Inward Passenger Lists 1839-1923

These indexes contain the records of over two million passengers who arrived in Victoria between 1839 and 1923. Passenger lists vary widely in size, length, and level of detail, as there was no standardised format. Some record only a minimum of information about the passengers, while others are quite detailed. Note that some passengers were listed only under their surnames, or their first name initials, or as part of a family group (for example, ‘Mr Jones and family’). Also, women, children, servants and passengers who travelled in steerage were sometimes not recorded on passenger lists. Until 1871, assisted passenger lists were kept separately from unassisted passengers.