[Genealib] England and Wales Civil Registration 1837-present

[Anne Wuehler]

For those of you who work with patrons researching in English ane Wales.
 
The General Register Office (GRO) in England has announced that a contract has
been signed to digitize the birth, marriage, and death certificates that start
in July 1837. For more information see
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/news/Dove_contract_signed.asp
 
These are crucial records for finding and documenting families. Indexes are
available on film or fiche in select libraries. Searching is tedious because
each year has four A-Z indexes, one for each quarter of the year. A recent
online project, FreeBMD, is a quicker way to search an index but is not
complete.
 
Certificates are not available to the public and have to be purchased through
the General Register Office. A "green paper" - requesting that certificates be
released to the public - was submitted to Parliament more than 15 years ago. It
is good news to hear that the GRO will make them available.
 
Anne
 
Anne Wuehler
Family History Research Support
WorldWide Support Division
wuehlerac at ldschurch.org
801-240-2089
 
 

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