Historic Marriage Registry Index for Australian Capital Territory

Access Canberra maintains an index of marriages registered in the ACT more than 75 years ago. The index contains registration numbers, surnames and given names of both parties, and marriage dates.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical surname pairing frequencies from the surnames of both parties to study social connections.
• Trace family lineages by linking individuals across records using given names and marriage dates.
• Study long-term demographic trends in the ACT using the date of the marriage as a temporal anchor.

Strengths

• Data is maintained by the official government body Access Canberra.
• Records are restricted to events over 75 years old, providing clear historical context.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, RDF, and XML.

Limitations

• The index provides limited information, lacking details like age, occupation, or location.
• Geographic coverage is restricted solely to the Australian Capital Territory.
• Sample data and specific record counts are unavailable for assessing volume.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data, via ACIntel.

Collection Method

Maintained from official historic marriage registrations.

Time Range

Marriages registered in the ACT more than 75 years ago.

Freshness

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Geography

Australian Capital Territory, Australia.