Catalogue description (4:1) REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS

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Title: (4:1) REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS
Held by: Wirral Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
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By the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1836, the guardians were directed to provide a register office, and to appoint registrars of births and deaths. The Clerk to the guardians acted as superintendent registrar. These powers were transferred to county and county borough councils in 1929. The births, marriages, and deaths registers originally compiled by the Birkenhead Union are now held by the Superintendent Registrar, Birkenhead Town Hall, who may charge fees for their inspection

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