The following information is discussed in this section:-

Of course, if you would like your family research query included on our website, then please contact the Burra Family History Group and we will be happy to help.

Start with yourself and work backwards!  Talk to your parents and other family members.  Write down all the details that you know about your immediate family such as:-

  • Date and Location of birth (town, state, country)

  • Baptism / Christening date and location (if applicable)

  • Where they grew up (town, state, country)

  • Marriage date and location of marriage

  • Divorce date (if applicable)

  • When and where family members were buried (cemetery name)

Collate all relevant documentation - birth, baptism, marriage, death certificates etc.

If you are fortunate enough to have older relatives still living, ask them what they know about the family - any family stories and of course, if they know the birth, marriage and death dates of other family members.  It is much easier when researching, if you have at least rough dates.

Remember to ask whether anyone in your family has ever done any family research themselves and if so, see what they have!

The internet is a very useful resource, particularly the Latter Day Saints family search site for those wishing to find family members overseas.  For that and other useful sites, go to our Resources page.

Data CDs of births, deaths and marriages are available for purchase for every Australian state.  Although pricey, they ultimately are much cheaper then purchasing individual certificates.

As your research takes you further into the past, you will find that censuses are very useful sources of information, as it is really only in relatively recent times that birth certificates were more readily available.

If your family came from the UK, then do a search for the county from which they came.  Most counties have family history groups which are very helpful and often have either databases that can be searched and/or publications for purchase.

And remember, make sure you gather photos of family members - this makes your research more interesting, as future generations will be able to put a face to the name on the chart.

Common Questions

The following is a list of the things that researchers commonly want to know when they come to Burra.  Here is a quick guide to help you find answers to those questions.

  • When did the family come to Burra?  Refer to the SA Births Index and District Registers

  • Where did they live?  Check out the Assessment Records (see Township and district maps)

  • What did they do?  Use the Burra Record Summary Search at the library or the Sand and McDougall Directories

  • Where did they marry?  Look up the SA marriage index and District Registers and/or see our churches link

  • Where did they go to school? Refer to the list on the Online Databases section of the Resources page

  • Where where they born?  Check out the location, on our Township and districts of Burra map or the list of nursing homes

  • Where where they buried?  Go to the Resources page and look at the burial registers and Burra headstone photographs

  • Are there other people doing research on the same family?  The library has a list of people who are currently researching family members.  Refer below to see the surnames being researched.

Of course, there are also other useful places to look.  Try the photograph collection at library, obituaries from Burra Record or even the anecdotal information from Burra Record Summaries at Burra Library.

 

 

 

Genealogy is popular the world over.  The following people are researching family members who once lived in the Burra District.  If you think you can help, please contact them via the details provided.  If you have any difficulty making contact please email us and it will be passed on.

And don't forget, if you would like your family research query included here, then please contact the Burra Family History Group and we will be happy to help.

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Summary of SurnameS Being Researched

Researcher

A

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Abbott

ADAMS

Anderson

ANDREW

Arbery

Armstrong

Rose Green

Sue White

Allan Bruse

Val Date

Carol Catanzariti

Narelle Catling

B

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Barnett

Batchelor

Baum

Baynes

Beal

Bennett

Bennett/Bennetts

Bertram

Bewley

Bickley

Birt

Bladin

Blencowe

Blott

Bosanko

Boscence

Boundy

Boundy

BOWDEN

 

BRADY

BRENTON

Brenton

Bruse

BRYCE

Butson

D'Arcy O'Connor

Rosalie Smith

Valerie Stephenson

Joy Turner

Debra Windsor

Rose Green

Robyn Webber

Valerie Stephenson

Robert Owers

Anne Wyatt

Ross Dickie

Narelle Catling

Anne Burton or Anne Burton

Robert Owers

John Terrell

Vicki Ball

Bronwen Scott-Branagan

Felicity Triglone

Lyn Gould
27 Callander Ave  Reynella  SA  5161

Harry Battye

Greg Drew

Neville Harris

Allan Bruse

Bernard Jackson

Lynne Fouracre

C

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CAllaghan

CARNE

Carvosso

Casey

Chappel

Checucci

CHERRY

CHIRGWIN

CLARK

COCK

Cock

Cocking

CORSTORPHAN

Cox

CUNDY

Helen Callaghan

Val Date

Scott Earle

Lynne Wiblin

Kym Edwards

Neville Harris

Kaye Williams

Sandra McDougall

Tim Clark

Neil Price

Steve Cocks

Steve Cocks

Angela Evans

Joy Turner

Sue Organ

D

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Davey

Davies/Davis

Davis

Day

Devlaing

Doble

Donoghue

DREW

DREW

DREYER

Duells

Fay Blanks

Narelle Catling

Candy Hillenbrand

Val Dawson and Jenny Downing

Allan Bruse

Jill Vincent

Kay Cordery

Greg Drew

Val Date

Tim Clark

Joy Turner

E

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Earle

Earle

Edwards

EDWARDS

EDWARDS

Marie Burge

Scott Earle

Allan Need

Felicity Triglone

Sue White

F

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Farnsworth

Farrelly

Field

Finch

Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald

Fitzpatrick

Ford

Forden

FRADd

FRAPE

 

Freeman

Freidrich

Friederike

John Terrell

Sharon Hein

Margaret Gleeson

Margaret Gleeson

Trent Niemann  or his website

Janine Jones (nee Fitzpatrick)

Janine Jones (nee Fitzpatrick)  

Leandra Prior (nee Ford)

Valerie Stephenson

Leandra Prior (nee Ford)

Lyn Gould
27 Callander Ave  Reynella  SA  5161

Ross Dickie

Ray Bock

Ray Bock

G

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Gainer

Gare

Geach

GEACH

Geach

Gillett

Goldsworthy

GOLDSWORTHY

Goodridge

Gould

Grace

Granger

Grau/GROW

Guppy

GURNEY

D'Arcy O'Connor

Desley Hardy

Sylvia Rowe

Doug Hooper

Peter Seaton

Sue Harrington

Dale Watson

Jan Lokan

Charlene Goodridge

Leandra Prior (nee Ford)

Christine Williams

Joanne Curtin

Jenny Sandercock

Liz McElroy and Raelene Crawford

Judy Evans

H

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Hanford

Hann

Harris

Harry

Hartnett

HERBERT

HICKEY

Highett

Hinch

Hirschausen

Hirschausen

Hocking

Hocking

HOCKING

HOCKING

HOOPEr

Hopkins

HORNHARDT

Hubbard

Hunt

Bonnie Woolford

Jenny Sandercock

Neville Harris

Peter Seaton

Brendan Hartnett

Diane Hewson

Tracy Hickey

Yvonne Robinson

Wendy Fensom

Candy Hillenbrand

Roselyn Harlick nee Wahlert

Barbara Vickridge

Valerie Stephenson

Amanda Ray

Val Date

Anthony Hooper

Trent Niemann  or his website

Diane Hewson

Sharon Yates

June Harman

I

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Isam

Robert Owers

J

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James

James

Jemmett

Jesser

Jolly

Heather Grant

Allan Bruse

Neil Price

Megan Jesser

Val Dawson and Jenny Downing

K

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Kelly

KERIN

KESSELL

KIDD

Kingdom

Kitchen

Knaggs

Sylvia Rowe

Trent Niemann  or his website

Val Date

Kaye Williams

Bonnie Woolford

David Wilkins

Judy Evans

L

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LAMBERT

 

Langmead / Langmaid

Langmead

Lawn

LEINIG

LEUNIG

LOECHEL

LoMman

Lomman

Luebke

Lyn Gould
27 Callander Ave  Reynella  SA  5161

Trent Niemann  or his website

Steve Cocks

Robert Dyer

Kym Edwards

Kym Edwards

Suzanne Long

Marian Smith

Leandra Prior (nee Ford)

Allan Bruse

M

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Mackay

Madden

Manning

Martin (Martyn)

MAY

McBride

McBURNIe

McDonald

Mckenzie

McLAGAN

McLaren

McNAMARA

MILLAR

Mitchell

Moody

Morley

Motley

Mountford

Mulville

John McKay

Michael Bromley

Kay Cordery

Judy Dwyer

Anthony Hooper

Juliet Friggens

Wendy Fensom

Trent Niemann  or his website

Trish Steele

Prue Swann

Veronica Walker

Marisa Duncan

Prue Swann

Doug Hooper

Rosalie Smith

Sue

Will Motley

Debra Windsor

Ray Bock

N

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Nankervis

Napton

Need

NESBITT

NETTELL

NETTLE

NEWMAN

Nicholas

Niemann

Nolan

Nonmus

Nourse

Michael Bromley

Keith Cheadle

Allan Need

Diane Hewson

Val Date

Robert Rowe

Diane Hewson

Pam Steele

Trent Niemann  or his website

Trent Niemann  or his website

Gloria Grant

Anne Burton or Anne Burton

O

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O'Brien

Owers

Janine Jones (nee Fitzpatrick)

Robert Owers

P

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Pannell
 

Parker

Partridge

Pascoe

Pascoe

Pascoe

PAUL

Paull

PEAK

Pearce

Pearce

PEARCE

Petherick

Phillips

Phillips

PHILLIPS

Pilz

Pinch

Prowses

Cheryl Hutchins
7 Morehead Street, Burra SA 5417

Marie Burge

Judy Dwyer

Pam Mitchell

Neville Harris

Marisa Duncan

Val Date

Marian Smith

Lyn Hampel

Rosemary Ros

Betty Soloff

Peter Day

Trevor Worth

Bronwen Scott-Branagan

Neville Harris

Val Date

Wal Pilz

Margaret Gleeson

Richard Hunter

Q

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R

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Reynolds

Robins

ROBINS

ROBISON

Rowe

Liz McElroy and Raelene Crawford

Kay Raynor

Carol Catanzariti

Val Date

Robert Rowe

S

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Sanders

Sangster

Satchell

Schmidt

Schmidt

SCHMIDT

SEARLE

SHARP

SKEWES

Smeedy / SCHMIEBIG / SCHMEDIG / Schmiedig

SLEEMAN

Smith

SMITH