Australia, Miscellaneous Genealogical Records, 1776-1980
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 records from Victoria. 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.
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Australia, Miscellaneous Genealogical Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index to births, marriages, and deaths transcribed from certificates and newspaper announcements. The records were created by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia. This material is handwritten or typed on index cards. The cards are filed in alphabetical order by surname. The emphasis appears to be New South Wales, with some records from Victoria.
Some cards give dates of temple ordinances as recorded in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Temple Records Index Bureau (TIB) cards and extracts of membership records. Other cards list information regarding various Latter-day Saint families. The emphasis on content appears to be South Australia, but does not include the families of Church members who settled there early on.
The collection is composed of three sets of cards:
- Data transcribed from birth, marriage and death records along with newspaper notices. The emphasis is on New South Wales with some records from Victoria.
- Index to temple and church records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- 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 population coverage is minimal. These cards were created as indexes to various genealogical records.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- 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
Collection Content
Sample Images
Birth Record 1891
Marriage Record 1905
Death Record 1961
Digital Folder Number List
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Greenwich New South Wales FamilySearch Centre
"Australia, Miscellaneous Genealogical Records, 1776-1980." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Greenwich New South Wales Family History Centre, Greenwich.
