Northern Territory Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

• National Library of Australia Website: Australian birth, death and marriage records: Northern Territory
• FamilySearch Webinar: Australia BDM Civil Registration Index online tutorial. Indexes for some states have been added since this class was recorded: Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Tasmania,

Online Records

• Northern Territory Baptisms and Confirmations - at Findmypast, index.($)
• 1870-1918 Northern Territory Birth Index 1870-1918 - at Findmypast, index.($)
• 1870-1913 Northern Territory Marriage Index 1870-1913 - at Findmypast, index.($)
• 1888-1922 Northern Territory of Australia aliens index (births), 1888-1922 at FamilySearch, index and images.
• Northern Territory Marriages - at Findmypast, index.($)
• Northern Territory Deaths - at Findmypast, index.($)

New South Wales Online Records, Including Northern Territory Prior to 1863

• New South Wales Birth, Death, and Marriage Index
• 1787-1986 - Australia, New South Wales Death Index at MyHeritage - index only ($)
• 1788-1945 - New South Wales Deaths at Findmypast - index only ($)
• 1788-1914 - New South Wales Births at Findmypast - index only ($); Also at MyHeritage ($)
• 1788-1856 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1788-1945 - New South Wales Marriages at Findmypast - index only ($)
• 1788-1966 - Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index at MyHeritage - index only ($)
• 1813–1835,1894 - New South Wales, Australia, Butts of Marriage Licenses at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1825-1851 - New South Wales Registers Of Convict Applications To Marry at Findmypast - index & images ($); Also at Ancestry ($)
• 1826-1856 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Letters at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1826-1879 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1828-1839 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1850-1942 Military records : marriages, baptisms and births of military units in New South Wales, ca. 1850-1942 at FamilySearch, images.

Australia Online Records

• Australia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Exchange, index
• 1776-1980 Australia Miscellaneous Genealogical Records at FamilySearch; index & images
• 1787-1985 Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, index - at Ancestry ($)
• 1788-1922 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, index - at Ancestry ($)
• 1788-1950 Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, index - at Ancestry ($)
• 1788-1935 Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935, index - at Findmypast ($)
• 1792-1981 Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, index, incomplete. How to Use this Collection
• 1792-1981 Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, index - at Ancestry ($). Also at Findmypast ($). Also at My Heritage ($)
• 1810-1980 Australia Marriages, 1810-1980, index, incomplete. How to Use this Collection
• 1810-1980 Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980, index - at MyHeritage ($)
• 1816-1980 Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980, index. How to Use this Collection
• 1816-1980 Australia Deaths & Burials, 1816-1980, index - at Findmypast ($). Also at My Heritage ($)
• 1851-1997 Australia Newspaper Vital Notices, 1851-1997 - at Ancestry($), index, incomplete.
• 1860-2019 Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019($), index

British Armed Forces

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast - index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)

Offices to Contact

Births, Deaths, and Marriages Offices (locations listed below)
Email: agd.registrargeneral@nt.gov.au

Darwin
Ground Floor, Nichols Place
Corner of Cavenagh and Bennett Streets
Darwin NT 0800
Mailing Address:
GPO Box 3021
Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: Phone: 08 8999 6119

Alice Springs
Centrepoint Building
Corner of Gregory Terrace and Hartley Street
Alice Springs NT 0870
Mailing address:
PO Box 8043
Alice Springs NT 0871
Phone: 08 8951 5339

Between 1863-1870 administration of the Northern Territory was from Adelaide, South Australia and civil registration of births, deaths and marriages for that period can be found in South Australian records.

Rights of Privacy

Rights of privacy laws limit access to records recent enough to contain information about living persons. You can access any of the following records:

• births that happened over 100 years ago
• deaths that happened over 30 years ago
• marriages that happened over 75 years ago

For records created since the cut-off dates, only these people have access to a record:

• the person named on the birth, marriage or change of name record
• an immediate family member named on the death certificate, such as a spouse, parent or child
• a parent, grandparent or guardian of a child over 18 years old who wishes to apply for a birth certificate and who has given written permission.

Information Recorded in the Records

When civil registration first began, there was no common standard of recording information, so the information listed may vary from state to state. Later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones.

Birth records

• Surname and forenames of child
• Date and place of birth of child
• Sex of the child
• Multiple births
• Surname and forenames of father
• Age, birthplace, and occupation or rank of father
• Maiden surname and forenames of mother
• Place and year of marriage of parents
• Age and birthplace of mother
• Number and sex of previous issue, if deceased
• Name, relationship, description, and residence of informant

Marriage records

• Surname and forenames of parties
• Occupations and places of residence of parties
• Ages and places of birth of parties
• Marital status prior to the marriage
• Date and place of marriage
• Name of celebrant and denomination
• Names of witnesses
• Surnames and forenames of parents

Death records

• Surname and forenames of deceased
• Date and place of death
• Occupation, age, and sex of deceased
• Place of birth and place and date of marriage of deceased
• Length of residence in Australia and in what colonies, states, and territories
• Name of spouse and names and ages of living children of deceased
• Number and sex of issue, if deceased
• Name and occupation of father
• Maiden surname of mother
• Cause of death and duration of last illness
• Name of medical practitioner
• Date and place of burial
• Religion and name of minister or witness
• Names of undertaker and informant
• Residence and relationship or description of informant
• Date and place of civil registration
  

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