What is FreeBMD?

Answer by  Dean (4035)

BMD = birth, marriage, death. Free BMD is a project in England and Wales (and eventually Scotland)that allows free access for these records, dating from 1837, through the Internet. While the project is well underway, it is, at the end of 2010, still a work in progress.

Answer by  Jemian (222)

FreeBMD is an genealogic project placing the birth, marriage and death records of the United Kingdom into a national database accessible without charge to the public.

Answer by  jeroboam (185)

It is a project that is designed to make birth, marriage, and death records referenced in the Civil Registration index for the countries of England and Wales beginning in 1837 freely available via the Internet on request. The name "FreeBMD" may be deemed an acronym for the words "Free Birth, Marriage, and Death."