These resources cover civil registration which started in 1837. For earlier records see parish registers.
- Free BMD
An ongoing project to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free access to the transcribed records.
- FamilySearch
Has many record sets for the UK and most of the world.
- Find My Past BMDs
Births, Marriages and Deaths for England and Wales.
- BMD Registers
The Official Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs Service. Covers records of birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial from non-parish sources including Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Quakers, Presbyterians, Unitarians and many others, plus maternity and overseas records.
- Marriage Locator
Helps you interpret the Marriage Index created by the General Register Office for England and Wales, so you can determine where your ancestors were married — not just which Registration District, but which church.
- Scotland's People
Search the statutory registers of births, marriages and deaths in Scotland from 1855 to the present.