The following table shows the status of the BFHG Record Collection as regards conversion (from Custodian), following removal of a number of entries in accordance with our privacy policies. The task is now largely complete with only datasets of very minimal value or with possible copyright issues being omitted. BFHG members have unrestricted online access to all the datasets. A Name Index is also available with some 56,000 records to assist with finding individual source records.
Please Note: This table is now out of date due to additions (mainly to the Parish Baptism, Marriage and Burial datasets) following the Herefordshire 'gap-filling' exercise. However, it offers a view of the extent and size of the Collection.
N.B. Entries marked 'Ext' in purple coloured text represent the smallest datasets which have not warranted the effort of full conversion, or where (e.g.) the information is unsuitable for displaying in the standard tabular format necessary for ensuring the large datasets are index-linked and fully searchable. These smaller datasets are therefore in differing, more suitable, formats. In some cases they are in PDF format (free reader 'Apps' are available for most platforms), in other cases they are in a basic HTML format, with the advantage that this format 'stretches' the information to extend to the edges of your Browser screen. These are accessible by clicking on the relevant filename shown in the Name Index record.
Finally, please contact the Data Correlator for further information or if you have any comments or queries.
Dataset Name
No of Records in Dataset
No of Records in Name Index
Included in Portal
Parish Baptism
4119
11729
Yes
1881 Census
4033
4037
Yes
Birth Index
3000
3027
Yes
Parents of Families
2393
4605
Yes
Death Index
2286
1852
Yes
1851 Census
1852
2286
Yes
1901 Census
1829
2286
Yes
People in Family Trees
1745
1852
Yes
1911 Census
1712
1712
Yes
Marriage Index
1602
1605
Yes
1891 Census
1505
1505
Yes
Parish Burial
1242
1608
Yes
1861 Census
1235
1234
Yes
1871 Census
1213
1213
Yes
Parish Marriage pre 1754
1086
2183
Yes
Parish Marriage1754 – Jun 1837
894
2021
Yes
Marriage Certificate - UK
679
2355
Yes
Birth Certificate & births pre 1837
645
1973
Yes
Death Certificate & deaths pre 1837
330
352
Yes
Probate - Wills pre 1858
324
2525
Yes
Tithe Apportionments
155
155
Yes
Overseas Death Index
145
317
Yes
Miscellaneous
137
274
Yes
USA Census 1910
129
129
Yes
Passenger Lists
124
124
Yes
Monumental Inscriptions
120
136
Yes
USA Census 1900
115
115
Yes
Taxes & Population List
98
136
Yes
Overseas Death Certificate
98
99
Yes
USA Social Security Death Index
94
94
Yes
Canadian Census Various - 1851, 1901, 1906 & 1911
89
89
Yes
Overseas Birth Index
78
232
Yes
USA Census 1880
58
58
Yes
USA Census 1860
55
55
Yes
Cemetery Records
52
90
Yes
Overseas Birth Certificate
49
0
Yes
USA Census 1870
49
49
Yes
Marriage Licence - Bond
46
98
Yes
Overseas Marriage Index
36
72
Yes
Historical Directories
33
35
Ext
Other Army Records
28
28
Ext
Overseas Marriage Certificate
22
116
Yes
Probate - Wills post 1858
20
88
Yes
Other Published Sources
14
37
Ext
GWR sharenolders
10
35
Ext
War deaths Naval Ratings
3
3
Ext
RAF war deaths all ranks
1
1
Ext
Other Poor Law Union records
1
3
Ext
Telephone Directories
1
1
No