Commonwealth Civil Registration Start Dates: Difference between revisions

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From 1st July 1837, the registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages in England and Wales became the responsibility of the state, (although this wasn't compulsory until 1874). However, it took a while for the rest of the UK and Commonwealth to follow suit.

So far, I have found dates for the begining of civil registration for the following:

Australia

1838 Tasmania

1841 Western Australia

1842 South Australia

1842 Victoria

1856 New South Wales

1856 Queensland

1870 Northern Territory - Births only

1872 Northern Territory - Deaths and Marriages

1930 Australian Capital Territory

Canada

1864 Nova Scotia - doesn't cover Births and Deaths between 1876 and 1908

1869 Ontario

1870 North West Terriorries

1872 British Columbia

1878 Saskatchewan

1882 Manitoba

1888 New Brunswick

1891 Newfoundland

1897 Alberta

1898 Yukon

1906 Prince Edward Island

1926 Qubec

Isle of Man

1849 Voluntary Births and Marriages

1878 Compulsory Births and Deaths

1884 Compulsory Marriages

Jersey

1842 Births, Deaths and Marriages

New Zealand

1848 Voluntary all Births Marriages and Deaths

1856 Compulsory

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 From 1st July 1837, the registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages in England and Wales became the responsibility of the state, (although this wasn't compulsory until 1874). However, it took a while for the rest of the UK and Commonwealth to follow suit.
 So far, I have found dates for the begining of civil registration for the following:
+<br>
+'''<u>Australia</u>'''
-'''<u>Australia</u>'''
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1838&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tasmania
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1838&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tasmania
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1841&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Western Australia
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1842&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; South Australia
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1842 &nbsp; &nbsp; Victoria
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1856&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New South Wales
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1856&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Queensland
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1870&nbsp;&nbsp; Northern Territory - Births only
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1872&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Northern Territory - Deaths and Marriages
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1930 &nbsp; &nbsp; Australian Capital Territory
+<br>
+'''<u>Canada</u>'''
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1864 &nbsp; &nbsp; Nova Scotia - doesn't cover Births and Deaths between 1876 and 1908
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1869 &nbsp;&nbsp; Ontario
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1870&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; North West Terriorries
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1872 &nbsp;&nbsp; British Columbia
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1878 &nbsp;&nbsp; Saskatchewan
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1882 &nbsp;&nbsp; Manitoba
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1841&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Western Australia
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1888 &nbsp;&nbsp; New Brunswick
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1842&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; South Australia
+&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1891&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Newfoundland
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1842 &nbsp; &nbsp; Victoria
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1897&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alberta
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1856&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New South Wales
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1898&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yukon
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1856&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Queensland
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1906&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prince Edward Island
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1870&nbsp;&nbsp; Northern Territory - Births only
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1926&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Qubec
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1872&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Northern Territory - Deaths and Marriages
+'''<u></u>'''
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1930 &nbsp; &nbsp; Australian Capital Territory
+'''<u>Isle of Man</u>'''
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1849&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Voluntary Births and Marriages
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1878&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Compulsory Births and Deaths
-'''<u>Canada</u>'''
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1884&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Compulsory Marriages
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1864 &nbsp; &nbsp; Nova Scotia - doesn't cover Births and Deaths between 1876 and 1908
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1869 &nbsp;&nbsp; Ontario
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1870&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; North West Terriorries
+'''<u>Jersey</u>'''
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1872 &nbsp;&nbsp; British Columbia
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1842 &nbsp;&nbsp; Births, Deaths and Marriages
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1878 &nbsp;&nbsp; Saskatchewan
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1882 &nbsp;&nbsp; Manitoba
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1888 &nbsp;&nbsp; New Brunswick
+<u>'''New Zealand'''</u>
-&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1891&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Newfoundland
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1848&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Voluntary all Births Marriages and Deaths
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1897&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alberta
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1856&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Compulsory
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1898&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yukon
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1906 Prince Edward Island
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1926&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Qubec
+<u</u>