Friday, October 1, 2021

Jack Lyster's Grave, Fawkner Cemetery, Fawkner, Victoria


 John Joseph "Jack" Lyster born 18 Oct 1913 Richmond, Victoria. Accidentally killed when struck by a motor vehicle. Died 18 July 1966 South Melbourne.

In Loving Memory
of
JACK
LATE 2ND A.I.F.
LOVED BROTHER & UNCLE
DIED 18 . 7 . 66  AGED 53
THERE  GOES  A  MAN

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Western Australian BMD certificates

Uncertified paper copies of Western Australian birth, death and marriage records are now available at the reduced price of $20. This is very welcome news for family historians with ancestors who spent time in WA.  The records available includes births that occurred 100 years ago or older, marriages that occurred 75 years ago or older and deaths prior to 1983 when records were computerised. An application form for a family history reduced fee certificate is available online.For further details visit the family history section of the Department of the Attorney General website
Uncertified copies

Monday, November 30, 2015

Victorian birth, death & marriage indexes FREE

Great news the Victorian birth, death and marriage indexes have been revamped and are now online FREE. If you have trouble finding an entry use the wildcard * character to search for variant name spellings or misspelt names.Victoria births deaths marriages

Friday, April 25, 2014

Catholic Nuns in Australia 1838-1918

Index and biographies of Catholic Nuns and Sister in Australia.
The index includes over 14,000 entries and includes the names of women who arrived in Australia as nuns or became nuns in Australia prior to 1918. http://web.stbedes.catholic.edu.au/Other/nuns/

Monday, April 22, 2013

Birth, Marriage & Death Records of Tasmania

Tasmanian records of births, marriages and deaths are freely available online at FamilySearch.
FamilySearch
This collection includes records for the period 1803-1899. Titled Australia Tasmania Civil Registration and includes records of early baptisms, marriages and burials which pre date civil registration which commenced in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) December 1838.
If you have already found the reference to an event using the Tasmanian Pioneer Index this will make locating the records much easier. First locate the relevant registration district and use the registration number and date to locate the record. The images for Hobart can be viewed separately to the country and Launceston districts. The records are broken into sections births, deaths and marriages. This recent release of Australian records is the single largest important set of records since Trove digitised Australian newspapers.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

William James THOMAS

William James THOMAS was born Ballarat East and married1890 in Victoria to Clara Ann FRANKLIN. The couple's children were born in Ballarat and later Brunswick. I would like to make contact with descendants. 
Children Percival Franklin, Clarence, Leslie Franklin, Ruby Franklin, Howard Franklin, Clara Franklin & Violet. Associated surnames include Trevethen, Harrison, Wright and Cook.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Tips for Searching the Web

There are a variety of search engines out there and I tend to use Google.
If you are getting to many hits when you are trying to search for your surname try these simple search tips.
Search by putting the name "Joe Bailey" in quotation marks.
Use quotation marks to keep a string of words together when performing a search.
Add the word AND in capitals and the words family history OR a place name
"joe Bailey" AND family history
See how many results you get.
Try your surname combined with a place name
"joe bailey" AND somerset

Remember if an index or database is sorted by surname first you won't find the entry using the forename first when searching. Try reversing the order by putting the surname first folllowed by the forename when searching. "Bailey Joe". Other useful tips can be found at  Search Tips & Tricks