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===The National Archives (TNA) formerly The Public Records Office (PRO)===The National Archives (formerly PRO) do not hold births, deaths and marriages civil registration information, see these are at the FRC below[[General Register Office]], but the indexes can be consulted at TNA. The Family Records Centre has now closed and its services have transferred to TNA. However, their collection of records is vast, so please visit their websites:
*[[Very helpfully, copies (paper or digital) of records can be distance ordered for a fee. The National Archives]]*slower service can take several weeks but can cost as little as 35p a page, whereas the new Express Service costs from £8.50 but will be completed in a matter of hours. See [[The Public Record Officehttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/recordcopying/default.aspx?source=ddmenu_shop3 Order copies of documents]]*[[Family Records Centre]] – don't forget . When visiting the archives you can usually take digital photographs of a document (including of a microfilm reader screen), but check this with a member of staff to check their beginners' guide pages!avoid any problems.
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'''The National Archives''' (formerly The Public Records Office) collection of records is vast, so please visit their [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ website], where the archive can be searched. Records useful from a genealogical perspective include census records, military papers, passenger lists and wills amongst many other categories. A large number of documents can be purchased in digital form on TNA's [Categoryhttp:Organisations]//www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/?source=ddmenu_shop5 Documents Online]service.
Please also check their TNA's '[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit/plan.htm?source=ddmenu_visit1 planning your visit page ]' webpage for further information, including obtaining a reader's ticket.
== External Links ==
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives]
[http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Records_within_The_National_Archives_Relating_to_the_East_India_Company Records within The National Archives Relating to the East India Company]
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