Victoria Civil Registration -- Vital Records

Online Resources

 * Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Family history research
 * 1836-1913 - Victoria Births 1836-1913 - at FindMyPast, Index ($)
 * 1837-1917 - Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at MyHeritage ($)
 * 1836-1942 - Victoria Marriages 1836-1942 - at FindMyPast, Index ($)
 * 1837-1950 - Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950, index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at MyHeritage ($)
 * 1836-1985 - Victoria Deaths 1836-1985 - at FindMyPast, Index ($)
 * 1836-1988 - Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988, index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at MyHeritage ($)
 * Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019 - at MyHeritage, ($), index


 * Australia, Birth, Marriage, and Death Exchange, index
 * 1788-1922 - Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, index - at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1792-1981 -, index, incomplete. How to Use this Collection
 * 1792-1981 - Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, index - at Ancestry.com ($). Also at FindMyPast ($). Also at My Heritage ($)
 * 1788-1950 - Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, index - at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1788-1935 - Australia, Marriages, 1788-1935, index - at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1810-1980 -, index, incomplete. How to Use this Collection
 * 1810-1980 - Australia, Marriages, 1810-1980, index - at MyHeritage ($)
 * 1787-1985 - Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, index - at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1816-1980 -, index. How to Use this Collection
 * 1816-1980 - Australia Deaths & Burials, 1816-1980, index - at FindMyPast ($). Also at My Heritage ($)
 * 1851-1997 - Australia Newspaper Vital Notices, 1851-1997 - at Ancestry, ($), index, incomplete.
 * 1860-2019 - Australia Death Notices, 1860-2019, ($), index

Contact an Office
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Department of Justice) has a website where the indexes can be searched at no cost. The online Historical lndex of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Victoria State Justice and Registratuion contains:
 * Birth records up to 100 years after the date of the birth
 * Death records up to 30 years after the date of death
 * Marriage and Registered relationship records up to 60 years after the date of marriage or relationship registratio
 * Church baptisms, marriages and burials in Victoria from 1836 to 1853.
 * Close relatives can order more recent certificates. See who qualifies at Who can access restricted information.
 * The Marine Index covers births, deaths and marriages on board ships coming to Victoria from 1853 to 1907, including ships' names.