Your history
Connecting with your family history? Unravelling the rich past of your property? Explore our resources to uncover your unique history or book a research session with our Local History Officer.
Learn about your family's story by visiting our Local History Collection at Campbelltown Library for access to Ancestry (Library edition) and a range of other records.
- Ancestry (Library edition)
This site is available from any public library computer. It offers significantly more records than the Australia + UK home version, including records from other countries such as New Zealand, US and Canada. You can start your family tree by accessing billions of genealogy records including Census, Births, Deaths and Marriages records as well as Military records.
These links to online resources are a good place to start your search right now:
- National Archives of Australia
You can search here for records related to Citizenship, Defence and war service, First Nations peoples and Passenger arrivals (1898 – 1972). - AIF Project
This database will help you find Defence and war service records. - Research guide: Tracing your ancestor’s voyage to South Australia
This webpage, developed by the South Australian Maritime Museum, includes links to databases for researching passengers arriving in South Australia, shipping archives and ship’s crew information. - Assisted Passengers 1836-1841
Use Graham Jaunay's free database to search for the names of applicants for assisted passage who came to South Australia and those who applied but did not take up the offer. - The Ships List
Search for immigrants to South Australia (UK and assisted passage) 1847-1886. - Passenger Lists 1845 – 1940
Search by year and ship’s name for the name of passengers arriving on the ship. - Adelaide Cemeteries
Search the burial, cremation and memorial records for Enfield Memorial Park, Cheltenham Cemetery, Smithfield Memorial Park and West Terrace Cemetery. - Cemetery Index Page
This page links to incomplete index lists of cemeteries across South Australia. - Gerald A. Savill Index of The Advertiser Funeral Notices
Search here for funeral notices (1971 to current day) - South Australian Integrated Land Information System (SAILIS)
If your family member owned property in South Australia, you can search through the previous titles of the property to find out more. - Sands and McDougall
If you have an address for the family member, you may search through digitised copies of the postal directories (Sands and McDougall) online at The State Library of South Australia to identify the period they resided at the property. - Trove
Search for your family member’s name using the digitised newspapers (to 1955) for articles, notices or advertisements related to your family member. - Births, Deaths and Marriages
Click on the 'contact' link to apply for a digital image of a historical certificate (birth, death, marriage) which may help you find your family story. - Nunkuwarrin Yunti’s Link-Up SA Program
You can phone or email to get help with family tracing, reunion and counselling services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families who have been separated under the past policies and practices of the Australian Government. Assistance is also provided to people over the age of 18 years who have been adopted, fostered or raised in institutions. - Centre for Indigenous Family History Studies
Here you can search the National Archives of Australia for names of family.
Learn about your property's story by visiting our Local History Collection at Campbelltown Library to search our records.
These links to online resources are a good place to start your search right now:
- Tracing the history of your house
This webinar by the National Library of Australia will show you how to trace the history of your house. - Australian Housing Styles
This five-page technical bulletin contains illustrations of architectural details from different periods that will help you estimate the age of your house. - Sands and McDougall
Search through the digitised copies of the postal directories online at The State Library of South Australia to see who used to live at your address. - South Australian Integrated Land Information System (SAILIS)
To find the original or prior owners of your land, you will need to search through the previous titles to the property, many of which can be found via the South Australian Integrated Land Information System (SAILIS). SAILIS is a free online tool that provides up to date and historical information about land and property in South Australia. Anyone can use SAILIS as a guest by searching using a property address, title reference, plan/parcel reference or valuation number. - South Australian Property and Planning Atlas
This is a free online tool that has current and accurate information about land ownership, heritage status and property boundaries and includes a user guide. - SA Heritage Places Database
Search the South Australian Heritage Places Database for details of houses that have been listed. - Enviro Data SA
Search here for information about Heritage assessment reports, Heritage surveys and summaries. - Trove
Search here for your address or street using the digitised newspapers (to 1955) for articles or advertisements related to your house. - Street Names
The Manning Index of South Australian History includes information extracted from Adelaide newspapers for the period 1837-1937. - Plan of the city of Adelaide, South Australia
Search the numbered acre allotments and the names of the original purchasers. - 1850 Map of the County of Adelaide and surrounding districts
This archival map shows Hundreds by colour. You can search the map to find lease numbers and blocks unsold. - 1914 Military Survey Map
Search this map for details of the City of Campbelltown in 1914, including the aqueduct. - 1949 Military Survey Map
Search this map for details of the City of Campbelltown in 1949. - Architecture Museum
This museum preserves and manages architectural and related records produced by private practitioners based in South Australia. - Architects of South Australia
Search a database of research about the professional lives, buildings and contributions of some of South Australia’s architects from 1836 to the present day.
If you need assistance in finding your story, consider making an appointment with our Local History Officer.
For more information or to book a session contact us on 08 8366 9299, visit the Campbelltown Library, email library@campbelltown.sa.gov.au or use the enquiry link below.