Hi

I have been using the Gloucestershire BMD indexes for FOD birth records but they appear to stop circa 1863. Is this when FOD became part of Monmouthshire or is it just the limit of current transcriptions?

Is there a similiar site available for post 1863 BMD's elsewhere?

Was the FOD ever considered to be part of Wales?

thanks Brian

Try FREEBMD .

You could email the Superintendent Registrar for Gloucestershire - the email link is on Gloucestershirebdm indexes front page under

'About the Indexes'

and the : 'Index Coverage'

shows which places have been completed - and FOD is still incomplete.

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/Mainmenu.aspx

Hi

I have been using the Gloucestershire BMD indexes for FOD birth records but they appear to stop circa 1863. Is this when FOD became part of Monmouthshire or is it just the limit of current transcriptions?

Is there a similiar site available for post 1863 BMD's elsewhere?

Was the FOD ever considered to be part of Wales?

thanks Brian

The picture so far at Gloucestershire BMD, so yes 1863 ish is about the limit of progress ...

Forest of Dean Chepstow, Lydney Births 1837 1864
Forest of Dean Forest of Dean, Gloucester Complete Births 1837 1838
Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford Births 1837 1862
Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham Births 1837 1868

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

thanks all, looks like digging just got a little bit harder....

thanks all, looks like digging just got a little bit harder....

remember what digging was like before the transcription project ???

or this Forum.....

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

It's interesting to note that these indexes record marriages that took place under licence in some non-conformist chapels in the presence of a registrar or his deputy, as having taken place (should probably be considered as 'recorded at') the Register Office.