Australia Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1792 to 1981. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Births and Christenings Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Coverage Table
The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

Related Websites

 * Public Records of Australia
 * Western Australia Registry Indexes
 * South Australian births, deaths and marriages before civil registration
 * South Australian Birth, Marriage &amp; Death Directory

Related Wiki Articles

 * Australia
 * Australia Civil Registration- Vital Records

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Australia Births and Baptisms 1792-1981," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 14 March 2012), Alfred Leslie Smith, 31 March 1892; citing Victoria Territory Records, Registry of Births Deaths Marriages, reference 1853-1932, FHL microfilm 1,368,450, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Genealogical Society of Utah. Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, International Genealogical Index, Salt Lake City, Utah.