Births, Deaths & Marriages

Search births, deaths and marriages records in Australia. Our index provides both current and historical pointers.

Historical records are commonly used in genealogy and family history research, whilst current records may be useful in adoption matters and document retrieval. Certificates and information on how to obtain them are also available through state registries.

Australia Births and Baptisms 1792-1981

Search the index to selected Australia births and baptisms between 1792 and 1981 by name, event and location. Over 600,000 records.

Australia Deaths and Burials 1816-1980

Search the index to selected Australian deaths and burials by name, location or event. Over 100,000 records.

Australia Marriages 1810-1980

Index to selected Australia marriages between 1810 and 1980. Collection contains over 160,000 records.

Births, Deaths & Marriages NSW

Information on obtaining birth, death, change of name and marriage certificates in New South Wales.

Births, Deaths & Marriages Records NSW

Search historical indexes of births, deaths and marriages in New South Wales. Records cover from 1788 up to births 100 years ago, deaths 30 years ago and marriages up to 50 years ago.

Births, Deaths & Marriages Records QLD

Search historical indexes of births registered in Queensland up to and including 1914, deaths registered in Queensland up to and including 1964 and marriages registered in Queensland up to including 1934.

Births, Deaths & Marriages SA

Information on obtaining birth, death, marriage, single status and change of name certificates from the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs South Australia.

Births, Deaths, Marriages & Baptisms Victoria

Search births in Victoria from 1853 to 1908, marriages in Victoria from 1853 to 1942, deaths in Victoria from 1853 to 1985 and church baptisms, marriages and burials in Victoria from 1836 to 1853.

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Cemeteries SA

Online database with a number of South Australian indexes. Provided by Genealogy SA.

Cemetery Inscriptions NSW 1800-1960

Search index cards of inscriptions found in cemeteries in New South Wales from 1800 to 1960. You may also browse the images collection.

Cemetery Records QLD 1802-91990

Index of transcriptions, burials and records from cemeteries throughout Queensland.

Death Notices

Search the Ryerson Index of contemporary death notices and obituaries that appeared in Australian newspapers. Also includes some funeral notices, probate notices and obituaries.

Grave Location Brisbane (BCC)

Search for people buried or cremated in one of Brisbane City Councils cemeteries and crematoriums. Search by name, cemetery or year.

Marine Births, Deaths & Marriages VIC

Search births, marriages and deaths that occurred onboard international and coastal ships bound for port in Victoria between 1853 and 1920.

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