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Steel, Donald J., et al. ''National Index of Parish Registers.'' 13 Volumes. Chichester, England: Phillimore & Company, Limited, 1968–. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=385700&disp=Sources+of+births%2C+marriages+and+death%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V26ste].) This index helps identify church records and congregations. Not all counties are published yet. | Steel, Donald J., et al. ''National Index of Parish Registers.'' 13 Volumes. Chichester, England: Phillimore & Company, Limited, 1968–. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=385700&disp=Sources+of+births%2C+marriages+and+death%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V26ste].) This index helps identify church records and congregations. Not all counties are published yet. | ||
Youngs, Frederic A., Jr. ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units''. London, England: Royal Historical Society, 1979, 1991. (FHL 942 C4rg no. 10, 17.) This guide helps identify Church of England ecclesiastical jurisdictions and gives an outline history of changes to the parishes. | Youngs, Frederic A., Jr. ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units''. London, England: Royal Historical Society, 1979, 1991. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=158240&disp=Guide+to+the+local+administrative+units+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 C4rg no. 10, 17].) This guide helps identify Church of England ecclesiastical jurisdictions and gives an outline history of changes to the parishes. | ||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||
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'''County record office.''' Contact the county record office to determine the procedure for searching records. | '''County record office.''' Contact the county record office to determine the procedure for searching records. | ||
'''Local parish.''' Parishes will generally answer correspondence when a small donation is enclosed. Ask that your request be forwarded if the records are now in a repository. To find parish addresses, consult a church directory. See the | '''Local parish.''' Parishes will generally answer correspondence when a small donation is enclosed. Ask that your request be forwarded if the records are now in a repository. To find parish addresses, consult a church directory. See the [[England Church Directories|<u>Church Directories</u>]] article in the Wiki. | ||
'''Other archives. '''Some church records are in libraries, museums, or other repositories. | '''Other archives. '''Some church records are in libraries, museums, or other repositories. | ||
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*Request for a complete copy (or photocopy) of the original record | *Request for a complete copy (or photocopy) of the original record | ||
If your request is not answered, write to the local family history society and ask if one of their members would do the search for you. See the | If your request is not answered, write to the local family history society and ask if one of their members would do the search for you. See the [[England Societies|<u>Societies</u>]] article in the Wiki. | ||
Another way to access some church records and indexes is through the Internet. On the Internet there are lists of people who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas free of charge. You can locate these lists through the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ GENUKI]. On this site, <br> | Another way to access some church records and indexes is through the Internet. On the Internet there are lists of people who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas free of charge. You can locate these lists through the [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ GENUKI]. On this site, <br> | ||
#Click the county of your choice. | #Click the county of your choice. | ||
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* Some of the parish records transcribed on [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] have an easy link to be able to search LDS web site files. The web page is located at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm] The search is focused on the USA or UK. The search is by parish/towns in the counties. Each of the record batches are listed alphabeticaly, with notations of time periods, separted into groups of christenings or marraiges records. The web site is a portal to the specific parish record linked to transcribed records on the [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] web site by using a surname search. If you are not able to enter the batch search page try using a common surname. When the search page is connected, surnames can also be changed from search to search. First name only serches are possible, parent searches are possible, father only searches using his surname or first name are also possible. The results show spelling varations of the surname. Transcribed records may still have omitted information found in the orginal record. <br> | * Some of the parish records transcribed on [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] have an easy link to be able to search LDS web site files. The web page is located at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm] The search is focused on the USA or UK. The search is by parish/towns in the counties. Each of the record batches are listed alphabeticaly, with notations of time periods, separted into groups of christenings or marraiges records. The web site is a portal to the specific parish record linked to transcribed records on the [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] web site by using a surname search. If you are not able to enter the batch search page try using a common surname. When the search page is connected, surnames can also be changed from search to search. First name only serches are possible, parent searches are possible, father only searches using his surname or first name are also possible. The results show spelling varations of the surname. Transcribed records may still have omitted information found in the orginal record. <br> | ||
Some church records have been destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. Addresses of the county record offices are given in: Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., | Some church records have been destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. Addresses of the county record offices are given in: Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., ''The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers''. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Company, 1995. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=752598&disp=The+Phillimore+atlas+and+index+of+parish%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 E7pa 1995].) | ||
Parish maps can help you determine which parish to search. Maps will reveal neighbouring parishes to search if your ancestor is not listed in the parish where you expected him or her to be. See [[England Maps|England Maps]] for more information. <br> | Parish maps can help you determine which parish to search. Maps will reveal neighbouring parishes to search if your ancestor is not listed in the parish where you expected him or her to be. See [[England Maps|England Maps]] for more information. <br> | ||