Genealogy Chat

Hi Diane - I have searched a few years in the 1850's/60's in 1837 0n line and kept the images - can you give me names/places and I'll have a look Peter Krafft

Civil registration started in 1837 in England so you won't get a Birth Certificate before then, you will have to rely on parish registers. You can do a quick search of the IGI on the LDS website but then best to check the actual registers somewhere like a record office or library - be wary of any "member's submisisons" on the IGI as these can be very unreliable. http://www.familysearch.*org You will need to search the BMD (Birth, Marriage and Death Index) for after 1837 but you cannot guarantee that a birth was recorded so still best to check parish registers as well. You can search some of the BMD at the FreeBMD website http://freebmd.rootsweb.*com/ Also check if the local register office has put records online http://www.ukbmd.*org.uk/ There is also a pay site with the whole BMD online http://www.1837online.*com And ancestry.*co.uk have a duplicate copy of the FreeBMD database online Or you can go through the fiches in a library, record office or FHS depending on where you are. Once you find the birth then you can send off for the certificate. You can do this to the GRO in Southport using an online form at 1837online. If there is a local site then you can often fill in a form online and print off. Otherwise you need to get the address of the local office which might have changed over the years. FreeBMD have links to give this or you can look up on GENUKI. Local offices tend to be more cooperative and will often do a bit more searching than the GRO. Most are happy to return your cheque if they don't find teh certificate whereas I think the GRO will charge you for the search. If you are ordering more than one from the office then send a cheque marked "NOT TO EXCEED £...." (fill in maxiumum amount) then thay can take for only those they find. Local offices usually require a stamped address envelope for sending to you. Martin

like to recieve information obtaining birth certificates in the name of croft... dateing from 18oo - 1900