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Registration in the UK is organised separately in the constituent countries, and also in all crown possessions.
 England and Wales

In England and Wales, registration of deaths began in 1837. The death certificate lists when and where a person died, the name and surname, sex, date of birth (or age on older certificates), occupation, address, cause of death, as well as information about the person who reported the death. Beginning in 1879, a doctor’s certificate was necessary for the issuance of a death certificate (prior to that, no cause of death needed to be given).
 Scotland

Registration began in 1855. Certificates are rather more detailed than in England and Wales. For example, the maiden surname has always been given for females; this has only been requested information more recently in England and Wales. Additionally, the Scottish death certificates detail the dead person's father's name and mother's maiden name.

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