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1. Information Shown on Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
The following tables show what information that you can expect to find on Australian, New Zealand and UK certificates.
1.1. Birth Certificates
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Details |
ACT | NT | NSW | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | NZ | ENG/WLS | SCT | IRE |
| Birth Date | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Birth Place | Yes | >1908 | Yes | Yes | >1882 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Birth Time | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Name(s) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sex | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fathers Name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fathers Occupation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1842-1874 & >1907 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fathers Age | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | >1902 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | 1855 only | No |
| Fathers Birth Place | Yes | >1908 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | >1902 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | >1969 | 1855 only | No |
| Mothers Name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mothers Maiden Name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mothers Occupation | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | >1896 | >1875 | No | No | >1997 |
| Mothers Age | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | >1902 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | 1855 only | No |
| Mothers Birth Place | Yes | >1908 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | >1902 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | 1855 only | No |
| Date of Parents Marriage | Yes | >1908 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | >1896 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | 1855 & >1861 | No |
| Place of Parents Marriage | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | >1897 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | 1856 & >1861 | No |
| Parents Address(es) | Yes | Yes | 1900-1973 | No | 1856-1874 & >1907 | No | Yes | 1841-1847 | No | No | 1855 only | >1997 |
| Previous Children | Yes | >1908 | >1900 | Yes | >1907 Num. only | >1909 Num. only | Yes | >1896 | >1912 | No | 1856 only | No |
| Informants Name | Yes | >1908 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Informants Description (Relationship) | Yes | >1908 | 1856-1973 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Informants Address | Yes | >1908 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1.2. Marriage Certificates
| Details | ACT | NT | NSW | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | NZ | ENG/WLS | SCT | IRE |
| Marriage Date | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marriage Place | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ages | Yes | Yes | 1856-1973 | 1856-1963 | 1842-1868 & >1907 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1855-1971 | Yes |
| Birth Dates | No | >1963 | No | >1963 | >1963 | No | No | >1963 | No | No | 1855 & >1972 | Yes |
| Birth Places | Yes | >1928 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | >1896 | Yes | >1896 | >1880 | No | 1855 & >1972 | No |
| Marital Status | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1842-1856 & >1868 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| No.of former Marriages | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1855 Only | No |
| No. of Children to former Marriages | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1855 Only | No |
| Occupation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usual Residence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | >1856 | >1896 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fathers Name(s) | Yes | >1928 | Yes | Yes | >1856 | >1896 | Yes | >1847 | >1880 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fathers Occupation | Yes | >1949 | 1856-1973 | 1856-1963 | No | >1896 | Yes | 1847-1963 | >1880 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grooms Mothers Name | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | >1964 | >1896 | Yes | >1896 | >1880 | >2021 | Yes | Yes |
| Brides Mothers Name | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | No | >1896 | Yes | >1896 | No | >2021 | Yes | No |
| Witnesses Names | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Witnesses Addresses | No | No | No | No | 1856-1963 | No | No | No | No | No | >1922 | No |
| Witnesses Occupations | No | No | No | No | 1856-1963 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Minister/Celebrant Name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Religion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1.3. Death Certificates
| Details | ACT | NT | NSW | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | NZ | ENG/WLS | SCT | IRE |
| Date | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Place | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | >1856 | >1890's | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Time | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Name(s) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Occupation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1842-1874 & >1907 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usual Residence | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | >1856 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Sex | No | >1849 | 1856-1944 | 1856-1979 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Age | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | >1856 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spouse Name | Yes | >1949 | 1856-1944 | Yes | >1968 | >1908 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Marriage Status | Yes | >1949 | 1856-1944 | Yes | >1968 | No | Yes | >1896 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Birth Date | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | >1966 | No |
| Birth Place | Yes | >1905 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | >1897 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | 1855 Only | No |
| Cause(s) of Death | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Informants Name | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Informants Description (Relationship) | No | No | 1856-1944 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Informants Address | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1855-1965 & >1972 | Yes |
| Length of Illness | Yes | No | 1856-1944 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | >1875 | No | 1855-1964 | Yes |
| Name of Medical Attendant | Yes | No | 1856-1944 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | >1875 | >1875 | Yes | No |
| When Last Seen | Yes | No | 1856-1944 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | >1875 | No | 1855-1860 | No |
| Parents Names | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | No | >1914 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | Yes | No |
| Fathers Occupation | Yes | >1949 | 1944-1973 | Yes | No | No | No | >1896 | >1875 | No | Yes | No |
| Burial/Cremation Date | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | >1937 | No | No | >1896 | >1875 | No | No | No |
| Burial/Cremation Place | Yes | >1949 | Yes | Yes | >1937 | No | Yes | >1896 | >1875 | No | 1855-1860 | No |
| Undertaker Name | No | >1949 | 1856-1944 | No | >1968 | No | No | >1896 | No | No | 1855-1860 | No |
| Minister/Celebrant Name | Yes | >1949 | 1856-1973 | Yes | No | No | No | >1896 | >1875 | No | No | No |
| Religion | Yes | >1949 | 1856-1973 | 1856-1979 | No | No | No | >1896 | >1875 | No | No | No |
| Time Spent in Colony | Yes | >1905 | Yes | Yes | >1907 | No | Yes | Yes | >1875 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Childrens Names & Ages | Yes | >1949 | 1856-1944 | Yes | >1907 Num. & Sex Only | >1914 | Yes | >1896 | >1875 Num. & Sex Only | No | 1855 Only | No |