Hi List members the following was forwarded from Mike Cavenaugh and may be of interest to those of you who know, or suspect, that your ancestors went to Australia. Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 17:06:18 +1000 From: John Snelson <john@southernx.com.au> To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980925170618.01023210@mail.southernx.com.au> Subject: 18th Century Pollbook Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Folks, There were many Irishmen and women in London in 1749 .. and there is a very strong Irish connection of course to Australia, so I thought you may be interested in some of this material and other "stuff" in the Southern Cross Library. 9300 voters went to the polls in the City of Westminster in London in 1749. Their names and addresses are listed here by Parish. http://www.southernx.com.au/ The Parishes are St. Margaret St. John Precinct of the Savoy St. Mary-le-Strand St.Paul, Covent Garden St. Anne, Soho St. Clement Danes St. James St. Martin le Grand St. George. This database is the latest edition to the Southern Cross Library ... just in case you haven't caught up with what is going on here, the Library opened on July 1st 1998, and has accessioned the following since then :- Eureka Stockade - hundreds of names - those who were there ... and some who weren't ! Australian KIAs ... 40,000 Names - Killed in Action WWII Illawarra Worthies - Some 1800 Famous and Infamous Colourful Identities "Lincolnshire" - Passage to Australia - Extract of Passenger and Crew List 1749 Westminster Pollbook ... 9300 Voters in Westminster "Marco Polo" - Brought 10,000 migrants to Australia in 1850s and 1860s The Siege of Chester - Names of those present Australian POWs ... 15,000 Australian Prisoners of War Convicts - Find Your Convict Names, Lists and Resources "Commodore Perry" - Famous Clipper Convict Gangs 1821 - 100s of Convicts "Off Stores" The Transports - All (yes ALL) of the Ships That Brought the Convicts 1914-18 Bank NSW ... Roll of Honour - hundreds and hundreds of Bank Officers in WWI Clipper Ships - The Liverpool Migrant Ships and Passengers to Australia Spanish Armada Names of Ships and Sailors who Fought the Armada "Champion of the Seas" - The Fastest on the Seas - Liverpool Clipper The Gallipoli Story - The Story of What Actually Happened Liobians - The Liverpool Institute "Queen of Hearts" - Princess Diana's Full Family Tree Praers, Bostock, Baguley and other Cheshire Gentlemen Dead or Alive ! Add your "dead ends" to the List of Missing Persons ! Black Ball Line - History Of James Baines Famous Shipping Line President J.F. Kennedy's Family Tree Civil War Soldiers - Yes, the real Civil War .. names of Roundheads and Royalists Ships Pictures - Need a Picture for Your Book ? History Conference ... Join the Conference of Australian History - FREE ! "White Star" - Names extracted from on-board newspaper Family Tree of Abraham Lincoln Coats of Arms - literally hundreds and hundreds of English armourial coats - all pictured here If you have a database of interest then we will publish your information here free. Just send a message to John Snelson .... john@southernx.com.au ... and we will write the program and publish it with your name attached here; your ownership and copyright will be acknowledged. Cheers ... on a beautiful Spring Day ... here in Sydney. ------------------------------------------- Southern Cross Genealogy Sponsor of The Conference of Australian History --------------------------------------------------- http://www.southernx.com.au/ Australia's First National ISP for Genealogists and Historians FREECALL 1800 882 884 for more information.