Birth, death and marriage records

Australian Daily Funeral and Death Notices

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:24:53 GMT

This free site by the West Australian newspaper has links to current notices plus a growing archive of links to Death Notices from the beginning of 2012. It covers links to obituaries and funeral notices in Australia arranged by state or Territory. New

Family Search - Australia, Victoria, Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:58:09 GMT

Inquest Deposition Files created by the Coroners Court of Victoria. The original records are held by the Public Record Office of Victoria. FamilySearch has an index and the original records online (free). New

Victoria - Australia BDM Place Name Abbreviations List by Steve Parker

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 05:38:50 GMT

A list of 3215+ place name abbreviations and abbreviation errors used in the Victorian births, deaths and marriages civil registration indexes. New

Victorian Place Name Abbreviations and Alternative Names - A Genealogy Research Aid

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 05:36:26 GMT

This PDF file by Kathleen M Fanning lists 3,000+ commonly used place names from the civil registration indexes for Victoria, Australia. There is also a useful Victorian Alternative Place Names List detailing the many places that had their names changed over time. New

Queensland BDM Records - Family History Research Service

Sun, 29 Jul 2018 03:36:10 GMT

The birth, death and marriage records held date from 1829 and searches are available for births that took place more than 100 years ago, marriages that took place more than 75 years ago and deaths that occurred more than 30 years ago. It is free to search and then you have the option to buy:
• A historical image (online PDF)
• A historical source image (online PDF). These are scanned copies of the records which are from the informant to the event. These images include scans of original registration forms collected from the informant of a marriage or death or the parents of a child in the case of a birth. Not all events will have source images.
• A historical certificate
Search results are sorted by closest match to the person’s name and then by parents’ names (for births and deaths) or by other party’s name (for marriages). You can set up an online account and save your downloaded images for viewing at a later date. New

Family History South Australia - FamilyHistorySA

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:05:13 GMT

FamilyHistorySA, by Barry Leadbeater, aims to provide free information for family history and genealogy research on South Australians and their ancestors at home and abroad. The searchable databases include:
• Pioneer family arrivals, births and marriages
• Early shipping arrivals and passenger lists
• Births 1836 to 1860
• Marriages 1836 to 1857
• Deaths 1836 to 1855
• Cemeteries and burials
• Gazetted deaths 1845 to 1941
• Returned servicemen deaths 1947 to 2018
• World War I SA servicemen deaths
• Persons lost and found 1838 to 1920 includes deserters
• Police 1838 to 1920
• District constables 1853 to 1920
• Gold diggers from SA 1852 to 1853
• Whalers 1844 to 1851
• Land purchases 1869 to 1890
• Naturalizations 1839 to 1903
The History Articles cover:
• South Australian history timeline
• Church photographs with historical notes
• River Murray mission boats
• SA counties and hundreds
• Credit selection of land
• Naturalization in SA
• German place names in SA - World War I
• Violet day - World War I
• Gold in SA's early days
• Water in SA's early days
• Whaling in SA's early days
• 1912 Roon voyage diary
• Leadbeater family tree
Ancestry/Genealogy Resources include:
• South Australian Shipping & Migration Directory - A detailed, list with links, of ship and passenger arrival and departure resources
• South Australian Birth, Death & Marriage (BDM) Certificates - Detailed information of what is included on the certificates over any given time period plus where to find the current locations of the original district records plus free access to birth indexes 1836-1860, marriage indexes 1836-1857 and death indexes 1836-1855
• South Australian Cemetery Directory - Burial and cremations resources. Search the cemetery database for the location and history of 1,170 SA burial places, and for burials up to 1855 plus more. New

HeavenAddress

Sun, 10 Sep 2017 21:23:54 GMT

HeavenAddress provides families and friends with a respectful place to celebrate, honour and pay tribute to loved ones regardless of time, place and religion. HeavenAddress is a digital memory box where photos, videos and messages can be stored and encourages grandchildren through to grandparents to participate. The site includes:
• Memorials with individual pages where family members are able to interact
• Resting Place shows the physical location of the grave, columbarium or crypt
• Obituary allows you to search for obituaries and links to available online newspaper obituaries
• Flowers allows you to send fresh flowers to suit your budget
They operate in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom and Vietnam with partners in Australia, Brazil, England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, Spain and Taiwan. New

Northern Territory, Australia, Probate Index, 1911-1994

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:04:05 GMT

This collection includes images of the Cosson Index to probate records. This index was compiled by L R Cossons for the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory. Details provided for each deceased person can include: name, address, occupation, administrator, date of order, grant type and reference number. New

Australian National University - Australian Agricultural Company Online resources

Thu, 05 May 2016 22:31:30 GMT

These include:
• Letters of Sir Edward Parry, Commissioner to the Australian Agricultural Company Volume 1 (1829-1832) and Volume II (1832-1834)
• Baptisms at Port Stephens (1826-1830), entered in Sir Edward Parry’s Letterbook. These list date of birth, child's name and parent's names, place of birth and father's position (occupation)
• Pure merinos and others: the "shipping lists" of the Australian Agricultural Company, by P. A. Pemberton, originally published in 1986 New

A.C.T. Law Courts & Tribunal - Coroner's Court - Findings

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:43:52 GMT

This site provides access to selected full-text findings from the ACT Coroners Court. The findings are set out alphabetically. New

https://justice.nt.gov.au/courts/coroners-decisions

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:42:46 GMT

This site provides access to inquest findings from 2001. New

Magistrates Court of Tasmania - Coronial Findings 2001 to current

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:40:20 GMT

This site provides access to an alphabetical listing of findings from 2001. There is also a numberic index. New

Coroner's Court of Western Australia - Inquest Findings 2012 to current

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:38:43 GMT

This site provides access to findings from 2012. New

Queensland Courts - Coroners Court - Findings 2004 to current

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:34:09 GMT

This site provides access to findings from 2004. New

State Coroner's Court of New South Wales - Coronial findings 2012 to current

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:32:51 GMT

This site provides access to findings and recommendations from 2012. Major findings pre-2012 are also available. New

Courts Administration Authority of South Australia - Coroners Findings - 2000 to current

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:29:29 GMT

This site provides access to coroner's findings handed down since 2000. New

Coroners Court of Victoria - Coroners' Written Findings

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:17:25 GMT

The Coroners Act 2008 requires that all inquest findings with recommendations be published on the internet, unless otherwise ordered by a coroner. This site contains a list of inquest findings and coroners recommendations from 1 November 2009. Some earlier findings have been included at the request of coroners. New

University of Newcastle - Cultural Collections - Flickr Photostream

Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:44:06 GMT

This collection of 76,688+ images has a lot of material for family history research including this small selection:
• Anglican Diocese of Newcastle - Churches and rectories, 344 images
• Coal mines and coal
• Estate posters
• Historical photographs of Newcastle, Maitland, Mayfield. Stockton, Toronto, Wallsend
• Hotel photos
• Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society
• Newcastle teacher's college, 800+ oamges including staff and students
• 1871 Census of St John's Parish, Newcastle
• Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral from the archives of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, browse the images for baptisms 1839-1861, marriages 1839-1855 and burials 1839-1854
• Register Book of the Anglican Parish of Denman, browse images for baptisms, 1875-1955 and burials 1876-1973
• Rosary Convent, Waratah
• Royal Newcastle Hospital
• St Joseph's College, Morpeth
• University of Newcastle including staff and students
TIP: This photostream can be searched using the magnifying glass icon located under the menu bar on the right side.

Australian Jewish Genealogical Society - Victoria

Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:51:48 GMT

This non-profit organisation is dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating genealogical information, teaching research techniques and offering databases to people interested in researching Jewish ancestry. There is an online database that lists 1000 death certificates of Jews who died in NSW and Victoria between 1870 and 1980. The list can be downloaded as a PDF file and lists surname, forename, date of death, father's name and mother's name. Copies of certificates are available from the Society. New

Flickr - Churches in South Australia

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 01:43:27 GMT

There are 11,292 images online with historical notes. The albums are arranged alphabetically by place name.