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==Resources==
==Resources==
===Online Resources===
===Online Resources===
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*[https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp GRO] - General Register Office for England and Wales, free registration and birth/death index. Online ordering service ($)
*[https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp GRO] - General Register Office for England and Wales, free registration and birth/death index. Online ordering service ($)
*'''1627-1969''' [https://bmdregisters.co.uk/ BMDRegisters.co.uk]($); ''Also at [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/non-conformist-records/ The Genealogist] ($)''
*'''1627-1969''' [https://bmdregisters.co.uk/ BMDRegisters.co.uk]($); ''Also at [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/non-conformist-records/ The Genealogist] ($)''
*'''1754-1878''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62629/ UK, Admiralty Records of Marriages and Baptisms, 1754-1878] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1755-1908''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62614 UK, Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers, 1755-1908] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1837-1980''' {{FSC|47767|item|disp=Index to the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, 1837-1980}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1837-1980''' {{FSC|47767|item|disp=Index to the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, 1837-1980}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1837-1983''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales--birth-marriage-and-death-browse-1837-1983 England & Wales Birth, Marriage, and Death Browse 1837-1983] at Findmypast - images ($)<br>
*'''1837-1983''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales--birth-marriage-and-death-browse-1837-1983 England & Wales Birth, Marriage, and Death Browse 1837-1983] at Findmypast - images ($)<br>
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'''Marriages/Divorces'''<br>
'''Marriages/Divorces'''<br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
* [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20327/england-wales-divorces England and Wales Divorces] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1538-1973''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30043/england-marriages-1538-1973 England Marriages, 1538-1973] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1538-1973''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30043/england-marriages-1538-1973 England Marriages, 1538-1973] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1788-1910''' {{FSC|695681|title-id|disp=Index to divorces (as listed in Palmer's Indexes to "The Times" newspaper, London) 1788-1910}} (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1788-1910''' {{FSC|695681|title-id|disp=Index to divorces (as listed in Palmer's Indexes to "The Times" newspaper, London) 1788-1910}} (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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*'''1837-2005''' {{RecordSearch|2285732|England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales Marriage Registration Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-marriages-1837-2005 Findmypast] ($), [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10442/england-wales-birth-index-1837-2005 MyHeritage] ($)''
*'''1837-2005''' {{RecordSearch|2285732|England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales Marriage Registration Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-marriages-1837-2005 Findmypast] ($), [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10442/england-wales-birth-index-1837-2005 MyHeritage] ($)''
*'''1858-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/2465/ England & Wales, Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1918] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1858-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/2465/ England & Wales, Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1918] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1858-1937''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20327/england-wales-divorces?s=275764761 England and Wales Divorces] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1858-1958''' {{FSC|1110522|title-id|disp=indexes to the Divorce Decrees and Matrimonial causes, 1858-1958}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1858-1958''' {{FSC|1110522|title-id|disp=indexes to the Divorce Decrees and Matrimonial causes, 1858-1958}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1916-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8753/ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1916-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8753/ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
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*'''1916-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7579/ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1916-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7579/ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1980-2020''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10938/united-kingdom-death-index-1980-2020 United Kingdom, Death Index, 1980-2020] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1980-2020''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10938/united-kingdom-death-index-1980-2020 United Kingdom, Death Index, 1980-2020] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1989-2024''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60630/ England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2024] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''2007-2020''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-deaths-2007-2020 England & Wales Deaths 2007-2020] at Findmypast - index ($)
*'''2007-2020''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-deaths-2007-2020 England & Wales Deaths 2007-2020] at Findmypast - index ($)


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All events in civil registration are arranged by Registration District. These districts usually lump many rural villages together while dividing a city very finely. Information about registration districts, the parishes they contain, and boundary changes over the years can be found at UKBMD, [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/index.html Registration Districts in England and Wales].  
All events in civil registration are arranged by Registration District. These districts usually lump many rural villages together while dividing a city very finely. Information about registration districts, the parishes they contain, and boundary changes over the years can be found at UKBMD, [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/index.html Registration Districts in England and Wales].  


The following work contains nineteenth century maps and lists of districts ''A Guide to the Arrangement of the Registration Districts Listed in the Indexes to the Civil Registration of England and Wales'', {{FSC|37604|title-id|disp=film 990269 items 4–5; fiche 6020287}}<ref>The Genealogical Society of Utah. Research Department. ''A guide to the arrangement of the registration districts listed in the indexes to the civil registration of England and Wales''. Second Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: FamilySearch Library, 1977</ref>
A list and maps of civil registration districts can be found in {{FSC|37604|title-id|disp=''A Guide to the Arrangement of the Registration Districts Listed in the Indexes to the Civil Registration of England and Wales''}}, microfilm 990269 [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMW-XSSQ-4?cat=37604&i=213 item 4] and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMW-XS9B-1?cat=37604&i=241&lang=en item 5]; microfiche 6020287.<ref>The Genealogical Society of Utah. Research Department. ''A guide to the arrangement of the registration districts listed in the indexes to the civil registration of England and Wales'', second edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Library, 1968, revised 1977.</ref>


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