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Other useful sites

Australian resources

  • NSW State Records
         State Records is the NSW Government's archive and records management authority. The website provides a variety of search methods and endless categories of information to search.

  • Society of Australian Genealogists
         This website provides useful links to other Australian and overseas genealogical resources and gives details on member benefits and how to join the Society.

  • National Archives of Australia
         Looking for the details of relatives who immigrated to Australia after World War II? The National Archives of Australia is a good place to start. Once files are more than 30 years old, they are available for public access.

  • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
         If you're not sure where to start when it comes to researching your family history, this website will point you in the right direction. It contains categorised lists of resources on everything from convict passenger lists to military sites.

  • Coraweb
         Coraweb is an Australian directory with an abundance of links to other family history websites. Links are organised by category, so you are sure to easily find what you are looking for.

International resources

  • Family Search
         This website is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. Provides useful information on how to start researching your family history. It also includes census records for the US, Canada and Britain.

  • Government of the United Kingdom
         The official site for UK family records helps genealogists to locate family history documents such as birth, death and marriage certificates.

  • The National Archives of Ireland

    This Irish website contains extensive archival information relating to births, deaths and marriages. It also provides a comprehensive list of genealogical groups and societies around Ireland.

  • Scotlands People

    The General Register Office for Scotland runs this website. Users must register to take advantage of the full search facilities. Prices are in British Pounds but there is a currency converter. Updated regularly.

  • Roots web
         This is a free online community for genealogists. The Rootsweb Surname List consists of a Registry of over a million surnames submitted by more than 225,000 online genealogists.

  • Ancestry.com
         This American subscription-based website allows users to search by record type or locality.

  • Oxford ancestors
         This is the world's first provider of DNA products for use in genealogy and personal ancestry. The company uses DNA technology to help customers pinpoint their ancestral heritage.