Sep 13, 2022·edited Sep 13, 2022Liked by Anna Cusack
I do wish people wouldn't link to/promote the piece on parish registers on familyhistory.co.uk - it is full of errors, inconsitencies and half-truths. Most notably, the statement that Hardwicke's Act introduced printed marriage registers - it did no such thing! - and the wholly incorrect suggestion that the 1874 Registration Act made civil registration complulsory. It was compulsory under the terms of the 1836/1837 legislation - it was simply the process that changed not the legal situation.
Thank you for flagging it. I've removed the link. As I use registers purely for deaths the marriage side is certainly new to me so I appreciate the correction.
I do wish people wouldn't link to/promote the piece on parish registers on familyhistory.co.uk - it is full of errors, inconsitencies and half-truths. Most notably, the statement that Hardwicke's Act introduced printed marriage registers - it did no such thing! - and the wholly incorrect suggestion that the 1874 Registration Act made civil registration complulsory. It was compulsory under the terms of the 1836/1837 legislation - it was simply the process that changed not the legal situation.
Thank you for flagging it. I've removed the link. As I use registers purely for deaths the marriage side is certainly new to me so I appreciate the correction.