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*Quaker and Jewish marriages were performed by Registering Officers and Secretaries of Synagogues, respectively. They were also required to deposit completed registers at the Register Office, and to forward quarterly copies to the Registrar General | *Quaker and Jewish marriages were performed by Registering Officers and Secretaries of Synagogues, respectively. They were also required to deposit completed registers at the Register Office, and to forward quarterly copies to the Registrar General | ||
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Beginning in July 1837 registrars were required to register all births and deaths in their district of which they were made aware.Since they were paid for every registration, they had every incentive to seek them out. An estimated 90 to 95 percent of births and nearly all deaths and marriages were reported. A new registration Act in 1874 placed the onus on parents to inform the register all births, but this made no discernible difference to the rate of registration, which by 1875, was around 99 percent. | Beginning in July 1837 registrars were required to register all births and deaths in their district of which they were made aware.Since they were paid for every registration, they had every incentive to seek them out. An estimated 90 to 95 percent of births and nearly all deaths and marriages were reported. A new registration Act in 1874 placed the onus on parents to inform the register all births, but this made no discernible difference to the rate of registration, which by 1875, was around 99 percent. | ||