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Unlock your family secrets this Christmas
Over 1.8 million NSW crime and law records now available on Ancestry.com.au We recently added the New South Wales Police Gazettes 1854-1930 collection and 120,000 new records to the New South Wales, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930 collection. These collections offer a window into the lives of people on both sides of the law, from lists of police officers,… Read more
Member Trees: Merge Duplicate People
Originally posted by Ancestry.com A lot of people have asked over the years how to clean up duplicates in their Ancestry Member Tree. If you are one of the people who discovered that your mysterious distant cousin Mary was really the same person as Uncle George’s wife Mary, then you’ll be happy to learn that we… Read more
Never Mind ‘Elizabeth’ – Royal Baby Could be a ‘Lancelot’, ‘Boniface’ or ‘Grissel’
If Prince William and Kate Middleton decide to take baby-name inspiration from their forebears, the royal baby could be born a ‘Grissel’, ‘Boniface’ or even ‘Lancelot’. New research from Ancestry reveals that while ‘Elizabeth’ and ‘John’ are the most common boys and girls names in both family trees, there are several more unusual choices the young… Read more
Ancestry Newsletter Archive
December Monthly Newsletter Recently Updated Collections | Australian & UK Updates Not only do we continually add new content, we also constantly update our existing content. Parish records are a wonderful source of information on births, marriages and deaths before 1837 (when Civil Registration began). Have a look at our updated Dorset and Liverpool… Read more
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Keep up-to-date with the latest news from Ancestry.com.au on our Facebook page, Twitter feed or through our blogs. We share member stories, tips on researching your family tree, and details of new records being added to the website. It also gives you the opportunity to connect with us — you can ask us questions… Read more
Video Tutorials
Find the latest video tutorials to help you with your research: 1) Researching Irish Ancestors: Click here 2) Researching British Ancestors: Click here 3) Researching Military Ancestors: Click here
Society Directory
NATIONAL AND STATE SOCIETIES SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIAN GENEALOGISTS Website: http://www.sag.org.au Email: info@sag.org.au Ph: 02 9247 3953 Fax: 02 9241 4872 Address: Richmond Villa, 120 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Research Centre: Level 2, 379 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF GENEALOGICAL STUDIES INC. Website: http://www.aigs.org.au Email: info@aigs.org.au Ph: 03 9877 3789 Fax: 03 9877 9066 Address: 1/41 Railway Road,… Read more
Researching Immigrant Ancestors
Ancestry Brad Argent gives you tips and hints on researching your Immigrant Ancestors on Ancestry.com.au. Watch now: Researching Immigrant Ancestors
Using Birth, Marriage & Death Records
Ancestry Brad Argent gives you tips and hints on researching Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes from Ancestry.com.au. Watch now: Reasearching Birth, Marrige & Death Indexes
How to get the most out of Searching the Records
Refine Search: Easily add information or remove it from your search – no more scrolling to the bottom of the page Categories: Narrow your search by new, better organized content categories and subcategories Matching Person: Get the best matches possible from family trees on Ancestry Record Preview: Hover over a search result to preview more detailed information without having… Read more
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