Isle of Man Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

In '''1878''', the Isle of Man government mandated the registering of all births and deaths on the island. In '''1884''', marriages were include. Some registers date to before 1878. In '''1849''', an act was passed allowing dissenters from the Church of England to register their births and marriages with the government. Prior to this, baptisms and marriages recorded in a dissenter church (i.e. not  Church of England) were not accepted as proof of parentage or marriage in the eyes of the law. However, beginning in 1849 dissenters could register and legitimize their births and marriages with the state. The Registrar General's office, newly formed, also accepted voluntary registration of births and marriages and the retrospective registration of church records found in dissenter churches (some records dating to the early 1800s).<ref>"Index to Births: 1576-1960," ''The Isle of Man Family History Society'', http://www.iomfhs.im/resources/births/index_births.html, accessed 23 July 2018.</ref> Therefore, while most registers began in 1878, some registers can date to 1849 and even before that. More information about civil registration can be found at [http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/genealgy/civil.htm Manx Note Book].<ref>Coakley, Frances, "Civil Records," ''Manx Note Book'', http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/genealgy/civil.htm, accessed 23 July 2018.</ref>