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==Civil Registration Districts== | ==Civil Registration Districts== | ||
For a list of the historic and current registration districts | Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/CON.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cornwall]. | ||
The county is divided into registration districts, but there have been some changes in the jurisdictions over time, with some parishes now in different registration districts than they were originally found. The individual parish pages on GENUKI for Cornwall provide information for determining present and past registration districts for each parish. GENUKI pages for Cornwall can be found at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/] Some districts have been consolidated or renamed and altered. | The county is divided into registration districts, but there have been some changes in the jurisdictions over time, with some parishes now in different registration districts than they were originally found. The individual parish pages on GENUKI for Cornwall provide information for determining present and past registration districts for each parish. GENUKI pages for Cornwall can be found at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/] Some districts have been consolidated or renamed and altered. | ||
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===Civil Registration Indexes=== | ===Civil Registration Indexes=== | ||
Indexes to civil registration are available on many websites. However, while these websites have the indexes, the original certificates cannot be ordered from here. The main websites are: | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ Familysearch.org] | |||
*[https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ Freebmd.org.uk] | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast.com] ($) | |||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) | |||
Other sites in which civil registration in Cornwall can be found: | |||
*[http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/ Cornwall OPC Database] | |||
These indexes only give a limited amount of information on birth, marriage, and death certificates. For births, the child’s name and the registration year, quarter, and district are listed. For marriages, the bride or groom’s name, the names of other people on the same page (does not specify the spouse), and the registration year, quarter, and district are listed. For deaths, the deceased’s name and the registration year, quarter, and district are listed. All three indexes also include the volume and page number the record can be found, which information can then be used to order a copy of the original certificate. | |||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] (GRO), where the original certificates are kept, also has indexes for births and deaths. These indexes provide more information than any other index; the information listed includes the mother’s maiden name on birth certificates and the age at death on death certificates. This information can be very valuable in identifying the correct certificate. The website requires a login, but it is free to register and search. Copies of the original certificates can also be ordered from this website for a fee. | |||
===Ordering Certificates Online=== | ===Ordering Certificates Online=== | ||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). To order, the person’s name and surname; the registration year, quarter, and district name; and the volume and page number must be known. To find these, use the civil registration indexes (discussed above). Because the district registrars sent copies of their certificates to the GRO, the certificate received in the mail or by pdf is a photocopy of the copy, not the original. Although accuracy is very high, there were occasional errors made while copying certificates. | |||
==Civil Records Offices== | |||
In some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | |||
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[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-service/ '''Cornwall Registration Service''']<br> | |||
[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-offices/ '''Registration Offices Contact Information''']<br> | |||
Telephone: 0300 1234 181<br> | |||
Email: registration@cornwall.gov.uk<br> | |||
[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-service/family-history/ '''Family History'''] | |||
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The Isles of Scilly has its own council government and it not listed in the Contact Information of the Cornwall Council.<br> | |||
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'''Isles of Scilly Register Office'''<br> | |||
Council of the Isles of Scilly<br> | |||
Town Hall<br> | |||
St Mary’s<br> | |||
Isles of Scilly<br> | |||
TR21 0LW England<br> | |||
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Telephone: 0300 1234 105<br> | |||
Email: enquiries@scilly.gov.uk<br> | |||
[https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration Website]<br> | |||
[https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration '''Family History'''] | |||
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