THE RYERSON INDEX

to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers

LOCATION SEARCH

Long term users of the Ryerson Index may recall that there used to be a facility to search for records which contained a specific location. This search was particularly valuable for local historians and others who have an interest in a specific area. Unfortunately various constraints within the system meant that it had to be discontinued.

However Ryerson Index Inc decided to re-introduce this facility, but functioning in a different way. Instead of it being an on-line search it will operate by means of email requests which will be answered by a volunteer who will conduct an off-line search of a copy of the database.

What this search IS

It is a search of the Ryerson Index (and nothing else) for ALL notices which include a specified LOCATION over a specified DATE RANGE.

What this search is NOT

It is not a search for a specific person. If the person that you are searching for is not in the Ryerson Index you will need to use other resources.

It is not a request for you to send us details of where somebody lived or died.

Unfortunately we are not in a position to undertake general research and requests which do not comply with the specified criteria will have to remain unanswered. Therefore please ensure that your request is a valid one.

You may request a search for a range of years in up to 5 locations. For example a request may be for 2000 to 2005 in Milton and Ulladulla. This search would produce 580 results as at October 2011. The results will be provided as a simple Excel file containing surname, given names, date of death, age and all of the location fields (i.e. at, late of and formerly of).

The first few of these results would look like this.

Place
SURNAME	GIVEN_NAME	DATE	AGE	PLACE
AITKIN	Ernest Edward	05JAN2000	88	late of Ulladulla, formerly of Bexley North
AUSTIN	Raymond Charles	25MAR2000	72	late of Ulladulla, formerly of Quakers Hill
ASHBY	Bernard Percival	27APR2001	68	at Ulladulla
AULD	Raymond Eric	02MAR2001F		late of Petrie Terrace, formerly of Milton
ARMATA	Ellaine Joyce	20OCT2002	69	late of Ulladulla
ARMATA	Ellaine Joyce	20OCT2002	69	late of Ulladulla
AFFLICK	Sheila Eva	11APR2003	81	late of Moruya, formerly of Milton
AFFLICK	Sheila Eva	11APR2003		late of Moruya, formerly of Milton
AFFLICK	Sheila Eva	11APR2003	81	at Moruya Hospital, late of Moruya, formerly of Milton
AFFLICK	Sheila Eva	11APR2003	81	late of Moruya, formerly of Milton
ALLAM	Abdul (Bud)	28SEP2003	60	at Milton Hospital, late of Ulladulla
ALLAM	Abdul (Bud)	28SEP2003	60	at Milton Hospital, late of Ulladulla
ARMSTRONG	Glenn Raymond	17FEB2004	42	late of Ulladulla, formerly of Nowra and Wollongong
ARMSTRONG	Glenn Raymond	17FEB2004	42	late of Ulladulla, formerly of Nowra and Wollongong
ARMSTRONG	Glenn Raymond	17FEB2004	42	late of Ulladulla, formerly of Nowra and Wollongong
ARMSTRONG	Glenn Raymond	17FEB2004	42	late of Ulladulla, formerly of Nowra and Wollongong
ARTHUR	Douglas Maccall	12APR2004	63	at Wollongong, late of Ulladulla

If researchers require further information such as the newspaper and its publication date they will need to make their own searches of the Ryerson Index for this information.

To request a Location Search click here and put the necessary information into the email.

This page was created and is maintained by the Sydney DPS. The last update was November 9, 2011.