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*View RG 32, RG 33, RG 34, RG 35 and RG 36 records online at Ancestry or BMD Registers which are both pay sites. (You may search for free for these records). The images may then be saved to your computer and/or printed.
If you find an index reference for a Consular Return record, either on [[findmypast]], or FamilyRelatives.com, to obtain a copy of the record, it it suggested , if you have convenient Ancestry access, you first check to see whether there is a record in the Ancestry database "UK, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths From British Consulates, 1810-1968, as these appear to be records from the same source, refer next section, and if not, you should request a copy online from the GRO (see below).
==Other records at the National Archives==
:Most of these records will also be found in the records available from the General Register Office, described above. There are, however, some registers at Kew from which the entries were not transmitted to the Registrar General <ref>British Births, Marriages and Deaths Overseas FamilySearch Wiki </ref>.
:'''Update''': In April 2016, Ancestry introduced the database [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60911 UK, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths From British Consulates, 1810-1968] consisting of various Foreign Office records. This database appears to be consists of a selection of specified Consular returns, not all Consular Returns.
*There are some records in the series WO 156 "War Office: UK and overseas garrisons: Registers of Baptisms, Confirmations, Deaths/Burials, and Marriage". Some of the Registers of burials, described as "Selected pieces from the National Archives WO 156/103-122'" have been digitised and are available on the pay website "deceased online", refer below.
