Death Records Search

A Guide to Finding Death Records and Databases on the Internet

Death records have been a great help to many genealogy and family history researchers, providing valuable information and clues to an ancestor's or relative's death.  Over the last few years, many people and organizations have been publishing death record archives on the Internet. Some with thousands of records, others with millions.  Presented on this website are individual "State Guides" designed to show you where all the best death record archives and databases are found.

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The Barnsley Indexing Project enables internet users to search indexes held by Barnsley Register Office, select a birth, marriage or death record they are interested in and download an application form. The register office staff will send a certificate containing the record of interest. There is no fee to use the online facility, but a charge of £7 is made for each certificate. The online resource can be accessed from http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/registrars/index.asp Based at the Town Hall register office, the Barnsley Indexing Project is a joint initiative by Barnsley Family History Society and Barnsley Council. Family history society members began inputting details for the index directly from original birth, death and marriage registers in October 2004. Given the enormous scale of the indexing task - almost 1,000,000 birth and death records, and 400,000 marriages - it is fair to say work will continue for some time. A complete index will be made of the marriage registers of nearly 150 churches in the district. That will be followed by the register office marriages. Only once that has been completed will the project move on to the birth and death records. David Greenwood, Superintendent Registrar for Barnsley Registration District, said when complete, the project would be an important online resource for family historians and people seeking to trace their ancestors in the Barnsley area. "This is an extremely timely project because the interest in family history research has never been greater," he said. "There are many similar projects going on around the country, but this is the first time there will be a comprehensive civil registration resource just about Barnsley people. In time, the Barnsley Indexing Project will become a very useful tool." He praised the efforts of Barnsley Family History Society members who have taken great care when inputting index details. "It is not always an easy job," Mr Greenwood explained. "With very old records the handwriting is often quite poor or difficult to read. The registrar's recording ink, used to write the records, is supposed to last longer than the paper. Unfortunately not all the records were completed using this type of ink." The society's project co-ordinator, Doreen Piper, is encouraging new volunteers to help with "a unique task". She said: "Patience, diligence and an eye for detail are required. There is also great importance placed on the confidentiality of the records. If you are interested in finding out more about helping please contact me by email." The contact address is projects@barnsleyfhs.co.uk IT equipment for the project has been provided by the council's IT department. Officers also developed the project website and created software to collect the index details, and a sophisticated search facility. Mr Greenwood offered a word of advice for people interested in using the online index: "Perseverance and tenacity are needed in large amounts when delving into your family history. There is, however, a great sense of satisfaction in finding out about our descendants and the Barnsley Indexing Project will be a very useful tool in assisting the process." 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