 FreeBMD logo | |
Type of site | Vital records transcription, search and viewing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Area served | England and Wales |
| Owner | Free UK Genealogy CIO |
| Founder(s) | Ben Laurie, Graham Hart and Camilla Von Massenbach |
| URL | freebmd.org.uk |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Viewing: No Transcribing: Yes |
| Native client(s) on | Windows (WinBMD, BMDVerify), Mac (MacBMD-X), Linux (linBMD), DOS SpeedBMD (defunct)[1] |
| Written in | Perl, MySQL[2] |
| OCLC number | 1150886645 |
FreeBMD is a website which coordinates and provides free transcriptions of the indexes to births, marriages and deaths (BMD) registrations held by the General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO). It also provides a free search function and online access to images of the pages of the BMD indexes. The website was founded in 1998. FreeBMD was registered as a UK charity in 2003, with the organisation changing its name to Free UK Genealogy in 2014 to reflect the broadening of its scope.
- ^ "Transcription Software and Add-ons". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "FreeBMD - Programming Environment". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2024.