Births and baptisms are the records that help you establish the date of birth of an individual. Prior to the start of civil registration there were only parish records. For dates after the start of civil registration it is often worth tracking down both a birth registration and the parish records as they both contain useful information.
Classification: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
Title: | Local BMD Project's Multi-Region Search |
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Description: | Search all of the regions that use the Local BMD Project software in one go. |
Extra Info: | Please Note: You are recommended to use the individual County sites below if you know which region you are searching in. |
Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
Title: | Genes Reunited's BMD |
Link: | |
Description: | Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes 1837-2006 |
Extra Info: | Includes WW1 & WW2 death records. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, National |
Title: | Guild of One-Name Studies |
Link: | https://one-name.org/ |
Description: | Surnames Registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies |
Extra Info: | A good place to start and see if your surname is being researched. The guild maintains a list of registered one name studies, many of which have data and information online. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, National |
Title: | The Surname Society |
Link: | https://surname-society.org/ |
Description: | The Surname Society - encouraging members to collaborate in their surname studies |
Extra Info: | Membership is open to any individual, group or association with an interest in surname studies, regardless of their location in the world, the surname studied, or level of research expertise. One registration fee allows you to register multiple surnames. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Bishops Transcripts |
Title: | Baptisms and Births - London |
Link: | London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 |
Description: | London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 |
Extra Info: | Birth and baptismal records from Board of Guardian Poor Law records and from more than 10,000 Church of England parish registers (including Bishop's Transcripts) in the greater London area. |
Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births |
Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
Classification: | Births, Deaths, General, Marriages, Obituaries, National |
Title: | British Newspaper Archive |
Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
Description: | Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive |
Extra Info: | Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited |
Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
Title: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
Link: | https://patbrit.org/ |
Description: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
Extra Info: | A wealth of information about those British who settled in here. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
Title: | FOY's genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20090727161941/http://g... |
Description: | FOY and FOYE in Ireland and England |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
Title: | Free BMD |
Link: | |
Description: | GRO Civil Registration Indexes |
Extra Info: | Based on the GRO's secondary indexes. |
Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
Title: | HADFIELD One name study |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hadfield/genealogy/ |
Description: | One name study for the name of HADFIELD |
Classification: | Births, Census, Marriages, One Name Study |
Title: | HARTAS One Name Study |
Link: | http://hartas.name |
Description: | A One Name Study for HARTAS and its variants, HARTASS, HARTIS, HARTUS etc. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, DNA Project, Marriages, One Name Study |
Title: | HORSMAN & HORSEMAN One Name Study |
Link: | https://horsman.one-name.net |
Description: | A One Name Study of Horsman, Horsman and Horsaman families |
Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Pedigrees, Wills / Probate |
Title: | JESSON Family Home Page |
Link: | http://www.maberly.name/Jessonindex.htm |
Description: | JESSON Family Tree Data From Around the World |
Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
Title: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
Link: | https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ |
Description: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
Extra Info: | Searchable database and also records/files to download.Click on JCR-UK. |
Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
Title: | KEMP(E) Family History |
Link: | https://www.kempfamilyhistory.com |
Description: | A one-name study into the KEMP, KEMPE KEMPF, KEMPS, KEMPT, CAMP and CAMPE names |
Extra Info: | Worldwide research into the name and its variants. |
Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976 |
Link: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index |
Description: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 |
Extra Info: | Features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette. Approximately 250,000 cards include announcements of births, marriages, obituaries, and deaths abroad; notices of wills etc. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
Title: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs |
Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
Description: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs from the National Archive, hosted by The Genealogist |
Extra Info: | They include the birth records at Dr Williams' Library in London, hospital records of maternity, overseas registrations for British citizens and those on board ships. |
Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National |
Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
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Description: | 1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
Title: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society |
Link: | https://rtfhs.org.uk |
Description: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society | Research your roots and learn about your heritage. |
Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
Title: | Scots in Argentina |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722214755/http://... |
Description: | Scots in Argentina 1800-1932, Including the Argentine and Chilean Patagonia |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries |
Title: | The Honourable East India Company |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h... |
Description: | Finding East India Company Ancestors |
Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications. |
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