Hello, I have forwarded this from the Wigtownshire List with kind permission of Anton McLoughlin. I have tried to trace some records in non-conformist Bucks Churches and it can be very difficult. Diane >From: "Anton McLoughlin" <emayl4me@btinternet.com> >To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [WIG LIST] New BDM site opening 14 Sep >Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:35:03 +0100 > >Hi Listers >14 Sep sees the launch of a new site of interest. > >www.bmdregisters.co.uk > >This is a ppv site but is very unusual in content. > >In the National Archives in Kew there are what is loosely called "Non >Conformist" registers deposited. > >Non Conformist means not Church of England and covers a wide range. > >This site is set up as a joint venture with Nat Archives. > >The fist batch wii be >RG4 : GRO registers of BDMs surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers >Commission of 1837 and 1857 covering 1567-1858 > >RG5 : GRO bith certs from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist >Registry and from the Wesleyan Mehtodist Metropolitan Registry 1742-1840 > >Then gradually the following will be added: >RG6 : Society of Friends (Quakers) registers, notes and certificates of >BDMs 1578-1841 > >RG7 : Registers of clandestine marriages and baprisms in the Fleet >Prison, Kings Bench Prison, The Mint and May Fair chapel 1667-1777 > >RG8 : Registers of BDMs ussrrendered to the Non-parochial Registers >Commission 1857 and other registers and church records 1646-1970 >includes: >British Lying-in Hospital Holborn 1749-1868 >Bunhill Fields Burial Ground Hackney from 1713 >Chapel Royal Windsor Castle from 1525 >Chapel Royal Whitehall from 1540 >Chapel Royal St Jame's Palace from 1540 >Victoria Park Cemetery London from 1853 >New Burial Ground Southwark from 1840 >Bethnal Greeen Protestant Dissenters Burial Ground from 1793 > >RG32 : Misc Foreign returns of Births Baptisms Marriages and Deaths and >Burials abroad and on British and foreign ships of British Subjects, >Nationals of the Colonies the Commonwealth and countries under British >jusrisdiction 1831-1969 > >RG33 : Foreign Registers and Returns, includes births, baptisms, >marriages, deaths and burials abroad (incl Lundy Island)and on British >and foreign ships of British Subjects, Nationals of the Colonies the >Commonwealth and countries under British jusrisdiction and some foreign >nationals. Includes original registers kept by incumbents of English >churches and missions, Brisitsh Embassies and legations and political >agents 1627-1960 > >RG34 : Misc and foreign marriage returns. Marriage certs issued by >foreign registration authorities and churches, copies of registers kept >by incumbents of English churches and chap;ains, notifications of >marriages of servicemen during service abroad and docs deposited for >safe keeping 1826-1921. > >RG35 : Misc foreign death returns 1830-1921. a sfor marriages above but >also includes incoplete collection of Bristish military deaths in France >and Belgium 1914-1921 issued by the registration authorities of those >countries. > >RG36 : Registers and Returns of BDMs in the Protectorates etc of Africa >nd Asia notifications forwarded by officials responsible for civil >registration under administrative ordinances in Nyasaland, Kenya, >Somaliland, Ugands, Sudan, Palestine, Sarawak, Malays incl Johore and >Selangor and British North Borneo 1895-1965 > >BT158 : Register of BDMs of passengers at sea 1854-1890 > >BT159 : Registers of Deaths at sea of British nationals 1875-1888 > >BT160 : Registers of BDMs at sea of British nationals 1857-1891 > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Got a favourite clothes shop, bar or restaurant? Share your local knowledge http://www.backofmyhand.com