Talk: Using NSW Land Records to trace Early Colonial Landholders

The Parramatta Female Factory Friends has grown out of community action to protect, conserve and bring the Parramatta Female Factory to all Australians. We do this through advocacy, site monitoring, female factory research, tours, talks, education activates and celebrations.

Parramatta Female Factory Friends

Join us for a deep dive into the world of early colonial landholders with a focus on NSW Land Records – a talk not to miss!

Parramatta Female Factory Friends - Research Centre and Ann Gordon Tearooms

Bi-monthly Speaker Programme

The Parramatta Female Factory Friends has a Bi Monthly Speaker Program. The speakers who are selected for their knowledge of colonial history. convict transportation, female convict stories, contextual. cultural and societal issues of colonial Australia.

On 22 February 1792, the first Land Grant was provided to James Ruse. This was for 30 acres of land and was to be known as ‘Experiment Farm’. This presentation will look at the Land Records used in NSW during the early colonial period and provide some practical tips on using various websites to trace land ownership during this time. Stephen Ford is an independent land researcher with over 40 years’ experience in using the records available through the NSW Land Registry Services. He first gained experience working for a major Bank and then used these skills while conducting his family history research. In recent years, he has provided talks to Family History groups and assisted individuals in seeking land records relating to their relatives. In early 2019, he was asked to work on an episode of the TV program ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, and this association has continued through the 2020 to 2025 seasons.

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