01 July 2016
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Civil registration
Statutory registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales was introduced on 1 July 1837
On this day in history, 1837: Statutory registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales was introduced. Sounds a bit dry perhaps, but it’s thanks to this that family historians can now use those all-important details about our ancestors’ births, marriages and deaths to create our family trees. Explore the BMD indexes then order your ancestors’ certificates from www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates to see what you can discover.
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