What you can expect to see on an historical*
South Australian BDM certificate
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| BIRTH |
| Civil Registration start |
Jun 1842 |
| Earlier records |
Not available at BDM |
| Name |
Yes |
| Date |
Yes |
| Place |
Yes |
| Father's name |
Yes |
| Father's occupation |
Yes |
| Father's age |
from 1907 |
| Father's birthplace |
from 1907 |
| Mother's name |
Yes |
| Maiden name |
from 1907 |
| Mother's age |
from 1907 |
| Mother's birthplace |
from 1907 |
| Marriage date |
from 1907 |
| Previous children |
from 1907 |
| Available (Historical*) |
after 75yrs |
| Index avail on CD |
to 1928 |
| Index online at GenealogySA |
to 1928 |
| Index avail on fiche/film |
to 1928 |
| MARRIAGE |
| Civil Registration start |
Jun 1842 |
| Earlier records |
Not available at BDM |
| Date |
Yes |
| Couple's names |
Yes |
| Couple's ages |
Yes |
| Couple's birthplaces |
from 1907 |
| Previous status |
Yes |
| Couple's occupations |
Yes |
| Couple's residences |
from 1856 |
| Fathers' names |
from 1856 |
| Fathers' occupations |
No |
| Groom's mothers name |
from 1964 |
| Bride's mothers name |
No |
| Available (Historical*) |
after 60 yrs |
| Index avail on CD |
to 1937 |
| Index online at GenealogySA |
to 1937 |
| Index avail on fiche/film |
to 1937 |
| DEATH |
| Civil Registration start |
Jun 1842 |
| Earlier records |
Not available at BDM |
| Name |
Yes |
| Date |
Yes |
| Death place |
Yes |
| Age |
Yes |
| Occupation |
Yes |
| Cause of death |
Yes |
| Parents' names |
No |
| Spouse names |
from 1968 |
| Marriage details |
from 1915 age at m. |
| Children's names |
No |
| No of chn |
from 1907 |
| Birthplace |
from 1907 |
| Residency |
from 1907 |
| Burial place |
from 1948 |
| Available (Historical*) |
after 25 yrs |
| Index avail on CD |
to 1972 |
| Index online at GenealogySA |
to 1972 |
| Index avail on fiche/film |
to 1970 |
It should be noted that availability of certificates
may be reduced by the lack of an index.
A Yes in a column means that you can usually expect
the entry to appear. There are many examples of early certificates
where the item may be omitted despite provision in the certificate
for that item of data.
* Historical certificates are those available outside the
embargoed periods to the general public. Certificates within
the embargoed period are usually available to the person
named therein, their parents and their children under the
age of 18 upon presentation of ID and proof.
If the enrry can be located in the GenealogySA online index then Graham Jaunay can provide a transcription.
SA
pre-civil registration records are on this site.
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