On this page you will find links to all the websites that offer online transcribed indexes based on the secondary data held by the General Register Office. You are recommended to try using the Local BMD before searching the secondary indexes.
A discussion on Early Civil Registration can be found on the National Archives website.
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
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| Description: | Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces. |
| Extra Info: | Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | BMD Index 1837-2005 for England and Wales, from Ancestry |
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| Description: | England and Wales, Birth, Marriage, Death Index: 1837-2005 with Images |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
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| Description: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Genes Reunited's BMD |
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| Description: | Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes 1837-2006 |
| Extra Info: | Includes WW1 & WW2 death records. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Banns, Marriages |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Burials / Cremations, Deaths |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths and Burials |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Free BMD |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | GRO Civil Registration Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Based on the GRO's secondary indexes. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths |
| Title: | General Register Office - Search the GRO Online Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Search Births and Deaths held at the General Register Office. |
| Extra Info: | Includes mother's maiden name for births and age at death in early records. You will need to register, for free, prior to first use. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, National |
| Title: | GRO BMD Registration Information |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Government BMD Registration Information |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Index from St. Catherine's / GRO |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CivilRegistratio... |
| Description: | St. Catherine's / GRO Marriage Index - Selected Transcriptions |
| Extra Info: | Transcription for the March Quarter of 1849. Transcription for the Year 1856 (ongoing). Entries missing from the published indexes: 1856, 1858 & 1861 |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, National |
| Title: | Marriage Locator |
| Link: | http://www.marriage-locator.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Cracking the code of the GRO Marriage Index |
| Extra Info: | If your county of interest has a Local BMD website, you are recommended to check there first as many of the Local BMD websites identify the marriage venue directly. Otherwise this site aims to indentify the marriage venue based on the GRO index. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
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| Description: | 1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD |
| Title: | Registration Districts in England and Wales |
| Link: | https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/ |
| Description: | Information on Registration Districts in England and Wales (1837-1930) |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, National |
| Title: | The National Archives |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | Explore over 1,000 Years of History from Domesday to the Present Day |
If you know of any web sites for BMD data not listed here, please let us know via the Contact Us page.