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Australian
Family History Compendium
The "Australian Family History Compendium"
is an Internet resource for people researching their family trees. It
contains information on a wide variety of categories relating to all
aspects of genealogy,
with a strong
Australian
emphasis. |
Bob O'Hara
PRO (London) Researcher
Bob
O’Hara is dependable,
efficient,
and
an expert
researcher
into the various records
held at the Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, London. Take a look
at his site to see just what
services he offers. |
Certificate Searches &
Service (UK)
Peter Smith provides a great
service and will search for, or request certificates for you. A
great benefit to Australian researchers is that he can be paid in Australian
dollars to an agent in Sydney. Drop him an email and he will reply
setting out his services and costs. |
Certificate Searches & Service (Aust)
Marbig Services offers a quick and reliable copying service early NSW
Certificates. Check out the site for the range of services. |
Convicts to
Australia
Most family
historians in Australia regard a convict in their ancestry as enormously
desirable. "Convicts to Australia" is intended to guide, inform and
entertain those just starting the hunt, as well as provide useful
information for the more experienced
researcher. The site is a 'work in progress' and data is being added
regularly. |
Cyndi's List
A categorized, cross-referenced index, "Cyndi's List" is an easy to use portal to
an extensive collection of genealogical
resources which are available on the Internet. |
E-cards
There are heaps of free E-card sites, but this is my
favourite. A great way to keep in touch on those special occasions. |
FamilySearch
The Home Page of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints Family History section. This site
had several options and can be a great source of information.
|
FreeBMD
FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to
transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths
for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the
transcribed records. It is a part of the FreeUKGEN family, which also
includes FreeCEN (Census data)
and FreeREG (Parish Registers). |
FreeCen
This project aims to provide a
'free-to-view' online searchable database of the 19th century UK census
returns. Many volunteers worldwide are working on the transcriptions
and I am proud to be one of those volunteers.
The
FreeCen Search Engine is now fully operational. |
General
Register Office for Scotland
The General Register Office for Scotland
is responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces
and adoptions in Scotland, and for carrying out periodic censuses of
Scotland's population. Loads of links to some interesting sites. |
Genforum
A great place to look for people researching the same Surnames as you. |
Genuki
The aim of Genuki is to serve as a 'virtual
reference library' of genealogical information that is of particular
relevance to the UK & Ireland. Maintained by volunteers, it is
a non commercial service provided in cooperation with the Federation of
Family History Societies. Information provided by Genuki relates
mainly to primary historical material, but there are links to sites which
contain materials and data resulting from genealogists ongoing research. |
Google
Google's
mission is to deliver the best search experience on the Internet by making
the world's information universally accessible and useful. This is my
favourite search engine. |
Grace Lutheran College Queensland
Australia
This is where I work.
|
JigZone
Nothing to do with Family History, but if you like puzzles,
take a look. It is a lot of fun. |
PRO London
The Public Record Office is the national archive of
England, Wales and the United Kingdom. A great information resource,
where catalogues (descriptions) are available online. Also links to the 1901 Census. |
RootsWeb
The primary purpose and function of RootsWeb.com is to
connect people so that they can help each other and share genealogical
research. Most resources on RootsWeb.com are designed to facilitate such
connections, so take a look and see what you can find. |
The Internet
Surname Database
Containing approximately
50000 names, this site contains a
large free to access database on the history and meaning of family last
names. |
