Cocos (Keeling) Islands Civil Registration

Historical Background
The islands became an Australian Territory from 23 November 1955. Prior to this time they had been administered as a British possession by the Colony of Singapore and, from the middle of the nineteenth century, had been administered by British Governors in Ceylon or Singapore (the Straits Settlements). George Clunies-Ross, the owner of the Cocos Islands. RootsWeb, History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, (accessed 28 November 2020).