Welcome

Hello and thank you for visiting ManxBMD.com. This site is home to a database of the indexes to births, marriages and deaths which have been registered on the Isle of Man up to 1979.

Update - April 2012

The complete index from 1877 to 1979 for Island deaths have just been uploaded to the database. There are a few queries which still need ironing out, but thank you very much to the transcribers who help on this project. This is a major milestone.


Please note: this site is not affiliated with the Isle of Man Civil Registry. If you want to order a certificate, you will need to contact the Registry directly - The Douglas Civil Registry Office, Deemsters Walk, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3AR Telephone: 01624 687039.

Some tips on searching - finding Uncle Thomas

Let's use an imaginary Uncle Thomas Corlett who died aged 76 in 1884, in Ballaugh. If you search for Thomas Corlett, you'll get many results, including those with Thomas as a middle name. When you type in the surname or first name, as you tab out of the field the LIKE drop-down menu will become active. Now you have the choice of Exact Match or Like. Choosing Exact Match will give you all those called Thomas Corlett - no middle names included.

But the only entries are for Thomas Corlett's who were registered in Douglas. None of these are the ones we are looking for.

So let's change the search slightly and look for the Corlett surname and the district Ballaugh. This time, although there are a number of entries, we can see the one we are looking for: 1884, Corlett, Thomas William, 76, Ballaugh, D1, 24. We know we had an uncle Thomas, what we didn't know was that his full name was Thomas William Corlett. But the age at death and year show that this entry is the most likely one. So if you don't find what you're looking for straight away, try narrowing your search. For information, Corlett is the most popular surname on the Island!

What will the indexes tell me?

The index entries will give you the year, surname, given names and the area where registered. For deaths, the age at death is also included. There will also be a reference number to the volume and entry where the certificate can be found.

If you think you've found a relative and want more information....

If you want further information on the event, you will need to order the certificate from the Isle of Man Civil Registry. If you supply the reference number it costs £7.00, if you don't then it's £9.50 per certificate. Send your cheque or PO (made payable to the Isle of Man Government) along with the details from the index to:

The Douglas Civil Registry Office, Deemsters Walk, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3AR

If you don't want to apply for a certificate just yet, especially if you're not sure the person is your relative, then you can try the census. The Isle of Man Censuses can be found on Ancestry.com