Records search

With more than 138 years of history The Infants’ Home has a rich archive. We can help you trace the records of any family members who may have spent time at The Infants’ Home as a child.

Our records are held at the State Library of NSW. The library supervises access to information on our behalf in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW).

Children at The Infants' Home had a ready supply of fresh milk at the turn of the last century.

How to search our records

(1) Call or email Enza McNaught at The Infants' Home on 8719-5012 or emcnaught@theinfantshome.org.au

(2) The Infants' Home will send you a form to complete and return

(3) This form will ask you to provide the following information:

• The name or names of the people whose records you want to access
• Your relationship to these people
• The reason you want access to their records
• A specified date range for the search
• Certified proof of your identity – a photocopy of a driver’s licence or passport which has been certified by a Justice of the Peace

Records of people still living 

If the people whose records you want to access are still alive, we will also need their signed consent, or the signed consent of their next of kin or person deemed responsible for their welfare.

Toddlers from The Infants' Home prepare for an outing in the early 1900s. 

What happens next

Once The Infants’ Home receives your completed form and supporting documents, we will request the information from the Mitchell Library on your behalf.

When the library responds, we will pass the details to you for follow up. 

If you have any queries about this process please contact:

Enza McNaught
8719-5012
emcnaught@theinfantshome.org.au