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Australian Birth, Death & Marriage ResourcesThis is a guide to birth, death and marriage records held by Cairns Libraries, City branch.Note: Not all date ranges are covered in any one format.

Ancestry Library Edition

Australian Birth Index 1788-1922Australian Marriage Index 1788-1949Australian Death Index 1787-1985(Coverage will vary from state to state – see Table below)

State Date from Births to Deaths to Marriages toACT Nil Nil Nil NilNSW 1788 1910 1945 1945NT 1870 1910 1913 1913QLD 1829 1910; 1915-1919 1959 1935SA 1842 1922 1970 1937TAS 1803 1910 1919 1919VIC 1836 1910 1985 1920WA - Births/Deaths 1841 1905 1980WA - Marriages 1906 1950

Australia Cemetery Index – 1808-2007 (does not include ALL cemeteries, and years covered for each area/cemetery will vary – check Source Information on Ancestry for comprehensive listing)

Online IndexesThe following table shows online indexes which can be searched online on the relevant states BDM registry website, eg. https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au. You will need to order copies of certificates from the relevant State/Territory registry.

State Date from Births to Deaths to Marriages toACT (for earlier records go to NSW)

1930 Nil 1983 1938

NSW 1788 1912 1982 1962QLD 1829 1919 1983 1938SA 1836 1928 1972 1937

TAS *Images 1803-1933 free @ www.familysearch.org

1803 1910 1919 1919

VIC $$$ to view search resultsOnline images available $$$

1837 1912 1985 1942

WA 1841 1932 1971 1936

Genealogy CD-ROM CollectionAustralian Births, Deaths, Marriages can also be searched on several indexes available on the Genealogy CD-ROM PCs (available in the City Library Reference Room, list of CD-ROM available online via the Cairns Libraries Family History webpage).

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State Date from Births to Deaths to Marriages toQLD Pioneers Index 1829 1889 1889 1889QLD Federation Index 1890 1914 1914 1914SA Births Registrations 1842 1906 Nil NilSA Births Registrations 1907 1928 Nil NilSA Deaths Registrations 1842 Nil 1915 NilSA Deaths Registrations 1916 Nil 1972 NilSA Marriage Registrations 1842 Nil Nil 1916SA Marriage Registrations 1917 Nil Nil 1937TAS Pioneers Index 1803 1899 1899 1899

TAS Federation Index 1900 1919 1930 1930

VIC Pioneers Index 1836 1888 1888 1888

VIC Federation Index 1889 1901 1901 1901

VIC Edwardian Index 1902 1913 1913 1913

VIC Great War Index 1914 1920 1920 1920

VIC Marriage Index 1921 Nil Nil 1942

VIC Death Index 1921 Nil 1985 Nil

VIC Marine Index 1853 1920 1920 1920

Queensland

The indexes to QLD births, deaths and marriages are available for searching from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General website at:www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/births-deaths-and-marriages/family-history-research

Queensland pioneers index. (CDROM QLD) Births, deaths and marriages 1829-1889

Queensland federation index. (CDROM QLD) Births, deaths and marriages 1890-1914

Queensland births index 1915-1919 (FICHE QLD)

Queensland deaths index 1915-1964. (FICHE QLD)

Queensland marriages index 1915-1939. (FICHE QLD)

Transmission of real estate by death.Vol 1-2. 1878-1899 (GEN 919.43 QUE)Vol 7-11. 1920-1940 (FICHE QLD)

Queensland Region

Brisbane: Coorparoo Roman Catholic baptisms 1913-1995; marriages 1938-1995; burials 1952-1995 (FICHE QLD)East Brisbane Roman Catholic burials 1986-1987 (FICHE QLD)Holy Name Cathedral Crypt marriage indexes 1959-1976 (FICHE QLD)Kangaroo Point Roman Catholic baptisms 1915-1994 (FICHE QLD)St Stephens Cathedral baptisms 1913-1993; marriages 1846-1993 (FICHE QLD)Wynnum Guardian Angels burials 1939-1970 (FICHE QLD)

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Bundaberg:Bundaberg newspaper indexes 1900-1941. (CDROM VIC)Indexes to birth, marriage and deaths and more …Obituaries in the Bundaberg newspapers 1907-1947. Vols 1-9 (GEN 919.432 BUN)

Charters Towers:Northern Miner extracts of public notices, births, marriages, deaths, funerals, thanks, accidents, 1874-1884, 1885-1889. Vols 1-2 (GEN 919.436 CHA)

Gympie:Gympie Times birth, marriage, death and funeral notices 1868-1909. (GEN 919.432 GYM) (FICHE QLD)Roman Catholic baptisms 1868-1993 (FICHE QLD)

Ipswich:Birth, death and marriage extracts 1858-1865 from the North Australian & Ipswich General Advertiser. (GEN 919.43 IPS)Hayward – Webb bicentennial index extracts from the Queensland Times births, deaths & marriages 1866-1900. Vols 1-3 (GEN 919.43 IPS)

Rosewood:Roman Catholic baptisms 1915-1987 (FICHE QLD)

Toowoomba:Deaths in Australia extracted from the Darling Downs Gazette 1860-1873. Vols 1-3 (GEN 919.433 TOO)

New South Wales

The indexes to NSW births, deaths and marriages are available for searching from the NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages website at:

www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html

NSW pre 1856 registers of births, deaths and marriages. (FILM NSW) These are the original church registers (actual certificates) for baptisms, burials and marriages performed by clergy prior to compulsory civil registration in NSW. A guide to assist finding certificates is available in the “Microfilm Holdings” book located near the Family History PCs.

ACTThe indexes to ACT births, deaths and marriages are available for searching from the ACT Office of Regulatory Services website at: http://www.ors.act.gov.au/

Canberra/Queanbeyan district (CDROM NSW) Vol 1: Registers of St Mary’s Church Bungendore baptisms 1882-1888 St Patrick’s Catholic Church Michelago baptisms 1891-1922, marriages 1899-1946 Vol 4: Deaths registered at Queanbeyan 1856-1901 Probate index 1800-1901 Wills & administrations 1800-1901 St John the Baptist Canberra baptisms 1845-1900, marriages 1845-1877, burials 1844-1915 (Gundaroo entries only) Christ Church Queanbeyan (selective), baptisms 1838-1880, marriages 1838-1909, burials 1838-1880, 1913-1917, 1920-1968 St Gregory’s Queanbeyan, baptism 1843-1920, marriages 1843-1857, 1856- 1898, 1881, burials 1844-1877, 1937-1967 Ministrations by Rev T Hassell Diocese of Goulburn, baptisms 1827-1834, 1836, marriages 1827-1834,1836, burials1827, 1829

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Fr. J.J. Therry’s registers Queanbeyan district 1820-1838 Parish registers Gundaroo, baptisms 1839-1930, marriages 1840-1850, burials 1842-1855

Maitland Mercury a country index 1843-1845. (GEN 919.44 MAI)

Sydney Morning Herald birth, marriage, death and funeral notices 1831-1853. (CDROM NSW)

Northern TerritoryDeaths 1824 to 2004 part 1. (CDROM NT)

South AustraliaThe indexes to SA births, deaths and marriages are available for searching from the SA Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office website at: http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/

Births registrations 1842-1906. (CDROM SA)Births registrations 1907-1928. (CDROM SA)

Deaths registrations 1842-1915. (CDROM SA)Deaths registrations 1916-1972. (CDROM SA)

Marriages registrations 1842-1916. (CDROM SA)Marriages registrations 1917-1937. (CDROM SA)

Bound for South Australia: births & deaths on government-assisted immigrant ships 1848-1885. (CDROM SA)

Pre-civil registration births. (CDROM SA)

Deaths from the South Australian Government Gazettes 1841-1941 including the Northern Territory until Dec 1910. (GEN 919.423 SOU)

Register personal notices 1836-1859, 1860-1865, 1866-1870. Vols. 1-3. (GEN919.423 SOU). Contains the full transcription of birth, death and marriage notices from South Australian newspapers.

Unregistered deaths in South Australia from July 1848. (CDROM SA)

TasmaniaAn unverified index (volunteer-complied Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database) to TAS births, deaths and marriages is available for searching from the TAS Archives Office website at:http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8Access BDM certificates free for 1803-1933 @ www.familysearch.org

Pioneer index 1803-1899. (CDROM TAS)Births, deaths and marriages

Federation index. (CDROM TAS)Births 1800-1919Deaths and marriages 1900-1930

Tasmania birth, death and marriage register 1803-1899. (FILM TAS)These are the microfilm copies of the original registers held at the Archives Office of Tasmania (the actual certificates). They include church records up to the start of official government registration in 1838 and the official records/certificates to 1899. A guide to assist finding certificates is available in the “Microfilm Holdings” book located near the Family History PCs.


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All Saints Church of England Hobart (GEN 919.46 HOB) Baptism register index 1855-1908 Burial register index 1893-1936 Marriage register index 1856-1925

Advocate personal announcements 1921-1999 (Devonport) 13 vols. (919.46 DEV)

Burials of first fleeters in Van Diemens Land 1807-1860 (GEN 919.46 TAS)

Campbell Town Methodist circuit (GEN 919.46 CAM) Baptism register index 1837-1909 Burial register index 1849-1956 Marriage register index 1841-1930

Circular Head Chronicle births, deaths & marriages 1906-1998 (GEN 919.46 BUR)

Cornwall Chronicle, directory of births, deaths & marriages 1835-1850 (Launceston) (GEN 919.46 LAU)

Deaths at General Hospital Hobart 1864-1884 (GEN 919.46.HOB)

Early coastal newspapers 1877-1912 births, deaths & marriages index (GEN 919.46 TAS)

Forth & Leven Parish Church of England Ulverstone district baptism register index 1867-1909 (GEN 919.46 ULV)

Holy Trinity Church of England Launceston marriage register index 1900-1925 (GEN 919.46 LAU)

Indexes to birth, death and marriage notices “The Mercury” 1854-1930 (Hobart).(CDROM TAS)

Indexes to births, deaths & marriages from the Examiner newspaper (Launceston) 1900-1960. Vols 1-14. (GEN 919.46 LAU)

Launceston Examiner Index 1842-1899 12 vols. (919.46 LAU)

Launceston Examiner index obituaries & funerals 1841-1960. 2 vols (GEN 919.46 LAU)

North west post (Devonport) indexes 1887-1916 (6 vols) (GEN 919.46 DEV)

St Andrews Presbyterian Church Swansea (GEN 919.46 SWA) Baptism register index 1850-1906 Burial register index 1852-1904 Marriage register index 1846-1928

Father John Murphy’s saddlebag records, Catholic baptisms Huon district 1855-1864 (GEN 919.46 TAS)

Tasmania collection 1830-1930s. (CDROM TAS) Includes some church records to 1950

Zeehan & Dundas Herald births, deaths and marriage index 1890-1922 (GEN 919.46 BUR)

Van Diemen’s Land early marriages 1803-1830,1831-1840. Vols.1-2 (GEN 919.46 TAS)

VictoriaThe indexes to VIC births, deaths and marriages are available for searching for a fee from the VIC Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office website at: www.bdm.vic.gov.au

Victorian pioneers index 1837-1888. (CDROM VIC) - Births, deaths and marriages


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Federation index 1889-1901. (CDROM VIC) - Births, deaths and marriages

Edwardian index 1902-1913. (CDROM VIC) - Births, deaths and marriages

Great war index 1914-1920. (CDROM VIC) - Deaths and marriages

Death index 1921-1985. (CDROM VIC)

Marriage index 1921-1942. (CDROM VIC)

Marine births, deaths and marriages index 1853-1920. (CDROM VIC)This is an index to BDMs registered by ship captains. The CDROM includes the images of the original documents.

Inquest index 1840-1985. (CDROM VIC)

Drownings in Geelong & district 1836-1900 (GEN 919.45 GEE)

Inquest held for Geelong & district 1851-1859, 1860-1869 Vols 2-3 (GEN 919.45 GEE)

Western AustraliaMarriage index of Western Australia 1915-1933. (CDROM WA)

Baptism September 1840 to May 1999 Uniting Church of Australia Synod of Western Australia. (CDROM WA)

Early Church Record c1829-1856. (FILM WA)These are the microfilm copies of the original church registers (the actual certificates). A list of registers included in the microfilm is available in the “Microfilm Holdings” book located near the Family History PCs.

New ZealandBurial locator. (CDROM NZ)

Marriages 1836-1956. (CDROM NZ)

NZ Historical BDM Online Index - https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/Allows the search of births at least 100 years ago, deaths at least 50 years ago, and marriages at least 80 years ago.

Other Resources

NewspapersSearch Australian Newspapers on TROVE. for biirth, death, marriage and funeral notices up until 1956 - www.trove.nla.gov.au. See Trove LibGuide.

See Recommended Sites on the Family History webpagehttp://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/library/heritage/family-history

The Ryerson Index is an index to death notices appearing in current Australian newspapers. It also includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries. Compiled bu volunteers, the Ryerson Index includes death notices uo until the present year - http://www.ryersonindex.org/

The contents of certificates vary from state to state and differ over time within each state. See what you might expect to see on an historical AUS BDM certificate for a description. http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html

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Cemetery RecordsThe Library holds a large book collection of cemetery indexes and transcriptions for Queensland and the other Australian states. Cemetery records vary in the detail they provide but they may give death and burial date, birth date and family relationships.

Funeral RecordsThe Library holds funeral records for Queensland and Tasmania.

Pioneer RegistersUsually published for a geographic location. Pioneer registers provide details of births, deaths and marriages and often other family relationships.

Trace your family history using Cairns Libraries latest FREE databases.

Ancestry.com Library EditionThis is the largest family history database available containing over 3 billion names in over 6000 databases. Ancestry includes a number of Australian immigration indexes and some original images for NSW. Use this database from any public access PC from all Cairns Libraries.

Findmypast United KingdomFindmypast UK has an ever-growing collection of over 650 million family history records. The database includes the 1911 UK Census, military records, Birth, Marriages and Death records, Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 index and images and much more. Use this database from any public access PC from all Cairns Libraries.

Findmypast Australasia Findmypast Australiasia provides access to over 50 million records from Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea. Access this database from any internet PC from all Cairns Libraries.

Findmypast IrelandFindmypast Ireland carries the most detailed and thorough collection of Irish records ever seen in one place. Including land records, directories, wills, gravestone inscriptions and marriages. Use this database from any public access PC from all Cairns Libraries.

The British Newspaper ArchiveContains over 200 newspaper titles from the 18th to 20th century - with 4.7 million digitised pages, and millions more to come. Use this database from any public access PC from all Cairns Libraries.

Archive Digital Books AustralasiaContains over 600 databases for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, including police & government gazettes, directories, encyclopaedias and more! Access these databases from the CD-ROM Menu on the City Library’s “Genealogy computers”.

TroveA discovery service developed by the National Library of Australia, which gives users a single point of access to more than 45 million items, including library, archive and museum collections and Aus-tralian digitised newspapers (up until 1956) and images - www.trove.nla.gov.au. See Trove LibGuide.

PapersPastContains more than one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals 1839-1932 - http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast.

London Digital Archive 1785-1985Complete digital edition in full text of “The Times (London)”, searchable by keyword. Search this da-tabases at home from the State Library of Queensland, signing up with your Cairns Libraries mem-bership card. Go to www.cairnslibrary.com.au, and click on Online, then eResources.

19th Century British Newspapers, 1800-1900Full text digital newspaper collection for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Search this database at home from the State Library of Queensland, signing up with your Cairns Libraries membership card. Go to www.cairnslibrary.com.au, and click on Online, then eResources.

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