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These are indexed birth records for England and Wales. The births were first recorded in July 1837 and this index ranges from that date up to 2006. They have been indexed which means it is easy to search for the birth of your relative by simply entering their name and the year they were born. You can search up to ten years either side of that year. You can add a place if there are too many results. We suggest you add either a county or a town.

Any births registered after the September quarter of 1911 also include the mother's maiden name.

After 1984 births were record individually so no index image is available.

The index has divided the year in to four quarters – January to March, April to June, July to September and October to December. The record you see is the quarter that the birth was registered in, not when it actually occurred.

We have found the birth of Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston in 1890. He was better known as the actor Stan Laurel.

These are our non-indexed birth records from July 1837 to 2005. You can search for the birth of your relative by simply entering their name and the year they were born. You can search up to ten years either side of that year.

The index has divided the year in to four quarters – January to March, April to June, July to September and October to December. It is an index of when the event was registered and not when it occurred.

As these records are not indexed you will have to search each one to find the name you are looking for.

These are our Overseas and Military birth records from 1761 to 1994. The records are divided in to three categories – army, consular and other (which includes Marine and Civil aircraft births). The consular records include births of British citizens born overseas, whose births were registered where the British consul or UK High Commission were notified of the event. The Army records include the birth registrations of British Armed forces posted overseas.

Once you have found the overseas birth you are looking for you can order a copy of the birth certificate from the General Register Office using the volume and page number, the district and the year, which you'll find in our records.

Please note that the certificates you order may not always be as detailed as the certificates recording these events in England and Wales as these events were recorded in other countries.

These are our Overseas and Military birth records from 1995 to 2005. These have been indexed so if you enter a name we will only show you exact matches in the search results. If you can't find the name you are looking for then broaden your search by searching for the surname only.

Please note that the certificates you order may not always be as detailed as the certificates recording these events in England and Wales as these events were recorded in other countries.