1. England Beginning Research Series Lesson 3: Understanding Civil Registration Welcome! This series of lessons will help you learn how to conduct genealogical research on an ancestor from England. Click the ‘next’ button below to get started. This lesson should take you 15 minutes to complete. Copyright © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

2. Objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to do the following:  Describe civil registration.  Access civil registration indexes.  Order a certificate online.  Identify the information that may be included on a civil registration certificate. Copyright © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

3. The Lucas Family

4. Civil Registration The government registration of births, marriages, and deaths of the people of England. Civil Registration began in England 1 July 1837 and continues to the present.

5. Civil Registration Process

6. Obtaining a Civil Registration Record Copyright © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Obtain the ancestor’s name, the approximate date for the event, and a location. Step 1 Locate and search the index that contains the needed information on that ancestor. Step 2 With the reference information given in the index, order the certificate. Step 3

7. Step 1 – Name, Birth date, and Birthplace Copyright © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Obtain the ancestor’s name, the approximate date for the event, and a location. Step 1 Locate and search the index that contains the needed information on that ancestor. Step 2 With the reference information given in the index, order the certificate. Step 3

8. Step 2: Locate and search the Civil Registration Index Copyright © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Obtain the ancestor’s name, the approximate date for the event,and a location. Step 1 Locate and search the index that contains the needed information on that ancestor. Step 2 With the reference information given in the index, order the certificate. Step 3

9. Step 2: Locate and search Civil Registration Index Copyright © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Obtain the ancestor’s name, the approximate date for the event, and a location. Step 1 Locate and search the index that contains the needed information on that ancestor. Step 2 With the reference information given in the index, order the certificate. Step 3

10. Indexes are arranged by:  Event type  Year  Quarter  Surname, alphabetically  Given name, alphabetically Indexes are arranged by:  Event type  Year  Quarter  Surname, alphabetically  Given name, alphabetically Understanding Civil Registration Indexes Earlier indexes were handwritten and used roman numerals. Earlier indexes were handwritten and used roman numerals.

11. Information was added to the Indexes 1866 Death indexes - Age of deceased 1911 Birth indexes - Mother’s maiden name 1912 Marriage indexes – Spouse’s surname

12. Events are found in the index by date of registration (not necessarily the date of the event). Events are found in the index by date of registration (not necessarily the date of the event). Civil Registration indexes are filed by Quarters 1st quarter = Jan, Feb, Mar 2nd quarter = Apr, May, Jun 3rd quarter = Jul, Aug, Sep 4th quarter = Oct, Nov, Dec

13. Using Civil Registration Indexes

14. Locating a Registration District Using England Jurisdictions 1851 http://maps.familysearch.org

15. Locating a Registration District Using England Jurisdictions 1851

16. Newbold on Avon Registration District

17. Civil Registration Indexes  www.freebmd.org.uk  www.ukbmd.org.uk  www.findmypast.co.uk  www.ancestry.co.uk  www.thegenealogist.co.uk  FHL, microfiche and microfilm  www.freebmd.org.uk  www.ukbmd.org.uk  www.findmypast.co.uk  www.ancestry.co.uk  www.thegenealogist.co.uk  FHL, microfiche and microfilm

18. Obtaining a Certificate Obtain the ancestor’s name, the approximate date for the event, and a location. Step 1 Locate and search the index that contains the needed information on that ancestor. Step 2 With the reference information given in the index, order the certificate. Step 3

19. www.freebmd.org.uk, Search an Event

20. www.freebmd.org.uk, Enter Data

21. www.freebmd.org.uk, Results

22. Registration District Information

24. How Complete Is FreeBMD?

25. Percent of births in FreeBMD: 1930-1949

26. Registration Process Obtain the ancestor’s name, the approximate date for the event,and a location. Step 1 Locate and search the index that contains the needed information on that ancestor. Step 2 With the reference information given in the index, order the certificate. Step 3

27. Registration Process

32. Civil Registration, Birth Certificate

33. Civil Registration, Marriage Certificate

34. Civil Registration, Death Certificate

35. The Lucas Family

36. Congratulations! You have completed the Understanding Civil Registration lesson in the series. The next lesson in this series is called Understanding Church Records. Copyright © 2012 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.