Historical index search tips
The free online historical index search tool allows users to access the records of all:- births that occured in Queensland between 1829 and 1914
- deaths that occured in Queensland between 1829 and 1929
- marriages that occured in Queensland between 1829 and 1929.
Some early church records for births and deaths exist. These records are not listed within the above ranges, as the date of event is not known. These records are stored with a year of event of 1800. To retrieve these records perform a search with a 'year from' of 1800 along with any other required fields filled.
Searches are not case sensitive, that is, you can use upper and lower case and get the same search result.
Required fields
To search for an event, the following fields need to be filled:
- family name or given name(s)
- year to search from.
To refine your search, fill as many fields as possible.
Years to be searched
When entering the year to be searched, you must enter a four-digit year in the 'from' field. The 'to' field can be left blank. This will result in a search of the range bounded by the year entered in the 'from' field and the latest year for which records can be searched (1914 for births and 1929 for marriages and deaths).
Year of registration
The year of registration is not necessarily the same year as the event. Events that occur in December may not be registered until January of the following year. For example, where the date of birth is 22 December 1928 and the registration date is 8 January 1929, the year of registration is 1929.
A late registration will also have a different registration year to the date of the event. For example, the date of birth is 12 November 1829 and the registration date is 28 June 1850.
Historical index prefixes
| Code | Description |
| B | Brisbane |
| C (or blank) | Country |
| Births | |
| L | Legitimation |
| M | Marine birth |
| O | Memo birth |
| R | Late registration |
| Deaths | |
| M | Marine death |
| F | Australian Imperial Forces |
| F | War death |
| Marriages | |
| N | Commonwealth marriages (post 01/09/1963) |
| Church records | |
| BBP | Baptism |
| BMA | Marriage |
| BBU | Burial |
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