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- FreeBMD Home Page
FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records
- FreeBMD - Search
To search FreeBMD enter the details of the search below To get a fuller explanation of how to get the most out of your search click on the Help button To select and deselect multiple choices hold down CTRL as you click the mouse For information on the years for which we have data please see our coverage information
- FreeBMD: FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
1 What is the FreeBMD Project? FreeBMD stands for Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths The FreeBMD Project's objective is to provide free Internet access to the Civil Registration index information for England and Wales, generally referred to as the GRO index from the government department, the General Register Office, that is responsible for it The Civil Registration system for recording
- FreeBMD help
The FreeBMD database is an electronic version of the index created by the GRO (General Register Office) This has been done by the FreeBMD project through the efforts of thousands of volunteers who have given their time to provide you with access to this valuable resource of information (to join them click here) Information on the GRO index is contained here
- FreeBMD: Info
Great care has been taken by FreeBMD to ensure that the transcription is as accurate as possible but it is inevitable that there will be errors and FreeBMD cannot be held responsible for the consequences of these errors You should check any entry with a copy of the index before ordering certificates
- FreeBMD : Coverage
Coverage Charts FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and as such the whole index has not yet been transcribed To see graphs of the percentage completion for a particular quarter click on one of the following links: Births Marriages Deaths A count (rather than a percentage completion
- FreeBMD - Images
Please note that FreeBMD does not presently have images available for all years and events, and some images are unclear We are unable to respond to queries about when any particular year or event might become available, or when clearer images might be available Images are available in a variety of formats
- FreeBMD help
GRO Index This page gives information about the GRO Index which is the original data from which the information in FreeBMD has been transcribed Understanding the content of the GRO Index will enable you to use FreeBMD more effectively Basic Content of the Index The GRO Index contains a summary of the registration information held by the government organisation called the General Register
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