FreeBMD provides free access to births, marriage and deaths records for England and Wales. This resource is ideal for those beginning their family history research.
Our free search engine is easy to use, providing a simple, thorough tool for both novice and experienced ancestry researchers.
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Ordering Birth, Marriage and Death certificates (England & Wales)
Volunteers at FreeBMD transcribe the General Register Office (GRO) index which enables you to search for individual birth, marriage and death records; this is entirely free. The information (Volume and Page Number) obtained from the search result can then be used to request a certificate.
Ordering a certificate incurs a cost from the GRO or local Register Office. Further information can be found on this FreeBMD page.
Find out about how to order certificate for events registered in Northern Ireland and Scotland, on our Purchasing Certificates page.