Forum: Australia Genealogy

My husband's grandmother, Mary Frances Somers (bless her little cotton socks), submitted an IN MEMORIAM ad to a Tasmanian Newspaper giving actual dates of death for her parents, brother and infant son (Tagged on TROVE: COOK-SOMERS). Mary Frances Cook married in Tasmania in 1926. I have found the...

Actually, I am looking for a couple of books! There is a book called "Index to Tasmanian births/Baptisms 1803-1840" by Alex Buchanan that I came across in my local historical records centre - I am sure I came across a couple of companion volumes to this book covering 1841-1878 a couple of months...

Hello folks, Could I have the benefit of some local knowledge, please? My subject Selby William McLean died in Belmore in 1995 at the grand old age of somewhere in the vicinity of 99, I thought it possible that he had a story in the local paper. So my question is, what would be the name of...

HI All, I am doing the Barnes Family, and I just curious if anyone on this forum is doing it also. I am also doing the Ruston family in Tasmania, Mallinson also. Just feeling a little lonely in some of it. lol Seems to be a bit on the Mallinson I have no idea what i am doing so please...

Hi Everyone I need help finding the arrival of this family. They were in Belfast in 1839 and Maitland area of New South Wales in 1843. John COCHRANE born c. 1810, wife Margaret (nee FERRIS) and children Joseph James, John, Andrew and Robert. Any help much appreciated as I can't find them! ...

Having trouble finding how some ancestors made it to our shores, actually dont have a whole lot of information about them at all. These are all searches for Tasmania and Victoria John CLOSE, born approx 1845 apparently in Ireland, but thats not set in stone, he has no middle name, he married...

My local Church has a memorial to Lieutenant R H Verry, 49th Div. AIF, KIA 5 April 1918. At first there seemed no connection with the Town, but with a bit of digging I have most of the story and have just put it on my website. I've managed to follow his Widow and Daughter into the 1930s, but I...

This inquiry is on behalf of a work colleague. Mercy Bird. b 1834. Sambourne. Warwickshire.England. Died 1882. Australia. Place unknown. Married, William Weaver. b 1834 Sambourne. Warwickshire. Death 1898. Country and place unknown They had 7 children, four of which emigrated to Australia....

This article by author Kathy Lette was an interesting read: telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7436938/Kathy-Lette-if-my-convict-ancestors-could-see-me-now....html (put www in front) She makes an unkind jibe about New Zealand. However, I did like this comment: Poring over genealogy...

Hi I am looking for any information of Mary Ann Bowden who was born in South Australia about 1845 I cannot find her parents, listed on her wedding certificate place of birth is Adelaide Australia, both parents are listed as unknown, she was married in 1965 and listed as being 20 years of age at...

I have recently found my gt gt ..... grandfather on the Central Register of Male Prisoners index on the PROV web site. I have e-mailed the PROV about accessing this record & they say that I have to use a professional researcher to get a copy of his record or visit in person. As much as I would...

I want to order a Death Cert for my ancestor Jane Parkinson died 24 Sept 1864 Brighton Tasmania. I've looked at Tas Gov web site, maybe i'm too tired or school hols and kids driving me batty but I don't seem to be able to make sense of it all. I suppose I'll need and index or reg no from the...

Earlier this year I posted queries about Amos William Connor b. 1828 in Hampshire, England, who was transported to Tasmania in 1851. I received a lot of help, for which I am extremely grateful, and was able to find his records, and also that he married a fellow convict, Elizabeth Snowdon, on 11...

I wonder if anyone can help. I haven’t much of an idea about Australian records. In my tree, I have a Kate Marshall who married on 15 April 1878 in Nottingham to George Hall Pownall. A newspaper report says her father is Valentine Marshall of Australia. I have found her living with grandparents...

I have just received a transcript of the death certificate of RUBY EDITH HILTON STEVENS who died in Sydney in 1953 at the ager of 65. Apparently Ruby was born in Melbourne c 1888 as RUBY EDITH HILTON WELLS, but according to the transcript, the informant (her son John Stevens) did not know the...

Hi there, I am looking for a Mary Ann CARR. However, I don't know very much else about her! I do know she married James WARREN in Sorell in Tasmania in January 1835, however that's about it. (I have their marriage certificate and it has umm prezackly NOTHING of use on it! She and...

Does anyone know the place and date of deaths of Daniel Tapper who was born in Dorset in 1798 and/or Ann Norris who was also born in Dorset in 1804? They married in Dorset in 1823 and migrated to West Australia where several more children were born. I already have loads of info on their family,...

I'm trying to help a new forum member (Coach) from Scotland, and I'm hoping that someone may have access to Tasmanian convict records for Margaret Boug (Boag),born 1780 Scotland, convicted for life, 19 Jan 1824 at Edinbrough, and transported aboard the Henry arriving Tasmania Feb,1825, and she was...

Hi, can someone please tell me what information I would expect to find on an ancestor's death certificate in Victoria, 1905? thanks heaps!

Ancestry is offering "FREE" access to their Immigration Records only. Something for nothing!!!! WOW!!!! :clap: I've got three already and still searching!! Red