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Melbourne BMD help!
« on: Monday 17 November 14 20:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi everyone

New to Australia genealogy... I'm looking for people in Melbourne and Victoria, from the 1930s. Does anyone know where I can find birth and marriage records online?

Thanks!

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Re: Melbourne BMD help!
« Reply #1 on: Monday 17 November 14 20:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi bramble9

While you wait for Australia to wake up, I must let you know that they have very strict privacy laws over there and there is a 100 years closure on birth information and 60 years for marriages.

see 'index entries online' here

http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/family+history/family+history+faqs/

have you had a look at our resources page?

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=399.0

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Re: Melbourne BMD help!
« Reply #2 on: Monday 17 November 14 20:30 GMT (UK) »
http://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/

This is the link to the body which holds Victoria's BMD records.
You can search for names, but to see details there is a charge.
To acquire the full certificate or an image of it downloaded to your computer, there is a further charge ;D
There is full explanation on the web page.

However many people in this forum hold private resources of Victorian BMD indexes and will gladly search these as far as  possible to help you.

There are cut off limits on the years available and we must be careful to protect the privacy of all those still living.

Would you like to tell us about some of the people you are seeking?
Sue   

PS Hi Dawn. I'm awake ;D ;D
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Re: Melbourne BMD help!
« Reply #3 on: Monday 17 November 14 20:44 GMT (UK) »
woohoo, thank you both!!

The family I'm looking for move to Aus from Cornwall in England. The earliest immigration record I can find is 1942, when David Gyles Stevens leaves St Ives to move to Melbourne. I'm looking for details of his children in a bid to try and get in touch (and maybe find some old family photos!) but I guess it's going to be a lot harder than I thought!  ???

Thanks :)


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« Reply #4 on: Monday 17 November 14 21:48 GMT (UK) »
Maybe you could try a notice in a Vic newspaper. In NSW we have newspapers who have  a section called "Desperately Seeking' or "in Touch" where you can put a small notice without charge.


noticed your prev entry which included information on David and his family which may save duplicate searching

Topic: Ellen Berriman Stevens/Phillips 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=694627.0

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Re: Melbourne BMD help!
« Reply #5 on: Monday 17 November 14 21:53 GMT (UK) »
David passed away in 2007.  Here is a tribute

http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/archivenotice/2718657/view?random=1416261150324

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 17 November 14 22:02 GMT (UK) »
This one I think ;D



STEVENS David Gyles
Father  Edward
Mother Elizabeth  PAYNTER
Death Place  STK
Age  70
Year  1974
Reg   888

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 17 November 14 22:06 GMT (UK) »
David Gyles STEVENS

Springvale botanical cemetery
The cremated remains have been collected
Date of Service 3 December 1973
Cremated

Sue

ADDING ;D
Bramble, Perhaps you could let us know what you were hoping to discover which is not already on your previous thread
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