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==How to Find the Records==
==Resources==
'''Civil registration in Victoria began July 1853; before 1853 see New South Wales (1836).'''
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*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records/victoria '''National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records: Victoria''']
*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records/victoria '''National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records: Victoria''']
*FamilySearch Webinar: [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/australia-bdm-civil-registration-index '''Australia BDM Civil Registration Index online tutorial.''']
*FamilySearch Webinar: [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/australia-bdm-civil-registration-index '''Australia BDM Civil Registration Index online tutorial.''']


==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
*[https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/61e0e3dc482f41233900f0a4 Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Family history research]
 
*[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Historical lndex of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Victoria State Justice and Registratuion Quick Search]
*'''1836-1913''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-births-1836-1913 Victoria Births 1836-1913] - at Findmypast, Index ($)
*'''1836-1913''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-births-1836-1913 Victoria Births 1836-1913] - at FindMyPast, Index ($)
*'''1836-1942''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-marriages-1836-1942 Victoria Marriages 1836-1942] - at Findmypast, Index ($)
*'''1837-1917''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61648/ Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917], index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10550/australia-victoria-birth-index-1837-1920 MyHeritage] ($)
*'''1836-1985''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-deaths-1836-1985 Victoria Deaths 1836-1985] - at Findmypast, Index ($)
*'''1836-1942''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-marriages-1836-1942 Victoria Marriages 1836-1942] - at FindMyPast, Index ($)
*'''1836-1988''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61650/ Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10547/australia-victoria-death-index-1836-1985 MyHeritage] ($)
*'''1837-1950''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61649/ Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950], index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10549/australia-victoria-marriage-index-1837-1942 MyHeritage] ($)
*'''1837-1917''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61648/ Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10550/australia-victoria-birth-index-1837-1920 MyHeritage] ($)
*'''1836-1985''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-deaths-1836-1985 Victoria Deaths 1836-1985] - at FindMyPast, Index ($)
*'''1837-1921''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61648/ Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1921] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1836-1988''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61650/ Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988], index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10547/australia-victoria-death-index-1836-1985 MyHeritage] ($)
*'''1837-1950''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61649/ Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10549/australia-victoria-marriage-index-1837-1942 MyHeritage] ($)
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*'''1837-1962''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61649/ Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1840-1992''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61650/ Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1840-1992] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria]  
 
===New South Wales Online Records, Including Victoria Prior to 1853===
*'''1787-1986''' -  [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10914/australia-new-south-wales-death-index-1787-1986?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Death Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($)
*'''1788-1856''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1905/#:~:text=petitions%20by%20convicts%20for%20sentence%20mitigation%2C%20marriage,court%20cases%2C%20and%20lists%20of%20assigned%20servants New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1788-1914''' -  [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-births New South Wales Births] at Findmypast; index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10916/australia-new-south-wales-birth-index-1787-1916?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1788-1945''' -  [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-deaths-1788-1945 New South Wales Deaths] at Findmypast; index only ($)
*'''1788-1945''' -  [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-marriages-1788-1945 New South Wales Marriages] at Findmypast; index only ($)
*'''1788-1966''' -  [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10915/australia-new-south-wales-marriage-index-1788-1966?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($)
*'''1813–1835,1894''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8811 New South Wales, Australia, Butts of Marriage Licenses] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1825-1851''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-registers-of-convicts-applications-to-marry-1825-1851 New South Wales Registers Of Convict Applications To Marry] at Findmypast - index & images ($); ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1504/ Ancestry]'' ($)
*'''1826-1856''' -  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61481/#:~:text=Letters%20and%20records%20of%20various%20events%20make,court%20cases%2C%20and%20lists%20of%20assigned%20servants New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Letters] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1826-1879''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1202 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1828-1839''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9094 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1850-1942''' {{FSC|135781|item|disp=Military records : marriages, baptisms and births of military units in New South Wales, ca. 1850-1942}} at FamilySearch, images.
*[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 '''New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index''']
 
===Australia Online Records===
*'''1776-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1538298|Australia Miscellaneous Genealogical Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1787-1985''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1779/ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985], index - at Ancestry ($)
*'''1788-1922''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1778/ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922], index - at Ancestry ($)
*'''1788-1935''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-marriages-1788-1935 Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935], index - at Findmypast ($)
*'''1788-1950''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1780/ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950], index - at Ancestry ($)
*'''1792-1981''' {{RecordSearch|1770729|Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1792-1981''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9776/ Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-births-and-baptisms-1792-1981 Findmypast] ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30217/australia-births-baptisms-1792-1981 My Heritage] ($)
*'''1810-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1770858|Australia Marriages, 1810-1980}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1810-1980''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30219/australia-marriages-1810-1980 Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980], index - at MyHeritage ($)
*'''1816-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1770857|Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980}}, index. [[Australia Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1816-1980''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-deaths-and-burials-1816-1980 Australia Deaths & Burials, 1816-1980], index - at Findmypast ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30218/australia-deaths-burials-1816-1980  My Heritage] ($)
*'''1851-1997''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9091 Australia Newspaper Vital Notices, 1851-1997] - at Ancestry, ($), index, incomplete.
*'''1860-2019''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10738/australia-death-notices-1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019], ($), index
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Exchange], index
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Exchange], index
*'''1788-1922''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1778/ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922], index - at Ancestry.com ($)
 
*'''1792-1981''' - {{RecordSearch|1770729|Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
====British Armed Forces====
*'''1792-1981''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9776/ Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981], index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-births-and-baptisms-1792-1981 FindMyPast] ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30217/australia-births-baptisms-1792-1981 My Heritage] ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=australia British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1788-1950''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1780/ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950], index - at Ancestry.com ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=australia British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1788-1935''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-marriages-1788-1935 Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935], index - at FindMyPast ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=australia British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1810-1980''' - {{RecordSearch|1770858|Australia Marriages, 1810-1980}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1810-1980''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30219/australia-marriages-1810-1980 Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980], index - at MyHeritage ($)
*'''1787-1985''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1779/ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985], index - at Ancestry.com ($)
*'''1816-1980''' - {{RecordSearch|1770857|Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980}}, index. [[Australia Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1816-1980''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-deaths-and-burials-1816-1980 Australia Deaths & Burials, 1816-1980], index - at FindMyPast ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30218/australia-deaths-burials-1816-1980  My Heritage] ($)
*'''1851-1997''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9091 Australia Newspaper Vital Notices, 1851-1997] - at Ancestry, ($), index, incomplete.
*'''1860-2019''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10738/australia-death-notices-1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019], ($), index


==Contact an Office==
==Contact an Office==
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Department of Justice) has a website serving family history needs: [https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history Research and family history.]
 
The online [https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history '''Historical lndex of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Victoria State Justice and Registratuion''']
[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria]:<br>
contains:  
:*Birth records from 1853 to 100 years before today's date
*Birth records up to 100 years after the date of the birth
:*Marriages and registered relationships from 1853 to 60 years before today's date
*Death records up to 30 years after the date of death
:*Death records from 1853 to 30 years before today's date
*Marriage and Registered relationship records up to 60 years after the date of marriage or relationship registratio
:*An ''events at sea'' index: births, deaths and marriages on ships bound for port in Victoria, between 1853 and 1920.
*Church baptisms, marriages and burials in Victoria from 1836 to 1853.
:*Church baptisms, marriages and burials in Victoria from 1836 to 1853.<br>
*'''Close relatives can order more recent certificates. See who qualifies at [https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/access-to-registry-information/who-can-access-restricted-information Who can access restricted information.]'''
:See website for periods of restriction for available records, and for links to get birth, marriage and death certificates within the restricted period.
*The [https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=getMarIdxSearchCriteria Marine Index] covers births, deaths and marriages on board ships coming to Victoria from 1853 to 1907, including ships' names.
 
==New South Wales Archive Resources Kit, Including Records for Areas now in Victoria==
 
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/archives-resources-kit-ark '''Archive Resources Kit''']
::Abstracts of all licences for marriages granted to free persons, 1813-27
::Registers, 1787-1856
::Reports of inquests, 1796-1828
::Indexes and registers of Coroners' inquests and magisterial inquiries, 1834-1942
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/community-access-points-0 '''Community Access Points'''] A list of libraries and archives which hold microcopies of the Archive Resource Kit records
"The ARK is held by 40 community access points across NSW. The majority of access points are libraries. The ARK consists of microfilm copies of our most popular and heavily used colonial records. Included are records relating to '''convict arrivals, assisted immigrants, births, deaths and marriages, publicans' licences, electoral rolls, naturalisation, returns of the colony ('Blue Books'), land grants, and the wide range of functions of the Colonial Secretary (1788-1825)'''. You may find that the ARK (or parts of it) are held at a library near you." <ref>"Archive Resource Kit," New South Wales State Archives and Records, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/archives-resources-kit-ark, accessed 3 March 2022.</ref>


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
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*Residence and relationship or description of informant  
*Residence and relationship or description of informant  
*Date and place of civil registration<br>
*Date and place of civil registration<br>
 
==FamilySearch Library==
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''
*{{FSC|Australia, Victoria - Civil registration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=738225523|disp=Australia, Victoria - Civil registration - Indexes}}
==References==
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