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''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Civil Registration''' {{England-sidebar}} | ''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Civil Registration''' {{England-sidebar}} | ||
== | == Historical Background == | ||
Before 1837 only churches recorded birth, marriage, and death information in England (see [[England Church Records]]). In the early 1800s, Parliament recognized the need for accurate records for voting, planning, taxation, and defense purposes. Legislation was passed to create a civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths for England and Wales and, for registering the same for British subjects abroad. England and Wales registration began on 1 July 1837 and later on, for British subjects living abroad, some records returned to England begin as early as 1790. For a brief list of all those registers of births, marriages and deaths affecting British subjects overseas, see '''Civil Registration of Overseas British Citizens and Military Personnel''' (below).<br> | Before 1837 only churches recorded birth, marriage, and death information in England (see [[England Church Records]]). In the early 1800s, Parliament recognized the need for accurate records for voting, planning, taxation, and defense purposes. Legislation was passed to create a civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths for England and Wales and, for registering the same for British subjects abroad. England and Wales registration began on 1 July 1837 and later on, for British subjects living abroad, some records returned to England begin as early as 1790. For a brief list of all those registers of births, marriages and deaths affecting British subjects overseas, see '''Civil Registration of Overseas British Citizens and Military Personnel''' (below).<br> | ||
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{{see also|General Register Office for England and Wales}} | {{see also|General Register Office for England and Wales}} | ||
=== Civil Registration: Overseas | === Civil Registration: Overseas and Military === | ||
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. <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. <br> | ||