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19 May 2011Try our new and improved death records search
Easily find records of your ancestors’ deaths using findmypast.co.uk’s powerful new death records search
Following the transformation of our births and marriages, we have revolutionised how you search for your ancestors’ death records.
When you search, you will be presented with a list of individual names – no more searching through pages of results to see if your ancestors appeared on each page.
You can now search the following records in one go:
- England & Wales deaths 1837-2006
- British nationals died overseas 1818-2005
- British nationals armed forces deaths 1796-2005
- British nationals died at sea 1854-1890
Our new death records search will be especially useful if you’ve previously been unable to find your ancestors’ death records.
Who will you find today?
A useful development – as long as the records have been transcribed accurately. One of the first I looked at has had its registration district transcribed as East London instead of East Stonehouse and its volume number as 2 instead of 9, even though the correct information is very clear on the image of the index. I have submitted a correction – and I hope this transcription error is an isolated example.
I totally agree. Transcription accuracy and completeness is vital if users are to take FTM seriously. If my own experience over the past year is anything to go by FTM are not getting to grips with this. I’m not a professional reseacher and I only research my own family and in-law lines and have reported over 20 transcription (ie from original BMD+Census indexes to the FMD search machine) errors. The most irritating errors were that my first marriage in 1969 is shown as me married to a man, and the second in 2002 is totally omitted, and doesn’t show upon the FMP search. FMP still haven’t sorted this out after 5 months even though I’ve sent them copies of my actual certificates. My first attempt at using the new death record search today doesn’t fill me with confidence either. No record is shown for the death of my sister in 1994. Maybe it’s just my luck I’m getting so many “isolated examples” in my family researches. FMP need to get a grip.
In my enthusiasm I’ve fallen into the same trap as FMP [ie FindMyPast] and not checked my transcription before publication. I’ve mixed up my TLAs [ie Three Letter Acronyms]. All references to “FTM” and “FMD” in my earlier comment are in error and should read “FMP”. Ooops
Whilst the death index is of course to be welcomed there is no facility to report errors/omissions as far as I can see of which I have found at least one.
The ability to drill down to registration district would be welcome.
Also a misc level to incude non-county specific entries.
Disappointed in the lack of records on offer. There is much more to be had free for Ireland. A waste of money , I should not be surprised as paid a good deal for that crowd at Trinity to do research for me , money up front of course and all they did was confirm what I already knew. Even the records they had given me are not on the searches. Can’t believe there are no records for OByrnes in Dublin I tried all ways. This Irish site is not value for money.
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