How can I trace family members born overseas from the Colonial period?
The National Archives Family Records Centre holds the majority of certificates and other information from the British Colonial period. A free on-line booklet about relatives and tips for searching can be downloaded. The web site provides a comprehensive guide to family records with links to the various sections of records. British Subjects/Citizens who were born, married, entered a civil partnership, or died in certain Foreign or Commonwealth countries, and whose birth, marriage, civil partnership or death was registered with the British Consulate or High Commission, may obtain copies of the registration entry from the General Register Office [opens a new website].
