Family history research service

In 1856, Queensland started compulsory registration of life events. We hold records of life events (births, deaths and marriages) that took place in Queensland between 1829 and present day. Historical records are:

births that took place more than 100 years ago
marriages that took place more than 75 years ago
deaths that occurred more than 30 years ago.

It is free to search historical records online. You can then buy an:

Search by the name of a person
For a marriage search, enter the name(s) of one of the parties
1. 1. Given name(s)
    
    Exact given name(s) match
  2. Family name
    
    Exact family name match
- Refine results further: (Tip: You can refine your date ranges within these options)
  - Births between 1829 and 1919
  - Marriages between 1829 and 1944
  - Deaths between 1829 and 1989
- 1. Date of birth
  2. optionally range to
- 1. Date on or between
  2. optionally range to
- 1. Father's/parent's name(s) Searchable only on birth and death records
  2. Mother's/parent's name(s) Searchable only on birth and death records
- 1. Other party's name(s) Searchable only on marriage records
- Results are sorted by closest match to the person’s name and then by parents’ names (for births and deaths) or by other party’s name (for marriages).
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Research codes

Your search results will give you a registration number. This number is made up of an index prefix letter or letters and the event registration number.

Learn what the event code means on your search results

Region
Code	Description
B	Brisbane event
C (or blank)	Country event

Births
Code	Description
M	Marine birth
O	Memo birth
R	Late registration
BBP	Church record of a baptism

Last updated: 23 March 2019

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