Family History Certificates will vary in
appearance based on how the event was originally recorded
at the time of registration.
The means of capturing this event data has varied over the
years from quill and ink in leather bound registers to computerised
data capture.
Year |
Certificate Style |
| 1788 - 1855 |
Certificates will be converted to a computerised format
from Registry transcriptions of the Early Church Records. |
| 1856 - 1951 |
Certificates will usually be digital reproductions of
the actual entries that were handwritten across large
registers. In cases where the ink has faded or the record
is deteriorated, the certificate is converted to a computerised
format. |
| 1952 - Present |
Certificates will either be computer generated or printed
copies of the original types or handwritten registration
held on microfilm. |
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