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[[Image:GRO Scotland Logo.gif|frame|right|Logo of the General Register Office]] |
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| − | The '''General Register Office for Scotland''' is a [[Wikipedia:non-ministerial department|non-ministerial department]] of the [[Wikipedia:Scottish Executive|Scottish Executive]] that administers the registration of [[Wikipedia:birth| |
+ | The '''General Register Office for Scotland''' is a [[Wikipedia:non-ministerial department|non-ministerial department]] of the [[Wikipedia:Scottish Executive|Scottish Executive]] that administers the registration of [[Wikipedia:birth|birth]]s, [[Wikipedia:death|death]]s, [[marriage|marriage]]s, [[Wikipedia:divorce|divorce]]s and [[Wikipedia:adoption|adoption]]s in [[Scotland|Scotland]]. It is also responsible for the [[Wikipedia:statute|statute]]s relating to the formalities of marriage and conduct of [[Wikipedia:civil marriage|civil marriage]] in Scotland. It administers the [[Wikipedia:UK census|census]] of [[Wikipedia:Scotland's population|Scotland's population]] and the keeps the [[Wikipedia:NHS Scotland|Scottish National Health Service]] Central Register. |
==History== |
==History== |
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| − | Initially [[Wikipedia:Religious minister| |
+ | Initially [[Wikipedia:Religious minister|minister]]s of the [[Wikipedia:Church of Scotland|Church of Scotland]] were responsible for keeping [[Wikipedia:parish|parish]] records of [[Wikipedia:baptism|baptism]]s and [[marriage|marriage]]s, but only for their own church members. Later the [[Wikipedia:Privy Council of Scotland|Privy Council of Scotland]], following the suggestion of the [[Wikipedia:General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] enacted that all parish ministers should keep a record of [[Wikipedia:baptism|baptism]]s, [[Wikipedia:burial|burial]]s and marriages. This situation continued until [[1854]] when [[Wikipedia:Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] passed an Act transferring responsibility to the State. |
| − | The [[Wikipedia:Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1854|Registration of Births]] created the ''General Registry Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages'', headed by the Registrar General with the appointment of [[Wikipedia:registrar| |
+ | The [[Wikipedia:Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1854|Registration of Births]] created the ''General Registry Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages'', headed by the Registrar General with the appointment of [[Wikipedia:registrar|registrar]]s in every parish. It also provided that the Registrar General should produce an annual report to be forwarded to the [[Wikipedia:Home Secretary|Home Secretary]] to be laid before Parliament containing a general abstract of the numbers of births, deaths and marriages registered during the previous year. The first general abstract (relating to [[1855]]) was submitted in [[1856]]. |
==Registrars General for Scotland== |
==Registrars General for Scotland== |
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[[Wikipedia:William Pitt Dundas|William Pitt Dundas]] was the first holder of the combined post of Deputy Clerk Register and Registrar General from September [[1854]] until April [[1880]]. His successor, [[Wikipedia:Roger Montgomerie|Roger Montgomerie]], died six months after his appointment, and Mr Pitt Dundas resumed office for around a year, until the appointment of Sir [[Wikipedia:Stair Agnew|Stair Agnew]] KCB. The last person to hold the combined posts was [[Wikipedia:Sir James Patten McDougall|Sir James Patten McDougall]] KCB, in office from May [[1909]] to March [[1919]]. |
[[Wikipedia:William Pitt Dundas|William Pitt Dundas]] was the first holder of the combined post of Deputy Clerk Register and Registrar General from September [[1854]] until April [[1880]]. His successor, [[Wikipedia:Roger Montgomerie|Roger Montgomerie]], died six months after his appointment, and Mr Pitt Dundas resumed office for around a year, until the appointment of Sir [[Wikipedia:Stair Agnew|Stair Agnew]] KCB. The last person to hold the combined posts was [[Wikipedia:Sir James Patten McDougall|Sir James Patten McDougall]] KCB, in office from May [[1909]] to March [[1919]]. |
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| − | Originally, this was the supervision of birth, death and marriage registration. It was expanded to include the conduct of the [[1861]] Census and all subsequent ones (working closely with the Registrar General to ensure consistency) and other statistical functions. |
+ | Originally, this was the supervision of birth, death and marriage registration. It was expanded to include the conduct of the [[1861]] Census and all subsequent ones (working closely with the Registrar General to ensure consistency) and other statistical functions. |
In [[1920]] the [[Wikipedia:Registrar General (Scotland) Act 1920|Registrar General (Scotland) Act 1920]] was passed which provided for the appointment by the Secretary of State for Scotland a whole-time Registrar General, [[Wikipedia:Dr James Craufurd Dunlop|Dr James Craufurd Dunlop]], (previously [[Wikipedia:Medical Superintendent of Statistics|Medical Superintendent of Statistics]]) was appointed. |
In [[1920]] the [[Wikipedia:Registrar General (Scotland) Act 1920|Registrar General (Scotland) Act 1920]] was passed which provided for the appointment by the Secretary of State for Scotland a whole-time Registrar General, [[Wikipedia:Dr James Craufurd Dunlop|Dr James Craufurd Dunlop]], (previously [[Wikipedia:Medical Superintendent of Statistics|Medical Superintendent of Statistics]]) was appointed. |
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* William Pitt Dundas, 12 September 1854 - 28 April 1880 |
* William Pitt Dundas, 12 September 1854 - 28 April 1880 |
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* Roger Montgomerie, 19 April 1880 - 25 October 1880 |
* Roger Montgomerie, 19 April 1880 - 25 October 1880 |
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| − | * William Pitt Dundas CB, 17 November 1880 - 12 January 1881 |
+ | * William Pitt Dundas CB, 17 November 1880 - 12 January 1881 |
* Sir [[Wikipedia:Stair Agnew|Stair Agnew]] KCB, 13 January 1881 - 30 April 1909 |
* Sir [[Wikipedia:Stair Agnew|Stair Agnew]] KCB, 13 January 1881 - 30 April 1909 |
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* Sir James Patten McDougall KCB, 1 May 1909 - 7 March 1919 |
* Sir James Patten McDougall KCB, 1 May 1909 - 7 March 1919 |
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* James Gray Kyd CBE, 1 September 1937 - 30 November 1948 |
* James Gray Kyd CBE, 1 September 1937 - 30 November 1948 |
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* Edmund Albert Hogan CBE, 1 December 1948 - 31 May 1959 |
* Edmund Albert Hogan CBE, 1 December 1948 - 31 May 1959 |
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| − | * Alexander Burt Taylor CBE D Litt, 1 June 1959 - 4 September 1966 |
+ | * Alexander Burt Taylor CBE D Litt, 1 June 1959 - 4 September 1966 |
* James Allan Ford CB MC, September 1966 - September 1969 |
* James Allan Ford CB MC, September 1966 - September 1969 |
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| − | * Archibald L Rennie, October 1969 - 11 June 1973 |
+ | * Archibald L Rennie, October 1969 - 11 June 1973 |
* William Baird, 12 June 1973 - 3 August 1978 |
* William Baird, 12 June 1973 - 3 August 1978 |
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* Victor Colvin Stewart, 4 August 1978 - 12 April 1982 |
* Victor Colvin Stewart, 4 August 1978 - 12 April 1982 |
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| − | * Dr Charles Milne Glennie CBE, 13 April 1982 - 31 October 1994 |
+ | * Dr Charles Milne Glennie CBE, 13 April 1982 - 31 October 1994 |
| − | * James Meldrum, 1 November 1994 - 21 February 1999 |
+ | * James Meldrum, 1 November 1994 - 21 February 1999 |
| − | * John Randall, 22 February 1999 - 1 August 2003 |
+ | * John Randall, 22 February 1999 - 1 August 2003 |
* Duncan Macniven, 4 August 2003 - present |
* Duncan Macniven, 4 August 2003 - present |
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==New Register House== |
==New Register House== |
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[[Image:New Register House.jpg|right|thumb|New Register House]] |
[[Image:New Register House.jpg|right|thumb|New Register House]] |
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| − | New Register House, the main building of the General Register Office for Scotland, is close to the east end of [[Wikipedia:Princes Street|Princes Street]] in [[Wikipedia:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]. It was designed by [[Wikipedia:Robert Matheson|Robert Matheson]], the [[Wikipedia:Clerk of Works|Clerk of Works]] at the [[Wikipedia:Office of Her Majesty's Works in Scotland|Office of Her Majesty's Works in Scotland]]. Initially, the General Registry Office had been located in General Register House, but on [[30 March]] [[1861]] was moved to New Register House. |
+ | New Register House, the main building of the General Register Office for Scotland, is close to the east end of [[Wikipedia:Princes Street|Princes Street]] in [[Wikipedia:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]. It was designed by [[Wikipedia:Robert Matheson|Robert Matheson]], the [[Wikipedia:Clerk of Works|Clerk of Works]] at the [[Wikipedia:Office of Her Majesty's Works in Scotland|Office of Her Majesty's Works in Scotland]]. Initially, the General Registry Office had been located in General Register House, but on [[30 March]] [[1861]] was moved to New Register House. |
==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Wikipedia:General Register Office for Northern Ireland|General Register Office for Northern Ireland]] |
* [[Wikipedia:General Register Office for Northern Ireland|General Register Office for Northern Ireland]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:General Register Office (Ireland)|General Register Office]] |
* [[Wikipedia:General Register Office (Ireland)|General Register Office]] |
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| − | * [[Genealogy]] |
+ | * [[Genealogy|Genealogy]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965|Registration of Births]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965|Registration of Births]] |
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[[Category:Demographics of Scotland| ]] |
[[Category:Demographics of Scotland| ]] |
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[[Category:Archives in Scotland]] |
[[Category:Archives in Scotland]] |
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+ | [[Category:Departments of the Scottish Government]] |
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