Burial, cremations and death indexes are the records that help you establish the date of death 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 death registration and the burial record 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: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Cumbria BMD |
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| Last Updated: | 15 March 2017 |
| Description: | Civil Registration indexes from 1837 through to the present day. |
| Extra Info: | Includes the Pre-1974 areas of Lancashire which are now in Cumbria, e.g. Barrow-in-Furness |
| Classification: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Lancashire BMD |
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| Last Updated: | 18 May 2026 |
| Description: | Civil Registration indexes from 1837 through to the present day. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces. |
| Extra Info: | Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | BMD Index 1837-2005 for England and Wales, from Ancestry |
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| Description: | England and Wales, Birth, Marriage, Death Index: 1837-2005 with Images |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
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| Description: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Genes Reunited's BMD |
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| Description: | Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes 1837-2006 |
| Extra Info: | Includes WW1 & WW2 death records. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Link: | https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ |
| Description: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Extra Info: | Includes some pre 1837 births, marriages, deaths, wills and other records. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1843 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/annualmonitororo01alex |
| Description: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1843 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Details of age and date of death, some have further details and biographies. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1863 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/annualmonitororo21alex |
| Description: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1863 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Details of age and date of death, some have further details and biographies. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1876 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/annualmonitorfo24greego... |
| Description: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1876 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Details of age and date of death, some have further details and biographies. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1883 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/annualmonitorfo25greego... |
| Description: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1883 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Details of age and date of death, some have further details and biographies. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1888 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/annualmonitorfo20greego... |
| Description: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1888 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Details of age and date of death, some have further details and biographies. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1905 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/annualmonitororo63alex |
| Description: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1905 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Details of age and date of death, some have further details and biographies. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1919-20 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/annualmonitororo1071al... |
| Description: | Annual Monitor or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends for 1919-20 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Details of age and date of death, some have further details and biographies. |
| Classification: | Deaths, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Armed Forces Memorial |
| Link: | https://www.gov.uk/search-armed-forces-memorial-ro... |
| Description: | Armed Forces Memorial |
| Extra Info: | Searchable database of members of the armed forces that have been killed since WW2. Includes birth date and location. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Boat Families of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and Connected Waterways |
| Link: | http://www.boatfamilies.website/ |
| Description: | Boat Families website produced by the Ormskirk and District Family History Society |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | British Guiana Colonists |
| Link: | https://www.vc.id.au/tb/ |
| Description: | British Guiana Colonists |
| Extra Info: | Appears to be quite a few people from Liverpool. Scroll down for the index. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Burials / Cremations, Deaths |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| 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: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths |
| Title: | Burial and Cremation Records - Tameside Bereavment Services |
| Link: | https://www.tameside.gov.uk/bereavement |
| Description: | Tameside Bereavment Services Burial and Cremation Records. |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down for burial and cremation records information and search. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 8 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/miscellaneaviii08cathuo... |
| Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 8 |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Includes catholic registers of Newport (Shropshire) 1785-1846; Culcheth (Lancashire) 1791-1825; Southworth Hall (Lancashire) 1795-1827. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Catholic Register and Magazine Vol 11 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/catholicmagazin02unkng... |
| Description: | Catholic Register and Magazine March-July 1850 |
| Extra Info: | Includes some births, marriages, deaths and conversions. |
| Classification: | Deaths |
| Title: | Coal Mining History Resource Centre |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20160305062046/http://w... |
| Description: | National Database of Mining Deaths and Injuries, plus other information. |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Most information still seems to be available, although the layout is not good in parts. Search does not work. May be slow to load. |
| Classification: | Deaths |
| Title: | Convict Death Register - New South Wales, Australia |
| Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
| Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
| Extra Info: | Includes name, age, transport ship, date of burial and comments. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Deaths |
| Title: | Ever After |
| Link: | https://discovereverafter.com/ |
| Description: | Everafter connects you to your loved ones final resting place. |
| Extra Info: | Cremation and Burial records across the UK and various countries around the world. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha37harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes about 250 pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 2 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/FamiliaeMinorumGentiumV... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 3 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha39harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 3 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 4 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha40harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 4 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| 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: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Deaths |
| Title: | Funeral Notices |
| Link: | https://funeral-notices.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Search over 5 million funeral notices, deaths, obituaries & memoriams. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths |
| Title: | General Register Office - Search the GRO Online Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Search Births and Deaths held at the General Register Office. |
| Extra Info: | Includes mother's maiden name for births and age at death in early records. You will need to register, for free, prior to first use. |
| Classification: | Deaths |
| Title: | Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924 |
| Link: | Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924 |
| Description: | Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924 |
| 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: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Legacy - Search Obituaries and Death Notices |
| Link: | https://www.legacy.com/search |
| Description: | Legacy - Search Obituaries and Death Notices |
| Extra Info: | Search an archive of obituaries, death notices, memorials and acknowledgements from over 200 local UK newspapers |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries |
| Title: | Liverpool Newspaper Births, Marriages and Deaths |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140702005356/http://... |
| Description: | Liverpool Mercury and other Newspaper Announcements |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer working. Most information still seems to be available. may take a few moments to load. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://... |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British men and women who were born, married or died in Malta. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Manchester Parish Records |
| Link: | Manchester Parish Records from Ancestry.co.uk |
| Description: | Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives |
| 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: | Deaths, Obituaries |
| Title: | Obituary Collection - UK and Ireland |
| Link: | UK and Ireland Obituary Collection |
| Description: | Obituary Collection - UK and Ireland from Newspapers |
| Extra Info: | List the individual newspapers included and the years. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets |
| Link: | http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets, Includes the Surrounding Area |
| Extra Info: | Includes Southport, St Helens and Wigan. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Little Crosby Parish, Lancashire |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150907143538/http://w... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Little Crosby Parish, and Other Records |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Baptisms, marriages, burials, census and monumental inscripitons still seems to be accessible. May be slightly slow to load. Scroll down to get to links for information. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
| Link: | |
| Description: | 1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories. |
| Classification: | Deaths |
| Title: | Quaker Deaths 1810-1918 |
| Link: | Quaker Deaths 1810-1918 by Find My Past |
| Description: | Search for deaths of Members of the Society of Friends from 1810 to 1918, by Find My Past |
| 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: | Baptisms, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Romany Genes Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155917/http://... |
| Description: | Romany Genes Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Deaths, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Sugar Refiners and Sugar Bakers Database and Information |
| Link: | http://www.mawer.clara.net/intro.html |
| Description: | Sugar Refiners and Sugar Bakers Database and Information |
| Extra Info: | Includes fatalities in the industry. |
| 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. |
| Classification: | Deaths |
| Title: | US National Archives |
| Link: | https://www.archives.gov/ |
| Description: | US National Archives |
| Extra Info: | Click on start your research, then access to archival databases(AAD). Includes Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Death Records, 1906 - 1991, with English, England, Wales, British, Britain, Scotland, Ireland listed as nationalities. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Valmay's British Family History |
| Link: | https://valmayukuk.tripod.com/britishfamily/ |
| Description: | Valmay's British Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes GASCOYNE, BECKWITH, McCARTHY, ODDY and WOOLF family names. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths |
| Title: | Victoria Cross Holders |
| Link: | http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Victoria Cross Holders |
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