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Walch’s Tasmanian Almanac (1863-1904)
Also know as the “Red Books”, Walch’s Tasmanian Almanac contains 100,000 historical names and offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of Tasmanians up to 140 years ago. The red covered books were produced annually in Hobart by J. Walch and Sons from 1863 until 1980. Each edition includes information such as resident listings including occupation, details of services in each town as well as obituaries from the previous year’s newspapers.

1841, NSW, Australian Census
This database contains records from the 1841 census of New South Wales, Australia. All inhabitants of New South Wales were to be enumerated. Each householder, employer of servants, and proprietor or occupier of land was to complete the census on March 2nd. There are three form types of census records included in this database. These are: Householder's Returns, Collectors' Affidavits (Numerical Returns), and Abstracts of Returns.

1828, NSW, Australian Census (Australian Copy)
This database contains the 1828 Census of New South Wales, Australia. Information recorded on the census includes: name of inhabitant, age, whether bond or free, name of ship on which arrived, year arrived, religion, employment, and residence.

Oxford Alumni (1500-1886)
This database contains a register of students, graduates, and officers who attended Oxford University between 1500 and 1886. This work is valuable because of the biographical information provided about each individual. Such information includes parentage, birthplace, birth year, date and age of matriculation, and degree obtained. This database may also be valuable to researchers of social history as items such as descriptions of the social status of the students' fathers are also included.

Royal Irish Constabulary (1816-1921)
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was created in 1816, and initially staffed mainly by Irish-born men. However, toward the 1900s, and especially afterwards, the RIC recruited men from countries such as England, Scotland, Wales, and the United States. The records of the RIC were only indexed annually by the date of enlistment. Until this database was created, the only way to identify whether an ancestor joined the forces was an extremely time-consuming search. Some people joined for a few days or weeks, others stayed for years, and quite a few migrated. There are mentions in the index on whether a person emigrated, died, or married.

This index is a work in progress. This latest update adds another 11,074 records to the previous 58,433 records.

England & Wales Marriages (1538-1940)
This database contains information extracted from marriage records from selected various counties in England and Wales. The records date from 1538 to 1940. The records included in this database do not represent all localities in England and Wales and for any given area, coverage (both records within a year and total year range) may not be complete. Some parishes and counties are more complete than others.

England & Wales Christening Records (1530-1906)
This database contains information extracted from birth and christening records from various counties in England and Wales. The records date from 1530 to 1906. The records included in this database do not represent all localities in England and Wales and for any given area, coverage (both records within a year and total year range) may not be complete. Some parishes and counties are more complete than others.

Canadian Passenger Lists (1865-1935)
This collection contains 7.2 million names including 130,000 Australians who settled in Canada. The passenger lists are indexed by name, year of arrival, port of arrival and departure and ship name. Some entries also include further details such as passenger health, religion and possessions.

German Content
There have been a number of German collections added to the site recently. Please note that the following collections are in German:

Swiss Overseas Emigration, (1910-1953)
This database contains registration cards of approximately 142,000 individuals who left Switzerland for overseas destinations from 1910-1953. Most of the individuals were emigrants, but some people were merely travelers. Information recorded on the cards includes: name, gender, birth year, place of origin, last residence, marital status, occupation, departure date, and destination.

Bremen, German Deaths of Sailors and Ship Passengers (1834-1875)
This database contains records of sailors and passengers who died aboard ships sailing from Bremen, Germany between 1834 and 1875. Sailors may have also died at ports of call. Ships included passenger, shipping, fishing and other vessels. Information contained in this database includes: name of deceased, death date, and residence.

Bremen, German Births on Ships (1867-1911)
This database contains records of children born on ships sailing from Bremen, Germany between 1867 and 1911. Information contained in the database includes: name of child, gender, birth date, parents' names, and parents' ages.

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