Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings - FamilySearch Historical Records
This wiki article describes a collection that is available for free online at FamilySearch Record Search. To access the collection, see [Australia, New South Wales, alphabetical index to newspaper cuttings 1841-1987][edit | edit source]
Collection Time Period[edit | edit source]
Most events included in the records date from approximately 1841-1987. Information included in the cards may predate 1841. A very few earlier records do exist.
Record History [edit | edit source]
People used to place an ad in the local newspaper to announce a birth, marriage, or death. This information was later extracted into an alphabetically filed card index. Information included in these cards is primarily for marriages and deaths, but does include some births. There are a few cards with information extracted from the 1811 census, Thomas Mutch index, probate index, vital records, etc. Population coverage is not comprehensive. The majority of the records are from New South Wales, but there are a few from Queensland.
Why This Record Was Created[edit | edit source]
This collection was created to more readily assist in locating information regarding a birth, marriage, death, obituary or other miscellaneous information about an individual that appeared in a newspaper.
Record Reliability
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Information related to the immediate event is probably accurate. The accuracy of other information given would depend on the knowledge of the informant.
Record Description
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Newspaper cuttings are pasted to the cards. In some cases the information is extracted or typewritten on the cards, and these include the name of the newspaper that published the event.
Record Content[edit | edit source]
The key genealogical facts which may be found in the cards are:
- Name of individuals who were born, married, or died
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Place of marriage
- Date of marriage
- Place of death
- Date of death
- Place of burial
- Name of spouse
- Names of children
- Names of parents
- Names of siblings
- Short biography (in case of obituaries)
- Date of arrival in Australia
- Place of residence
How to Use the Record
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If a person is unable to find an ancestor in the vital, church, or immigration records, this card index would be a good next source to check.
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Sources of This Collection[edit | edit source]
Greenwich Stake Genealogical Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, 1987
How to Cite Your Sources[edit | edit source]
Instructions for citing this source can be found at: Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)