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=== Online Index to England and Wales Civil Registration === | === 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:<br> | 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:<br> | ||
1. [http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl FreeBMD] - After selecting the event to search, features include: | 1. [http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl FreeBMD] - After selecting the event to search, features include: | ||
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*Reference number. The unique reference number required to order a certificate from the local register office. | *Reference number. The unique reference number required to order a certificate from the local register office. | ||
The registers in local Registration Districts in both England and Wales are the <u>primary</u> registration information of births marriages and deaths. Research has shown that the national index contains many errors and omissions. The indexation of primary records is based on year of event unlike the national index which is compiled from quarterly returns and is therefore more likely to locate the event you seek. | The registers in local [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/cam.html Registration Districts] in both England and Wales are the <u>primary</u> registration information of births marriages and deaths. Research has shown that the national index contains many errors and omissions. The indexation of primary records is based on year of event unlike the national index which is compiled from quarterly returns and is therefore more likely to locate the event you seek. | ||
3. [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/nameindex/ai_content.php The Genealogist website] has indexed and posted online most of the births, marriages and deaths throughout the country. The indexes provide the same information as listed above. | 3. [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/nameindex/ai_content.php The Genealogist website] has indexed and posted online most of the births, marriages and deaths throughout the country. The indexes provide the same information as listed above. | ||
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4. [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Ancestry.co.uk], a paid subscription site, has all the civil registration indexes available online. This site is available for free in the Family History Library and Regional Centers. | 4. [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Ancestry.co.uk], a paid subscription site, has all the civil registration indexes available online. This site is available for free in the Family History Library and Regional Centers. | ||
5. WorldVitalRecords.com, a paid subscription site, has all of these indexes available online also. This site is available for free in the Family History Library and Family History Centers. [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=ukbmd1983_births Births: 1837-1983]; [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=ukbmd1983_marriages Marriages: 1837-1983]; [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=ukbmd1983_deaths Deaths: 1837-1983]. | 5. [http://worldvitalrecords.com WorldVitalRecords.com], a paid subscription site, has all of these indexes available online also. This site is available for free in the Family History Library and Family History Centers. [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=ukbmd1983_births Births: 1837-1983]; [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=ukbmd1983_marriages Marriages: 1837-1983]; [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=ukbmd1983_deaths Deaths: 1837-1983]. | ||
== Registration Districts == | == Registration Districts == | ||