I can supply copies of Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates from the UK and New Zealand. Along with copies of Census abstracts. (This service requires a name and an exact address or, in the case of a small village, a name and the village.)
Civil registration for the UK began in 1835 England and 1855 Scotland. Information before these dates was recorded in the Old Parish Registers and abstracts can be obtained from these. New Zealand records date back to 1848.
CERTIFICATES CONTAIN-
Birth Certificates-
Name/when & where born/sex
Father’s name and occupation/rank
Mother’s name and maiden name
Signature, description and residence of informant
When/where registered
(Scotland) Date and place of marriage.
Marriage Certificate-
When/where/how married
Names of participants and witnesses
Addresses & occupations
Father’s name and occupation/rank
(Scotland) Mother’s name & maiden name
Age
Condition e.g. Bachelor
When/where registered
If any parent deceased
Death Certificate-
Name/age/address/occupation/sex/cause of death
Signature, description and residence of informant
When/where registered
(Scotland) Father’s name and occupation/rank
(Scotland) Mother’s name and maiden name
NZ Death Certificates contain an extra wealth of information e.g. ages of all children/number of years spent in NZ etc
English Ancestors
I have found through researching my own Family Tree that searching for English ancestors, from overseas, can be a costly and time-consuming exercise. Therefore, I have not been able to offer this service on my flat-rate fee basis. I will undertake research in this area with the fee dependant on the information supplied by you. This usually involves my normal fee plus the cost of one or two Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates or Census Extract. Contact me with your information for a free estimation.
