These resources cover civil registration which started in 1837. For earlier records see parish registers.
- Free BMD
FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is 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 records 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. For records of birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial taken from non parish sources. Non-Conformist Records, Early Births, Baptisms and Burials including overseas records Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers (Society of Friends), Dissenters and Russian Orthodox. Maternity Records. Overseas Records. Early Birth Registers plus various other BMD records. - Marriage Locator
The marriage locator enables you to interpret the Marriage Index created by the General Register Office for England and Wales. By using it you can determine where your ancestors were married – not just which Registration District, but which church! - Scotlands People
Search the statutory (civil) registers of births, marriages and deaths in Scotland from 1855 to the present.