Essex Society for Family History
Research and Courier Services

General Register Office (GRO) Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths

Our Society holds the microfiche copies of the following GRO indexes in our Research Centre

• BIRTHS 1837 - 2001

• MARRIAGES 1837 - 2001

• DEATHS 1837 - 2001

• MISCELLANEOUS REGISTERS

We provide a search service to trace the GRO reference of the event which you require and a courier service to obtain any certificate which you require.

Essex Burial Index
The Society has an Essex Burial Index compiled as part of the indexing of the Essex Section of the National Burials Index (NBI) by our members. The Essex Burial database currently contains all the Essex entries on the National CD and many more records transcribed since the last issue of the NBI. The number of records on our database increases almost daily.    Some of the data has yet to be checked but any search  indicates the current status of an individual record.  When these records are fully checked, they will be included in the subsequent NBI CDs. We operate a search service on the Essex Burial Index.

Monumental Inscription Index

The Monumental Inscription Index index has been compiled by our members from the recording of the inscriptions from gravestones throughout Essex. It is held on microfiche and also on a computer database from which we operate a search service. 

The current position of all churches included in both the Essex Burial Index and those in the Monumental Inscription Index is shown in our Churchyard List

Essex Parish Registers
In an effort to help our members, particularly those who live some distance from Essex and are unable to use the Essex Record Office, the Research Team are pleased to offer a search service of parish registers that are available in the ERO.

National index of Wills - post 1858 
Our Research Team also offer a  search service of the National Index of Wills from 1858 to 1944 for a named person in a given year(s)

Other Essex Indexes
There are a number of other indexes of Essex events, not belonging to the ESFH,  which are also available eg: