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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

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Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration School Records	Biography Newspapers Military Records Occupations Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Cemeteries Obituaries
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

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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

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Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Convict records	Nobility Heraldry
Ethnicity and nationality	Nobility Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

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 New South Wales (NSW) Queensland (QLD) South Australia (SA) Tasmania (TAS) Victoria (VIC) Western Australia (WA) 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

Birth date	Civil Registration, Church Records,
Birthplace	Civil Registration, Church Records	Biography, Obituaries, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Medical Records, Convict Records, Cemeteries
Convict Records	Convict Records, Correctional Institutions, Emigration and Immigration, Census, Public Records	Court Records
Death	Civil Registration, Church Records,Newspapers, Cemeteries, Obituaries	Probate Records, Court Records, Land and Property,Military Records, Biography, Genealogy, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records, Medical Records
Ethnicity	Native Races, Minorities
Family members	Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records
Immigration date	Correctional Institutions, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Convict Records	Biography,Census,Medical Records, School Records
Living relatives	Directories, Civil Registration	Societies, Newspapers, Periodicals, Genealogy, Probate Records, Voter Registers, Land and Property
Maiden name	Civil Registration, Church Records, Convict Records	Obituaries, Newspapers, Cemeteries, Biography, Genealogy, Naturalization and Citizenship, Land and Property, Occupations
Marriage	Church Records, Civil Registration, Convict Records	Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Periodicals, Cemeteries, Court Records, Convict Records
Occupation	Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Occupations, Probate Records, Convict Records	Court records, Newspapers, Emigration and Immigration, Obituaries, School Records
Parents	Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers, Probate Records, Obituaries, School Records, Court Records
Physical description	Military Records, Court Records, Correctional Institutions, Convict Records	Newspapers, Biography
Place of residence	Convict Records, Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration, Voting Registers	Land and Property,Probate Records,Newspapers, Taxation
Religion	Church records, Biography, Civil Registration	Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records