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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
*Parish registers began for: | *Parish registers began for: | ||
::Church of England in 1885 | |||
::Presbyterian Church in 1949 | |||
::Roman Catholic Church in 1885<ref>"Parish Registers in Australia", by Nick Vine Hall, 1990.</ref> | |||
== Information Recorded in Church Records == | == Information Recorded in Church Records == | ||
The information recorded in church or parish registers varies somewhat from religion to religion, and later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. Most church registers for the Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian denominations provide the following information: | The information recorded in church or parish registers varies somewhat from religion to religion, and later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. Most church registers for the Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian denominations provide the following information: | ||
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