Looking for a marriage in Victoria .....

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:12 pm

Hi.

How can I find a marriage record for George Gallpen and a Wilhalmina Weeks c1853-1855?

dennis

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:45 pm

Hi Dennis
From the very little experience I've had of looking up BMDs in Australia I think you would need to know what area the event occurred in - a bit like the UK I suppose where you would need to know if it happened in Scotland, England Ireland or Wales!

Best wishes
Lesley

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:03 pm

Hi Lesley:)

I found the marriage on this site

http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/IdxSearch

Somewhat expensive to get the document tho

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:43 pm

Hi Dennis
Really glad you found it - I've only just noticed that the title of your post mentioned Victoria

Best wishes
Lesley

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:39 pm

Hi Dennis

All BDM data in Australia is expensive (and Vic is close to the cheapest!). Post civil registration, however, it is very useful as it contains much data (similar to the Scottish records of 1855 only). Pre civil registration, it is a gamble as to what may be available (often very little). This site gives details for what is available for each state

http://www.sag.org.au

If you are interested in early Australian records, and live outside Australia, you can purchase the LDS Aust Vital Records Index, for around $US9 - I believe about 7 pounds in UK. This contains indexs for NSW WA TAS and Victoria for most of the 19th century. Your marriage index is there as

GALPEN, George Marriage WEEKES, Wilhelmina Jane 1854 No 406

Trish