Queensland, Australia Genealogy

Queensland was originally settled by Europeans in the 1820s as a convict settlement as an extension of the Colony of New South Wales. It became an independent colony in 1859. Therefore early genealogy records for Queensland may be found in New South Wales records, but often those New South Wales records pertaining to areas ultimately part of Queensland have been copied and can be found within Queensland records as well.

Resources
Genealogy resources for Queensland include:


 * Births, deaths and marriage indexes
 * Church records
 * Cemetery records
 * electoral rolls
 * Newspapers

There are no census records available for Queensland. Although censuses were undertaken, the records were destroyed.

Organisations
Organisations that can help you research your family history in Queensland include:


 * Queensland family history societies
 * Queensland libraries
 * Queensland archives