Western Australia Civil Registration
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Resources
- National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records: Wewstern Australia
- FamilySearch Webinar: Australia BDM Civil Registration Index online tutorial. Indexes for some states have been added since this class was recorded: Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Tasmania,
Online Records
- Western Australia Online Index Search Tool
- Western Australia Birth Index - at Findmypast, index ($)
- Western Australia Marriage Index - at Findmypast, index ($)
- Western Australia Death Index - at Findmypast, index ($)
- Australia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Exchange, index
- 1776-1980 Australia Miscellaneous Genealogical Records at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1787-1985 Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, index - at Ancestry ($)
- 1788-1922 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, index - at Ancestry ($)
- 1788-1950 Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, index - at Ancestry ($)
- 1788-1935 Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935, index - at Findmypast ($)
- 1792-1981 Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, index, incomplete. How to Use this Collection
- 1792-1981 Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, index - at Ancestry ($). Also at Findmypast ($). Also at My Heritage ($)
- 1810-1980 Australia Marriages, 1810-1980, index, incomplete. How to Use this Collection
- 1810-1980 Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980, index - at MyHeritage ($)
- 1816-1980 Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980, index. How to Use this Collection
- 1816-1980 Australia Deaths & Burials, 1816-1980, index - at Findmypast ($). Also at My Heritage ($)
- 1841-1905 Australia, Western Australia Births at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1851-1997 Australia Newspaper Vital Notices, 1851-1997 - at Ancestry, ($), index, incomplete.
- 1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019, ($), index
British Armed Forces
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)
Ordering Records from an Office
The registry offers free online historic index searching of births, deaths and marriages from 1841. Specifically:
- Births (1841-1932)
- Deaths (1841-1971)
- Marriages (1841-1936)
These index's are located online at Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Online Index Search Tool
- Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Department of the Justice
- Level 10
- 141 St Georges Terrace
- PERTH WA 6000
- Telephone: 1300 305 021
- Facsimile: (08) 9264 1599
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
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.
Information Recorded in the Records
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.
Birth records
- 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
Marriage records
- Surname and forenames of parties
- Occupations and places of residence of parties
- Ages and places of birth of parties
- Marital status prior to the marriage
- Date and place of marriage
- Name of celebrant and denomination
- Names of witnesses
- Surnames and forenames of parents
Death records
- 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
For Further Reading
FamilySearch Library
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