South Australian Birth, Marriage & Death Directory
Birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial & obituary resources
Vital record resources
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office
Marriages (1836-52) including those prior to civil registration & others not submitted to the registrar [searchable database]
Ryerson Australian newspaper index of contemporary death notices & obituaries [searchable database]
South Australian births, marriages and deaths newspaper index for 1838
State Library of South Australia
- How to apply for a certificate online
- Apply for a certificate online using a credit card [secure]
- Information included on bdm certificates and in the district records
- 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
Marriages (1836-52) including those prior to civil registration & others not submitted to the registrar [searchable database]
Ryerson Australian newspaper index of contemporary death notices & obituaries [searchable database]
South Australian births, marriages and deaths newspaper index for 1838
State Library of South Australia
- Births, deaths and marriages - Australia [also includes baptisms]
- Library Catalogues [searchable]
- Newspapers of SA [includes personal notices and obituaries]
- Indexes to marriages prior to compulsory registration - GRG 56/68/21 (A 1486)
- Indexes to deaths prior to compulsory registration - GRG 56/68/20 (A 1485)
- Other records duplicated from originals held at the State Library of SA
Information included on birth, marriage & death certificates and district records
Provision was made on the certificates for the information tabulated below and marked yes. However, on many certificates, some of that information was omitted by the informant and/or registrar. Theoretically, the same information was provided in the district records. Note that in some cases certificates were issued on the older stationery until it was exhausted.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 |