Naturalisation Records in Australia

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State Records New South Wales Naturalisation Index (1834-1903). Any person born outside the British Empire, who had resided in NSW for at least five years, needed to become naturalized in order to vote or own land. A search returns names, native place, date of certificate, register number, page number, remarks, item and reel number.

Ancestry.com. New South Wales Certificates of Naturalization 1849-1903. This database contains certificates of naturalization 1849-1903 (SRNSW series NRS 1040) and lists of aliens to whom certificates of naturalization have been issued 1859-1876 (SRNSW series NRS 1041). There is a free name search with subscription, or pay to view, options available to access the digitised records. New

Adelaide Co-operative History Databases include South Australian Naturalisations 1839-1903. Search results may include name, residence, occupation, birthplace, age, time in SA, dates of Memorial, Oath of Allegiance and Certificate of Naturalization plus source details. Updated

Archives Office of Tasmania. Index of Naturalisation Applications (1835-1905) by non-British subjects for certificates of denization and naturalisation. This alphabetical index lists surname, given name, date and reference. Copies of the records are available for a fee from the Archives.

The National Archives of Australia (NAA) hold naturalisation records for Victoria (1852-1903) and South Australia (1848-1903). Records for New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania pre 1904 are held by the appropriate State government archives. Records from 1904 for all of Australia are held by NAA. See NAA Fact Sheet no 68 for details. Some of the records have been catalogued. To search these records click on the NameSearch link on the front page. Enter a family name and choose Immigration and naturalisation records from the drop down category box. Updated

Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation. Click on Resources for access to the Chinese NSW Naturalisation Database (1857-1887).

Australian Croatian Genealogical and Historical Society. There is a list of Croatians Naturalized in Victoria Australia from 1855.

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Naturalisation Records in Australia