Births, Marriages and Deaths – England and Wales (Civil registration from 1837; baptisms, marriages & burials from 1500s)
- English & Welsh birth, marriage & death certificates – http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ (order certificates from the GRO)
- Discover Your Family History – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/discover-your-family-history (guide to the information available from the General Register Office)
Research your family history using the General Register Office – https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history (guide to ordering birth, adoption, marriage, death certificates from the General Register Office) - FreeBMD: English & Welsh BMD index – https://www.freebmd.org.uk (free index to BMD from 1837)
- FreeREG: English & Welsh index to parish records of BMD – https://www.freereg.org.uk (free index, incomplete but growing, some records back to 16th century)
- Ancestry.co.uk – https://www.ancestry.co.uk (GRO and parish indexes, London Metropolitan Archives parish records images, costs)
- Deceased Online – https://www.deceasedonline.com (central database for UK burials and cremations)
- Dusty Docs – http://www.dustydocs.com.au (links to free sites with parish records)
- FamilySearch – https://www.familysearch.org (free, search Historical Records + guides in Research Wiki)
England Church Records – https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Church_Records (Research Wiki article)
England Civil Registration – https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Civil_Registration (Research Wiki article)
England Jurisdictions 1851 – https://www.familysearch.org/mapp (map of parishes in 1851, showing dates of surviving parish records & Bishop's Transcripts) - Find a Will – https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills (order English & Welsh wills online, 1858-present)
- Find My Past – https://www.findmypast.co.uk (free index, costs to view, good Roman Catholic records collection)
Unlocking the Treasures of the Parish Chest – https://www.findmypast.com/blog/family-records/unlocking-the-parish-chest (blog post) - GENUKI – https://www.genuki.org.uk (Genealogy UK & Ireland, select country then county)
- MyHeritage – https://www.myheritage.com (costs)
- Parish Chest – https://www.parishchest.com (shop)
- Parish Registers – https://parishregister.co.uk ('Family History before 1837' & info on TheGenealogist)
- Registration Districts in England & Wales 1837-1974 – https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/
- TheGenealogist – https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk (costs, especially good for non-conformist registers)
- UKBMD – https://www.ukbmd.org.uk (free but incomplete, links sources with free BMD records including Online Parish Clerks)
- See also regional, such as
Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Family History Society – https://www.cfhs.org.uk
Lancashire Parish Register Society – http://www.lprs.org.uk
Midland Ancestors – https://midland-ancestors.shop
Yorkshire Parish Registers – https://yorkshireparishregisters.com
England & Wales BMD (talk handout)
Key Events in UK Civil Registration
Chapman codes
- Chapman codes – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman_code
Soundex codes
- Soundex Codes – https://www.archives.gov/research/census/soundex#:~:text=The%20soundex%20is%20a%20coded,code%20and%20are%20filed%20together.
Census (England & Wales)
- Free English & Welsh census – https://www.freecen.org.uk (free but incomplete, links to online censuses)
- UK censuses 1841-1901 (FamilySearch) – https://www.familysearch.org (free transcriptions, select 'Search Records' then select UK country)
- UK censuses 1841-1911 (Ancestry) – https://www.ancestry.co.uk (original images, complete but cost, Scottish are transcriptions)
- UK censuses 1841-1911 (Find My Past) – https://www.findmypast.co.uk (free to search, images cost, Scottish are transcriptions, can also search by address)
- British Surnames – https://britishsurnames.co.uk (includes 1881 census distribution of surnames)
- Census records – https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/census-records/ ('How to look for' article)
- England Census – https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Census#Understanding_the_Census (FamilySearch Research Wiki article)
- Hearth Tax introduction – https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-hearth-tax-research/the-hearth-tax/ (householders in late 17th century England)
- Pre-1841 census records – https://www.familyhistory.co.uk/pre-1841-census-records/ (article & links)
- Pre-1841 Censuses & Population Listings: In the British Isles – https://www.amazon.com.au/Pre-1841-Censuses-Population-Listings-British/dp/0806316136 (booklet by Colin Chapman)