Civil registration

GRO Online Indexes, England and Wales

GRO Online Indexes, England and Wales · General Register Office · 1837-1934

General Register Office, HM Passport Office

Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Registering authority: General Register Office
Record type: mixed
Years covered: 1837-1934
Form accessed: index

gro.gov.uk ↗ retrieved 2026-08-27 Added manually

The GRO's own index, rebuilt from the registers themselves. Carries the mother's maiden surname on births registered 1837-1911 and the age at death on deaths, including pre-1866 deaths where FreeBMD prints no age.

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GRO Online Indexes, England and Wales District Canterbury · Volume 02A · Page 799 · Quarter 1881 D Primary

GRO Online Indexes, England and Wales · General Register Office · 1837-1934

For “Born” DEC 1881 of William Edward Bowler

BOWLER, WILLIAM EDWARD | POPE | GRO Reference: 1881 D Quarter in CANTERBURY Volume 02A Page 799

GRO Online Index birth row: SURNAME, FORENAMES | Mother's Maiden Surname | GRO Reference. Mother's maiden name POPE, not McKay.