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[[Australia]] [[Image:Ship Bega of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.jpg|thumb|right| | [[Australia]] [[Image:Ship Bega of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.jpg|thumb|right|699x391px]] | ||
== Introduction<br> | == Introduction<br> == | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list names and other details about individuals leaving (emigration) or coming into (immigration) Australia. Between 1788 and 1900 over 1,000,000 people immigrated to Australia. Most of them were from the British Isles, but some were from Europe and Asia.<br> | Emigration and immigration sources list names and other details about individuals leaving (emigration) or coming into (immigration) Australia. Between 1788 and 1900 over 1,000,000 people immigrated to Australia. Most of them were from the British Isles, but some were from Europe and Asia.<br> | ||
Prior to 1900 there were four classes of immigrants to Australia: | Prior to 1900 there were four classes of immigrants to Australia: | ||
*Convicts sent to Australia after they were tried and convicted for crimes committed in the British Isles. Tasmania and New South Wales were the states that received most of the convicts before 1830.<br> | *Convicts sent to Australia after they were tried and convicted for crimes committed in the British Isles. Tasmania and New South Wales were the states that received most of the convicts before 1830.<br> | ||
*Bounty immigrants were chosen by Australian colonists to come from the British Isles to Australia. | *Bounty immigrants were chosen by Australian colonists to come from the British Isles to Australia. | ||
*Assisted immigrants came to Australia through the financial assistance of the government, organizations, or wealthy individuals. | *Assisted immigrants came to Australia through the financial assistance of the government, organizations, or wealthy individuals. | ||
*Paying passengers came to Australia through their own means. | *Paying passengers came to Australia through their own means. | ||
With the exception of paying passengers, immigration records usually contain a great deal of genealogical information. Many records list each individual’s name, age or date of birth, place of birth, trade or occupation, physical description, marital status, and number of children. Passenger lists of paying immigrants usually list only names. [[Image:Downloaded4643424365482659791 Barco+inmi.JPG|frame|right| | With the exception of paying passengers, immigration records usually contain a great deal of genealogical information. Many records list each individual’s name, age or date of birth, place of birth, trade or occupation, physical description, marital status, and number of children. Passenger lists of paying immigrants usually list only names. [[Image:Downloaded4643424365482659791 Barco+inmi.JPG|frame|right|240x180px]] | ||
Many eighteenth and nineteenth century immigration sources have been published. Indexes to passenger lists have also been published. In addition, many books have been written about immigrants from various countries and religions who settled in Australia. The [[Australia Minorities|minorities]] article has some information about immigrants from other countries. <br> | Many eighteenth and nineteenth century immigration sources have been published. Indexes to passenger lists have also been published. In addition, many books have been written about immigrants from various countries and religions who settled in Australia. The [[Australia Minorities|minorities]] article has some information about immigrants from other countries. <br> | ||
== Indexes and Lists == | == Indexes and Lists == | ||
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== General == | == General == | ||
The [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland] has a searchable index database on the Internet for transportation records of Irish convicts sent to Australia between 1788 and 1868. Over 38,000 names are indexed on the [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?category=18&subcategory=147&style=null&PHPSESSID=lekscplsegcggpckm9kgkqdku5 Ireland - Australia Transportation] Web site.<br> | The [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland] has a searchable index database on the Internet for transportation records of Irish convicts sent to Australia between 1788 and 1868. Over 38,000 names are indexed on the [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?category=18&subcategory=147&style=null&PHPSESSID=lekscplsegcggpckm9kgkqdku5 Ireland - Australia Transportation] Web site.<br> | ||
=== New South Wales === | === New South Wales === | ||
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ | *[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ Index to Assisted Immigrants 1839-96, Moreton Bay, 1848-1859, Port Phillip 1839-1851] | ||
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=43 Index to unassisted Immigrants 1842-1851] | *[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=43 Index to unassisted Immigrants 1842-1851] | ||
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*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ Passenger Lists up to 1848] | *[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ Passenger Lists up to 1848] | ||
*[[Immigration - why they came to South Australia]] | *[[Immigration - why they came to South Australia]] | ||
*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/Adelaide.htm South Australian Passenger Lists]<br> | *[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/Adelaide.htm South Australian Passenger Lists]<br> | ||
*<span style="text-decoration: underline | *<span style="text-decoration: underline" />[http://www.theshipslist.com/ The Ships List]<br> | ||
*[http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAgermanindex.htm German Immigrants] to South Australia 1837 to 1860 | *[http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAgermanindex.htm German Immigrants] to South Australia 1837 to 1860 | ||
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From Britain Outward Passenger Lists from Britain On-line 1890-1960. [http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/ www.ancestorsonboard.com/] $ Departure records before 1890 have not survived. | From Britain Outward Passenger Lists from Britain On-line 1890-1960. [http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/ www.ancestorsonboard.com/] $ Departure records before 1890 have not survived. | ||
From Germany In an article by Karl Werner Klüber were listed emigrants from Hamburg bound for Australia in the years 1849-1851. The lists of passengers can be found in the periodical {{FHL|1743865|title-id|disp=GENEALOGIE Heft 4}}, April 1966 page 186, available through the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (FHL book number [https://familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=call_number&searchCriteria=943+B2gf&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= 943 B2gf ].) <br> | From Germany In an article by Karl Werner Klüber were listed emigrants from Hamburg bound for Australia in the years 1849-1851. The lists of passengers can be found in the periodical {{FHL|1743865|title-id|disp=GENEALOGIE Heft 4}}, April 1966 page 186, available through the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (FHL book number [https://familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=call_number&searchCriteria=943+B2gf&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= 943 B2gf ].) <br> | ||
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== Books about Emigration and Immigration == | == Books about Emigration and Immigration == | ||
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AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. | AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. | ||
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To find these records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog for a lengthy listing of sources under: | To find these records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog for a lengthy listing of sources under: | ||
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AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES | AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Records Collections === | === FamilySearch Historical Records Collections === | ||
An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1542665 FamilySearch.org.] | An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1542665 FamilySearch.org.] | ||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at:<br> | A wiki article describing this collection is found at:<br> | ||