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What's new in family history resources
No. 31 (June 2011)
The following new family history related resources were added to the State Library of Queensland's collection during the year 2010.
Contents:
Australia | Queensland | New South Wales | Victoria | Tasmania | South Australia | Western Australia | Northern Territory | New Zealand | British Isles | England & Wales | Ireland | Scotland | Germany | Miscellaneous
New database
Find my past (UK)
One of the leading online resources for UK family history research. Use it to piece together the story of your British ancestors. It contains birth, marriage and death indexes, census returns from 1841-1911; a wealth of information from parish registers, UK military records and a huge number of English emigration records tracing the movement of passengers out of the UK from 1890 – 1960. Also available is the sister site, Find my past (Australia). Find my past (Australia) contains 50 million online records for Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea. Trace your Australian family history using findmypast Australia’s collection of birth, marriage and death records, cemetery records, electoral rolls, newspapers and periodicals, government and police gazettes, post office and trade directories, almanacs, electoral rolls and censuses, biographical reference works, probate, land and court records, military and religious records.
Both can be accessed onsite only, at the State Library of Queensland.
Australia
Solon from Bremen to Moreton Bay 1859 / Lisa Burton and, Burwood-Drummoyne & Districts Family History Group.
The original passenger list for the 1859 voyage of the Solon has not survived so the partial passenger list reconstructed here from a range of resources is of particular interest. Of particular value to the researcher is the way in which passengers were located. This is part 2 of a series of articles on German ships with no ship lists to Australia published in Ances-Tree: journal of the Burwood & District Family History Group. Other ships covered in the series are: Diana (1858), Parland (1849),Solon (1859), Beulah (1949), Harmony (1849), Balmoral (1850), Reiherstieg (1852), San Francisco (1852), Peter Godeffroy (1852), Caesar Godeffroy (1852), Joahnn Caesar (1853), Helene (1853), Triton (1853), Undine (1855), Aurora (1855), Commodore Perry (1855) Caesar (1855), Marbs (1855, Fanny Kirchner (1858) and Wilhelm Kirchner (1858).
FAMHIS 929.3943 2008
Fair game : Australia's first immigrant women
“In 1832, the British government sent 400 young single women to Sydney and Hobart on two ships - the Red Rover from Cork and Princess Royal from London - to balance the male-dominated societies. Viewed as colourful butterflies alighting on the antipodean shores, the women were 'fair game' for employers and potential husbands. This book analyses how this migration was allowed to happen while telling the women's stories, describing who netted them in the hiring scramble and how they ultimately spread their wings.” Summary from catalogue.
FAMHIS 325.2410994 2010
History and genealogy 2011 : Australia and New Zealand
A collection of 66 articles on a whole range of topics relating to Australia and New Zealand history and genealogy covers everything from key websites; to births, deaths and marriages; the bombing of Broome; to researching your family in the Hawkesbury region; as well as online genealogy courses; tips for the time poor; Queensland pioneers and more. It also contains a directory of organisations and product/service suppliers.
FAMHIS 929.1072 2011
Wellbank's Australian nautical almanac & coasters' guide 1886 [CD-ROM]
High quality scanned images of the original book, "Wellbank's Australian Nautical Almanac and Coasters' Guide makes this very rare book publically available. It was published annually from 1860 to 1889 ... This volume contains a variety of useful information for seamen of the era. The larger part is taken up with details of around 1000 localities around most of the Australian coast - in effect a coastal gazetteer of Australia." -- Container.
QCFS 623.892994 2007
Queensland
Cemeteries | Pioneer registers
Crown land sales in Queensland [CD-ROM] / compiled by Eileen Johnson
There are three indexes: Crown Land sales in Queensland 1842-1861; Crown Land sales in Queensland 1860-1911; and Return of Crown Lands 1854. "Crown Land sales 1842-1861" Details on 8,629 sales of Crown land are indexed from records held at the Queensland State Archives. "Crown Land sales 1860-1911" contains details on 127,356 sales of Crown land between 1860 and 1911 indexed from records held at the Queensland State Archives. "Return of Crown Lands" contains details on 2,975 names mentioned in the appendix to the "Report from the Select Committee on Crown Lands, New South Wales Legislative Assembly - Votes and Proceedings 1854" covering land districts in New South Wales. Some of it later became part of Queensland.
QCFS 333.3309943 2010
Groom's Darling Downs almanac and directory 1900 [CD-ROM]
"Starting with the almanac, this CD contains a gardening section which is useful not only for the regular gardener, but also the amateur giving practical advice. There are hints to farmers, as well as domestic hints and recipes, times for arrival and despatch of mail, government departments, stations and their post towns, and various miscellaneous information such as directions for making a will, treatment of snake bites, typhoid fever and its treatment, and more. The directory covers the towns of Allora, Clifton, Crow's Nest, Dalby, Drayton, Goondiwindi, Jondaryan, Leyburn, Millmerran, Pittsworth, Roma, Stanthorpe, Toowoomba, Turallin and Warwick. Each of these starts with gazetteer information on each location, then lists the names and occupations of the primary business holders in the district, as well as local government office holders, ministers of religion, office holders of institutions and societies".--Cover.
QCFS 919.433 2008
Gympie in its cradle days reminiscences of Gympie's pioneer days [CD-ROM]
'Gympie in its Cradle Days', is a series of reminiscences of 23 pioneers, published weekly by the Gympie Time in 1938, and later presented in a book form.
QCFS 994.32 2007
Landsborough Shire Records: index to rates, receipts and payments, 1912-1941 [CD-ROM]
The index was compiled by Caloundra Family History Research Inc. from 15 registers held at Queensland State Archives. It consists of 4 tables covering rates cash books [rates payments]; a special loan rates register organized by division; general cash books, and a loan account cash book. Rates books can be invaluable in tracing the history of a particular portion of land and these contain unexpected and interesting additional information such as waived rates for servicemen away at war or payments made to families to enable them to take sick children to the hospital.
QCFS 929.39432 2009
Police gazette : Queensland 1944 [CD-ROM]
Apart from general information to the members of the police force, the 1944 gazette includes details on such things as: apprehensions, complainants, crimes committed, escapees and absconders from custody; lost or stolen property and stock; deserters from His Majesty’s Service and merchant vessels; missing friends and persons enquired for; police appointments, transfers, retirements, resignations, dismissals, discharges and superannuations; prisoners tried at supreme and circuit courts; and much more. The Supplement which was issued every fortnight during 1944 gave criminal photographs, modus operandi, aliases, particulars of various deformities, scars, tattoo marks, accomplishments, characteristics, and peculiar acts committed at scenes of crime.
QCFS 363.209943
Pugh's 19th century almanac & Queensland directory set 1859-1900 [CD-ROM]
The set covers all the iterations of "Pugh's" as issued between 1859 and 1900, with most discs covering 5 years. Some have been released previously as stand alone compilations. Expect to find thousands of people named with their addresses in the following sections: Brisbane - by trade; Country Towns - by town and trade; All Queensland by trade; and Brisbane and most towns by name. Other sections including names but usually not addresses: Government and official directory; Courts, barristers, JPs, solicitors and public notaries; Head teachers of government schools; Savings Bank staff; Military officers Consuls; Government pensioners; Medical practitioners, dentists and chemists; Clergy; Lodge masters and temperance society officers; and Bankers, insurance officers and company managers.
QCFS 919.43 2008
Queensland almanac & gazetteer 1904 (Sapsford) [CD-ROM]
The Almanac contains information on everything, such as events scheduled throughout the year, a calendar, eclipses, evening and morning stars, Crown lands, agriculture, irrigation, mining, the pastoral industry, immigration, the coast lights, sailing directions and Queensland docks, slips and wharfage accommodation. It includes a list of post towns, telegraph stations, money order offices, and railway stations in Queensland, together with cookery and medical hints. It also gives details of a number groups as well as names and contacts for them.
QCFS 919.43 2009
Queensland Baptist 1951-1960 [CD-ROM]
The Queensland Baptist was a monthly newspaper of the Baptist Association in Queensland. Each issue contains articles on issues of the day, topical articles, news from Baptist churches throughout the state of Queensland, missionary news, and inter-colonial news. It also often contained reports and statistics of different kinds, articles on different people, obituaries and articles on Queensland churches as well as stories, poems and letters. It also includes advertisements of local businesses.
QCFS 286.1943 2010
Queensland cemeteries monumental inscriptions : Mundubbera [CD-ROM]
This CD indexes names of 858 people mentioned in the memorial inscriptions for Mundubbera cemetery. It also contains 727 photos of all headstones and plaques in the cemetery as of September 2008. It can be searched by name, year of death, year of birth and other details, with the search results linked to the appropriate photo.
QCFS 929.5099432 2009
Queensland education gazette [CD-ROM]
"The primary role of education gazettes was to provide instructions and information to the staff of government schools. You will find individual teachers and staff named in sections headed: staff deployment: admissions, transfers, left the service; tenderers for works accepted; teachers' college students ; winners of scholarships and bursaries" -- Cover.
Years: 1906-1910; 1916-1920
QCFS 370.9943 2008
Queensland's first free settlement, 1838-1948 [CD-ROM]
Details of the movements and mission of people of Zion Hill settlement, Nundah, established in 1841 record the efforts of the first free white settlers to win subsistence from the soil of Queensland by their own labour.
QCFS 994.31 2009
Queensland Immigrants : Port of Maryborough 1861-1901 [CD-ROM] / compiled by Eileen Johnson
There are two indexes: Maryborough Immigrants and Passengers & Crew. "Maryborough Immigrants" contains details on 20 735 immigrants who arrived at the port of Maryborough in Queensland between 1861 and 1901. "Passengers & Crew" contains details on 6 620 immigrants who arrived in Queensland in 1862 - both passengers and crew.
QCFS 333.3309943 2010
Queensland state electoral roll [CD-ROM]
Entries are arranged alphabetically by district and by division within the district. The information you can find is: Christian Name and Surname; Qualification, Situation of Residence or Property; Age, Place of Abode; Occupation, Particulars of Qualification; Date when Claim Received by Electoral Registrar; and Polling District. For 1901, 1909 and 1912 additional rolls may have been published in February, April, June, August, and October.
Years: 1896, 1901, 1909, 1912
QCFS 324.6409943
They came direct : "Rajasthan", 1862 : immigration vessels to Queensland
All known information on this voyage (departed Liverpool 23 June 1862, arrived Brisbane 3 November 1862) is provided. Details come from official, newspaper and other sources. Also includes b&w photos, and a map. It includes a passenger list with surname, first name, marital status, age, occupation, and nationality as well as crew lists.
FAMHIS 929.3943 2010
Wide Bay District schools 1868-1991 [CD-ROM] / compiled by Eileen Johnson
The information on this CD-ROM was indexed from a variety of sources including admission registers held at the Queensland States Archives and a number of books published to celebrate a significant event in the life of the school. Entries usually contain the admission number, surname, given names, age (and sometimes birth date), parents details (name, occupation and address), religion and the years enrolled at the school.
QCFS 371.0099432 2010
Cemeteries
Calliope Cemetery headstones 1876-2010 [CD-ROM]
Information on 403 people is provided with an index by name, date of birth, date of death, age, comments and a photograph of the headstone.
QCFS 929.509943 2010
Degilbo Cemetery headstones 1897-2009 [CD-ROM]
This index of 675 people, includes their names, dates of birth, dates of death, age, comments and photographs of headstones.
QCFS 929.509943 2010
Gracemere Cemetery headstones 1899-2010 [CD-ROM]
Information on 513 people is indexed by name, date of birth, date of death, age, comments and a photograph of the headstone.
QCFS 929.509945 2010
Howard Cemetery headstones and burials 1875-2010 [CD-ROM]
Information on 1,689 people is indexed by name, date of death/burial, age, source of details, and where available, a photograph.
QCFS 929.5099432 2010
Theodore Cemetery headstones 1939-2010 [CD-ROM]
Information on 348 people, indexing by name, date of birth, date of death, age, comments and a photograph of the headstone.
QCFS 929.509945 2010
Tiaro Cemetery headstones and burials 1875-2009 [CD-ROM]
Information on 973 people includes an index by name, date of death, age, residence, occupation, denomination, birthplace, section, portion/grave number, comments and, where available, a photograph of the headstone.
QCFS 929.509943 2010
Pioneer registers
Queensland founding families : biographies of families living in Queensland prior to separation from New South Wales
This two volume set is a collection of 750 contributed stories of families living in Queensland before its separation from New South Wales in December 1859. The collection includes an index file enabling rapid searching of the text of all files and linking to search results, and an introduction which covers publication details, foreword, and brief history of the Moreton Bay region 1824-1859 and tips on searching.
FAMHIS 929.0994 2008 (2 volumes)
New South Wales
Births, deaths & marriages | Cemeteries | Pioneer registers | Newspaper indexes
Armidale, 1863-1938 [CD-ROM]
Also known as 'Armidale 75th Anniversary of the Municipality', it celebrates an anniversary in the life of Armidale and goes back further than 1863, to the very first days of European settlement in the district. The story includes the earliest families of the region. It contains old photographs places around Armidale; the history of the region’s newspapers, and a summary of all the major holdings; all mayors with their term of office; potted histories of all institutions including the churches, schools and colleges, hospitals, institutes and societies, including the Armidale Teachers College, the New England University, and the Chamber of Commerce.
QCFS 919.444 2008
Convicts transported to and from Port Macquarie 1827-1837
An index of male convicts transported to and from Port Macquarie including those forwarded from the overcrowded prison hulk Phoenix moored in Sydney Harbour.
FAMHIS 994.4202 2008
Drummoyne-Concord : history set [CD-ROM]
"These publications commemorate centenaries of local government in Drummoyne and Concord Municipality in 1983. They contain a number of useful photographs and maps of the area. Local and regional histories often include the names of community leaders such as business people, local government officers and elected members. This particular publication names; early settlers in the district; mayors, aldermen and town clerks" -- Cover. Includes index.
QCFS 994.41 2008
Dubbo Public School : index to Girls' School 1899-1971, index to Boys' School 1929-1971, from Registers of Admission, Progress and Withdrawal
This index was created to provide easier access to the microfiche copies of the original registers. It provides the name of the pupil, parent/guardian’s name, year, roll number and fiche number. The registers themselves contain the following information for each pupil entry: date of admission, name of pupil, pupil’s age (years and months), religion, name of previous school (if applicable), date of leaving previous school; name, residence and occupation of parent or guardian; date of admission to each class throughout primary school years; and date of leaving school. Once a name is located in the index you will need to contact the State Library of NSW or the Dubbo and District Family History Society to gain access to the information in the registers.
FAMHIS 372.99445 2004
Early days of Windsor [CD-ROM]
First published as a series of articles in the 'Windsor and Richmond Gazette' between August 1914 and February 1915, this book provides a detailed history of the town of Windsor and the Hawkesbury area on the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales. The book covers Windsor's history from exploration starting in 1788 and the first settlers in 1794 through to 'the present' (1915).
QCFS 994.41 2007
The Hawkesbury and Shoalhaven calendar, directory, guide and historical record [CD-ROM]
A large variety of general and household information, including a calendar, cultural and cookery guide, directory, historical record and useful household compendium is provided. It also includes many photos and sketches. It also contains a detailed account of the area and its history including information on the districts growth and development, events, churches, schools, agriculture and culture. Biographical notes on several prominent people are also included. The directory gives a list of people in certain roles in the community.
QCFS 994.47 2007
Historical records of New South Wales volumes 1-7 [CD-ROM]
The set of seven volumes covering the period 1782 to 1811 tells the story of exploration, convicts, the administrators, the military, and others associated with the colony of New South Wales during the early days. The extensive collection of journals, logs, personal and official letters, the dispatches, State papers, maps and illustrations provide an interesting insight into all facets of the colony.”
QCFS 994.402 HIS
The History of Bourke surname index – vol 1 & 2
The History of Bourke is a 12 volume collection of papers presented by members of the Bourke and District Historical Society. These surname indexes enable people to easily locate information. The index also includes some hotels, newspapers and Cobb & Co.
FAMHIS 994.49 1992
Illawarra remembers : war memorials of the Illawarra
This book provides the names of the men and women of the Illawarra who are listed on the many cenotaphs and honour rolls throughout the region. It includes an index.
FAMHIS 940.5467944 1995
Index to conditional purchase registers of New South Wales [microfiche]
3 Volumes – 1862; 1863; 1864
MFC 929.3944 1990
The Irish vanguard : the convicts of the Queen, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1791 / Barbara Hall
The 155 convicts, aboard the Queen, the first of five ships to leave during the 1790s from Ireland, bound for New South Wales have thoroughly researched This account tells their tales from their crimes in Ireland to their lives in the penal colony.
929.3944 2009
Is there a convict in the family? Research guide no.2
This research guide, produced by the Newcastle Family History Society, has been produced to help researchers to locate a convict and provides examples of some of the more common records and where they might be found.
FAMHIS 929.1072 2010
Kiama district landholders police survey – 1885 [CD-ROM]
There are two files: transcriptions of the landholders police survey sorted by surname; and transcriptions unsorted.
QCFS 929.39446 2010
"Lord Sidmouth" 1819 : index to surgeon’s journal / compiled by Wendy Nunan
This index, compiled by Wendy Nunan, covers every person mentioned in the journal.
FAMHIS 929.394 1993
New South Wales state electoral roll 1913 [CD-ROM]
Two CD-ROMs contain the state electoral rolls for all New South Wales districts for 1913, almost 17,000 pages, 16 volumes in all. Apart from the main roll, some districts also have supplemental rolls. You will find the details of almost 1 million voters who resided in New South Wales at this time who were entitled (and registered) to vote, including the names of many women qualified to vote. It is organised alphabetically by district then polling place and finally by surname within polling place. It includes information such as number on roll; surname of each voter, first names of each voter at full length, sex, residence, occupation, State District and Polling-place.
QCFS 324.6409944 2010
Orange and district illustrated [CD-ROM]
Details of the pioneering of Orange, its early days, its culture and development, and its people as well as information on churches, schools, farming, events, and community interests and more, are accompanied with photographs.
QCFS 994.45 2007
Picton & District Specialist Indexes [CD-ROM] / compiled by Liz Vincent
There are 2 indexes: Court Records index and Catholic Records index. The Court records index includes: Cawdor Bench books 1825-1828; Entrance book to the Picton lock-up 1845-1861; and Picton Bench books 1829-1883. It contains surname, christian name/s, date, page, and details. The Catholic records index includes: Stray baptism, marriage and burial entries between 1840 & 1948; and Stray registers from Picton and districts. It provides access to 10 Catholic parish registers covering Appin, Picton, Burragorang, Berrima mainly; with a small number of entries from outer areas such as Campbelltown, Sydney and Prospect. This index contains surname, christian name, date, and any other details available.
QCFS 929.39442 2002
Port Macquarie index to Colonial Secretary’s Papers 1796-1825 [CD-ROM]
The Port Macquarie index has been prepared exclusively using information from the State Records NSW Index to the Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825 and contains all entries found in the full index which relate to any person, object, place or activity, having a reference to Port Macquarie. The Port Macquarie index contains over 11,100 records for 2,600 different names, topics and related subjects.
QCFS 016.99442 2010
Registers of Discharge of Seamen NSW [1859-1887] / Compiled by Kate Vernon and Billie Jacobsen
Compiled from records held at State Records NSW, entries are arranged alphabetically by surname. Each entry provides date of discharge, the seaman’s surname and given names, the name of the ship, the ship’s master’s surname and given names, and the State Records NSW item number. Published in 3 volumes covering 1859-1869, 1869-1878 and 1878-1887.
FAMHIS 929.3944 2010
Runaways, robbers and incorrigible rogues: certificates of freedom records for Port Macquarie convicts : 13 December 1823 - 26 April 1827 [CD-ROM]
Convicts who were recorded as being transported to Port Macquarie in the Registers of Certificates of Freedom contained in State Records NSW, Series NRS 12208, Item 4/4423 on microfilm Reel 601 and Item 4/4424 on microfilm Reel 602 are included.
QCFS 994.42 2010
Sydney Diocesan directory [CD-ROM]
"This set of Sydney Diocesan Sydney directories contains lists and details on all the Anglican clergy, cathedrals, committees, societies and schools of New South Wales as well as Anglican clergy lists for all other states in Australia. It Includes significant amounts of biographical information on those who held office in the Anglican church at this period of time. These directories are a great tool for those interested in Australia's religious history or for those with Anglican ancestors". – Back cover
Years: 1881-1920
QCFS 283.99441 2007
Sydney street directory c1943 (Gregorys) [CD-ROM]
"This volume is from a facsimile of the 11th edition, published around 1943. Showing 96 clearly marked maps, there are over 15,000 streets named, as well as tram and train lines, municipal boundaries, parks and reserves and other distinctive features. There are indexes to wharves and lessees, yacht clubs, bays and reserves, real estate agents, hospitals and of course the streets" -- Cover.
QCFS 912.9441 2008
Sydneyites as we see 'em, 1913-14-15 [CD-ROM]
A representative selection of people from the political, professional, financial, commercial and sporting arenas between 1913 and 1915 is included. For each person it includes a portrait with cartoon embellishments and a brief biography.
QCFS 741.599441 2010
Wollongong Municipal Council, assessment rolls, 1868, 1869, 1870 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains transcriptions from the originals rolls and includes an index.
QCFS 929.39446 2010
Births, deaths and marriages
Index to the Charles Kinsela Funeral Director Registers 1905-1982 [CD-ROM]
Catalogue title: Charles Kinsela & Sons Funeral Directors burial index 1905-1982
The database can be searched under surname, given name, date into Parlor, place of death or late residence, age, burial location and grave location.
QCFS 929.509944 2006
R H Creighton Funeral Directors of Gosford Index to records 1909-1989 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM is indexed alphabetically by surname and includes age/date of death, and whether buried or cremated.
QCFS 929.509944 2003
Walter Carter Pty. Ltd. funeral director [microfiche]
The information extracted from the records of Walter Carter Pty Ltd is name, age, place, date of death, and any remarks.
Vol.1 – 1887-1895
Vol.2 – 1896-1912
Vol.3 – 1913-1922
MFC 929.3944 1998
Cemeteries
Anna Bay Lawn Cemetery : headstone inscriptions and photographs [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM includes photos and a transcript for each burial and cremation in Anna Bay Lawn Cemetery. It also includes an alphabetical index of burials.
QCFS 929.5099442 2010
Bulli General Cemetery transcriptions and burials [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains transcriptions and register listings.
QCFS 929.5099446 2010
Canowindra General Cemetery and All Saints Anglican Church and Memorials [CD-ROM]
This is “is a compilation of monumental inscriptions from graves in the cemetery and churchyard… Some unmarked graves are also recorded. The CD contains a list of names extracted from the burial register of All Saints Anglican Church, 1911-1950, together with a comprehensive index of names and plot maps of the cemetery and grave plots within each section.” – Inside cover.
QCFS 929.509944 2002
Cemeteries of Gresford & the surrounding districts [CD-ROM]
The following cemeteries are included: Sacred Heart Church & Cemetery, Summer Hill; St. Helen's, East Gresford; St. Anne's, Gresford; St. John's, Lostock; St. John's, Vacy; Jupp's Cemetery, East Gresford; Reedy Creek Anglican Cemetery; Tea Tree Cemetery, Miranni; Catholic Cemetery, Mt. Rivers; and isolated graves plus a map of Gresford & District with cemeteries.
QCFS 929.509944 2001
Church cemeteries of Bulli, Woonona and Corrimal
Headstone transcriptions of St Augustine’s Church of England, Bulli; Woonona Presbyterian, and Corrimal Catholic Church cemeteries are covered.
FAMHIS 929.5099446 1993
Old Dubbo Cemetery index 1863-1994 [CD-ROM]
Indexed photographs of headstones and monuments in Dubbo Old Cemetery are in Excel format.
QCFS 929.5099445 2009
Dubbo & District cemeteries : Vol. 1 - Cumnock, Curra Creek, Baldry & Tomingley cemetery records
These transcriptions of headstones and monuments for the Cumnock, Curra Creek, Baldry & Tomingley cemeteries includes brief descriptions on location within the district and a brief history.
FAMHIS 929.5099445 1988
Dubbo & District cemeteries : Volume 2
Cobbora -- Elong Elong -- "Elwood", Ballimore -- Murrumbong -- "Melrose", Ballimore -- "Cobbora Station" -- "Naran Station" -- Spicers Creek -- Yeoval -- Obley -- Binnaway -- Denison Town -- Leadville -- Mendooran -- "Glenshae", Mendooran -- Dunedoo -- Cassilis -- Collaroy Private -- Gungal -- Krui River -- Brindley Park -- Merriwa (Roman Catholic only) -- Uarbry – Ulan
This book consists of the transcriptions of headstones and monuments of the cemeteries listed above, with a surname index at the back of the book.
FAMHIS 929.5099445 198-?
Early cemeteries of Central Illawarra [CD-ROM]
Transcriptions are for the for the following cemeteries: Berkeley Pioneer, Kembla Grange, Mt Kemble Anglican, St Luke's Anglican - Brownsville, West Dapto Catholic and Windy Gully. The transcriptions are available in alphabetical order and in site order.
QCFS 929.5099446 2010
Gosford burial index 1810-2005 : a consolidated index of all burials recorded in the Gosford area [CD-ROM]
The following information is provided: Surname, Given Name, date of burial or death, burial location, whether marked or unmarked grave.
QCFS 929.509944 2008
Helensburgh Cemetery
This book contains headstone transcriptions and burial records, with some maps.
FAMHIS 929.5099446 1997
Index to the 1891 census of New South Wales : Gosford area
This index has been created from original documents held by the State Records of NSW. The 1891 Census for NSW is a listing of households by number and gender, with the only one listed being the head of the household. No other information is provided. This index lists alphabetically the name of the head of the household, census district, locality, number of males and/or females, film number and page number.
FAMHIS 929.39442 2000
Index to the 1901 census of New South Wales : Gosford area
This index has been created from original documents held by the State Records of NSW. The 1901 Census for NSW is a listing of households by number and gender, with the only one listed being the head of the household. No other information is provided. This index lists alphabetically the name of the head of the household, census district, locality, number of males and/or females, film number and page number.
FAMHIS 929.39442 2000
Inverell Cemetery, Church of England burials and transcriptions 1999 [CD-ROM]
Transcriptions and burial register were published by Inverell District Family History Group in 1999 as a book and included is a cemetery plan.
QCFS 929.5099444 2007
Inverell cemetery new general section burials and transcriptions 1968-2000: includes Inverell Cemetery Columbarium and Thorley & Sons Crematorium [CD-ROM]
These transcriptions and burial register were originally published in book format in 2001 with a cemetery plan.
QCFS 929.5099444 2007
Inverell Cemetery non-conformist & independent sections: burials and transcriptions 1862-1998 [CD-ROM]
The burial register was originally published by Inverell District Family History Group in 2002 as a book. A cemetery plan is included.
QCFS 929.5099444 2007
Inverell Cemetery, Roman Catholic Burials and transcriptions 1867-1988 [CD-ROM]
The transcriptions and burial register were originally published in book format in 1998. A cemetery plan is included.
QCFS 929.5099444 2007
Jilliby Cemetery Wyong Shire NSW : memorial inscriptions, unmarked graves and unknown burial locations
All known burials in the Jilliby cemetery are included. There are maps of the whole cemetery as well as the various sections of the cemetery, memorial inscriptions plus photographs, lists for unmarked graves and the people of Wyong buried elsewhere; and a name index.
FAMHIS 929.5099442 2009
Lisarow, St John's Anglican Cemetery [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains monumental inscriptions and headstone photographs.
QCFS 929.509944 1999
Lyndhurst Cemetery
Compiled by the Cowra Family History Group, this is a record of burials listed as taking place in the Lyndhurst Cemetery. The information has been gathered from the registers of various local Court Houses up to 1940, local newspapers and the headstones of the cemetery. The burials have been listed alphabetically.
FAMHIS 929.5099445 1996
Molong General Cemetery [CD-ROM]
“This CD-ROM was created from the original printed book, which was published in 2003. This work was donated to the Central Coast Family History Society Inc by Jim and Doreen Jones…” – Inside cover. It contains the Molong General Cemetery, monuments and lone graves, as well as Ameroo and Boomey Creek cemeteries.
QCFS 929.509944 2008
Monumental inscriptions Cowra - vol 3. unmarked burials to 1940
This book contains Cowra cemetery transcriptions and includes index.
FAMHIS 929.5099445 1988-
Monumental inscriptions of Tamworth Cemetery : Catholic
This book contains transcriptions of the headstones and includes an index.
FAMHIS 929.5099444 1992
Monumental inscriptions of Tamworth Cemetery : Church of England
This book contains transcriptions of the headstones and includes an index.
FAMHIS 929.5099444 1992
Monumental inscriptions of Tamworth Cemetery : other denominations
This book contains transcriptions of the headstones and includes an index.
FAMHIS 929.5099444 1992
Murwillumbah General Cemetery transcriptions & images [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM includes full indexes of names of deceased (PDF), full transcriptions of memorial inscriptions (PDF) and over 1700 photographs of headstones.
QCFS 929.509944 2010
Nelson Bay Cemetery, Carumbah Bushland Memorial Gardens & columbarium [CD-ROM]
"Photographs and transcriptions of all headstones and plaques at Nelson Bay Cemetery, Carumbah Memorial Gardens and Columbarium"--Provided by publisher.
QCFS 929.5099442 2007
Noraville Cemetery Wyong Shire NSW : monumental inscriptions, unmarked graves
All known burials in the Noraville cemetery with a map of the whole cemetery, memorial inscriptions plus some photographs organised into religious denomination, lists for unmarked graves organised into religious denomination, a name index and an addendum are covered.
FAMHIS 929.5099442 2002
One hundred lives in Hastings Cemeteries
Information from the following cemeteries: Beechwood, Comboyne, Crossroads, Ellenborough, Rollands Plains and Telegraph Point includes an index to biographical names.
FAMHIS 929.509944 2005
One hundred lives in Wauchope General Cemetery
Biographical information on 100 people buried at Wauchope General Cemetery is accompanied by a photo of the gravesite and its location in the cemetery. At the front of the book is a name index.
FAMHIS 929.509944 2003
Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Gardens [CD-ROM]
Compiled by the Wyong Family History Group in 2006, this CD-ROM transcribes some 30 000 memorials, some dating back to 1935, from the Palmdale Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Park. The database allows searches by surname, forename, year of birth and age.
QCFS 929.509944 2006
Parramatta cemeteries : Mays Hill
This book covers the cemetery’s history as well as headstones/memorial inscriptions.
FAMHIS 929.509944 1996
Paterson general cemetery [CD-ROM]
Headstone and columbarium inscriptions are included with reference to Anglicans records in the Parish of Paterson.
QCFS 929.509944 2001
Point Frederick Pioneer Park Cemetery [CD-ROM]
A map of the original layout of the cemetery is included with an index of all names on headstones and bronze plaques, the site number included beside name, the headstone numbers showing current position and digital images.
QCFS 929.509944 1999
Port Macquarie - Hastings NSW : a compendium of burials and cremations 1821-2001 : were they here? [CD-ROM]
"Over 24 800 records cover the date range 1821-2001 (some later records); all district Cemeteries or Places of Rest; 6 383 Surnames; 9 035 records with image references." - Inside cover.
QCFS 929.5099442 2009
Ronkana Cemetery Wyong Shire : monumental inscriptions, photographs and unmarked graves
This comprehensive listing of all burials in the Ronkana Cemetery is divided into monumental inscriptions, with photographs, and listings of unmarked graves in their religious denomination. Located at the back is a name index.
FAMHIS 929.5099442 2002
St Barnabas Cemetery and Yarramalong Cemetery Wyong Shire N.S.W. : monumental inscriptions, unmarked graves
This comprehensive listing of all burials in the St Barnabas and Yarramalong Cemeteries is divided into the two cemeteries and includes maps of each cemetery, monumental inscriptions with some photographs, and listings of unmarked graves in their religious denomination. Located at the end of each cemetery is a name index.
FAMHIS 929.5099442 2002
St Paul's Anglican Church & Cemetery headstone & Columbarium Inscriptions, Kincumber [CD-ROM]
“This CD-ROM replaces the original book published in 2004. Original transcriptions and photographs were carried out by Jim and Doreen Jones, Honorary Members of our Society.” – internal cover
QCFS 929.509944 2004
Scarborough - Wombarra Cemetery
Originally called Clifton Cemetery this book contains information gathered from transcriptions, burial records and the newspaper Illawarra Mercury.
FAMHIS 929.5099446 1999
Small cemeteries in the Tamworth District [CD-ROM]
Transcriptions for the following cemeteries: Breeza, Carroll, Currabubula, Piallaway, Somerton, Tyringham, Winton and Woolbrook are listed.
QCFS 929.5099444 1995
Tingha Cemetery transcriptions 1990: & Tingha Cemetery & district burials (no headstones) 1873-1999 [CD-ROM]
A cemetery plan, some images and obituaries are available here.
QCFS 929.5099444 2007
Wamberal General Cemetery photographic collection and unmarked graves [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains transcriptions, digital photographs of every headstone together with a listing of unmarked graves.
QCFS 929.509944 2005
Wollongong General Cemetery transcriptions and burials [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains transcriptions and register listings in alphabetical order as well as in site order. It also contains a site map of the cemetery.
QCFS 929.5099446 2010
Pioneer registers
The dream begins : residents of Brisbane Water in 1841 (2 volumes)
The Central Coast Family History Society compiled this work, initially from the names (heads of household) listed in the District of Brisbane Water in the 1841 Census. Information has been gathered from other sources that have resulted in the histories of 267 families or singles persons living in the district at that time. Volume 1 includes an explanation about the 1841 Census and a brief history of the area. Located at the back of volume 2 is a name index for both volumes.
FAMHIS 929.3099442 2008
Pioneer women of Port Macquarie 1821 to 1823
This is a listing of all females, free and convict, in the Port Macquarie settlement between 1821 and 1823. It has been created from available reference material, listed at the back of the book. Also located at the back is a name index.
FAMHIS 305.409942 2005
Bathurst pioneers : a register of pioneer families of Bathurst NSW [CD-ROM]
Entries for 5 239 pioneers, some with alternate spellings which point to another entry are included. Overall, there are more than 31 750 named people in the Pioneer Register. There were more than 750 contributors and it includes specially prepared maps, which include some place names that are no longer used and an index of place names to help you find them.
QCFS 929.399445 2007
Newspaper indexes
Illawarra Mercury indexes – 1856-1900 & 1901-1930 [CD-ROM]
The Illawarra Mercury indexes cover the birth, death and marriage notices and other classifieds.
QCFS 929.39446 2010
Newspaper notices of the Gosford Times: births, deaths, engagements, marriages, anniversaries, probates, memoriams & inquests [CD-ROM]
The newspaper notices are divided into 2 CD-ROMs: Part1 1897-1933; and Part 2 1934-1954. These CD-ROMs are “a comprehensive index of notices of births, engagements, marriages, anniversaries, deaths, in memoriam, probate, inquests and other announcements published in the Gosford Times. The entries can be accessed from either a complete A-Z listing or from an alphabetical listing by Family Name. Each entry lists family and given names, the event and its location, a brief description of the notice, and a microfilm reference to the notice.” – Inside cover.
QCFS 079.9442
Port Macquarie news newspaper index : court cases, births, deaths, marriages, inquests, obituaries, probates, etc. / compiled by Pam Yates
2 Volumes – 1969 to 1973; 1974 to 1979
These indexes of notices have been compiled mainly from the classified section of the Port Macquarie News. The indexes consist of name of person, type of event, age, place, date and; page and column.
FAMHIS 079.9442 2003 and FAMHIS 079.9442 2004
Port Stephens "Pilot" newspaper 16th July 1926 to 7th February 1930 : indexes of domestic and other notices [CD-ROM]
This "CD contains indexes of Engagements, Marriages, Deaths, Funerals, Inquests, In Memoriums, Obituaries, Probates, Sympathy Messages, Return Thanks, and Twenty First Birthdays. (No births listed in this newspaper)."--Provided by publisher.
QCFS 929.39442 2006
Victoria
All-Australia Memorial: Victoria [CD-ROM]
This historical record of national effort during the Great War includes over 1,000 double-tone illustrations from original photographs, drawings, maps, portraits, etc. It is divided into 4 parts: 1. Exploits of the ANZACS (historical account); 2. ANZAC honoured dead - thousands of Victorians who died in service 1914-16; Australia's fighting families - a biographical record of service and photos of hundreds of Australia's fighting men; and 4. Regimental register - record of approximately 30,000 Victorian men and women.
QCFS 940.394 2007
Anglican marriages within the districts and parishes of Yea & Alexandra Victoria : 1859-1959 [CD-ROM]
Details of the marriages that occurred in the districts and Parish of Yea and Alexandra, Victoria between the years 1859-1949 give the following information: surname, given names, year in register and month in register. If you click on the surname an actual image of the marriage certificate is then displayed. Alexandra includes entries for St Peter's Jamieson (1904-1905), as well as St John's Alexandra, Christ Church Marysville, St Paul's Eildon Weir, St Paul's Kanumbra, St Thomas Buxton and St Albans Thornton.
QCFS 929.39452 ANG
Ballarat East rate books index : 1872-1882 and 1911-12 (VPRS 7258/P1 Units 1-10 plus Unit 40) [CD-ROM]
Nearly 40 000 entries transcribed from 11 rate ledgers are included.
QCFS 336.200994 2010
Ballarat petitions 1860-1866 : index to petitions and memorials in Ballarat Council files VPRS 2500/PO [CD-ROM]
Compiled, transcribed and published by Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc., this CD-ROM includes an index of 10 000 names of signatories to petitions, links to digital images of petitions to Ballarat Council 1860-66, and background information with early Ballarat photographs.
QCFS 388.122099448 2007
Crown land licences Victoria 1856 [CD-ROM]
"This publication lists approx 3500 licenses for the years 1851, 1852, 1854 and 1855. It was presented to Parliament in 1856. It is arranged by district and includes summaries for each district by year ... "--Container.
QCFS 333.309945 2007
Combined Anglican baptisms, parish's [sic] of Yea & Alexandra [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains details of the combined Yea and Alexandra Parish Anglican Baptisms 1868-1882, as well as the Yea St Luke's Parish 1881-1930, and the Alexandra St John's Parish 1883-1930 baptisms. The baptism entries give the following information: number, baptized, born date, christian names, parents names, surname, abode, profession.
QCFS 929.39452 ANG
Index of names listed on Geelong & district honour rolls
Compiled by the Geelong Family History Group from various Geelong and district honour rolls, the index is organised alphabetically by surname and lists which honour roll the name appeared on.
FAMHIS 929.3099452 2007
Inquests held for Geelong & district
Consists of 4 volumes: v. 1. By the hand of death, 1837-1850; v. 2. By the visitation of God, 1851-1859; v. 3. On the wings of death, 1860-1869; and v. 4. No man lives forever, 1870-1879.
FAMHIS 614.1099452 2002-
Lands guide: a guide to finding records of crown land at Public Record Office Victoria [CD-ROM]
The 'Lands Guide' is a comprehensive resource for accessing records relating to Crown land in the State of Victoria, and will be an indispensable finding aid for anyone doing research into Victoria's land records.
QCFS 333.109945 2009
Middleton & Maning's Gippsland directory 1884 - 1885 containing alphabetical directory of north & south Gippsland, tourist guide to the lakes, with illuminated map and a large amount of general information [CD-ROM]
The directory starts with advertisements from local businesses of the time, and is followed by a short gazetteer of places around the region, as well as general information on the districts of Gippsland. The main part of the Directory consisting of about 100 pages, is the Alphabetical Directory. Listed alphabetically by surname under each region, this lists heads of household (mostly male but there are a few females mentioned), together with their occupation and address. It also includes a tourists' guide and map to the Gippsland Lakes which shows some travel routes.
QCFS 919.456 2009
Patients in Melbourne Hospital 1856-1905 [CD-ROM]
This index is of 49 552 names in 451 Ward Books for the Melbourne Hospital (now The Royal Melbourne Hospital) is hyperlinked to a set of details extracted from that patient's medical records in the Ward Book. These details contain the patient's name, age, and admission date together with some or all of the following: the patient's biography, birth place; the ship on which the person travelled to Australia and its arrival date; whether married, widowed or single; occupation; religion; residence and the result of treatment. Each set of details includes the full reference to the relevant Ward Book's location at PROV.
QCFS 362.110994 2009
Victorian directory 1918 (Sands & McDougall) [CD-ROM]
The directory is divided into 5 sections: city streets directory, country commercial directory, alphabetical directory (covers all Victoria), Melbourne and suburban professional and trade directory; and a country professional and trade directory. There are also a number of other subject specific directories and a large number of advertisements.
QCFS 919.451 2010
Cemeteries
Berwick Cemetery, Victoria: register and headstones, 1867-1999 [microfiche]
MFC 929.5099452 2000
The garden of rest : Yarram, Yarram first cemetery 1873 – 1903
This book records as many people as possible buried at Yarram Memorial Park, the first cemetery of Yarram. It contains a history of the cemetery, information on people buried from certificates and newspaper articles, organised alphabetcially; a listing of the names of those moved to the Yarram New Cemetery, and inscriptions of headstones moved to Yarram New Cemetery.
FAMHIS 929.5099456 2009
Harkaway Cemetery, Victoria: register and headstones, 1863-1999 [microfiche]
MFC 929.5099452 2000
Pakenham Cemetery, Victoria: register and headstones, c.1850-1999 [microfiche]
MFC 929.5099452 2000
Tasmania
Assessment & valuation rolls of Tasmania : index to town of Launceston 1868 : listed by owner and occupier
The Assessment and Valuation rolls were published in The Hobart Town Gazette, the precursor to the Tasmanian Government Gazette. The rolls give the location, a description of the property, name of occupier, name of owner (often with their address), and, where the owner is deceased or absent, the executor or agent may be named. The indexes provide all information listed above as well as the page number from the gazette.
FAMHIS 929.39465 2009
Caught in the act : unusual offences of Port Arthur convicts / compiled by Phillip Hilton and Susan Hood
This collection of unusual offences has been taken from the conduct records of Port Arthur and Tasman Peninsula convicts. The offences did not always occur at Port Arthur itself. Digital copies of the conduct records are available through the State Archives of Tasmania website.
FAMHIS 365.3409946 1999
Lower court records of Tasmania : index to record of cases heard in petty sessions
This index consists of 3 volumes in 2 books. Volume 1 and 2 covers January 1847-September 1852; and volume 3 covers September 1852-January 1866.
FAMHIS 929.20994 2008
Maids, masters and magistrates : twenty women of the convict ship New Grove : maidservants in Van Diemen's Land
This is the story of twenty of the women transported on the convict ship New Grove which arrived in Hobart in 1835.
FAMHIS 994.602 2007
Police Gazette : Tasmania [CD-ROM]
The CD-ROMs for the years listed below, are issues of the Tasmanian Police Gazette. Earlier issues were known as “Reports of crime”. The CD-ROMs contain high quality scanned images of the whole of each year’s issues. They include lists of warrants issued, changes in the police force which are all listed (promotions, demotions, resignations, dismissals, retirements, deaths etc). Information is also given on housebreak-ins, robberies, arson, murders, lost horses and cattle, deserters, escaped prisoners, missing friends, and reports on those released. Notices from interstate police gazettes are sometimes included.
Years: 1896 – 1933
QCFS 364109946
Tasmania post office directory [CD-ROM]
The directory contains an Alphabetical directory (colony-wide); a Towns directory; a Street directory (Hobart and Launceston only) and a Trades directory, which all list names and addresses. Oother sections and directories list names but not addresses.
Years: 1926 – 1930, 1935
QCFS 919.460025 2009
South Australia
Biographical guide to Northern Yorke Peninsula, 1976 [CD-ROM]
The 'Biographical Guide to Northern Yorke Peninsula' was originally published in 1976. It contains biographies of a number of 'present day' personalities of the region, covering Kadina, Moonta, Paskeville, Wallaroo, Moonta, Moonta Bay, Port Hughes, and North Beach. One page is used for each person, and includes information such as full name, date and place of birth, often parents names, education, and working life, hobbies, sports, marital status, family, clubs or associations that he/she was involved with and more. Each entry also includes a photograph, and most include the personality’s signature.
QCFS 920.094235 2007
Ordinary people : the settlers of Port MacDonnell & district
Compiled by the Port MacDonnell and District Pioneers Advisory Committee, this collection of stories has been provided by descendants of many of the area’s early settlers. A name index is included.
FAMHIS 994.234 2010
Pioneers and settlers bound for South Australia : passenger lists
Each of the five volumes covering 1836 to 1840. contains an index of passengers and ships. The information has come from a variety of sources such as: Ship Manifests and Embarkation documents; the Register of Free Passages to South Australia 1836 to 1840 (PRO London); the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (newspaper); the South Australian Observer (newspaper); and the Hobart Courier (newspaper).
FAMHIS 929.39423 2010
South Australia Commonwealth electoral roll [CD-ROM]
The CD-ROM for 1939 contains the electoral rolls for all electoral divisions (excepting Adelaide) in South Australia in 1939. It includes details of more than 250 000 registered voters who resided in South Australia at this time. The CD-ROM for 1943 includes the rolls for the Barker, Boothby, Grey, Hindmarsh and Wakefield Divisions of South Australia in 1943. It details over 350 000 registered voters who resided in South Australia at this time. Each division is divided into subdivisions and entries are arranged alphabetically within each subdivision.
Years: 1939, 1943
QCFS 324.64099423 2010
South Australian Almanac and Directory 1872 (Howell) [CD-ROM]
It is "Divided into three main sections - an almanac, a directory, and other information. The almanac contains a diary and calendar for the year 1872, as well as a farming and gardening calendar. The directory which is contained in about 50 pages covers Adelaide (North and South) and Port Adelaide, listing the householders alphabetically, together with their occupations and addresses." – Back cover
QCFS 919.423 2008
South Australian Genealogist 1973-2010 [CD-ROM]
It contains a complete run of The South Australian Genealogist, the journal of the South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society from when it was first published in 1973 through to the May 2010 issue. The journal, which is published quarterly, contains information such as reference articles, family histories, local history articles, photographs, book reviews, shipping lists, cemetery records, news about the Society and more.
QCFS 929.1072 2010
Western Australia
Western Australia Commonwealth electoral roll 1939 : Freemantle, Forrest, Kalgoorlie, Perth, Swan [CD-ROM]
This compendium contains the Commonwealth electoral rolls for all electoral divisions in Western Australia in 1939 - over 4,400 pages. It has the details of about 250,000 voters who resided in Western Australia at this time, and who were entitled (and registered) to vote. The electoral divisions are: Fremantle, Forrest, Kalgoorlie, Perth and Swan. Each division consists of a number of subdivisions. The locations of the subdivisions in each divisions are listed separately under the description for each of the divisions. Names of the voters are arranged alphabetically within each subdivision.
QCFS 324.6409941 2010
Commonwealth electoral roll Western Australia 1949 : Canning, Curtin, Forrest, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, Moore, Perth, Swan [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains high quality scanned images of the original books. It includes the rolls for the Canning, Curtin, Fremantle, Forrest, Kalgoorlie, Moore, Perth and Swan Divisions of Western Australia in 1949 – more than 5,000 pages. Entries are arranged alphabetically within each subdivision. You will find the details of over 300,000 voters who resided in Western Australia at this time, and who were entitled (and registered) to vote. Maps of many subdivisions are included.
QCFS 324.6409941 2010
Western Australia. Blue book set 1: 1871-1905 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains highly scanned images of the original books. Blue books contain information on public service personnel and various statistics. Sometimes called Public Service Lists or Civil Service Lists, these give details of people employed in the Western Australian Public Service at the time. Each year contains data which may include office, name, date of appointment, appointed by, instrumentality, salary and date of appointment.
QCFS 351.941 2009
Northern Territory
Northern Territory census, electoral rolls & directories 1881 - 1940 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM combines information from Northern Territory census records, directories and electoral rolls, as well as lists of government officials. The surviving censuses of the Northern Territory of 1881 to 1921, as well as electoral rolls 1884 to 1940, and the directories of 1908 to 1921 are all transcribed in this publication.
QCFS 929.39429 2006
Northern Territory times almanac and directory set 1, 1887, 1888 and 1890 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains high quality scanned images of the original books. It contains the 1887, 1888 and 1890 editions of Solomon's Northern Territory Almanac and Directory. Each volume contains a host of information relating to the people, businesses and services in the Northern Territory during the each year. As well as including a brief history of the Northern Territory, you will also find maps, advertisements, postal, quarantine and customs details, steamship companies, cost of railway fares and much more. A unique feature of these directories is that each volume also includes a chronological landmarks list which puts events into their historical context.
QCFS 919.429 2008
New Zealand
New Zealand combined electoral rolls 1881, 1893 & 1896 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM allows searching by both name and year. It includes maps from Alan McRobie’s “Electoral Atlas of New Zealand”.
QCFS 929.393 2010
New Zealand electoral roll 1911 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains the lists of over 590,000 people who were eligible to vote and includes electoral maps from Alan McRobie’s Electoral Atlas.
QCFS 929.393 2010
New Zealand electoral roll 1935 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains high-quality scanned images of the original documents. This compendium contains the electoral rolls for all New Zealand districts for 1935 - almost 20,000 pages. Entries are arranged alphabetically within each district. You will find the details of about 900 000 people who were entitled (and registered) to vote. Importantly, the roll includes the names of many women qualified to vote for the election of members of the Parliament of New Zealand. As well as the General Roll, the Supplementary Roll for each district is also included in the compendium. A section at the end of each electoral district lists the electors whose names had been removed from the main roll after it was closed for printing; also changes in address and occupation which occurred after printing of the main roll.
QCFS 929.393 2010
Passenger lists - Victoria, Australia outwards to New Zealand [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains transcriptions of passenger lists of the ships leaving Victoria, Australia for New Zealand ports, as contained in VPRS 948 Outward Passenger Lists 1852-1923. It contains all the data from the four previously published sets of fiche plus remaining data transcribed up to and including 1923. Available are a total of 368 481 passenger records and 5040 ship records covering years 1852-1923.
QCFS 929.393 2009
Whakapapa : an introduction to researching Māori and Pākehā-Māori familes, their history, heritage, and culture
Originally published in "The New Zealand Genealogist – Vol 35, No 289 September/October 2004", and written by Bruce Mathers, this article is a useful guide for people researching their Maori heritage.
FAMHIS 929.1089994 2008
British Isles
Census : the expert guide / Peter Christian and David Annal
The authors show how intricate details of our ancestors’ lives can be interpreted from British census returns. The book covers online access to census returns, providing information on where find the most useful websites and how to access the best quality images, and considers issues such as search techniques and transcription errors. A separate chapter covers the unique features of the 1911 census. FAMHIS 929.341 2008
My ancestor was a railway worker / Frank Hardy
The period covered by the book is from the start of railways in Britain up to 1948. The author aims to give a short history of the railways in Britain and to provide an understanding of railway records for people researching an ancestor who was a railway employee or lived in a property that was affected by railway construction.
FAMHIS 929.341 2009
Tracing your legal ancestors : a guide for family historians / Stephen Wade
The author has provided a comprehensive history of law and the roles of legal professionals in the British Isles. Also included are the various archives, records, books and websites that can be used by family history researchers who are studying the subject or looking for someone associated with the legal profession.
FAMHIS 929.1072041 2010
England & Wales
Criminal ancestors : a guide to historical criminal records in England and Wales / David Hawkings
This updated book offers practical in-depth guidelines for researching criminal ancestors, many of whom stole for survival and were imprisoned for the most trivial offenses. The study includes surveys of material held by all County and Borough Record Offices, police archives, and other repositories, as well as numerous example cases and illustrations, appendices with source material; and a case history to show the extent to which one individual criminal can be researched.
FAMHIS 929.342 2009
Paupers in workhouses 1861 [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains the "Names of adult paupers in each workhouse in England and Wales who have been inmates during a continuous period of five years"--Container.
QCFS 929.342 2007
Ireland
Directory of Ireland 1824 [CD-ROM]
CD-ROM title: Pigot’s 1824 commercial directory of Ireland: compendium of all sections
This CD-ROM contains one of the earliest full commercial directories of Ireland, and includes over 220 urban centres throughout the island. Organised by Province, and then town, it lists all the principal office holders, gentry, professionals, tradesmen, hotels, schools, public institutions, churches, and even pubs for each town in Ireland. There is a description of each Province and town as well. It is organised into four sections, by province, with additional details for Dublin.
QCFS 929.3415 2005
Directory of Ireland 1846 [CD-ROM]
CD-ROM title: Slater’s 1846 Commercial Directory of Ireland
This full commercial directory for the entire country is organised by Province, and then town. It lists all the principal office holders, gentry, professionals, trades, hotels, schools, public institutions, churches, and even pubs for each town in Ireland. The book is organised into four sections, by province, with additional details for the four main cities.
QCFS 929.3415 2005
How to trace your Irish ancestors: an essential guide to researching and documenting the family histories of Ireland’s people / by Ian Maxwell
The new edition of ‘How to trace your Irish ancestors’ includes updates on the 1901 and 1911 censuses and details the discovery of a copy of the 1821 census for Forkhill. There is an expanded section on Irish surnames and a new section on the use of DNA in genealogical research’
FAMHIS 929.1072 2009
Royal Irish Constabulary list and directory 1915 containing Departments, Dublin Metropolitan Police, Resident Magistrates, Coast Guards, etc. [CD-ROM]
This CD-ROM contains high quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. It is the complete list and guide to the Royal Irish Constabulary, Dublin Metropolitan Police and other civil authorities in Ireland for the half-year for which it was issued.
QCFS 363.209416 2010
Scotland
Ayrshire census index 1851 [CD-ROM]
The database Index to the 1851 Ayrshire Census was listed by volunteers and co-ordinated by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society. The database provides speedy access to brief details of everyone living in Ayrshire in 1851. The database gives names and ages, then information on parishes, book, page and line numbers so full entry details are found quickly on census films.
QCFS 929.34146 2003
Germany
Map Guide to German Parish Registers, vol. 1 : Grandduchy of Hessen / Kevin Hansen
This is the first in 36 volumes of the Map Guide to German Parish Registers series. Each volume identifies all the towns, villages and places in the area that included residents, lists the Catholic or Lutheran parishes, with maps showing adjoining parishes, and gives the LDS Family History Library number for the relevant parish records. Other volumes in the series cover Alsace-Lorraine, Baden, Bavaria, Hannover, Hessen-Nassau, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Palatinate (Pfalz), Sachsen (the province), Saxony (the kingdom), Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia and Württemberg. The series is invaluable for anyone researching German family history where the place of origin is known. The State Library holds all 31 volumes in the series.
FAMHIS 929.34341 2004
Miscellaneous
Family history on the cheap / Shauna Hicks
"Examines a broad range of topics including family sources, whether someone has already researched the family, when to use professional researchers, how to obtain discounts, what sites are free, how to plan and organise your research ... highlights numerous tips and tricks for how to get the most from research trips to archives, libraries, family history and local historical societies, visits to relatives, social networking sites, commercial websites" -- Back cover.
FAMHIS 929.1072 2010
How did they get here? : arrivals after 1924 /Cora Num
This up-to-date, easy to use book will help people find arrival records for those who emigrated to Australia after 1924. Internet resources are included with details on how to use them. Topics covered include: using the National Archives of Australia resources, passenger and naturalisation records, alien and internee records, Hamburg passenger lists, and much more.
FAMHIS 929.1072 2010
How to get more family tree time / Megan Gibson
This “is a book for anyone who doesn't have enough time to research their family tree. As a freelance researcher for episodes of the hit TV show 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and other clients, Megan Gibson works fast and smart to build, explore and be fascinated by the family trees of famous and not so famous Australians.”
FAMHIS 929.1 2010
Which genealogy program? / Kerry Farmer and Rosemary Kopittke
This book examines and compares aspects many of the major available family history computer programs such as ease of use, help, and data flexibility. There is a section for further reading.
FAMHIS 929.10285 2010
Writing interesting family histories / Carol Baxter
“A comprehensive guide on how to structure a simple family history and begin writing, through to how simple words and sentences can evoke drama and tension. This is how to turn a pile of notes and photocopies into a family history while rethinking what facts truly are and how to extract dialogue from original records.”
FAMHIS 929.1 2010
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