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'''Yorkshire BMD''' web site is part of the [[UKBMD]] group of Family History and Genealogy web sites.<br | '''Yorkshire BMD''' web site is part of the [[UKBMD]] group of Family History and Genealogy web sites.<br> [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk+ UKBMD] | ||
The Register Offices in the county of Yorkshire, England, hold the original records of births, marriages and deaths back to the start of civil registration in 1837. | The Register Offices in the county of Yorkshire, England, hold the original records of births, marriages and deaths back to the start of civil registration in 1837. | ||
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For the purposes of registering Births and Deaths, Yorkshire was divided into a number of Registrars' Sub-Districts, which could cover anything from part of a large town, up to a group of several dozen rural parishes. The boundaries of these areas have changed frequently over the years since 1837, and as a result many birth and death records have been transferred between different register offices. | For the purposes of registering Births and Deaths, Yorkshire was divided into a number of Registrars' Sub-Districts, which could cover anything from part of a large town, up to a group of several dozen rural parishes. The boundaries of these areas have changed frequently over the years since 1837, and as a result many birth and death records have been transferred between different register offices. | ||
The website contains coverage content which is regularly updated as well as detail of the subdistrict in which the birth, marriage and death was registered. | The website contains coverage content which is regularly updated as well as detail of the subdistrict in which the birth, marriage and death was registered. | ||
It is also possible to follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/update.php updates page] or to subscribe to receive email notification of updates to the index as volunteer indexers add new material. | It is also possible to follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/update.php updates page] or to subscribe to receive email notification of updates to the index as volunteer indexers add new material. | ||
The indexes are produced to enable search by year of event rather than by year of registration and it is possible by clicking on a reference link to produce a printed request for certificate or in some districts to make an online application for certificate. | The indexes are produced to enable search by year of event rather than by year of registration and it is possible by clicking on a reference link to produce a printed request for certificate or in some districts to make an online application for certificate. | ||
To make a birth search in the county follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi?county=yorkshire Birth Indexes Search instructions] | To make a birth search in the county follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi?county=yorkshire Birth Indexes Search instructions] | ||
To make a marriage search follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/marrind.cgi?county=yorkshire Marriage Indexes Search instructions] | To make a marriage search follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/marrind.cgi?county=yorkshire Marriage Indexes Search instructions] | ||
To make a death search follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/deathind.cgi?county=yorkshire Death Indexes Search instructions] | To make a death search follow the [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/deathind.cgi?county=yorkshire Death Indexes Search instructions] | ||
* [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/birthcov.php Births coverage table] | *[http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/birthcov.php Births coverage table] | ||
* [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/marrcov.php Marriage coverage] | *[http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/marrcov.php Marriage coverage] | ||
* [http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/deathcov.php Deaths coverage table] | *[http://yorkshirebmd.org.uk/deathcov.php Deaths coverage table] | ||
[[Category:UKBMD]] | [[Category:UKBMD]] [[Category:Yorkshire]] | ||
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