Thanks for the reply Jewelly. As the only info I have is that Alfred William HUNT was born in 1906 (VIC) to parents Albert James HUNT and Catherine Maria neé SCOTT and was still alive in 1950 I have no idea where he lived or died or if he married or had children. Where his father died (Melbourne) is, unfortunately, not relevant . I was hoping that someone with a CD of any state's BDM's may be able to do a quick search on his name. I understand (maybe incorrectly) that the Victorian CDs have a slightly wider time range than that which is searchable online. Regards, Mary Ann "Jewelly" <jewelly66@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:mailman.623.1254143944.19407.genanz@rootsweb.com... HI Natalie Each state and territory has a different marriage register. Which state did you think these people may now reside or been married in? Did the father die in Victoria or elsewhere?? NSW marriage index is searchable till 1958, the other states are less generous in this detail. The State Records Acts limit what is available perhaps a search of the online Victorian Records which are searchable online may hold some further information when you do a search there. http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Each state has a similar body and often Wills and other paraphanalia may be searchable online. cheers Jewelly