Federation Of Family History Societies

NATIONAL BURIAL INDEX Third Edition

 

The National Burial Index (NBI) is a database of entries recorded in English and Welsh burials registers - parish, nonconformist, Roman Catholic, Quaker and cemetery.

The 3rd Edition is expected to be even more popular than earlier editions.  Coverage is incomplete, but over 18.4 million records are included in this edition, covering 1538-2008. The NBI also incorporates those records previously published of which many have since been checked and corrected.  Millions of these records will not be found on any website.

Information for each individual includes:

• Forename(s) and surname
• date of burial
• age (where given, generally post-1813)
• details of place where the event was recorded; pre-1832 county definitions are used
• the recording society, group or individual

No monumental inscriptions or death registrations are included.

System Requirements

You'll need a PC running Windows XP / Vista / 7 (32 or 64 bit), with at least 2.8Gbytes of free disk space and a CD or DVD drive.

The NBI is unfortunately not suitable for Apple Macs due to copy-protection applied to the disk.  This includes both a Mac emulating Windows, and an Intel based Mac running Windows as a dual boot option.

The Viewer program

The data is accessed by a dedicated search program, an update from the 2nd Edition viewer.  This has an improved system for retrieving surname variants.  But you can also search using wildcards, or select a surname from a scrolling list of all the surnames that occur in the database.

Unlike previous editions the entire NBI (search program and data) is installed entirely on to your hard drive which allows each search to operate on the entire dataset, 1538-2008.  This change from 4 CDs which were needed to view different historical periods has allowed us to pack the entire dataset on to a single CD.  It is still necessary, however, to have the original CD in your drive when you start the program because the disk includes a copy-protection system to prevent unscrupulous copying - a problem in the past.  The Viewer program includes facilities for printing the results from searches, and exporting to other applications via the clipboard or via an external file (comma-delimited, HTML and Gedcom are provided).

The Search screen with list of possible variants for a search on CUNNINGTON

The Results screen, with the Current Record dialogue showing James Cunnington, 1724

Ordering

Please use the order form (see link, right (requires Adobe Reader, see link, left)), or order from www.genfair.co.uk  You can also buy it from family history societies and commercial outlets, at family history fairs and bookstalls etc.   The full price is £30 if purchased as a completely 'new' product i.e. for first time buyers. If your disk does get damaged the FFHS Services Ltd should be able to replace it for you.

Upgrades

An upgrade price is available for purchasers of the 2nd Edition.  The special price for this upgrade is £15. It can ONLY be bought by returning Disk 1 of the original 2nd edition set to FFHS Services Ltd.  This restriction is necessary to ensure that only genuine copies are upgraded.  Please use the second section of the order form. There is no upgrade available for NBI Edition One.

All prices include VAT and postage and packaging in the European Union, and postage and packaging for the rest of the world. The goods will be dispatched strictly according to date of receipt of the order. Please allow 28 days for delivery.

Public Access Usage

For use in a Library or Archives Office, please contact FFHS Services Ltd for a Public Access Licence and fee charges. Email

FFHS Member Societies only may use this product within their research / library premises and for demonstration purposes without a Public Access Licence.

Licence Agreement

Some clauses from the NBI licence agreement which may be of interest to the user:

1. You may use the software and data on only one computer
2. You may print, photocopy or download portions of data for private research and study only. The data may be used and copied in this manner for relations and friends free of charge for non-commercial purposes.
3. You may not make any full copies of the software or data.
4. You may not publish or sell any portion of the software and data, in printed, electronic, or any other format, without prior written consent of the Licensors.
5. You may not loan, rent, sublicense, or transfer the software or data except to give this entire package to another party, in which case you may not keep any copies of the software or data for your own use.

To avoid doubt, the provisions of the licence agreement are not intended to prevent you recording any individual items of data, or disclosing any individual items of data, free of charge, to friends or relations for non-commercial purposes.  Nor does it prevent printing, photocopying or downloading portions of data for private research or study.

Troubleshooting

Please see troubleshooting page

Data Errors

If you have any comments on entries in the NBI, please contact the relevant family history society or group. The submitter of each batch of records can be found within the product itself, and also on the Coverage tables.

Other Enquiries

For general enquiries on purchasing costs, distribution, discounts, please email or telephone 01706 524 554