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part in the Battle of Waterloo, vince. Full delails of the procedure
with biographical notes.
can be found in ' Abstract of
E. DweUy : Waterloo Muster Rolls Arrangements respecting Registra-
- Cavafry Lists of N.C.O's and tion of Births, Marriages and Deaths
men who took part. DwelIy did in the United Kingdom and other
not Jive long enough to complete countries of the British Common-
the Infantry Muster RoIls.
wealth of Nations and in the Irish
(published by H.M.
J. Kane: List of Oficers, Royal Republic'
Artillery, 1716-1899.
Stationery Office), however, the
T. W. T. Condly : List of Oficers foiiowing sbould be noted :
Royal Engineers, 1660-1898.
Johnston : Roll of Army Medical
Alberta. The Regisrers dating
Services 1727-1 898.
from 1885 are with the Deputy
Lt.-Col. M. E. S. Laws: Bartery
Registrar General. Bureau of Vital
Records of the Royal Artillery,
Statistics, Edmonton.
17161857.
There are also various Histories
British Columbia. 1s divided into
of Individual Regiments. References
seventy-three registration areas and
to Military operations and personnel
al1 records emanating from these
will be found in Adrniralty, Colonial
areas are sent to the Director of
Office, Foreign Office and Home
Office Records.
ings, Victoria, British Colurnbja.
Compulsory regisiration cornmenced
British Solomon Islands - No
in 1872 but there are many churches
records exist before 1893, but infor-
which have their own records dating
mation regarding Births, Marriages
from 1836. Indians are not subject
and Deaths may be obtained from
to the normal registration but are
the Registrar, Births, Deaths and
covered by eighteen Indian Agents.
Marriages, Suva, Fiji.
Manitoba. Cornpleted registers
Brunei - The Registrar of Births
dating from 1882 are deposited with
and Deaths and the Registrar of
the Division of Vital Statistics,
Marriages hold completed registers.
Department of Health and Public
These go back in the case of births
Welfare. 327 Legislative Building,
and deaths to 1922 and for Moslem
Winnipeg, Manitoba. A few records
marriages to 1913. There was no
are held in many churches dating
registration for other denominations
back some sixty years earlier.
prior to 1948. Vital Statistics, Parliament Build-
New Brunswick. Early records
prior to 1920 are held by the Secre-
taries of the County Boards of
Health. Since 1920 when compul-
C sory registration cornmenced records
are deposited wilh the Registrar
General of Vital Statistics, Province
anadian Res=& - The Vital of New Brunswick, Department of
Statistics Act of each particular pro- Health~ Fredericton, N.B.
vince is generally the authority
governing the registration of births, Newfoundland. CiviI registration
marriages and deaths of that pro- commenced in 1891. Prior to that