Information on Australian birth, marriage and death (Civil registration) certificates
(Information may be missing if informant did not know or Registry at the time did not ask)BIRTHS |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
Starts |
Jan 1930 |
Mar 1856 |
Aug 1870 |
Mar 1856 |
Jun 1842 |
Dec 1838 |
Jul 1853 |
Sep 1841 |
|
Name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Place |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Father's name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Father's occupation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Father's age |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1902-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Father's birthplace |
Yes |
Yes |
1908-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1902-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Mother's given name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mother's maiden name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1907-> |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mother's age |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1902-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Mother's birthplace |
Yes |
Yes |
1908-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1902-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Marriage date |
Yes |
Yes |
1908-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1896-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Previous children |
Yes |
Yes |
1908-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1919-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
MARRIAGES |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
|
Starts |
Jan 1930 |
Mar 1856 |
Aug 1870 |
Mar 1856 |
Jun 1842 |
Dec 1838 |
Jul 1853 |
Sep 1841 |
|
Date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Place |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's names |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's ages |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's birthplaces |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1907-> |
1896-> |
Yes |
1923-> |
|
Previous status |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's occupations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's residences |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1856-> |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Fathers' names |
Yes |
Yes* |
1949-> |
Yes |
1856-> |
1896-> |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Fathers' occupations |
Yes |
Yes* |
1949-> |
Yes |
No |
1896-> |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Groom's mother |
Yes |
Yes* |
1949-> |
Yes |
1964-> |
1896-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Bride's mother |
Yes |
Yes* |
1949-> |
Yes |
No |
1896-> |
Yes |
No |
DEATHS |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
|
Starts |
Jan 1930 |
Mar 1856 |
Aug 1870 |
Mar 1856 |
Jun 1842 |
Dec 1838 |
Jul 1853 |
Sep 1841 |
|
Name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Death place |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Age |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Occupation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cause of death |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Parents' names |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
No |
1914-> |
Yes |
1896 -> |
|
Spouse's name |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1968-> |
No |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Marriage details |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1915-> age at marriage |
No |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Children's names |
Yes |
Yes |
1949 -> |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
No of children |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1914-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Birthplace |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
1897-> |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Residency |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
No |
Yes |
1896-> |
|
Burial place |
Yes |
Yes |
1949-> |
Yes |
1907-> |
No |
Yes |
1896-> |
Early Church Records (before Civil Registration)
(Great variability across time and location as to information collected - Queensland not separate colony before civil registration)BAPTISMS |
NSW |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
Starts |
1787 |
1836 |
1803 |
1837 |
1829 |
|
Name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Date of birth |
Maybe |
Maybe |
Yes |
Maybe |
Maybe |
|
Date of baptism |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Place of baptism |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Father's name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Father's occupation |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mother's given name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mother's maiden name |
RC/Wes |
Yes |
No |
Maybe |
Maybe |
|
Residence |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Sponsors |
RC |
RC |
RC |
RC |
Maybe |
|
Name of minister |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
MARRIAGES |
NSW |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
|
Starts |
1788 |
1836 |
1803 |
1837 |
1829 |
|
Date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Place |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's names |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's residences |
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
1856-> |
|
Groom's occupation |
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Couple's fathers |
No |
Maybe |
No |
No |
No |
|
Banns or license |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
|
Witnesses |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
|
Name of minister |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
BURIALS |
NSW |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
|
Starts |
1787 |
1836 |
1803 |
1836 |
1829 |
|
Name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Date of death |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cause of death |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Date of burial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Parish of burial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Maybe |
|
Age |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Occupation |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
|
Usual abode |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Name of ship |
Maybe |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Who performed burial |
Yes |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |