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Port Cities - Southhampton
Use this site to discover the story of merchant shipping and port life in Southampton. The archive contains over 10,000 photographs, maps, sound clips, documents, games and other objects which can be … more
Lloyd's List marine news index 1740-1837
Lloyd’s List is a newspaper devoted to shipping news. In particular it records the movements of ocean going vessels and marine news of casualties, ‘speakings’ and other events … more
Adoption and Forgotten Australians
A family history research guide, by the State Library of Victoria, for adopted people, Forgotten Australians and child migrants.TIP: Check state libraries and state archival repositories … more
National Archives of Australia's Research Guides Website
National Archives of Australia's Research Guides - You can browse and purchase copies from the online shop or download them for free from this site. Guides available include:• Twenty two … more
19th century South Australian shipping databases
This site by Graham Jaunay has three online databases designed for accessing details on vessels, and emigrants, arriving in South Australia. They include:• 1836 to 1840 emigrants who applied for … more
Ships Nostalgia
An online community for people worldwide with an interest in ships and shipping. This free forum is for crew, ex-crew, ship enthusiasts and cruisers. This site has a wealth of information, and … more
Bound for South Australia - Passenger Lists 1836-1851
Bound for South Australia by Diane Cummings. The passenger lists 1836-1851 are arranged by arrival year and alphabetically by ship name within each year. The passenger lists are presented as scanned … more
Ancestry.com - Unassisted Immigrants 1826-1922
Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1826-1922. There is a free name search with subscription, or pay to veiw options available to access the digitised records. This database covers the following … more
Findmypast - Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960
The National Archives (UK) Outward Passenger Lists for voyages departing the British Isles 1890-1960 (BT27) for Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA detail 24 million+ … more
State Library of South Australia
Photographic collections held include:• A Godson Collection of River Murray Shipping. This collection contains 16,000+ photographs of paddle steamers and other vessels and riverports, as well as … more
Lloyd’s Register of Ships online
This site has a table with links to volumes of Lloyd’s Register of Ships which have been scanned by Google Books and The Internet Archive. These fully searchable volumes date from 1764-1899 … more
Mercantile Navy List and Maritime Directory Online
The Mercantile Navy List, compiled by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, was published from 1849 until 1976 (with a gap 1941 to 1946, during World War II). This list is the official, … more
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
IrishGenealogy.ie is a free family history website by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The online data includes:• Church records - access 3+ million pre 1900 Church of Ireland … more
Trove Digitised Newspapers
Trove Digitised Newspapers offers free access to the full text of 1493+ Australian newspaper titles from 1803 to current (most to 1954). The main state title is listed and the numbers in brackets are … more
Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria - Historical Index Search
This free index search covers:• Births in Victoria from 1853 to 1918• Marriages in Victoria from 1853 to 1958• Deaths in Victoria from 1853 to 1988• Church baptisms, marriages and … more