Hello again,
Here's more info to supplement that in my earlier message about the General
Register Office (GRO).
The GRO has made available online new free indexes for births and deaths
(but not marriages), based on the digitisation of the English and Welsh
civil registration records that was carried out a few years ago.
Births 1837-1915
The new GRO births index covers from 1837 to 1915. Unlike the existing
indexes on the FreeBMD, Ancestry, Findmypast and The Genealogist websites
(based on the original GRO indexes), the new GRO births index includes the
mother’s maiden surname from 1837 onwards (the original births index did not
introduced the mother's maiden name until 1911).
Deaths 1837-1957
The new GRO deaths index covers from 1837 to 1957. The age at death is given
from 1837 onwards (the original deaths index introduced age at death in
1866).
The information above is set out on the Grow Your Own Family Tree blog:
https://growyourownfamilytree.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/england-wales-new-...
Kind regards,
John
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Brecon, Powys
Email: john(a)jlb2011.co.uk
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www.jlb2011.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Ball
Sent: 11 November, 2016 11:59 AM
To: Powys List
Subject: [POWYS] Certificates online - GRO Pilot Scheme
Hello Listers,
My attention has just been drawn to the following notice on the GRO
certificate ordering webpage at
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp
PDF Pilot Phase 1
From 9 November, we are trialling emailing PDF copies of registration
records. Records will not be immediately viewable, but emailed as a PDF.
The pilot is in 3 phases, starting with our digitised records:
Births: 1837 – 1934 and 2007 on
Deaths: 1837 – 1957 and 2007 on
Marriages: 2011 on
Civil Partnerships: 2005 on
Full details are in ‘Most Customers Want to Know’
Phase 1 closes on 30 Nov, or when 45,000 PDFs have been ordered, whichever
is sooner. Details of phase 2 (3 hour PDF service) and phase 3 (records not
digitised) will be announced here shortly.
Indexes: The GRO historic birth and death indexes are searchable now, via
our online ordering site.
I checked the ‘Most Customers Want to Know’ link this morning, which goes to
a list of FAQs, but couldn't find any further info on the PDF Pilot scheme.
Kind regards,
John
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