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#Click View Film Notes to see the film and fiche numbers. | #Click View Film Notes to see the film and fiche numbers. | ||
=== | === Online Index to England and Wales Civil Registration === | ||
In recent years volunteers began transcribing the microfiched indexes and placing them online. Two sites with online civil registration indexes to births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales are located at: | In recent years volunteers began transcribing the microfiched indexes and placing them online. Two sites with online civil registration indexes to births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales are located at: | ||
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*Search by exact or phonetic match | *Search by exact or phonetic match | ||
The results show the following for each individual: | The results show the following for each individual: | ||
*Type of event (birth, marriage, or death) | *Type of event (birth, marriage, or death) | ||
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There have always been checking procedures, but there was rarely enough time or funding to carry them out properly, so it is not surprising that the indexes are incomplete and contain inaccurate entries. If you cannot locate an entry, it is sensible to go to the <u>primary</u> source of registration at the local Registration District. | There have always been checking procedures, but there was rarely enough time or funding to carry them out properly, so it is not surprising that the indexes are incomplete and contain inaccurate entries. If you cannot locate an entry, it is sensible to go to the <u>primary</u> source of registration at the local Registration District. | ||
2. [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ UKBMD website] - Select the desired county to determine if there is a local bmd index project. (Not all counties are currently indexing the civil registration indexes for births, marriages, and deaths.) Most county-wide indexes include through 1950. All the counties have incomplete indexes and the project is on-going. Continue to check back often for updated and added information. By signing up, e-mail updates are available from the county extraction directors. | 2. [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ UKBMD website] - Select the desired county to determine if there is a local bmd index project. (Not all counties are currently indexing the civil registration indexes for births, marriages, and deaths.) Most county-wide indexes include through 1950. All the counties have incomplete indexes and the project is on-going. Continue to check back often for updated and added information. By signing up, e-mail updates are available from the county extraction directors. | ||
Search features include: | Search features include: | ||