Searching for Families Past ; in the Second of Our Series On How to Trace Your Family History, Paul Wilkins Explains Civil Registration

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The Government began registering births, deaths and marriages in England and Wales - civil registration - on the 1st July 1837. The country was divided into registration districts, which were each controlled by the Superintendent Registrar.

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Searching for Families Past ; in the Second of Our Series On How to Trace Your Family History, Paul Wilkins Explains Civil Registration

All the districts were under the control of the Registrar General. All people were required to register a bir...

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