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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Australia, go to the [[Australia Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Australia, go to the [[Australia Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
==Finding Church Records== | |||
*Church records were kept locally. | *Original parish registers usually are located in one of five places: | ||
:*still at the local church | |||
:*the diocesan record office | |||
:*church archives | |||
:*state archives | |||
:*a library<br> | |||
*Church records were kept locally. Many of them remain with the local churches. | |||
*It helps if you know your ancestor’s religion and the town where he or she lived. Also, larger towns can have more than one parish. | *It helps if you know your ancestor’s religion and the town where he or she lived. Also, larger towns can have more than one parish. | ||
*The following book, found in the FamilySearch Library, lists the various denominations by town and indicates where the records are held: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/530974?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish Registers in Australia: A list of all known originals, transcripts, microforms & indexes of Australian Parish Registers] | *The following book, found in the FamilySearch Library, lists the various denominations by town and indicates where the records are held: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/530974?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish Registers in Australia: A list of all known originals, transcripts, microforms & indexes of Australian Parish Registers] | ||
==Church Records in Civil Registration== | ==Copies of Church Records in Civil Registration== | ||
*[[Australia Civil Registration|'''Australia Civil Registration''']] - links to indexes of church records included in civil registration<br> | *[[Australia Civil Registration|'''Australia Civil Registration''']] - links to indexes of church records included in civil registration<br> | ||
Prior to the start of civil registration, the government required most churches to send copies (called "Clergy Returns") of their birth, marriage, and death records to the Registrar of the Supreme Court. The dates of these records are as follows: | Prior to the start of civil registration, the government required most churches to send copies (called "Clergy Returns") of their birth, marriage, and death records to the Registrar of the Supreme Court. The dates of these records are as follows: | ||