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Registration districts were created in England and Wales with the introduction of civil registration by the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836. Each district is headed by a superintendent registrar who holds overall responsibility for the administration of civil registration within their district. Historically, each district was divided ...
FreeBMD is a website which coordinates and provides free transcriptions of the indexes to births, marriages and deaths (BMD) registrations held by the General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO). It also provides a free search function and online access to images of the pages of the BMD indexes. The website was founded in 1998.
George Showell (1934–2012) – footballer, played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City and Wrexham; [241] mainly with Wolverhampton Wanderers, featuring in two league championship-winning seasons and in the 1960 FA Cup Final. Robert of Shrewsbury (died 1212) – Bishop of Bangor from 1197 to his death [242]
As a result the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 86) was passed that ordered the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales. This took effect from 1 July 1837. A General Register Office was set up in London and the office of Registrar General was established.
An outspoken conservative, his growing stature saw his selection as the first Mayor of Wolverhampton after incorporation in 1848. [4] He donated a silver gilt mace to the Corporation to mark his accession. A statue of Thorneycroft, by sculptor Thomas Thornycroft, now stands at the top of a staircase in the foyer of the old Town Hall. [2]
Pages in category "People from Wolverhampton" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO) is the section of the United Kingdom HM Passport Office responsible for the civil registration of births (including stillbirths), adoptions, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths in England and Wales and for those same events outside the UK if they involve a UK citizen and qualify to be registered in various miscellaneous registers.
James Burleigh (24 February 1869 – 1917) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League. [1] Although mostly only employed as a reserve, Burleigh made two appearances for Wolves' first team during September 1891.