Australia Miscellaneous Genealogical Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1776 to 1980.

These are miscellaneous Australian genealogical records. This material is handwritten or typed on index cards. The cards are filed in alphabetical order by surname. Some index cards are transcripts of newspaper reports of births, marriages, and deaths; some are transcripts of various vital records, and so on. The emphasis appears to be New South Wales, with some Victorian records. Some cards show LDS ordinance work (TIBs) and extracts of LDS membership records. Other cards list information regarding various LDS families, and the emphasis appears to be South Australia (but does not include the early LDS families there).

For a list of localities currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.


 * 1) The first set has data transcribed from birth, marriage and death records along with newspaper notices. The emphasis is on New South Wales with some records from Victoria.
 * 2) The second set is an index to temple and church records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 3) The third set is data primarily from family records and vital certificates. The emphasis is on families of South Australia with some additional information on families from Queensland.

The collection is composed of three sets of cards:

The population coverage is minimal.

These cards were created as indexes to various genealogical records.

Birth information about the child on a birth certificate should be fairly accurate. Marriage information about spouses on a marriage record and death information about the decedent on a death record should also be fairly accurate. However, this accuracy is dependent upon the reliability of the informant and of the person transcribing the information onto the cards.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Records collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts depend on the type of records. They may include the following:


 * Name of the spouse with place and date of marriage
 * Age and place of birth
 * Residence and occupation
 * Names of descendants
 * Names of parents with their places of birth
 * Place and date of death
 * Amount of time resident in Australia
 * Names of siblings with their ages
 * Some temple ordinance dates (on TIB cards)

Beginning Your Search
To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Ancestor's name
 * Names of parents
 * Birth place and date

Searching the Index
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

Searching the Images
To search the collection, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the “Record” ⇒Select the “County” ⇒Select the “Volume and Year” which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Using the Information

 * Names of parents with their places of birth can be used to search earlier records for names of grandparents
 * Dates and places of birth can be used to search for information about parents if the parents’ information is not included
 * The time of residence in Australia can lead to searches in immigration records for places of origin

Unable to Find Information?
If you are unable to find information in this collection, consider the following:


 * While arranged somewhat alphabetically, check previous and later cards to get a complete picture for a given family name.
 * Many names on these cards can be found in the IGI, but these cards contain supplemental family information not generally found in the current computer databases.

Related Websites

 * Judy Webster's Genealogy Advice for Australia, especially Queensland

Related Wiki Articles

 * Australia Civil Registration - Vital Records
 * Australia Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies

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