Family History Online Resources

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Family History Microfiche and Digger CD-Roms

Online Family History Resources

NSW

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

  • Births 1842-1906 1907-1928:  Available on Find My Past:
  • Deaths 1842-1915, 1916-1972:  Available on Find My Past:
  • Marriage Registrations 1842 -1916:  Available on Find My Past:
  • Marriage Registrations 1917 – 1937: Available on Find My Past:

Tasmania

  • Federation Index Births 1900-1919:  Births from 1900 to 1912 can be found via Family Search  
  • Deaths and marriages 1900-1930:  Australia, Marriages Index 1788-1950 covers Tasmania Marriages from 1803 to 1919. Available on Ancestry Library Edition.  For records from 1920 onwards.
  • Tasmanian Births 1803-1933:  Available on Find My Past
  • Tasmanian Deaths 1803-1933:  Available on Find My Past
  • Tasmanian Marriages 1803-1899 (NOT full coverage until 1930):  Available on Find My Past

Victoria

Victorian Birth Deaths and Marriages (BDM) :
The Digger  indexes below are all covered on the Victorian BDM website:
Pioneers Index 1836-1888
Federation Index 1889-1901
Edwardian Index 1902-1913
Great War Index 1914-1920
Deaths Index 1921-1985
Inquest Index 1840 -1985:  Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV)
Victorian Deaths 1836-1985 :   Available on MyHeritage and FindMyPast.

 

Melbourne Sands & Kenny Directories 1857 – 1861

Not yet online but State Library of Victoria and University of Melbourne are currently digitising Sands & McDougall. These Sands & Kenny directories are also available on microfiche at the Monash Federation Centre.
Marriage Index 1921 – 1942: Available from Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages
Victorian Marriages 1837-1942: Available on MyHeritage and on Find My Past (from 1836-1942)
Marine births, deaths, marriages 1853 -1920. Available on Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages website.

 

Immigration 1852 - 1879

Assisted Passenger Lists from 1839 to 1871 and Unassisted from 1852 to 1923 : Available from Public Records Office of Victoria

 

Cemeteries

Fawkner & Coburg cemeteries: Deceased search.
This database covers both the above plus another 16 cemeteries connected to the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.

 

Military History

Military History and Heritage Victoria
Military History & Heritage Victoria. Military history and heritage is an important part of Australia’s national story. MHHV Inc. aims to encourage interest in Australian and especially Victorian military history and heritage in all of its forms; to develop and engage in activities related to its research, preservation, promotion, education and commemoration.

 

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