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The website is constantly under development. We appreciate your feedback but please note that your feedback will be posted to the FreeBMD Administration mailing list which will be seen by all subscribers on the list. Further details about the FreeBMD mailing lists can be viewed here.

Searching the Database

FreeBMD is an online database of the entries in the GRO Index (although not all entries in the index have yet been transcribed - see here for more details).

To search the database go to search page and for information about how to use the search page go to the search help page.

Having found an entry further information can be obtained by purchasing the certificate from the GRO - see Certificates for more information.

Reporting Problems

If you have a correction to an entry click on the Information

button next to the entry and follow the instructions for submitting a correction.

If you experience errors while using this web site, or while submitting entries to the database, please report them to us at , including

details of what you were doing (i.e. submitting postem for record X, searching for person Y),
a description of the problem,
the text of any messages,
the link that you clicked on (the URL),
the exact date, time and timezone when the problem occurred,
what operating system and browser (including versions) you are using.

Thank you.

Please note that this address must not be used to report errors in the data held by FreeBMD; use the correction process described in the first paragraph.

General Information

FAQ Answers to questions you might have about the project.
About us. Introductions to the Project Team.
FreeBMD News (last updated 30 June 2015).
Civil Registration pages. Explanations and links to other useful pages.
Bouquets. See what people are saying about us.
Mailing Lists. If you would like to become involved in the project, please join one of our mailing list.
Discover Your Family History a booklet (in PDF format) available from the GRO

Statistics

Coverage Charts showing percentage FreeBMD coverage by year and event (last updated Tue 26 Mar 2024 ).
Index of Graphs of the progress of the project. Possibly the most interesting is the total number of entries.
Entry totals giving the number of entries for each quarter.
Districts Information about Registration Districts, including volume and page mappings.
Transcriber information giving number of records contributed.

Helping the project

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