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: | North Wales BMD |
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| Last Updated: | 16 March 2017 |
| Description: | Civil Registration indexes from 1837 to 1950 and Beyond |
| Extra Info: | (See also the Wrexham Marriages Indexes site.) |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
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| 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: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Caerphilly Historical Register Search |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Caerphilly Civil Registration Indexes |
| Extra Info: | May be slow to load. |
| 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: | 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: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Rhondda Cynon Taf Family history certificates and research |
| Link: | https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/BirthsMarria... |
| Description: | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council's Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Births, Deaths, Obituaries, National |
| Title: | Dictionary of Welsh Biography |
| Link: | https://biography.wales |
| Description: | Dictionary of Welsh Biography |
| Extra Info: | Many thousand concise biographies of individuals who have made a significant contribution to national life, whether in Wales or more widely. Includes birth and death dates for many entries. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Free BMD |
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| Description: | GRO Civil Registration Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Based on the GRO's secondary indexes. |
| 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, 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: | 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, 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, 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: | 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. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | The Jewish Chronicle Archives |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | The Jewish Chronicle from 1841 - search Births, Marriages and Deaths announcements. |
| 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: | Welsh Mormon History |
| Link: | http://www.welshsaints.byu.edu/ |
| Description: | Welsh Mormon History |
| Extra Info: | Includes birth, marriage and death dates for many of the immigrants to America. as well as their place of birth and death. |
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