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40-467: Walham Green is the historic name of an English village, now part of inner London , in the parish of Fulham in the County of Middlesex . It was located between the hamlet of North End (now renamed West Kensington ) to the north, and Parsons Green to the south. To the east it was bounded by Counter's Creek , the historical boundary with the parish of Chelsea, and to the south-east is Sands End . Within

80-477: 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

120-601: 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

160-618: 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

200-596: A post-War nadir, a population not seen since the early 19th century in 1981 having 2,550,100 residents, after which an upward trend ensued and Inner London residents numbered 3,231,901 in 2011 — 1,766,336 short of the 1911 peak. For the purposes of the London Plan planning document produced by the Mayor of London , Inner London consists of the City of London, all the statutory Inner London boroughs, and Newham. The area covered by

240-447: A printers. The Royal Mail sorting office is nearby as are four supermarkets, one of them large with a car park and one that specialises in organic produce. The rest of Walham Green village has been subsumed in several conservation areas and is today considered a desirable place to live for young professionals and Chelsea 'overspill'. Residents have included Gloria Hunniford and Loyd Grossman . Nearby attractions include Parson's Green,

280-596: Is significant commuting of workers from Outer London and from outside Greater London. Much of the commercial activity is focused on Central London and Canary Wharf . 10% of public sector employment is focused on Westminster around the Government of the United Kingdom . 51°30′30″N 0°07′31″W  /  51.508411°N 0.125364°W  / 51.508411; -0.125364 Registrar General General Register Office or General Registry Office ( GRO )

320-496: 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

360-446: Is usually classed as an inner London local authority. The Office for National Statistics and Eurostat define Inner London differently, explicitly including the City of London , adding Haringey and Newham , but excluding Greenwich . The land area is 319 km (123 sq mi) and the population at the 2021 Census was 3,404,300. Figures before 1971 have been reconstructed by

400-664: The London postal district is sometimes referred to as "Inner London". However it is not coterminous with other definitions of Inner London as its area is somewhat larger and covers 624 km (241 sq mi). The southern part of the London Borough of Lewisham as well as a small part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich fall outside its boundaries whilst 44 of its 119 districts are in Outer London and its irregular shape stretches to

440-455: The Thames and the area of Fulham High Street to Walham Green, the centre of which was subsequently renamed Fulham Broadway . From 1880 to 1952 Fulham Broadway tube station was called Walham Green . All that remains of the village's former identity is the tree-lined street called 'Walham Grove'. Walham Green has a history of brewing dating back to 1765. The Swan Brewery (and its associated inn)

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480-639: 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

520-622: 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,

560-665: The Greater London boundary at Mill Hill and Scratch Wood and beyond it at Sewardstone . From 1990 to 2000 London used two separate telephone dialling codes with one code designated for Inner London , however the area covered by this code was widely different from all of the above definitions and most of Greater London is now covered by a single 020 dialling code. There are approximately 200,000 businesses with around 2,000,000 employees in Inner London. 56% of all private sector jobs in Greater London are located in Inner London. There

600-511: 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

640-872: 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

680-570: 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

720-451: The Office for National Statistics based on past censuses in order to fit the 2001 limits. Figures from 1981 onward are ONS midyear estimates (revised as of 2010). After centuries of increase, the population of Inner London reached its peak of 4,998,237 in 1911. The area's population from World War I began a steady decline as that of Outer London continued to increase. The census of 1951 showed

760-631: 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

800-635: 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

840-616: The UK GDP per capita was around €27,000. The area that is now Inner London was defined by the Registrar General as a collection of parishes called "London" and appeared in the 1851 Census . At the time the metropolitan area—commonly called the Metropolis—had its origins in the area of the Bills of mortality that had expanded from the tiny City of London into three surrounding counties over

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880-624: The area is the old athletics stadium of Stamford Bridge , now home to Chelsea F.C. In the 19th century Counter's Creek became the Kensington Canal , soon to be replaced by the West London Railway , and Walham Green acquired its own parish church of St John in 1828 on the site of the village pond. With the arrival of the District Railway and urbanisation, the heart of Fulham shifted from its centuries-old All Saints parish church on

920-606: The bars, clubs and restaurants of the New King's Road and Chelsea Harbour . Inner London Inner London is smaller than Outer London both in terms of population and area, but the population density is more than double that of Outer London. Inner London is officially the wealthiest area in Europe with the most expensive street in Europe: as of 2013, the GDP per capita was more than €80,000 while

960-401: The bus turning alley, with an office block on it – is the site of Frank Matcham 's old Granville Theatre , which closed in 1971. Fulham Broadway also refers to the area in the immediate vicinity of the station which is now set inside a shopping mall with a cinema complex, and the pedestrianised streets by St John's church, which offer a host of restaurants, pubs, cafés and small shops, including

1000-595: 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

1040-453: 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

1080-697: 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

1120-462: The damage inflicted by the 1940s Blitz as the population of Greater London switched into decline which was reversed in Outer London with house building and territory expansion whereas in Inner London continued. The war damage and early 20th century slums had physical and psychological hence property price effects and focus on New Towns and suburban development reflected a drive among urban planners for greener, less dense settlements. Inner London reached

1160-685: 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

1200-452: The grounds of Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh 's Beaufort House. Fulham Broadway denotes a section of the Fulham Road within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham which contains the former Grade II listed Fulham Town Hall , the eponymous underground station and the intersection with the busy commercial thoroughfare that is North End Road and Harwood Road. A triangle – by

1240-644: 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

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1280-524: The municipality should be treated as part of Inner London for statutory purposes, as it is for statistical purposes (see below). This would benefit the borough financially. Only the North Woolwich area of Newham fell within the former County of London , however, and the council's advocacy has not borne fruit. The City of London was not designated as an Inner London borough, but the Corporation of London

1320-517: 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

1360-468: The previous several hundred years. The area become fixed in 1847 with the addition of Lewisham Poor Law Union and the parish of Hampstead. In 1855 the Registrar General area, with the addition of Penge , was used to define the district of the Metropolitan Board of Works . The Metropolis was also described as Inner London from the 1881 Census. In 1889 this area became the County of London . The area

1400-611: Was adjusted in 1900 when Penge was transferred to Kent and South Hornsey was gained from Middlesex. The "Inner London boroughs " were defined by the London Government Act 1963 . The Inner London boroughs occupied the same area as the County of London that was abolished as they were created. North Woolwich was an anomaly as it was part of the County of London, but became part of an Outer London borough. The main difference between Inner and Outer London boroughs between 1965 and 1990

1440-583: 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

1480-513: Was located about 50 yards south-east of St John's Church on what is now Fulham Broadway. The Stocken family were brewers here for many years. In 1880 the Swan Brewery (now run by Messrs Stansfeld & Co) was relocated to 3 acres of land next to Eel Brook Common , just off the Fulham Road, set back behind the houses between Cassidy Road and Shottendane Road. The new brewery was a stylish affair, as

1520-454: Was that the councils of the inner boroughs were not local education authorities and there was a single Inner London Education Authority for the area, including the City of London . The inner borough councils became local education authorities on 1 April 1990. The statutory definition is used as part of the grant settlement used to finance local government. The statutory Inner London boroughs are: Newham London Borough Council argues that

1560-632: 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

1600-481: Was typical of the mid-Victorian era, even the 130 foot chimney was ornate. The brewery stopped brewing in 1928, and was closed shortly afterwards. The site was cleared, and the chimney demolished in 1930. The site of the brewery is now the location of Fulham Court. Walham Green was the venue for the first AAC Championships , when the Amateur Athletic Club held the 1866 AAC Championships on 23 March 1866, in

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