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Researching your family tree in Victoria
This page is here to give some guidance to the basic records and resources available relating to families that lived here in Victoria, Australia
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The Victorian system of registration is one of the best in the world, there is plenty of useful information on both the certificates and the indexes.
What you'll find on a Victorian certificate of birth, death or marriage:
Births
Date and place of birth;
name of child and whether present or not;
name of parents (including mother's maiden name);
occupation of parents;
ages and birthplace of parents;
date and place of marriage of parents;
previous children of their marriage noting living or deceased;
signature, description and address of the person who gave the information;
names of witnesses;
date and place of registation.
Deaths
Date and place of death;
name and surname;
occupation of the deceased;
sex and age;
cause of death,
duration of illness,
medical attendant by whom certified and when he last saw deceased;
name and surname of parents (if known) including mother's maiden surname signature, description and address of the person who gave the information; signature of deputy registrar, date and where registered,
when and where buried,
undertaker whom certified;
name and religion of Minister, or names of witnesses of burial;
place of birth of the deceased and how long he or she resided in theAustralian colonies or states (stating which),
name of spouse,
place of marriage,
age at marriage;
names and ages of children of the deceased.
Marriages
Date and place of marriage;
name and surnames;
conjugal condition, whether bachelor or spinster, widow or widower,
stating date of decease of former wife or husband;
children by each former marriage;
birthplace;
occupation;
age;
residence (present and usual);
parent's names of each party (including mother's maiden name) and occupation of father;
signatures of the parties and witnesses;
signature of Minister. Prior to 1963 the date of termination of previous marriages of the parties is also shown.
Regards Jenn (I found this information on the net)
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Thanks Jenn,
It sounds very informative.I will look into purchasing the certificate of their marriage.
regards,
Kevynne
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But don't forget that in the case of a death ,the information is only as good as the informants knowledge of the deceased. I don't think I've ever got an Australian death cert with the person's English parents named correctly!
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thanks .yes I totally agree about wrong information on death certificates. Even found a marriage certificate wrong when the bride didnt admit to being a few years older than her groom.
regards,
kevynne