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Western Australia
Catalogue of Fiche, Film and CDs

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Births, Deaths & Marriages - from the Registry

Births, Deaths & Marriages - from other Sources

Cemeteries

Convicts

Directories

Electoral Rolls

Government Gazettes  

Immigration

Indexes

Military Records

Miscellaneous           
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BIRTHS,  DEATHS  and MARRIAGES

From the Registry
Births.  1841-1905.
(fiche)
Deaths.  1841-1980.
(fiche)
Marriages.  1841-1965.
(fiche)
Pioneers Index (births, deaths and marriages). 1841-1905.
Also on CD
(fiche)
(CD)


BIRTHS,  DEATHS and MARRIAGES

From other Sources
Baptisms in Western Australian Churches:-  1847-1931.
     Albany, Cue Anglican, Fremantle St John's,                    
     Geraldton R.C., Greenough Anglican, Gingin Anglican,                
     Kelmscott Anglican, Nannine & District Anglican,                    
     Northampton Anglican, Perth R.C., Roebourne Anglican,                
     Swan Parish Anglican, Toodyay R.C.                   
(fiche)
Baptisms: Uniting Church, Synod of WA     (includes  Congregational, Methodist,
and many Presbyterian  churches, but excludes the Kimberley region) 1840-1999
(CD)
Birth & Baptism Records:  Catholic Church, Pinjarra.   1936-1953.
(fiche)
Birth & Baptism Records:  St John's Anglican Church, Pinjarra.  1861-1983.
(fiche)
Index to Birth notices in the West Australian 1906-1920.
(fiche)
Index to Birth notices in the West Australian  1986-1991
(fiche)
Index to Birth notices in the West Australian  1997, 1998
(fiche)
Index to Birth notices in the West Australian  1906-1911.
(fiche)
Indexes to Births Notices in the Western Mail. 1921-1930
(7 fiche)
Indexes to Births Notices in the Western Mail. 1931-1940
(9 fiche)
Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages in 19th Century newspapers.  1800-1900.
(fiche)
Index to Death notices in the Inquirer   1874-1878.
(fiche)
Index to Death notices in the West Australian.   1906-1911.
(fiche)
Index to Death notices in the West Australian.   1985-1994.
(fiche)
Index to Death notices in the West Australian.   1997, 1998.
(fiche)
Inquests (from Police Gazettes)  1876-1903
(CD)
Kingsley Fairbridge Farm School. 1933-1958. (for underprivileged children from England)
Records of baptisms administered in the Church.
(fiche)
Index to Marriage notices in the West Australian.  1897-1920.
(fiche)
Index to Marriage notices in the Western Mail.   1926-1940
(fiche)
WA Indexes by Bride & Groom to Marriages Notices in the Western Mail. 1926-1940  
(7 fiche)
Marriages index. (Western Australian Genealogical Society). 1829-1896.
(brides & grooms cross-referenced).               
(fiche)
Marriages, Parts 1. (transcriptions of registers):
          Albany,   1839-1856.
          Cue & Day Dawn,   1896-1907.
          Fremantle St John's marriage register,  1831-1854.
          Fremantle St John's United Church of England,  1855-1867.           
          Gingin St Luke's marriages,   1861-1894.           
          Meekatharra Nanine,   1910-1918.           
          Nanine Anglican register,  1904-1909.           
          Northampton,   1911-1916.           
          Pilbara district,   1897-1937.
          Roebourne Anglican,   1883-1895.           
          Swan Anglican.  1876-1898.           
(fiche)
Marriages, Parts 2. (transcriptions of registers):
          Geraldton Anglican,   1867-1895.
          Guildford St Matthews,  1884-1897.
          Kelmscott - Armadale St Matthew's,  1896-1982.
          Perth Anglican,   1830-1842.
          Perth St Mary's Catholic.  1849-1868.
(fiche)
Marriages, Parts 3. (transcriptions of registers):
          Dongara Anglican,     1878-1918.
          Geraldton Anglican,   1867-1915.
          Geraldton Catholic,   1880-1895.
          Greenough Anglican. 1896-1937.
(fiche)
Marriages, Parts 4. (transcriptions of registers):
          Augusta - Margaret River.  1899-1974.
(fiche)
Marriage Index of Western Australia. 1915-1933.
(CD)
Plantagenet Matched Marriages. 1939-1965.
(fiche)
St George's Cathedral Perth (Anglican) burial registers.
(fiche)

CEMETERIES
East Perth cemeteries burials.  1896-1916.
(fiche)
Karrakatta Cemetery burials and cremations.   to 1984.
(fiche)
W.A. Cemeteries index, Series 1 - 12.
(fiche)
W.A. Cemeteries index, Perth War Cemetery.
(fiche)
W.A. Cemeteries transcriptions index Volume 1.
(fiche)
W.A. Cemeteries transcriptions index Volume 2.
(fiche)

CONVICTS
Convict Hulk Registers.     AJCP M4879-4883.
A series of 16 volumes on 5 films of the Hulk Registers and Letter Books 1802-1849.
Please note, not all of the convicts listed will have been transported.
The films are continuous i.e. item 4 (Woolwich) appears on film Gen 17 and continues on Gen 18
       AJCP M4879. Registers of convicts on hulks in Chatham, Woolwich & Devonport. (Pieces 1-4)
             1.    Chatham:  Hulks 'Ganymede,' 'Dolphin,' 'Cumberland.'  1820 - 1833.
             2.    Chatham:  Hulks 'Fortitude' & 'Euryalus.'    1825 - 183.6
             3.    Woolwich & Devonport:  Hulks  'Captivity,' 'Ganymede' & 'Discovery.'    1821 - 1833.
             4.    Woolwich:  Hulks 'Prudentia, 'Retribution” &   'Justitia.'   1803-1836. (Part)
(Film England Gen 17)
       AJCP M4880. Registers of convicts on hulks in Woolwich. (Pieces 4-7)
             4.    (Continued.) Woolwich: Hulks 'Prudentia,' 'Retribution' & 'Justitia.' 1803 - 1836
             5.    Index to 'Justitia.'
             6.    Index to 'Retribution.'             
             7.    Woolwich:  Hulks 'Retribution' & 'Bellepheron.'   1802 - 1834.
(Film England Gen 18)
       AJCP M4881. Registers of convicts on hulks in Woolwich & Portsmouth. (Pieces 7-9)
             7.    (Continued)   Woolwich:   Hulks  'Retribution' & 'Bellepheron.'    1802 - 1834
             8.    Portsmouth:  Hulks  'Portland' &  'Captivity.'    1802 - 1836
             9.    Portsmouth:  Hulks  'Leviathan,'  'Laurel,' 'York'  & 'Hardy.'    1805 - 1836.
(Film England Gen 19)
       AJCP M4882.   Registers of convicts on hulks in Portsmouth.    (Piece 9)
             9.    (Continued)  Portsmouth:  Hulks  'Leviathan,'   'Laurel,'  'York' &  'Hardy.'  1805 - 1836.
       AJCP M4882.   Letter books for Chatham, Woolwich & Devonport.  (Pieces 10-13)
             10.   Letter book of  'Euryalus.'     1837 - 1843.
             11.   Letter Book of  'Fortitude.'     1837 - 1843.
             12.   Letter Book of  'Ganymede' &  'Warrior.'    1837 - 1844.
             13.   Letter Book of  'Justitia.'    1837 - 1839
(Film England Gen 20)
       AJCP M4883.  Letter books for Woolwich & Portsmouth.     (Pieces 13-16).
             13.  (Continued)  Letter Book of   'Justitia.'     1837 - 1839.
             14.  Letter Book of  'Leviathan.'      1837 - 1839.
             15.  Letter Book of  'York.'     1837 - 1843.
             16.  Convict Hulk Establishment Letter Book.    1847 - 1849.
(Film England Gen 21)
       AJCP Film M1638.
   1. Calendars of prisoners in Castle Gaol, Oxford, tried at the Assizes 1775-1844.
   2. Calendars of prisoners for trial at Oxford Quarter Sessions and at the Assizes, 1822-1840.
   3. Calendars of prisoners for trial at Oxford Quarter Sessions and at the Assizes, 1841-1850
   Broadsides and Newspaper Articles on Trials and Executions various dates between 1775 and 1863.
(Film Oxf 2)
       ACP Film M1639.
1. A Calendar of the Prisoners for Trial at Oxford Quarter Sessions and the Assizes 1851-1853.
                       Private papers:
   Records deposited by Gillett Bros. (Appertaining to New Zealand property).
   Records of Morrell, Peel & Gamlen, Solicitors. (Appertaining to New Zealand).
   Records deposited by Slater, Son & More, solicitors of Stratford upon Avon with reference to W.A.
2. Register of Convicts transported to Maria Island 1815-1832.
( Film Oxf 3)
Convicts received at Newgate Gaol Bristol.
Quarter Sessions:
Gaol Delivery Fiats.  1741-1828.  Gives details of crime, sentence etc.
(Film Gls 26)
Convict indents.  1850-1867.
(Film)
Convict Registers & Shipping Lists (Acc 128).
(fiche)
Convicts 'R' Series - Registers of Ticket-of-Leave.  1850-1868.
(Reconvicted Prisoners, Character Book & other information).
(fiche)
Convicts - index to Ticket-of-Leave Registers & Occurrence.  1851-1857.
Books for Perth District.               
(fiche)
Parkhurst Prison Register index. 1839-1864.  (see England General) 
(fiche)
Convicts Transported from Cheshire, Essex, London & Middlesex
(see Quarter Session Records for these respective English Counties)
(Film)
Records of Edinburgh (Calton) Prison.    1852-1874.
(The Film SCT 22 is in the Scotland General cabinet)       
List of Convicts held for transportation in the Edinburgh prison.        
Information given:  No., Name, Age, Crime, Where Tried, Sentence, Chaplains remarks, Literacy,
Character, Health, other Convictions.  
(Film Sct 22)
Toodyay Convict Registers.     1862 - 1870.
(CD)
Toodyay Convict Ticket-of-Leave Registers.  (ACC 721/31)    1862-1870.
(CD)

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