastures protection districts and pastoral districts as used in the directory.

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Bailliere's Queensland Gazetteer and Road Guide

This is a digital reproduction of the original book published by F. F. Bailliere in 1876. There are thousands of localities that include entries for towns, lakes, rivers, islands, bays, hills, runs among others. Often given are the latitude and longitude, populations, local industries, hotels and many more. There is also a section listing approximately 3000 runs with the pastoral districts where they are situated along with the names of the lessees and the next post towns.

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Ballarat and Ballarat East directory 1865-66

This easily searchable directory contains an alphabetical directory of residents as well as a street and trade directory.

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Ballarat and district directory 1904

This directory contains the names and address of all residents (over the age of 21) in the Ballarat district. It also contains a trade (business) directory. This CD-ROM is keyword searchable.

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Ballarat cemeteries index

This CD-ROM contains an index of over 130,000 names from the Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium for the years 1856 to 2004. The information listed for each entry is surname, first name/s, burial and age.

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Baptisms. Uniting Church, Western Australia, 1840-1999

Indexes baptisms registered in all Uniting Church parishes in Western Australia. Results include child's birth date, parents' address and occupation and references to any siblings in the database.

Coverage: 1840-1999
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Biographical index of South Australians, 1836-1885

This is a record of people who lived in South Australia during the first 50 years of colonisation (1836-1885). It consists of a four volume set, Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885, edited by Jill Statton and published in 1986 plus a further two volumes of biographical information, South Australians 1836-1885, edited by Jan Thomas and published in 1990.

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Births, deaths and marriages historical index 1890-1913-(B1918)

Contains indexes to Northern Territory births 1870-1918, deaths 1870-1913 and marriages 1870-1913. This is also held on microfiche at the State Library.

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Bound for South Australia : births and deaths on government-assisted immigrant ships 1848-1885

This CD-ROM contains a complete listing of 323 voyages to South Australia between 1848 and 1885 with the support of the South Australian Government. Information for each ship includes the port and date of departure, date of arrival, number of emigrants, and their age-class and regions of origin.

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Bound for South Australia : passenger lists 1836-1851

This CD-ROM includes 3,000 passenger lists for practically every ship, overseas and coastal, that came to South Australia between 1836 and 1851. It is possible to search alphabetic lists of passengers for each year as well as individual passenger lists. There is also information relating to places of origin, why people came, the voyages, shipboard diaries etc plus links to the compiler’s website for more information and some lists beyond 1851. Maps and pictures are included.

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Bounty immigration New South Wales : 1828 to 1842

Contains nearly 60,000 records of immigrants arriving in New South Wales from 1828 to 1842.

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British Census 1851

An index to the English census of 31 March 1851 from the Family History Resource Files compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Results provide names, ages, relationships, occupations, and birthplaces. Covers the counties of Devon, Norfolk and Warwick only.

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British Census and National Index 1881

Full biographical details from the 1881 census for the following areas: England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and the Royal Navy. Compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for the Family History Resource File.

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Buckinghamshire Post Office Directory, 1883

Scanned images of Kelly's Directory of Buckinghamshire 1883. Includes information about towns and villages within the county, and a full directory of the inhabitants

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Cambridge University Alumni

An index of Cambridge University students, graduates and officers. Results include family and academic information compiled from the university registers.

Coverage: 1261-1900
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Census of England: Cornwall and Dorset 1861

These CD-ROMs contain digitized images from the original census records. Unfortunately there is no name index. The records are organized by registration districts within the county.

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Census Records, United Kingdom, 1851. (Family Tree Maker version)

An index to about 8% of the census information for all British counties, 1851. Results provide biographical information for all members of the household.

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Clergy List 1858

This is a digital reproduction of the original book published by C. Cox. It contains an alphabetical list of the clergy in England and Wales; the houses of convocation; an alphabetical list of the clergy in Ireland; a list of the clergy of the Scottish Episcopal Church; and a list of the clergy of colonial dioceses for 1858. The Clergy List is keyword searchable. The State Library holds later years of the Clergy List.

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Commonwealth Electoral Roll (Queensland) 1903

Queensland Family History Society has produced an excellent searchable database to the 1903 electoral roll. Each entry provides name, address and occupation.

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Commonwealth Electoral Roll (Queensland) 1913

The Queensland Family History Society has produced an excellent searchable database to the 1913 electoral roll.

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Commonwealth Public Service List 1904

The Commonwealth Public Service list for 1904 names over 13,000 government employees throughout Australia. The list includes such information as name, date of birth, date of appointment and department name. This CD-ROM is keyword searchable.

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Convicts to New South Wales, 1788-1812

Index of convicts sentenced to transportation between the years 1788 and 1812. Searchable by name, crime, place of trial, occupation and ship of arrival.

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Convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

You can find details for over 123 000 of the estimated 160 000 convicts transported to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries - names, term of years, transport ships and more.
Please note: The original records on which this database is based is not an exhaustive list of all convicts sent to Australia.

Coverage: 1787-1867
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Cox and Co.'s Sydney post office directory 1857

This digitized reproduction of this 1857 Sydney directory contains several directories including a Sydney street directory, an alphabetical directory, a trade directory plus a government and official directory. It also includes a complete compendium of the postal arrangements throughout the colony of the time. It is fully text searchable.

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Crew Lists and Agreements 1863-1913

This CD-ROM provides a searchable index to English crew lists, crew agreements and log books as well as details including full name, age, date and place of birth. There are also lists by name and by vessel. A glossary explains the main terms used.

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Crockford's Clerical Directory 1868

This is a digital copy of the original directory compiled by Horace Cox in 1868. It is a biographical and statistical book of reference relating to the clergy and the church. The information contained is quite detailed, giving vital personal information about each individual, such as where they studied, when they matriculated and all of their previous posts. This title is keyword searchable.

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Crown Land Sales in Queensland, 1860-1889

An alphabetical index of crown land tenants, and a numerical index of joint tenants arranged by grant number. Information in the alphabetical index includes the full name of the tenant, the extent of the land, the grant number, and the parish and county in which the land is situated.

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Debrett's Peerage: Scotland and Ireland, 1825

Digitally scanned facsimile of Debrett's Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland, vol.2: Scotland and Ireland, 16th edition (1825). Searchable by family name.

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Dern Index

Monumental inscriptions for 250 cemeteries in rural Queensland. Searchable by family name or town.

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Dictionary of Queenslanders: past and present: joint volumes 1, 2 & 3

Dictionary of Queenslanders was originally published, in book format, in three volumes, but as Volume 2 and 3 are now out of print, all three volumes have now been put on to a single CD-ROM.

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Dublin City Census, 1851

Database of the occupants of Dublin, extracted from the 1851 census. Also includes scanned images of 33 maps from the 1847 Ordnance Survey Town Plans of Dublin.

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Early Auckland births and deaths

Containing over 4,000 entries, these records have been gathered from a variety of different resources including newspapers.

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Early Australian Electoral Rolls

Contains: New South Wales 1903 -- Tasmania 1903 -- Western Australia 1901. Various

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Early History of Rockhampton

Originally published in 1904 this digitized reproduction of John T.S. Bird’s original examines the history of Rockhampton. Bird discusses the town’s businesses, early pioneers and other important events. This title is keyword searchable.

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English Parish Records (General)

Over one million records, searchable by family name. Includes baptisms, burials, marriages, obituaries, wills and some non-parish records.

Coverage: 1538-1837
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1st Battalion Royal Scots in South Africa, 1899-1902

This account of the 1st Battalion's exploits during the Anglo-Boer War with photographs includes an index of all men serving in B, C, D, E, F, G, Right Flank and Left Flank Companies of the 1st Battalion. This incorporates all ranks, the date of each individual soldier's arrival in South Africa, their employment in the military, details of their injuries, the date of their final departure and any medals and awards made.

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First Title Holders of Land in the Counties of Cumberland and Northumberland

Alphabetical list of first title landholders compiled from parish maps. Searchable by surname, area, date and land grant reference numbers.
Published 1997.

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Fitzwilliam Tenants

Alphabetical index to persons listed in the Coolattin Estate emigration from County Wicklow, Ireland 1847-1856.

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Genesis of Queensland

This is a digital fully searchable reproduction of the original 640 page book written by Henry Stuart Russell. It is also available at the State Library in book form and on microfiche.

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Griffith's Valuation of Ireland

Index to Sir Richard Griffith's valuation of all rateable property in Ireland.

Coverage: 1848-1864
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Hatches, Matches, Dispatches

Index to names from baptism, marriage, burial and death records from Ballarat, Victoria, and surrounding areas.

Coverage:  Early 1800s - Mid 1900s
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Hall's country directory and gazetteer of New South Wales 1899-1900

This directory is divided into four sections; country towns, alphabetical list, pastoral directory and gazetteer. The Country Towns section presents information on trades, businesses and professions by town name. The Alphabetical List offers business and professional people by name. The Pastoral Directory provides a list of owners, name of run, number of stock and postal district. The Gazetteer includes rail, boat, mail and general business information along with two maps.

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Henry & Coughlan's general directory of Cork & Muster, 1867

This digitised copy of the original contains an alphabetical directory of residents as well as a trade directory listing various shops and businesses.

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Immigration to Victoria, 1852-79

Index to inward passenger lists to Victoria from British and foreign ports, 1852-1879. Compiled from the immigration records of the Public Records Office of Victoria.

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Index of Irish wills, 1484-1858: records at the National Archives of Ireland

This CD-ROM contains a searchable database to over 100,000 Irish wills between 1484 and 1858. The index provides such information as the name of the deceased, date of death, status or occupation, address, date of will and a documents reference number which refers to the original records held by the National Archives of Ireland.

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Index to colonial convict movements 1827-1853

This CD contains a name index to the movements of 10,000 convicts in the colony of New South Wales (including Moreton Bay) and Van Diemen's Land from 1827 to 1853. The index covers both transported convicts and criminals convicted in the colony. Entries may include name, name of ship, where transferred from, where transferred to and a reference to an SR microfilm reel. These reels are held at the State Library of Queensland.

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Index to convicts who arrived in NSW 1788-1842 and an index to the ships that transported them

This is an index to convicts who arrived in NSW (and some in Van Diemen's Land) between 1788 and 1842 and to the ships that transported them. It gives the convict's name or alias, arrival date, ship name, fiche no., film no., and shelf number.

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Index to the historical records of Australia 1788-1848

The Historical Records of Australia commenced publication in 1914. There are four series: Series 1 Governors Despatches To and From England; Series 2 Papers Belonging to the General Administration; Series 3 Despatches and Papers Relating to the Settlement of the States and Series 4 Legal Papers. It contains information on births, deaths and marriages, early settlers, military and civil service, ships, places of residence, industries and administration. There is a lot of information on ordinary people indexed here. The index contains over 100,000 entries.

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Index to Victorian Goldfields hospitals' admissions: at Amherst, Ballarat, Castlemaine, Creswick, Dunolly, Kyneton, Maldon and Maryborough

This index contains a compilation of admission records from eight hospitals near Victorian goldfields. Each entry includes name of patient, birthplace, single or married, occupation, address and source.

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India Office List 1933

This comprehensive directory was compiled from the Civil Lists of the Government of India, and includes lists of military officers, recipients of medals and awards and details of those involved in the government of the Sub-Continent. There is also a section on the fundamental rules of the Civil Service, which gives details such as rates of pay, pensions given according to length of service. Also included are the Records of Service that give details of people and their service records in India. This CD-ROM is keyword searchable.

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International Genealogical Index

Birth, christening and marriage records from parish registers throughout the world, compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Does not include deaths. Searchable by name through all countries at the same time.

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Irish Flax Growers, 1796

An index of 60,000 persons growing flax for the Irish Linen Board in 1796. Results include full name, civil parish and county in which that person grew flax.

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Irish Parish Records

Database compiled primarily from tombstone inscriptions and some parish records in counties Antrim, Down and Louth, 1538-1837. Indexes almost 240,000 records.

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Irish Source Records

A database of Irish census, land marriage and probate records from the 1500s to the 1800s. Results include names of family members, dates and details of vital events and location of residence including townland, parish and county.

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Land tax register and valuation for Victoria 1888

Originally published in the Victorian Government Gazette in 1888 this digitized reproduction includes the names of landowners, their addresses, situation of the land, class of land, valuation and much more.

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London marriage licences 1521-1869

This provides the particulars of marriages from the Bishop of London's Office 1521 to 1828, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Office 1599 to 1699, The Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury 1543 to 1869, and the Vicar General's Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury 1660 to 1679. They were transcribed from Latin by Colonel Chester and published by Joseph Foster in 1887. It contains over 1,500 pages of entries.

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MacPhail's directory of Tasmania 1867

This directory lists over 18,000 names from 23 districts in Tasmania. The CD is keyword searchable.

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Macquarie Park Cemetery Transcriptions

Formerly known as Northern Suburbs Cemetery. The CD-ROM contains transcriptions of 75 000 headstones and plaques. It is searchable by surname, forename, inscription or year of burial. Each entry displays the complete transcription and grave location.

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Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria

An index to births, deaths and marriages which occurred at sea and were registered with the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, between 1853 and 1920. Each record has a scanned image of the original certificate recording the event.

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Melbourne General Cemetery: Index and transcriptions of monumental inscriptions to 1989

The index contains the date of death and the age of the deceased if it was on the inscription. Each name points to the full transcription. The index contains about 119,600 names from approx. 42,500 memorials.

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Memorials in Stone

Headstone inscriptions from 42 cemeteries in urban and rural NSW. CD also includes vols. 1, 2 & 3 of Pioneers, Settlers & Families of NSW, which provides information on approximately 3500 families. Information includes date of arrival and ship if known, convict, date of birth, death and marriages, where the event took place, where buried, and parents of the husband or wife and children's spouses.

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Monumental inscriptions of Goulburn New South Wales

Contains over 8000 headstone transcriptions from Goulburn General Cemetery, Old General Cemetery Mortis Street, St. Saviour’s, Jewish Burial Ground, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cemetery Kenmore and Towrang Burial Ground.

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Monumental Inscriptions: Gracemere Cemetery

Headstone transcriptions from Gracemere, Queensland, compiled by the Family History Association of North Queensland, 2000. Index searchable by family name.

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Monumental Inscriptions, Townsville

Headstone transcriptions from West End cemetery, Townsville, compiled by the Family History Association of North Queensland, 2000. Index searchable by family name.

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National Burial Index for England and Wales (2nd edition)

Over 13 million records are indexed on four CD- ROMS. The records range from 1538 to modern times.

Coverage: 1538-2000
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Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate court reports 1879-1898

This CD-ROM contains Court Reports from some issues of the Newcastle Morning Herald published between 1879 and 1898. A total of 1,509 pages of Court Reports have been scanned and reproduced on this CD-ROM. In addition, the pages have been indexed by surname, resulting in a list which contains more than 54,000 names.

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New South Wales Federation Index

An index to births, deaths and marriages which took place in New South Wales between 1889 and 1818. Index entries show the year and the place of the event, and provide a reference number for the full certificate. Death and birth records provide parents' names if known, marriage records provide name of spouse.

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New South Wales Government Gazette, 1865

This CD-ROM is a high quality scanned image of the original book. It contains an immense amount of historical and genealogical information about people and localities of the time. The whole text of the 3,101 page 2 volume set is searchable for any word in the text such as names and places.

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New South Wales Pioneer Index

n index to baptisms and births, burials and deaths, and marriages which took place in New South Wales, 1788-1888. Records pre civil registration (1856) have been collected from church and parish registers. Index entries show the year and the place of the event, and provide a reference number for the full certificate. Death and birth records provide parents' names if known, marriage records provide name of spouse.

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New South Wales Post Office Directory 1904

This CD-ROM is a high quality scanned image of the original book. The original volume was over 1,800 pages. It is divided into several sections such as Sydney and Suburbs, and NSW Country. There are separate directories for different areas such as law, medical, and education, which make the work comprehensive and complete. The whole 1,829 page directory, including most of the text in the ads, is keyword searchable.

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New Zealand Electoral Roll 1893

This CD-ROM has over 300,000 names. It is the first New Zealand electoral roll that included women. It is searchable by surname, first name and occupation.

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1900/01 London phone book

Contains an alphabetical list of names and address in order of surname as well as names and addresses of trades people and private residents.

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Official Post Office Directory Queensland 1874

This reproduction of an early official post office directory for Queensland is arranged in three main directories: trade and professional, Brisbane official directory and a general alphabetical directory. It includes advertisements and is whole text searchable.

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Pallot's Baptism Index

A database of 200,000 parish christening and baptismal registrations from parishes in Greater London and Middlesex. Also includes several records from counties in Wales, and for some baptism records, birth dates are also recorded.

Coverage: 1780-1837
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Pallot's Marriage Index

A database of 1.5 million marriage records, mainly from London and Middlesex, but also includes parish records from 38 counties outside London, and a few from counties in Wales. 

Coverage: 1780- 1837
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Passenger Arrivals in Western Australia

A database of passengers arriving in Western Australia from Britain, Europe, Asia and other ports of Australia, 1898-1925. Can be searched by passenger's name, name of ship or date of arrival. Results show passenger's name, nationality and date of arrival. Provides an option to show all other passengers on the same voyage.

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Pugh's almanac & Queensland directory for 1883

It is high quality scanned images of the original almanac and contains a wealth of information about Queensland at the time it was published.

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Queensland Early Pioneers Indexes 1824 – 1859

This name index, containing over 150,000 entries, refers to numerous early Queensland sources including land, immigration, hospital, convict, newspapers, and law records.

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Queensland Electoral Rolls, 1860-1879

A database of persons eligible to vote in Queensland between 1860 and 1879. Results show the person's full name and the location of the property or mining lease that qualified him to vote, property ownership being a condition of eligibility.

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Queensland gazetted licences index 1860-1901

Compiled by the Queensland Family History Society as an index to general licence items listed in the Queensland Government Gazette of the period. It joins together three indexes already created: Queensland Timber Licences Index (1860-1901), Queensland Goldfields Miners' Rights and Business Licences Index (1870- 1884) and Queensland Miscellaneous Licences Index (1860-1899). Each index gives name, title, location, licence type, and the date and page of the Government Gazette reference, as well as other information specific to the index.

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Queensland government gazette, 1872

This CD-ROM is a high quality scanned image of the original book. It contains an immense amount of historical and genealogical information about people and localities of the time. It is searchable for any word in the text such as names and places.

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Queensland Government Railway Index to Staff Records, 1878-1946

An index compiled from Queensland Rail staff registers held at the Queensland State Archives. Each entry provides staff member's full name, date of birth, date of appointment and a reference number for the relevant staff register at the Archives.

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Queensland Intestacies, Insolvencies and Wills 1859-1900

This indexes over 87,000 notices relating to intestacies, insolvencies and wills from 1859 to 1900. The original notices have been collated from the Queensland Government Gazette which is available at the State Library on microfilm.

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Queensland Pioneer Index

An index to births, deaths and marriages in Queensland after compulsory civil registration was introduced in 1856.  Coverage extends up to the end of 1889. The index also includes records of baptism and burial (commencing in 1829) and marriage (commencing in 1839) which were collected from church registers by the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Records show complete date for the event, and a reference number for the registration certificate. Birth and death records show parents' names and marriage records show the name of the spouse.

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Queensland Railway Employees 1889-1940

This CD provides an index to approximately 370,000 entries in the lists of Queensland Railway Employees published in the Queensland Government Gazette from 1889 to 1940. The indexes can be directly searched on name, year and other details with QFHS datasearch, which also provides direct links to the source images, viewable with Acrobat Reader.

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Queensland school pupils index: Part 2

QSPI Part 2 indexes approximately 320,000 names drawn from more than 200 Queensland schools. Many sources provide additional information on the family including age at admission, birth date, parent’s name and occupation, religion and address.

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Queenslanders in the South African War, 1899-1902

Search the State Library's own database for the names of Boer War soldiers whose portraits appeared in 1899-1902 issues of The Queenslander newspaper.

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Railway staff database

This CD-ROM contains over 62,000 entries on railway staff, ranging from the early 1800’s to the late 1990’s, from a large range of sources such as yearbooks and directories. The entries relate to railway companies from around the world. There are over 2,700 railway companies involved, and the company names are included along with the initials used in the staff database.

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Resource County Roscommon, Ireland: databases, source material and maps for local and family historians

This is a useful resource for those tracing their Roscommon ancestors. It contains several databases including Griffith’s Land Valuations of Roscommon (1852-1858), Townlands index and Civil Parish database. The CD also provides numerous detailed maps of the county.

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Riverina cemeteries : monumental inscriptions and burial records (to at least 1998)

This CD-ROM covers cemeteries for Griffith, Hay, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Leeton, Narrandera, Ungarie, West Wyalong and surrounding districts. There are over 40,000 entries. The data is fully searchable by surname, given name, cemetery, birth or death year. It also includes plans of most of the cemeteries.

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Rookwood Cemetery Transcriptions

A database of headstone transcriptions from Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, compiled between 1981 and 1992. Searchable by surname, forename, inscription or year of death and each entry shows the complete transcription and grave location.

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Sand's Sydney and suburban directory 1875 and 1913

The 1875 edition contains street, alphabetical, trade and professional directories; together with a miscellaneous directory of useful information. The 1913 edition’s full title includes “…comprising, amongst other information, street, alphabetical, trade and professional, country towns, country alphabetical, pastoral, educational, governmental, parliamentary, law and miscellaneous lists”. It includes several indexes to different sections as well as many pages of advertisements, which are fully searchable.

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South Australian Birth Registrations, 1842-1906

Compiled entirely from the records of the South Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office, dating from compulsory civil registration in 1842. Searchable by name, date or place. Results show child's full name, date of birth, parents' names, including mother's maiden name, place of registration, and a reference number for the registration certificate.

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South Australian Death Registrations 1842-1915

A database of over 225,000 records of deaths registered in South Australia under a system of compulsory registration introduced in 1842. Includes the full name of the deceased, date of death, the name of the relation who was the informant, the place of death and references for the death certificate.

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South Australian Marriage Registrations 1842-1916

A database of marriage registrations in South Australia from 1842 up to the end of 1916.  Results show full names of bride and groom, age at the time of marriage, names of bride's and groom's fathers, place of marriage and registration number.

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Tasmania: collection of records 1830s to 1930s

Contains over 175,000 references to people in Tasmania up to 1950. It was compiled from material held in Mitchell Library N.S.W. and in the Archives Office of Tasmania. The records include musters, immigration, church records to 1950, convicts, hotel licences, court, hospital, prison and land among others. Some of the records are from 1792 Norfolk Island and 1823-1848 NSW.

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Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise's) 1904, 1917, 1923, 1931 and 1947

Wise’s Tasmania Post Office Directory is divided into three sections: towns, alphabetical, and trades and professions. These three classifications enable the enquirer to see at a glance the householders or traders in any one town; the business and address of any resident in the state; and the firms throughout Tasmania engaged in any trade or profession. The directory, including most of the text in the ads, is searchable.

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Tasmanian Convicts

A comprehensive list of all convicts transported to Tasmania, compiled from records at the Archives Office of Tasmania. Provides references to local convicts who arrived free or were born in Tasmania. Copies of each convict's record can be requested from the Tasmanian Archives, for a fee, using the request form available with this database.

Coverage: 1804-1853
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Tasmanian Pioneers Index

The database covers all births, deaths and marriages recorded by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages and now held by the Archives Office of Tasmania. Includes church records kept before the Government assumed responsibility for recording the events in 1838. Birth records provide the child's full name, parents' names including mother's maiden name, year of birth and place of registration. Death records provide full name of deceased person, date and place of death and name of the relative who was the informant. Marriage records provide name of spouse, year, and place of marriage. All records provide reference numbers for the full certificate of registration.

Coverage: 1803-1899
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Tithe Applotment Books

An index to 200,000 landholders in the Irish counties Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone, 1823-1838. The Tithe Applotment Books are a record of the land survey taken to determine the amount of tax payable by landholders to the Church of England in pre-Famine Ireland.

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Universal British Directory, 1791

A digitally scanned facsimile of the five volumes of the original Directory. One of the earliest attempts to provide a national directory, it provides information about the cities, towns and villages of England and Wales in the eighteenth century. It includes detailed descriptions of each location with lists of the principal traders and residents.

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Victoria. Death Index 1921-1985

An index to over one and a half million deaths registered in Victoria from 1921 to 1985. Provides the full name of the deceased, the year and place of death, age at the time of death and the names of the deceased's parents, with a reference number for the death certificate.

Coverage:  1921-1985
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Victoria. Edwardian Index 1902-1913

An index to almost 800,000 records of births, deaths and marriages registered in Victoria between 1902 and 1913. Birth records provide the child's full name, parents' names including mother's maiden name, and year of birth. Death records provide full name of the deceased, parents' names if known, year of death and age at the time of death. Marriage records provide the name of spouse and year of marriage. All records provide the reference number for the registration certificate.

Coverage:  1902-1913
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Victoria. Federation Index 1889-1901

An index to 556,000 records of births, deaths and marriages registered in Victoria between 1889 and 1901. Birth records provide the child's full name, parents' names including mother's maiden name, and year of birth. Death records provide full name of the deceased, parents' names if known, year of death and age at the time of death. Marriage records provide the name of spouse and year of marriage. All records provide the reference number for the registration certificate.

Coverage:  1889-1901
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Victoria. Great War Index 1914-1920

An index to over 517,000 records of births, deaths and marriages registered in Victoria between 1914 and 1920. Birth records provide the child's full name, parents' names including mother's maiden name, and year of birth. Death records provide full name of the deceased, parents' names if known, year of death and age at the time of death. Marriage records provide the name of spouse and year of marriage. All records provide the reference number for the registration certificate.

Coverage:  1914-1920
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Victoria. Pioneer Index 1836-1888

An index to 1,700,000 records of births, deaths and marriages registered in Victoria from 1836-1888. Birth records provide the child's full name, parents' names including mother's maiden name, and year of birth. Death records provide full name of the deceased, parents' names if known, year of death and age at the time of death. Marriage records provide the name of spouse and year of marriage. All records provide the reference number for the registration certificate.

Coverage:  1836-1888
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Victorian Mining Accidents

Contains the names over 7500 injured and killed miners mainly during the mid to late nineteenth century. The indexes contain such details as name of miner, date of accident, age and martial status, name of mine or district and the cause of accident.

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Vital Records Index. British Isles

A database of over 10 million birth and christening records and almost 2 million marriage records from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, dating from 1530 to 1906. Data compiled from civil and church records by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This (2nd) edition published 2001. Birth and marriage records published on separate disks. Does not contain death records.

Coverage: 1530-1906
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Vital Records Index: North America

A database of birth, christening and marriage records from Canada and the United States of America. 2nd edition.

Coverage: 1631-1888
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Vital Records Index: Scandinavia

A database of approximately 3.6 million birth and christening records and 1 million marriage records from Denmark (1630-1905), Norway (1650-1903), Finland (1656-1890) and Sweden (1610-1888). This database has been compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and does not contain all available records in this (first) edition, and does not contain death records.

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