• A gravestone inscription or newspaper obituary. These often give the person’s place of origin in Ireland.

• Transportation of convicts. The National Archives of Ireland has a database of all surviving papers from 1836 to 1863 at: www.nationalarchives.ie

• For information about people who received assisted passage to Australia, see the NSW state archives Guide to Shipping and Free Passenger Lists, www.records.nsw.gov.au

• The National Archives of Australia has a family history page at the following site www.naa.gov.au Birth marriage and death information is kept by individual state registrars: Australian Capital Territory , New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

• Will / Probate / Administration papers. These can be a useful source of more general family information.

• Family letters / bibles. Through talking to relatives, people often find that old papers are still in existence that can help with this research.

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