BDM Victoria

[craizi daizi]

Hi  Chequered

I cant answer 

I have a real problem about having to pay to view search results on the Victorian BMD site - does anyone know why they charge a fee when NSW, QLD, WA, don't charge

But may i suggest a new post and ask for the people on here to do the look ups,  will save you a lot of .99c,

Daizi

[tropicalj]

Hi all, I have a real problem about having to pay to view search results on the Victorian BMD site - does anyone know why they charge a fee when NSW, QLD, WA, don't charge? Plus the transcriptions are awful- I can't begin to count how many 99c I've wasted.
Wouldn't it be great to have a site like UK FreeBMD - would that be 'allowed' here in Victoria?- Jan

Hi  there Jan and Welcome to Roots chat

as CD says a lot of us can look for bdm 's  so just ask away  but I would suggest that you start a new topic though

kind thoughts Jenn

[cando]

Hi Jan and a welcome to rootschat from me also

I note on your profile that  you are located Melbourne.  Many family history groups, genealogy societies and libraries have genealogical resources that would include CD's of the births, deaths and marriages for Victoria.

I think the online Victorian indexes are far better than the transcribed indexes you mention and the ability to purchase an image of a certificate online is wonderful, although at times, a little too convenient

You mention NSW, WA and Qld but omitted SA, NT and Tas who don't have their bdm's online, although you can use the Colonial Database on the Tas Archives which is limited to 1899. 

I did most of my own family research from the Victorian online indexes.  I purchased all the births, death and marriages pages with the surname.  I am fortunate in that isn't a commonly occurring name.  I think I spent around the $20 mark for the lot....and then I discovered the Diggers Indexes   The inclusion of the parents' names on both the birth and death indexes makes research so much easier than the site you mentioned. 

As Jen has rightly suggested, start a new topic as those of us with resources will more than happy to help you.

Cheers
Cando

[warncoort]

Cando,
If you spent $20 then surely that is only for the indexed record not complete certificates. Or am i missing something?
Eric

[tropicalj]

An Uncertified image (online or mail application) costs $17.50 per certificate
if you want a certified copy  (which in my opinion is not necessary for family research purposes) then the cost is $26.60 and you have to apply for a certified copy and wait a period of time for it.


Jenn

[cando]

Hi Eric You have not understood my post to Jan.  I purchased the pages birth, deaths and marriages with my family surname. Why would I purchase every certificate when I could easily trace the family with the names of parents shown on the births and deaths.  I also have other resources such as family bibles, wills, land titles, newspaper snippets, electoral rolls, military records and business papers to support my research.

Of course purely out of interest I have purchased many certificates but I thought we were discussing the cost of searching the online indexes not the purchase of certificates as outlined by Jenn.

Most people enter far too much information when searching the online indexes.  The inconsistent abbreviations of given names can cause much frustration.

Cheers
Cando

[craizi daizi]

I get the 'un-certified' certs for $17.50 and they are great,  all the same info as is on the 'certified' ones,  and lets face it,  we dont need them for legal reasons,  so uncertified is fine by me,  and they are instant .....

Daizi

[snk]

Hello all.
I'm an infrequent user of the chat site, so forgive me if I'm not doing this quite right.
I'm trying to find any info I can on one of my grandmothers brothers. His name is Richard John Franks (known by my father as Jack), he was a sergeant stationed at the Heidelberg military hospital during WWII, and as far as my dad recalls, he stayed in Victoria after the war, and died somewhere in Victoria. If anyone is able to help with death info for him I'd be grateful. He was born in Harden (Murrumburrah), 23/12/1911.
Thanks,
Scott.

[cando]

Death
FRANKS Richard John
Father Unknown  Mother Unknown BENNETT
At Parkville  1972  61 years  Reg#28223

Cando