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birth records * If you're after info' on Astro-data (birth record) research then Lois Rodden's Data Collector's Handbook will be indispensible. Her on-line handbook lists and reviews (internet, disk, book and magazine) data collections, explains how to obtain data, and includes helpful resources such as a history of calendars, time zones and their changes. Jodie & Steven Forrest provide some detailed info' too. United States Start with the National Center for Health Statistics (Where to write for vital records) or the Vital Records bureau, then maybe the Public Record Finder which has various freely-accessable USA BMD indices. California Births (1905-1995), Marriages (1949-1986) & Deaths (??); Kentucky Births (1911-2002) & Deaths (1900-2002); and Texas Births (1926-1997). Also check out Arizona Genealogy Birth (1887-1929) and Death Certificates (1878-1954) (all viewable online), Oregon State Archives Vital Records (1864-1917), Minnesota Births (1900-1911) & Deaths (1905-1996); West Virginia Births (1816-1930), Deaths (1853-1970) and Marriages (1856-1970), and Rootsweb. The Celebrity Genealogy Index may also be of interest. Free Birthday Search is a database of 120 million names and birth dates, while "Celebrity Trees" are family trees of famous folk. The free Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is a very handy resource. Australia & New Zealand Info about these records is available through Births, Deaths and Marriages Registries of Australasia and the Australian Registrars of Births, Deaths & Marriages pages. All NZ birth certificates are available for purchase through open access as public info, but those of citizens born in Australia after about the 1920s are restricted from public access. United Kingdom Birth certificates for anyone born here since 1837 (yes, including the Queen) are available for purchase (on-line) from the General Register Office, through the Family Records Centre. More info at St Catherine's House, and the Free BMD where you can search English & Welsh records (since 1837) on-line. The General Register Office of Northern Ireland has birth certificates from 1864. In England, Wales & Northern Ireland only the birth certificates of twins and other multiple births contain birth times. On the other hand, Scottish birth certificates (from 1855) contain the time of birth, with those for the past 100 years available from The General Register Office for Scotland, while those over a century old can be purchased and viewed on-line at Scotland's People. Scots Origins offers a commercial service. Ordering Birth Registration Certificates from England and Wales is also helpful.
Canada In British Columbia birth records are restricted for 100 years after the event (see Ministry of Health), while certificates prior to that time are available through on-line searching of the BC Archives' Vital Events Indexes (births, 1872-1903, etc). See also, Archives of Ontario (births 1869-1908, etc); Office of the Registrar General (Ontario BCs); Ontario Genealogical Society. Times of birth are available on application to people born at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto & Ottawa Hospital. France "extrait d'acte de naissance". View examples of French birth certificates, 1799-1988, Guide Généalogie. * Order German Birth Certificates here Singapore ("Eligibility ... Under the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, any person may apply for a certified birth extract, as long as he is able to furnish the necessary information and upon payment of the prescribed fees."); South Africa |
Major AstroData Collections The following contain information about the date, time, and place of birth of famous people ("natal data") and/or for other events (generally known as "mundane data")...
 * AstroDataBank, the ongoing legacy of pioneer Lois Rodden (1928-2003), is the leading collection in its field. Browse on~line through a growing list of free astro-charts and biographies for famous people & newsmakers of the past and present (including LGBT folk like Liberace, Marilyn Monroe, and Robert Downey Jnr), read comments on the charts, or email in your own stargazing observations! The AstroDatabank computer software comes highly recommended (and should keep you busy!!) with its 30 000+ data. All data are referenced according to the widely-respected Rodden Rating system. This website also has a list of links to Celebrity Birth Data and Biography Sites, and Pat Taglilatelo's Data Updates. * The Steinbrecher Astrological Data Collection, the legacy of Ed Steinbrecher (1930-2002), is now overseen by Ed's nephew and protege Stephen Connors. The online version contains 144 free charts for famous people (including Chastity Bono & Rock Hudson), while offering the option of purchasing a subscription giving you on-line access to 100 charts for US$20. This collection also contains a large number of GLBT data. * The much-anticipated third edition of Frank C. Clifford's British Entertainers: The Astrological Profiles (which includes a selection of my research data) is now available from Flare Publications. This amazing book combines astrology with the concise biographies of over 800 prominent personalities from the worlds of film, theatre, TV, comedy and music (and contains data for queer icons such as Shirley Bassey, Boy George, Maggie Kirkpatrick, and many many more). * Stephanie Johnson's Australian Data Collection (containing a sample of data from my Australian collection) is included in the Solar Fire range of astrology products (available for download from Esoteric Technologies), or for free by snail mail (except for basic charges to cover postage and handling). * The Archives Gauquelin is a free database containing 143,860 birth data of mostly French public figures, collected by planetary researchers Michel & Françoise Gauquelin.
* Grazia Bordoni runs a Data Service containing over 40,000 entries, particularly Italian and other European data. * John McKay-Clements' excellent book, The Canadian Astrology Collection: Timed Birth Data of Prominent Canadians (with charts for 750 personalities in the categories of sports, entertainment, sciences, politics, as well as some historical and poltical events) is available from Donna Van Toen, via email ("cvantoe@attglobal.net"). * Dennis Sutton's AHA's 50 Australian Charts is available for AUD$30 from 21C Astrologer, 14 Lasburn Crescent, Carlingford, NSW 2118, Australia; or by email ("lasburns@optusnet.com.au").
more online collections * Simon Astley Scholfield's gLbt Charts collection is the largest (& most colourful!) on-line directory of astro~charts & astro~biographies for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (gLbt) folk & events. The data are all meticulously researched, with pix, links & Rodden Ratings. Some of the data in my collection comes from the databanks listed above, while some of these collections in turn contain data from my collection. * The Austrian Sternwelten AstroDaten seems to be an excellent site, including "horoskopes" for politicians, artists, and events... * Danish Data from Christian Borup was under construction last time I peeked! * Another data de données collection can be found at Le Ciel Intérieur Alexandre Pecking's Genealogical Site Germany * Astrologix contains a Twin base where you can register your personal data and seek out your time twin/s, while Birthdays Today is interesting (but who are all those people?!).
* "DAV" (Deutschen Astrologen-Verbandes) is a comprehensive German astrological database which provides timed data and sources. To access the database, start with http://217.160.138.166/DAV_Datenbank/A/AB.HTM, which will show you surnames beginning with A but only those where the first two letters are AB. Then, if you want to find, for example, Richard Burton then go to http://217.160.138.166/DAV_Datenbank/B/BU.HTM. The formula is < http://217.160.138.166/DAV_Datenbank/x/yy.HTM > where x is the first letter of the surname (capital letter) and yy is the first two names of the surname (capital letters). * Claudia von Schierstedt's Hermes Data-News and the German Meridian Magazine both seem to focus on the stockmarket. General * AstroMaggi's Stars on Stars has horoscope readings for Ellen Degeneres, Melissa Etheridge, Jodie Foster, Lucy Lawless, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, and so many more of "our" stars...(but hey, where are all the gay men?!)... * AstroPro (a.k.a. Richard Nolle) has many free celebrity charts. * Considerations magazine has an Excellent list of mundane and other data. * Gene@Star lists the ancestors of famous people and has copies of some of their birth certificates viewable on-line. * The Khaldea Online Astrological Chart Gallery features "1,000 Natal Horoscopes of Truly Interesting People" (but unfortunately without data references or sources). * Wolfstar's Newscopes interpret the charts of contemporary people in the public eye, along with countries and current events. * Zodiac Gazette's Chart Central contains charts, some with references to sources. * About.com's selection of Celebrity Data links. * Star Bios at the Adze Mixxe (1953-97) Memorial website. * Robert Couteau's AstroCartography.
Italy * Italian Celebrity Data is available at Laura's Armonie Stellari. Norway * Data from Andrew J. Bevan. (updated link!) Russia * Alexey Penzensky's Nostradamiana has a database of Russian & Yugoslavian leaders' charts. Sweden * Swedish Celebrity Data comes from Ivan Wilhelm (look under "birth data collections"). * Swedish Horoskopdata from Stj�rnrummet. Royalty * Zodiacal Zephyr's Royal Reference Room has charts for lots of Queens! U.K. * The Astrological Association of Great Britain has an Online Chart Database of over 6000 notable birthdays and events (but available only to members!). treat these with caution ! Astrodatenbank; Astro Sign; KernAstro Horoskop-Datenbank; the All Movie & Music Guides, Astrozine, the Internet Movie Database, Mr ShowBiz, PopcornQ, RollingStone, the Star Archive and the charmingly-titled Find-a-Grave & Dead People Server sites.
* Astrodienst. If you know the date of a person's birth then you can make their chart and then look under "VIPs" for their name to see if a birth time is available. The free chart-making service is excellent but the data for famous people contains no data sources. * The Family Search genealogical site hosted by the Mormon Church contains sparse info that may point you in the right direction... * As does the American Ancestry.com pages, which includes many helpful links such as the Social Security Death Index. * Matrix Space Celebrity Astro~Search sounds pretty far out and apparently has birth data (some timed) but beware, there are no references given to sources. * Zodiacal Zephyr's Celebrity Data looks great at first, but while there are adequate references to some sources, most of the data is totally unreliable. * David and Myra Williamson's Earth Stars: Charts on the Web allows you to vote for an astro-chart from their wide selection, some of which are already available, but then again, there's no data references or sources given. |
