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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1832''' | *'''1832''' {{FSC|105155|item|disp=A colony detailed : the first census of Western Australia, 1832}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1837''' | *'''1837''' {{FSC|617495|item|disp=1837 census of Western Australia}} at FamilySearch, images. Arranged alpphabetically. | ||
*'''1837''' | *'''1837''' {{FSC|433578|item|disp=Census 1837, extracted from volume 58 of inward correspondence of the Colonial Secretary's Office of Western Australia by staff of the Battye Library}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1837''' | *'''1837''' {{FSC|246089|item|disp=Census returns Western Australia, 1837}} at FamilySearch, images of original document. | ||
==Substitute Records== | ==Substitute Records== | ||
===Electoral Rolls/Voting Registers=== | ===Electoral Rolls/Voting Registers=== | ||
*''' | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/western-australia-electoral-rolls Western Australia Electoral Rolls] at Findmypast - index ($) | ||
*'''1893-1949''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10744/australia-electoral-rolls-1893-1949?s=275764761 Australia Electoral Rolls, 1893-1949] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
*'''1903-1980''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1207 Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 including Western Australia] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1903, 1912, 1922''' [http://www.cosy.com.au/gsp/index.htm Electoral Roll for the Great Southern Region of Western Australia] at cosy.com/au; 12700 records | |||
*'''1939-1949''' [http://www.findmypast.com.au/articles/world-records/full-list-of-australia-and-new-zealand-records/census-land-and-survey-records/western-australia-electoral-rolls-1939-1949/commonwealth-electoral-roll---western-australia-1939--fremantle Find your ancestors in Western Australia Electoral Rolls 1939-1949] at Findmypast - index ($) | |||
===Directories=== | ===Directories=== | ||
*''' | *{{FSC|208141|item|disp=The Western Australia Post Office directory (Wise's)}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*''' | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/western-australia-postal-directories Western Australia Postal Directories] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
---- | *'''1800s''' [https://www.carnamah.com.au/WA-directories Index of the Western Australian Almanac and Herald Almanac directories of the 1800s.] | ||
*[https://www. | *'''1845-1948''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60845 Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
*''' | *'''1893-1949''' [http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/explore-discover/wa-heritage/post-office-directories Post Office Directories] - Published by H. Pierssené and then by H. Wise & Co. 1893-1949. The post office directories provide information by locality, individual surname, government service, and by trade or profession. | ||
*''' | *'''1895-96''' {{FSC|208130|item|disp=The Western Australia Post Office directory for 1895-96}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1869''' - [https://www. | *'''1897'''- {{FSC|208137|item|disp=The Alphabetical directory of Western Australia for 1897}} at FamilySearch, images.fession. Courtesy of State Library of Western Australia. | ||
*'''1873''' - [https://www. | *'''1899''' {{FSC|208145|item|disp=The Western Australia Post Office directory (Wise's) for 1899}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*''' | *'''1900''' {{FSC|208153|item|disp=The Western Australia Post Office directory (Wise's) for 1900}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*''' | *'''1905''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50905/western-australia-po-directory-1905?s=218489221 Western Australia PO Directory 1905] at MyHeritage, index. | ||
*'''1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1653 Western Australia Post Office Directory 1910] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1910''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50906/western-australia-po-directory-1910?s=218489221 Western Australia PO Directory 1910] at MyHeritage, index. | |||
*'''1914''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50907/western-australia-po-directory-1914?s=218489221 Western Australia PO Directory 1914] at MyHeritage, index. | |||
*'''1924''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50908/western-australia-po-directory-1924?s=218489221 Western Australia PO Directory 1924] at MyHeritage, index. | |||
*'''1926''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1654 Western Australia Post Office Directory 1926] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1935-36''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50909/western-australia-po-directory-1935-36?s=218489221 Western Australia PO Directory 1935-36] at MyHeritage, index. | |||
*'''1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-50910/western-australia-po-directory-1939?s=218489221 Western Australia PO Directory 1939] at MyHeritage, index. | |||
===Immigration Records=== | |||
*'''1829-1890''' {{FSC|245059|item|disp=Card index to passengers arriving in Western Australia 1829-1890}} at FamilySearch, index & images. | |||
*'''1846-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60668/ Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930], at Ancestry, index & images ($) | |||
*'''1851-1869''' {{FSC|245062|item|disp=Inwards assisted migrants lists from Britain to Western Australia 1851-1869}} at FamilySearch, images | |||
*'''1851-1869''' {{FSC|245062|item|disp=Inwards assisted migrants lists from Britain to Western Australia 1851-1869}} at FamillySearch, images | |||
*'''1852-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1684/ Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1868-1888''' {{FSC|383846|item|disp=Alphabetical listing taken from passenger lists from newspapers of Western Australia}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1873-1924''' {{FSC|245056|item|disp=Alphabetical register of all inward passengers to Albany, 1873-1924}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1873-1924''' {{RecordSearch|4451678|Australia, Albany, Inward Passenger Lists, 1873-1924}} at FamilySearch — [[Australia, Albany, Inward Passenger Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1890-1911''' {{FSC|246101|item|disp=Passenger list inwards to the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia, 1890-1911}}, images | |||
*'''1897-1963''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5378/ Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, 1897-1963] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
===Land Records=== | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/western-australia-farms-and-stations Western Australia Farms and Stations] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*{{FSC|447082|item|disp=Lands index (Battye Library)}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1821-1938''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60870 Western Australia, Australia, Land Leases, Licences, Applications and Selected Images, 1821-1938] Index ($) | |||
*'''1829-1921''' {{FSC|729699|item|disp=Land records of Western Australia, 1829-1921}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1829-1982''' {{FSC|437312|item|disp=Card index to the Department of Lands and Surveys' unregistered letters received from settlers of Western Australia : 1829-1982}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1829-1881''' {{FSC|744918|item|disp=Original land applications, 1829-1881}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1880-1946''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3178/ Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Rate Books, 1880-1946] at Ancestry, index & images. | |||
*'''1893-1940''' {{FSC|551360|item|disp=Rate books, 1893-1940}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1904-1934''' {{FSC|572535|item|disp=Road rate books, 1904-1934 Irwin}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1904-1945''' {{FSC|572669|item|disp=Northhampton Road rate books, 1904-1945}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
===Taxation=== | |||
*{{FSC|Australia, Western Australia - Taxation|subject|subject-id=1623305887|disp=Western Australia Rate Books}} | |||
==Finding Records== | ==Finding Records== | ||
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No records of individuals exist for Western Australia censuses after 1837. | No records of individuals exist for Western Australia censuses after 1837. | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
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*Population Musters | *Population Musters | ||
::Because convicts were transported into Australia, the government found it necessary to survey the population at least annually. These surveys, known as musters, began in 1788. Information contained in the records might include an individual’s residence, status (convict, free, military), sex, name, ship of arrival, trial date, trial place, sentence, and remarks. Some early musters list children, wives, and servants. | ::Because convicts were transported into Australia, the government found it necessary to survey the population at least annually. These surveys, known as musters, began in 1788. Information contained in the records might include an individual’s residence, status (convict, free, military), sex, name, ship of arrival, trial date, trial place, sentence, and remarks. Some early musters list children, wives, and servants. | ||
*Electoral rolls—See [[Western Australia Voting | *Electoral rolls—See [[Western Australia Voting Records]]. | ||
*Directories and almanacs—See [[Western Australia Directories]]. | *Directories and almanacs—See [[Western Australia Directories]]. | ||
*Emigration and immigration records—See [[Western Australia Emigration and Immigration]]. | *Emigration and immigration records—See [[Western Australia Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
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