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Optional Print Course Material: Australian: Births, Deaths and Marriages
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
This course will concentrate on the birth, death, and marriage information gathered by the various churches as parish records, as well as the civil records gathered by colonial, state, and territory governments. An understanding of the historical context is included to explain which authority collected the information and how the records varied over time. Births, deaths, and marriages records from various periods and jurisdictions will be examined to determine how much information is actually available and helpful for the genealogist, as well as how and where the records may be found.
The course also looks at why the information in such records may not always be accurate, as well as what to do when records are not available in the expected place.
Course Length: 7 weeksMODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Historical Background to Settlement
Map of Australia with Settlement Dates
Parish Records
Civil Registration
Australasia BDM Exchange
NEW SOUTH WALES RECORDS
History of Recording BDMs in New South Wales
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Other Indexes of New South Wales BDM
NSW State Records
MODULE 2
QUEENSLAND RECORDS
History of Recording BDM in Queensland
Other Indexes of Queensland BDM
MODULE 3
SOUTH AUSTRALIA RECORDS
History of Recording BDM in South Australia
South Australian Registry of BDM
Other Indexes of South Australian BDM
MODULE 4
TASMANIA RECORDS
History of Recording BDM in Tasmania
Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Other Indexes of Tasmanian BDM
MODULE 5
VICTORIAN RECORDS
Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Other Indexes of Victorian BDM
MODULE 6
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN RECORDS
Western Australian Registry of BDM
Other Indexes of Western Australia BDM
TERRITORY RECORDS & OTHER BDM POSSIBILITIES
Northern Territory Records
Australian Capital Territory