Hatch ’em, Match’em and Despatch ’em

• Hatch ’em, Match ’em and Despatch ’em (or Hatch, Match and Despatch) is a humorous nickname for the functions performed by a Public Records Office or religious institution dealing with the registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
• It was the nickname for Somerset House in London, England whilst it functioned as a Public Records Office.

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