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Guide to '''Northern Territory, Australia ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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==Getting Started ==
'''If your family or ancestors lived in the Northern Territory before 1863, you should also search records of [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales]]. If they lived in the Northern Territory between 1863 and 1911, you should also search records of [[South Australia, Australia|South Australia]].'''
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<h3>Getting Started with Northern Territory Research</h3>
Links to articles on getting started with Northern Territory research.
*[[GuidedResearch:Northern Territory|Northern Territory Guided Research]]
*[[New South Wales, Australia Guided Research|New South Wales Guided Research]]
*[[South Australia, Australia Guided Research|South Australia Guided Research]]
*[https://familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/139 New South Wales Early Church Records 1788-1886] Tutorial
*[https://familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/140 Using the New South Wales Birth, Death, Marriage Index] Tutorial
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<h3>Northern Territory Research Tools</h3>
Links to articles and websites that assist in Northern Territory research.
*[https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/australian-birth-death-and-marriage-records/northern-teritory National Library of Australia: Northern Territory]
*[https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0 New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index]
*The [http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-online NSW State Archives and Records Online Indexes]
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages] offers a wide variety of services to help with family history
::*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search Family History Search]
::*Online ordering of New South Wales [https://onlineforms.bdm.nsw.gov.au/application/birth_details Birth certificate]    [https://onlineforms.bdm.nsw.gov.au/application/marriage_details Marriage certificate]    [https://onlineforms.bdm.nsw.gov.au/application/death_details Death certificate]
*[https://archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/using-our-collection/starting-your-research/family-history-research South Australia State Archives: Family History Research]
*[https://archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/using-our-collection/online-records South Australia State Archives Online Records]
*[https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search Genealogy SA Online Database Search]
*[https://archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/aboriginal-families/finding-your-aboriginal-history Finding your Aboriginal history] State Archives
*[https://archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/aboriginal-families/guides-aboriginal-history Guides to Aboriginal History] State Archives


Guide to '''Northern Territory, Australia ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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The Northern Territory was originally part of New South Wales. It was annexed to South Australia in 1863 then the Commonwealth assumed administration in 1911. The capital is Darwin.
 
== Getting started with Northern Territory research  ==
 
If your family or ancestors lived in the Northern Territory before 1863, you should also search records of [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales]]. If they lived in the Northern Territory between 1863 and 1911, you should also search records of [[South Australia, Australia|South Australia]]. For information about the records of the Northern Territory, click on one of the topic links at the left.
 
Numerous articles are available on FamilySearch Wiki to help you get started in family history. This portal will provide links to articles about general research topics.
 
[[Image:Northern Territory 1.jpg|right|250px|Water Bluff Waterhole at Pungalina, Northern Territory]] [[Principles of Family History Research|'''Principles of Family History Research''']]
 
#[[Identify What You Know|Identify What You Know]]
#[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide What You Want to Learn]]
#[[Select Records to Search|Select Records to Search]]
#[[Obtain and Search the Records|Obtain and Search the Records]]
#[[Use the Information|Use the Information]]
 
==== Genealogy  ====
 
Pickup, Albert.&nbsp; Pickup of Darwin,&nbsp; History and family tree of John Pickup and Hanna Eccles that lived in Lancashire, Rossendale, with a branch emigrating to Australia.&nbsp; The following surnames are also listed, Green, Shorrock, Biggs, Watson, Gregory, Watson, Cooper, Burry, Jepson, Entwhistle, Hawsworth, Gadfield, Hayes, Smith, English, Glover, Stevens, Sigge, and Walker, dating 1723-1953.&nbsp; Article in The Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Soc. Magazine, vol. 6, no.2, pages 17-20, FHL Ref 942.72 B2r
 
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*Melville Island
*Groote Eylandt
 
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== Help Wanted  ==
 
Interested in [[Help:Contributor Help|editing or adding to the Wiki]]? The Northern Territory page needs you! Here are some simple ways you can add information other researchers need!
 
== Events  ==
 
*National Family History Week July 31st to August 8th 2010
 
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==History==
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*With the coming of the British, there were four early attempts to settle the harsh environment of the northern coast, of which three failed in starvation and despair.
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*The land now occupied by the Northern Territory was part of colonial New South Wales from 1825 to 1863, except for a brief time from February to December 1846, when it was part of the short-lived colony of North Australia.
*The Northern Territory was part of South Australia from 1863 to 1911. On 1 January 1911, a decade after federation, the Northern Territory, alongside the Australian Capital Territory, was separated from South Australia and transferred to federal control.
*From its establishment in 1869 the Port of Darwin was the major Territory supply for many decades.<ref>"Northern Territory", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory#History, accessed 25 April 2022.</ref>
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Guide to Northern Territory, Australia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

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Getting Started[edit | edit source]

If your family or ancestors lived in the Northern Territory before 1863, you should also search records of New South Wales. If they lived in the Northern Territory between 1863 and 1911, you should also search records of South Australia.

Getting Started with Northern Territory Research

Links to articles on getting started with Northern Territory research.

Northern Territory Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Northern Territory research.





History[edit | edit source]

  • With the coming of the British, there were four early attempts to settle the harsh environment of the northern coast, of which three failed in starvation and despair.
  • The land now occupied by the Northern Territory was part of colonial New South Wales from 1825 to 1863, except for a brief time from February to December 1846, when it was part of the short-lived colony of North Australia.
  • The Northern Territory was part of South Australia from 1863 to 1911. On 1 January 1911, a decade after federation, the Northern Territory, alongside the Australian Capital Territory, was separated from South Australia and transferred to federal control.
  • From its establishment in 1869 the Port of Darwin was the major Territory supply for many decades.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Northern Territory", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory#History, accessed 25 April 2022.
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