New South Wales Record Finder

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Beginning Research
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Record Types
Biographies Business and Occupations Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Convict Records Court & Criminal Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Genealogies Land & Property	Medical Records Military Records Naturalization Newspapers Obituaries Online Records Orphans and Orphanages Periodicals Probate Records Public Records Schools and Education Records Social Organizations Universities Voting Records
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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.

Record Finder Table for New South Wales

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the New South Wales topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

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Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration Schools and Education Records	Biographies Newspapers Military Records Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Cemeteries Obituaries Medical Records Convict Records Business and Occupations
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration Convict Records	Newspapers Biographies Genealogy Periodicals Cemeteries Court Records Convict Records
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration Cemeteries Obituaries	Newspapers Probate Records Court Records Land and Property Military Records Biographies Genealogy Convict Records Medical Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration Convict Records	Obituaries Newspapers Cemeteries Biographies Genealogy Naturalization and Citizenship Land and Property Business and Occupations
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration Biographies Genealogy Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers Probate Records Obituaries Schools and Education Records Court Records
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories Civil Registration	Societies Newspapers Periodicals Genealogy Probate Records Voting Records Land and Property

Immigration and Country of Origin

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations

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Residence	Church Records Civil Registration Convict Records Directories Voting Records	Land and Property Probate Records Newspapers Taxation Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Convict records	Convict Records	Court Records Public Records
Cultural Groups	Cultural Groups (Australia)
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration Directories Probate Records Convict Records	Court records Newspapers Emigration and Immigration Obituaries Schools and Education Records
Religion	Church Records, Civil Registration	Cemeteries Genealogy Newspapers Obituaries Probate Records History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs (Australia)	History
Physical description	Military records Convict Records	Court Records Newspapers Biographies