Thanks to Adrian B for commenting that he could not gain access to the Isle of Man BMD indexes that I blogged about earlier in the week (see http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2024/03/isle-of-man-civil-registration-indexes.html).
The records have indeed disappeared from the site, and having mentioned this on my Facebook page, a reader (thanks Jane!) has kindly commented that the indexes were pulled after Manx BMD (www.manxbmd.com) had seemingly complained that they had been added without their permission, and so they have been pulled for now. Indeed, the Manx BMD site now has the following extraordinary message on display at https://www.manxbmd.com/search:
"Due to apparent data theft by Ancestry, a free search facility will no longer be available on ManxBMD.
"Sign up for access using the link below. The data is provided free of charge for personal research purposes only. Commerical use is prohibited unless authorised by ManxBMD in writing."
In the meantime, the following collections are also available for the Isle of Man on FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org):
- Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910
- Isle of Man Deaths and Burials, 1844-1918
- Isle of Man Marriages, 1606–1911
- Isle of Man Parish Registers, 1598-2009
Chris
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