South Australian Birth, Marriage & Death Directory

Birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial & obituary resources

Probate Registry [contact information for obtaining deceased estate wills & grants of probate]
- Supreme Court Building, 1 Gouger Street, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Telephone: +618 8204 0505

Birth certificates & district records start finish	7-1842 6-1856	6-1856 12-1874	1-1875 7-1907	7-1907 6-1948	6-1948 1-1968	1-1968 present
Date of birth	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Place of birth	no	yes	> 1882	yes	yes	yes
Name of child	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Sex	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Father's full name	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Father's age, birth place	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Father's occupation	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Usual residence	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Mother's maiden name	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Mother's age, birth place	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Mother's former married surname	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Year of marriage	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Number of previous living, dead issue	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Informant's signature, descriptⁿ, residence	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Authorized person	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Registration District	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Registration date	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
District Registrar's signature	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no

Marriage certificates & district records start finish	7-1842 8-1856	8-1856 12-1868	1-1868 12-1907	12-1907 4-1937	5-1937 8-1963	9-1963 present
Date of marriage	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Place of marriage	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Full names of both	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Ages of both	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Dates of birth of both	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Places of birth of both	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Occupations of both	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Usual prior residences	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Conjugal status of both	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Both fathers' names	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Both mothers' maiden names	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Declarations of no impediment	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Witnesses names	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Witnesses residences and ocupations	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Registration District	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Registration Date	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Celebrant's signature	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Religion or denomination	no	no	no	no	no	yes

Death certificates & district records start finish	7-1842 6-1856	7-1856 12-1874	1-1875 12-1907	12-1907 5-1937	5-1937 6-1948	7-1948 12-1967	1-1968 present
Date of death	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Place of death	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Name of person	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Sex	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Age	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Cause of death	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Occupation	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Usual residence	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Birth place, length of residence in Aust	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Age at first marriage	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Age at last marriage	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Name of spouse	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Conjugal status	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Number of male, female, living, dead issue	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Death within 3 months of child's birth	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Informant's signature, descriptⁿ, residence	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Authorized person	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
Date & place of burial or cremation	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Name & address of undertaker	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Registration District	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Registration date	yes	no	> 1904	yes	yes	yes	yes
District Registrar's signature	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes