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International Resources available in the Hunter Valley
Compiled by the Newcastle Region Library and reproduced here with their kind permission.
How do you add flesh to the family history bones that you have already found? The bones may probably include information on the date of birth, marriage, death, children's names and birth dates, for members of the family overseas or details prior to the records created in Australia.As mentioned previously it is advisable to check sources available within Australia before paying money for a researcher to look for you overseas.
A lot of these resources are held locally and these records can be obtained from the indexes and records now available.
Explanation of Abbreviations
1881 British Census and National Index
Held MFHC/NFHS/NNPL (CR-Rom)
1851 British Census (Devon, Norfolk & Warwick only)
Separate listing for Bristol, Gloucestshire & Sth Warwickshire. Census Records: United Kingdom 1851 (CD-Rom's)
(This index does not include the whole of the UK but only those areas that are currently available)
Held NNPL/NFHS
1851 East of London (Microfiche & Book), Dorset Census
Held NFHS
1891 London Census
CD Rom pack containing records of the London City area. Material arranged by Street Names and not by name. You will need to know the street before you can use this
Held NNPL
St Catherine's House Index 1837-1900
British & Welsh Births, Deaths & Marriages Index (Microfiche)
Births 1837-1905
Marriages 1837-1900
Deaths 1837-1900
Held NNPL
Full set available through the LDS Library at Charlestown.
(NB: Some of this may be only at certain times of the year on a rotational basis - advisable to check before visiting the centre)
Vicar-General Marriage Licence Index 1694-1775
An index to the surnames of couples entered in the manuscript calendars of the arch-espiscopal marriage licenses issued by the vicar generals office (Microfiche)
Held NNPL
London Marriage Licences 1521-1869
Details of marriages from the Bishop of London's Office, Westminster, Archbishop of Canterbury and Vicar General of Canterbury (CD-Rom)
Held NNPL
Boyd's Marriage Index for Northumberland 1694-1850
An index taken from copies of the marriage registers, Bishops Transcripts, and marriage licences 1538-1837 (Microfiche)
English Parish Records:
Middlesex, England (General)
Scotland, (North, South, General, West Lothian, Midlothian)
Ireland (Antrim, Down, Louth)
Baptisms, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, wills and other miscellaneous types of records taken from parish records and other similar sources for the period 1538-1837.
Held NNPL (CD-Rom)
National Burial Index for England & Wales
Taken from more than 4,300 parish, non-conformist, Roman Catholic and cemetery registers. Entries dating from 16th Century to modern times.
(The website of the Federation of Family History Societies gives details of the coverage of this index)
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Post Office London Directory 1846
Held NFHS
Irish Vital Records Index
This includes parts 1 & 2
Compiled from records held at the National Archives of Ireland. Contains an Index by names, address, different occupations and includes map of counties of Ireland.
Held NNPL (CD-Rom)
2. William Smith O'Brien Petitions 1848
Includes names of petitioners from Liverpool, Manchester, Ireland and other parts of England during the period 1848 & 1849.
Held NNPL (CD-Rom)
(This petition, signed by over 80000 people from every part of Ireland and from Liverpool, Manchester, and other parts of England, between 1848 and 1849, is a unique historical and genealogical source from the period of the Famine. Following the failure of the 1848 rising, O'Brien was sentenced to death, and this petition was collected to gain clemency for the rebel leader. As a consequence his sentence was commuted and O'Brien was transported to Australia for life.
Ruth Lawler has complied and edited this petition for publication to enable all researchers to access this important, yet ignored, source.) PM
Ruth Lawler has complied and edited this petition for publication to enable all researchers to access this important, yet ignored, source.) PM
Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland 1848-1864
Indexes more than one million individuals who occupied property in Ireland 1848-1864.
Held NNPL (CD-Rom)
Police Gazette 1797-1810,1828-1840
Official title "The Hue & Cry & Police Gazette" covering Ireland, Scotland and Britain.
Held NNPL (Microfilm)
History, Topography & Directory of the County Durham, 1894
Comprising a general survey of the County and a directory of the city & Diocese of durham.
With separate historical, statistical & descriptive sketches of all the wards, towns, boroughs, parishes, hamlets, villages and manors.
Also includes a variety of biographical information and a list of the seats of the nobility and gentry.
Held NNPL, (Microfiche)
Lewis' Gazetteers of England, Ireland & Scotland (CD-Rom)
Material contains information in the mid-1800's. Indexed by place names, including references to the local parish or perhaps specific churches.
Held NNPL/NFHS (In Book Form)
Gazetteer of England & Wales 1841
Held NFHS, (Microfiche)
Alphabetical Townland Index: Ireland 1861
Held NFHS, (Microfiche)
Slater's Directory of Ireland 1846: Dublin, Leinster, Munster, Ulster, Connaught
Held NFHS (Microfiche)
Land Owners in Ireland 1876
Held NFHS, (Microfiche)
Ireland: Old Age Pension Claims
Held NFHS, (Microfiche)
Irish Records: Sources for Family & Local History:
Ryan, James G.
Held NFHS/NNPL
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