Find your ancestors in Victoria, Melbourne Almanac and General Intelligencer 1858 (Williams)

MELBOURNE ALMANAC AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCER 1858 (WILLIAMS)

Do you have Melbourne ancestry?

Directories are one of the most effective ways of tracing members of a family. Many small businesses needed to ensure the public was aware of their activity and one of the better ways to do this in an age before media dominated was via a directory. The value of directories as a research tool is enhanced when no census material is available. This is an invaluable genealogy resoruce for anyone exploring their family history or building a family tree.

In this directory you can expect to find a range of information in the following sections:

A calendar for the year which includes information on gardening and farming
The Government and Government departments
Postal Information and a range of other interesting information including a Traveller’s Guide and a list of Jewish Festivals during the year
Municipal Councils
A section containing numerous Advertisements
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book.