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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 11 November 15 08:24 GMT (UK) »
Thought so :(

:D
Genealogy-Its a family thing

Paternal: Gibbins,McNamara, Jenkins, Schumann,  Inwood, Sheehan, Quinlan, Tierney, Cole

Maternal: Munn, Simpson , Brighton, Clayfield, Westmacott, Corbell, Hatherell, Blacksell/Blackstone, Boothey , Muirhead

Son: Bull, Kneebone, Lehmann, Cronin, Fowler, Yates, Biglands, Rix, Carpenter, Pethick, Carrick, Male, London, Jacka, Tilbrook, Scott, Hampshire, Buckley

Brickwalls-   Schumann, Simpson,Westmacott/Wennicot
Scott, Cronin
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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 11 November 15 08:30 GMT (UK) »
I just did a quick search for my father,ticked all three events as suggested by JM,only his death showed up but abbreviation of given names was commonly used in indices so you need to do a secondary search before calling it quits.
As Cando says,will save wear on discs.
Butcher Westmorland and Lancashire
Barton Westmorland and Yorkshire
Trethowan,Reeves Middlesex
Halsall,Green,Charters,Chatterton Lancashire
Smith, Moger, Maxfield Wiltshire
Woods,Speechley and Coles Huntingdonshire
Gibson,Blanks,Monk,Fokes Essex

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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 11 November 15 20:47 GMT (UK) »
Oops I misunderstood. I thought all of the information from the certificates was viewable online.  :-[

Thought that was too good to be true.  ::)

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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 11 November 15 20:59 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for alerting me to the VICBDM Index now online - it is so much better now - so I ordered and downloaded a certificate just to test it out - very simple.
Phillips in South Barrow, Somerset, Greenwood in Lambeth
Mitchell in Londonderry, McFarland in Drumneechy
Bale in Barnstaple, Devon and Richmond, Melbourne


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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 12 November 15 01:44 GMT (UK) »
Great news.  I wish I had known this two weeks ago.  I paid for 24 index pages (at 99c each) using a particular surname hunting for possible relies.  :'(
Heyer, Wray, Fullgrabe, Kayser, Beecken (all Upper Sturt or country South Australia)

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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 12 November 15 01:54 GMT (UK) »
I wonder though if they might raise the price of images as a result? I always speculated that the relatively low price for images ($25, used to be $20) was because they were charging for index searches?  NSW is $31 and SA $45 (admittedly these are certified copies, rather than just images).
Heyer, Wray, Fullgrabe, Kayser, Beecken (all Upper Sturt or country South Australia)

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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 12 November 15 02:29 GMT (UK) »
Cando,
Thanks for alerting us to this update. Yes it will certainly save your discs from anymore wear.
What will you do now......housework. ;D ;D
I'm hoping they keep adding more years to the death records, if they do I maybe able to find my OH elusive uncle's death.

Sarra

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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 12 November 15 03:28 GMT (UK) »
Thanks cando for the news  :)

My little gripe might be that you don't seem to get the place of birth on
the marriages like we have on the discs.  Am I missing something?

But still very happy with what we have got  ;D

Raylen
Tuck-Baydon,Wiltshire
Woolford-Hampshire
Christie-Stirling

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Re: VICTORIA BDM INDEX - NEW SERVICE - FREE TO SEARCH AND VIEW RESULTS
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 12 November 15 03:41 GMT (UK) »
A few shortcomings....

No places of birth on marriage index.

Can't search with parents' names or places of birth/death.

Can't search with mother's maiden name only.

Always the same....if something works well then make it more cumbersome.  What a procedure to purchase an image ::) ::)......I resent being asked for my name and residential address and email address.  Only name was required on the old system and email address and phone number an option.  I only put a name :-X :-X.   I can't see a facility to collect an image at a later date as was available previously.  I don't need any certs so I have no need to use the new facility.

I think I'll keep on using my discs.  However a good resource for those who don't have them.

Cheers
Cando
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