On 2012/01/10 01:45, Peter R Booth wrote: > Ancestry has access to BDM data from London Archives. It's the > equivalent of a BDM certificate. MEA CULPA. I should have said something like "It can contain equivalent data to a BDM certificate" In other words, it's not just an index. You get an image which shows whatever extra data was recorded. And as Roy points out, it's saves on cost. Peter