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Genealogical records for the Fellowship of First Fleeters, 1788-2001 images.

Collected genealogies of members of the Fellowship of First Fleeters, an organization composed of descendants of those who arrived in Sydney Cove with the First Fleet on 26th January 1788. Includes birth, death and marriage certificates together with family histories.

Aldine History Of New South Wales at Findmypast; PDF document ($)

The fascinating part of this dataset (apart from the hundreds of superb illustrations throughout), is the large biographical section which consists of nearly half of the whole set. The biographies of noted identities cover not only those from Sydney city, but also from the suburbs and regional areas. Each are grouped by town and have at least a paragraph on each person, though some are quite extensive. Details can include parents' names, emigration details, birth place, education, and employment history.

The Eden/Monaro Pioneers Database, which contains over 393,000 names of individuals from the Eden/Monaro region and surrounding areas.

Compiled Genealogies

Compiled genealogies provide the results of previous research such as pedigree lineage information and may lead to the original sources of documentation. They often provide information from record types, areas, and time periods where the FamilySearch Library has not yet been able to acquire original records.

The contain names of individuals; dates and places of birth, marriage, and death; names of parents and children. Many include histories and illustrations of ancestors and ancestral homes. Community genealogies list families of a specific place. They may provide source citations or copies of documents. Many are indexed.

They can be found at public and private libraries, archives, and other repositories. Some can be acquired through inter-library loan, through research agents, through filming by other libraries, or by purchase.

For Further Reading

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