BRITISH RECORDS
Please visit the following
sites for information on ordering copies
of birth, marriage and death certificates for England and
Wales.
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GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certificates.asp
The general registration of births, marriages and deaths
started in 1837. A central copy of all registrations is
held by the General Register Office (GRO) and a central
index is held at the Family Records Centre (FRC) in
London. Local Offices hold records of and indexes to
events registered in their area since 1837.
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FreeBMD
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Certificates.html
Vital Records Certificates for England and Wales may
contain the following information:
Births :
District, Date & Place of Birth,
Child's ForeNames & Surname, Child's Sex,
Father's Name, Fathers Place of Birth, Father's
Occupation,
Mother's Name, Mother's Occupation, Mother's Place of
Birth, Mother's Usual Address,
Informant's Name, Informants Qualification, Informant's
Address, Informant's Signature,
Date of Registration,Registrar's Name & Signature,
Child's Revised Name (if any, after registration).
Marriages :
District, Church, Parish, Location,
Date of Marriage, Forename & Surnames, Ages,
Marital Conditions, Professions, Addresses,
Father's Forename & Surname, Father's Occupations,
for both parties present.
Witness names, Priest/Vicar's Name,& Signature
Deaths :
District, Location, Date & Place of Death,
Forename & Surname, Sex, Maiden Name,
Date & Place of Birth, Occupation, Usual Address,
Informant's Forename & Surname,
Informant's Qualification, Informant's Address,
Cause of Death, Signature of Informant,
Registration Date, Registrar's Signature.
This page was last updated April 20, 2004.