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Before beginning this specific article you may want to read the more general article [[Principles of Family History Research]]. | Before beginning this specific article you may want to read the more general article [[Principles of Family History Research]]. | ||
==Civil Registration== | == Civil Registration == | ||
When researching in England it is best to be aware of the date of July 1837. This is the date at which [[England Civil Registration]] began. If you are searching for someone who was born, married, or died after 1837 in England then you can search for the individual at [http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl Free BMD]. This searches the index of [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]. More information about searching these records can be found at the link above. | |||
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Before beginning this specific article you may want to read the more general article Principles of Family History Research.
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
When researching in England it is best to be aware of the date of July 1837. This is the date at which England Civil Registration began. If you are searching for someone who was born, married, or died after 1837 in England then you can search for the individual at Free BMD. This searches the index of Civil Registration. More information about searching these records can be found at the link above.