Australia Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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*[[Australia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Australia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Australia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Australia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Australia Convict Records|Convict Records]]
*[[Australia Directories|Directories]]
*[[Australia Voting Registers|Voting Registers]]
*[[Australia Census|Census]]
*[[Australia Census|Census]]
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*[[Australia Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Australia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Australia Taxation|Taxation]]
*Directories
*Directories
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*[[Australia Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Australia Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Australia Convict Records|Convict Records]]
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*[[Australia Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Australia Biography|Biography]]


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| align="left" | [[Australia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Australia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Australia Biography|Biography]], [[Australia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Australia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" | [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Australia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Australia Schools|School Records]], [[Australia Court Records|Court Records]]
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| align="left" | [[Australia Military Records|Military Records]], [[Australia Court Records|Court Records]], Correctional Institutions, [[Australia Convict Records|Convict Records]]
| align="left" | [[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Biography|Biography]]
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| align="left" | [[Australia Convict Records|Convict Records]], [[Australia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Australia Directories|Directories]], [[Australia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Australia Voting Registers|Voting Registers]]
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| align="left" | [[Australia Land and Property|Land and Property]],[[Australia Probate Records|Probate Records]],[[Australia Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Australia Taxation|Taxation]]
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Revision as of 16:01, 2 February 2021

Australia Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Australia Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

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[edit | edit source]

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

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Convict records
Ethnicity and nationality
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

States and Territories[edit | edit source]

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States[edit | edit source]

Territories[edit | edit source]



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Religion Church records, Biography, Civil Registration Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records