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Australia Wiki Topics

Australia Beginning Research

Record Types

Australia Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Australia

Record Finder

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.

Record Finder Table for Australia

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Australia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration School Records	Biography Newspapers Military Records Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Cemeteries Obituaries Medical Records Convict Records Occupations
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration Convict Records	Newspapers Biography Genealogy Periodicals Cemeteries Court Records Convict Records
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration Cemeteries Obituaries	Newspapers Probate Records Court Records Land and Property Military Records Biography Genealogy Convict Records Medical Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration Convict Records	Obituaries Newspapers Cemeteries Biography Genealogy Naturalization and Citizenship Land and Property Occupations
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration Biography Genealogy Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers Probate Records Obituaries School Records Court Records
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories Civil Registration	Societies Newspapers Periodicals Genealogy Probate Records Voting Records Land and Property

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration Convict Records Directories Voting Records	Land and Property Probate Records Newspapers Taxation Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Convict records	Convict Records	Court Records Public Records
Ethnicity and nationality	Native Races Minorities
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration Directories Probate Records Convict Records	Court records Newspapers Emigration and Immigration Obituaries School Records
Religion	Church Records, Civil Registration	Cemeteries Genealogy Newspapers Obituaries Probate Records History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records Convict Records	Court Records Newspapers Biography

States and Territories

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each state or territory, including links to actual records.

States

Territories

Australian Capital Territory(ACT)
Jervis Bay Territory (JBT)
Northern Territory
Ashmore and Cartier Islands (uninhabited)
Australian Antarctic Territory
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands (population: 4)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
Norfolk Island

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