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Online Resources

• South Australia Baptisms and Confirmations at FindMyPast - index ($)

===Catholic===
*Church records, 1848-1952, Catholic Church. St. Mary of the Angels (Port Lincoln, South Australia); Catholic Church. St. Patrick's (Adelaide, South Australia) - at FamiliySearch, images.

Church of England (Anglican)

• Parish registers, 1849-1935, Church of England in Australia. St. Andrew's Church (Walkerville, South Australia) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Parish registers, 1885-1962, Church of England in Australia. St. Agnes' Church (Grange, South Australia) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Parish registers, 1925-1974, Church of England in Australia. All Saints' Church Seacliff, St. Margaret's Church Darlington, St. Jude's Church Brighton (South Australia) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• River Murray Mission baptisms, 1894-1913, Church of England in Australia. River Murray Mission (South Australia) - at FamiliySearch, images.

Methodist

• Church records, 1861-1878, Mintaro Circuit (South Australia : Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Registers of baptisms, 1856-1909, 1871-1909, and roll of members, 1884-1902 of Auburn Circuit (South Australia): Methodist - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Members roll, 1891-1910, Port Broughton Circuit (South Australia : Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Roll of members, 1890-1898, Moonta Circuit (South Australia : Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.

Wesleyan Methodist

• Church records, 1848-1922, Redruth Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/228210?availability=Family%20History%20Library Church records, 1865-1921, Goolwa and Middleton Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Church records, 1888-1913, Port Adelaide Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Church records, 1890-1922, Mintaro and Auburn Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/232169?availability=Family%20History%20Library Member's roll book, 1891-1909, Ardrossan Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Members roll, 1884-1900, Unley Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
*Members roll, 1890-1905, Port Lincoln Circuit (South Australia :Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Members roll, 1890-1917, Petersburg Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Members roll, 1890-1934, Kadina and Wallaroo Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.

• Members roll, 1892-1913, Melrose Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Members roll, 1897-1911, Jamestown Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Methodist baptisms in South Australia, 1882-1915, Kent Town and Norwood Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1853-1941, Virginia Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1857-1907, Yankalilla Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1860-1873, Mount Gambier Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1862-1898, Wallaroo Circuit (South Australia : Methodist); Methodist Church of Australasia. South Australia Conference; Kadina and Wallaroo Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1868-1911; Membership rolls, 1913-1943 of Angaston Circuit (South Australia: Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Methodist baptisms in South Australia, 1885-1928, Kingston and Robe Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.

• Register of baptisms, 1871-1892, Port Wakefield Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1881-1906, Quorn Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1882-1907, Unley Circuit (South Australia: Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of baptisms, 1884-1932, Riverton Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Register of marriages and baptisms, 1869-1919, Mount Remarkable Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Roll of members, 1890-1916, Mount Barker Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Roll of members, 1890-1920, Minlaton Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Roll of members, 1891-1903, Laura Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.
• Roll of members, 1894-1920, Millicent Circuit (South Australia : Wesleyan Methodist) - at FamiliySearch, images.

Church Records available prior to 1842 (registration)

Prior to Civil Registration which began on 1 June 1842, the only records available are from various Churches. The following link will take you to the only places you can locate information on Birth, Death and Marriage's available.

Other Churches of South Australia

After Civil Registration

Lutheran

• Lutheran Church - South Australia

Roman Catholic

• Diocese of Adelaide's Archives and Records Services

Other information at State Library of South Australia

The following is a summary of the Church records held by the State Library which may be useful to family historians.

• Anglican Church
• Baptist Church
• Congregational Church
• Unitarian Church
• Uniting Church
• Miscellaneous Churches – South Australia

For Further Information
The State Library of South Australia is custodian of records belonging to the following churches:

• Anglican SRG 94
  
• Baptist SRG 465
• Congregational SRG 95
• Methodist SRG 4
• Presbyterian SRG 123
• Society of Friends (Quaker) SRG 103
• Uniting Church in Australia SRG 198

Although the State Library does not hold the originals we do hold microfilm copies of some records belonging to the Adelaide Hebrew Congregation (SRG 162). The microfilm is in the Family History Area.
The State Library is committed to preserving these church records but does make them available for people to consult in the supervised Somerville Reading Room.
Many of the Anglican Church records are available in the Family History Area on microfilm or microfiche. There is a booklet kept with the films explaining which records are available.
Contained in the Anglican Church records are the registers of Trinity Church later Holy Trinity Church. This was the first church in South Australia and for sometime the only church.

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