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As requested, I've incorporated this useful list of dates into mine (see my thread entitled **USEFUL DATES**). Mandy

Thanks Karen Nudge Anne

GR won't let me finish the last bit. Sorry.

Re-doing this to make it easier to read:- Dates for family historians starting from 1086 I found this and thought it might help. 1086 Domesday book survey of land holdings and tax liability. 1290 Lay subsidy records listed names of assessed taxpayers. Between 1332 and 1523 no names were recorded. 1523 Lay subsidy tax levied on an individuals wealth in good, annual income from land, or wage 1538 Compulsory keeping of Parish records began [reiterated in 1547, 1555, 1557]. Thomas Cromwell instructed the Church of England clergy to keep records of baptisms, marriages and burials on a weekly basis. 1598 Bishops Transcripts. Copies of parish records had to be sent to the Bishop’s Registry annually. 1601 Poor Law comes into force, formally establishing the raising of money to shelter, feed and care for the poor within each parish. 1613 Quakers (Society of Friends) begin to keep detailed records using their own dating system. 1640-1662 Severe disruptions in the keeping of registers because of turmoil within the Anglican church, followed by Civil War. 1645 Parliamentary ordinance required the keeping of ‘register of vellum’ with dates of birth, baptism, death and burial. Baptism records should now include a date of birth and the parent’s names, burial records should include a date of death. There was not always compliance with the law. 1648 First Quaker registers kept. Became more general in late 17th century. Very high standard of record keeping 29 Sep 1653 Act of Parliament establishes a civil registration system, civil marriage ceremonies and gives custody of parish registers to registrars appointed by ratepayers. 1656 Ireland - Civil Survey of all major landowners 1662 Gradual return to church registration and pre 1640 register keeping. 1662 Settlement Act - allowed removal of those claiming relief, who did not have legal settlement in a Parish 1663-1666 Ireland - Hearth money rolls register for property owner 1665 Act requiring burial in woollen, reiterated 1678. Many registers include long lists of affidavits as a result 1665 The London Gazette first published. It gave information on Government activities and official information. Also listed bankruptcies, clerical preferments, service promotions, decorations, citations, statutes and Crown and Government appointments. 1690 Nonconformist registers kept (not very well) for first time 1708 Ireland – registry of Deeds established 1740 Ireland – Protestant householders in Counties Antrim, Armagh, Londonderry and Tyrone listed. 1742 Protestant Dissenters Register set up at Dr Williams’ Library for Baptist, Independents and Presbyterians. Entries relate mostly to people in London and the South East, but some entries from other areas, and overseas. 1749 Ireland – census taken of most parts of Co. Roscommon, part of Co. Sligo and nine parishes of Co. Galway. 25 Mar 1754 Hardwicke’s Marriage Act came into effect. Introduced pre-printed marriage registers – this meant there was consistency of information on the certificate. Act also restricted the place of marriage to the established church. Quakers and Jews were exempt. 1760 Catholic registers begin to be kept, semi-officially 1766 Ireland – rectors of the Church of Ireland record householders by parish, indicating religion and other details. The only records still surviving today are for North Cork and the Counties of Limerick, Londonderry, Louth, Tipperary and Wicklow 1780 Pallot’s Marriage Indexes begin. Concerned with marriages within the City of London until 1837 13 May 1787 First Fleet of 586 male and 192 female prisoners were transported to Australia. Transportation ceased in 1868. 1791 Ordnance Survey maps of the UK first drawn up. 1801 First UK census. A population count. No personal details. No central archive material for this, 1801, 1811, 1821 or 1831 survives 1802-1803 Ireland - census of Protestant parishioners made. Records of 28 parishes still survive 1 Jan 1813 Rose’s Act came into effect. Printed registers had to be used for baptisms and burials. Bishops Transcripts were also required to use the same format. 1818 Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry established 1821 Ireland - first official census (destroyed in1922 fire) 1824 –1838 Ireland – Tithe applotment tax lists compiled 1832 Reform Act gave the vote to men owning property or land over a certain value. Electoral registers kept. 1834 Poor Law Act grouped parishes into Poor Law Unions, each with its own workhouse. 1834 Tithe maps first drawn up. Were compiled until around 1850 1 Jul 1837 Civil Registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales. 1840 Non-Parochial Register Act requiring non-conformist registers to be handed over to the state. 1841 First census of the population giving personal details. Birthplace only given by county.

Thanks Karen. These dates might come in very useful. Good idea. Dianne xx

i found this and thought it might help. 1086 Domesday book survey of land holdings and tax liability. 1290 Lay subsidy records listed names of assessed taxpayers. Between 1332 and 1523 no names were recorded. 1523 Lay subsidy tax levied on an individuals wealth in good, annual income from land, or wage 1538 Compulsory keeping of Parish records began [reiterated in 1547, 1555, 1557]. Thomas Cromwell instructed the Church of England clergy to keep records of baptisms, marriages and burials on a weekly basis. 1598 Bishops Transcripts. Copies of parish records had to be sent to the Bishop’s Registry annually. 1601 Poor Law comes into force, formally establishing the raising of money to shelter, feed and care for the poor within each parish. 1613 Quakers (Society of Friends) begin to keep detailed records using their own dating system. 1640-1662 Severe disruptions in the keeping of registers because of turmoil within the Anglican church, followed by Civil War. 1645 Parliamentary ordinance required the keeping of ‘register of vellum’ with dates of birth, baptism, death and burial. Baptism records should now include a date of birth and the parent’s names, burial records should include a date of death. There was not always compliance with the law. 1648 First Quaker registers kept. Became more general in late 17th century. Very high standard of record keeping 29 Sep 1653 Act of Parliament establishes a civil registration system, civil marriage ceremonies and gives custody of parish registers to registrars appointed by ratepayers. 1656 Ireland - Civil Survey of all major landowners 1662 Gradual return to church registration and pre 1640 register keeping. 1662 Settlement Act - allowed removal of those claiming relief, who did not have legal settlement in a Parish 1663-1666 Ireland - Hearth money rolls register for property owner 1665 Act requiring burial in woollen, reiterated 1678. Many registers include long lists of affidavits as a result 1665 The London Gazette first published. It gave information on Government activities and official information. Also listed bankruptcies, clerical preferments, service promotions, decorations, citations, statutes and Crown and Government appointments. 1690 Nonconformist registers kept (not very well) for first time 1708 Ireland – registry of Deeds established 1740 Ireland – Protestant householders in Counties Antrim, Armagh, Londonderry and Tyrone listed. 1742 Protestant Dissenters Register set up at Dr Williams’ Library for Baptist, Independents and Presbyterians. Entries relate mostly to people in London and the South East, but some entries from other areas, and overseas. 1749 Ireland – census taken of most parts of Co. Roscommon, part of Co. Sligo and nine parishes of Co. Galway. 25 Mar 1754 Hardwicke’s Marriage Act came into effect. Introduced pre-printed marriage registers – this meant there was consistency of information on the certificate. Act also restricted the place of marriage to the established church. Quakers and Jews were exempt. 1760 Catholic registers begin to be kept, semi-officially 1766 Ireland – rectors of the Church of Ireland record householders by parish, indicating religion and other details. The only records still surviving today are for North Cork and the Counties of Limerick, Londonderry, Louth, Tipperary and Wicklow 1780 Pallot’s Marriage Indexes begin. Concerned with marriages within the City of London until 1837 13 May 1787 First Fleet of 586 male and 192 female prisoners were transported to Australia. Transportation ceased in 1868. 1791 Ordnance Survey maps of the UK first drawn up. 1801 First UK census. A population count. No personal details. No central archive material for this, 1801, 1811, 1821 or 1831 survives 1802-1803 Ireland - census of Protestant parishioners made. Records of 28 parishes still survive 1 Jan 1813 Rose’s Act came into effect. Printed registers had to be used for baptisms and burials. Bishops Transcripts were also required to use the same format. 1818 Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry established. 1821 Ireland - first official census (destroyed in1922 fire) 1824 –1838 Ireland – Tithe applotment tax lists compiled 1832 Reform Act gave the vote to men owning property or land over a certain value. Electoral registers kept. 1834 Poor Law Act grouped parishes into Poor Law Unions, each with its own workhouse. 1834 Tithe maps first drawn up. Were compiled until around 1850 1 Jul 1837 Civil Registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales. 1840 Non-Parochial Register Act requiring non-conformist registers to be handed over to the state. 1841 First census of the population giving personal details. Birthplace is only given by county. 1848-1864 Ireland – List of every householder and land owner/renter compiled. 1851 Ireland – Census taken (destroyed in 1922 fire) 1 Jan 1855 Civil Registration of births, marriages and deaths in Scotland 12 Jan 1858 Single Court of Probate set up, making it easier to search for a will. Before this they were proved in a variety of church courts. 1861 Ireland – census taken and then destroyed by order of the Government. 1 Jan 1864 Ireland - Civil Registration of births, marriages and deaths 1871 Ireland – census taken and then destroyed by order of the Government. 1875 Penalties for non-registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages enforced. Previously there was not the compulsion to register these events and so many may have gone unrecorded. 1880 School attendance compulsory 1913 Poorhouses now called 'Poor Law Institutions'. 1922 Ireland - fire in Public Record Office and Fours Courts destroys many records. 1926 Registration of stillborn children begins 1927 Legal adoption in England, Wales and Scotland. Registers kept from this time. 1927 Representation of the People Act gave the vote to all women over 21. All women now in Electoral Registers. Boards of Guardians were abolished 1947 Workhouses ceased to operate. Many workhouses became hospitals or mental institutions. 1969 Voting age was lowered to 18. Came into effect from 1970. 12 Nov 1975 The Children Act came into force, enabling an adopted person over the age of 18 to apply for their original birth certificate. Special conditions apply for adoptions before this date. 1978 Parochial Registers and Records Measure. All non-current Church of England Registers over 100 years old must be deposited in a diocesan record office. Other registers should be stored with regard to preservation. 1 Jan 2002 1901 census goes on online CENSUS DATES 1841 6 June 1851 30 March 1861 7 April 1871 2 April 1881 3 April 1891 5 April 1901 31 March