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Gail

Gail Report 10 Jun 2009 09:23

Hi do scotland , Isle of man and ireland have an equivalent to the B M D, if not what is the best way to look for certificates please

Thanks

carol58

carol58 Report 10 Jun 2009 09:49

Scottish BMDs are available on Scotland's People, although it is a Pay site: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Here's a link to the Isle of Man Family History Society (info under the "Research" button, top right hand corner): http://iomfhs.im/

and to the IOM Registrars:
http://www.gov.im/registries/general/civilregistry/welcome.xml

Not sure about Ireland, but I'm sure if you Google there'll be plenty of info.

mgnv

mgnv Report 10 Jun 2009 12:09

Ireland partitioned its registers along with the country
http://www.groni.gov.uk/
http://www.groireland.ie/

Incidentally, the Channel Islands also have a similar system for BMDs.

Gail

Gail Report 10 Jun 2009 13:27

THANKS FOR THAT,

GAIL

Potty

Potty Report 10 Jun 2009 14:52

Record Search Pilot on familysearch has Irish bmd indexes - found on drop dow list under Search Records at top of screeen

Joy

Joy Report 10 Jun 2009 14:52


http://www.from-ireland.net/gene/civilregistration.htm

Synopsis
Compulsory civil registration of non-Roman Catholic marriages began on April 1st, 1845. The registration of births, deaths and all marriages commenced on January 1st, 1864. The General Register Office (GRO), holds copies of all civil records for the whole of Ireland, from the commencement of registration, up to and including the year 1921. From 1922 onwards, the GRO holds copies of the records for the Republic of Ireland only, those records for the six counties of Northern Ireland are held by the Public Records Office in Belfast, Co. Antrim.

The indices are arranged in alphabetical order, and include the following information - Surname / Christian name / Name of the Registration District also known as the 'Superintendent Registrar's District' (in which the birth, marriage or death took place) / Volume and page number of the register in which the entry is recorded.

Up to the end of 1877 the indices were arranged alphabetically, by year. From 1878 onwards each year was divided into quarters, January-March, April-June, July-September and October-December. The surnames for each quarter are listed alphabetically.

From 1903 onwards, the index of births included the mother's maiden name.

If your ancestor was born, married or died in Ireland after January 1st, 1864 (and, in the case of a non Roman Catholic marriages after April 1st, 1845) the particular event should be registered. However, many births, marriages and deaths were never registered, during the earlier years.