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# All databases with this suffix - # - are "works in progress" and are continually being added to and will be updated both in our library and online regularly.
Lookups for Members – Lookups for members is now disabled as all data that is available for a record in a particular database is displayed. For more information you will need to ask for a research request - Research request
Transcriptions of Birth, Death and Marriage registrations are still available for members.
* Please note, we do not have original death registrations after 1989 (Book 83A), only index records, therefore we cannot transcribe death registrations after 1989.
** Newspaper births - non-members are provided with a limited view and do not have the ability to order look-ups. Members are provided with all the data that has been recorded on a particular record and there-fore the look-up service will not be available to them. However, we can offer a research request service for both members and non-members which can be accessed via the "View details" link for each record.
Before requesting a birth, death or marriage certificate, check our “What is in a Certificate When?” document. This lists all of the fields that may be available in the certificate that you request.
Our index records contain abbreviations that are defined on our site at Abbreviations Explained
If your search narrows down to a person of interest, remember that you have only searched an index. An index is usually an extract taken from a more detailed source document. If you get a result from our index and you want more details, order a source document transcription or lookup, which you can do online through this website.
Transcriptions and Lookups are processed on Monday and Fridays, you can expect a response within one week.
Well don't quit! If you are certain your missing relative should be in South Australian records, try varying your search criteria. Indexes sometimes have spelling or other errors, often reflecting an error in the original document. Untick the 'exact matches' box and look for different spellings, places or time periods.
People often contact us about errors they believe they have found. The Society will receive advice of suspected errors, and we may be able to correct index errors in the future, where we can access the original source document. Please send error reports to the webmaster or our research co-ordinator.
Be persistent and try different ways of searching. If your efforts don't help your research, or you still face a brick wall, you could always consider a Genealogy SA Research Request.
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