Civil Registration
- 'Civil registration' refers to the official registration of births,
marriages and deaths
- In England and Wales official registration of births, marriages and deaths
was made compulsory from 1st July 1837, although penalties for
non-registration were not introduced until 1875
- Registration takes place at
register offices and is recorded in official registers
- The
registers themselves are not available to the
public but you can search the indexes to the registers
- Birth, marriage and death certificates show the details recorded in the
registers
- Click the links below for details of indexes and certificates:
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Page last updated: 26th October 2011
