Is there anything available on Free BMD that is not now available on the various pay-Websites (1837 Online, etc.)? Ron S 1837 has the entire GRO upto quite recent, which is more than Freebmd, but Freebmd's search engine is more accurate, ancestry.co.uk has the censuses, and lots of useful stuff but the ranked searches are a pain in the butt sometimes, and the exact searches dont find what you want if there is the slightest spelling error! the searches on the GRO on ancestry throws out tons of stuff ! rule of thumb: look on FreeBMD first, and if its the black country or staffordshire try staffordshire bmd and west midlands bmd if the BMD you are looking for isn't there, AND you desperately need the info, either pay for subscription to ancestry and pay per view on 1837 or ask one of us nutters who already have for a free look up LOL Mellie How Come My Coat Of Arms Has Buckles At The Back?