Getting started : births, deaths and marriages.

This guide contains some information to help you start your search for births, deaths and marriages. It includes descriptions of key resources held by the Northern Territory Library as well as web resources. Staff are available to assist you during opening hours.

Resources that are good starting points :

Australia
Indexes to births, deaths and marriages for all states of Australia - CD-ROM and microfiche
To find

• information about a person's birth, death or marriage

Points to note

• information varies from state to state
• this is only an index and contains brief information
• certificates can be ordered from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in each state. Quote the registration number and year of registration listed in the index.

To use these resources

• book at the Family History Service desk to use the CD-ROM
• find the microfiche on the shelves in the Family History Service

Points to note

• not all states are available on CD-ROM. Available indexes are listed below.

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International Genealogical Index
Internet site www.familysearch.org
To find

• birth/christening and marriage records from the early 1500s until the late 19th century for all countries

Points to note

• there are no death records in this index

To use this resource

• book internet access at the desk

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Birth, death, marriage and probate indexes available
CD-ROM or microfiche

Northern Territory		Queensland
Births Deaths Marriages	1870-1918 1870-1913 1870-1913	Pioneers Index Federation Index Births Deaths Marriages	1829-1889 1890-1914 1915-1919 1915-1959 1915-1934
New South Wales		Tasmania
Pioneers Series Federation Series Between the Wars Probate Index	1788-1888 1889-1918 1919-1945 1800-1985	Pioneers Index Births, Deaths & Marriages	1803-1899 1900-1919
South Australia		Western Australia
Births Deaths Marriages	1842-1928 1842-1915 1842-1937	Pioneers Index Deaths Marriages	1841-1905 1906-1980 1906-1965
Victoria		Australian Genealogical Computer Index
Pioneers Index Federation Index Edwardian Index Great War Index Marriages Marine Births, Deaths & Marriages	1837-1888 1889-1901 1902-1913 1914-1920 1921-1942 1853-1920	2nd edition

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Other Northern Territory resources

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Genealogy on the Web

• Archives of Australia
• AUSNZ Passenger Lists
• Australasian Genealogy
• Australasian Names Research Directory
• Australian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
• Australian Family Tree Connection
• Australian Genealogy Links
• Australian Family History Compendium
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
• The Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
• Australian War Memorial
• Australia's First Fleet
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the  Internet
  
• Directory of Archives in the Northern Territory
• First Families 2001
• Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory
• INFOKOORI
• Journal of the Australian War Memorial
• National Archives of Australia
• Norman Tindale Collection
• Northern Territory Aboriginal Genealogy Sources
  
• Northern Territory Archives Service.
• Passenger Lists, United Kingdom to Australia 1910.
• Society of Australian Genealogists
  

Other popular family history resources:

• http://www.genealogy.com
• http://www.gengateway.com
• http://www.ancestry.com
• http://www.genealogysitefinder.com
• http://www.myfamily.com
• http://www.rootsweb.com
• http://www.familysearch.org/
• Strehlow Research Centre