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Following the very successful talk by Tony Bullen on "Researching your family History" he has kindly provided the following links to help us on our way with our own researches.

  http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records. It is a part of the FreeUKGEN family, which also includes FreeCEN (Census data) and FreeREG (Parish Registers). To search the records that have so far been transcribed by FreeBMD click on the Search button below.

The recording of births, marriages and deaths was started in 1837 and is one of the most significant resources for genealogical research. The transcribing of the records is carried out by teams of dedicated volunteers and contains index information for the period 1837-1983.

   http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/

Genes Reunited is the UK's largest family tree and genealogy website. Get started by registering FREE, try a search or build your family tree

• Discover your ancestors
• Explore your family history
• Build your family tree
• Contact lost relations

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

The National Archives, which covers England, Wales and the United Kingdom, was formed in April 2003 by bringing together the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission. It is responsible for looking after the records of central government and the courts of law, and making sure everyone can look at them. The collection is one of the largest in the world and spans an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day.

http://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/HomeServlet

1837online.com is based in London, England and is part of an independently-owned business that is dedicated to providing high quality genealogical services to professional and non-professional researchers.