Birth, Death and Marriage information

Family Records Centre
The Family Records Centre (FRC) is jointly run by the General Register Office (GRO) and The National Archives. Gives advice on how to obtain Birth, Death and Marriage certificates, and other records.

FreeBMD
Project to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales.

FreeReg
Project to provide baptism, marriage, and burial records, transcribed from parish and non-conformist registers of the U.K.

BMD Registers
Non-parochial and nonconformist registers between 1567-1840. Part of the National Archives’ records held in classifications RG 4 and RG 5.

General Registry Office
Covering England and Wales, it provides information on how to apply for BMD certificates online, by post, phone or fax.

General Register Office
Covering Northern Ireland, it provides information on how to apply for BMD certificates.

General Register Office
Covering Scotland, it provides information on how to apply for BMD certificates.

Ancestry.co.uk England and Wales BMD registers.

ScotlandsPeople
Official government source for Scottish genealogy, census and family research.

Findmypast
Access to various census returns and England and Wales BMD registers.

Family History Online
On-line records compiled by Family History Societies.