Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Sub-Department
Authorized form of name
REGISTRY OFFICE
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A273
Description area
Dates of existence
1841-01-01 - 1881-01-01
History
The Registry Office was established in 1841 with a Registrar General as its chief officer, to administer the requirements of the Act to register births, deaths and marriages in Western Australia.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Creation: An Act to provide for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in the colony of Western Australia, 1841.
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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
Succeeding
Dates of the relationship
1841-01-01 - 1880-01-01
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
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 A278 - REGISTRY DEPARTMENT (1881-01-01 - 1896-01-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A278
Category of the relationship
Succeeding
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
1841-01-01 - 1880-01-01
Description of relationship
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S4009 - SAMPLES OF FORMS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1841-01-01 - 1880-12-31
Related unit of description
Series S4043 - TRANSCRIPTS - BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, BAPTISMS, BURIALS (PRE-1861)
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
Related unit of description
Series S4079 - INDEXES - BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE REGISTRATION
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1841-01-01 - 1880-12-31
Related unit of description
Series S493 - REGISTRATIONS - BIRTH
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1841-01-01 - 1881-01-01
Related unit of description
Series S494 - REGISTRATIONS - DEATH
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1841-01-01 - 1881-01-01
Related unit of description
Series S495 - REGISTERS - MARRIAGE
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1841-01-01 - 1881-01-01
Related unit of description
Series S1553 - CORRESPONDENCE - OUTWARDS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1873-08-31 - 1880-12-31
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final