Birth, marriage and death records: a guide for family historians 9781848845725, 9781783461363, 1848845723

Table of contents :
Parish registers, part 1: 'Every Weddying Christenyng and Buryeng' --
Parish registers, part 2: 'A True and Just Account ... of All Sorts of Persons within the Commonwealth' --
Parish registers, part 3: 'Indexes of the Registers to be Made and Kept in the General Register Office' --
Nonconformist registers: 'That All Registers and Records Deposited in the General Register Office by Virtue of this Act Shall be Receivable in Evidence in all Courts of Justice' --
Overseas and at sea: ' Any Child of an English Parent Born at Sea on Board of a British Vessell' --
Military sources: ' The Registration of Deaths, Births, and Marriages Among Officers and Soldiers of Her Majesty's Land Forces' --
Scotland: 'A Complete and Uniform System of Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Should be Established and Maintained in Scotland' --
Ireland: 'A Complete System of Registration of Births and Deaths Should be Established in Ireland' --
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man --
Divorce: 'Every eprson Seeking a Decree of Nullity of Marriage, or a Decree of Judicial Separation, or a Dissolution of Marriage' --
Adoption: 'The Registrar-General Shall Establish and Maintain a Register to be Called the Adopted Children Register' --
Unexpected Sources --
Accessing the Records.