Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S4043
Title
TRANSCRIPTS - BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, BAPTISMS, BURIALS (PRE-1861)
Date(s)
- 1829-12-06 - 1861-10-11 (Creation)
- 1829-12-06 - 1861-10-11 (Accumulation)
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Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A273 - REGISTRY OFFICE
(1841-01-01 - 1881-01-01)
Administrative 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.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This is an artificial series created by the State Records Office for a collection of transcripts of early Colonial recordings of births, deaths, marriages, baptisms and burials mainly prior to the establishment of the Registry Office in 1841. The source of this information was taken from original Church records.
(Volumes in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 9; Accession 703).
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Open
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Open access
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1841-01-01 -
Authorized form of name
Identifier
Category of relationship
Preceding
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1841-01-01 -
Authorized form of name
Identifier
Category of relationship
Preceding
Description of relationship
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1841-01-01 -
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Archivist's note
Copies: Microfilm copies available at the State Records Office Search Room.