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Catalogue description General Register Office: Certificate Application Section: Correspondence and Papers
| Reference: | RG 49 |
|---|---|
| Title: | General Register Office: Certificate Application Section: Correspondence and Papers |
| Description: |
The series relates to the General Register Office's function of supplying certified copies of birth, marriage and death entries. It also includes files relating to the administration of the public search room, access to population census returns, and the removal of monuments and tombstones from burial grounds. |
| Date: | 1922-1982 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 56 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Accumulation dates: | From 1948 |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Registration Act 1836 allowed for the keeping at the General Register Office of indexes of births, deaths and marriages, to be available for public inspection, so that certified copies of entries could be made for payment. |
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