AU WA A279 - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Legal Status Text

Sub-Department

Authorized form of name

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Other form(s) of name

Description identifier

AU WA A279

Description area

Dates of existence

1896-01-01 - 1901-01-01

History

The 1894 Act repealed the 1841 Act to register births, deaths and marriages and allowed for the establishment of District Registrars each with a defined district. From 1906 births, deaths and marriages are recorded by district and number. With the establishment of the Commonwealth combined with the Government Statisticians Office until 1957.

Places

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Creation: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1894

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

AU WA A280 - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S AND GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN'S DEPARTMENT (1901-01-01 - 1957-06-30)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A280

Category of the relationship

Succeeding

Dates of the relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-01-01

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A278 - REGISTRY DEPARTMENT (1881-01-01 - 1896-01-01)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A278

Category of the relationship

Preceding

Dates of the relationship

1881-01-01 - 1895-12-31

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A245 - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE (1957-07-01 - 1999-04-14)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A245

Category of the relationship

Succeeding

Dates of the relationship

1957-01-01 - 1899-12-30

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A280 - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S AND GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN'S DEPARTMENT (1901-01-01 - 1957-06-30)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A280

Category of the relationship

Succeeding

Dates of the relationship

1901-01-01 - 1957-01-01

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A273 - REGISTRY OFFICE (1841-01-01 - 1881-01-01)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A273

Category of the relationship

Preceding

Dates of the relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-01-01

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A278 - REGISTRY DEPARTMENT (1881-01-01 - 1896-01-01)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A278

Category of the relationship

Preceding

Dates of the relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-01-01

Description of relationship

Related function

Related unit of description

Series S4009 - SAMPLES OF FORMS

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-12-31

Related unit of description

Series S4079 - INDEXES - BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE REGISTRATION

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-12-31

Related unit of description

Series S493 - REGISTRATIONS - BIRTH

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1901-01-01

Related unit of description

Series S494 - REGISTRATIONS - DEATH

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1901-01-01

Related unit of description

Series S495 - REGISTERS - MARRIAGE

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1901-01-01

Related unit of description

Series S1553 - CORRESPONDENCE - OUTWARDS

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-12-31

Related unit of description

Series S4129 - FILES - STATISTICS

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-12-31

Related unit of description

Series S4132 - REGISTER OF CORRESPONDENCE - 1901 CENSUS

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1899-09-13 - 1900-12-31

Related unit of description

Series S4148 - BLUE BOOKS (STATISTICAL RETURNS FOR THE SWAN RIVER COLONY)

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-01-01 - 1900-12-31

Related unit of description

Series S3952 - CORRESPONDENCE FILES

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1886-01-01 - 1900-12-31

Related unit of description

Series S4874 - PRESS CLIPPINGS

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1896-1901

Control area

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Final

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Sources

Archivist's notes