Historic Death Index For Australian Capital Territory

Records from more than 30 years ago provide limited information on deaths registered in the Australian Capital Territory. The index includes registration numbers, names of the deceased, date of death, and parental names. Access Canberra maintains this data, which was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Link individuals across generations by matching parental surnames and given names from the Father Surname, Mother Surname, Father Given Names, and Mother Given Names columns.
• Analyze long-term mortality patterns by aggregating Date of Death records over decades.
• Verify historical family records using the unique Reg No (registration number) as a key identifier alongside Surname and Given Names.
• Construct family trees by correlating deceased individuals' names with their parents' names listed in the index.

Strengths

• Includes parental information via Father Surname, Father Given Names, Mother Surname, and Mother Given Names columns for genealogical linkage.
• Covers deaths registered more than 30 years ago, providing a long-term historical perspective.

Limitations

• Contains only limited information per record, lacking details like cause of death, age, or place of death.
• Data is restricted to deaths registered in the Australian Capital Territory, limiting geographic scope.
• Contains no row count or sample size metadata, making dataset scale unknown.

Provenance

Source

Access Canberra via data.act.gov.au.

Collection Method

Compiled from official death registrations in the ACT.

Time Range

Deaths registered more than 30 years ago (historical, pre-1996).

Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory, Australia.