Angaston Genealogical Records
Angaston Birth & Baptism Records
An index to over 725,000 birth records, including parents' names and a reference to order a full birth record.
A listing of births in South Australia prior to the introduction of Civil Registration on 1 June 1842.
A small index to children who died in the womb.
A small list of 72 Catholic baptisms and confirmations.
An index to over 5.1 million births recoded in Australia, including name, year and place of birth and parents' names. The index can be used to order birth records, which contain further information.
Angaston Marriage & Divorce Records
Details of over 600 early marriages.
An index to around 2.6 million marriages recorded in Australia, including name, year of marriage, spouse's name and place of marriage. The index can be used to order marriage records, which contain more information.
An index to around 1.5 million marriages registered in the state, including dates and places of registration.
Transcripts of around 125,000 marriage records, including the name of the bride and groom, dates of birth or ages, date and place of marriage and more.
An index to and images of around 40,000 convict applications to marry. They list name of the bride and groom, ages, date of permission or refusal to marry, ship of arrival, sentence and more.
Angaston Death & Burial Records
An index to over 600,000 deaths, including the name of the informant who registered it and a reference to order a full death certificate.
An index to several-hundred-thousand marriages registered in the state, including the names of fathers. The index includes references to order copies of full marriage certificates.
Transcripts of over 100,000 death and burial records from New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and South Australia. They may list name, age, date and place of death, marital status, residence and cemetery.
Details of around 1,250 early South Australian deaths extracted from biographical records, a church register and cemeteries.
Transcripts of various records detailing the deaths of individuals in remote areas of South Australia.
Angaston Census & Population Lists
A list of several thousand people living in the colony in 1841, including birthplaces, years of birth, names of spouses and more.
An index to and images of registers that list the name, gender, address and occupation of those registered to vote. Contains over 100 million entries.
Details of around 20,000 inhabitants of the colony, including name, details of properties, age, religion, occupation and more.
An index to and digital images of registers recoding over 50,000 inhabitants of the colony. Entries include name, age, whether bound in service, ship arrived on, year of arrival, sentence, religion, employment, residence, district and details of land owner or occupied.
An index to and images of surviving registers recording early residents of the state.
Newspapers Covering Angaston
Searchable editions of the official newspaper of record for the government of South Australia, including notices of government appointments, bankruptcies, land transfers, military affairs, deceaseds' estates and much more.
A publication circulated among police, containing details of various crimes. It also contains court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments and changes in the police service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions photographs and details of deserters, escaped prisoners, and missing people as well lists for liquor, wine sellers, tobacco sellers, auctioneers, billiard and poisons licences.
Searchable editions of a magazine that covered broadcasting, musicals, theater etc. in South Australia.
Searchable editions of a South Australian Baptist magazine. It includes details of church affairs and announcements regarding church-members.
A digitised collection of the magazine, covering the affairs of the Lutheran Church in Australia. It also provides a large amount of information on specific events and people in the Australian Lutheran church's past, in the form of notices - including many marriages, deaths and obituaries.
Angaston Wills & Probate Records
Searchable editions of 149 gazettes published by the state. They contain various notices concerning government appointments, crimes, land transactions, missing persons, bankruptcies, estate and probate notices and various other matters.
An index to and images of over 415,000 wills, which can list names of family members, real and personal property, sentiments, place of burial and more.
A index to testators whose will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. They principally cover those who lived in the lower two thirds of Britain, but contain wills for residents of Scotland, Ireland, British India and other countries. A copy of each will may be purchased for digital download.
An index to over 440,000 records of duties paid on the sum of a deceased persons' estate.
An index to over 60,000 wills of people who died with money in public funds. Useful when researching counties where wills have been destroyed. Also contains wills for citizens of British colonies.
Angaston Immigration & Travel Records
Transcripts of lists of passengers arriving in South Australia. They record the name, age, ship sailed on, ports of arrival and departure and more for over 165,000 people.
An index to almost 3,000 announcements relating to the granting of Australian citizenship published in the colony gazette.
Details of over 700 lacemakers who emigrated to South Australia from Calais in France.
Details of 267 passengers who sailed from England on the ship; with notes on the ship and its captain.
Abstracts of around 300 records detailing assisted immigration of agricultural workers to South Australia. Entries include name, date of birth, occupation, address, names of guardians, details of arrival and more.
Angaston Military Records
Abstracts of announcements in newspapers regarding South Australian soldiers who fought and died in WWI.
A list of over 1,500 of the colony's men who were involved in the Boer War. Entries include name, birthplace, enlistment place, contingent and rank.
A list of British troops who deserted their corps in South Australia, includes place of birth.
A list of 107 of the colony's men who were involved in combating rebellion in China, including name and rank.
A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.
Angaston Court & Legal Records
A publication circulated among police, containing details of various crimes. It also contains court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments and changes in the police service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions photographs and details of deserters, escaped prisoners, and missing people as well lists for liquor, wine sellers, tobacco sellers, auctioneers, billiard and poisons licences.
Abstracts of around 3,000 crimes committed in South Australia, extracted from the government gazette.
Details of almost 300 destitute women, including their name, age, residence, ship emigrated aboard, circumstances of their destitution and a reference to the source naming the woman.
Transcripts of records relating to 264 convicts transported to South Australia, including name, date of sentence, crime convicted of, length of sentence, details of conviction, name of ship transported on and a reference to original documents.
Various details of 39 ex-convicts living in South Australia.
Angaston Taxation Records
This is a collection of the colony’s records in the civil, economic, judicial, police, penal, medical, ecclesiastical, and educational establishments. There are 28 different record types that are included in some form over the 35 years. The returns also include a list of the officers in these areas. There wasn’t a compiled return in 1824, but every other year between 1822-1857 contains the full returns.
Angaston Land & Property Records
A database of almost 3,500 landowners, listing name, street, place, acreage and price of land possessed.
Searchable editions of 149 gazettes published by the state. They contain various notices concerning government appointments, crimes, land transactions, missing persons, bankruptcies, estate and probate notices and various other matters.
An index to and images of a variety of land grants for New South Wales, Australia. The format of these records varies, as does the degree of information recorded. Details can include the date and location of the grant, description, name of the grantee, amount paid, and names of witnesses.
A directory of owners and leasers of pastoral land in the colony, including details of the land.
Digital images of documents recording the colonial administration of NSW. Letters and records of various events make up the majority of the collections: petitions by convicts for sentence mitigation, marriage permission requests, character memorials for potential settlers, land grant or lease applications, official visit reports, information about court cases, and lists of assigned servants.
Angaston Directories & Gazetteers
The directory contains street, alphabetical and mercantile directories.
Searchable books listing various facets of information about the colony and its settlements. It also includes lists of businesses and residents, with occupations and addresses.
A list of people in the Adelaide area with a telephone, including their address.
A searchable book listing sheep brand identifications.
A listing of medical practitioners, legal professional, associations, trade unions, the clergy, educators, financiers, insurance companies and other professions; supplemented with vital details of the state.
Angaston Cemeteries
Details of around 1,250 early South Australian deaths extracted from biographical records, a church register and cemeteries.
Details extracted from over 1,650 solitary graves or small clusters of graves.
A small collection of abstract details from South Australian cemeteries.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Transcripts of close to 8,000 burial records, many including names of relatives.
Angaston Obituaries
An index to around 10,000 obituaries found in South Australian newspapers. Includes a reference to the newspaper and page of publication.
A constantly-updated collection of abstract obituaries, inducing names of relatives. It contains over 300,000 entries.
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
Angaston Histories & Books
A history of South Australia, the City of Adelaide and the development of councils throughout the surrounding suburbs and country districts.
A searchable work covering important aspects of the state, such as law, government, schools, public works, mining, banking and more.
A book containing details on the evolution of government entities in South Australia.
A history of the colony, its early explorers, geography, aborigines, flora and fauna and more. It also includes biographies of notable inhabitants.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Angaston School & Education Records
A publication describing the school system in the colony, details of schools, exam results, appointments and more.
This is a collection of the colony’s records in the civil, economic, judicial, police, penal, medical, ecclesiastical, and educational establishments. There are 28 different record types that are included in some form over the 35 years. The returns also include a list of the officers in these areas. There wasn’t a compiled return in 1824, but every other year between 1822-1857 contains the full returns.
Angaston Occupation & Business Records
A publication circulated among police, containing details of various crimes. It also contains court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments and changes in the police service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges and descriptions photographs and details of deserters, escaped prisoners, and missing people as well lists for liquor, wine sellers, tobacco sellers, auctioneers, billiard and poisons licences.
Searchable editions of a magazine that covered broadcasting, musicals, theater etc. in South Australia.
A two volume compilation of biographies and portraits of early agriculturalists in the state.
A searchable book listing sheep brand identifications.
Searchable editions of books for various years the contain registrations of horse and cattle brands.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Angaston
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Angaston Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
Angaston Church Records
Searchable editions of a South Australian Baptist magazine. It includes details of church affairs and announcements regarding church-members.
A digitised collection of the magazine, covering the affairs of the Lutheran Church in Australia. It also provides a large amount of information on specific events and people in the Australian Lutheran church's past, in the form of notices - including many marriages, deaths and obituaries.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
This is a collection of the colony’s records in the civil, economic, judicial, police, penal, medical, ecclesiastical, and educational establishments. There are 28 different record types that are included in some form over the 35 years. The returns also include a list of the officers in these areas. There wasn’t a compiled return in 1824, but every other year between 1822-1857 contains the full returns.
Details on all the Anglican clergy, cathedrals, committees, societies and schools of New South Wales as well as Anglican clergy lists for all other states in Australia.
Biographical Directories Covering Angaston
Two searchable books containing brief biographies of great South Australian colonialists.
Biographies of around 300 notable inhabitants of the region.
Short biographies of around 200 men associated with South Australia.
Lengthy biographies, some with portraits, of men associated with the colony.
A two volume compilation of biographies and portraits of early agriculturalists in the state.
Angaston Maps
Sketches and tracings relating to towns, villages, allotments, land in dispute, street, lands for public use, geographic features and similar items.
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Angaston Reference Works
A directory of Australian genealogical interests.
A guide to tracing ancestors who practiced medicine in several English-speaking countries.
Historical Description
ANGASTON(Co. Light) is a postal township in the hundred of Moorooroo electoral district of Barossa, and under the control of the Angaston district council the members of which are commissioners of roads, ex officio. It is situated on the Angaston creek, a branch of the N. Para river, the Gawler river, also a branch of the N. Para, running within 2 miles of the township. The surrounding district is agricultural, and there is a steam flour mill at Penrill, a small hamlet 1 mile from the town. A copper mine was formerly worked within 11/2 miles of the township, but it has been closed for some time, although indications of a very fine character have been exhibited. The nearest places are Nuriootpa, 4 miles S.W.; Stockwell, 5 miles N.K.; and Tanunda, 1/2 miles S.W., the communication being by horse and dray, except to Stockwell, to which place Rounsevell's coach runs daily. With Adelaide, 51 miles S.E., the communication is by Rounsevell’s daily mail coach, and omnibus three times a-week to Freeling, and thence by train; also by carrier' dray three times a-week. Angaston has a post and money-order office, a local court-house, police station, a telegraph station, 2 resident magistrates, G. H. Angas and E. Keyne, Esqs., a branch of the National bank, and an agency of the South Australian Insurance company, a Forester’s court, and a public' pound. There are also 2 licensed schools, ladies’ school, 3 chapels, and 2 hotels, the Angaston (Milsom’s) and the New inn (Doddridge’s.) The surrounding country is hilly, except to the E., where low scrubby country extends to the banks of the Murray river. The population numbers about 370 persons, including that of the environs. In the vicinity of Angaston is the justly celebrated vineyard known as Evandale, producing splendid crops of the finest grapes, which make wines of choice quality, the Riesling, Frontignac, and Muscat being specially excellent. The other vineyards in this neighbourhood are Lindsay house, and Yealumba.
ANGASTON(Co. Light) is a district council in the electoral district of Barossa.
It is under the control of a chairman, the present one being Mr. James Jepson, and councillors. The receipts and expenditure in this district council for 1865 were as follow:—Assessment, £11,212—rates, 9d. in the pound; rates collected, £222 15s. 5d.: total receipts, £751 12s. 3d.; office expenses and salaries, £76 12s. Id; expended on public works, £612 10s. Id. The population numbers 2435 persons—the area is 70 square miles or 44,800 acres; land under cultivation, 17,913 acres; and number of dwelling-houses, 406.