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Gone are the days of needing to make long searches through the bulky Birth, Marriage and Death index volumes at Somerset house, St. Catharine’s house, Middleton place, or fiches at the Family History Centre. You can now do it quickly on the internet. FreeBMD mostly covers pre 1900 entries, but the years it covers are growing rapidly.<br>FreeBMD has excellent search capabilities, you can specify searches in counties or registration districts and between specified date ranges<br> | Gone are the days of needing to make long searches through the bulky Birth, Marriage and Death index volumes at Somerset house, St. Catharine’s house, Middleton place, or fiches at the Family History Centre. You can now do it quickly on the internet. FreeBMD mostly covers pre 1900 entries, but the years it covers are growing rapidly.<br>FreeBMD has excellent search capabilities, you can specify searches in counties or registration districts and between specified date ranges<br> | ||
== <br>'''Searching FreeBMD for | == <br>'''Searching FreeBMD for spouse's''' maiden name<br> == | ||
==== '''Example'''<br> ==== | |||
==== '''Example'''<br> ==== | |||
My wife has a large family named BIDWELL, 11 children born and living in Salisbury in the 1881 census (RG11/2071/23) <br>Arthur BIDWELL is 5 in 1881.<br> | My wife has a large family named BIDWELL, 11 children born and living in Salisbury in the 1881 census (RG11/2071/23) <br>Arthur BIDWELL is 5 in 1881.<br> | ||
Arthur is living in Reading in the 1901 Census (RG13/1145/69/20)<br>'' Arthur W. Bidwell Head/M/25 Traveller Wilts Salisbury<br> Sybil do Wife/M/21 Gloucestershire Gloucester<br> 166 Castle Street, St. Mary , Reading, Berkshire, England''<br>Search in Marriages for Arthur BIDWELL marrying Sybil (blank surname) in the date range 1893 to 1901 and you will get the following:<br> ''Marriages Mar 1901 BIDWELL Arthur William Gloucester 6a 458''<br>Before 1852, up to 4 marriages were entered on each page of the register. After that there are usually 2 per page. Each page of the register is identified by the District, Volume and Page. Click on the page number (458) to see all the people listed on the page and you will see:<br> ''Marriages Mar 1901<br> BIDWELL Arthur William Gloucester 6a 458<br> NICHOLLS Beatrice Gertrude Gloucester 6a 458<br> NICHOLLS Ernest Arthur Gloucester 6a 458<br> ONLEY Sybil Gloucester 6a 458''<br>So, I found Sybil’s maiden name is ONLEY without having to buy their marriage certificate. | Arthur is living in Reading in the 1901 Census (RG13/1145/69/20)<br>'' Arthur W. Bidwell Head/M/25 Traveller Wilts Salisbury<br> Sybil do Wife/M/21 Gloucestershire Gloucester<br> 166 Castle Street, St. Mary , Reading, Berkshire, England''<br>Search in Marriages for Arthur BIDWELL marrying Sybil (blank surname) in the date range 1893 to 1901 and you will get the following:<br> ''Marriages Mar 1901 BIDWELL Arthur William Gloucester 6a 458''<br>Before 1852, up to 4 marriages were entered on each page of the register. After that there are usually 2 per page. Each page of the register is identified by the District, Volume and Page. Click on the page number (458) to see all the people listed on the page and you will see:<br> ''Marriages Mar 1901<br> BIDWELL Arthur William Gloucester 6a 458<br> NICHOLLS Beatrice Gertrude Gloucester 6a 458<br> NICHOLLS Ernest Arthur Gloucester 6a 458<br> ONLEY Sybil Gloucester 6a 458''<br>So, I found Sybil’s maiden name is ONLEY without having to buy their marriage certificate. | ||
== <br>'''Find when a person dies using Date of Birth in your search'''<br> == | == <br>'''Find when a person dies using Date of Birth in your search'''<br> == | ||