How
many times do we get told or tell people to always check original sources.
Birth, Death and Marriages indexes are a wonderful source, however it is still
very easy to be steered in the wrong direction with indexes. An example of this
I found recently where a fellow who settled in the Western District had his
parents listed on his death certificate. This was fine and both had rather
unusual names so had to be them. This was also reflected on a number of trees
on Ancestry and each had followed on from those parents, as they were also in
Western District, in fact the same town. However, I was not convinced of this,
something was not right, his age did not fit comfortably with these parents. He
had married in Victoria so I downloaded his marriage certificate.
The
name of his mother was not quite the same, very similar and could have been a
spelling mistake, as they happen often, but a search of the English records
found his birth in England along with his parents and census records. The couple who were in the same town as he
was in Victoria were different people.
Without
the original source people were on the wrong track.
So
where do you get these certificates. Australia has these state by state and the
information differs as well.
While the Registry began recording births,
marriages and deaths occurring in Victoria from 1853, it also holds records of
church baptisms, marriages and burials dating back to 1836. These records are
available for public access via VicHeritage™, the Registry's historical research
unit. - See more at:
http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/family+history/search+your+family+history/ . While the Registry began recording births, marriages and deaths occurring in
Victoria from 1853, it also holds records of church baptisms, marriages and
burials dating back to 1836. These records are available for public access via
VicHeritage™, the Registry's historical research unit. - See more at: http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/utility/about+us/history+of+the+registry/#sthash.BP0hhmn8.dpuf
While the records from 1836 - 1853 are from NSW,
these certificates can be obtained from The Ballarat and District Genealogical
Society Inc computers at Ballarat Library. The indexes are also available from
the Library or can be searched for
online at .99c per page, and once you have your registration details from the
index, certificates can be purchased at $20 each. These can be downloaded from
BDM website, just go to historical certificates uncertified. Otherwise you are
able to write to BDM for a copy of these certificates.
New South Wales indexes are on line at http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html.
Family history certificates are
unrestricted, so no identification is required for:
• Registry records from 1856 to ...
◦
births over 100 years
◦
deaths over 30 years
◦
marriages over 50 years.
• Early church records (1788 - 1855 baptism, marriage, burial)
Search over 18 million records for free...
• After viewing search results, your option is to purchase a certificate
and obtain all the information available. By supplying a registration number,
you get a discounted fee of $31.00 (normally $44.00).
• We use the latest high security technology to protect your personal and
financial details. On-line certificates are posted by standard mail and do not
incur postage fees.
If you don't want to order online, you have the option to complete a Family
history application form and mail it in. Again, if you supply the
registration number, you receive the discounted fee.
Ask
a family history transcription agent
Family history transcription agents
provide full and partial transcriptions, or verification of details. A good
idea if you only need the facts, and not full certified copies of certificates.
For more details and fees, see below.
• Marilyn Rowan | Tel 61 (2) 4658 1206 | Fax 61 (2) 4658 1296
Email marilynr@marbract.com.au | Web nswtranscriptions.com.au
• Joy Murrin | Tel 61 (2) 9585 1187 | Fax 61 (2) 9585 1486
Email joy@joymurrin.com.au | Web www.joymurrin.com.au
Laurie Turtle | Tel 61 (2) 4573 1559 | Fax 61 (2)
4573 0536
Email lturtle@iprimus.com.au
| Web home.iprimus.com.au/lturtle
Here you can search the indexes free, and can also
download a certificate on line for $20.
Available birth records
•
1825 to
1890 images and certificates
•
1891 to
1913 certificates
Available death records
•
1825 to
1890 images and certificates
•
1891 to
1898 certificates only
•
1899 to
1915 images or certificates
•
1916 to
1964 certificates only
•
1965 to
1979 images and certificates
•
1980 to
1983 certificates only
Available marriage records
•
1825 to
1889 images and certificates
•
1890 to
1938 certificates only
Western Australia
The registry
offers free online historic index searching of births, deaths and marriages
from 1841. At http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx
If you successfully find an entry and
would like to order a copy, click on the 'order' link alongside the search
result. This will pop up a new window with an order form (PDF) pre-populated
with the relevant details.
Birth, death or marriage certificate
at least 75 years old, when the registration number and registration
district are provided - $31
From here, either:
• enter the applicant's details online, save the application form to
your local drive and print
• print the application form and complete the applicant's details
offline.
Then:
• sign and post the form with a cheque or money order* to the postal
address listed on the form; or
• sign, complete credit card details and post the form to the
postal address listed on the form.
* Cheques or money orders should be
made payable to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Overseas
applicants must pay in Australian dollars using an international money order or
bank draft.
Note: Orders cannot be submitted by fax, email, telephone or online.
South Australia
What you Can
Search
You are about to search
the following Genealogy SA databases:
•
Newspaper
Birth Notices Index from 1960 onwards
•
Newspaper
Death Notices Index from 1972 onwards
•
South
Australia Cemeteries Index
•
Birth
Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1928
•
Death
Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1972
•
Marriage
Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1937
The default name setting is for an exact search. An
exact search will give a null result if there are leading or embedded blanks in
the name, and also apostrophes or other punctuation symbols.
Potential clients need to be aware
that a range of certificate styles have been used over the years, with each
different version holding different amounts of information. The cost is $22 per
transcription request, Member discounts apply.
Full certificate prices are $44.75
with no discounts for Family History.
To apply for South Australian certificates you can go to http://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/wcm/births-deaths-marriages-2/
Tasmania
These
indexes are available at the Library in the Australiana Room Ballarat. These
may also be available at your local Library. The certificates are also attached
to these. Search in Tasmania is expensive so asking at your local library is
best
Registration of births, deaths and
marriages commenced in 1839 in Tasmania, the first Australian colony to take
over the function previously conducted by the Churches.
The Registry holds and can produce
certificates for:
• church records (burials, baptisms and marriages) from 1803 - 1839
• birth, death and marriage registrations from 1839 to date
Access to birth records is
available to anyone after 100 years. Access to marriage records is
available to anyone after 75 years. Access to death records is
available to anyone after 25 years. .
Please Note: The Tasmanian Registry does not have an online search facility
to access birth, death and marriage records.
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