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Series VPRS 14
Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kingdom [refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502]
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Date Range: Series 1839 - 1871
  Series in Custody 1839 - 1871
  Contents 1839 - 1871
Public Access: Closed
Location: North Melbourne
Format of Records: Physical
 
Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series
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Date Range Agency Title Agency Number
1839 - 1851 Superintendent, Port Phillip District VA 473
1851 - 1855 Colonial Secretary's Office VA 856
1855 - 1871 Department of Trade and Customs VA 606
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Date Range Agency Title Agency Number
1996 - cont Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, State Office, Victoria VA 4369
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  • How to use the Records
    An index to this series is available online, linked to the front page of the Access the Collection catalogue.

    Refer to VPRS 3502, the microform copy of these records. It can be viewed in PROV's North Melbourne and Ballarat Reading Rooms.

  • Function / Content
    The registers contain lists of names of immigrants from Britain to Victoria, Australia between 1839 and 1871. These immigrants were 'assisted', meaning in most cases that their passage was subsidised by the Victorian Government.

    The register for each ship may include the name of the ship, the ship's captain's name, place and date of departure, place and date of arrival. For each passenger the register may include: name, occupation, native country and county, religion, ability to read and / or write, sex, age, marital status and "disposal" (employer on arrival).

  • Recordkeeping System
    The records are arranged chronologically by date of arrival in Victoria.
More research resourcesMore research resources
    PROVguide057 Convict Records
    PROVguide050 Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists
    Assisted British Immigration, Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871
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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0000 1839 - 1871 Closed 20
Indexes and RegistersIndexes and Registers
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More research resourcesMore research resources
    PROVguide057 Convict Records
    PROVguide050 Locating and Copying Ships' Passenger Lists
    Assisted British Immigration, Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871

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