Transcripts
of Various Acts of Parliament of Interest to the Genealogist1
He is a Bastard that is born before the Marriage of his Parents (1235)
An Act concerning Peter pence and Dispensations. (1533)
Thomas Cromwell’s order to keep Parish Registers 1538
An Act For Marriages to stand notwithstanding Pre-contracts (1540)
An Act for Burying in Woollen. (1677)
Section X of An Act for laying further Duties on Low Wines, and for preventing the Damage to her Majesty’s Revenue by Importation of foreign cut Whalebone, and for making some Provisions as to the Stamp Duties, and the Duties on Births, Burials, and Marriages, and the Salt Duties, and touching Million Lottery Tickets, and for enabling her Majesty to dispose the Effects of William Kidd, a notorious Pirate, to the Use of Greenwich Hospital, and for appropriating the publick Monies granted in this Session of Parliament. (1705)
An Act
for the better preventing of clandestine Marriages. (1753) Lord Hardwicke’s
Act
An Act to render valid certain Marriages [7th March 1823.]
An Act for amending the Laws respecting the Solemnization of Marriages in England. [18th July 1823]
An Act to render certain Marriages valid, and to alter the Law with respect to certain voidable Marriages. Lord Lyndhurst’s Act
An Act for registering Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England [17th August 1836.]
An Act for Marriages in England [17th August 1836]
An Act to amend the Law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes in England. [28th August 1857]
An Act to make further Provision for the Registration of Burials in England [29th July 1864]
Registration Births and Deaths 1874
The Confirmation of Marriages on Her Majesty’s Ships Act, 1879
The Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, (Army) Act, 1879.
Burial Laws Amendment Act, 1880
Notification
of Births Act, 1907
Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907
Deceased Brother's Widow's Marriage Act 1921
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926
Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act, 1931
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1947
Marriage Act, 1949. Parts I, II & III
Marriage Act, 1949. Parts IV, V & VI
Adoption of Children Act, 1949
Births & Deaths Registration Act, 1953
Legitimation (Re-registration of Birth) Act, 1957
The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Fees) Order 1968
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