Use for questions relating to ancestors living or visiting Australia, and records originating in Australia. Indigenous Australians now make up approximately 2.5% of the total population, all other Australians are the descendants of modern immigrants.
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Help finding emigration records for Annie Smith
My Great Grandmother emigrated to Australia from the UK after the death of her husband so that she could be closer to the majority of her children who had travelled there earlier.
My Grand father ...
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Is there an alternative to the National Archive of Scotland for 19th century Scottish prison records?
The prison records for Scotland are available in the National Archives of Scotland. Are there alternative online sources for some of these? (I'm in Australia, so tripping to Edinburgh isn't an option ...
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What are the pros and cons of joining a Family History Society to advance my research?
I live in a town with a Family History Society and an Historical Society.
The Family History Society aims include:
conduct meetings
organise guest speakers
purchase of research resources for use in ...
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What proves a marriage?
My grandmother (deceased 1931) married in 1919 in Victoria, Australia. My mother tells how her mother forgot to register her marriage and when she remembered about it, it was decided they would not do ...
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How do I progress with this death record?
I am seeking verification of whether a Victorian Historical Death Record may be for Charles Templeman from my tree.
Born England 1815
Married Jane Forrester
Had 3 children
Emma born England 1832
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How do I verify 2 William Watsons are the same person?
Bourne Russell captained the "Lady Rowena" to Australia in 1829. On board was an apprentice sailor named William Watson. How do I verify this William was the same William born to Bourne Russell and ...
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What criteria should I look for to publish my cemetery records online?
I have several complete cemetery headstone transcriptions and some additional partial cemeteries.
None appear to be indexed online. What criteria from free sites or free content on paid sites should I ...
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How do I find death details for an individual where no current online record exists?
I am looking for the death details of a grandmother for a child in care. I have:
the first and married name of the deceased
the name of her surviving husband
the approximate year of death (2009 - ...
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How do I identify the location and cause of death of a person who died in 1992?
I have visited the grave site, obtained the headstone details but unable to progress from there.
Buried in Bundaberg Queensland
Death location unknown
Whereabouts between 1985 and 1992 unknown
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Which Australian collections should I search to find a person by her maiden name?
My great grandfather had four sisters, maiden name Belostotsky (Belostotskaya), who had lived in Berlin some time between 1900 and 1920, and subsequently emigrated. Three went to the US, one went to ...
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How do I find a living individual when not much information is known?
I am working on an individual about whom very little is known. His daughter knows his name and is able to estimate his age. Our information doesn't really help us identify him well.
He was born in ...
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Is a Birth/Marriage/Death Certificate a primary source?
Do I accept a Certified Document as a primary source and trust it outright or do I need to view the original the Document is transcribed from?
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Are there online searchable Census Records for Australian states other than NSW?
At Ancestry.com there are searchable Census Records for New South Wales (NSW) but no other states - are these available elsewhere?
I am particularly interested in any from South Australia (but other ...
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Are South Australian Electoral Rolls available to search online anywhere?
Ancestry.com has an Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 database that "contains selected Australian electoral rolls, with the exception of South Australia, that run from 1903-1980".
I'm not sure ...
