Australian Birth, Death and Marriage Records: Victoria
Online
The Victorian Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages provides an online index to the following:
- Births 1836-1924
- Marriages 1836-1942
- Deaths 1836-1985
A fee for viewing search results is charged but electronic copies of historic certificates can be purchased and downloaded online.
The Victorian Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages also provide online access to the Marine Index which includes births, deaths and marriages on ships to Victoria during the following period:
- Births 1853-1920
- Marriages 1853-1920
- Deaths 1853-1920
Ship's names are included on this index and a fee for viewing search results is charged.
Networked resources in the Library
Within the Library you may access the following resources (via eResources):
- Victorian Pioneers Index 1837-1888
Index to: birth, death and marriage registrations in Victoria from 1837 to 1888; Church baptism, marriage and burial records 1837-1856; Official birth, death and marriage records 1856-1888. - Federation Index. Victoria 1889-1901 Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages in Victoria
Index to Victorian birth, death and marriage records 1889-1901. - Edwardian Index. Victoria 1902-1913 Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages in Victoria
Index to Victorian birth, death and marriage records 1902-1913. - Great War Index. Victoria 1914-1920 Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages in Victoria
Index to Victorian birth, death and marriage records 1914-1920. - Marriage Index, Victoria 1921-1942
This publication contains nearly 800,000 index entries representing over 300,000 marriages registered in Victoria from 1921-1941. - Divorce Index, Victoria 1861-1900
This database allows you to search the Victorian Divorce Index between the years of 1861 and 1900. - Death Index, Victoria 1921-1985
Index to Victorian death records 1921-1985. - Inquest Index Victoria 1840-1985
Index to Victorian inquests 1840-1985 - Index to Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925
The following resource is available on the Jukebox PC in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room:
- Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria 1853-1920
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria: This electronic resource contains 6200 records of births, deaths and marriages on board international and coastal ships bound for Victoria between 1853 and 1920.
Microfilmed and other published material
Within the Library you may access the following indexes in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room:
- Victorian pioneers index c1837-1888 [microform] : index to births, deaths & marriage records held by Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Victoria, Australia
mc N 1059 - Federation index. Victoria 1889-1901 [microform] : Index to births, deaths and marriages in Victoria
mc N 1555 - Edwardian index. Victoria 1902-1913 [microform] : Index to births, deaths and marriages in Victoria
mc N 1557 - Great War index. Victoria 1914-1920 [microform] : Index to births, deaths and marriages in Victoria
mc N 1556 - Death index, Victoria 1921-1985 [microform] : deaths registered in Victoria
mc N 1921
