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Access to Ancestry
A very welcomed addition that will be of use to researchers is Ancestry.com.au, the online genealogical resource.
Through the assistance of State Records NSW, this tool is now available for public use in our Search Room.
Ancestry provides researchers with access to a massive range of historical and genealogical resources from all over the world, including military, court, land, probate, church, and immigration records.
State Records NSW has also been involved with Ancestry to make available many of their most popular records to the wider world.
Ancestry has digitised a considerable quantity of material chosen from State Records NSW’s archival collection, including the following series of records:
· Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1826-1922;
· NSW and Tasmania Convict Pardons and Tickets of Lease, 1834-1859;
· Convict Muster Rolls and related records, 1790-1849;
· NSW and Tasmania Settler and Convict Lists, 1784-1834;
· NSW Bounty Immigrant Lists, 1828-1842;
· Certificates of Naturalisation, 1849-1903;
· Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930;
· Registers of Coroners’ Inquests, 1796-1942; and
· Sand’s Directory.
If you have any questions about using this resource, please visit our Search Room or contact our Reference Archivist by email (archive@csu.edu.au) or phone (02) 6925 3666.