🇦🇺 Australian Records

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Australian family histories from First Fleet to federation and beyond. Includes colonial records, gold rush stories, and ANZAC military histories.

7,448 journals in this collection

Held at Sydney Post Office 1847 Unclaimed Letters

By janilye August 31, 2019 1,272 views

UNCLAIMED LETTERS AT THE POST OFFICE. This is a List of unclaimed letters for the month of October, 1847:"” Dawson Mr. Thomas, Bathurst; Davis William, ticket of leave Campbelltown ; Daye Mis...

Sherlock of Tasmania

By DWNT November 12, 2015 1,270 views

SAMUEL SHERLOCK came to Australia on the "Fortune' in 1806. I believe he was part of a military guard (8th Veterans Battalion) guarding convicts. Seeking a primary source for this information and also...

Looking for Lloyd of Victoria

By Robyn Margaret Platt October 1, 2014 1,270 views

Looking for information on James Francis Lloyd, born around 1872 in Victoria Australia. Mother's name Mary. Not sure if he was adopted or raised by family. Lived in Sydney till death at 46, married Ha...

Looking for Allen of Queensland and Victoria

By jojostar July 2, 2011 1,270 views

My name is Jo-Anne Violet Starkey (nee Allen), daughter of Peter John Allen, b. 10th February 1936, Victoria, Austalia. I would like to find out about my ancestors on father's side. I believe his fa...

Wake Up Australia

By itellya April 26, 2014 1,269 views

Compared with England, most European countries, Egypt and so on,Australia is a very young country. There are a great many reminders of this fact in England, France,Italy, Greece,Egypt and along the gr...

Ayrshire to Victoria Australia

By roscof June 2, 2011 1,263 views

Seeking information about the siblings of my great-great-grandfather John MITCHELL who may have come to Australia: RobertMITCHELL b.1820 James MITCHELL b. 1823 (definately came to Aus) Thomas MIT...

William Cook C 1863 Australia Nz

By elfield August 16, 2008 1,262 views

William Henry Cook was born in London about 1863. I have found an emigration (assisted) for William Cook age 19 on the 'Orontes' 1882. I am only guessing, as he married Kate Prideaux in Sydney, 1891. ...

George Cameron Victoria His Parents and Siblings

By iseekhome April 6, 2017 1,261 views

I am looking for the birth place and the parents and siblings of George Cameron. Birth place unknown. Married Mary Jane James, 16 March 1881 in Kamarooka, Katamatite Victoria. Certificate states...

Tracing Family Members IN Australia

By sunflower1 December 6, 2013 1,259 views

My Father Jim Morison decendant went to Australia first from Scotland for the gold rush. He married an Australian and went to NZ to Westport to the gold rush. I am lacking names of female side and nee...

Looking for Mcdonnells of Western Australia

By McMac September 3, 2012 1,259 views

On a hunch, I looked for a missing brother of my great-great-grandfather in Australia. I found a record of a William McDonnell who was the right age, transported aboard the Norwood in March of 1862. A...