IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): COL/TCD/RG
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: REGISTRATION
Date(s): 1934-1982
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1.4 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Corporation of London
CONTEXT
Administrative/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.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
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.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
In sections according to catalogue.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright: City of London
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Immediate source of acquisition:
Corporation of London Records Office.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
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Date(s) of descriptions: February 2009