Christopher Rolleston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christopher Rolleston

Australian public servant

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1817

Place of Birth: Watnall, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1888

Profession: civil servant

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Christopher Rolleston (27 July 1817 – 9 April 1888) was an English-born colonial public servant in Australia. Rolleston was born 27 July 1817 in Watnall, Nottinghamshire, the second son of Rev.
John Rolleston and Dorthy Burdette. A prominent colonial civil servant in New South Wales, Rolleston served as the Register-General of New South Wales (1855 – 1864).
During his time as registrar general he was responsible for the launch of compulsory registration of births, deaths and marriages.
He also served in a range of previous roles including Commissioner of Crown Lands in the Darling Downs (1842-1853), private secretary to the Governor of New South Wales, Sir William Denison (1855), as well as auditor-general (1864-1883). His commercial appointments included director, European Assurance Society, the Mercantile Bank of Sydney and the Australian Gas Light Company, and a superannuation fund commissioner. He served as the president and later a trustee of the Australian Club.
For his lifelong service to colonial New South Wales he was appointed CMG in 1879.