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This data collection contains tombstone transcriptions from several cemeteries in Australia. Information collected from burial registers or funeral records was sometimes also used. The entire collection covers deaths from 1808-2007. However, years covered for each area/cemetery will vary. This database is a conglomeration of several different sources. Records were primarily compiled by local family history groups or societies. Sometimes these were provided to Ancestry already in an electronic format. In these cases, there are no images associated with the records. Others were provided in book or film format and left for Ancestry to digitize. In these cases, images of the book or compiled source are associated with the records. Electoral rolls began being compiled for some areas of Australia in the 1840s. At that time only property owners were eligible to vote. In most of the colonies all men were granted voting rights by the 1850s. Half a century later, women were granted voting rights as well. Non-British subjects were not allowed to vote until the 1940s and aborigines until 1949. Therefore, individuals falling into these two categories are not presently included in this database. Within each state voters were organized into electoral districts and subdistricts according to where they lived. Electoral rolls were compiled according to these geographical divisions. The boundaries of districts and subdistricts could change throughout the years. Electoral rolls are great records to use as 'census substitutes'. They are useful when census records are either not complete or non-existent, and are usually available in between census years. Because electoral rolls were published on a fairly consistent basis and are generally country-wide, they are useful for tracking individuals over time and place.

For most European ships, Fremantle, Western Australia, was the first port of call in Australia. This is a collection of passenger records of arrivals at Fremantle, Perth Airport, and other Western Australia ports. The lists, which are arranged chronologically, recorded passengers arriving from other Australian states and overseas and can include names of passengers passing through those ports en route to other ports within, and nearby ports outside, Australia. The collection includes ship passenger arrivals, crew lists, air arrivals, and quarantine lists.

This database contains a collection of assisted immigrant passenger lists to New South Wales, Australia, for various years between 1828 and 1896. 'Assisted immigrants' are individuals whose passages were either subsidized or paid for by another person or through another agency.

This database contains a collection of unassisted immigrant passenger lists to New South Wales, Australia for various years between 1826 and 1922. 'Unassisted immigrants' are individuals whose passages were NOT subsidized or paid for by another person or through another agency. This collection is comprised of two different series of records. They are: - Inward Passenger Lists - Reports of vessels arrived (or Shipping reports)

This database contains an index to registers of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland, Australia, between 1848 and 1912. The ships were coming from ports in the UK and Europe. The registers typically do not include passengers from New Zealand, the Americas or other non-European ports.

This database contains records from ship passenger lists and other descriptive lists of immigrants arriving in Tasmania, Australia, between 1829 and 1957. Nearly all records are for arrivals at the port of Hobart, though some records contain registers for arrivals at Launceston.

This is a collection of passenger records of arriving immigrants and emigrants to Western Australian port cities from 1852 to 1930. The majority of records involve arrivals from the Eastern States, but immigrants from overseas are also included.

This database is a compilation of obituaries published in Australian newspapers. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as names, dates, places of birth and death, marriage information, and family relationships.

This database features some of the most comprehensive indexes available of historical Australian birth records. These indexes were created by Australian registrar's offices after civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths became law in the mid 19th century. While these collections make up some of the most important indexes of early Australian birth records, they are not necessarily 100 percent complete. Compliance to registration laws varied, and Australia's vast distances complicated most any record-keeping effort. In this collection, records are available for the following span of years: New South Wales: 1788-1910, Northern Territory: 1870-1910, Queensland: 1829-1910, 1915-191, South Australia: 1842-1922, Tasmania: 1803-1910, Victoria: 1836-1910, Western Australia: 1841-1905

This database features some of the most comprehensive indexes available of historical Australian death records. These indexes were created by Australian registrar's offices after civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths became law in the mid 19th century. While these collections make up some of the most important indexes of early Australian death records, they are not necessarily 100 percent complete. Compliance to registration laws varied, and Australia's vast distances complicated most any record-keeping effort. In this collection, records are available for the following span of years: New South Wales: 1788-1945, Northern Territory: 1870-1913, Queensland: 1929-1959, South Australia: 1842-1970, Tasmania: 1803-1919, Victoria: 1836-1985 - Western Australia: 1841-1980

This database contains selected Australian electoral rolls, with the exception of South Australia, that run from 1903-1980. Electoral rolls were compiled by each state during election years to determine the number and names of individuals eligible to vote. Information listed in electoral rolls usually includes: name of voter, gender, address, occupation, and number.

This database features some of the most comprehensive indexes available of historical Australian marriage records. These indexes were created by Australian registrar's offices after civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths became law in the mid 19th century. While these collections make up some of the most important indexes of early Australian marriage records, they are not necessarily 100 percent complete. Compliance to registration laws varied, and Australia's vast distances complicated most any record-keeping effort. In this collection, records are available for the following span of years: New South Wales: 1788-1945, Northern Territory: 1870-1913, Queensland: 1929-1959, South Australia: 1842-1970, Tasmania: 1803-1919, Victoria: 1836-1985 - Western Australia: 1841-1980.

This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find A Grave. Find A Grave provides users a virtual cemetery experience, with images of grave markers from around the world, as well as photos, biographies, and other details uploaded by volunteers. You may find obituaries and links to other family members included as well. Find A Grave got its start in 1995 when founder Jim Tipton built a website to share his hobby of visiting the graves of famous people. The website attracted thousands of visitors and soon grew to be more than just a collection of famous people's graves, as volunteers began uploading images of headstones, burial information, and personal memorials from around the world. Today, Find A Grave is home to more than 110 million memorials. Note that all data is uploaded by Find A Grave volunteers. If you would like to contribute additional or new information, you can do so via the Find A Grave website. Want to Help? Find A Grave volunteers both make and fill requests for headstone images. You can become a "Graver" yourself with the Find A Grave mobile app. It's free and available here.

This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry members. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Note: These trees are voluntarily submitted by Ancestry users. We take all tree data "as is" and cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information contained in this database. We regret we cannot assist you in your personal research or prevent duplication of data. Our goal is to provide this user-contributed data to aid you in finding and/or correcting your family information.

This collection of coat of arms images contains roughly 4,000 crests for names of Irish, German, Scottish, Italian, Spanish, English, Australian and Welsh origin.

The Wikipedia surname database contains information on surname origins and meanings. It also lists many famous or well-known people with that surname. Entries were contributed to Wikipedia by various sources.