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==Resources== | |||
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*For a detailed chart showing coverage dates and index links for each state and territory, see the .pdf [https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/State%20Library%20of%20Queensland%20research%20guide%20-%20BDMs%20-%202022%2002.pdf ''Births, Deaths and Marriages: Australia, NZ, England & Wales''] | *For a detailed chart showing coverage dates and index links for each state and territory, see the .pdf [https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/State%20Library%20of%20Queensland%20research%20guide%20-%20BDMs%20-%202022%2002.pdf ''Births, Deaths and Marriages: Australia, NZ, England & Wales''] | ||
*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records '''National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records'''] | *[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records '''National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records'''] | ||
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*[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 | *'''1776-1980''': {{RecordSearch|1538298|Australia Miscellaneous Genealogical Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images | ||
*'''1788-1922''' | *'''1788-1922''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1778/ Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922], index - at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1792-1981''' | *'''1792-1981''' {{RecordSearch|1770729|Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1792-1981''' | *'''1792-1981''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9776/ Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981], index - at Ancestry ($). 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''' {{RecordSearch|1770858|Australia Marriages, 1810-1980}}, index, incomplete. [[Australia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''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''' {{RecordSearch|1770857|Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980}}, index. [[Australia Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''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 ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30218/australia-deaths-burials-1816-1980 My Heritage] ($) | ||
*'''1851-1997''' | *'''1851-1997''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9091 Australia Newspaper Vital Notices, 1851-1997] - at Ancestry ($), index, incomplete. | ||
*'''1860-2019''' | *'''1860-2019''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10738/australia-death-notices-1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019] ($), index | ||
====British Armed Forces==== | ====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 | *[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 ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=australia British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=australia British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[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 | *[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 ($) | ||
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====[[Australian Capital Territory Civil Registration|Australian Capital Territory]]==== | ====[[Australian Capital Territory Civil Registration|Australian Capital Territory]]==== | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-marriages Australian Capital Territory Marriages] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-marriages Australian Capital Territory Marriages] - at Findmypast ($). Index. | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-deaths Australian Capital Territory Deaths] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/australian-capital-territory-deaths Australian Capital Territory Deaths] - at Findmypast ($). Index. | ||
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====[[New South Wales Civil Registration|New South Wales]]==== | ====[[New South Wales Civil Registration|New South Wales]]==== | ||
*[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index] | *[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index] | ||
*'''1788-1914''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-births New South Wales Births] at | *'''1788-1914''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-births New South Wales Births] at Findmypast - index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10916/australia-new-south-wales-birth-index-1787-1916?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($) | ||
*'''1788-1856''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1905/#:~:text=petitions%20by%20convicts%20for%20sentence%20mitigation%2C%20marriage,court%20cases%2C%20and%20lists%20of%20assigned%20servants New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers] at Ancestry | *'''1788-1856''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1905/#:~:text=petitions%20by%20convicts%20for%20sentence%20mitigation%2C%20marriage,court%20cases%2C%20and%20lists%20of%20assigned%20servants New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1788-1945''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-marriages-1788-1945 New South Wales Marriages] at | *'''1788-1945''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-marriages-1788-1945 New South Wales Marriages] at Findmypast - index only ($) | ||
*'''1788-1966''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10915/australia-new-south-wales-marriage-index-1788-1966?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index] at MyHeritage | *'''1788-1966''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10915/australia-new-south-wales-marriage-index-1788-1966?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($) | ||
*'''1813–1835,1894''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8811 New South Wales, Australia, Butts of Marriage Licenses] at Ancestry | *'''1813–1835,1894''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8811 New South Wales, Australia, Butts of Marriage Licenses] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1825-1851''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-registers-of-convicts-applications-to-marry-1825-1851 New South Wales Registers Of Convict Applications To Marry] at | *'''1825-1851''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-registers-of-convicts-applications-to-marry-1825-1851 New South Wales Registers Of Convict Applications To Marry] at Findmypast - index & images ($); ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1504/ Ancestry]'' ($) | ||
*'''1826-1856''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61481/#:~:text=Letters%20and%20records%20of%20various%20events%20make,court%20cases%2C%20and%20lists%20of%20assigned%20servants New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Letters] at Ancestry | *'''1826-1856''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61481/#:~:text=Letters%20and%20records%20of%20various%20events%20make,court%20cases%2C%20and%20lists%20of%20assigned%20servants New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Letters] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1828-1839''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9094 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns] at Ancestry | *'''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 ($) | ||
*'''1787-1986''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10914/australia-new-south-wales-death-index-1787-1986?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Death Index] at MyHeritage | *'''1787-1986''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10914/australia-new-south-wales-death-index-1787-1986?s=275764761 Australia, New South Wales Death Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($) | ||
*'''1788-1945''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-deaths-1788-1945 New South Wales Deaths] at | *'''1788-1945''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-deaths-1788-1945 New South Wales Deaths] at Findmypast - index only ($) | ||
*'''1826-1879''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1202 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register] at Ancestry | *'''1826-1879''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1202 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
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====[[Northern Territory Civil Registration|Northern Territory]]==== | ====[[Northern Territory Civil Registration|Northern Territory]]==== | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-baptisms-and-confirmations Northern Territory Baptisms and Confirmations] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-baptisms-and-confirmations Northern Territory Baptisms and Confirmations] - at Findmypast, index.($) | ||
*'''1870-1918''' | *'''1870-1918''' [https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-birth-index-1870-1918 Northern Territory Birth Index 1870-1918] - at Findmypast, index.($) | ||
*'''1870-1913''' | *'''1870-1913''' [https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-marriage-index-1870-1913 Northern Territory Marriage Index 1870-1913] - at Findmypast, index.($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-marriages Northern Territory Marriages] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-marriages Northern Territory Marriages] - at Findmypast, index.($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-deaths Northern Territory Deaths] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/northern-territory-deaths Northern Territory Deaths] - at Findmypast, index.($) | ||
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====[[South Australia Civil Registration|South Australia]]==== | ====[[South Australia Civil Registration|South Australia]]==== | ||
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====[[Queensland Civil Registration|Queensland]]==== | ====[[Queensland Civil Registration|Queensland]]==== | ||
*[https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Family history research service] for births, marriages, and deaths. Index (free) and images ($). | *[https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Family history research service] for births, marriages, and deaths. Index (free) and images ($). | ||
*'''1829-1919''' | *'''1829-1919''' [https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/queensland-births-1829-1919 Queensland Births 1829-1919] - at Findmypast, index ($); ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20290/australia-queensland-births?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)'' | ||
*'''1829-1939''' | *'''1829-1939''' [https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/queensland-marriages-1829-1939 Queensland Marriages 1829-1939] - at Findmypast, index.($) | ||
*'''1829-1964''' | *'''1829-1964''' [https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/queensland-deaths-1829-1964 Queensland Deaths 1829-1964] - at Findmypast, index.($) | ||
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====[[Tasmania Civil Registration|Tasmania]]==== | ====[[Tasmania Civil Registration|Tasmania]]==== | ||
*'''1803-1933''' | *'''1803-1933''' [https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Births%09Births Tasmania Names Index: Births] Libraries Tasmania, index & images. Includes some baptisms collected by the Registrar General (1900-1933 baptisms only). | ||
*'''1803-1933''' | *'''1803-1933''' {{RecordSearch|2125029|Australia Tasmania Civil Registration 1803-1933}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1803-1933''' | *'''1803-1933''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/tasmania-births-1803-1933 Tasmania Births 1803-1933] - at Findmypast, Index ($) | ||
*'''1803-1899''' | *'''1803-1899''' [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/tasmania-marriages-1803-1899 Tasmania Marriages 1803-1899] - at Findmypast, Index ($) | ||
*'''1803-1933''' | *'''1803-1933''' [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/tasmania-deaths-1803-1933 Tasmania Deaths 1803-1933] - at Findmypast Index ($) | ||
*'''1803-1939''' | *'''1803-1939''' [https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Court%09Court Tasmania Names Index:Deaths (1803-1939)] Libraries Tasmania, index & images. | ||
*'''1804-1899''' | *'''1804-1899''' [https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages Tasmania Names Index: Marriages] Libraries Tasmania, index & images. | ||
*'''1828-1975''' | *'''1828-1975''' [https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Inquests%09Inquests Tasmania Names Index: Tasmania inquest records] Libraries Tasmania, index & images. | ||
*'''1835-1840''' | *'''1835-1840''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20080809135145/http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/tasbdm2.htm Births,Deaths and Marriages Index 1835 - 1840, listed in the newspaper Cornwall Chronicle], index. | ||
*'''1839-1938''' | *'''1839-1938''' {{RecordSearch|2514003|Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1852-1944''' | *'''1852-1944''' [https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Marriages%09Marriages Tasmania Names Index: Marriage certificate counterfoils (1852-1944)] Libraries Tasmania, index & images. | ||
*'''1854-1930''' | *'''1854-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1646/ Tasmania, Australia, Index to Birth Notices in The Mercury, 1854-1930] - at Ancestry, Index ($) | ||
*'''1854-1962''' | *'''1854-1962''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1647 Tasmania, Australia, Index to Marriage Notices in The Mercury, 1854-1962] - at Ancestry, Index ($) | ||
*'''1854-1920''' | *'''1854-1920''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1648 Tasmania, Australia, Index to Death Notices in The Mercury, 1854-1930] - at Ancestry Index ($) | ||
*'''1861-1950''' | *'''1861-1950''' [https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Divorces%09Divorces Tasmania Names Index: Divorces (1861-1950)] Libraries Tasmania, index & images. Petitions for divorce in the Tasmanian Supreme Court. | ||
*'''1899-1912''' | *'''1899-1912''' {{RecordSearch|2400177|Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration of Births, 1899-1912}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration of Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
* [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20243/australia-tasmania-deaths?s=275764761 Australia, Tasmania Deaths] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
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*[https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/61e0e3dc482f41233900f0a4 Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Family history research] | *[https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/61e0e3dc482f41233900f0a4 Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Family history research] | ||
*[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Historical lndex of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Victoria State Justice and Registratuion Quick Search] | *[https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Historical lndex of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Victoria State Justice and Registratuion Quick Search] | ||
*'''1836-1913''' | *'''1836-1913''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-births-1836-1913 Victoria Births 1836-1913] - at Findmypast, Index ($) | ||
*'''1837-1917''' | *'''1837-1917''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61648/ Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10550/australia-victoria-birth-index-1837-1920 MyHeritage] ($) | ||
*'''1836-1942''' | *'''1836-1942''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-marriages-1836-1942 Victoria Marriages 1836-1942] - at Findmypast, Index ($) | ||
*'''1837-1950''' | *'''1837-1950''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61649/ Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10549/australia-victoria-marriage-index-1837-1942 MyHeritage] ($) | ||
*'''1836-1985''' | *'''1836-1985''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/victoria-deaths-1836-1985 Victoria Deaths 1836-1985] - at Findmypast, Index ($) | ||
*'''1836-1988''' | *'''1836-1988''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61650/ Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988], index - at Ancestry ($). Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10547/australia-victoria-death-index-1836-1985 MyHeritage] ($) | ||
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====[[Western Australia Civil Registration|Western Australia]]==== | ====[[Western Australia Civil Registration|Western Australia]]==== | ||
*[https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx Western Australia Online Index Search Tool] | *[https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx Western Australia Online Index Search Tool] | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/western-australia-birth-index Western Australia Birth Index] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/western-australia-birth-index Western Australia Birth Index] - at Findmypast, index ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/western-australia-marriage-index Western Australia Marriage Index] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/western-australia-marriage-index Western Australia Marriage Index] - at Findmypast, index ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/western-australia-death-index Western Australia Death Index] - at | *[https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/western-australia-death-index Western Australia Death Index] - at Findmypast, index ($) | ||
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====Pioneer Indexes==== | ====Pioneer Indexes==== | ||
*'''1824 - 1859''' | *'''1824 - 1859''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10066/queensland-early-pioneers-index-1824-1859 Queensland Early Pioneers Index, 1824 - 1859] - at MyHeritage ($) | ||
*'''1825-1920''' | *'''1825-1920''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1950/ Far North Queensland, Australia, Pioneers & Settlers Registers, 1825 -1920] | ||
*[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database] | *[http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database] | ||
*[https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx Western Australia Online Index Search Tool] | *[https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx Western Australia Online Index Search Tool] | ||
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== Offices to Contact == | == Offices to Contact == | ||
'''For instructions, forms, fees, and addresses for writing for records, find your state at this website:'''<br> | '''For instructions, forms, fees, and addresses for writing for records, find your state at this website:'''<br> | ||
*[https:// | *'''[https://newzealand.embassy.gov.au/wltn/birth_certificates.html Australian Government: Births, deaths and marriages registries for each state/territory]''' | ||
*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records Australian birth, death, and marriage records] | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Each government state index listed above will be followed by instructions for ordering any record found listed in the index.''' </span> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Each government state index listed above will be followed by instructions for ordering any record found listed in the index.''' </span> | ||
==Transcription Services== | ==Transcription Services== | ||
In some states you can use a transcription service to record what is on a certificate. Transcriptions provide the same information as certificates and are usually cheaper and quicker, but | |||
* | In some states you can use a transcription service to record what is on a certificate. Transcriptions provide the same information as certificates and are usually cheaper and quicker, but cannot be used for legal purposes. | ||
* National Archives of Australia, [https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-agents Research Agents] | |||
==Rights of Privacy== | ==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: | Rights of privacy laws limit access to records recent enough to contain information about living persons. You can access any of the following records: | ||
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*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. | *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. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
The starting dates of civil registration in each colony/state or territory of Australia are: <ref>[http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/?a=260750 Deaths outside Tasmania] Government of Tasmanaia. LINC Tasmania, bringing together the State Library of Tasmania, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO), Adult Education and Online Access Centres. Accessed 15 Jul 2013.</ref> | The starting dates of civil registration in each colony/state or territory of Australia are: <ref>[http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/?a=260750 Deaths outside Tasmania] Government of Tasmanaia. LINC Tasmania, bringing together the State Library of Tasmania, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO), Adult Education and Online Access Centres. Accessed 15 Jul 2013.</ref> | ||
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