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FreeBMD
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Introduction to Civil Registration |
This site provides a very useful way (free) for searching the General Register Office indexes for Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1837 into the early 20th century. These indexes cover birth, marriage and death registrations, and are particularly useful if you do not have precise date information about the date of the event you are looking for, or if you want all references to a particular surname. Once you have the reference you can order the certificate from the General Register Office.
The index is not yet complete, and if you fail to find what you are looking for you can find out the extent to which that relevant quarters have been indexed. The service is free because the index is prepared by volunteers - and if you find the index useful, and are public spirited - why not volunteer to help fill the gaps in the index.
If you get a negative result it is possible, for a fee, to see images of the index online at 1837online.
Examples of its use are given in the following Tutorials
Gladys Horwood's birth (1891)
Thomas William Horwood and Florence King's marriage (1889)
Thomas William Horwood's birth (1863) (reference not found so 1837online used)
James Horwood's death (1869) (and comparison with 1837online)
James Horwood and Mary Town marriage (1861)
James Horwood & Mary Anne Critchley marriage, and Mary Anne's death (1859)
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