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The Biographical Index of South Australia (BISA) includes information on individuals, such as parents,spouse, children,birth date,marriage date,death date and place,arrival in South Australia- date & ships name, residence,religion,occupation and more. This information from research by the SA Genealogical Society in archives,public records,private papers,as well as contributers. It has entries for South Australians who were born or who arrived during 1836-1885. Do you need a lookup? Kerri

hello kerri im not sure where abouts in australia im looking for but maybe you may find some info .as a child dad told me his aunt had emigrated to australia her name was edith ward (nee padgett)she married norman victor ward in 1919 in wakefield west yorkshire england norman was born in ryhill wakefield in 1898 edith was born in alverthorpe wakefield in 1899 i have found grans other siblings and thier families and been in contact with quite a few of them i cannot find any information on edith and noman after thier marriage in 1919 no birth records for children or death records for edith and norman so iam asumming they emigrated shortly after they married i do have a photo of edith taken in australia which she sent to my grandmother on the back is written edith australia 1941 i know this isnt much to go on but any info would be greatfully apprechiated thank you angie

Hi Angela SA Deaths only go to 1915, looked for any SA births to 1928, VIC deaths up to 1985 but nothing found. This time period you are looking at, is hard to find info without knowing the correct State. Kerri

thanks for trying iam very greatfull angie

Hello Kerri Thank you so much for your kind offer. I am looking for William Garmston, born Yorton, Shropshire 1846, and will have arrived in Australia between 1861 and 1871. He married Mary Ann Leach in Australia and I have managed to track a lot of the family through on-line State BMD records. The vital piece of information I lack is how William got to Australia. I did find a young man with a very similar name employed as a sailor on an Australian registered ship in the mid 1860's and wondered if he 'jumped ship' on one of the voyages. I would appreciate any information you could find out about his arrival there. One last thing which may help, his parents were Thomas Garmston and Ann Tomkiss. Many thanks Helen

Hi Kerri, can you access any records for Sydney in the 1930s or 40s by any chance? I'm looking for a rellie that went out there and was never heard of again after WWII. He was thought to have ben killed when Sydney was bombed, although I have no idea what evidence that family story is based on! If you can access anything he might appear on his name was Wilson RAMSDEN and he was born 1899 in Bolton, Lancashire. He went out to Australia in the 1920s H.

Hi there, long shot, but a my GGF brother went to Aus - must be after 1901 as he is still in London then. Daniel Hanson born 1867 Eliza Hanson wife Honor Hanson 1894 Daniel Hanson 1897 Dorothy Hanson 1898 I have been told Honor died in Brisbane. Appreciate any info. Many thanks

Hi June Found (but not in BISA) Hopton SCOTT died aged 74 on 27th Aug 1897 in Tasmania, reg no 1500 Eleanor IRWIN (21) married Thomas BOYD (26) 3rd Nov 1842 in TAS reg no 113 Eleanor BOYD (25) married George PITT (25) 4th May 1847 in TAS reg no 788 Eleanor PITT (34) married John Caplen HALL 9th Feb 1856 in TAS reg no 342 Lots of marriages for a Jane SCOTT. Kerri

Hi Helen William GARMSTON married Mary Ann LEACH 1871 in KENT,VIC ,reg no 3137 .Found 5 kids. Checked VIC immigration 1852-1879 but nothing found. Kerri

Hi Helen R. Sorry,I have no CD's for NSW. Hi Heather Nothing found in VIC or SA for David Hanson & family. Only possibility- Jean Merle HANSON b 1920,ESSDON,VIC,mother Dorothy Irene HANSON,reg no 12067 (no father mentioned) Kerri

Hi Kerri Thanks for looking. It looks as if he may have jumped ship and perhaps entered illegally - I suppose I will never know. Just as an aside I am really impressed with the way you can download cerificates on-line in Australia. I have William and Mary Ann's marriage certificate plus one other, the cost was reasonable and they were available in less than a minute. If only certificates were available like that in England!! Cheers. Helen

Hi Kerri.Could you look for George and Charlotte Bone for me please.I don't even know if they went to Australia but they have disappeared after 1871 so this is a long shot.Thanks Lindy

Hi can you see if theres a William McKinney on the Index. Thank you, Teresa

Thanks for the offer, I am trying to find the children of /the death of Herbert Lewis Phillips and his wife Elvina. His parents names were David James and Mary, her father's name was David Waterman. They emigrated from Wales sometime after 1920. Sue

No worries. Thanks for replying Kerri. All the best H.

Hi Lindy Nothing found for George & Charlotte Bone in SA or VIC Hi Teresa No William McKinney in BISA Hi Susan Could only search deaths in Vic up to 1985,but nothing found.Also looked for any births to them up to 1928 in SA. Kerri

Hi June Marriages listing a Jane Scott in Tasmania Jane Scott (adult) married Edward Mason 1860 Jane Scott (38) married William Spinks 1863 Jane Scott (adult) married Francis Abbott 1863 Plus others with middle name as Jane Also looked for your Russell & Payton family but nothing found in Vic & SA Not sure if you can get online certificates for Tasmania,try google. Kerri

Hi Sheila None in BISA but found around 30 entries in Vic & WA for Ketteridge.Who are you looking for? Kerri

Hi Jean Sorry I dont have any Queensland CD's. Kerri