For those with connections to South Australia, the wait for records to go online has been long, but now is your time to clear the calendar, and get ready to do a heap of serious research.
State Records of South Australia holds more than 90km of South Australian records, covering almost every facet of state and local government administration in South Australia. Trust me, that’s a LOT of records.
Now they have partnered with FamilySearch to digitise and publish some of their most popular records relating to family history. These include passenger lists, school admission registers, hospital records, police records, social welfare and more. The digitised records are viewable on the FamilySearch website, after you have created a free account, and log in.
As more records are being digitised all the time, be sure to check back regularly for updates. Note: you will not find most of these in the FamilySearch list of datasets. At least not at this stage. So click on the links below to take you to the records for each collection.
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GRG56/68/18 Index to marriages solemnized in South Australia, from 1836
GRG54/23 Register of prisoners in the gaol for assaults, fines, debt etc. – Adelaide Gaol, from 1838
Police Reports to the Coroner are listed by file number. To identify the file number refer to Police Reports to the Coroner Special Lists where you can search by year and name.
1879-1918
1919-1931
GRG66/9 Register of arrangements by deed under the Acts of 1857-1858 and 1860-1886 (dated from 1858)
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I’m sure you’ll all have fun with the links above, but if you’re after even MORE South Australian records online to help with your research, be sure to check out the following:
– 33 Free Websites for South Australian Genealogy
– More Free Websites for South Australia Genealogy and History
I’m very happy about this. Thanks for spreading the word, Alona!