Who/where were the Registrars?

[Andrew Tarr]

Joseph Fitze, a saddler in Ashburton, was the registrar in that town for 25 years :

1836. Joseph Fitze had been elected by the Newton (Abbot) Poor Law Union to be the Registrar for Births and Deaths. It was his 'anxious study to give that satisfaction to the Public at large which the appointment requires'.  Western Times 17 December 1836

[Jon_ni]

Audrey Collins' podcast and transcript on Early civil registration provides background
https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/early-civil-registration/
https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/civil-registration-and-beyond/
also https://www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/family-history-who-was-the-registrar/

https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/ lists all the Districts and under them the sub-districts that appear at the top of birth and death certs you order (linked to from FreeBMD index).

Examples of inspectors' reports on superintendent registrars and registrars, 1837 to 1924
Sample of Registration Office vacancy and appointment registers for England and Wales, 1906 to 1939 listing names and occupations.
http://www2.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/Browse?path=Browse/TNA%20Registration&active=yes&titlepos=0 worked fine last night but not connecting today
Can try the original http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/Browse?path=Browse/TNA%20Registration&active=yes&titlepos=0 server but that often says it is busy, both are rather old & flaky.

Regulations for the duties of registrars of births and deaths and of deputy and interim registrars: made and approved in pursuance of the Births and Deaths Registrations Acts, 1836-1874.
https://archive.org/details/b20420614
Regulations for the Duties of Superintendent Registrars, and Deputy and Interim Superintendent Registrars - book link in
https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/discover-your-ancestors/periodical/121/the-duties-of-a-victorian-registrar-2121/

[jane k]

Thanks so much everyone.  I feel much better informed now.

[martin hooper]

So do I!

Thanks for asking the question.

Martin