Genealogy Reviews

Practical Family History

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Practical Family History was published by ABM Publishing. It has now ceased publication.

November 2005

BMD records on the internet


www.bmdindex.co.uk

Hosted by www.thegenealogist.co.uk, www.bmdindex.co.uk offers the complete range of GRO civil registration BMD records 1837-2003.

What’s available: Images of BMD pages 1837-1983, with surname, forename and initial indexing; for 1984-2003 the full details are in database format. Additional site features: SmartSearch uses a search system to perform cross-searches (such as finding the birth record from the death record, children born to a couple, or partner records for marriages), and the Surname Distribution Map for your chosen surname.

Cost to view: No credits to search, one credit to view an image (pre-1984 records) and one credit to view the full database records (1984 onwards). Minimum £5 for 50 credits, valid for 90 days. There is a large range of payment plans, for example: Personal Plus All-inclusive costs £4.66 per month (monthly equivalent when paying annually in advance) and provides access to an extensive range of other resources; the credit-free Personal Premium costs £68.95 a year.

Payment by: Visa, Mastercard, Switch, Solo, Visa Electron; credit card only for all-inclusive schemes.