Certificates - BMD

Yesterday, I purchased copies of my husband's grandparents' death certificates. The Victorian BMD site is very quick. I had only to pay and they were there for me. A little different with NSW, where a 10 day wait turned into 3 months.

The information on these certs. is quite substantial including, reg. no., when and where died, usual place of residence, name and surname, occupation, sex and age, cause of death, duration of last illness, legally qualified medical practitioner by whom certified, when last seen, name and surname of father and mother and occupation, signature, description and residence of informant, signature of Registration Officer, date and where registered, when and where buried, Undertaker, name and religion on Minister, names of witness, where born, how long in Australian States, where and at what age married, to whom married, conjugal condition at date of death, issue in order of birth, the names and ages.

These certificates actually have 3 generations on them.

The only 1 have ever had to purchase from South Australia was a death certificate for my own great grandfather. The only information on this cert. was the date, his name, sex, age, rank of profession, Suburb where he lived, cause of death, place where he died, signature, description and residence of informant, signature of registrar. No mention of his wife, children or parents. Not a very informative cert., and the most expensive to date.

I am gradually gathering as many certificates as possible to substantiate my findings.