Here are four free ways to discover this.
In most cases you need to register and sign in each time you use the service
1. Internet Search Engine. Type in the name of your ancestor into an internet search
engine. (Oops, you've already done that, eh?)
2. Family Tree Circles http://www.familytreecircles.com/
a) You can enter your family name in the search box at the top of the page then
register yourself as that family's researcher. This step should lead you to other
people who are also searching your family name
b) Begin an online journal and upload some key family data to this website in the
hope that other family members will find it.
Subscription Based Genealogy websites each offer 14 days free service to search for your family history.
4. Ancestry.com : http://home.ancestry.com.au/
5. Find My Past: http://www.findmypast.com.au/
You can access both Ancestry and Find My Past at all Casey-Cardinia libraries, either using one of their Internet PCs or using your own device on the Libraries WiFi. Casey-Cardinia Libraries are at Cranbourne, Doveton, Emerald, Endeavour Hills, Hampton Park, Narre Warren, Pakenham
The State Library of Victoria offers this service too.
Check out your local library as it may offer free access to Ancestry.com and Find My Past.
The Clyde History website offers three sections that could be of help in your family history search.
Early Families, Land Owner Resident Index and Who's Who.
