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4: Cemeteries, Church
5: Military Records
6: Probate Records
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Goal 6: Learn about Australia probate and land records.
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ALearn about land and probate records.
Class Outline: Goals 6-8
- Land: Learn about land and property records in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Australia Land and Property Records - Find resources for Australian land records.
SLQ—Land Records - 2019
AF—Pioneers and Settlers: Researching Early Australian Land Records - Probate: Learn about probate records in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Australia Probate Records - Learn about wills, probates, and intestacies.
SLQ—Wills, Probates, and Intestacies - 2019 - Explore the
WotsMyGenes site for probate resources.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for probate research. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Alma M. Grace is listed in a pastoral directory in Australia, which lists livestock owners. Use the "AC: Australia, Pastoral Directories, 1913-1954" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What was Alma M. Grace's residence?
- What year did she live there?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Alma M." as the first name and "Grace" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click View Record for Alma M. Grace.
- Read the answers in the center of the screen.
- Alma lived in Bellata, New South Wales.
- She was living there in 1923. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )
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