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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002527b.htm person Rolleston Christopher CMG AACR2 27 July 1817 9 April 1888 Place of Birth Burton-Joyce, Nottinghamshire, England Place of Death Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia Public servant Statistician Registrar General Christopher Rolleston was Registrar-General 1855-1864. In 1856 he launched the compulsory registration of births, deaths and marriages, based upon statistical principles introduced earlier in Victoria by W.H. Archer. The details required on the new registration forms made the records among the fullest and most useful in the world. He later became Auditor-General (1864-1883) and was heavily involved in many external bodies including: President of Philosophical (later Royal) Society of New South Wales; Director of the European Assurance Society; Director of the Mercantile Bank of Sydney; Director of the Australian Gaslight Co; superannuation fund commissioner; a trustee of the Australian Club; an official trustee of the Australian Museum; and chairman of the Government Asylums Board for the Infirm and Destitute. 1842 1853 Career position - Commissioner of crown lands in Darling Downs 1855 1855 Career position - Private Secretary to the Governor-General, Sir William Denison 1855 1864 Career position - Registrar-General November 1856 1866 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1859 1863 Career position - Treasurer, Philosophical Society of New South Wales 1864 1883 Career position - Auditor-General 1866 1888 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1869 1869 Career position - President, Imperial Royal Commission into alleged kidnapping of natives of the Loyalty Islands 1877 1878 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of New South Walesice-President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1879 1879 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 1881 1882 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of New South Walesice-President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1882 1883 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1886 1887 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1887 1888 Career position - Vice-President (jointly), Royal Society of New South Walesice-President, Royal Society of New South Wales Colony of New South Wales (1788 - 1901)

Registrar General 1855 - 1864; Auditor General 1864 - 1883

 Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866)

Member 1856 - 1866; Treasurer 1859 - 1863

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Member 1866 - 1888; President 1882 - 1883 and 1886 - 1887

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 Rolleston, Christopher (1817-1888)

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 'Rolleston, Christopher', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rolleston, Christopher Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Rolleston, Christopher (1817 - 1888), public servant Cunneen, Chris Rolleston, Christopher (1817 - 1888), public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 55-56 Journal Article: President's address Wilkinson, C. S. President's address 1889 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 22 1-43