Key Resources

Major References

Archives Relating to the Transportation of Convicts from Ireland to Australia
105 microfilm reels that provide details of all people sentenced to be transported from Ireland.

National Archives of Ireland Transportation Records Database
A searchable web database of many Irish convicts sentenced to be transported to Australia in the period 1788 - 1868. Compiled from transportation registers and petitions to government for pardon or commutation of sentence. A search provides references to the microfilm held within the Alexander Library Building and at other locations in Australia.

The UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI)
A major site providing genealogy related information for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Tracing Your Family Tree : the Comprehensive Guide to Discovering Your Family History
A useful volume that guides the genealogist researching in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Community Resources

Interest/Support Groups

Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.
This is an active group of genealogical enthusiasts! Their web site provides many useful links.

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
This fantastic site run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints allows for on-line searching of the Ancestral File and the International Genealogical Index (British Isles, North America and Finland regions). These databases provide access to the vast collection of genealogical resources collected and indexed by the Church which is based in Utah, U.S.A.

Other Information Resources

Net Links

Coastguards of Yesteryear
This site contains a collection of station photographs, and facts and figures about the people who lived and worked as Coastguards around the Irish coastline between the 18th and early 20th centuries, as well as births, deaths and census information.

Freeholders Records
Freeholders' records are lists of people entitled to vote, or of people who voted, at elections. A freeholder was a man who owned his land outright (in fee) or who held it by lease which could be for one or more lives (for example, his own life or for the lives of other people named in the lease).

Fianna Guide to Irish Genealogy
This web site provides useful assistance to genealogists with historical, geographical and travel information, along with details of surname sources and Irish migration history. 

Ireland Genealogy Projects
The purpose of the IrelandGenWeb Project web site is to provide access to basic country and county historical and genealogical information, to host Ireland query and surname pages, and to offer research links to other important Ireland Genealogy sites.

Irish Convicts to Australia 1791 - 1820
This database contains details of Irish convicts who were transported to New South Wales in the period 1791 - 1820. It also includes access to lists of ships carrying Irish convicts and details of Irish rebels transported in the period 1797 - 1806.

Irish Ancestors
This site is produced by the Irish Times and provides excellent sources of information for the research of Irish birth, death and marriage records, Irish county information and details of the emigration of Irish people throughout the world.

Irish Genealogical Society Int'l (IGSI)
Irish Genealogy on the Web is a United States based site that provides a bookstore, hints for the genealogist researching in Ireland and links to many related sites.

Irish History on the Web
This site provides access to many interesting sources relating to Irish history and cultural issues.

Leitrim-Roscommon Genealogy Web Site
Searchable database from the 1901 Census for Ireland.  It is largely complete for most of Roscommon and all of Leitrim and includes some records for Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Westmeath.

National Archives of Ireland
The National Archives of Ireland has lots of useful information for the genealogist, including copies of actual documents.