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''[[Australia|Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Australia|Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Australia_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
[[Image:Ship Bega of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.jpg|thumb|right|200x180px|Ship Bega of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.jpg | [[Image:Ship Bega of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.jpg|thumb|right|200x180px|Ship Bega of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.jpg]] | ||
== Introduction<br> == | == Introduction<br> == | ||
''View the''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/transportation-to-australia/353 ''"Transportation to Australia" online tutorial'']'' from FamilySearch.'' | ''View the''[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/transportation-to-australia/353 ''"Transportation to Australia" online tutorial'']'' from FamilySearch.'' | ||
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|240x180px|Downloaded4643424365482659791 Barco+inmi.JPG | 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|Downloaded4643424365482659791 Barco+inmi.JPG]] | ||
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> | ||
The [http://www.naa.gov.au/naaresources/Publications/research_guides/guides/childmig/chapter1.htm National Archives of Australia] has a tremendou<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1342119884944_515" />s amount of information on records, their immigration policy and location as well as classification of various records. | The [http://www.naa.gov.au/naaresources/Publications/research_guides/guides/childmig/chapter1.htm National Archives of Australia] has a tremendou<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1342119884944_515" />s amount of information on records, their immigration policy and location as well as classification of various records. | ||
== 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 === | ||
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=== Queensland === | === Queensland === | ||
*[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ | *[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/Indexes/Immigration/Pages/Immigration1848.aspx Assisted Immigration 1848-1912] | ||
=== South Australia === | === South Australia === | ||
[[Image:Ship.gif|right|180x150px|Ship.gif]]<br> | [[Image:Ship.gif|right|180x150px|Ship.gif]]<br> | ||
=== Family History in South Australia === | |||
[[Image:Australia with South Australia highlighted.png|right|200x169px|Australia with South Australia highlighted.png]] | |||
*[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History] | *[http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ South Australia Family History] | ||
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==== 19th Century Australian Shipping ==== | ==== 19th Century Australian Shipping ==== | ||
[[19th century South Australian shipping|19th Century Shipping]] | [[19th century South Australian shipping|19th Century Shipping]] | ||
Into South Australia - list of ships only | Into South Australia - list of ships only | ||
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'''note''': the original lists were created by an individual unfamiliar with German names, so name spellings from the Biographical index SA (BISA) have been included in brackets. The list below has been compiled from a variety of sources such as the BISA, the Birth-Death-Marriage (BDM) index, the newspaper list (above), online research and has also been cross-checked to a list by Dulcie Love, long time convenor of the Germanic research group at the South Australian Heraldry Genealogy Society (SAGHS). There are a few gaps in this list, but from my experience in researching German passenger lists, I have found that quite a few German settlers migrated from South Australia to Victoria and Queensland. ''Robert Janmaat''<br> | '''note''': the original lists were created by an individual unfamiliar with German names, so name spellings from the Biographical index SA (BISA) have been included in brackets. The list below has been compiled from a variety of sources such as the BISA, the Birth-Death-Marriage (BDM) index, the newspaper list (above), online research and has also been cross-checked to a list by Dulcie Love, long time convenor of the Germanic research group at the South Australian Heraldry Genealogy Society (SAGHS). There are a few gaps in this list, but from my experience in researching German passenger lists, I have found that quite a few German settlers migrated from South Australia to Victoria and Queensland. ''Robert Janmaat''<br> | ||
''Clicking on the hyper-links for each year highlighted, will take you directly to the list of ships for that year. Clicking on each ship will give you a passenger list, with in some cases the maiden name of the wife, the list also gives the age of the person. You will find that young adults are listed separately from their parents and siblings.''<br> | ''Clicking on the hyper-links for each year highlighted, will take you directly to the list of ships for that year. Clicking on each ship will give you a passenger list, with in some cases the maiden name of the wife, the list also gives the age of the person. You will find that young adults are listed separately from their parents and siblings.''<br> | ||
=== Other === | === Other === | ||
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==== Name Search: ==== | ==== Name Search: ==== | ||
Even if you have the basic details, you may still be unable to locate information since some passenger lists have not survived to present day. Over time, a number were lost or accidentally destroyed. Fires caused by lamps and candles were responsible for the destruction of many early South Australian records. | Even if you have the basic details, you may still be unable to locate information since some passenger lists have not survived to present day. Over time, a number were lost or accidentally destroyed. Fires caused by lamps and candles were responsible for the destruction of many early South Australian records. | ||
Passenger lists for ships travelling between the colonies are scarce as these records were not required by immigration and remained the property of the shipping companies. As ship travel declined, shipping companies either closed or amalgamated and their records were lost in the process. | Passenger lists for ships travelling between the colonies are scarce as these records were not required by immigration and remained the property of the shipping companies. As ship travel declined, shipping companies either closed or amalgamated and their records were lost in the process. | ||
The movement of people travelling overland within Australia, as a general rule, was either not recorded or has not survived. The State Library does hold a limited amount of information regarding immigration to some of the other colonies. | The movement of people travelling overland within Australia, as a general rule, was either not recorded or has not survived. The State Library does hold a limited amount of information regarding immigration to some of the other colonies. | ||
Despite these limitations, thousands of immigrant names are available at the State Library for your perusal. | Despite these limitations, thousands of immigrant names are available at the State Library for your perusal. | ||
=== Notes and tips: === | === Notes and tips: === | ||
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><u></u></span>From the source material (Official passenger lists mainly of immigrants arriving in South Australia under UK assisted passage 1845-86) formerly known as Source 313, then GRG35/48a and now GRG35/48/1 at State Records (SA), this section lists the vessels whose records survive in some form from 1836 to 1886. | <span style="text-decoration: underline"><u></u></span>From the source material (Official passenger lists mainly of immigrants arriving in South Australia under UK assisted passage 1845-86) formerly known as Source 313, then GRG35/48a and now GRG35/48/1 at State Records (SA), this section lists the vessels whose records survive in some form from 1836 to 1886. | ||
The number of voyages with surviving records number just 749 and the material available for each list varies considerably. The material you do locate may include any of the following:<br> | The number of voyages with surviving records number just 749 and the material available for each list varies considerably. The material you do locate may include any of the following:<br> | ||
An embarkation list prepared by the agent or emigration agents. <br> | An embarkation list prepared by the agent or emigration agents. <br> | ||
A passenger manifest prepared by the captain. <br> | A passenger manifest prepared by the captain. <br> | ||
Certificate of arrival prepared by the immigration officials. <br> | Certificate of arrival prepared by the immigration officials. <br> | ||
Sundry lists created for other purposes such as fee-payers, land-holders. | Sundry lists created for other purposes such as fee-payers, land-holders. | ||
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*Crew never recorded except in manifests.<br> | *Crew never recorded except in manifests.<br> | ||
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=== Victoria === | === Victoria === | ||
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*[http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=42 Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ, and Foreign Ports 1852- 1915] | *[http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=42 Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ, and Foreign Ports 1852- 1915] | ||
<br>Emigration and immigration records, such as the ones previously described, are deposited in Australian national archives, state archives, and other local repositories and archives. Click on the state archive link in the [[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] article to learn more. | <br>Emigration and immigration records, such as the ones previously described, are deposited in Australian national archives, state archives, and other local repositories and archives. Click on the state archive link in the [[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] article to learn more. | ||
== Emigrants Leaving Another Country == | == Emigrants Leaving Another Country == | ||
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[http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/ Britain Outward Passenger Lists] from Britain On-line 1890-1960. Departure records before 1890 have not survived. | [http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/ Britain Outward Passenger Lists] from Britain On-line 1890-1960. 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> | ||
== Books about Emigration and Immigration == | == Books about Emigration and Immigration == | ||