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GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« on: Sunday 03 January 10 11:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I have been trying to research a member of the family that may have been born abroad, if I look in family relatives.com it states that you can search and view for free people born abroad, but it doesn't open up the lists of names, has anyone encountered the same problem or am I doing something wrong?

Do Kew hold records of children born abroad whilst father serving in the Army?

Judy
Behn- West Derby/ Germany
 Boulton- Staffs,
 Brett- Nottingham,
 Gerry- Devon/ Wilts,
Pawlyn- Cornwall,
Shawcross- Lancashire
Goodwin- Staffs
Mohring- Hanover Germany/ Lancs
Walne-Lancs
Ginn- Cornwall
Betlin- Cornwall
Scantlebury-Cornwall

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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 03 January 10 11:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I was trying to do that yesterday and couldn't see anything.  I understand the database is free but you have to register.  I registered and totally messed it up - I logged in and used the wrong password and ended up getting the account locked and despite several requests I can't get them to send me the forgotten password link so I tried to contact them and can't get a message through.  I know it was my fault but now I don't know what to do to fix it.

However when I was logged in when I wanted to view the list of names didn't come up so I had the same problem as you.

I am also looking for birth records of children born abroad to soldiers.

Luzzu
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Armitage, Slaithwaite; Buck, Staffs & Hampshire; Buckley, Bolton & Manchester; Temple, London & Hampshire; Crummett, Norfolk & Burnley; Osborne, Cornwall & Burnley; Haigh, Manchester & Todmorden; Gralton/Grant, Manchester & Ireland; France, Manchester & Slaithwaite; Shackleton, Burnley & Yorkshire; Dicks, Nottingham & Wiltshire; Sowter, Derbyshire

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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 03 January 10 11:47 GMT (UK) »
Hello Judy
I've tried opening a few & they worked Ok for me.
You may be better off here:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/07rn/

jim
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 03 January 10 11:49 GMT (UK) »
Jim
you just beat me to it. haven't used the site for a long time but am at the moment logged in and page open to births - no problem!

Diddy
Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)


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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 03 September 16 22:30 BST (UK) »
what information do these indices contain?

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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 04 September 16 01:21 BST (UK) »
The dataset is now hosted by FindMyPast, details as to what's in the index is here

http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-nationals-armed-forces-births-1761-2005

For example, my husband's grandather was born in India in 1913.

His entry shows his name, the station, the year and the page.
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Sherry-Paddington & Marylebone,
Longhurst-Ealing & Capel, Abinger, Ewhurst & Ockley,
Chandler-Chelsea

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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 04 September 16 01:57 BST (UK) »
US$ 34.95 for a year's subscription to Find My Past. Just popped up on my computer.

http://www.findmypast.com/starter?utm_source=croud_dbm&utm_medium=display&utm_content=FMPUS|R|FOMO34.95SubsOffer|728x90&utm_campaign=remarketing&dclid=CPe10dm69M4CFRJxAQod9ewEfg

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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 04 September 16 10:52 BST (UK) »
slightly off-topic and mainly relates to US records  ;D
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Sherry-Paddington & Marylebone,
Longhurst-Ealing & Capel, Abinger, Ewhurst & Ockley,
Chandler-Chelsea

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Re: GRO army birth indices for 1886-1965
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 04 September 16 10:57 BST (UK) »
Familyrelatives.com still list the army births indices in their free stuff but you will have to register to use them.

http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=11
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