Collection COL/TCD/RG - TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: REGISTRATION

Identity area

Reference code

COL/TCD/RG

Title

TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: REGISTRATION

Date(s)

  • 1934-1982 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.4 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The office of Town Clerk can be traced back to 1274, when it was referred to as the office of Common Clerk. The Town Clerk was responsible for recording the minutes of the Common Council and all of its Committees as well as for general record keeping and administration.

In the present day, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the City of London has authority over all other City of London officers as is necessary for the efficient management and execution of the City of London's functions. He is also the City of London's principal advisor on matters of policy through the Policy and Resources Committee. The Town Clerk's department at the City of London is responsible for a number of areas of work, including servicing meetings of the Court of Common Council and Court of Aldermen, their committees, sub-committees and working parties. Other areas of work include taking responsibility for investigating complaints against the City of London from members of the public, acting as the Electoral Registration Officer and being responsible for the City of London's public relations, economic development and human resources.

Archival history

COL/TCD/RG 1934-1982 Collection 1.4 linear metres Corporation of London

The office of Town Clerk can be traced back to 1274, when it was referred to as the office of Common Clerk. The Town Clerk was responsible for recording the minutes of the Common Council and all of its Committees as well as for general record keeping and administration.

In the present day, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the City of London has authority over all other City of London officers as is necessary for the efficient management and execution of the City of London's functions. He is also the City of London's principal advisor on matters of policy through the Policy and Resources Committee. The Town Clerk's department at the City of London is responsible for a number of areas of work, including servicing meetings of the Court of Common Council and Court of Aldermen, their committees, sub-committees and working parties. Other areas of work include taking responsibility for investigating complaints against the City of London from members of the public, acting as the Electoral Registration Officer and being responsible for the City of London's public relations, economic development and human resources.

Corporation of London Records Office.

Records of the Town Clerk's Department relating to the registration of births, marriages and deaths, including papers relating to the administration of London City Registration District No 243, 1932-1984; list of registers formerly in the custody of the Superintendent Registrar for the Registration District of London City at the Register Office, Guildhall, with a list showing amalgamations of sub districts in the City of London; list of registers lost in the Guildhall bombing, 1940 and papers relating to the Corporation of the City of London Registration Scheme 1977 which provided for Lee District Register Office to be located at Finsbury Town Hall and for a sub-district office within the County Corporate of the City of London, 1977.

In sections according to catalogue.

Available for general access.

Copyright: City of London
English

Fit

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. February 2009 Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the City of London Population censuses Registration of birth Registration of death Civil registration Registration of marriage People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Town clerks Town Clerk's Department , Corporation of London Registration District of London City Lewisham London England UK Western Europe City of London Lee Europe Population research Demography

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Corporation of London Records Office.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Town Clerk's Department relating to the registration of births, marriages and deaths, including papers relating to the administration of London City Registration District No 243, 1932-1984; list of registers formerly in the custody of the Superintendent Registrar for the Registration District of London City at the Register Office, Guildhall, with a list showing amalgamations of sub districts in the City of London; list of registers lost in the Guildhall bombing, 1940 and papers relating to the Corporation of the City of London Registration Scheme 1977 which provided for Lee District Register Office to be located at Finsbury Town Hall and for a sub-district office within the County Corporate of the City of London, 1977.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

In sections according to catalogue.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: City of London

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Privately owned.

Existence and location of copies

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Note

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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