Births, Marriages and Deaths (BMD)

• 'Births, marriages and deaths' is the phrase commonly given to one aspect of family history, namely the official registration of births, marriages and deaths, also known as 'civil registration'. This was made compulsory in England and Wales on 1st July 1837 (although penalties for non-registration were not introduced until 1875). Registration takes place at register offices.
• Births, marriages and deaths are recorded in official registers. The births, marriages and deaths registers themselves are not available to the public but you can search the indexes to the registers
• Birth, marriage and death certificates show the details recorded in the registers

Indexes 

Births index

Marriages index

Deaths index

Certificates

Birth certificates

Marriage certificates

Death certificates