Before revision: History The origin of civil vital statistics begins as early as 1854 with James Stark in Register House in Edinburgh in reaction to Prior to the creation of the General Register Office (GRO) in 1837, there was no national system of civil registration in England and Wales.
After revision: History Prior to the creation of the General Register Office (GRO) in 1837, there was no national system of civil registration in England and Wales.