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*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records/australian-capital-territory '''National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records: Australian Capital Territory''']
*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records/australian-capital-territory '''National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records: Australian Capital Territory''']
*FamilySearch Webinar: [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/australia-bdm-civil-registration-index '''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
*FamilySearch Webinar: [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/australia-bdm-civil-registration-index '''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 Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes==
===Online Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes===
*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records/australian-capital-territory Access Canberra]
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-marriages Australian Capital Territory Marriages] - at FindMyPast ($). Index.
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-marriages Australian Capital Territory Marriages] - at Findmypast ($). Index.
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-deaths Australian Capital Territory Deaths] - at FindMyPast ($). Index.
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-deaths Australian Capital Territory Deaths] - at Findmypast ($). Index.
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Australia]]
===New South Wales Online Records, Including ACT Prior to 1911===
*[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 '''New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index''']
*'''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 ($)
*'''1788-1945''' -  [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-deaths-1788-1945 New South Wales Deaths] at Findmypast - index only ($)
*'''1788-1914''' -  [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-births New South Wales Births] at Findmypast - index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10916/australia-new-south-wales-birth-index-1787-1916?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1788-1856''' -  [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 ($)
*'''1788-1945''' -  [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-marriages-1788-1945 New South Wales Marriages] at Findmypast - index only ($)
*'''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 ($)
*'''1850-1942''' {{FSC|135781|item|disp=Military records : marriages, baptisms and births of military units in New South Wales, ca. 1850-1942}} at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1873-1923''' [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1336/browse Divorce records Index 1873-1923] at NSW Archives, index
*'''1930 onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20193/australia-australian-capital-territory-deaths?s=275764761&trp=&trn=organic_google&trl= Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Deaths] at MyHeritage - index ($)
===Australia Online Records===
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Exchange], index
*[http://www.ausbdm.org/ Australia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Exchange], index
*'''1776-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1538298|Australia Miscellaneous Genealogical Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1788-1922''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1778/ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922], index - at Ancestry.com ($)
*'''1787-1985''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1779/ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985], index - at Ancestry ($)
*'''1792-1981''' - {{RecordSearch|1770729|Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1788-1922''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1778/ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922], index - at Ancestry ($)
*'''1792-1981''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9776/ Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981], index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-births-and-baptisms-1792-1981 FindMyPast] ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30217/australia-births-baptisms-1792-1981 My Heritage] ($)
*'''1788-1950''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1780/ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950], index - at Ancestry ($)
*'''1788-1950''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1780/ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950], index - at Ancestry.com ($)
*'''1788-1935''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-marriages-1788-1935 Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935], index - at Findmypast ($)
*'''1788-1935''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-marriages-1788-1935 Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935], index - at FindMyPast ($)
*'''1792-1981''' {{RecordSearch|1770729|Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1810-1980''' - {{RecordSearch|1770858|Australia Marriages, 1810-1980}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Marriages - 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] ($)
*'''1810-1980''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30219/australia-marriages-1810-1980 Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980], index - at MyHeritage ($)
*'''1810-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1770858|Australia Marriages, 1810-1980}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1787-1985''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1779/ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985], index - at Ancestry.com ($)
*'''1810-1980''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30219/australia-marriages-1810-1980 Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980], index - at MyHeritage ($)
*'''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''' {{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 ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30218/australia-deaths-burials-1816-1980  My Heritage] ($)
*'''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, ($), index, incomplete.  
*'''1851-1997''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9091 Australia Newspaper Vital Notices, 1851-1997] - at Ancestry ($), index, incomplete.  
*'''1860-2019''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10738/australia-death-notices-1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019], ($), index
*'''1860-2019''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10738/australia-death-notices-1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019] ($), index
====British Armed Forces====
*[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 ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=australia British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[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 ($)
 
===Contact an Office===
*[https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/s/article/births-deaths-and-marriages-forms-and-fees-tab-payment-options Access Canberra: Births, deaths and marriages forms and fees]
 
==History==
==History==
Prior to 1911 the area now known as the 'Australian Capital Territory' was administratively part of New South Wales. Between 1 January 1911 and 29 July 1938 it was officially known as the 'Federal Capital Territory'. NB: For births in the Canberra region prior to 1918 see the indexes of [[New South Wales Civil Registration|'''New South Wales.''']] For marriage and death records prior to 1930 also see [[New South Wales Civil Registration|'''New South Wales.''']] Registrations of these events in the Canberra region may be recorded under the Districts of Queanbeyan or Yass.<ref>National Library of Australia Website,  Australian birth, death and marriage records: Australian Capital Territory'''[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records/australian-capital-territory, accessed 27 January 2022.</ref>
Prior to 1911 the area now known as the 'Australian Capital Territory' was administratively part of New South Wales. Between 1 January 1911 and 29 July 1938 it was officially known as the 'Federal Capital Territory'. NB: For births in the Canberra region prior to 1918 see the indexes of [[New South Wales Civil Registration|'''New South Wales.''']] For marriage and death records prior to 1930 also see [[New South Wales Civil Registration|'''New South Wales.''']] Registrations of these events in the Canberra region may be recorded under the Districts of Queanbeyan or Yass.
 
==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
<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.
 
==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<br>
 
==References==
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Prior to 1911 the area now known as the 'Australian Capital Territory' was administratively part of New South Wales. Between 1 January 1911 and 29 July 1938 it was officially known as the 'Federal Capital Territory'. NB: For births in the Canberra region prior to 1918 see the indexes of New South Wales. For marriage and death records prior to 1930 also see New South Wales. Registrations of these events in the Canberra region may be recorded under the Districts of Queanbeyan or Yass.

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