NSW Genealogy Links

Over the last few years I have collected a number of genealogy sites that have assisted me with the search for information on my ancestors that have lived in New South Wales, Australia.  This page is an attempt to put them into some logical order.  I hope these links will be of assistance to other researchers. If you know of other useful sites that I have missed, please let me know and I will include them as well.

This is a work in progress that I will update as I discover new online research resources.
 


Archives

City of Sydney Archives, http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchives/Archives/Default.asp
Directory of Archives for Australia, http://directory.archivists.org.au/archives/
Historical Houses Trust, http://www.hht.net.au/
National Archives of Australia, www.naa.gov.au
NSW State Records, www.records.nsw.gov.au
NSW State Records Guide, http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/
NSW Land and Property Information,    http://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au/land_titles/historical_records_online


City of Sydney Assessment Books 1845-1948. (The Assessment Books record details of ownership, occupation, construction, and value for buildings in the City of Sydney between 1845 and 1948. They provide valuable information for family and property history which is not available from any other source.)
 http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchives/Archives/ServicesForResearchers/AssessmentBooks.asp

Photos

Picture Australia http://trove.nla.gov.au/general/australian-pictures-in-trove
ArchivePix (City of Sydney Archives Digital Photograph Bank)   http://photosau.com.au/Cos/scripts/home.asp


Occupations

Colonial Occupations, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/jobs.htm 

Genealogy Quest Alpabetical List of Occupations  http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/occupations1.html
Index of Old Occupations  http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html
War Records

Australian War Memorial, http://www.awm.gov.au/
Commonwealth War Grave Commission, http://www.cwgc.org/



Births Deaths and Marriages

NSW Births, Deaths and Marriage Indexes
www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm
The Ryerson Index http://www.ryersonindex.org/


Online Geneology Sites

Family Link  FamilyLink.com
Roots Web  www.rootsweb.com 
Ancestry      www.ancestry.com


Libraries

The State Library of NSW, Family History Services, http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/family_history/
National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au/
Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au/

Cemeteries

Australian Cemeteries, NSW, http://www.australiancemeteries.com/nsw/index.htm
Internment.net  NSW, http://www.interment.net/aus/nsw/index.htm
Australian Cemetries Index, http://austcemindex.com/
Cemetery Headstone Transcripts NSW Australia,  http://members.webone.com.au/~sgrieves/cemeteries_australia.htm
Cemetery Records Australia, http://www.coraweb.com.au/cemetaus.htm
Old Sydney Burial Grounds http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchives/OldSydneyBurialGround.asp


Genealogical and Historical Societies

The Society of Australian Genealogists, www.sag.org.au
Royal Australian Historical Society, http://www.rahs.org.au/ 


Other useful sites
Cyndislist   www.cyndislist.com/austnz.htm
Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/

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