Essex Society for Family History


Miscellaneous Indexes

British Consular Registers - BMD

·         Births and Deaths of British people in a foreign Country where a British Consulate is in operation.

·         Marriage returns from foreign countries where the British Embassy hold a marriage warrant.

 

British High Commission Registers - BD         

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 Births and Deaths of British people in a Commonwealth country where a British High Commission is in operation.

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 Marriages are not received by High commissions.     

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Registers are only made AFTER the date of independence, i.e. India from 1949. Jamaica from 1965. Kenya from 1965. For events that took place before Independence, you should consult the Civil Registration Authority of that country. 

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There are certain countries where there is no provision for any form of British Consul or   High Commission registers e.g. Australia, New Zealand, . Falkland Islands, Canada, Zirnbabwe and South Africa. 

British Forces posted overseas. – BMD

·         Births, Marriages and Deaths  relating to members of the British Armed Forces posted overseas.

·         These entries do not show a claim to British citizenship.

·         Events connected to the Armed forces in Northern Ireland are registered at the GRO, Belfast.

 

Regimental records – BMD

·         Birth and Baptism, 1761-1924

·         Marriage records for 1786-1924.

 

Ionian Islands – BMD

·         Civil and Regimental records from 1818-1864,

 

War Deaths - D

·         Entries do not show place of burial or next of kin.

·         Information on certificates issued are: Regiment, Army number, rank. Name, age at death, country of birth, place and cause of death.

 

Marine – BD

·         Births and Deaths on British registered ships.

·         British citizens on certain foreign registered ships.

·         No register is available for  marriages at sea. Information is supplied by the Registry of Shipping and Seaman (RSS) Cardiff.

 

Civil Aircraft - BD 

·         Births and Deaths on British registered aircraft. Information is supplied by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), London.

 

Hovercraft - BD

·        Births and Deaths of people which take place on British registered hovercraft. Information is supplied by the Registry of Shipping and Seaman (RSS), Cardiff.

 

Offshore Installation – D

·         Deaths which take place on British owned offshore installations.

·         Deaths which take place on lifeboats or other emergency survival craft belonging to offshore installations. Information is supplied to the RSS by the installation owner.

 

If you would like our Research Team to conduct a search for you, using the Miscellaneous Indexes, would you please specify which Index you would like searched, supplying the name of the person and specifying which year(s) to be searched. The charge is the same as using the BMD Indexes. Print out and use  the general application form for searches and to obtain certificates.

 

For those researching overseas, The British Library holds..

• Oriental and India Office Collection. • India and Pakistan, 1698-1948. • St. Helena, 1767-1835. • Sumatra, 1759-1825.

• Malacca, Penang and Singapore, 1799-1829.

• Macao and Canton, 1820-1833. *Kuwait, 1937-196 1. * Aden, 1840-1948.

 

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