Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Sub-Department
Authorized form of name
REGISTRY DEPARTMENT
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A278
Description area
Dates of existence
1881-01-01 - 1896-01-01
History
The Registry Department was responsible for the registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages within the Swan River Colony.
The Department was also responsible for the collection and reporting of statistical information. (A Government Statistician was first appointed in February 1896 in the succeeding Registrar General's Department).
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 A279 - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT (1896-01-01 - 1901-01-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A279
Category of the relationship
Succeeding
Dates of the relationship
1881-01-01 - 1895-12-31
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
1881-01-01 - 1895-01-01
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
1841-01-01 - 1880-01-01
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 -
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 A279 - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT (1896-01-01 - 1901-01-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A279
Category of the relationship
Succeeding
Dates of the relationship
1896-01-01 - 1900-01-01
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
1881-01-01 - 1895-01-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A103 - COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE (1828-12-30 - 1924-04-16)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A103
Category of the relationship
Superior
Dates of the relationship
1881-01-01 - 1895-01-01
Description of relationship
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S4009 - SAMPLES OF FORMS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1881-01-01 - 1895-12-31
Related unit of description
Series S4079 - INDEXES - BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE REGISTRATION
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1881-01-01 - 1895-12-31
Related unit of description
Series S493 - REGISTRATIONS - BIRTH
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1881-01-01 - 1896-01-01
Related unit of description
Series S494 - REGISTRATIONS - DEATH
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1881-01-01 - 1896-01-01
Related unit of description
Series S495 - REGISTERS - MARRIAGE
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1881-01-01 - 1896-01-01
Related unit of description
Series S1553 - CORRESPONDENCE - OUTWARDS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1881-01-01 - 1895-12-31
Related unit of description
Series S4129 - FILES - STATISTICS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1891-01-01 - 1895-12-31
Related unit of description
Series S4148 - BLUE BOOKS (STATISTICAL RETURNS FOR THE SWAN RIVER COLONY)
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1890-01-01 - 1895-12-31
Related unit of description
Series S4874 - PRESS CLIPPINGS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1881 -1896
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final