General Register Office for England and Wales
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The General Register Office for England and Wales is the government body responsible for civil registration of births, deaths, marriages, and other vital records in England and Wales.
Aliases (2)
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil registration authority
→
government agency → |
| alsoKnownAs |
GRO for England and Wales
→
General Register Office → |
| archives |
historic civil registration records for England
→
historic civil registration records for Wales → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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|
| establishedFor |
civil registration of births
→
civil registration of deaths → civil registration of marriages → |
| formerHeadquarters |
Somerset House
→
St Catherine's House → Sutherland House → |
| governmentLevel |
national
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| jurisdiction |
England
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Wales → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalBasis |
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836
→
subsequent civil registration legislation in England and Wales → |
| locatedIn |
England
→
Merseyside → Southport → |
| maintains |
central index of births
→
central index of civil partnerships → central index of deaths → central index of marriages → |
| parentOrganization |
Home Office
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
HM Passport Office
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|
| recordsStartDate |
1837
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| responsibleFor |
adoption registration
→
birth registration → civil partnership registration → civil registration → death registration → issuing certified copies of vital records → marriage registration → |
| sector |
public sector
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| supervises |
local registration services in England
→
local registration services in Wales → |
| uses |
civil registration system of England and Wales
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|
| website |
https://www.gro.gov.uk
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
General Register Office for England and Wales
("GRO for England and Wales")
→
General Register Office for England and Wales ("General Register Office") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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HM Passport Office
→
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oversees |