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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 in different countries. ''British subjects living abroad were not required to report births, marriages, and deaths.'' Their vital life events may have been recorded with the civil registration of the country in which they were living instead of the registers sent back to the British Isles. It is wise to check the Wiki page for the country of residence to see if civil registration records are available. When searching overseas and military civil registration, be sure that you are not simply selecting someone of the same name as your ancestor. Use other knowledge such as relationships and occupations to verify that you have the correct person.<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 in different countries. ''British subjects living abroad were not required to report births, marriages, and deaths.'' Their vital life events may have been recorded with the civil registration of the country in which they were living instead of the registers sent back to the British Isles. It is wise to check the Wiki page for the country of residence to see if civil registration records are available. When searching overseas and military civil registration, be sure that you are not simply selecting someone of the same name as your ancestor. Use other knowledge such as relationships and occupations to verify that you have the correct person.<br> | ||
Returns of births, marriages and deaths of British subjects overseas, on ships, and including military personnel and their families were sent to the General Register Office, Bishop of London, and later, to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys in England. These returns may begin as early as 1627 but most especially by mid-19th century.<br> | Returns of births, marriages and deaths of British subjects overseas, on ships, and including military personnel and their families were sent to the General Register Office, Bishop of London, and later, to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys in England. These returns may begin as early as 1627 but most especially by mid-19th century. Marriages performed at sea might be recorded in the ship's log but were not legally valid.<br> | ||
Some of these records are held at the General Register Office (GRO). The GRO has a [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/events-recorded-in-england-wales-and-overseas/events-recorded-in-england-and-wales#events-recorded-abroad list of events recorded abroad] that they hold. | Some of these records are held at the General Register Office (GRO). The GRO has a [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/events-recorded-in-england-wales-and-overseas/events-recorded-in-england-and-wales#events-recorded-abroad list of events recorded abroad] that they hold. | ||