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Many Nonconformist registers have been preserved. A law passed in 1836 required Nonconformist groups to send their registers through 1837 to the Registrar General’s Office. Many complied but not all. In 1857, additional records were turned over to the registrar general. The records that have survived are generally in good condition and are now held at the National Archives. More recent registers are held in county record offices, in local chapels, and in regional and central denominational archives. Most registers have been microfilmed, and some have been transcribed and published. | Many Nonconformist registers have been preserved. A law passed in 1836 required Nonconformist groups to send their registers through 1837 to the Registrar General’s Office. Many complied but not all. In 1857, additional records were turned over to the registrar general. The records that have survived are generally in good condition and are now held at the National Archives. More recent registers are held in county record offices, in local chapels, and in regional and central denominational archives. Most registers have been microfilmed, and some have been transcribed and published. | ||
Nonconformist church registers began in the 1500s. Some registers continue to the present. | |||
Nonconformist church registers were created to record births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials or deaths. | |||
Nonconformist church registers are the most reliable and accurate family history source until 1837, when England’s civil registration began. | |||
==List of Non-conformist Churches== | ==List of Non-conformist Churches== | ||