Articles by Daisy Goddard

Birth, marriage and death records (BMDs) are one of the first kind of family records you'll discover when you start looking into your past. BMDs provide an incredible resource for tracing important events in your family's history. But what are they, exactly? And how can they help you trace your family tree?A brief history of birth, marriage and death recordsThe story of British birth, marriage and death records starts way back in 1538. The Church of England split with