Genealogy Chat

there are many passenger / shipping lists from the 1st fleet up to the very early 1900,s , does anyone know of sites for the post-war period

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Hi Ed Who are you looking for? & which State? Kerri

kerri, i,m interested in a post ww1family who sailed, in the 1920,s- 1930,s. they were george barber , born abt 1890, sunderland, head jane/jennie ' abt 1892, easington and children, george charles barber john pearson barber, maybe more children. they were living in wingate, easington, co durham, prior to the move

I am interested in records for my grandmother's sister Sophia Blacker born Midsummer Norton 1886 married to Edward Foy. I know he was a conductor on the London buses and they left for Australia after the general strike of 1926.

All passenger lists are easily accessible at Kew. But they are organised according to port of departure and then monthly/quarterly. In each box you then get all the ships leaving during that period from that port and it is easy to see where they were going but some of course make a number of stops. They are very easy to find IF you have the port of departure and the rough year. They , in my experience, simply have the names, ages, intended destination ( many passengers disembark at any number of ports on the way), occupation and last address in UK. Jan

thanks janice, i was hoping to find some on-line records for the post-war period.

Hi Annie Sophia Foy died aged 72 in 1956 in Melbourne,VIC ,parents Robert Blacker & Ann Withers. Edward Foy deaths- Edward Charles Foy died aged 74 in 1958 in Melbourne,parents unknown Henry Edward Foy died aged 52 in 1959 at Ballarat,parents Henry Robert & Fanny Elizabeth COOPER Edward Lloyd Foy died aged 65 in 1978 at Prah,parents Fahey Edward & Anne ELLIOTT Kerri

Hi Ed Sorry I couldnt find your family. Kerri

Hi Ed. Have you tried the National Archives for Oz. They have Shipping records and various index's for people in Australia, or came to Australia, plus military records. There are 90 hits for a George Barber. Cheers. Tony Oz NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA. ( N.A.A ) Search now... as a guest. Type in Surname and or given name.Keywords (or name) eg:( Mary Smith ) Click on SEARCH http://www.naa.gov.au/The_Collection/recordsearch.html

Thankyou very much Kerri. That is the right reference for Sophia. Robert and Ann were my great grandparents. I will watch neighbours with more interest now! I have a birthdate of 1885 for Edward so the first reference fits. I know they had a daughter Muriel who settled near Perth because of the better weather,

thankyou all