New Convict Collections – Just In Time for Australia Day!

Posted by Web Operations on January 27, 2012 in New records

We have just added two key collections to the world’s largest online collection of Australian convict records. For Australians exploring convict history, the NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842 provides the ideal starting point, as all convicts on ships transported to Australia were listed in an indent. Details such as name, trial date/location, and sentence are available, with Read More

1911 Census – millions more searchable records

Posted by Web Operations on December 9, 2011 in New records

We have just completed the second part of our 1911 England and Wales Census  transcriptions with records covering London, Lancashire, Yorkshire and 17 other counties now fully searchable. Last month we released searchable records for Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. With this latest addition, we have concentrated on England’s busiest areas to help you Read More

New Irish Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes

Posted by Web Operations on September 26, 2011 in New records

We have good news for our members who have Irish ancestors!  We have just released millions of new Irish vital records, making it easier to trace your family history on the Emerald Isle. You’ll find new Irish Catholic parish records from the 18th and 19th centuries including Catholic Parish Baptisms, 1742-1881, Catholic Parish Marriages and Banns, 1742-1884 and Catholic Read More

1911 UK Census images now online

Posted by Web Operations on June 3, 2011 in New records

AUTHORED BY RUSSELL JAMES (FROM ANCESTRY.CO.UK) We’re pleased to announce that we’ve completed the first stage of our 1911 UK Census release. Any of our members can log in to the site right now, and browse the scanned record images from all over England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.  If you’ve Read More

New South Wales Depasturing Licenses 1837-1851

Posted by Web Operations on March 28, 2011 in New records

This is a collection of depasturing licenses for individual farmers, from the government of New South Wales, between 1837 and 1851. These licenses permitted settlers to graze stock on Crown lands. They also allowed grazing to happen “beyond the limits of location” (meaning the 19 counties that included Sydney and the settled area surrounding it), Read More

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981

Posted by Web Operations on February 10, 2011 in New records

As you may be aware, we recently released more than 20 million images of New Zealand Historical Records in the Anne Brommell Collection. New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981 contains millions of records collected over a period of more than 125 years. The rolls were compiled during general and provincial election years and include the names Read More

20 million historical New Zealand records now available online

Posted by Web Operations on February 4, 2011 in New records

In a world-first, New Zealanders now have access to more than 20 million family history records that cover 140 years of New Zealand’s early history from 1842 to 1981. The six major historical collections – the New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1981, Canterbury Provincial Rolls 1868-1874, Jury Lists 1842-1862, Māori Voter and Electoral Rolls 1908 & Read More