Fingest, Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Fingest, Buckinghamshire family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Fingest | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Hundred | Desborough |
| Poor Law Union | Wycombe |
| Registration District | Wycombe |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1607; Separate registers exist for Lane End beginning 1832 and also for Cadmore End beginning 1786 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1600; Separate records exist for Lane End beginning 1851 and also for Cadmore End beginning 1817 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Wycombe |
| Diocese | Pre-1845 - Lincoln; Post-1844 - Oxford |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham |
| Archive | |
| Buckinghamshire Record Office | |
Parish History
FINGEST, or FINGHURST (St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the union of Wycombe, hundred of Desborough, county of Buckingham, 6 miles (N. N. E.) from Henley-on-Thames.[1]
Resources
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Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Fingest Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Buckinghamshire | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers – Buckinghamshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Buckinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Buckinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Buckinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Buckinghamshire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Buckinghamshire ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
- Roman Catholic
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Buckinghamshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
Fingest on GENUKI
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 235-238 Date accessed and adapted 6 June 2013.