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The 1894 Act repealed the 1841 Act to register births, deaths and marriages and allowed for the establishment of District Registrars each with a defined district.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