kiterunner
06-04-14, 10:14
GRONI now has an online system whereby you can search
Link to information:
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/family-history
Link to search screen:
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/home
The password rules are so complicated I reckon I am guaranteed to forget my password, but no doubt it makes it extra secure.
This is what it says is covered:
You will be able to access the following records if you visit GRONI online:
birth records over 100 years old
marriage records over 75 years old
death records (including World War II death records) over 50 years old
You cannot access civil partnership and adoption records online. If you want to view these records you must book an appointment at the public search room or, if you know the details, you can apply online for certificates.
You can do a free search for a name, specifying a 5 year date range (and the error message you get if your date range is too big is pretty confusing) and it will tell you how many matches there are, but you have to buy credits and go onto the actual search screen and repeat your search there, before you can view the actual list of matching results. I don't think your credits actually get used for viewing the results unless you use the "enhanced search", in which case it costs 1 credit to view the results.
You can buy 1 credit on its own for 40p, unlike many sites which force you to buy multiple credits even if you don't want them. I think you can view the actual certificates as long as they are over 100 years old (births), 75 years (marriages) or 50 years (deaths) but it is not very clear how much this will cost, looking at the site. I have seen somewhere that it will cost 5 credits, i.e £2, to view a certificate online.
Don't forget that FamilySearch, ancestry and FMP have transcripts of the Northern Ireland BMD indexes up to 1922, and this is free on FamilySearch.
Link to information:
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/family-history
Link to search screen:
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/home
The password rules are so complicated I reckon I am guaranteed to forget my password, but no doubt it makes it extra secure.
This is what it says is covered:
You will be able to access the following records if you visit GRONI online:
birth records over 100 years old
marriage records over 75 years old
death records (including World War II death records) over 50 years old
You cannot access civil partnership and adoption records online. If you want to view these records you must book an appointment at the public search room or, if you know the details, you can apply online for certificates.
You can do a free search for a name, specifying a 5 year date range (and the error message you get if your date range is too big is pretty confusing) and it will tell you how many matches there are, but you have to buy credits and go onto the actual search screen and repeat your search there, before you can view the actual list of matching results. I don't think your credits actually get used for viewing the results unless you use the "enhanced search", in which case it costs 1 credit to view the results.
You can buy 1 credit on its own for 40p, unlike many sites which force you to buy multiple credits even if you don't want them. I think you can view the actual certificates as long as they are over 100 years old (births), 75 years (marriages) or 50 years (deaths) but it is not very clear how much this will cost, looking at the site. I have seen somewhere that it will cost 5 credits, i.e £2, to view a certificate online.
Don't forget that FamilySearch, ancestry and FMP have transcripts of the Northern Ireland BMD indexes up to 1922, and this is free on FamilySearch.