Births, marriages and deaths
The civil registration indexes are similar to those on TheGenealogist.co.uk subscription service, offering complete coverage of the General Register Office (GRO) indexes 1837-2004. The entries 1984-2004 are fully searchable, with the free standard search form allowing the forename, surname and data range to be entered.
The free basic search results show the full recorded name and the year of registration. To reveal the registration district costs one credit.
With an advanced search the registration district is already shown in the search results.
The advanced search allows you to narrow down the results by adding extra information such as a second forename; initials; registration district; mother’s maiden name; spouse’s surname; or the date of birth. It costs one credit to use the advanced search or the Smart Search. The Smart Search can automatically perform various reverse searches to find the full name of a spouse for instance.
To view the full entry, complete with all the additional details, such as the name of the mother or spouse and the full reference needed to order a copy of a certificate, costs two credits per entry.
Images of the original GRO index pages are used to search the BMD indexes 1837-1983. These are indexed by the surname range that each page covers. You will normally have to view up to four pages per year, one for each quarter, unless the name is very common. The search is free. The index page images you select to view then appear in PDF (portable document format). This allows you to print or save the image. Viewing each index page image costs two credits. |