Australia » People: Ethnicities, Nations, and Families

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

This site is being developed to encourage those with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestry to research their family history, based on contemporaneous documentation and the scientific method, rather than family stories and populist history.

Australia & Jewish Genealogy

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) - Finding your family

Biographical Database of Australia (BDA)

A research tool for historians and genealogists comprising transcripts and indexes of many original records and published biographies of deceased individuals who arrived in or were born in Australia, starting from the earliest times.

Centre for Indigenous Family History Studies

This web site has been created to provide a resource for those people researching their Aboriginal heritage. The material on this site has been extracted from publically available records in various state and federal archives throughout Australia.

Child Migrants to Australia

There will be a list of child migrants names, age's and date when trafficked and to which institution sent.

Dunera Interest Group New!

2,546 predominantly German-Jewish men living in the UK at the start of WWII found themselves classified as ‘enemy aliens’ and were sent to Australia on the Dunera. Their story is surprisingly well documented. There are many sources of information especially in Australia and the UK. Visit our directory page to find out more. The Dunera Interest Group is a UK based body connecting descendants and anyone with an interest in the story of the Dunera. Get in touch to join our mailing list and hear of online and in-person events, especially those of interest to UK and European based Dunera descendants, individuals and organizations.

Famine Orphans from County Cork to Australia

From the Mallow Archaeological & Historical Society.

Find & Connect

A resource for Forgotten Australians, Former Child Migrants and anyone interested in the history of child welfare in Australia.

First Families 2001

A collection of user submitted details of the ancestor (or themselves) who immigrated to Australia. The First Families 2001 pilot program funded by the State Library of Victoria, was designed to draw together stories of Australian families to celebrate the Centenary of Federation in 2001. (This is the archive of the now-closed site).

Native Land

A map of land and locations for native peoples throughout the world. Once you click, a number of links will appear with different nation names. By clicking on those links, you will be taken to a page specifically about that nation, language, or treaty, where you can view some sources, give feedback, and learn a little more.

Ned Kelly: Australian Ironoutlaw

Research Guide - Good British Stock: Child and Youth Migration to Australia

From the National Archives of Australia.

Research Guide - Safe Haven - Records of the Jewish Experience in Australia

From the National Archives of Australia.

The Knowles Collection

The Knowles Collection is group of records on the FamilySearch Community Trees Website. This database originally contained the records of a small section of the Jewish people of the British Isles. That set included less than 10,000 people. What was once a single database, has now grown to be six individual databases that now contain the genealogical records of almost 1.2 million Jewish people: The Jews of the British Isles; The Jews of North America; The Jews of Europe; The Jews of South America and the Caribbean; The Jews of Africa, The Orient and the Middle East; The Jews of the South Pacific. Read more about the collection here: FamilySearch Blog - Popular Online Jewish Genealogy Collection Surpasses One Million Entries

The Welsh in Australia

From BBC Wales History.

Trove

A digital archive from the National Library of Australia. Books, journals, magazines, articles; pictures and photos; digitised newspapers; diaries, letters, archives; maps ; music, sound and video; archived websites (1996

Wendish Heritage Society of Australia

Women's History - Australian Women's History

Tracing your Australian women ancestors.