Can someone advise me the names of FREE resources to search for the likes of BDM?

Question

I am new to Wikitree and I am attempting to search names for BDM; Census etc on FREE Resource sites.

Answer 1

FamilySearch, USGenWeb, Archive.org, and HathiTrust

FamilySearch.org

Find A Grave

Answer 2

If you are looking in Australia, try the various state authorities eg  for NSW,

https://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au  Had a quick look. and found

WALSH WALTER W

Registration number

12727/1885

Father's Given name(s)

EDWARD

Mother's Given name(s)

ALICE

District

ALBURY

also

5625/1913 

Groom's Family Name

WALSH

Groom's Given Name(s)

WALTER W

Bride's Family Name(s)

SHANAHAN

Bride's Given Name(s)

FLORENCE M

District

BATHURST so this marriage occurred in 1913, some where near Bathurst.

walter died in 1885,

a lot of information can be extracted from these indexes and you don't have to pay for the certificates,

for Victoria you can use

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/

but they are offline as I write.

                                          

Answer 3

Hi Michael,

Here's a list of links you can use for genealogical research: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Genealogy_Help.

This list includes links to sources of particular types of records (such as Census Records or Immigration Records and Passenger Lists). It also has links to records from a particular geographical area.

The Genealogy Help page also includes a link to a list of Genealogy Research Websites.

Comments

And there's always Kitty's Library:  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Kitty's_Library  

Answer 4

The Ryerson Index is a FREE newspaper database for death notices in Australian newspapers. Does not give dates of death but does report on the dates that death notices were published.

https://www.ryersonindex.org/

Answer 5

If your people came to Australia from England or Wales then you will also find these sites useful:

https://www.freebmd.org.uk

https://www.freereg.org.uk