Australia Record Finder

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.

Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?

Step 2. Look at the Record Selection Table below. It will tell you which are the best types of records for that information.


 * In column 1 find the goal you selected.
 * In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records.

Step 4. Look in the FamilySearch Catalog and choose a specific record to search.

Step 5. Search the records. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and try those records.