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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 78 Send Message	Christopher	Report	2 Nov 2004 21:40
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 78 Send Message	how do i go about getting information out of free bmd, i type what i know about people but it keeps coming back there's no record i've tried about six different relatives names and it comes back it can't find them.any ideas on tracking them down
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	2 Nov 2004 21:43
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Freebmd isn't complete so you may just be unlucky in the people you're looking for aren't on there yet
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 5,059 Send Message	BrianW	Report	2 Nov 2004 21:45
	freebmd is not complete, but new data is added each month. If what you want is not on there then you will need to pay to view in 1837online, or look it up in a library or FRC.
	Researching: Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 2,364 Send Message	Carol	Report	2 Nov 2004 21:55
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 2,364 Send Message	Christopher, Give me a couple of names and approximate dates and area and I will have a look on 1837 (I have plenty of credits)
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 912 Send Message	Angela	Report	3 Nov 2004 15:01
	What dates are you looking for? Even the bits that are complete only go as far as the very early 1900's.