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will I get lots of info from ancestry?

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Victoria

Victoria Report 26 Nov 2004 09:01

Hi, It seems most my ancestors came from England and Scotland. I don't suppose there would be any Australian info on it would there? The person I am most interested in came out to Aust at some stage in the 1870's or 1880's Is there much in the way of passenger info on people coming to Aust.? Or members of crew coming over? Anyway advise or info much appreciated. Victoria

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 26 Nov 2004 09:22

Ancestry(.)co.uk is good for England & Wales - not much on Scotland though. Ancestry(.)com is good for USA, including immigration from/to USA but I don't think that it covers Oz. Each area requires a separate subscription, but there's lot's a "free" passwords going around at the moment so you may be able to get in and have a look for free - search these boards for "Ancestry Plus". Richard

Linda

Linda Report 26 Nov 2004 10:00

Hi there don't know if this will help but have a look anyway. freespace.virgin.net/alan.tupman/sites/ships.htm Linda

Victoria

Victoria Report 26 Nov 2004 23:20

Thanks Richard and Linda for your replies Victoria

Martin

Martin Report 27 Nov 2004 01:23

ancestry is very good for England with 1871 (not quite complete), 1881, 1891, 1901 (not complete). They move on to 1861 when these are complete. It has the advantage that you can search several censuses at a time so sometime someone might turn up in Wales or the Channel Islands. You can also download the images of the pages. There are lots of transcription errors but most times I can find a match. Scotland is already well served with their own sites which have more information online than England. For Australia have a look at Cyndi's List , there should be some links there http://www.cyndislist.*com The so called "free" ancestry passwords are actually hacks so it is illegal to use them. MB

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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 27 Nov 2004 03:08

Ancestry isnt any use if you are needing Yorkshire.......If you want information on Australia look for Anthony Hulls threads.Search in the text box.