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This page provides an outline of statuatory registration bodies in Britain and Ireland. This is includes the type of document, operating perioda applicable and current record access portals.

Registation Timeline - introduction & current record availability.

In Britain and Ireland there are several statuatory bodies responsible for the registration of births, deaths & marriages [BDM].

Beyond the official bodies there are numerous commercial and free to use services to access basic lists. Copies of certificates can only be procuted from authoritative sources and a fee will be required.

Key to Organistaions:

GRO E&W: General Register Office [England and Wales]
NRS: National Register Soctland
GRONI:General Register Office Northern Ireland
GRO I:General Register Office [Ireland]

Year	Registration	Jurisdiction	Coordinator	Notes
2006	E&W responsibilites restructured	E&W	GRO	[3]
2000+ TBC	Copies of BDM & Certificates become available online	NI & I	TBC
2000+ TBC	Copies of BDM & Certificates become available online	E&W + S	GRO + NRS
1939	Population Register	UK wide	TBC
1864	Registration introduced	Ireland	TBC	[1]
1864	Registration introduced	Northern Ireland	GRONI	[1]
1855	Registration introduced	Scotland	NRS	[1] [2]
1837	Registration introduced	England & Wales	GRO	[1]

Notes

Registration Lists & Certificates are managed by local registrars.
In Scotland the BDM registers contain far more valuable information compared with the sparse England and Wales listings.
General Register Office E&W Index latest is 2020 & cerficate copies may be ordered up to that year. [PDF only to 1957]

References

Listing of relevant resources.

Date of last access	Source
22 Sept 2021	Leglislation - Statuatory Instruments - England & Wales
22 Sept 2021	General Register Office [GRO] - England & Wales [Wikipedia]
20 Feb 2022	General Register Office [GRO] - England & Wales
22 Sept 2021	Ordering Copies of BDM Certificates - GRO England & Wales
22 Sept 2021	National Register of Scotland
20 Feb 2022	General Register Office Northern Ireland
22 Sept 2021	Northern Ireland Direct - Life Event Certificates
20 Feb 2022	General Register Office Ireland
20 Feb 2022	Ireland - BDM Records
23 Sept 2021	FreeBMD - England & Wales - free registrations research tool - work in progress
22 Sept 2021	UK BDM - online registers [statuatory & parish ] - UK - free
20 Feb 2022	Ireland - Geneology - what is available?
20 Feb 2022	FindMyPast - PAID FOR registration research tool
20 Feb 2022	Scotlands People - PAID FOR registration research tool