Links to a wide range of internet sites providing information on the family history research, including genealogy indexes, guides to searching, shipping and military records

Australia | Military | Shipping | International | Names | Other Researchers | United Kingdom| United States of America

Australia

• Archives of Australia
• Archives Office of Tasmania: Colonial Tasmanian Family Link - The Colonial Tasmanian Family Link database links individuals with other members of their families living in Tasmania in the 19th Century.
• Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents Inc
• Australian Family History Compendium - The Australian Family History Compendium is an Internet resource for people researching their family tree. The Compendium is one of the key Internet directories for Australian family historians. It contains information on a wide variety of categories related to genealogy, with a strong emphasis on Australian material.
• Australian Geographical Place Names
• Convict Central
• Directory of Archives in Australia
• Index to NSW Convict Tickets of Leave, 1810-1875 - A Ticket of Leave was evidence that a convict was allowed to work outside the "assignment" system. SAG's record retrieval service can be used to search and order on-line a copy of the ticket butt from the microfilm.
• Index to the 1841 Census
• Index to the Bench of Magistrates, New South Wales
• Index to the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence, 1788-1825  
• Jewish Genealogy - an internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide.
• New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
• Register of Australian Australian Archives and Manuscripts (RAAM)
• Rookwood Cemetery
• Society of Australian Genealogists
• State Records of New South Wales
• Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - The Victorian Registry holds records dating back to 1836.

Military

• Australian War Graves in South Africa, 1899 - 1902
• Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Database - The database details of approximately 102,800 of Australia's war dead.
• How to find a Digger
• Nominal Roll of the AIF who served overseas 1914-1918
• Soldiers and Marines Index 1878-1830 - The SAG Soldiers and Marines Index is for the early Colonial period 1788-1830. The names have been obtained from one selected Quarter of a Regimental Paylist and Muster and Admiralty Muster. The original material for the later regiments is to be found in the Public Record Office, Kew, London and forms part of the War Office records which are identified as series WO12.
• World War Two Nominal Roll - The World War Two Nominal Roll was created to honour and commemorate the men and women who served in Australia's defence forces and the Merchant Navy during this conflict. This site contains information from the service records of some one million individuals who served during World War Two.

Shipping

• Ancestors on Board - Records of 30 million outward passengers from British Ports (1890-1960) on thousands of ships sailing from British Ports to destinations worldwide. The index can be searched for free. A fee applies to view the digitised images of the records.
• AUSNZ Passenger Lists  
• Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild  
• Ozships - Convictions Australian Shipping Arrivals and Departures 1788 - 1968
• Patricia Downes' Genealogy Pages - lists First, Second, Third Fleet and Irish Convicts to Australia 1791-1820

International

• AFHC Family History Glossary

• Ancestry Library Edition - a new genealogy research tool created for the library market.  It provides patrons with instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research.  With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!  These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day. Through this site, you can -

  • Cross-search thousands of databases by single or multiple elements.
  • Jump directly to specific collections or databases.
  • Browse collections by state, province or country.
  • Browse original, full-text digital images in the census, immigration and military collections.
  • Download digital images in JPEG and GIF formats for more extensive viewing and printing.
  • Download helpful census extraction forms, ancestral charts, family group sheets, and more.
  • Instantly retrieve a list of genealogy databases posted or updated recently.

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• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family Search Database - Search for your ancestors; view maps, forms, guides; find other web sites containing family history information.
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission - This Register provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First or Second World Wars. (as well as record some 60,000 civilian casualties of the Second World War is provided without details of burial location.)
• Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet - A categorized & cross-referenced indexed list of genealogical resources on the Internet.
• Deciphering Old Handwriting
• Family Tree Maker - Genealogy Dictionary
• Family Tree Maker: Genealogy "How-To" Guide
• Genealogy Home Page
• Genealogy Gateway to the Web
• Ultimate Family Tree - Glossary of Genealogical Terms and Abbreviations

Names

• Behind the Name - the etymology and history of first names

Other Researchers

• Australian Genealogy Societies on the World Wide Web
• First Families 2001
• Gensource
• Genealogy Helplist
• Genealogy Links  
• Jewish Genealogy in Australia
• Online Genealogical Database Index  
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

United Kingdom

• Emery Paper - A concise guide to researching British ancestry - the IGI, using parish registers, the Civil Registration system, the 19th century Census returns and dozens of other archives, indexes and sources, with all the costs, contacts, addresses and tips
• Free BMD - contains index information for the period 1837-1901 in the United Kingdom
• Lincolnshire Archives - including birth, death, and marriage records for Lincolnshire; and convicts transported to Australia, Gibraltar and Bermuda.
• National Archives of Ireland Transportation Records - contains records of those transported after 1836
• National Archives of the United Kingdom
• Scots Web - Scottish Roots is an ancestral research service for those who wish to discover more about their Scottish forebears - who they were, where they lived and how they were employed.
• The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834 - A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.
• United Kingdom and Ireland Genealogical Information Service

United States of America

• Common Threads - to help you find other genealogists who happen to be researching the same family line. The entire database, resulting from individual entries, is fully searchable.
• The Library of Congress: American Memory - provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
• US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)