Which Year to Legally Register Births?

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Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 670 Send Message	Linda	Report	1 Feb 2009 09:40
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 670 Send Message	I hope someone will be kind enough to advise, which year it became a legal requirement to register Births. Many thanks Regards Linda
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 2,999 Send Message	Sue C	Report	1 Feb 2009 09:45
	It became compulsory in 1875.
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 670 Send Message	Linda	Report	1 Feb 2009 09:54
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 670 Send Message	Many thanks Sue Regards Linda
Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 2,597 Send Message	*Michelle*	Report	1 Feb 2009 09:54
	Registration began in 1837 but it was not compulsory to register a birth.Civil registration came into force in Scotland on January 1, 1855.I believe it was the act of 1874 that made it compulsory to register births in the UK so by 1875 all births had to be registered. Michelle
	Researching: Jepson, Bishop, Meech, Bevis, Ayling, King, Buckley
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 670 Send Message	Linda	Report	1 Feb 2009 10:07
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 670 Send Message	Thanks Michelle Regards Linda