Hi Bob, I don't know much about Sydney Parish records, but as I understand it all baptisms were recorded as such along with the BDM records. I have baptism records for Tasmania and New South Wales that I've obtained from the standard channels. You can check here for NSW births dating back to 1788. http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=birth s Rae