New Australian Who Do You Think You Are?®: Georgie Parker
Coming from a family of strong females, Georgie Parker’s journey into her ancestry reveals the true strength and courage shown by the women on both sides of her family. Georgie’s quest starts with her mother Rosemary’s family. As a little girl, Georgie was particularly close to her maternal grandmother Grace. While Grace was very bright… Read more
New Australian Who Do You Think You Are?®: Paul Mercurio
Actor, dancer and TV chef Paul Mercurio goes on a quest to uncover his past and discovers a story of mafia violence, murky political patronage and innocents caught in the crossfire. The second of four children, Paul grew up never really knowing his father, Gus Mercurio, who left when Paul was five. In seeking a… Read more
New Australian Who Do You Think You Are?®: Shane Bourne
With a history of absent fathers on both sides of the Bourne family, actor and comedian Shane Bourne embarks on a search for the missing man in his family tree, his paternal grandfather A.P. Freeman. Shane’s journey to find out more about A.P. Freeman, starts with a visit from his brother Dannie, who has collected… Read more
A New Way to View Your Ancestry.com.au Member Tree
Over the last year we’ve been working on a better way to let you view your Ancestry.com.au member tree. We’ve built this new tree viewer based on feedback from members, extensive user testing and hours of development and design. We focused on finding ways to let you view more of your tree at once and… Read more
New South Wales Gaol Description and Entrance Books 1818-1930
We’re excited to announce the launch of New South Wales Gaol Description and Entrance Books 1818-1930. Just in time for Christmas, this collection reveals details of more than 25,000 prisoners from New South Wales prisons, many of which have now closed and are being used as museums or schools. The collection also contains an estimated… Read more
1911 Census Summary Books now online
We’re pleased to announce Ancestry.com.au has now launched the Enumerator Summary Books – the first set of records from the recently-acquired 1911 England and Wales Census. In case you missed our earlier blog post, Ancestry.com, Inc, parent company of Ancestry.com.au, reached an agreement last October with The National Archives to acquire and publish online the… Read more
New Australian Who Do You Think You Are?®: Tina Arena
Singer Tina Arena goes in search of the truth behind family secrets in a journey that takes her off to explore her Sicilian roots and the tough reality of her grandparents’ childhood. Tina suffered from racism as a child and felt confused about her identity. She has always wanted to find out more about where… Read more
Family Tree maintenance tonight (6 December 6:00PM AEDT)
Ancestry.com.au Family Trees will undergo scheduled maintenance tonight for two hours beginning at about 6.00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time. During this time, Ancestry Member Trees, OneWorldTree, and the sections of the home page that are related to Member Trees will be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience but rest assured the information in your family… Read more
New Australian Who Do You Think You Are?®: Rod Marsh
Knowing very little about his family history and intrigued by the mystery of his father’s adoption, Australian cricketing icon Rod Marsh embarks on a journey to discover his roots. Rod’s father, Ken, never knew who his biological parents were or the circumstances around his adoption. Armed with an old birth certificate from his Aunt Amy,… Read more
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