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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Podcast: Dr Williams' Library: an early birth registry

Dr Williams' Library in London is an essential resource for people who are researching the history of protestant nonconformity in England and Wales. But the library has also given its name to an important collection of registers and certificates which were once held there. This talk looks at these fascinating documents which represent an early attempt to introduce a form of civil registration of births. UK National Archives

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