New Records on Ancestry

It is always worthwhile checking to see what new records have been added to the database at Ancestry.  Below are some of the recent additions for Australia and the United Kingdom.

Don't forget that you can search the Ancestry database for free at any branch of Campaspe Libraries using our public access PCs or wifi through our subscription to Ancestry Library Edition.

Australia 

• Victoria, Australia, Petty Session Records, 1854-1922
• New South Wales, Australia, Immigration Records, 1840-1902
• Victoria, Australia, Land Registers, 1863-1962
• Brisbane, Australia Burials and Cremations, 1831-2023
• Adelaide, Australia Cemetery Collection, 1840-2022
• Australia, Applications to Enlist in the AIF, 1915-1918

United Kingdom

• UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Returns of Payment of Army and Other Pensions, 1842-1883
• Birmingham, England, Birmingham Cemetery and Crematoria Records, 1836-2017
• Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, Royal Victoria Hospital Register, 1914-1916
• Ulster, Ireland, Ulster Covenant, 1912
• UK and Allied Countries, World War II Registers of Prisoners of War and Civilians Held in Singapore, 1942-1945
• Scotland, Gravestones and Memorials, 1521-2020
• UK and Allied Countries, World War II Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaires, 1945-1946
• Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, 1939-1945
• Fife, Scotland, Police Records, 1858-1947
• UK and Allied Countries, World War II Air Combat Reports, 1939-1945
• Scotland, Postal Directories, 1825-1910
• Northern Ireland, Valuation Revision Books, 1864-1933
• Web: Northern Ireland, Freeholders Records, 1662-1839

 

 

Who Do You Think You Are Magazine

The latest issue of Who Do You Think You Are magazine is now available free online for Campaspe Library members via our subscription to Libby eMagazines.

Inside this month's issue: 

Sort your photos We give our verdict on the different online tools for organising and sharing family photographs

The end of the census?
 We spoke to the ONS about their plans to modernise the census

How to visit local archives What you need to know about visiting local archive services to research your family history

The history of women's education
 Discover how our female ancestors fought for the right to learn

Family hero Terry Sheppard's ancestors fought in the English and American Civil Wars

Caribbean ancestry How to research Caribbean family history online

And more...

 

New South Wales Immigration Records Digitised on Ancestry

In partnership with Museums of History NSW, Ancestry has digitised, indexed and published a set of 19^th century NSW immigration records held in the NSW State Archives Collection. Never digitised before, these records provide a remarkable range of information beyond traditional shipping lists, about immigrants and the schemes under which they emigrated.

One of the many highlights of the collection is ‘Wages paid to orphans, 1849-1851’. Digitised and indexed, this volume relates to young Irish women who migrated to NSW as part of Earl Grey’s Famine Orphan Scheme between 1848 and 1850. It shows name of orphan, ship of arrival, amount due to orphan from master or employer, amount paid by master or employer into orphan’s account, and amount withdrawn from account and paid to orphan.

Other highlights from this collection that have also been digitised are:

• Register of applications for assisted passages to NSW, 1884-1887. This register shows the names and locality of the applicant and the nature of the application.
• Remittance list refunds, 1855-1868. These refunds relate to persons who had contributions to their passage to NSW paid under Remittance Regulations but did not emigrate. Details given include name of nominee, age, name of depositor and reasons for not emigrating.
• Applications from persons in the colony nominating immigrants, 1857-1858, 1880, 1885-1895
• Ships’ papers, 1839-1891. These include items such as certificates of arrival, health reports, tenders, lists of immigrants leaving the ship without formal engagements, copies of contracts between immigrants and employers, and matrons’ diaries.
  

For further information on these important collections, you can visit Museums of History NSW’s website and review the Immigration and Shipping Guide.

Don't forget Ancestry Library Edition is available at all branches of Campaspe Library, either using our public PCs or logging into our free public wifi.

WikiTree

The following is a press release written by Wikitree:

August 8, 2023— To celebrate its 15th birthday – and this year’s one-million member milestone – the WikiTree community is hosting three days of free events, November 3-5, 2023. Everything is completely free and open to anyone interested in family history or genealogy.

The fun begins with a 36-hour virtual genealogy symposium, starting at 8am EDT (Noon UTC) on November 3. This virtual conference features popular genealogy speakers including Steve Little, AJ Jacobs, Thomas MacEntee, Melissa Barker, Adina Khuna, Mags Gaulden, Sara Cochran, Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, Marian Burk Wood, David Ryan, GenFriends, the DNAChef, and more.

A wide variety of genealogy-related topics will be covered including DNA tools, Irish research, preserving family history memorabilia, Jewish roots, Google maps and other online tools, Appalachia research, military pensions, tech troubleshooting, the 1890 US Census, passenger manifests, research checklists, and … genealogy trivia.

The second part of the event, the “WikiTree Day” birthday party, kicks off at 8am EDT (noon UTC) on November 5. Have some fun with fellow genealogists and casual family historians, and find out why the WikiTree community has become so popular.

There will be research parties, games, and open chats via Zoom and Discord.  The day will also include a special panel discussion about genealogy and artificial intelligence (AI) with Steve Little, Drew Smith, Thomas MacEntee and others.

This three-day event is entirely free and open to anyone. Register now to receive updates and be eligible for door prizes. 

So take a look at what is on offer that might be of interest to you.