Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.

The Swan River Pioneers Group will issue Certificates of Descendancy upon the provision of proof that an applicant is a direct descendant of a Swan River Pioneer of the period 1829 to 1838.

Full details of the requirements and an Application Form are available in a PDF document downloadable from here:

   Proof of Descendancy Form  56.03 Kb

Summary of requirements: 

• Evidence of descent from the pioneer should be in the form of a certificate from an official registry of births, marriages and deaths.
  
• However, wills manuscripts or other material relating to settlement in the Colony can be submitted if certificates are not available.
• Evidence of settlement in the Swan River Colony may be in the form of authenticated information from the Registrar General or family papers. In the case of secondary sources such as published records, specific references must be provided.
• In the event of any such proofs not being available, circumstantial evidence should be put before the Examiner of Proofs for consideration. Acceptance of any such evidence will be at the discretion of the Examiner of Proofs.
• Documents submitted should be forwarded with the application and will be filed for our records.  Photocopies are acceptable provided they are legible, full-sized and complete.