Victorian Genealogy
Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.
Also see Benevolent Asylum Records.
The following is a list of historical hospitals and their dates of operation in Melbourne and suburbs:
The following is a list of some historical hospitals and their dates of operation in the rest of Victoria:
Hospitals may have an archive or museum that holds records. Public Record Office Victoria has many public hospital records, particularly those which have closed.
Patient records may be closed under Section 9 and they will not be released for 75 years after the creation of the records. An application under Freedom of Information may be made.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - HOSPITAL PATIENT RECORDS
This is a finding aid for hospital patient records. The records are not online.
https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/health-and-welfare/hospital-patient-records
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA - GENEALOGICAL INDEX OF NAMES
The Genealogical Society of Victoria has indexes and digitised hospital records online in its Genealogical Index of Names (GIN). Hospital records included:
https://www.gsv.org.au/article/our-collection
TERRY FOENANDER - INDEXES TO DEATHS IN THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL 1867-1880 (INTERNET ARCHIVE WAYBACK MACHINE)
This index was compiled from lists published in The Argus newspaper. They include name, age at death, native place, ship of arrival and death details. This website is currently not available; this version dated 7 June 2012 has been sourced from from the Internet Archive - Wayback Machine.
http://web.archive.org/web/20120607045302/http://www.tfoenander.com/meldeath.html
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE OF VICTORIA - WOMEN'S HOSPITAL LABOUR WARD CASE BOOK, MIDWIFERY DEPARTMENT 1888-1904 (VPRS 17385)
This is not online.
ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL VICTORIA ARCHIVES - MIDWIFERY RECORD BOOK 1856-1879 (INTERNET ARCHIVE WAYBACK MACHINE)
Melbourne Lying-In Hospital midwifery record book has been digitised. It included mother's name, age, country of origin, marital condition, date of admission, date of discharge, labour and delivery details.
There is an index at OzGenOnline.
http://www.ozgenonline.com/vic_data/royal_womens_hospital/
ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL VICTORIA - BIOGRAPHIES
Biographies of people associated with the hospital.
TERRY FOENANDER - DEATHS AT THE ALFRED HOSPITAL AND THE MELBOURNE BENEVOLENT ASYLUM (1872 -1879) (INTERNET ARCHIVE WAYBACK MACHINE)
These indexes were compiled from lists published in The Argus newspaper. They include name, age at death, native place, ship of arrival and death details. This website is currently not available; this version dated 19 September 2012 has been sourced from from the Internet Archive - Wayback Machine.
http://web.archive.org/web/20120919115340/http://www.tfoenander.com/alfredhospindex.htm
FAMILYSEARCH - GEELONG HOSPITAL ADMISSION REGISTERS 1861-1865, 1876-1880, 1912-1917
These have been digitised and can be seen online. Geelong Hospital was known as the Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum until 1923. Original records at the Geelong Historical Centre.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/630584?availability=Family%20History%20Library
FRED WALTER WEBSITE - INDEX TO THE ADMISSION BOOKS OF THE GEELONG INFIRMARY AND BENEVOLENT ASYLUM
http://www.geelonginfirmary.net/
FAMILYSEARCH - GEELONG INFIRMARY AND BENEVOLENT ASYLUM INMATES' REGISTER 1905-1923
Original records at the Geelong Historical Centre.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/630574?availability=Family%20History%20Library
FAMILYSEARCH - GEELONG HOSPITAL DEATH REGISTERS 1852-1925
These have been digitised and can be seen online. Geelong Hospital was known as the Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum until 1923. The registers include deaths for the Geelong Benevolent Asylum. Original records at the Geelong Historical Centre.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/630584?availability=Family%20History%20Library
GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - GEELONG INFIRMARY AND BENEVOLENT ASYLUM LIMITED INDEX
This index is included in the Geelong and District Database at:
http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/gddbs
CITY OF GEELONG - INFECTIOUS DISEASES REGISTER 1918-1942
These have been digitised and can be seen online. Original records housed at the Geelong Historical Records Centre.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/552775?availability=Family%20History%20Library
FAMILYSEARCH - MARYBOROUGH HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS INDEX 1855-1907
This has been digitised and can be seen online. Typescript at the Maryborough Public Library, Maryborough.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/538121?availability=Family%20History%20Library
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA - GENEALOGICAL INDEX OF NAMES
The Genealogical Society of Victoria has indexes and digitised hospital records online in its Genealogical Index of Names (GIN). Hospital records included:
https://www.gsv.org.au/article/our-collection
FAMILY HISTORY CONNECTIONS - VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS HOSPITALS ADMISSIONS INDEX
It may be viewed online at the Family History Connections website. For members only.
https://www.familyhistoryconnections.org.au/index.php/resources
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - BENDIGO HOSPITAL, RECEIVING WARD REGISTER OF PATIENTS 1874-1908
Public Record Office Victoria has digitized the Bendigo Hospital Receiving Ward register of patients; these were patients that had mental health issues:
FAMILYSEARCH - ECHUCA DISTRICT HOSPITAL INPATIENT RECORD BOOKS 1882-1931
These have been digitised and can be seen online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/550421?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Newspapers may include articles of news where a person has suffered an illness or accident and has been required to be hospitalized. See Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.
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