Births, Deaths & Marriages Registers, 1787-1856

Historical overview

The practice of recording baptisms, burials and marriages in church registers was established in England during the sixteenth century but the first Acts in New South Wales to regularise and validate the practice, as well as to authorise registration of these events, were passed in

• 1825 Church of England
• 1834 Roman Catholic Church (then Church of Rome)
• 1834 Presbyterian Church (then Church of Scotland)
• 1839 Wesleyan Methodist Society
• 1840 Congregational or Independent and Baptist denominations

Nonetheless, records were kept prior to these years and, in fact, the first Church of England records are of baptisms and burials during the assembly and movement of the First Fleet before its arrival in Sydney in 1788. However, some ceremonies that took place prior to the year shown above the original records, were not retained by church authorities, or the events were not recorded.

Between 1826 and 1855 copies of Church of England records were required to be sent firstly to the Registrar of the Archdeacon's Court and later to the Registrar of the Bishops of Australia. These records did not pass into the possession of the Registrar General until 1882 following the Clergy Returns Transfer Act of 1878. They were subsequently numbered as Volumes 1-44 (Volume 44 also includes some records after 1856).

As Deputy Registrar in the office of the Registrar of the Bishop of Australia during the years 1836 to 1856, Henry Kerrison James compiled (from sources available to him) chronological registers of baptisms, burials and marriages from 1787 to 1831. No other record of some of these events came into the possession of the Registrar General. The chronological registers which are numbered 1 (baptisms), 2 (burials), and 3 (marriages), often contain less detail than any other available record of the same event.

As from the date of recognition of each of the other denominations the ministers were required to send copies of their records annually to the Registrar of the Supreme Court. These records were transferred to the Registrar General in 1856.

Registrar General

State registration of births, deaths and remarriages commenced in New South Wales on 1st March 1856. Although some of the other Colonies were quicker to follow the 1837 commencement in England they did not provide for as much detail to be recorded.

The duties and functions of the Registrar General in respect of the registration of births, deaths and marriages were transferred to the Principal Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages as from 1st January 1976.

(Acknowledgment: Most of the above information, as well as other information quoted in this guide, is based on the Notes prepared by the Principal Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages).

Pre-1856 Registers and Supplementary Records

The original, official pre-1856 records, were numbered by the Registrar General in volumes from 1 to 120; the other early records which are supplementary to the original pre-1856 records and to the State registers from 1856 were numbered in volumes from 121 to 162. These volumes include a number of events after 1856 and even some after 1899. However, any event after 1856 has been indexed in the index for the year of the event.

For the sake of convenience all these records are referred to as 'Pre-1856'.

In addition to the duplication of records arising from the compilation of the chronological registers 1787 to 1831 referred to in Historical Background, other duplications occurred because original registers came into the possession of the Registrar General. For example, Registry volume numbers 45 (baptisms), 73 (marriages) and 102 (burials) relate to original registers kept by Dr J.D. Lang although any records therein between 1834 and 1855 should already have been included in the Clergy Returns.

The original records of events prior to 1856 contained over 158,000 baptisms, 78,000 burials and 48,000 marriages. By borrowing or providing safe keeping of church registers the Registry was able to add more than 29,000 baptisms, 11,000 burials and 5,000 marriages to the records. However, there have been indications that the records remain incomplete.

Prior to 1856 some children born in New South Wales may not have been baptised and some persons who died may not have had a church burial. Even after 1856 some events were not registered due to time limits (since removed) and factors such as distances from townships and failure to appreciate future needs. Divorce was not possible under New South Wales law until 1875 and undoubtedly this meant that some persons who wished to marry were unable to do so.

The Registers which have been filmed by The Genealogical Society of Utah and which are listed in this guide comprise the original 120 volumes of pre-1856 records described above as well as the following: 

Volumes 121-3	Supplementary Registers - Baptisms, Burials and Marriages, 1827-1901
[5/4219]	Applications for marriage licences, 1836-44
[5/4221]	Church of England Baptisms and Burials, 1850-53
[5/3841]	Church of England Baptisms and Burials, 1833-37

Please note that because these microfilms relate to Registry volume numbers 1 to 123 only, not all of the official pre-1856 entries for baptisms, burials and marriages are included. For entries located in Registry volume numbers 124 to 162, the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, which still holds these records, should be contacted.

All of the original volumes filmed and listed in this guide are held at our Western Sydney Records Centre,  but they are in very poor physical condition and are therefore still restricted and unavailable for consultation.

Restriction on photocopying

The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages gave approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 14(6) of the Archives Act, 1960, that these records would be made available for public use from 1st February 1984. This approval was subject to the following conditions:

• that persons may access only the microfilm copy of the records contained in Registry Volume Numbers 1 to 162, and NSW State Archives volumes numbered 5/4219, 5/4221 and 5/3841, and may take note of any recorded details; and
• that any person requiring a copy of the actual record should apply to the Registry in the usual way as we may not issue any print or any other kind of photocopy from the microfilms.

Applications for certified copies should be made to:

Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages 
GPO Box 30, SYDNEY NSW 2001
Website: www.bdm.nsw.gov.au 
Email: bdm-mail@agd.nsw.gov.au/bdm

All applications should quote the appropriate Registry volume and entry numbers, as well as name(s) of individual(s) and nature of the ceremony.

The Registry has also authorised that NSW State Archives sell sets of these microfilms for public use in libraries or societies. Requests for these films, or replacements, should be made to us quoting the SR Reel Numbers. Copies of these films will only be supplied to institutions undertaking to adhere to the conditions outlined above.

Microfilming of records

The microfilming of these records was carried out by The Genealogical Society of Utah in co-operation with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and NSW State Archives.

We wish to thank the Society for its vital contribution to this project, and for making its negatives freely available for supply to other institutions.

Arrangement of registers

Although the Registers are referred to as the 'Pre-1856' or 'Old Records', some entries relating to baptisms, burials or marriages up to 1901 are also include:

The pre-1856 Registers are arranged by Registry Volume Number, for example, Nos 1-123. Within this arrangement, the following is a general breakdown: 

Vols. 1- 44	Church of England
Vols. 45- 72	Baptisms - All other denominations
Vols. 73-101	Marriages - All other denominations
Vols. 102-120	Burials - All other denominations
Vols. 121-123	Supplementary Registers - Baptisms, Burials and Marriages, 1827-1901

In addition, the microfilms also contain some other records that do not fall into this numbering sequence. These are:

5/4219	Applications for marriage licences, 1836-44
5/4221	Church of England Baptisms and Burials, 1850-53
5/3841	Church of England Baptisms and Burials, 1833-37

These volumes have been included in the set of microfilms for the sake of completeness; all entries located in them also appear in other Registry volumes.

Listing of registers by ceremony

Baptisms

Church of England	1787-1864	Vols. 1-44	Reels 5001-5016
Presbyterian	1826-1895	Vols. 45-53	Reels 5001-5019
Methodist (Wesleyan)	1839-1855	Vols. 54-56	Reels 5019-5020
Independent / Congregational
Unitarian	1840-1875	Vols. 57-58	Reel 5020-5021
Baptist	1835-1856	Vol. 59	Reel 5021
Roman Catholic	1840-1855	Vols. 61-72	Reels 5021-5027
Other Nominations	1837-1856	Vol. 60	Reel 5021
* Supplementary Register	1830-1901	Vol. 121	Reel 5046

* Contains transcriptions of baptismal entries copied by the Registrar General from church registers acquired or made available on loan from the various churches for check with official records.

Burials

Church of England	1787-1877	Vols. 1- 44	Reels 5001-5016
Presbyterian	1826-1878	Vols. 46, 102-107	Reels 5017, 5040-42
Methodist (Wesleyan)	1840-1856	Vols. 108-110	Reels 5042-43
Independent / Congregational
Unitarian	1841-1855	Vols. 111-112	Reel 5043
Baptist	1840-1855	Vol. 113	Reel 5043
Roman Catholic	1840-1856	Vols. 114-120	Reels 5043-46
* Supplementary Register	1834-1895	Vol. 122	Reel 5046-47

* Contains: transcriptions of burial entries copied by the Registrar General from church registers acquired or made available on loan from the various churches for check with official records; and, records of burials recorded at Church of England, Camperdown between 1856 and 1864 received by the Registrar General with other records pursuant to the Clergy Returns Transfer Act of 1878.

Marriages

Church of England	1788-1856	Vols. 1- 44	Reels 5001-5016
Presbyterian	1826-1856	Vols. 46, 73-82	Reels 5017, 5027-32
Methodist (Wesleyan)	1840-1856	Vols. 83-86	Reels 5032-33
Independent / Congregational
Unitarian	1841-1855	Vols. 87-88	Reel 5034
Baptist	1848-1855	Vol. 89	Reel 5034
Roman Catholic	1834-1856	Vols. 90-101	Reels 5034-40
Other Denominations	1837-1856	Vol. 60	Reel 5021
* Supplementary Register	1827-1895	Vol. 123	Reel 5047

* Contains transcriptions of marriage entries copied by the Registrar General from church registers acquired or made available on loan for check with official records.

Indexes to the registers

Microfiche copies of the Pioneer series of Indexes to Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1788-1888, Federation series of Indexes to Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1889-1918 and NSW Between the wars series of Indexes to Death and Marriage, 1919-1945 are available from the:

Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
GPO Box 30, SYDNEY NSW 2001
Website: www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

In looking for a particular entry relating to a pre-1856 baptism, burial or marriage which may be found in the registers on these microfilms, the portion of the microfiche Index which relates to the pre-1856 period should first be consulted. This will give a reference to volume and entry number.

The Detailed Listing in this guide should then be consulted to locate the appropriate microfilm reel for the register.

If, in consulting the microfiche indexes for the pre-1856 records, the relevant reference is to a volume number other than Registry Volume Numbers 1 to 123, the researcher should approach the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, which holds these records.

In locating the relevant entry, users should note that these Registers usually contain old discrete 'Church' numbers and a subsequent Registry number that is generally intermittent. Hence for each entry while the Church number will appear in full (for example as 858, 859, 860, 861 etc), the Registry number may only appear in full for the first or last entry on a particular page, if at all. In some instances even this is not the case; the official number appears in full only spasmodically. Consequently, care must be exercised in determining the appropriate entry number.

Volumes 1-19

Please note that there are many inconsistencies in these records, and accordingly that they are difficult to use.

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
1	5001	1-end (11063)	Bap	1787-1831	Church of England
2	5001	1-end (9933)	Bur	1787-1831	Church of England
3	5002	1-end (5474)	Mar	1788-1831	Church of England
4	5002	Chronological	Bap/Bur/Mar	1787-1809	St Philip, Sydney
4	5002	1-end in ea cat	Bap/Bur/Mar	1797-1806	Norfolk Island
5	5002	17-end (275) (see note 1)	Bap	1809-1811	St Philip, Sydney
5	5002	1-end (293)	Bur	1809-1811	St Philip, Sydney
5	5002	1-end (255)	Mar	1809-l811	St Philip, Sydney
6	5002	(see note 2)	Bap	1809-1825	St Philip, Sydney
7	5002	1-end (741) (see note 4)	Bap	1812-1818	St Philip, Sydney
7	5002	1-end (851)	Bur	1812-1818	St Philip, Sydney
7	5002	1-end (350)	Mar	1812-1818	St Philip, Sydney
7 (5)	5002	1-16 (see note 3)	Bap	1809	St Philip, Sydney
8	5002	1-end (1159)	Bap	1819-1825	St Philip, Sydney
8	5002	1-end (923)	Bur	1819-1825	St Philip, Sydney
8	5002	1-end (429)	Mar	1819-1825	St Philip, Sydney
9	5002	1-end (85) (see note 5)	Bur	1821-1825	Church of England, Newcastle
9	5002	1-end (41) (see note 6)	Mar	1818-1825	Church of England, Newcastle
10	5002	1-end (528)	Bap	1826	Church of England
10	5002	275-end (821)	Bur	1826	Church of England
10	5002	1-274	Mar	1826	Church of England
11	5003	1-end (557)	Bap	1827	Church of England
11	5003	1-end (491)	Bur	1827	Church of England
11	5003	1-end (231)	Mar	1827	Church of England
12	5003	1-end (603)	Bap	1828	Church of England
12	5003	849-end (1430)	Bur	1828	Church of England
12	5003	604-end (848)	Mar	1828	Church of England
13	5003	1-end (637)	Bap	1829	Church of England
13	5003	943-end (1545)	Bur	1829	Church of England
13	5003	639-end (942)	Mar	1829	Church of England
14	5003	1-end (609)	Bap	1830	Church of England
14	5003	1-end (521)	Bur	1830	Church of England
14	5003	1-end (347)	Mar	1830	Church of England
15	5003	1-end (898)	Bap	1831	Church of England
15	5003	1275-end (1837)	Bur	1831	Church of England
15	5003	899-end (1274)	Mar	1831	Church of England
16	5003	1-end (866)	Bap	1832	Church of England
16	5003	(see next reel)	Bur	1832	Church of England
16	5003	867-1239	Mar	1832	Church of England
16	5004	1240-end (1273)	Mar	1832	Church of England
17	5004	1274-end (1931)	Bur	1832	Church of England
17	5004	1-end (904)	Bap	1833	Church of England
17	5004	1-end (792)	Bur	1833	Church of England
17	5004	1-end (382)	Mar	1833	Church of England
18	5004	1-end (1087)	Bap	1834	Church of England
18	5004	1500-end (2323)	Bur	1834	Church of England
18	5004	1088-end (1499)	Mar	1834	Church of England
19	5004	+ 1-end (1076)	Bap	1835	Church of England
19	5004	1513-end (2574)	Bur	1835	Church of England
19	5004	1077-end (1512)	Mar	1835	Church of England

Volumes 20-29

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
20	5004	1-end (1295)	Bap	1836	Church of England
20	5004	1-813	Bur	1836	Church of England
20	5004	1-end (480)	Mar	1836	Church of England
20	5005	814-end (1104)	Bur	1836	Church of England
21	5005	1-end (1330)	Bap	1837	Church of England
21	5005	1896-end (3010)	Bur	1837	Church of England
21	5005	1331-end (1895)	Mar	1837	Church of England
22	5005	+ 1-end (1533)	Bap	1838	Church of England
22	5005	2081-end (3534)	Bur	1838	Church of England
22	5005	1534-end (2080)	Mar	1838	Church of England
23	5005	1-end (1635)	Bap	1839	Church of England
23	5005	1-1168	Bur	1839	Church of England
23	5005	1-end (581)	Mar	1839	Church of England
23	5006	1169-end (1556)	Bur	1839	Church of England
24	5006	1-end (2120)	Bap	1840	Church of England
24	5006	+ 1-end (1421)	Bur	1840	Church of England
24	5006	1-end (885)	Mar	1840	Church of England
25	5006	1-end (2531A)	Bap	1841	Church of England
25	5006	1-end (1770)	Bur	1841	Church of England
25	5006	1-end (891)	Mar	1841	Church of England
26	5007	1-end (2914)	Bap	1842	Church of England
26	5007	1-end (1538)	Bur	1842	Church of England
26	5007	1-end (996)	Mar	1842	Church of England
27	5007	+ 1-end (3327)	Bap	1843	Church of England
27	5007	1-597	Bur	1843	Church of England
27	5007	1-end (849)	Mar	1843	Church of England
27	5008	598-end (1214)	Bur	1843	Church of England
28	5008	1-end(3409)	Bap	1844	Church of England
29	5008	1-end (1149)	Bur	1844	Church of England
29	5008	1-end (762)	Mar	1844	Church of England
30	5008	1-end (3817)	Bap	1845	Church of England
30	5008	1-727	Mar	1845	Church of England
30	5009	728-end (809)	Mar	1845	Church of England
30	5009	1-end (1184)	Bur	1845	Church of England
31	5009	1-end (3690)	Bap	1846	Church of England
31	5009	+ 1-end (1394)	Bur	1846	Church of England
31	5009	1-end (798)	Mar	1846	Church of England
32	5009	+ 1-end (3924)	Bap	1847	Church of England
32	5009	see next reel	Bur	1847	Church of England
32	5009	1-112	Mar	1847	Church of England
32	5010	+ 105-end (818)	Mar	1847	Church of England
32	5010	1-end (1549)	Bur	1847	Church of England
33	5010	1-end (3108)	Bap	1848	Church of England
33	5010	1-end (540)	Mar	1848	Church of England
33	5010	1-end (1168)	Bur	1848	Church of England
34	5010	+ 1-? (see note 7)	Bap	1849	Church of England
34	5011	2798-? (see note 8)	Bap	1849	Church of England
34	5011	1-end (643)	Mar	1849	Church of England
34	5011	1-end (1431)	Bur	1849	Church of England
35	5011	1-end (3387)	Bap	1850	Church of England
36	5011	1-end (836)	Mar	1850	Church of England
36	5011	1-end (1325)	Bur	1850	Church of England
37	5012	+ 1-end (3571)	Bap	1851	Church of England
37	5012	1-end (757)	Mar	1851	Church of England
37	5012	+ 3-end (1330)	Bur	1851	Church of England

Volumes 38-59

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
38	5012	1-end (3590)	Bap	1852	Church of England
38	5012	1-397	Mar	1852	Church of England
38	5013	+ 392-end (860)	Mar	1852	Church of England
39	5013	+ 1-end (1926)	Bur	1852	Church of England
39	5013	1-end (4092)	Bap	1853	Church of England
39	5013	1-end (1133)	Mar	1853	Church of England
39	5013	+ 1-1635	Bur	1853	Church of England
39	5014	1622-end (2161)	Bur	1853	Church of England
40	5014	+ 1-end (4521)	Bap	1854	Church of England
41	5014	+ 1-end (1189)	Mar	1854	Church of England
41	5014	1-end (2406)	Bur	1854	Church of England
42	5014	1-2243	Bap	1855	Church of England
42	5015	2216-end (5066)	Bap	1855-1856	Church of England
42	5015	5067-5076	Bap	1856	Church of England
43	5015	1-end (1212)	Mar	1855	Church of England
43	5015	+ 1-end (2257)	Bur	1855	Church of England
44	5015	+ 1-end (2178)	Bap	1824-1864	Church of England
44	5015	+ 1-end (718)	Mar	1824-1856	Church of England
44	5016	1-end (1762)	Bur	1824-1877	Church of England
45	5016	+ 1-end (8620)	Bap	1826-1880	Presbyterian
46	5017	1-end (1498)	Bap	1846-1895	Presbyterian
46	5017	1	Bur	1853	Presbyterian
46	5017	1-end (94)	Mar	1849	Presbyterian
47	5017	+ 27-end (see note 10)	Bap	1834-1844	Presbyterian
48	5017	+ 1-1671	Bap	1845-1846	Presbyterian
48	5018	1666-end (1794)	Bap	1846	Presbyterian
49	5018	+ 1-end (1491)	Bap	1847-1848	Presbyterian
50	5018	+ 1-end (1447)	Bap	1849-1850	Presbyterian
51	5018	1-end (1535)	Bap	1851-1852	Presbyterian
51	5019	1534-end (1687)	Bap	1852	Presbyterian
52	5019	+ 1-end (1385)	Bap	1853-1854	Presbyterian
53	5019	1-end (1093)	Bap	1855-1856	Presbyterian
54	5019	+ 1-end (1179)	Bap	1839-1844	Methodist (Wesleyan)
55	5019	+ 1-407	Bap	1845-1846	Methodist (Wesleyan)
55	5020	+ 404-end	Bap	1846-1850	Methodist (Wesleyan)
56	5020	1-end	Bap	1851-1855	Methodist (Wesleyan)
57	5020	+ 1-132	Bap	1840-1845	Independent / Congregational
58	5021	133-949	Bap	1845-1855	Independent / Congregational Unitarian
58	5021	950-end (972) (see note 11)	Bap	1853-1875	Unitarian
59	5021	1-end (472)	Bap/Births	1835-1856	Baptist
5/4219+	5016	1-end (472) (see note 9)		1836-1844	Applications for Marriage Licences
5/4221	5016	1-9 (see note 9)	Bap	1850	Church of England, Gundagai
5/4221	5016	1-11	Bap	1850	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5016	1-7	Bap	1850	Church of England, Wagga Wagga
5/4221	5016	1-42	Bap	1851	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5016	1-36	Bap	1852	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5016	1-35	Bap	1853	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5016	1-4	Bur	1852	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5016	1-17	Bur	1853	Church of England, Albury
5/3841	5016	1-75 (see note 9)	Bap	1833-1837	Church of England, Goulburn
5/3841	5016	1-6	Bur	1833-1837	Church of England, Goulburn

Volumes 60-94

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
60	5021	1-161 (see note 12)	Bap	1840-1855	Other denominations
60	5021	1-end (26)	Mar	1844-1855	Other denominations
61	5021	1-end (3116)	Bap	1840-1844	Roman Catholic
62	5021	1-320	Bap	1845	Roman Catholic
62	5022	311-2641 (end)	Bap	1845	Roman Catholic
63	5022	1-1946	Bap	1846	Roman Catholic
63	5023	1942-end (2239)	Bap	1846	Roman Catholic
64	5023	+ 2240-end (4713)	Bap	1847	Roman Catholic
65	5023	+ 1-2132	Bap	1848	Roman Catholic
65	5024	2121-end (2456)	Bap	1848	Roman Catholic
66	5024	+ 1-end (2480)	Bap	1849	Roman Catholic
67	5024	1-end (2133)	Bap	1850	Roman Catholic
68	5024	1-1255	Bap	1851	Roman Catholic
68	5025	1242-end (2513)	Bap	1851	Roman Catholic
69	5025	1-end (2755)	Bap	1852	Roman Catholic
70	5025	1-2139	Bap	1853	Roman Catholic
70	5026	2134-end (2195)	Bap	1853	Roman Catholic
71	5026	+ 1-end (2856)	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
72	5026	+ 1-3243	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic
72	5027	+ 3225-end (3997)	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic
73	5027	1-end (2631)	Mar	1826-1856	Presbyterian
74	5027	4352-4540 (see note 13)	Mar	1832-1855	Presbyterian
74	5027	2632-3890	Mar	1832-1844	Presbyterian
74	5028	+ 3883-4351 (end)	Mar	1844-1848	Presbyterian
75	5028	+ 1-end (1107)	Mar	1834-1841	Presbyterian
76	5028	+ 1109-1678	Mar	1841-1843	Presbyterian
76	5029	+ 1675-end (2071)	Mar	1843-1846	Presbyterian
77	5029	+ 1-encl (836)	Mar	1845-1846	Presbyterian
78	5029	1-132	Mar	1847	Presbyterian
78	5030	131-end (800)	Mar	1847-1848	Presbyterian
79	5030	1-end (853)	Mar	1849-1850	Presbyterian
80	5031	1-end (931)	Mar	1851-1852	Presbyterian
81	5031	1-329	Mar	1853	Presbyterian
81	5032	328-end (1060)	Mar	1853-1855	Presbyterian
82	5032	+ 1-end (583)	Mar	1855-1856	Presbyterian
83	5032	1-83	Mar	1840-1842	Methodist (Wesleyan)
83	5033	+ 83-end (189)	Mar	1842-1845	Methodist (Wesleyan)
84	5033	+ 1-end (330)	Mar	1845-1850	Methodist (Wesleyan)
85	5033	1-end (485)	Mar	1850-1855	Methodist (Wesleyan)
86	5033	1-end (157)	Mar	1855-1856	Methodist (Wesleyan)
87	5034	+ 1-end (150)	Mar	1841-1851	Independent
88	5034	+ 1-end (146)	Mar	1852-1855	Independent
89	5034	+ 1-end (31)	Mar	1848-1855	Baptist
90	5034	+ 1-end (645)	Mar	1834-1840	Roman Catholic
91	5035	646-end (1297)	Mar	1840-1842	Roman Catholic
92	5035	1298-end (1993)	Mar	1842-1843	Roman Catholic
93	5036	1994-end (2736)	Mar	1843-1844	Roman Catholic
94	5036	1-576	Mar	1845-1846	Roman Catholic
94	5037	577-end (762)	Mar	1846	Roman Catholic

Volumes 95-end

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
95	5037	763-end (1436) (see note 14)	Mar	1847-1848	Roman Catholic
96	5037	1-109	Mar	1849	Roman Catholic
96	5038	110-end (765) (see note 15)	Mar	1849-1850	Roman Catholic
97	5038	+ 1-end (566)	Mar	1851	Roman Catholic
98	5038	1-184	Mar	1852	Roman Catholic
98	5039	185-end (638)	Mar	1852	Roman Catholic
99	5039	+ 1-end (669)	Mar	1853	Roman Catholic
100	5039	+ 1-363	Mar	1854	Roman Catholic
100	5040	364-end (739)	Mar	1854	Roman Catholic
101	5040	1-end (835)	Mar	1855-1856	Roman Catholic
102	5040	1-end (3197)	Bur	1826-1878	Presbyterian
103	5041	+ 1-end (1277)	Bur	1834-1844	Presbyterian
104	5041	1-end (558)	Bur	1845-1847	Presbyterian
105	5041	1-end (658)	Bur	1848-1850	Presbyterian
106	5042	1-end (1498)	Bur	1851-1854	Presbyterian
107	5042	1-end (358)	Bur	1855-1856	Presbyterian
108	5042	1-end (157) (see note 16)	Bur	1839-1844	Methodist (Wesleyan)
109	5042	1-end (173)	Bur	1844-1847	Methodist (Wesleyan)
110	5042	+ 1-658 (see note 17)	Bur	1848-1856	Methodist (Wesleyan)
110	5043	657-end (1332)	Bur	1848-1856	Methodist (Wesleyan)
111	5043	1-end (222)	Bur	1841-1851	Independent
112	5043	229-end (433) (see note 18)	Bur	1852-1855	Independent
113	5043	l-end (150) (see note 19)	Bur	1840-1855	Baptist
114	5043	+ 1-end (1250) (see note 20)	Bur	1840-1844	Roman Catholic
115	5043	1-524	Bur	1845-1846	Roman Catholic
115	5044	+ 523-end (1070)	Bur	1845-1846	Roman Catholic
116	5044	+ 1071-end (2384)	Bur	1847-1848	Roman Catholic
117	5044	+ 1-977	Bur	1849-1850	Roman Catholic
117	5045	974-end (1573)	Bur	1850	Roman Catholic
118	5045	1-end (1785)	Bur	1851-1852	Roman Catholic
119	5045	+ 1-2162	Bur	1853-1854	Roman Catholic
119	5046	2163-end (9552)	Bur	1854	Roman Catholic
120	5046	+ 1-end (898)	Bur	1855-1856	Roman Catholic
121	5046	1-end (8789)	Bap	1830-1901	Supplementary Register
122	5046	1-7975	Bur	1834-1895	Supplementary Register
122	5047	7948-end (12339)	Bur	1834-1895	Supplementary Register
123	5047	1-end (736)	Mar	1827-1858	Supplementary Register
5/4221	5047	1-9 (see note 21)	Bap	1850	Church of England, Gundagai
5/4221	5047	1-11	Bap	1850	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5047	1-7	Bap	1850	Church of England, Wagga Wagga
5/4221	5047	1-42	Bap	1851	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5047	1-36	Bap	1852	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5047	1-35	Bap	1853	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5047	1-4	Bur	1852	Church of England, Albury
5/4221	5047	1-17	Bur	1853	Church of England, Albury
5/4219	5047	1-end (472) (see note 21)		1836-1844	Applications for Marriage Licences
5/3841	5047	1-75 (see note 21)	Bap	1833-1837	Church of England, Goulburn
5/3841	5047	1-6	Bur	1833-1837	Church of England, Goulburn

+ Some pages have been inadvertently missed in filming while for others the filmed image is very faint. These pages have been copied and are available in our reading roonm at COD 434 and 435 (2 sets); they have also been filmed onto Reel 5048 (see Appendix).

Notes on the records

1. For entry numbers 1-16 see entry for Vol. 7 and explanatory note 3 below.

2. Vol. 6. Binding error:

Baptismal entries commence at No. 19 (p.2), each entry bearing a discrete number and continuing through to No. 159 (p.11). Page 12 commences with entry No. 430 (Registry's nurturing system*) at which point the 'old' discrete number should be disregarded. The Registry's numbering system continues through to page 24 (entry No. 635). Page 24 is immediately followed by p.25 that contains entries 1-18 (old discreet numbers). Page 26 commences with entry number 254 and continues through to entry number 429 on p.36. Pages 37-42 contain entry numbers 160-253.

*NB: The 'old' discrete numbering system complies with the microfiche index for entries 1-253 only after which the Registry's numbering system should be used. The latter normally appears at the top of each page (and occasionally at the foot of the page) requiring the entry numbers between to be 'calculated'.

Index entries	Page numbers in Register
1 – 13	25
19 – 159	2 - 11
160 – 253	37 - 42
254 – 429	26 - 36
430 – 635	12 - 24

3. This page belongs to Vol. 5 (having at some time been inadvertently been transferred to Vol. 7)

4. On p.146 of the register a correction has been made to the first digit at entry number 250 (eg. 350). follows through to the end of the baptismal entries - thus the 200's should read 300's and the 300's, 400's etc. ending at 841.

5. Registry's entry numbers at the foot of each page.

6. "Old" discrete entry number.

7. The Registry entry numbers in this register are inconsistent with the entry numbers in the (microfiche) index. In addition, the Registry entry numbers are both intermittent and (in many cases) illegible. The error occurs between pp. 171 and 173 of the register (consolidated pagination) when entry 1954 (p. 171) is followed by entry 1855 (p. 173) thus making the

register entry numbers approximately 100 behind those of the (microfiche) index.

8. Entry number 2798 in the register is assigned entry number 2599 in the (microfiche) index. The last entry number in the register is 3569. In the index the number for this entry is given as 3370, thus making the register entry numbers approx. 200 in advance of those of the index. In order to find an entry in the register add approx. 200+ to the index number before searching for the register entry.

9. Entries in these volumes also appear in the Registry volumes and may be located by reference to the (microfiche) index.

10. There are over 5000 baptismal entries in Vol. 47. The volume is in poor physical condition thus making many of the entries difficult both to locate and to read. There appears to be no register entries Nos. 1-26 - the Registry's entry numbers commencing at No. 27.

11. Entries 950-972 (Unitarian Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney): This is a typescript copy of the register (R.G.'s 1966) - the original being in the possession of the Mitchell Library.

12. Note that registers cover baptismal dates but also give the birth dates which are in many cases much earlier. The indexes also refer to the date of birth (where known) rather than the date of baptism.

13. Note that the entry numbers in Vol. 74 are out of sequence.

14. Commencing at 1093 respective entry numbers are stamped in bold figures.

15. Commencing at 334 respective entry numbers are stamped in bold figures.

16. This volume contains some baptismal entries in addition to burials. Entry numbers for the latter are sometimes noted as inclusive numbers (top or bottom of the page). Discrete numbering of entries - although evident - is not normally related to the Registry's indexes although there are exceptions to this rule.

17. Intermittent numbering - 'calculate' entry numbers.

18. Register annotated "Numbers 223-228 blank".

19. Scan right-hand side of page for entries 65-end.

20. Numerical sequence inconsistent.

21. The numbers given in the 'Registry Vol.' column indicate NSW State Archives' reference numbers. These items have been filmed twice; they also appear on Reel 5016.

Appendix

Entries Missed in Filming or Re-Filmed (Photocopies at COD 434-35 (2 sets))

Volumes 1-47 (including 5/4219)

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
19	5048	860-874	Bap	1835	Church of England
22	5048	1519	Bap	1838	Church of England
24	5048	610-639	Bur	1840	Church of England
27	5048	1417-1442	Bap	1843	Church of England
31	5048	50-63	Bur	1846	Church of England
31	5048	1224-1237	Bur	1845-46	Church of England
32	5048	1248-1277	Bap	1847	Church of England
32	5048	113-118	Mar	1847	Church of England
34	5048	76-105	Bap	1849	Church of England
34	5048	2162-2176	Bap	1849	Church of England
37	5048	387-414	Bap	1851	Church of England
37	5048	1-2	Bur	1851	Church of England
38	5048	446-449	Mar	1852	Church of England
38	5048	422-449	Bur	1852	Church of England
39	5048	239-266	Bur	1853	Church of England
39	5048	591-618	Bur	1853	Church of England
40	5048	269-298	Bap	1854	Church of England
40	5048	4425-4452	Bap	1854	Church of England
41	5048	137-141	Mar	1854	Church of England
43	5048	2240-2253	Bur	1856	Church of England
44	5048	505-534	Bap	1849	Church of England
44	5048	1312-1340	Bap	1863-64	Church of England
44	5048	592-599	Mar	1832-33	Church of England
5/4219	5048	2	Mar	1836	Church of England
5/4219	5048	34	Mar	1837	Church of England
5/4219	5048	96-97	Mar	1838	Church of England
5/4219	5048	185	Mar	1839	Church of England
5/4219	5048	401	Mar	1842	Church of England
45	5048	6977-7006	Bap	1851	Presbyterian
47	5048	1255	Bap	1840	Presbyterian
47	5048	2139, 2141	Bap	1842	Presbyterian
47	5048	2150-2153	Bap	1842	Presbyterian
47	5048	4051-4052, 4057-4060, 4062	Bap	1842-43	Presbyterian
47	5048	1009	Bur	1843	Presbyterian
47	5048	4260-4267	Bap	1843	Presbyterian
47	5048	4724-4729	Bap	1844	Presbyterian
47	5048	4996-5000	Bap	1844	Presbyterian

Volumes 48-73

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
48	5048	112	Bap	1845	Presbyterian
48	5048	1001-1012	Bap	1844	Presbyterian
48	5048	1084-1095	Bap	1845	Presbyterian
49	5048	13-18	Bap	1847	Presbyterian
49	5048	83-88	Bap	1847	Presbyterian
49	5048	101-110	Bap	1847	Presbyterian
50	5048	30-48	Bap	1849	Presbyterian
50	5048	116-117	Bap	1849	Presbyterian
52	5048	690-711	Bap	1853	Presbyterian
54	5048	427-429	Bap	1840	Methodist (Wesleyan)
55	5048	391-393	Bap	1846	Methodist (Wesleyan)
55	5048	1611-1639	Bap	1849	Methodist (Wesleyan)
57	5048	13-15	Bap	1841	Independent/ Congregational
57	5048	106	Bap	1843	Independent/ Congregational
57	5048	116	Bap	1844	Independent/ Congregational
64	5048	2400-2409	Bap	1847	Roman Catholic
65	5048	1145-1150	Bap	1848	Roman Catholic
66	5048	2251-2254	Bap	1849	Roman Catholic
71	5048	235-266	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
71	5048	274-320	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
71	5048	1449-1456	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
71	5048	2082-2093	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
71	5048	2219-2235	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
71	5048	2333-2345	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
71	5048	2470-2489	Bap	1854	Roman Catholic
72	5048	951-972	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic
72	5048	983-1045	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic
72	5048	2588-2620	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic
72	5048	2625-2676	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic
72	5048	3135-3148	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic
72	5048	3398-3405	Bap	1855	Roman Catholic

Volumes 74-end

Vol	Reel	Nos.	BDM	Year	Description
74	5048	4209-4216	Mar	1847	Presbyterian
75	5048	688-690	Mar	1840	Presbyterian
75	5048	1025, 1027	Mar	1841	Presbyterian
75	5048	1108	Mar	1841	Presbyterian
76	5048	1359	Mar	1842	Presbyterian
76	5048	1396	Mar	1842	Presbyterian
76	5048	1721	Mar	1843	Presbyterian
77	5048	644	Mar	1846	Presbyterian
82	5048	380-381	Mar	1854	Presbyterian
83	5048	95	Mar	1841	Methodist
83	5048	118	Mar	1843	Methodist
83	5048	147	Mar	1844	Methodist
84	5048	2	Mar	1845	Methodist
84	5048	4	Mar	1845	Methodist
84	5048	202-203	Mar	1849	Methodist
87	5048	1	Mar	1841	Independent/ Congregational
88	5048	115-116	Mar	1855	Independent/ Congregational
89	5048	10	Mar	1853	Baptist
90	5048	10-14	Mar	1834	Roman Catholic
90	5048	170	Mar	1836	Roman Catholic
97	5048	257-260	Mar	1851	Roman Catholic
99	5048	666-667	Mar	1853	Roman Catholic
100	5048	300-303	Mar	1854	Roman Catholic
103	5048	977-978	Bur	1843	Presbyterian
110	5048	260-262	Bur	1850	Methodist (Wesleyan)
114	5048	934-944	Bur	1842	Roman Catholic
115	5048	1062	Bur	1846	Roman Catholic
116	5048	1290-1294	Bur	1847	Roman Catholic
117	5048	43-49	Bur	1849	Roman Catholic
117	5048	782-786	Bur	1850	Roman Catholic
117	5048	801-805	Bur	1849	Roman Catholic
117	5048	969	Bur	1850	Roman Catholic
119	5048	1443-1450	Bur	1854	Roman Catholic
120	5048	14-16	Bur	1855	Roman Catholic
120	5048	574-583	Bur	1855	Roman Catholic
120	5048	687-688	Bur	1855	Roman Catholic
120	5048	708-719	Bur	1855	Roman Catholic
120	5048	766-773	Bur	1855	Roman Catholic