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Australia

Record Finder

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 Australia[edit | edit source]

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

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
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[edit | edit source]

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Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns	Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Civil Registration, Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Convict Records	Census, Cemeteries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Naturalization and Citizenship, ,Medical Records School Records
Birth date	Civil Registration, Church Records,School Records	Biography, Newspapers,Military Records, Occupations,Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries, Obituaries
Birthplace	Civil Registration, Church Records	Biography, Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Medical Records, Convict Records, Cemeteries
Children	Civil Registration, Church Records, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records, School Records,Court Records
Convict Records	Convict Records, Correctional Institutions, Emigration and Immigration, Census, Public Records	Court Records
Death	Civil Registration, Church Records,Newspapers, Cemeteries, Obituaries	Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property,Military Records, Biography, Genealogy, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records, Medical Records
Divorce	Divorce records	Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy
Ethnicity	Native Races, Minorities
Family members	Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records
Historical background	History, Historical Geography	Church History
Immigration date	Correctional Institutions, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Convict Records	Biography,Census,Medical Records, School Records
Living relatives	Directories, Civil Registration	Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals, Genealogy, Probate Records, Voter Registers, Land and Property
Maiden name	Civil Registration, Church Records, Convict Records	Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries, Biography, Genealogy, Naturalization and Citizenship, Land and Property, Occupations
Marriage	Church Records, Civil Registration, Convict Records	Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Periodicals, Cemeteries, Court Records, Convict Records
Occupation	Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records, Convict Records	Court records, Newspapers, Emigration and Immigration, Obituaries, School Records
Parents	Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records
Physical description	Military Records, Court Records, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records	Newspapers, Biography
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers, Directories, Maps	History, Land and Property, Periodicals
Place of residence	Convict Records, Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Voting Registers	Land and Property,Probate Records,Newspapers, Taxation
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Genealogy	Societies, Periodicals
Religion	Church records, Biography, Civil Registration	Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records
Town, district, and state origins and boundaries	Gazetteers,Maps	align="

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+| align="left" | [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Australia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Australia Schools|School Records]],[[Australia Court Records|Court Records]]
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+| align="left" | Convict Records
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+| align="left" | [[Australia Court Records|Court Records]]
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+|-
+| align="left" | Divorce
+| align="left" | Divorce records
+| align="left" | [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Biography|Biography,]] [[Australia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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+| align="left" | Ethnicity
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+| align="left" | [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Biography|Biography]]
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+| align="left" | Place-finding aids
+| align="left" | [[Australia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Australia Directories|Directories]], [[Australia Maps|Maps]]
+| align="left" | [[Australia History|History]], [[Australia Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Australia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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+| align="left" | Place of residence
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+| align="left" | [[Australia Land and Property|Land and Property]],[[Australia Probate Records|Probate Records]],[[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Taxation|Taxation]]
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+| align="left" | Record-finding aids
+| align="left" | [[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Australia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
+| align="left" | [[Australia Societies|Societies]], [[Australia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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+| align="left" | Religion
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+| align="left" | [[Australia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Australia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Australia History|History]], [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Obituaries|Obituaries,]] [[Australia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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+| align="left" | [[Australia Gazetteers|Gazetteers]],[[Australia Maps|Maps]]
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