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COMPLETE Census Records 1841 - 1911
We have census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911. They include linked images so the original pages can be viewed. You can also see the transcript of the household and the family.
AWARD WINNING Birth, Marriage and Death Records
Award-winning complete birth, marriage and death records index for England and Wales. Your Family Tree magazine compared all the BMD sites and rated this one as the best value! It was awarded 5 stars in every category - first time/light user, general researcher and heavy user - no other site achieved 5 stars in even one category.
London Parish Records - 1538 to 1875
We transcribe original parish records and produce searchable databases of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials. Where granted permission, we also make the image of the original page available with the transcript.
Non-conformist Records - unique to TheGenealogist.co.uk and BMDRegisters.co.uk
Non-conformist Records cover Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians and Quakers (Society of Friends). More will be coming soon. This data proves invaluable for research prior to census and BMD records. The details give images of early birth certificates and registers which include baptisms, marriages and burials.
London Directories from 1677
We have a over 40 London directories available from 1677 up to the late 1900s, including street/trade/post office/court directories. Trade Directories have been produced for well over 300 years and can prove to be an invaluable source of information about local communities. As well as information about individuals, they also provide a wealth of general background information.
The Illustrated London News
This weekly newspaper gives contemporary accounts of the world your ancestors lived in from day to day. They provide insight into opinions of the time and can also provide information on individuals which would not otherwise be recorded. As well as reporting on weekly events, the newspaper contains many announcements of births, marriages, deaths, obituaries, wills and bequests. They are bookmarked by article and are easily searchable.
London Electoral Roll 2005
Over 3 million records - this database gives name, address, postcode, district, as well as other reference codes.
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Produce a Surname Distribution Map for 1841 to 2002. (Available to our All Inclusive Subscribers or to Birth and Death records). This is a great way to see where you may get the best research leads and how families dispersed.
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Smart Search is a new feature on BMD indexes and utilises an intelligent search system to perform a reverse look-up on events from 1984 onwards. This means that when you have found a marriage you can perform a Reverse Lookup on the partner to find out their full details at the touch of a button. This also works for deaths and births allowing you to cross-reference births from a death certificate.
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