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+== Information Recorded in Church Records ==
+The information recorded in church or parish registers varies somewhat from religion to religion, and later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. Most church registers for the Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian denominations provide the following information:
+=== Baptisms  ===
+*Birth and baptism dates
+*Place of baptism
+*Christian name of the child
+*Christian and surname of the father
+*Christian name of the mother (some include maiden surname)
+*Parents’ abode
+*Occupation of the father
+*Name of the officiating minister
+Children were generally baptized within a few days of birth. If a child died soon after birth, death information was sometimes added as a note.
+=== Marriages  ===
+*Date and place of marriage
+*Full names of the bride and groom
+*Parish of residence of the bride and groom
+*Marital status of the bride and groom prior to this marriage
+*Married by banns or license
+*In the case of a minor, whether with consent of parents
+*Name of the officiating minister
+*Signatures or marks of the bride and groom
+*Signatures or marks of witnesses
+Marriage registers may also include other information about the bride and groom such as their ages, occupations, and names of parents. In cases of second and later marriages for a woman, they may include her former married names along with her maiden name.
+Marriage registers sometimes include the published banns. These were announcements of intent to marry which were made for two or three Sundays prior to the marriage, and gave an opportunity for anyone to come forward who knew of any reason why the couple should not be married.
+=== Burials  ===
+*Dates of death and burial
+*Place of burial
+*Name of the deceased
+*Place of abode at time of death
+*Age of the deceased
+*Occupation of the deceased
+*Name of the officiating minister
+Occasionally parents' names, cause of death, and even the date and place of birth are given for the deceased. Burials were recorded in the records of the church where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of death. Burial records exist for individuals for whom no birth or marriage record exists. In addition, stillbirths may have been recorded in a burial register when no baptism occurred.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Church Records in Australia]]