Home > How Do I Find  >  Subject Guides  >  Family History  >  Australia  >  Western Australia  >  Websites  > 

Births, Marriages & Deaths

• Western Australian Department of the Attorney-General – Indexes to Births, Marriages and Deaths
  Search for WA Births 1841-1931, Marriages 1841-1921 and Deaths 1841-1953.
  
• Reverse Marriage Search
  Search for marriages in Western Australia 1906-1948 under either husband’s or wife's name.
• Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth)
  Search for people who are buried at Fremantle, Karrakatta, Pinnaroo, Midland and Guildford cemeteries from 1899 onwards.

Convicts

• Convicts to Australia: a Guide to Researching Your Convict Ancestors
  Convict ships, convict tales, pensioner guards and more.
• Fremantle Prison Convict Database
  Searchable database of nearly 10,000 convicts transported to the Swan River colony 1850 – 1868.
  

Directories

• Western Australian Post Office Directories
  Western Australian post office directories 1893-1949. The post office directories provide information by locality, individual surname, government service and by trade or profession.

Goldfields

• And All So Far From Home
  Various records from Western Australian goldfields. Includes directories, some burials, photographs and maps.
  

Immigration / Passenger Lists

• National Archives of Australia
  The National Archives website has a searchable database of passenger arrivals in Fremantle 1926-1947. Select RecordSearch - Search now - Passenger index.
• Welcome Walls
  Searchable database of migrants who arrived in WA at ports of Fremantle or Albany.
• Western Australian Shipping 1829-1889
  Lists of passenger ships arriving in Western Australia 1829-1889 including some passenger lists. 
  

Indigenous

• Family Information Records Bureau (FIRB)
  Information about researching Aboriginal family history.
• Looking West: A Guide to Aboriginal Records in Western Australia
  This site provides a detailed list of where to locate Aboriginal records for Western Australia.
• Signposts
  This website gives information on over 200 facilities providing care for children in Western Australia from 1920 onwards. It outlines the types of records available and the location of those records.

Libraries & Archives

• SLWA Blog
  Read the State Library of Western Australia’s blog to keep up to date with SLWA news and opinions. Click on the Family History category on the right of the page to read all the genealogy posts. You are also able to leave comments.
  
• State Records Office of Western Australia
  The State Records Office of Western Australia's website has information about its archives for family historians. You can also search the online catalogue, AEON (Archives Explored Online), which has details of much of the collection although it is not complete.
  

Societies

• Perth Dead Persons’ Society
  Lots of information on convicts, pioneers, military, shipping, cemeteries and more.
  
• Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. (WAGS)
  Home page of the Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. (WAGS). Has information about the society, some early passenger lists, WA surnames list and lots of useful links.