Changes

With the passage of time, the BMD returns became increasingly included and therefore more likely to feature in the ‘N’ series of returns at the [[APAC]]. Note, however, that for some reason, a number of Marriages performed in the Church of Scotland feature in the ‘Registry Office Marriages’ described below.

== ‘Domestic Occurrences’ in Registers, Almanacs and Newspapers ==

In a fashion similar to BMD announcements in the newspapers of today, it was often the custom to make such announcements in the ‘Domestic Occurrences’ of the early nineteenth century. Accordingly, for British India, a significant number are to be found in publications such as ''The East India Register'', ''Calcutta Annual Register'', ''Madras Almanac'' and ''Bombay Almanac''. It should be recognized that such announcements were often made some two years after the event.