The full range of the databases are available when you visit us at the Library. A selection of databases are also available for access from home to NSW residents for a trial period.
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(International & Australian) Genealogical Research Directory 2006
The 2006 CDROM version of the Genealogical Research Directory, produced and edited by Keith A. Johnson & Malcolm R. Sainty, contains 75,000 surname, subject and one name entries.
The GDR is an annual publication that provides an invaluable list of family historian contacts from around the world and the family history research they are undertaking.
Each issue contains newly submitted entries, either from previous entrants or first-time users of the Directory, so you're guaranteed new information with each new edition.
The GDR was first published in book form in 1981 and is now in its 26th year. The first CDROM version was produced in 1999 and includes an accumulation of 10 years of the surname, subject and one name entries from the book versions of 1990 to 1999. Thus it holds 600,000 research queries.
The next CDROM version was in 2002 and this includes the surname, subjects and one name studies sections from the 2002 & 2001 hardcopy editions and every section from the 2002 book except maps. It thus has a total of 225,000 queries. Since 2003 the GRD has been published annually on CDROM.
The book version of the GDR is located in SRL at REF 10/N929.1025/2 for the years 1981 to the present and similarly in ML at 929.1025/1A-B
Access note: Networked
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Ancestry Library
Holds over 1.5 billion names from census, BDMs, immigration, court, land, probate, church, postal directories and convict records etc. Primarily U.S.A. coverage but also important UK sources and a growing collection of Australian material.
Notable holdings are :
(1) England & Wales BDMs (St Catherine House) 1837 to 2004
(2) England & Wales census records for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881,1891 and 1901
(3) 1841 Scotland Census
(4) Some 200 English and 100 Scottish directories published before 1831
(5) U.S.Federal Census from 1790 to 1930 inclusive
(6) U.S. Social Security Death Index (mostly post-1962)
(7) WW1 U.S.Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
(8) The American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) - contains millions of records of people whose names have appeared in C19th printed genealogical records and family histories
(9) Ancestry World Tree - containing nearly 400 million names in family trees submitted by users
(10) Sands (postal) Directory for Sydney and NSW, 1861-1933 (directories were not issued in 1862, 1872, 1874, 1878, or 1881)
(11) Settler and convict lists for NSW & Tasmania for 1787-1834
(12) Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave, 1834-1859
(13) Muster and convict lists for New South Wales (1806, 1811, 1822-1825, 1837) and Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) (1808-1849)
(14) Australian convict transportation registers for ships arriving between 1787 and 1868
(15) The Anzac Memorial database which includes details of the 20,000 Australians who died in WWI
Access note: Internet database subsciption
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HaMagid Jewish Obituaries, Wills and Death Notices (1853-1903)
HaMagid was the first ever weekly Hebrew newspaper, published from 1856 to 1903. It first appeared in Lyck, Prussis, later in Berlin, Cracow and Galicia. A complete English index of all personalities featured in HaMagid's records for its entire run. Included are women, professionals, and centenarians whose obituaries are not found elsewhere. A complete index of all towns which played a prominent role in the lives of those listed. A secondary index of all towns listed in all records.
Access note: Ask at the Family History Desk
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Huguenot Hints: A beginner's guide to Huguenot research in England and France
Produced by Nick Vine Hall in 2005, this CD is a 'how to' genealogical research guide to tracing French Huguenot ancestry from the Australian viewpoint, citing sources in both French & English records.
The Huguenots were French Protestants persecuted by the Catholic Kings of France from around 1520 until the French Revolution of 1789.
Many hundreds of thousands of Huguenots fled from France to countries such as the British isles, Netherlands,South Africa and America. Most fled to England in the 1680s and 90s. An estimated 300,000 Australians today are of Huguenot descent.
Access note: Networked
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Ireland - The 1798 Rebellion : Claimants and Surrenders
Compiled by Ian Cantwell, this 2005 CDROM brings together some of the few remaining primary sources about the people involved in 1798 Rebellion in Ireland. It contains two lists of rebels who surrendered, in Dublin City (1,057) and Coolock Barony (1,218), and two lists of individuals (totalling 6,165) who made claims for compensation for loss of property during the rising.
In relation to the Commission for the compensation of 'suffering loyalists' their brief was limited to individuals who suffered losses of property caused by rebel activity between 1st May 1798 and 6th April 1799. The only way that a death in the family by violence could be compensated was through the payment of a fine when a life in a lease of three lives was renewed but not for any other financial issues relating to the death such as loss of income. Claimants for compensation for property loss came from the following counties:
Antrim 143; Carlow 288; Cavan 1; Clare 7; Cork 21; Down 136; Dublin 173; England 11; Galway 63; Kerry 3; Kildare 363; Kilkenny 251; Kings (Offaly) 29; Leitrim 70; Limerick 2; Londonderry 3; Longford 79; Mayo 686; Meath 145; Monaghan 1; Queens (Laois) 42; Roscommon 15; Sligo 215; Tipperary 20; Tyrone 1; Waterford 5; Westmeath 45; Wexford 2,208; and Wicklow 1,033.
It has been estimated that up to 30,000 people were killed during the uprising, with many more wounded. There are over 8,000 names included on this CDROM.These groups come from every social background, from poor Dublin city labourers and artisans to the aristocratic ascendancy of late eighteenth century Ireland.
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 in Irish) was an aborted revolution against the British dominated Kingdom of Ireland. Even though it only lasted a few months, it was a major event in Irish history. The United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group inspired by the ideas of the American and French Revolutions, was the main organizing force behind the rebellion.Further details at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/08/the_1798_rebell.html
The CDROM is one of series of 6 entitled Irish Records Index produced by Eneclann, an Irish-based company dedicated to releasing Irish records on CD-ROM. Volume 1 is 'Index of Irish wills, 1484-1858'. Volume 2 is 'The 1848 petitions: the William Smith O'Brien Petition'. Volume 3 is 'The 1851 Dublin City Census'.Volume 4 is 'the 1831 Tithe Defaulters'. Volume 5 is 'Returning Home: Transatlantic Migration from North America to Britain & Ireland 1858 - 1870'. Volume 6 is 'The 1798 Rebellion: Claimants and Surrenders'. The first 4 volumes are available at the FH Service. Volume 6 is on order.
Access note: On order -September 2007
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Ireland - 1848 William Smith O'Brien Petitions
Index to 80,000 signatories (with addresses and occupations) to a petition in Ireland in 1848, collected to gain clemency for the rebel leader, William Smith O'Brien, who was sentenced to death following the failure of the 1848 rising. As a consequence of this petition, O'Brien's sentence was commuted and he was transported to Australia for life.
Petitions were signed in 31 out of the 32 Irish counties,the exception being County Offaly or King's County. Almost 50% of the 70,000 signatories in Ireland came from County Dublin. About 10,000 signatures were gathered in England, mainly Liverpool, Manchester and Bradford. The majority of signatories were farmers or urban artisans. Scanned images of all 166 petitions are included.
This CD-ROM was launched in Dublin in March 2001 by the Australian Ambassador to Ireland. It will also be of special interest to the Australian community, given that O'Brien had a important influence on the movement for Federation. The author, Ruth Lawler, is also an Australian living in Ireland, and the CD contains a preface by the Australian Ambassador to Ireland.
Further information, including search strategies, can be found at http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutio-obrien2.htm
This CDROM is one of series of 6 entitled Irish Records Index produced by Eneclann, an Irish-based company dedicated to releasing Irish records on CD-ROM. Volume 1 is 'Index of Irish wills, 1484-1858'. Volume 2 is 'The 1848 petitions: the William Smith O'Brien Petition'. Volume 3 is 'The 1851 Dublin City Census'.Volume 4 is 'the 1831 Tithe Defaulters'. Volume 5 is 'Returning Home: Transatlantic Migration from North America to Britain & Ireland 1858 - 1870'. Volume 6 is 'The 1798 Rebellion: Claimants and Surrenders'. The first 4 volumes are available at the FH Service. Volume 6 is on order.
Access note: Only available on standalone PC in the Family History Service due to network incompatibility
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Ireland - 1851 Dublin Census
Launched by Dublin's Lord Mayor at the Irish Genealogical Congress in Dublin in 2001, this CDROM contains over 60,000 names and addresses (and some occupations) in the city of Dublin in 1851.
The firebombing of the National Archives of Ireland in 1922 by the IRA destroyed many historical documents, including census records. However, prior to this, Dr. D.A. Chart of the Public Record Office had compiled a comprehensive list of the names and addresses of heads of households for Dublin City as found in the 1851 census.Dr. Chart’s extracted list has been edited and converted to this database by Seán Magee.
The CDROM has 3 search modes, as follows:
(1) Standard Search - This is the most specific way of finding what you are looking for. You may combine your search across the Surname, forename, street, street number, parish & northside/southside fields, or combine searches within each search field.
(2) Soundex Searching - Most surnames (or family names) can be spelled in a variety of ways. For example, 'Smith' can also be spelled 'Smyth,' 'Smithe,' and 'Smythe.' Soundex is a method of giving names sound codes. The 1851 Dublin City Census CD-ROM allows you to enter a surname into the search dialogue. This surname is converted (on the fly) to its appropriate sounded code and the records searched. As a result, you can often find names that sound alike, even though they may have different spellings. Note that this search is run against surnames only.
(3) Expert Search – A search utility that uses Boolean logic. The Expert Search supports And, Or, Not, Exclusive Or, Phrase, Multiple character wildcard, Ordered proximity, Unordered proximity, Stemming (word form) and Synonym.
There are also all 33 Ordnance Survey Town Plans of Dublin City from 1847 on this CDROM, courtesy of Dublin Corporation. The maps included are the first detailed town plans of Dublin City to be produced by the Ordnance Survey and are still used today by cartographers,city planners and developers. These 33 maps contain detail of all the streets and houses within the city at this time, a great addition to help users identify specific addresses. The maps are viewed with a separate program, which you launch separately.
Further information, including search strategies, can be found at http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutio-dub18512.htm
This CDROM is one of series of 6 entitled Irish Records Index produced by Eneclann, an Irish-based company dedicated to releasing Irish records on CD-ROM. Volume 1 is 'Index of Irish wills, 1484-1858'. Volume 2 is 'The 1848 petitions: the William Smith O'Brien Petition'. Volume 3 is 'The 1851 Dublin City Census'.Volume 4 is 'the 1831 Tithe Defaulters'. Volume 5 is 'Returning Home: Transatlantic Migration from North America to Britain & Ireland 1858 - 1870'. Volume 6 is 'The 1798 Rebellion: Claimants and Surrenders'. The first 4 volumes are available at the FH Service. Volume 6 is on order.
Access note: Only available on standalone PC in the Family History Service due to network incompatibility
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Ireland - Brian J. Cantwell's Memorials of the Dead: The Collected Works
No description for this database is available.
Access note: On order - September 2007
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Ireland - Farrar's Index to Irish Marriages 1771-1812
This 2006 CDROM by Trinity College is a fascimile of Henry Farrar's 2 volume index published in 1897 which indexes over 12,000 marriage entries in 'Walker's Hibernian Magazine from the journal's beginning in 1771 until it ceased in 1812. It also includes an appendix by Sir Arthur Vicars of some 1,350 births, deaths and marriages recorded in the short-lived magazine 'Anthologia Hibernica 1793-94'. In total, it is estimated that the 2 volumes contain over 22,000 names across 547 pages.
These records are from a time when few other records of this nature survive. As a consequence it is of exceptional genealogical value, recording the names, addresses and some occupations of the couples, and often the names and details of their parents (principally the fathers of the brides). The dates and places of marriage are also recorded, and occasionally a lot of additional detail for selected marriages.
The monthly 'The Hibernian Magazine: or Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge' was the main general Dublin journal for this period and covered many topics, from news and current affairs to fashion and the arts. As a consequence it was the main publication for the announcement of marriages.
Mitchell Library only has PT1 of 'Walker's Hibernian Magazine or Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge' located at 050/W.
Access note: On order - September 2007
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Ireland - Index To Griffith's (Property) Valuation (1848-1864)
This CD-ROM provides access to records on microfiche on over a million individuals who occupied property in Ireland between 1848 and 1864. The records list every property holder in a county together with details of houses, outbuildings, fields and gardens. Some records contain additional information about an individual's occupation, religion, or relative's names.
Access note: Ask at the Family History Desk (CD required - use icon on desktop )
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Ireland - Resource County Leitrim
Published by John Hunter in 2006,the CD has over 1000 pages including 60 documents, 93 maps,a townland index, research notes as well as civil and Catholic parish maps.
A detailed contents list follows:
(1) a townland index with 23 entries for each of the 1,650 townlands.
(2) Barony,Poor Law Union and Registrars' District maps.
(3) Notes on Ordnance Survey maps.
(4) Map showing the location of 18 Civil parishes.
(5) Maps showing the townland locations in each Civil parish.
(6) Maps showing the location of the 24 Catholic parishes.
(7) Maps showing townland locations in each Catholic parish.
(8) A Civil parish database.
(9) A Catholic parish database.
(10)LDS Family History microfilm numbers.
(11) Notes on townland suffixes,Tithe Applotment Books and 1901 Census.
(12) Distribution of surnames in Civil parishes at the 1901 Census.
(13) Notes on change of land occupiers (Continuing valuations) 1854-1920.
(14) Brief explanation of terms used in Irish research.
(15) research tips.
Compiler,John Hunter, is located at 10/72, Lorimer Terrace,(or PO Box 2068), Kelvin Grove, Qld, 4059.
Fax: 61 7 3856 0882
Email: john@roscommon.info
Access note: Networked
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Ireland - Resource County Roscommon CD 1
Published by John Hunter in 2004,the CD has over 1110 pages including 95 documents and 105 maps.
Detailed content list follows:
(1) a townland index with 23 entries for each of the 2205 townlands
(2) the complete Griffith's valuation of County Roscommon (1852-1858) with 20 entries for each of the 37,000 occupiers. 17 data sorts include surnames by 'soundex'.
(3) Griffith's valuation database expanded to include Barony, Poor law Union, Registrars District, Electoral Division, Year of Valuation and likely Catholic parish.
(4) Location of churches, schools, graveyards, police barracks etc at Griffith's valuation.
(5) Barony,Poor Law Union and Registrars' District maps.
(6) Notes on Ordnance Survey maps.
(7) Map showing the location of Civil parishes.
(8) Maps showing the location of townlands in all 62 Civil parishes.
(9) Maps showing the location of Catholic parishes.
(10) Maps showing the location of townlands in all 34 Catholic parishes.
(11) A Civil parish database.
(12) A Catholic parish database.
(13) LDS Family History Library microfilm numbers.
(14) Notes on townland suffixes, Tithe Applotment Books and 1901 Census.
(15) Distribution of surnames in Civil parishes at the 1901 Census.
(16) Notes on change of land Occupiers (Continuing Valuations) 1854-1920.
(17) Brief explanation of terms used in Irish research.
(18) Estate maps and rent records for part of Lord Crofton's estate.
(19) research tips.
Compiler,John Hunter, is located at 10/72, Lorimer Terrace,(or PO Box 2068), Kelvin Grove, Qld, 4059.
Fax: 61 7 3856 0882
Email: john@roscommon.info
Access note: Networked
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Ireland - Resource County Roscommon CD 2
Published by John Hunter in 2006,the CD contains the following:
(1) Distribution of surnames 1749 to 1901 (378 pages) - sorted by Civil parish, Barony and Soundex Code.
(2) Index to the 1749 Census of Elphin Diocese (189 pages) - sorted by Civil parish, Barony and Soundex Code.
(3) Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society Journal Index to Volumes 1-10 (1986-2006).
(4) Roscommon Freeholders 1768 to 1799.
(5) Names and location of Catholic churches.
(6) Graveyard records and monumental inscriptions
Compiler,John Hunter, is located at 10/72, Lorimer Terrace,(or PO Box 2068), Kelvin Grove, Qld, 4059.
Fax: 61 7 3856 0882
Email: john@roscommon.info
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Ireland - The 1831 Tithe Defaulters
Compiled by Stephen McCormac and published by Eneclann ( see http://www.eneclann.ie/ ) in 2004, the records compiled in this CDROM provide important evidence of the people involved in the infamous Tithe War of 1831-38.
All occupants of land were required to pay an annual tithe (or religious tax) of 10% of the agricultural produce generated by that holding. This money was demanded from all landholders, irrespective of their religion and was paid directly to the official state church, the Anglican (Episcopalian) Church of Ireland. However, in 1831 many people refused to pay this tithe and so started the Tithe War, which was fiercest in the southeast.
The names that appear on this CDROM are of those people, recorded by the Church of Ireland clergy, who refused to pay their tithe.The CDROM contains all personal details from the original files, as well as information about the parishes that the people resided in.
This publication contains: 30,000 names with addresses and occupations; complete records for 232 parishes; and Full text of the Affidavits.
Further information, including search strategies, can be found at http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutio-tithe2.htm
This CDROM is one of series of 6 entitled Irish Records Index produced by Eneclann, an Irish-based company dedicated to releasing Irish records on CD-ROM. Volume 1 is 'Index of Irish wills, 1484-1858'. Volume 2 is 'The 1848 petitions: the William Smith O'Brien Petition'. Volume 3 is 'The 1851 Dublin City Census'.Volume 4 is 'the 1831 Tithe Defaulters'. Volume 5 is 'Returning Home: Transatlantic Migration from North America to Britain & Ireland 1858 - 1870'. Volume 6 is 'The 1798 Rebellion: Claimants and Surrenders'. The first 4 volumes are available at the FH Service. Volume 6 is on order.
Access note: Only available on standalone PC in the Family History Service due to network incompatibility
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Ireland - The Irish Genealogist Volumes 1-8 1937-1993
This 2005 CDROM provides fully searchable scanned images of over 5,000 pages of the official Journal of the Irish Genealogical Research Society ( see http://www.igrsoc.org/ ), from the first issue published in April 1937 up to Volume 8 in 1993. This journal,The Irish Genealogist, was bi-annual (April & October), from 1937 to 1942, and then annual from 1943 to-date.
The Irish Genealogist, through many of its articles, allowed researchers to gain access to material that in many cases was held in private collections or was otherwise inaccessible or lost, particularly following the fire in the Public Records Office in 1922.
The journal covers such diverse topics as family registers, abstracts of Diocesan Wills, monumental inscriptions, many important family genealogies, guides for those wishing to do their own genealogical research, as well as Ken Nicholls standard setting work on the Kavanaghs (1400-1700).
An online journal contents list by year and volume, for the period April 1937 to 2001, is available at http://www.igrsoc.org/documents/genealogist-backnumbers.pdf
The State Reference Library holds The Irish Genealogist from Vol. 11. no. 4, 2005, in stack at N929.3415/16.
Access note: On order - September 2007
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Ireland Ordnance Survey Historic Map Viewer 1834 - 1842
A detailed county map of Ireland for the period 1834 - 1842. For access details ask at the Family History Service Desk.
Access note: Ask at Family History desk for password
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Irish Ancestor 1969-1986
This CD is a reproduction of the journal THE IRISH ANCESTOR, published from 1969 to 1986 on a non-profit basis with the aim of providing original source material, etc. on Irish genealogy, biography and domestic Irish history.
The IRISH ANCESTOR was usually published twice yearly,in spring and autumn, plus in several of the earlier years a supplemental volume was produced.
For example, in 1969 a third volume, An Index to Raphoe Marriage Licence Bonds, 1710-1755 and 1817-1830, was also published.
In total, there are 33 issues over 18 years, 4 supplements, over 2.500 pages and some 320 pages with illustrations.
Articles contributed to the main volumes varied from Christian names in Ireland by Brian de Breffny (1969 Vol 1 No 1) to Some Irish weddings in Nova Scotia 1834-1840 by Terrence M. Punch (1976 Vol 8 No 2) to Tombstones in Killbride Graveyard, Callan Parish, Co. Kilkenny,edited by Joseph Kennedy (1986 Vol 18 No 1).
The Publisher is Eneclann Ltd, a Trinity College Campus Company in Dublin See http://www.eneclann.ie/
Access note: Ask at the Family History Desk (CD required - use icon on desktop)
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Irish Flax Growers 1796 : International Land Records
Produced in 1999 this CDROM is a reproduction of a Flax Growers List compiled in 1796 in Ireland that contains names of about 60,000 individuals who received a grant for growing flax. The names are arranged by civil parish in each county (except Dublin and Wicklow, which were not included).The barony was listed instead of the parish in a few of the records.
During the 18th century, Ireland, and Ulster in particular, established a reputation as a producer of fine linen (made from flax). At various times the government introduced special incentives to encourage the production of linen, usually giving away spinning wheels and looms.
In 1796 the Irish Linen Board published a list of almost 60,000 individuals who had received awards for planting a specified acreage of flax. Those who had planted one acre were awarded four spinning wheels, and those planting five acres were awarded a loom.
The Flax Growers List, known officially as the Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlement List, or more commonly the Flax Growers Bounty List,is an important source of information on people living in Ireland in the 18th century, particularly as most of the Irish census returns for 1871, 1881 and 1891 were pulped for the 1914-18 war effort while the Irish Civil War of 1922 destroyed even older records in a huge fire resulting from the conflict.
Counties listed, followed by the number of individuals referenced, as follows:
Antrim (1,117);Galway (641); Meath (1,390); Armagh (3,026); Kerry (888); Monaghan (4,258); Carlow (9); Kildare (6); Offaly (290); Cavan (2,180); Kilkenny (6); Roscommon (2,712); Clare (178); Laois (4); Sligo (1,007); Cork (1,071); Leitrim (1,756); Tipperary (26); Derry (4,784); Limerick (171); Tyrone (6,616); Donegal (6,852); Longford (2,365); Waterford (1); Down (2,942); Louth (3,041); Westmeath (1,216); Dublin (7); Mayo (1,848); Wexford (8); Fermanagh (2,190).
This database is now freely available on the internet at http://www.failteromhat.com/flax1796.htm
Access note: Ask at the Family History Desk
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Irish Parish Records: Antrim, Down & Louth (1538-1837)
An Ancestry.com product dated 2002-2002,this CD contains 236,386 records, primarily from cemetery tombstone transcriptions and similar sources, from the Irish counties of Antrim, Down and Louth from 1538 to 1837 (pre-civil registration).
Access note: Being processed by IT
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Irish Tithe Applotment Books, 1823-1838
This CD-ROM extracts key information from Tithe Books, the unique land survey taken to determine the amount of tax payable to the Church of Ireland by landholders. It contains references to the counties that make up present-day Northern Ireland: Counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, and Tyrone.
Access note: Ask at the Family History Desk
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Irish Transportation Records Index (1788 to 1868)
An index to the Irish Convict Records held on microfilm. The microfilm records reproduce the holdings of the Irish National Archives in Dublin on the transportation of convicts from Ireland to Australia from 1788 to 1868.
These records were a Bicentennial gift from the Irish Government to Australia.
The National Archives of Ireland's website also provides free online access to this Ireland-Australia transportation index (see http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?category=18).
Access note: Networked
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Irish Wills Index 1484-1858
This database indexes the Testamentary Records in the National Archives of Ireland and is only concerned with those records which survive in more than index form, such as original documents, copies, transcripts, abstracts and extracts. It covers the years up to 1858 only, when the whole testamentary system was transferred from Church control to the State.
It covers all 32 counties for this poorly documented period and contains over 70,000 individual records with over 100,000 names, over 10,000 surnames and variants and over 1,000 different occupations. There is also a composite map of counties and dioceses on the CD which will help users to locate place names throughout Ireland.
Each index entry contains the name of the person leaving a will, or being covered by a grant of probate or administration. It also contains their address, sometimes their occupation, and the place where the document was proved (i.e. a diocesan or the Prerogative court). The index also contains the names of the executors for almost half the entries, along with their addresses. In essence this index contains all the information contained in the National Archives finding aids (i.e. card catalogues, typed lists, and original summaries).
Further information, including search strategies, can be found at http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/helpio-wills.htm
This CDROM is one of series of 6 entitled Irish Records Index produced by Eneclann, an Irish-based company dedicated to releasing Irish records on CD-ROM. Volume 1 is 'Index of Irish wills, 1484-1858'. Volume 2 is 'The 1848 petitions: the William Smith O'Brien Petition'. Volume 3 is 'The 1851 Dublin City Census'.Volume 4 is 'the 1831 Tithe Defaulters'. Volume 5 is 'Returning Home: Transatlantic Migration from North America to Britain & Ireland 1858 - 1870'. Volume 6 is 'The 1798 Rebellion: Claimants and Surrenders'. The first 4 volumes are available at the FH Service. Volume 6 is on order.
Access note: Only available on standalone PC in the Family History Service due to network incompatibility
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Jewish Chronicle ( London newspaper) Project : personal announcements 1900-1909
Produced by Miriam Pollak in November 2004, this database of personal notices from the London newspaper the Jewish Chronicle, for the period 1900 to 1909, has approximately 31,500 entries from around the world.
Personal announcements included births, bar mitzvahs, engagements, marriages, deaths, in memoriams, silver, golden and diamond weddings and tombstone settings.
The database consists of 16 fields - Event, Date of Event, Surname, Personal Name, Position of Family, Parents' Names, Address, Child's Sex, Fiance or Partner, Synagogue or Place, Ministers' Names, Relatives or Friends, Age at Death, Hebrew Date, Notes and Jewish Chronicle Issue Date.
The Jewish Chronicle began publication in 1841. Like most major English papers of the day, personal announcements were printed on the front cover. This was discontinued in the 1960s.
The State Library holds a paper version of the Jewish Chronicle in offsite storage for the period Oct. 6, 1871-Oct. 25, 1872; 1908-1922; Sept. 13, 1963-Jan. 1971 at the location number TN25.
The address for the Jewish Chronicle Project is 3 Walkers Drive, Lane Cove, NSW, 2066, and the email address is jewishchronicle@tpg.com.au.
Further details at http://british-jewry.org.uk/New%20Member%20Area/BJ%20News/081204/BJ-3-final.pdf
Access note: Networked
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New Zealand Electoral Roll 1893
Produced by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists (see http://www.genealogy.org.nz/) in 2004, this CDROM lists voters in the New Zealand general election of 1893. The election was held on November 28 to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament. Elections for the Maori seats by the Maori vote were held on 20 December.
When Governor Glasgow signed the New Zealand Electoral Bill on 19 September 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing nation in the world where women had won the right to vote and women (over 21 and including maori women) voted for the first time in the 1893 election.
The Electoral Bill had passed through the NZ Lower House with a large majority but the NZ Legislative Council (upper house) was divided on the issue. When Premier Richard Seddon ordered a Liberal Party councillor to change his vote, two other councillors were so annoyed by Seddon's interference that they changed sides and voted for the bill, allowing it to pass by 20 votes to 18. Both the Liberal government and the opposition subsequently claimed credit for the enfranchisement of women and sought women's newly acquired votes on these grounds.The election was won by the Liberal Party and Richard Seddon became Prime Minister. The official turnout was 75.3% of the electorate. Further information at: http://www.nzine.co.nz/features/suffrage2.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_elections.
Other electoral changes included: plural registration abolished; plural voting for Maori property-owners abolished; and only those whose descent was exactly half Maori or less were allowed to choose whether to vote in European or Maori seats.
Access note: Networked
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New Zealand Marriages Index 1836-1956
This New Zealand Society of Genealogists index contains approximately 1.7 million names.Its principal purpose is to help identify the matching entry to a marriage in the Registrar General Office's index of marriages 1856-1956.
A small number of entries (fewer than 500) do not have a corresponding match. The non-matched entries, in most cases, reflect errors in the NZ Registrar General Office index.
No further years will be added as the name of the matching spouse can be found beside each entry in the microfiche indexes from 1957 (see FH cabinets - to 1990).
Each entry will give the NZ Registrar General offices's Folio number, spouse's surname and year of marriage.To find the full name of the spouse, re-enter the Folio number and the corresponding entry should be found.
There are some 22,500 names for marriages before 1856 and for these early marriages only names, year and a reference number are given. The reference number provides access to the names of both bride and groom in the same way as the RGO's Folio number.
The index does not contain details from the marriage certificate.Copies of a certificate can be obtained from the NZ Registrar General's Office, quoting name(s),year & place of marriage, at: Central Registry, Births, Deaths and Marriages, PO Box 10 526, Wellington, New Zealand.
Freephone:0800225252 Email:bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz website:www.bdm.govt.nz
Access note: Ask at the Family History Desk for CD - use desktop icon on 3 FH pcs
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New Zealand WW1 Service Personnel and Reserves Index (War Census)
Published by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.(see http://www.genealogy.org.nz/) in 2005, this index contains information from the following sources:
(1) NZ Expeditionary Force Nominal Rolls 1914-19
(2) 1st and 2nd Division Rolls of the Expeditionary Force Reserve
(3) New Zealanders who served with the Australian Imperial Force
(4) Military Defaulters Lists 1919-21
(5) Native Reserve Lists
(6) New Zealanders who served with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
(7) Index of New Zealanders who served with Allied Forces
(8) Roll of Honour, Section 3
(9) British Section, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
(10) Fijian Contingent, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
(11) Terry Stock's Index.
Access note: Networked
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North America Vital Records Index (birhs & marriages 1631 to 1888)
Produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1998, this 8-disc CDROM set contains information on more than 4.6 million christenings, births, and marriages that occurred in the United States and Canada from about 1631 to 1888.
The 8 discs contain the following: (1) Family history resource file viewer; (2) Births and christenings: A-Z; (3) Marriages: A-Cn; (4) Marriages: Co-G; (5) Marriages: H-K; (6) Marriages: L-O; (7) Marriages: P-Ss; (8) Marriages: St-Z. The Family History resource file viewer 4.0 software should be loaded onto the computer before you access the 7 data discs. An additional update from a series data disc also has to be uploaded for access purposes.
Records that appear in the index generally contain names of the individuals, parents’ names, the date and place where the birth, christening or marriage took place, the name of a person's spouse, and reference information which allows you to locate the original record on a microfilm from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) world-wide network of Family History Centers. You can locate your nearest center on the LDS web directory at the following address: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
Names in this index have been standardized. This means that variant name spellings are listed under a common name. For example, Smyth, Smithe, Smeith, would all be indexed under the name Smith. This allows you to search a name without knowing the exact spelling. However, you are still able to search under the exact spelling of an individual's name if you wish.
The records that comprise the index are extracted records, which means that someone copied selected pieces of information from the original record. However, not all of the genealogically important information was extracted. Therefore, you should use the reference information provided in this index to locate the original record on microfilm and evaluate the original record yourself.
It is not a complete index. Your ancestor may not appear in this CDROM set even though you know that he or she lived in a time and place covered by the index.The amount of information available varies greatly by time period and locality.
Access note: Ask at Family History Desk - (CDs required - use icon on desktop )
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Proquest historical newspapers
ProQuest Historical Newspapers offers full-text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to the 18th century. This ongoing project already includes The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Atlanta Constitution, The Boston Globe, and The Hartford Courant.
Access note: A Proquest database
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USA - Ships Pictures (Index) of America
This CDROM by Nicholas Vine Hall contains some 10,839 entries and is national in coverage. It concentrates on sailing vessels of the 18th and 19th centuries that brought immigrants to America from the Old World. It is an index to the location of the images and DOES NOT CONTAIN pictures of the vessels. Compilation took 10 years to complete.
Access note: On order - September 2007
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