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Ancestry.com.au is pleased to announce the latest collection addition to the site: NSW Certificates of Naturalization (1849-1903). These records are a good source of information for tracing details of an immigrant ancestor’s arrival and native place of birth.

Certificates of Naturalization were required by any person born outside the British Empire who wished to vote or purchase land. Applications for Naturalization generally provided full name, native place, occupation, age, and the date and ship of arrival. Those applying were generally men, from places such as China, USA, or the various countries of Europe or South America. Please note that persons born in New Zealand, Canada, Ireland etc, already being British subjects, will not be found in this collection.

Click here to access the collection.

Another recent addition to the site is the UK City and County Directories. They contain a huge amount of information about towns and villages in the UK from 1677 – 1946. They list all sorts of people who had trades, not just business and shop owners, but ordinary people such as gardeners, dressmakers and even chimney sweeps. It is estimated that there are at least 7.8 million searchable names on record, including some rather well known names too, such as Charles Dickens, as well as former British Prime Ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone. This database is a collection of directories for various areas of the United Kingdom. Various types of directories exist, including:

• Street: listing of residents, businesses, and tradesmen according to street address
• Commercial: includes businesses, but may also include private residences; generally an alphabetical listing of traders
• Trade: not just for businesses, but anyone with a recognized trade or profession; an alphabetical listing of trades and businesses
• Court: lists wealthy residents and government officials
• Post Office: listing of householder's names and addresses

1861 England Census
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1861 Census for England. The census contains detailed information on each individual who spent the night in each household including name, relationship to the head of the family, marital status, age at last birthday, gender, occupation, and birthplace. Additional information about the dwelling and property was collected. Each name in this index is linked to actual images of the 1861 England Census.

1901 Scotland Census
The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.

1900 United States Federal Census
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.

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