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''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Church Records''' {{England-sidebar}} [[Image:Osmotherley3.jpg|thumb|300px|Osmotherley3.jpg]]  
''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Church Records''' {{England-sidebar}} [[Image:Osmotherley3.jpg|thumb|300px|Osmotherley3.jpg]]  


=== Online Indexes ===
=== Online Resources ===
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ <font color="#800080">familysearch.org</font>] - records span billions of names across hundreds of collections—including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, and more.
*[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ <font color="#800080">Ancestry.co.uk</font>] - vast entries for Greater London and other regions of England - about 10 million entries.&nbsp; Includes Pallot's marriage index.
*[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ <font color="#800080">BMDRegister.co.uk</font>] - about 10 million entries
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp findmypast] - nearly 70 million entries
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Start_%20Page/British_Frame_Page.htm <font color="#800080">FHLFavorites.com</font>]- links to millions of entries from many&nbsp;areas of England; many are at no cost
*[http://forest-of-dean.net/ <font color="#0066cc">forest-of-dean.net</font>]&nbsp;- indexed and transcribed records for the Forest of Dean area in Gloucerstershire
*[http://freereg.rootsweb.com/ <font color="#800080">FreeReg.org.uk</font>] about 10 million entries
*[http://www.marriage-locator.co.uk/ Marriage Locator]: Helps to locate the church where the marriage took place
*[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/nameindex/index.php?from=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegenealogist.co.uk%2Fuser%2Fsubscriptions.php TheGenealogist.co.uk] - has nonconformist as well as parish register entries; over&nbsp;12 million&nbsp;
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ UKBMD.org.uk] - millions of entries throughout many (but not all) counties of England
*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/Registers Parish Registers and Phillimore Marriage records] hundreds of parish registers and other BMD transcripts in&nbsp;their collection, and they are working to put them all online.
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/marriages/uk/england/index.html Genealogy Llinks.net] &nbsp;
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ukbdm.htm Coraweb.com] &nbsp;
*[http://www.origins.net/BOWelcome.aspx Origins.net]
*[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Freereg.org]<br>
*[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ The Official Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs Service], free index, ($), pay-per-view
*[http://prtsoc.frontis.co/bin/index.php Parish Register Transcription Society], index
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/online_parish_clerk Online Parish Clerks], index
*[http://www.freereg.org.uk/search/index.htm FreeREG Databases]
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ UK Birth, Marriage, and Death Records on the Internet]
*[http://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/collection/30441484/page/1/source/collection UK Web Archive Quaker collection]
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/UK/ JewishGen &amp; JGSGB United Kingdom Database], index
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Center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Births, Baptisms, or Christenings; Marriages; Deaths or Burials'''''</span></center> 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5877 England, Extracted Parish and Court Records], ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5877 England, Extracted Parish and Court Records], ($), index  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1666142 England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977], index and images  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1666142 England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977], index and images  
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales--birth-marriage-and-death-browse-1837-1983 England &amp; Wales Birth, Marriage, and Death Browse 1837-1983], ($), index
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales--birth-marriage-and-death-browse-1837-1983 England &amp; Wales Birth, Marriage, and Death Browse 1837-1983], ($), index
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====Births, Baptisms, or Christenings====
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Births, Baptisms, or Christenings'''''</span></center>
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-non-conformist-births-and-baptisms England &amp; Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-non-conformist-births-and-baptisms England &amp; Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms], ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906], ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906], ($), index  
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006 England &amp; Wales Births 1837-2006], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006 England &amp; Wales Births 1837-2006], ($), index  


 
====Marriages====
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Marriages'''''</span></center>
*[http://ukga.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi?action=loadDB&DB=8 Phillimore Marriages Indexing Project, 1538 - 1837], index  
*[http://ukga.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi?action=loadDB&DB=8 Phillimore Marriages Indexing Project, 1538 - 1837], index  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015 England Marriages, 1538–1973], index, incomplete. Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30043/england-marriages-1538%E2%80%931973?s=218489221 MyHeritage], ($), index  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473015 England Marriages, 1538–1973], index, incomplete. Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30043/england-marriages-1538%E2%80%931973?s=218489221 MyHeritage], ($), index  
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8913 England &amp; Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915], ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8913 England &amp; Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915], ($), index  


 
====Deaths or Burials=====
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Deaths or Burials'''''</span></center>
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-non-conformist-burials England &amp; Wales Non-Conformist Burials], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-non-conformist-burials England &amp; Wales Non-Conformist Burials], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-births-and-baptisms-1538-1975 England Births &amp; Baptisms 1538-1975], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-births-and-baptisms-1538-1975 England Births &amp; Baptisms 1538-1975], ($), index  
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*[http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/Fatalities/Alan-Beales-Database.html Alan Beales Database of Fatalities in the Coal Fields], index.
*[http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/Fatalities/Alan-Beales-Database.html Alan Beales Database of Fatalities in the Coal Fields], index.
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Also, there is a [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/mainpage.htm Norfolk Churches] site that is worthwhile looking at to see photos, etc.
=== Online County Indexes  ===
*'''1558-1887''' {{RecordSearch|2515875|England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — index and images
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Start_%20Page/British_Frame_Page.htm fhlfavorites.com] - a categorized list of websites. Look under the county of interest and the subject "Church Records" to see a list of church records online for that county.
*Google the following search terms:&nbsp; 1) "Index",&nbsp;2)&nbsp;"Church records", or "baptism", or "marriage", or "burial" and 3) name of place, e.g. "Westminster"
*[http://www.FindMyPast.co.uk findmypast] has over 70 million entries from parish registers and Bishop's transcripts
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/index.php UKBMD.org.uk] - has numerous online databases and indexes
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Access to Archives (A2A)] - provides a marvelous view into county record office and numerous other catalogs and inventories to their genealogical records
*[[England|England Wiki article]] - search under each county of interest to find valuable links and ideas for enhancing your research; the "Church records" and "Parish" sections are currently being constructed
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/index.html Mailing Lists at Rootsweb.com]
#[http://www.genesreunited.com Genesreunited.com]
#[http://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage.com]
#[http://www.lostcousins.com LostCousins.com]
#[http://www.rootsuk.com RootsUK.com]


== Introduction  ==
== Introduction  ==
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