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Useful Genealogy Web Sites
Australia
- ACT Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Australasian Maritime Historical Society
- Australian Cemeteries Index
- Australian Cemetery Records
- Australian Convict Link Page – Peter Mayberry’s links to many convict sites
- Australian Family Tree Connections
- Australian Government Geoscience Australia – place name search
- Australian Medical Pioneers Index
- Australian and New Zealand Cemeteries
- Australian Periodical Publications 1840-1845 – A digital library of Australian journals
- Australian War Memorial
- Australian Web Archive – Pandora
- Australian Wills
- Australia’s Virtual Immigration Wall of Honour
- Censuses and Musters
- Central Register of Indexing Projects in Australia – Judy Webster’s homepage
- Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation (CHAF)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Digger History – Australian & N.Z. Armed Services
- Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks
- Fellowship of first Fleeters
- Historical Atlas of Sydney – Digital images of old maps
- History of Australian Theatre
- Hyde Park Barracks – Sydney
- Internet History Resources/Sample NSW documents
- Jewish Genealogy in Australia
- Map and Plan Collection Online Website
- Mitchell Library Picman Database – Pictures & manuscript collection (includes 7,100 pictures)
- Monaro Pioneers
- Moreton Bay Courier – BDM notices Index
- National Archives of Australia
- National Library of Australia – Indexes & databases
- National Maritime Museum
- Naval Historical Society of Australia
- New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
- New South Wales State Library
- New South Wales State Records
- Newspapers – Ryerson Index to Contemporary Australian Death Notices
- Newtown (NSW) Sands Directory – Includes old maps & history of streets
- Northern Territory Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Ozindex– Links to history of Australian places
- Passenger Lists
- Persons called before Queensland Government committees (1860-1901)
- Queensland Assisted Immigrants 1848-1884 Index
- Queensland Assisted Immigrants 1883-1912 Index
- Queensland Government State Archives – BDMs pre 1890
- Queensland Old Age Pension Applications 1908-1909
- Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages – BDMs post 1890
- Queensland State Library
- Royal Australian Navy – History
- South Australian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
- South Australia – Observer newspaper
- South Australia State Records
- State Library of Victoria
- Street Atlas of Australia
- Supreme Court of NSW Decisions – 1788-1899
- Sydney Benevolent Asylum – Index to Admissions and Discharges for the period 1857-1900
- Sydney Catholic Archdiocese
- Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages –
- Tasmania Genealogy Links
- Tasmania – Port Arthur Historic Site
- Tasmanian State Library
- Tasmanian State Library – Picture Australia – Has a wonderful resource of images online
- Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Victoria – Missing People found in Police Correspondence Records
- Victoria – Public Record Office
- Victorian Government Gazette – 1836-1997 online archive
- Western Australia State Records
- Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Aboriginal
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
- National Archives of Australia enter into “Search the website” at the top right of page “Aboriginal”, “Indigenous” or similar
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Publications and other resources about Indigenous Australians
- Records about Indigenous Australians
- Bringing Them Home name index – Fact sheet 175
NSW Cemeteries
- Catholic Cemeteries in Sydney – Rookwood Catholic, Field of Mars Catholic, Liverpool Catholic, North Rocks Catholic
- Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park/Botany Cemetery
- Milton-Ulladulla Cemeteries
- Rookwood Anglican
- Rookwood Catholic
- Rookwood Independent – covering Methodist, Presbyterian, Uniting Church, Congregational & Lutheran
- Rookwood Jewish Cemetery
- Rookwood Memorial Gardens & Crematorium
- Woronora Cemetery
New Zealand
- Auckland Research Centre
- Australian and New Zealand Cemeteries
- Australian and New Zealand Passenger Lists
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – 3049 biographies from the five-volume series
- Early Wellington Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages from 1839 – 1866
- Goldminers of New Zealand – 1861 to 1868
- National Archives of New Zealand
- New Zealand Cemeteries
- New Zealand Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
- New Zealand Birth, Death & Marriage Historical Records
- Papers Past – Papers Past contains more than one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals. The collection covers the years 1840 to 1915 and includes publications from all regions of New Zealand – 44 papers, 23 now searchable
- Wellington Jubilee of Colonisation 1890 – Old Colonists Muster Roll
United Kingdom
- Archives – The National Archives
- Archives Hub – records from over 20 United Kingdom universities and colleges
- Berkshire Wills
- Births, Marriages, Deaths & Censuses on the Internet
- British and Empire Forces – Index to Officers who Died
- British History Online
- British Newspaper Library
- Cambrian Index Online
- Catholic National Library (UK)
- Cheshire Tithe Maps
- Clergy of the Church of England database 1540 – 1835
- Gazetteer of British Placenames
- Gazettes Online (London, Belfast, Edinburgh)
- Genealogical Directories and Lists on the Internet
- GENfair – Online Family History Fair – Browse or buy books & microfiche from UK Societies
- GENUKI – UK & Ireland Genealogy
- GRO Indexes
- Guardian and Observer Digital Archive
- Guildhall Library
- Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies
- Isle of Man – A Manx Notebook
- Isle of Man BMD Indexes
- Lancashire Probate Index – An index of all surviving probate documents for the Western Deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1748-1858 has been prepared. The deaneries included are Amounderness, Copeland, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale.
- Lincolnshire Convicts Database
- London Burial Grounds – location of nearly 500 burial grounds in the city
- London Genealogy
- MAPCO – Map and Plan Collection Online – Australian, English, London, Scotland, Paris and Kings and Queens of England, plus many more
- Medieval English Genealogy
- Middlesex Parish Records – 45,000 marriages/Parish records from 1563-1895 listed by groom’s name
- Military Family History on the Internet
- Multimap
- National Maritime Museum
- Office for National Statistics – Find out about the Family Records Centre in London
- Old Bailey Proceedings London 1674 -1834 – Search by keyword, name, place, crime, punishment etc.
- Online Trade Directories
- Ordnance Survey Maps – view maps originally published between 1846 and 1899
- Parish Chest
- Photos of UK Towns & Villages -330,000 photos of towns & villages
- Prison Hulks on the River Thames
- Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles
- Roll of Honour (UK) – Lest We Forget
- Society of Genealogists
- St Catherine’s Marriage Indexes – Selective transcriptions from South East England
- The National Archives
- UK Incoming Passengers Lists 1878-1960
- UK Maps including London – lots of links to many UK maps
- UK Street Map
Ireland
- Belfast Newsletter Index
- Census finder in Ireland
- Census of Dublin – 1911
- County & City of Cork, Ireland databases
- Dictionary of Ulster Biography
- Dublin City Directory 1830 Index
- History from Headstones
- IreAtlas Index of Place Names in Ireland
- Irish Rebellion Rebels 1798- Over 1,000 convicts transported to Australia to be found here
- Irish Transportation records – On-line database
- Irish Ancestral Research Association – Many links of interest to those researching Irish ancestors
- Irish Family History Foundation – Online Genealogy Databases for Ireland
- Irish Local Names Explained
- National Library of Ireland – Links to thousands of photographic images
- North of Ireland Family History Society
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland – Describes the classes of records held
- Topographical Dictionary of Ireland
- West Ulster Genealogy Services
Scotland
- Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society
- Ayrshire Poor Relief Database – 34,000 indexed entries
- General Register Office of Scotland
- Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
- Hebridean Connections
- Scotland – Inverary Jail
- Scotlands Family
- Scottish BDMs + Census Data – 37 million names
- Scot Roots
- Wills and Testaments Index 1513-1901 – free index search
Europe
- East European Family History Societies – Research lists for Latvia, Poland, Silesia, South Eastern Europe & the Ukraine
Germany
- German Genealogy – General and regional information including parish book lists and library catalogues on line
Hong Kong
Malta
Netherlands
- Dutch Archives – historical research bureau
- Dutch Genealogy & Family History
Norway
- How to Trace your Ancestors in Norway
- National Archives of Norway
- National Archives of Norway – Digitised Parish Registers
South Africa
- South African Genealogy – A great source with lots of useful links
Spain
Sweden
United States of America
- LINKPENDIUM
- Online BDM Indexes for the USA
- San Francisco Genealogy
- Vital Records Information United States – Information on where to obtain records for each state etc.
General
- Ancestry – Court, Government & Criminal Records
- Ancestry – Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Ancestry – Military Records
- Australian Cemetery Records Online
- Australian Old Time Radio
- Australian Postcode Search
- Australia’s Redcoat Settlers
- Australian Travelling Entertainers
- Behind the Name – the etymology and history of first names
- Cemetery Records Online – Links to over 1000,000 burials from 800 cemeteries
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Details of 1,700,000 who died in WWI & WWII, also 60,000 civilian casualties from WWII
- Cora Num’s Web Sites for Genealogists
- Cyndi Howell’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Deciphering Old Handwriting – a tutorial to assist in deciphering old handwriting
- Dictionary of Genealogy & Archaic Terms
- Dictionary of Sydney – Sydney’s history online
- Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
- Encyclopedia of Genealogy
- Family Trackers World Genealogy Exchange
- Family Tree Searcher – Enter your ancestor data just once to search for family trees at multiple web sites
- Federation of Family History Societies – Over 220 family history & genealogical societies world-wide
- Food Timeline
- Founders & Survivors
- FreeCEN On-Line
- Free Surname Search
- Genealogy & Local History Portals to the World
- Genealogy on the Web
- Glossary of Old Diseases -The Olive Tree Genealogy
- Guild of One Name Studies
- Historical Newspapers & Indexes on the Internet – USA
- History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy
- Holocaust Survivors and Witnesses Indexed Online
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild – ships manifests, ships listed by ports of departure & arrival
- International Mailing Address formats
- Judy Webster’s Page
- LDS Internet Site – Includes IGI, Ancestral File, Familiy History Library Catalogue
- Librarians’ Index to the Internet
- Making family history research easier
- Malcolm Cooper’s Genealogy Homepage
- Maritime Heritage Project
- Maritime History and Naval Heritage
- Military Historical Society of Australia
- (Navy) White Ensign Southern Cross 1788-1913
- Naval Deserters 1788-1900
- Numbering Systems in Genealogy
- Nursing and Medical Museum, Little Bay
- Old Occupations Index
- Paper of Record.com – Building the world’s Largest Searchable Archive of Historical Newspapers
- Parramatta Female Factory Precinct
- Roman Catholic Archives -Sydney
- Rootsweb Mailing Lists – Over 3,400 lists with 2,400 surname lists
- Scope Systems – Historic Events & Birthdates that occurred on a selected day of the year
- Scope Systems – Sydney in 1848: Illustrated by Copperplate Engravings of the PRINCIPAL STREETS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, CHURCHES, CHAPELS, ETC., from Drawings by Joseph Fowles
- Surname Genealogy Search
- Text Translation – free text translation where you can get the “gist” of foreign language text
- Time and Date Calendar – Day / Holidays for Previous Years
- The Free Dictionary
- TROVE Newspapers
- Universal Currency Converter
- Was Your Ancestor a Doctor? – If your ancestor was a doctor, this site is a must!
- What’s in a Name?
- World War I Document Archive – This is a goldmine of documents and images
- World War II Nominal Roll – Australian servicemen from WWII
- World on-line phone books – International telephone directory site