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Searching for Surnames Downunder

Jill Ball

Mar 29, 2016

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Syllabus

Content

Welcome

1:40

Introduction

1:59

History

3:56

Resources

0:55

Australian Records

10:46

Births Marriages Deaths

5:17

Burials

4:25

Databases

21:43

Newspapers

3:27

Societies

1:33

Websites

2:29

Conclusion

0:27

Questions / answers

2:24

Syllabus

About this webinar

In addition to looking at the major online resources for finding surnames down under (with a bias towards Australia and a peek at New Zealand) we will, in this session, visit some lesser known but very useful databases. In this presentation Jill will use, as an example, her fledgling CurryAus surname study. This was presented as part of The Surname Society's inaugural virtual conference on March 12, 2016.

About the speaker

Jill Ball

Amateur Australian genealogist Jill (GeniAus) Ball, is a former librarian, teacher and IT specialist. She has presented at National and State Genealogy, Library and IT Conferences. A member of local a...

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