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36-488: Durlacher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Durlacher (1818–1869), Australian explorer Doris Durlacher (1870–1942), Australian nurse and midwife Elcan Durlacher (1817–1889), German translator and publisher Jessica Durlacher (born 1961), Dutch literary critic, columnist and novelist Laurence Durlacher (1904–1986), Royal Navy admiral Lewis Durlacher (1792–1864), surgeon-chiropodist to

72-477: A General Register Office is often titled Registrar General or Registrar-General . The Australian states and territories have similar registries for birth, death and marriage, although their histories differ. These agencies are usually subordinate to the state Attorney-General Department or Department of Justice. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for collating the statistics based on these records. ACT : Until 1930, records were registered in

108-601: A Registrar General responsible for collecting and storing records of births, marriages and deaths in their respective regions. The Hong Kong Government established a Registrar General in 1845, four years after the British acquired Hong Kong in 1841. The post was renamed the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs in 1913, and then Home Affairs in 1949. On 1 April 1949, the Land Office merged with various other functions, which included

144-618: A function of the Colonial Secretary's Office (1828−1924), the administration of BDM registration has gone through a number of changes. Since 1999 The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has been the responsible entity. The Registrar General of Canada title belongs to a government minister with entirely different and unrelated functions – such as registration of all letters patent, commissions, instruments, proclamations, and certain other documents. Each province and territory in Canada has

180-673: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alfred Durlacher Durlacher was born on 30 May 1818. As a young man equipped with a sound education, he left for the Swan River Colony on Shepherd , arriving at Fremantle in 1838. He was immediately employed with the Survey Office , and worked as a surveyor until 1841, then again in 1843. In that year he led the Lefroy brothers, Gerald de Courcy and Anthony , who were searching for unleased pastoral land, on an expedition to

216-673: The CC BY SA 2.5 AU licence. Registrar General General Register Office or General Registry Office ( GRO ) is the name given to the civil registry in the United Kingdom , many other Commonwealth nations and Ireland . The GRO is the government agency responsible for the recording of vital records such as births , deaths , and marriages (or BDM ), which may also include adoptions, stillbirths, civil unions, etc., and historically, sometimes included records relating to deeds and other property transactions. The director of

252-511: The Moore River district. He then left the civil service and tried various occupations, including a failed attempt to join the Anglican ministry . When he applied to be a candidate, Archdeacon John Ramsden Wollaston placed him under Reverend Charles Harper at Toodyay. However Wollaston found him unsuitable: his faults were "mental rather than moral, for he has always led a correct life, but never

288-529: The new townsite of Newcastle had been established around the Convict Hiring Depot and Pensioner Guard village. The old town of Toodyay had been subject to periodic flooding while the Depot was situated upstream on higher ground. During 1860 there had been no new convict arrivals in the colony, leading to the belief that transportation had ceased. As a consequence many of the Depot buildings, which belonged to

324-415: The surname Durlacher . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Durlacher&oldid=1213126418 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

360-639: The 2008 implementation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 , the General Register Office became a part of the Identity & Passport Service (as of 2020 HM Passport Office – which in 2014 lost its executive agency status and became a division within the Home Office ). Since 2020 the post has been held by Myrtle Lloyd, who is also Chief Operating Officer of HM Passport Office, and sits on

396-647: The British royal household Lindsey Durlacher (1974–2011), American Greco-Roman wrestler Ludwig Durlacher a.k.a. Louis Attila (1844–1924), German-born American strongman Montague Durlacher (1824–1894), who succeeded his father Lewis as chiropodist to the British royal household Patrick Durlacher (1903–1971), English cricketer Richard Durlacher (born 1932), Austrian racing cyclist Ruth Durlacher (1876–1946), Irish tennis player See also [ edit ] Durlacher House , in Laramie, Wyoming [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

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432-622: The Governor to appoint a Registrar General and establish an office in Sydney to register all births, deaths and marriages in the colony. District registrars recorded the details. The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages is now an agency within the NSW Department of Customer Service. About 90% of births in the state are now registered online. Northern Territory : In the Northern Territory,

468-534: The Imperial government, had become vacant. When Durlacher arrived he was permitted to select a three-room building at the Depot to use as his residency. He considered it inadequate for his requirements, possibly one of the reasons why he left his young children in Perth in charge of a nursemaid, and unsuccessfully submitted a floor plan showing proposed extensions to the building. In July 1861 Governor Arthur Kennedy allowed

504-511: The Land Services Group at Netley , where there are alphabetical indices of records from 1842 to the present, for land that does not fall under the Torrens title. These records include those of early landowners and pioneer settlers. Tasmania : The Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages was established in 1838, which was the first of all Australian colonies to take over this function from

540-872: The Marriage Registry, to form the Registrar General's Department. In May 1993, the Registrar General's Department was disestablished and the Land Registry formed. The Births and Deaths General Register Office is now responsible for recording births and deaths, as part of the Immigration Department. The Central Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of 1886 provided for voluntary registration throughout British India . Twenty years after independence , Registration of Births and Death Act (RBD Act) of 1969 made registration mandatory. The Registrar General, India (RGI) coordinates registration activities across

576-570: The New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Since December 2014, an agency known as Access Canberra, a "one-stop shop for ACT Government customer and regulatory services", part of the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, is responsible for BDM registrations. NSW : In New South Wales , compulsory civil registration began in 1856. The Act for Registering Births, Deaths and Marriages 1856 allowed

612-631: The Registrar-General is responsible for both Births, Deaths and Marriages and the Land Titles Office. Queensland : Queensland started compulsory registration of life events in 1856, under the Registrar General. Today, births, deaths and marriages are administered by a unit within the Department of Justice. South Australia : In South Australia , the local equivalent of the GRO is commonly known as

648-635: The Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, within the state Attorney-General's Department . "General Law Title" or the "Old System Title" was the English land law adopted at the time of foundation of South Australia as a colony in December 1836. The General Registry Office (GRO) holds deeds and records of land transactions from 1837 until the implementation of Real Property Act in 1858 (known as Torrens title ). After this, all new land transactions were conducted under

684-558: The Toodyay district. By 1856 the couple had five children. Durlacher rose in the ranks of the public service becoming acting Registrar General and clerk to the Finance Board, and a justice of the peace . In 1860 his wife died giving birth to their sixth child, who did not survive. In 1861 Durlacher was appointed resident magistrate of the Toodyay district, replacing Joseph Strelley Harris , who had been transferred to Busselton . By then

720-595: The churches. It went through various administrative and name changes until 1989, when it became the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, under the Department of Justice. Victoria : The Registrar-General's Department was created on 18 January 1853, with the proclamation of the Registration (Births, Deaths and Marriages) Act. From 1 July that year, all residents of the colony of Victoria had to register births and deaths with their local District Registrar. Norman Campbell

756-403: The colonial government to occupy unused buildings at the Depot. Durlacher was assigned the former superintendent's quarters. His newly acquired quarters consisted of a sitting room, two bedrooms, a servant's quarters and a kitchen. The building had its own privy and a stable which stood in the adjacent paddock. With the closing down of government buildings at the old Toodyay settlement, such as

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792-460: The commissariat issuers' quarters and commissariat stables, which were occupied by the police. A new three-celled lock-up was built within a section of the barracks. During 1861 Durlacher unsuccessfully put the case for a larger more secure lock-up in Newcastle. In August the infamous bushranger Joseph Bolitho Johns, popularly known as Moondyne Joe , had been arrested for horse stealing and put into

828-453: The country, although state governments are responsible for the collection of data. The General Register Office ( Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora ) is the central civil repository for records relating to births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions in Republic of Ireland . It is part of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The Registrar General is responsible for

864-697: The creation of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys by merging the GRO and the Government Social Survey Department, the GRO became just one division of the new office, headed by a Deputy Registrar General. With the creation of the Office for National Statistics in 1996, the post of Registrar General was merged with that of Head of the Government Statistical Service , who became the National Statistician . Following

900-411: The daughter of Michael Clarkson and Jane ( née Drummond). The couple had a son and two daughters, including Miriam Dorothy ( Doris ), who became a much-loved and respected midwife and nurse in the Toodyay district. In December 1865 Durlacher was transferred to Geraldton to take over the functions of resident magistrate, collector of customs and internal revenue. Another of his duties was to oversee

936-430: The end of 1869, a large debt was discovered in relation to pastoral licenses. He was accused of defalcation of public funds, and rather than face the humiliation of a trial committed suicide. Durlacher died on 15 November 1869. His widow Deborah returned to Toodyay with the children to live with her Drummond and Clarkson relatives. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text by Robyn Taylor available under

972-457: The establishment of the new Lynton Convict Depot . Labour was needed to work the lead mines in Northampton , and assist pastoralists moving their flocks northwards from Geraldton. However, the transfer was to be his undoing. During the time of his residency, Durlacher's financial accounting methods in relation to government funds were either lax or deliberately mismanaged for his own benefit. By

1008-685: The executive management board of the Home Office. The GROS was a non-ministerial directorate of the Scottish Government that administered the registration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions in Scotland from 1854 to 2011. It was also responsible for the statutes relating to the formalities of marriage and conduct of civil marriage in Scotland. It administered the census of Scotland's population every ten years. It also kept

1044-403: The lock-up. He managed to break out, and while escaping stole Durlacher's new saddle and bridle, as well as a horse. A furious Durlacher wrote to the government, "Now perhaps my representations as to the lock-up will be believed". Johns was known for letting horses escape, then claiming the reward for finding them. He had played this trick on Durlacher before. Towards the end of 1864 a new lock-up

1080-644: The management of the system of registration in Ireland, while the Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible for the day to day delivery of the Civil Registration Service. Record-keeping started in 1864, and many records are available online. The Registrar General's Department of Sri Lanka is responsible for registration of birth, marriages and deaths as well as and legal documents pertaining to properties (land and title registration). The post

1116-467: The new gaol, the police were transferred to the Depot at Newcastle and re-located in the vacant buildings. Durlacher was instructed to provide a list of the buildings at the Newcastle Depot. Apart from the superintendent's quarters, which became the magistrate's residency, there were the warders' quarters, where the lock-up keeper lived; two sappers ' quarters, one used for the courthouse and police; and

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1152-517: The new system, using a land title . The role of the GRO included property transactions (mortgages, conveyances, leases, land grants, indentures, wills, probate), as well as deeds for a number of other actions (such as Deed Poll name changes). The documents called "memorials" represent those original deeds registered and held by the GRO, whereas the certified copies held by the GRO were known as "deposits" or "enrolments". The General Registry Office and Old Systems land records are (as of July 2019) held at

1188-479: Was able to settle his mind to any one pursuit" ... his aim was more for "displaying the ability he supposes himself to possess". In 1851 Durlacher returned to work for the government, being variously employed as a clerk in the governor's office, working in the Finance Department and as registrar of deeds . In May 1853 he married Christina Slade, the daughter of Frederick Slade, a former resident magistrate of

1224-499: Was completed at Newcastle with the police assuming control in 1865. Durlacher seems to have found respite from his official duties with the hobby of woodcarving. While very little is known about his private life, it appears his abilities were of a high enough standard to warrant exhibiting a pedestal he made from sandalwood in the 1862 International Exhibition in London. In 1864 Durlacher married Deborah Wilberforce Clarkson (1834–1918),

1260-583: Was created in 1864. The post of Registrar General was created by the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1836, and registration began in 1837. The Registrar General was soon given other responsibilities, such as the conduct of every census in England and Wales since 1841, and eventually came to be head of a primarily statistical organisation. In England and Wales, birth registration with the state began on 1 July 1837; however, only became compulsory in 1875. In 1970, with

1296-632: Was the first permanent appointee to the position of Registrar-General. After his death, the position of Registrar-General devolved to statistician William Henry Archer (1825 – 29 April 1909), who had acted in that position before Campbell's appointment and was seen as the driving force behind the department. The current incarnation of the department is Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria (BDM). Western Australia  : Civil registration of births, deaths and marriages has been compulsory in Western Australia since 1841. From its beginnings as

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