Leicestershire Church Records
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Online Records
Large collections of Leicestershire church records are available online in:
- Boyd's Marriage Index at Findmypast (£).
- Leicestershire's parish record at Findmypast (£).
- International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. 774,750 baptisms, 278,089 marriage entries, 225,320 burials. Coverage.
- Archdeaconry of Leicester Marriage Licence Index (1570-1729) at Internet Archive - free.
- 57 Leicestershire parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[1]
Parish Registers
Most Leicestershire parish registers and bishop's transcripts are held at the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Record Office. Limited parish registers have been microfilmed. Many bishop's transcripts are on microfilm through the FamilySearch Library.
Online Parish Records
- 1533-1991 England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
Indexes
- 1510-1900s Leicestershire Parish, Birth & Christenings Records at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1510-1900s Leicestershire Parish, Burial Records at MyHeritage — index ($)
Marriages
Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society have published lists of Leicestershire residents who married in other counties, i.e. 'strays:' FS Library CD-ROM no. 2026.
Burials
- National Burial Index, 3rd ed. Includes 330,000 Leicestershire burials: FS Library CD-ROM no. 6356.[2] Leicestershire entries are not included in the online edition on findmypast.[3]
Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society have published two volumes of Leicestershire burials:
- Leicestershire & Rutland Burial Index FS Library CD-ROM no. 6581.
- Leicestershire & Rutland Burial Index Volume 2, 1813-1891 FS Library CD-ROM no. 2016.
Marriage Licences
Early Archdeaconry of Leicester marriage licences (1570-1729) have been published and available online.
A card index at the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Record Office covering 1731-1891 has been microfilmed: FS Library Films 1517629-1517635.
Ecclesiastical Court
Ecclesiastical court records from the Archdeaconry of Leicester have been microfilmed for the years 1526 through 1825. There is no index. These records deal chiefly with fornication, adultery, slander, marriage (within degrees) and divorce. They identify the individuals concerned as well as their places (parish) of residence: FS Library Film 1538125 (first of 22 films).
Nonconformists
Society of Friends
Archives
Record Office of Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland
Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicester, Leicestershire LE18 2AH UK
Telephone: 0116 257 1080
Email: record.office@leics.gov.uk
Website
Family history and records online
- Here you can download a list of Parish and Nonconformist Church Registers held at the Record Office.
References
- ↑ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'National Burial Index - 3rd Edition Coverage,' Federation of Family History Societies, http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/nbi/nbi-coverage.php, accessed 19 August 2013.
- ↑ 'National Burial Index records coverage,' findmypast, http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action, accessed 19 August 2013.