• Membership of the group is restricted to Members of the Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. whose ancestors settled in the Colony between 1st June 1829 and 31st December 1838.
  
• Associate Membership will be granted to Members of the Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. who have an interest in the pioneers.
  
• Certified Membership shall be determined by the Convenor of the Swan River Pioneers Group and upon recommendation of the Examiner of Proofs appointed by the Committee.
  
• Certificates of Descendancy shall be available for Non-Members of the Group providing they give evidence of descent in accordance with the rules of the Group and at the discretion of the Examiner of Proofs.

• Evidence of descent from the pioneer should be in the form of a certificate from an official registry of births, marriages and deaths, but wills, manuscripts or other material relating to settlement in the Colony can be submitted if certificates are not available.   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.
  
• 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.

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