1 Jan 1859: Principal Probate Registry The Registry was established and the jurisdiction of proving Wills and granting of probates was removed from the ecclesiastical courts to the District and general Probate Registries as of 1 January.
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1860s
1860s: Christian Revival Society This Society was formed by William Booth.
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1872
1872: Secret Parliamentary Elections Until this date, poll books were considered to be public records, revealing how a person had voted.
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1875
1 Jan 1875: Amendment to Civil Registration This amendment made registration of births, marriages and death compulsory, imposed a penalty for late registration and no longer permitted inclusion of a father's name on the birth certificate of an illegitimate child unless that father was present at the registration of the birth.
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1878
1878: Salvation Army Christian Revival Society changed its name to the Salvation Army.
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1899
1899: Methodist Marriages Official Methodist marriage registers were first introduced.
1845 - 1906 (60 years)