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*'''1860-2019''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10738/australia-death-notices-1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019], ($), index
*'''1860-2019''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10738/australia-death-notices-1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019], ($), index


== Information in the Records ==
==Rights of Privacy==
Rights of privacy laws limit access to records recent enough to contain information about living persons.  You can access any of the following records:
*births that happened over 100 years ago
*deaths that happened over 30 years ago
*marriages that happened over 75 years ago
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==Information Recorded in the Records==


=== Births Prior to 1896<br>  ===
When civil registration first began, there was no common standard of recording information, so the information listed may vary from state to state. Later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones.


*Given name (if known at time of registration) and surname
'''Birth records''' 
*Date and place of birth
*Names of parents, including the maiden surname of mother
*Father's occupation


In 1896 the date and place of the parents' marriage were added. In 1902 the ages and birthplaces of the parents were added. In 1909 previous issue (children) were added.
*Surname and forenames of child
*Date and place of birth of child
*Sex of the child
*Multiple births
*Surname and forenames of father
*Age, birthplace, and occupation or rank of father
*Maiden surname and forenames of mother
*Place and year of marriage of parents  
*Age and birthplace of mother
*Number and sex of previous issue, if deceased
*Name, relationship, description, and residence of informant


=== Deaths Prior to 1897  ===
'''Marriage records'''


*Name of deceased
*Surname and forenames of parties
*Date and place of death
*Occupations and places of residence of parties
*Age at death
*Ages and places of birth of parties
*Occupation
*Marital status prior to the marriage
*Cause of death
*Date and place of marriage
 
*Name of celebrant and denomination
In 1897 the birthplace of the deceased was added, although in some instances this had been informally included since the 1880s. In 1914 the age at marriage and number of issue were added.
*Names of witnesses
 
*Surnames and forenames of parents
=== Marriages Prior to 1896<br>  ===


*Names of the bride and groom
'''Death records'''
*Date and place of marriage
*Age at marriage (sometimes only whether "under" or "over" age, i.e. 21)
*Occupation and status (e.g. bachelor and spinster)
*Names of witnesses to the marriage
*Names of parents


In 1896 the places of birth were added. Where the marriage took place in a church no other information is contained in the church record of the event.
*Surname and forenames of deceased
*Date and place of death
*Occupation, age, and sex of deceased
*Place of birth and place and date of marriage of deceased
*Length of residence in Australia and in what colonies, states, and territories
*Name of spouse and names and ages of living children of deceased
*Number and sex of issue, if deceased
*Name and occupation of father
*Maiden surname of mother
*Cause of death and duration of last illness
*Name of medical practitioner
*Date and place of burial
*Religion and name of minister or witness
*Names of undertaker and informant
*Residence and relationship or description of informant
*Date and place of civil registration<br>


The above information was taken from [http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/guides/list/bg015 Brief Guide 15: information recorded in Tasmanian birth, death, and marriage records.]<br>
For records created since the cut-off dates, only these people have access to a record:
*the person named on the birth, marriage or change of name record
*an immediate family member named on the death certificate, such as a spouse, parent or child
*a parent, grandparent or guardian of a child over 18 years old who wishes to apply for a birth certificate and who has given written permission.


== Indexes ==
== Indexes ==
318,531

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