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==Overseas and Military Civil Registration== | ==Overseas and Military Civil Registration== | ||
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.''<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.<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.<br> | ||
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===Online Indexes=== | ===Online Indexes=== | ||
There are several significant records | There are several significant records collections online created from multiple record sets from the General Register Office and The National Archives. | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1993/ UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969] on Ancestry($) | *[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1993/ UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969] on Ancestry($) | ||
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**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] 1796-2005 | **[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] 1796-2005 | ||
**[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-browse British Armed Forces and Overseas Browse] (unindexed images) | **[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-browse British Armed Forces and Overseas Browse] (unindexed images) | ||
**NOTE: Index entries found in the above Findmypast collections that indicate that they are from the GRO (General Register Office) mean that a copy of the original register entry may be ordered at the [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office website]. Select "Outside the United Kingdom" under the question "Where was the event registered?" and all the information as the index entry provided in the appropriate fields. | |||
*[https://bmdregisters.co.uk/ BMDRegisters.co.uk]($) has some overseas records covering 1627-1969. These are also available on [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/non-conformist-records/ The Genealogist]($). | *[https://bmdregisters.co.uk/ BMDRegisters.co.uk]($) has some overseas records covering 1627-1969. These are also available on [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/non-conformist-records/ The Genealogist]($). | ||