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*[https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Family history research service] for births, marriages, and deaths. Index (free) and images ($). | *[https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Family history research service] for births, marriages, and deaths. Index (free) and images ($). | ||
*[http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,parish&tab=dt&search_scope=DT&vid=SLQ&offset=0 State Library of Queensland parish records] | *[http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,parish&tab=dt&search_scope=DT&vid=SLQ&offset=0 State Library of Queensland parish records] | ||
*'''1829-1919''' | *'''1829-1919''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/queensland-births-1829-1919 Queensland Births 1829-1919] - at Findmypast, index. | ||
*'''1829-1939''' | *'''1829-1939''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/queensland-marriages-1829-1939 Queensland Marriages 1829-1939] - at Findmypast, index. | ||
*'''1829-1981''' | *'''1829-1981''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/queensland-deaths-1829-1964 Queensland Deaths 1829-1964] - at Findmypast, index. | ||
== New South Wales Online Resources Including Area Now in Queensland == | == New South Wales Online Resources Including Area Now in Queensland == | ||
*The [https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages] includes church records that were kept from 1788 to 1855, prior to collection of vital records by the government. | *The [https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages] includes church records that were kept from 1788 to 1855, prior to collection of vital records by the government. | ||
* | *{{FSC|151926|item|disp=Card index to New South Wales church records}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|303518|item|disp=New South Wales church records}} - at FamilySearch, index & images. Contains registers for different denominations throughout New South Wales, particularly around the Sydney area. | ||
*'''1787-1810''' | *'''1787-1810''' {{FSC|324047|item|disp=Index to baptisms, N.S.W., 1787-1800 ; Index to burials in New South Wales 1787 to 1800 (including deaths at sea on first fleet) ; Index to marriages in New South Wales, a.d. 1788-1800 ; Index to marriages in New South Wales from January 1, 1800 to December 31st, 1810, transcribed from "The Kerrison James" records}} - at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1788-1830''' | *'''1788-1830''' {{FSC|226369|item|disp=Kerrison James Index to church records, 1788-1830}} - at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1816-1982''' | *'''1816-1982''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2058669 Australia, New South Wales, cemetery, military, and church record transcripts : COLLECTION RECORD, 1816-1982], index & images. [[Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | ||
*'''1839-1925''' | *'''1839-1925''' {{FSC|435978|item|disp=Index of parish register information : 1839-1925}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
===Civil Registration and Church Records=== | ===Civil Registration and Church Records=== | ||
*From 1788 to 1856 the only birth, death or marriage records kept in New South Wales were the '''registers maintained by the established churches'''. As registrar's offices assumed responsibility for registration, they requested copies of earlier church records to incorporate into their collections. The [https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages/about-us/history-of-registry#toc-church-registrations '''New South Wales Registry'''] holds transcriptions of these early church records. Any surviving original registers are located in the NSW Archives. | *From 1788 to 1856 the only birth, death or marriage records kept in New South Wales were the '''registers maintained by the established churches'''. As registrar's offices assumed responsibility for registration, they requested copies of earlier church records to incorporate into their collections. The [https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages/about-us/history-of-registry#toc-church-registrations '''New South Wales Registry'''] holds transcriptions of these early church records. Any surviving original registers are located in the NSW Archives. | ||
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*The church records are indexed with civil registration. | *The church records are indexed with civil registration. | ||
*[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index] | *[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index] | ||
:*'''1788-1914''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-births New South Wales Births] at Findmypast | :*'''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-marriages-1788-1945 New South Wales Marriages] at Findmypast | :*'''1788-1945''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-marriages-1788-1945 New South Wales Marriages] at Findmypast - index only ($) | ||
:*'''1788-1966''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10915/australia-new-south-wales-marriage-index-1788-1966?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index] at MyHeritage | :*'''1788-1966''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10915/australia-new-south-wales-marriage-index-1788-1966?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($) | ||
:*'''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 | :*'''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 ($) | ||
:*'''1788-1945''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-deaths-1788-1945 New South Wales Deaths] at Findmypast | :*'''1788-1945''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-deaths-1788-1945 New South Wales Deaths] at Findmypast - index only ($) | ||
===Australia=== | ===Australia=== | ||
*'''1788-1922''' | *'''1788-1922''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1778/ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922], index - at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1792-1981''' | *'''1792-1981''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9776/ Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-births-and-baptisms-1792-1981 Findmypast] ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30217/australia-births-baptisms-1792-1981 My Heritage] ($) | ||
*'''1788-1950''' | *'''1788-1950''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1780/ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950], index - at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1788-1935''' | *'''1788-1935''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-marriages-1788-1935 Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935], index - at Findmypast ($) | ||
*'''1810-1980''' | *'''1810-1980''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30219/australia-marriages-1810-1980 Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980], index - at MyHeritage ($) | ||
*'''1787-1985''' | *'''1787-1985''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1779/ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985], index - at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1816-1980''' | *'''1816-1980''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australia-deaths-and-burials-1816-1980 Australia Deaths & Burials, 1816-1980], index - at Findmypast ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30218/australia-deaths-burials-1816-1980 My Heritage] ($) | ||
===FamilySearch Library=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1928761&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Australia%2C%20Queensland%22 Click on "Places within Australia, Queensland"]. Choose a location to see if additional online church records are available. | ||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||
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Mailing address: PO Box 1467, Carindale, QLD 4152, Australia<br> | Mailing address: PO Box 1467, Carindale, QLD 4152, Australia<br> | ||
Telephone: (07) 3349 6072<br> | Telephone: (07) 3349 6072<br> | ||
Email: info@gsq.org.au<br> | |||
[https://www.gsq.org.au/library-catalogue/ Library Catalogue]<br> | [https://www.gsq.org.au/library-catalogue/ Library Catalogue]<br> | ||
[https://www.gsq.org.au/what-gsq-offers/research-services/ Research Services]<br> | [https://www.gsq.org.au/what-gsq-offers/research-services/ Research Services]<br> | ||
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Telephone: 07 4887 3087<br> | Telephone: 07 4887 3087<br> | ||
Email: archives@rok.catholic.net.au<br> | |||
[https://rok.catholic.net.au/our-diocese/archives/# Website]<br> | [https://rok.catholic.net.au/our-diocese/archives/# Website]<br> | ||
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Telephone: +61 7 3835 2333<br> | Telephone: +61 7 3835 2333<br> | ||
Email: archives@anglicanchurchsq.org.au<br> | |||
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Postal:<br> | Postal:<br> | ||
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Telephone: (07) 4771 4175 - Option 4<br> | Telephone: (07) 4771 4175 - Option 4<br> | ||
Email: archives@anglicannq.org<br> | |||
[https://www.anglicannq.org/governance/archives-and-records Website] | |||
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'''Anglican Archives Diocese of Rockhampton'''<br> | '''Anglican Archives Diocese of Rockhampton'''<br> | ||
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Phone: (07) 4927 3188<br> | Phone: (07) 4927 3188<br> | ||
E-mai: diocese@anglicanchurchcq.org.au<br> | E-mai: diocese@anglicanchurchcq.org.au<br> | ||
[https://rok.catholic.net.au/our-diocese/archives/# Website] | |||
*[https://anglicanchurchcq.org.au/pdf/A_Select_List_of_Holdings.pdf List of Holdings'''] | *[https://anglicanchurchcq.org.au/pdf/A_Select_List_of_Holdings.pdf List of Holdings'''] | ||
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[[Category:Church Records in Australia]] | [[Category:Church Records in Australia]] | ||
*In 1823, John Oxley, a British explorer, sailed north from what is now Sydney to scout '''possible penal colony sites''' in Gladstone (then Port Curtis) and Moreton Bay. At Moreton Bay, he found the Brisbane River. | *In 1823, John Oxley, a British explorer, sailed north from what is now Sydney to scout '''possible penal colony sites''' in Gladstone (then Port Curtis) and Moreton Bay. At Moreton Bay, he found the Brisbane River. | ||
*He returned in 1824 and established a penal settlement at what is now Redcliffe. The settlement, initially known as Edenglassie, was then transferred to the current location of the '''Brisbane''' city centre. | *He returned in 1824 and established a penal settlement at what is now Redcliffe. The settlement, initially known as Edenglassie, was then transferred to the current location of the '''Brisbane''' city centre, then known as the '''Moreton Bay Penal [https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/moreton-bay-convict-settlement-origins-queensland Colony]''', with the larger area known as '''Moreton Bay'''. (For instance, the survey office is the "[https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM101517 Moreton Bay District Survey Office]" and the local newspaper {{FSC|177765|item|disp=began}} as the "Moreton Bay Courier" in 1846 and only later took the name "Brisbane Courier".) 'Brisbane" appears as a [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Dixon_%281842%29.jpg tiny dot on an 1842 map], but eventually the area's principal name changed from Moreton Bay to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Brisbane Brisbane], and by 1859 when Queensland became a state in its own right, Brisbane was designated as its capital, and 'Moreton Bay' remained into the 21st century as a council [https://www.qhatlas.com.au/content/civil-government-boundaries district] just above Brisbane. | ||
*In 1839, transportation of convicts was ceased, culminating in the closure of the Brisbane penal settlement. | *In 1839, transportation of convicts was ceased, culminating in the closure of the Brisbane penal settlement (though convicts' freedoms, for instance to move about or to marry, were still severely restricted). | ||
*'''Most early immigrants came from New South Wales'''. | *'''Most early immigrants came from New South Wales'''. | ||
*The Earl Grey Scheme established a special emigration scheme which was designed to resettle destitute girls from the workhouses of Ireland during the Great Famine. A small group of 37 young orphans, sometimes referred to as '''The Belfast Girls or the Feisty Colleens''' sailed up to Brisbane (then Moreton Bay) on 21 October 1848 on board the Ann Mary. This scheme continued until 1852. | *The Earl Grey Scheme established a special emigration scheme which was designed to resettle destitute girls from the workhouses of Ireland during the Great Famine. A small group of 37 young orphans, sometimes referred to as '''The Belfast Girls or the Feisty Colleens''' sailed up to Brisbane (then Moreton Bay) on 21 October 1848 on board the Ann Mary. This scheme continued until 1852. | ||
*On 10 December 1859, a proclamation was read by George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland, formally establishing Queensland as a separate colony from New South Wales. | *On 6 June 1859, Queen Victoria [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland#Independent_governance signed Letters Patent] to '''form the separate colony of [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Australia_Historical_Geography Queensland]''' as a self-governing Crown colony with responsible government. On 10 December 1859, a proclamation was read by George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland, formally establishing Queensland as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia#/media/File:Australia_history.gif separate colony] from New South Wales. | ||
*Immigration to Australia and Queensland, in particular, began in the 1850s to support the state economy. During the period from the 1860s until the early 20th century, many laborers, known at the time as Kanakas, were brought to Queensland from '''neighboring Pacific Island nations''' to work in the state's sugar cane fields. | *Immigration to Australia and Queensland, in particular, began in the 1850s to support the state economy. During the period from the 1860s until the early 20th century, many laborers, known at the time as Kanakas, were brought to Queensland from '''neighboring Pacific Island nations''' to work in the state's sugar cane fields. | ||
*'''Italian immigrants''' entered the sugar cane industry from the 1890s.<ref>"Queensland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland, accessed 25 February 2022.</ref> | *'''Italian immigrants''' entered the sugar cane industry from the 1890s.<ref>"Queensland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland, accessed 25 February 2022.</ref> | ||
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