| Description | Following the instructions of George Fox in 1656, Quakers began to keep registers of births, marriages and burials. These were maintained by the Monthly Meetings, but details often came from the records of Preparative Meetings and sometimes registers were also kept by the Preparative Meetings. From 1776, following a decision in 1774 by Yearly Meeting to ensure more comprehensive recording of births, marriages and deaths, printed registers were provided for Monthly and Quarterly Meetings, but these ceased for births and deaths on 30 June 1837 with the introduction of civil registration. For further details about births, marriages and burials, see individual sub-series entries. |