Australian Capital Territory Church Records

Online Resources and Websites

• Australian Capital Territory Marriages - at FindMyPast ($). Index.
• Australian Capital Territory Deaths - at FindMyPast ($). Index.

Libraries

National Library of Australia
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Telephone: +61 (0)2 6262 1111

Address postal enquiries to:
Reader Services
National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

• How do I research my family history?
• Catalogue Search
• Ask a Librarian

Societies

• The Society of Australian Genealogists, based in Sydney, provides an expert and specialist family history service, and holds microfilms of records of churches of all denominations throughout Australia and overseas. The SAG sells copies of their microfilms to family history societies, historical societies, and libraries.

Writing for Records

Originals of parish records may still be held at the local church.
See the Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy for help in composing a letter requesting information from a local church.
Address directories for major religious groups are listed here. Baptist, Pentecostal, and Reformed churches have multiple umbrella organizations. For those, use Google.

• Anglican Directory Australia Parishes
• Catholic Find A Church, Australia
• Churches of Christ in Australia
• Greek Orthodox Churches in Australia
• Jehovah's Witnesses Find a Meeting in Australia
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Find a Ward
• Find a Lutheran Church Australia
• OCA Orthodox Church Parishes in Australia
• Russian Orthodox Church Directory of Parishes and Monasteries in Australia
• PresKey OnLine Directory, Find a Presbyterian Church in Australia
• Salvation Army Churches in Australia
• Seventh-day Adventist Congregations in Australia
• Uniting Church Congregations of Australia (Congregational)

Historical Background

• Parish registers began for:

Baptist Church in 1929

Church of England in 1838

Congregational Church in 1979

Roman Catholic Church in 1849