Places to Check for Information

Searching for Births, Deaths & Marriages

NSW Birth Deaths & Marriages - births to 1907, deaths to 1977, marriages to 1957

Ryerson Index - search here for deaths after 1977

Searching for Military

Australian War Memorial Database - search here to see if there is any military service

Searching Generally

National Archives of Australia - This site has a wealth of information, mostly since 1901.

Searching for Convict Ancestors & Early Settlers:

Convicts Index

Convictions - lists all of the boats leaving from and arrivals

Convicts Central - A guide to researching your convicts in Australia including all the convict ships, NSW convict women and convict tales. This site also includes the Musters to search.

Colonial Secretary Papers  - This is a searchable database of the Colonial Secretary Papers from the beginning of Australian history to 1825. Although the full entry is not here, there is a description and copies may be ordered.

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