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Family History & Regional Resources... No. 2
Australian Birth, Death
& Marriage Resources
This 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 1788-1922
Australian Marriage Index 1788-1949
Australian Death Index 1787-1985
(Coverage will vary from state to state – see Table below)
State
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA - Births/Deaths
WA - Marriages
Date from
Nil
1788
1870
1829
1842
1803
1836
1841
1906
Births to
Nil
1910
1910
1910; 1915-1919
1922
1910
1910
1905
1950
Deaths to
Nil
1945
1913
1959
1970
1919
1985
1980
Marriages to
Nil
1945
1913
1935
1937
1919
1920
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 Indexes
The 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 to
ACT
1930
Nil
1983
1938
NSW
1788
1912
1982
1962
QLD
1829
1919
1983
1938
SA
1836
1928
1972
1937
TAS
1803
1910
1919
1919
VIC
1837
1912
1985
1942
WA
1841
1932
1971
1936
(for earlier records go to NSW)
*Images 1803-1933 free @
www.familysearch.org
$$$ to view search results
Online images available $$$
Genealogy CD-ROM Collection
Australian 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).
Need further information?
Contact your local Cairns Libraries branch,
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Date from
Births to
Deaths to
Marriages to
QLD Pioneers Index
1829
1889
1889
1889
QLD Federation Index
1890
1914
1914
1914
SA Births Registrations
1842
1906
Nil
Nil
SA Births Registrations
1907
1928
Nil
Nil
SA Deaths Registrations
1842
Nil
1915
Nil
SA Deaths Registrations
1916
Nil
1972
Nil
SA Marriage Registrations
1842
Nil
Nil
1916
SA Marriage Registrations
1917
Nil
Nil
1937
TAS 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
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State
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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)
Need further information?
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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.
ACT
The 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
Need further information?
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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
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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 Territory
Deaths 1824 to 2004 part 1. (CDROM NT)
South Australia
The 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 18481885. (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)
Tasmania
An 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=8
Access BDM certificates free for 1803-1933 @ www.familysearch.org
Pioneer index 1803-1899. (CDROM TAS)
Births, deaths and marriages
Federation index. (CDROM TAS)
Births 1800-1919
Deaths 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.
Need further information?
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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)
Victoria
The 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
Need further information?
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Federation index 1889-1901. (CDROM VIC) - Births, deaths and marriages
Edwardian index 1902-1913. (CDROM VIC) - Births, deaths and marriages
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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 Australia
Marriage 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 Zealand
Burial 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
Newspapers
Search 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 webpage
http://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
Need further information?
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Cemetery Records
The 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 Records
The Library holds funeral records for Queensland and Tasmania.
Pioneer Registers
Usually published for a geographic location. Pioneer registers provide details of births, deaths and
marriages and often other family relationships.
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