Family History

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The Library has a range of genealogical resources to assist you with your family history research:

Ancestry Library Edition has approximately 4,000 databases of mostly US and UK material. It does include Australian Electoral Rolls from 1901-1936. Use is from within the library only.

CD-ROMS (Births, Deaths and Marriages)

The following titles are held at Cranbourne, Narre Warren and Pakenham Libraries and are available for use in the library. Due to high demand we advise that you book ahead to use these resources.

  • Argus newspaper index Victoria: births 1914-1931 & marriages 1931-1941
  • Australian Colonists Series: Vol. 1 (1788-1800)
  • Bounty immigration New South Wales (1828-1842)
  • Cemetery Transcriptions (Victoria)
  • Early Australian Electoral Rolls: Vol. 1.
  • Immigration to Victoria (1852-1879)
  • Index to Convicts who arrived in NSW (1788-1842)
  • Inquest Index: Victoria (1840-1985)
  • Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages: Victoria (1853-1920)
  • NSW Pioneers Index: Pioneers Series (1788-1888)
  • NSW Pioneers Index: Federation Series (1889-1918)
  • NSW Between the Wars Index (1919-1945)
  • Queensland Pioneers (1829-1889)
  • Sand's and Kenny's Melbourne Directories (1857-1861)
  • South Australian Births (1842-1906)
  • South Australian Deaths (1842-1915)
  • South Australian Deaths (1916-1972)
  • South Australian Marriages (1842-1916)
  • South Australian Marriages (1917-1937)
  • Tasmanian Convicts (1804-1853)
  • Tasmanian Pioneers Index (1803-1899)
  • Victorian Pioneers Index (1837-1888)
  • Victorian Federation Index (1889-1901)
  • Victorian Edwardian Index (1902-1913)
  • Victorian Great War Index (1914-1920)
  • Victorian Death Index (1921-1985)
  • Victorian Marriage Index (1921-1942)
  • Vital Records Index: British Isles (1538-1888)
  • Western Australia Pioneers Index (1841-1905)

Magazines

 

Narre Warren and District Family History Group

Friendly and experienced members of the Narre Warren and District Family History Group will be able to assist you at the Family History Room at Narre Warren Library on the following days:

Tuesday    11.00am - 3.00pm
Thursday   7.00pm - 9.00pm
Saturday   11.00am-3.00pm

The Family History Room has key resources that will also help your research, from local family histories, gazeteers and newsletters to local rate card indices and a selection of international parish records and indices.