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Index to Miscellaneous Immigrants, 1828-43State Records NSW: This index includes the names of passengers who paid their own fare, as well as assisted immigrants. Information includes: name, ship, date of arrival, age, events (e.g. shipwreck), and the series, item and microform numbers. It is not a complete index to immigration for the period. Other indexes for assisted and unassisted immigrants in E-Resources should also be consulted. Only some source material for this index is held by the National Library.
Index to NSW Convict Tickets of Leave, 1810-1875Society of Australian Genealogists: An index to NSW Convict Tickets of Leave. A Ticket of Leave was evidence that a convict was allowed to work outside the assignment system. Each butt gives the following information: prisoner's number, name, ship arrived on, master of ship, year of arrival, native place, trade or calling, offence, place of trial, date of trial, sentence, year of birth, complexion, height, colour of hair, colour of eyes, general remarks, the district prisoner is allocated to, the Bench who recommended him, and the date of issue of ticket. There are also notes of change of district, conditional pardons, etc. on most of the butts. The index contains references to the Ticket of Leave Butts: 1827 - 1867 (SR Reels AO 909-65, 2688A) available in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room on Open Access.
Index to the 1841 CensusState Records of New South Wales: The 1841 census records the population by police districts, counties and towns. The Index to the 1841 Census covers all the surviving householders' returns and abstracts of returns. As the returns record only the name of the head of the household, the names of the other people resident in the household are not identified. The Index provides details of: householder's or owners name; return number; residence; item identifier; page number; reel number and notes. 1841 census, abstracts of householders returns, Reel 1 (A.O. Reel 2222) Berrima - Port Phillip, Reel 2 (A.O. Reel 2223) Queanbeyan - Yass, are available on microfilm in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room, call number mfm G 21464.
Index to the Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825State Records of New South Wales: The index contains entries on records maintained by the Governors' Secretaries reflecting all aspects of the administration of the Australian colony from 1788 to 1825. The approach of the Index is primarily a personal one, concentrating on the early inhabitants of our nation - the convicts, settlers, indigenous Australians and colonial officials. However, the Index does contain many entries relating to ships, subjects, towns and localities. The index contains references to material available on microfiche (mc N 763) or microfilm (mfm N 257) on Open Access in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room.
Irish Convicts to NSW 1791-1830sThis database contains details of Irish convicts who were transported to New South Wales in the period 1791-1830s, passenger lists of ships carrying Irish convicts, and links to other resources.
Mariners and Ships in Australian WatersWarner, Mary-Anne, with material from the State Records Authority of NSW: This index lists names of passengers (cabin, saloon & steerage), crew, captains, stowaways, births and deaths at sea, transcribed from the State Records Authority of NSW Reels of the Shipping Masters' Office, Inwards Passenger Lists. Coverage is complete for the period 1870-1878 and there is partial coverage for the periods 1854-1869, 1879-1892. Check website for details of completed indexing. Microfilm of these passenger lists is available in the Newspaper Reading Room on Open Access, mfm N 229, Microfilm Drawer Nos. 4, 5 & 6.
National Trust of Australia (NSW) Cemetery LinksNational Trust of Australia (NSW): Links to resources on cemetery history and preservation.
New South Wales Archives Resource KitThe National Library holds all the microform of the NSW Archives Resources Kit. This site contains a range of guides, indexes and explanatory material to assist in using the microfilm of convict records, land records, immigration etc. See http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/publications/archivesinbrief/aib39-ark.htm for a full list of what is in the Archives Resource Kit.
Informit: Index to NSW death and marriage records 1919-1945
Informit: Index to births, deaths and marriages registered in New South Wales 1788 to 1888 (Pioneers series) NSW Church baptisms, marriage and burial records 1788-1856 (incomplete) NSW official birth, death and marriage records 1856-1888
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