BMD 2005 onwards

[DgJay]

Is there somewhere, either on line or RO, where I could look for BMD references covering 2005 to closer the present date ?

TIA

[Uncle John]

I expect one of the more knowledgeable ones will be along some time to explain UK government policy (or lack of) on this topic. It's a question I have wanted to ask for some time.

[Olde Crone Holden]

Nothing on line as far as I know. The indexes can be seen in five or six centres in England, one of which I know is the Plymouth Library.

OC

[Elaine ..Spain]

For the centres, see

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Registeringlifeevents/Familyhistoryandresearch/DG_175464

under the section heading
Viewing full copies of the indexes

[DgJay]

Not exactly ideal, but I will need to go to City of Westmister for some other records in the near future so will 'kill two birds with one stone'.
Many thanks

[Christine in Herts]

If you're lucky there may be a regional BMD site which covers your requirements. For example, BathBMD: http://www.bathbmd.org.uk/

The database covers Bath and North East Somerset births, marriages and deaths for the years 1837 to 2007. (Marriages will continue to be added as registers are completed.)

The CheshireBMD site (http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk) has coverage which extends for a few marriages up to 2011.

Have a look here: http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/local_bmd
They vary a lot, though the first set all use the same software, and are quite informative, even at the index stage. They've even got a set-up that allows you to search all the matched software ones in one go.

Christine

[Uncle John]

For the GRO indexes, the online index to 2005 is more up-to-date and complete than any of the local physical copies apart from the named 5 full sets.

[Christine in Herts]

For the GRO indexes, the online index to 2005 is more up-to-date and complete than any of the local physical copies apart from the named 5 full sets.

Sorry - I didn't make that very clear.

Christine

[margaretmarch]

I wonder why they don't let ancestry and the other sites have the index it must be digitised anyway.

Margaret

[Olde Crone Holden]

Margaret

I'm sure I read somewhere that it was to try to prevent identity theft.........

OC

[margaretmarch]

Margaret

I'm sure I read somewhere that it was to try to prevent identity theft.........

OC

Thanks. It's just so annoying not being able to easily check whether someone is alive or not. I am not too far from Birmingham so could go there if I was really desperate but you would have thought they could have found a way to impose some security measures to minimise the possibility. I'm sure someone who is intent on such a project would not baulk at going to one of the centres.
Once again the majority penalised for the actions of a small minority!
Margaret