Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
Index and images of the Victoria passenger lists. This collection combines two different records sets, "Passenger lists of unassisted immigrants to Victoria from the British Isles", and "Passenger list, arrivals in Victoria from foreign ports". Original images held by Public Record Office Victoria (PROV).
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Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index & images of the passenger lists of persons arriving in the state of Victoria, Australia. This collection combines two different records sets, "Passenger lists of unassisted immigrants to Victoria from the British Isles", and "Passenger list, arrivals in Victoria from foreign ports". Original images held by Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). Additional collections available from the Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV) include:
Department of Trade and Customs
- Inward Overseas Passenger Lists, 1852-1923, VPRS 947
- Outward Passengers to Interstate, U.K. and Foreign Ports, 1852-1923, VPRS 948
Public Record Office Victoria
- Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports), VPRS 7666
- Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (Foreign Ports), VPRS 7667
- Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (New Zealand Ports), VPRS 13439
- Index to Names in VPRS 7667 Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (Foreign Ports), VPRS 8669
- Index to Names in VPRS 7666 Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports), VPRS 11448
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name
- Marital status
- Age
- Profession
- Nationality if British, otherwise listed as "Foreigner"
- Date of departure from original port
- Name of original port
- Date of arrival at incoming port
- Name of incoming port
Collection Content
Sample Images
Passenger list, Brig Scout, from Launceston, Tasmania to Port Phillip, 1846
Passenger list, SS Loch Ness, to Melbourne, 1869
Passenger list, SS Scharnhorst, Southampton to Sydney & Melbourne, 1914
Inventory
The following titles are included in this index.
| Tip: Please Note: Not all records in each film or folder in this collection may be indexed. |
- Australia. Department of Immigration, Shipping and passengers inwards to Port Phillip, 1846
- Victoria (Australia). Department of Trade and Customs , Passenger lists of unassisted immigrants to Victoria from the British Isles, 1852-1923
- Victoria (Australia). Department of Trade and Customs , Passenger list, arrivals in Victoria from foreign ports, 1852-1923
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Public Record Office of Victoria
"Australia, Victoria, Inward Passenger Lists, 1839-1923." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 27 December 2025. Public Record Office of Victoria, Australia.
