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The National Archives — Discovery
The catalogue of the UK National Archives and some 2,500 other British archives. The catalogue is free; downloads are often charged.
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ ↗
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The ground it holds
Record regions whose registers are filed here, and for which years.
- 1538–1837 England — the parish register
- 1837–2026 England and Wales — civil registration
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