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{{see also|General Register Office for England and Wales}} | {{see also|General Register Office for England and Wales}} | ||
=== <u>Civil Registration | === <u>Civil Registration: Overseas British Citizens & Military Personnel</u><br> === | ||
Parliament passed legislation creating a civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths for English, Scots, Irish and Welsh subjects living abroad, or also known as British subjects abroad. Where registration in England and Wales began 1 July 1837, for those British and Irish subjects living overseas, registration began at differing time periods. <br> | Parliament passed legislation creating a civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths for English, Scots, Irish and Welsh subjects living abroad, or also known as British subjects abroad. Where registration in England and Wales began 1 July 1837, for those British and Irish subjects living overseas, registration began at differing time periods. <br> | ||
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- [http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/#bmd Merchant Marine Births, marriages and deaths 1854-1891]<br> | - [http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/#bmd Merchant Marine Births, marriages and deaths 1854-1891]<br> | ||
2. The Registrar General also had custody of non-statutory registers of births, marriages, deaths and burials overseas from 1826-1951 which originally were sent to the Bishop of London's diocesan office. These registers are now held at The National Archives, and some copies at FamilySearch include''':''' | 2. The Registrar General also had custody of non-statutory registers of births, marriages, deaths and burials overseas from 1826-1951 which originally were sent to the Bishop of London's diocesan office. These registers are now held at The National Archives, and some copies at FamilySearch include''':''' | ||
*[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ Registers and Returns of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Protectorates (RG36)] - 1895-1965 | *[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ Registers and Returns of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Protectorates (RG36)] - 1895-1965 | ||