There are two sites which are free and have lots of British & local bmd notices and news articles. Always worth checking even if your relative didn't leave the UK. A lot of British and foreign news was copied as were shipping arrivals & departures, functions, transportation, all sorts. I've also come across info that was passed on direct by families and not always recorded in the JC for example. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast and http://trove.nla.gov.au/ <Trove was free> Naomi Ogin Brisbane