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== Accessing England Church Records ==
== Accessing England Church Records ==
 
The following sites provide information about what records are available for each parish:
=== Research Tools ===
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/churchdb GENUKI Church Database]
FamilySearch Help Center Online Lessons:
* Each parishes page on this wiki
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/75 '''England Beginning Research Series Lesson 4: Understanding Church Records''']
* The parishes entry on the FamilySearch Catalog is usually complete up to 1837
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/42 '''Church of England Church Records Part 1''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/200 '''Church of England Church Records Part 2''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/506 '''England Nonconformist Church Records'''] - Parts 1 and 2


===  Major Sites  ===
===  Major Sites  ===
Note that collections may not be complete, and their may be very small collections that are not mentioned here, due to their partial coverage. This list may not be completely up to date.
This table is not up to date, and will omit any small collections. The coverage of the collections listed is not usually 100% in terms of timeframe and geography
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| Cambridgeshire  
| Cambridgeshire  
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|[[England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]]
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| Devon  
| Devon  
|FamilySearch
|[[England, Devon, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]]
|FamilySearch, FindMyPast
|FamilySearch, FindMyPast
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| Lancashire  
| Lancashire  
|FamilySearch, Ancestry
|[[England, Lancashire, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]], Ancestry
|FamilySearch (for Manchester), Ancestry
|FamilySearch (for Manchester), Ancestry
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| Northumberland  
| Northumberland  
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| FamilySearch
| [[England, Northumberland, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]]
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| Nottinghamshire  
| Nottinghamshire  
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| Sussex  
| Sussex  
|FamilySearch, Ancestry
|[[England, Sussex, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|FamilySearch]], Ancestry
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9880 Great Britain, Select Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988], ($), index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9880 Great Britain, Select Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988], ($), index


===Other Partial Indexes ===  
===Other Sites ===  
*[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Free Registers][http://freereg.rootsweb.com/ /]- Online transcripts of baptisms, marriages, & burials, the sister project of FreeBMD and FreeCEN  
*[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Free Registers]- Online transcripts of baptisms, marriages, & burials, the sister project of FreeBMD and FreeCEN  
*Online Parish Clerks(OPCs) For each county an OPC site is run by volunteers to make church records freely available online. See for example the [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Lancashire OPC]
*[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  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850], ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780 - 1837], ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780 - 1837], ($), index  
*[http://ukbmd.co.uk/ www.ukbmd.org.uk]- provides links to some countywide online church registers databases  
*[http://ukbmd.co.uk/ www.ukbmd.org.uk]- provides links to some countywide online church registers databases  
*[http://www.google.com/ www.google.com]- Just try Googling the name of the ‘county’ or ‘parish’ + ‘parish registers.’ I.e. ‘Worcestershire parish registers’ or ‘Churchill parish registers.’
*[http://sog.archiveps.co.uk/bin/index.php Society of Genealogists] ($) have many transcriptions of church records, members only
 


=== Non-Conformists ===
=== Non-Conformists ===
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=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] lists many parish registers/bishop's transcripts that are available on microfilm.  These can be sent to a [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search family history center]. To search the catalog, use the Place-name search and search for a parish of interest.
The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] lists many parish registers/bishop's transcripts that are available. Many have been digitalized and are accessible at Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries.  
 
==== Online Records ====
*'''1599-1860''' - {{RecordSearch|1465708|England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1599-1860}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1692-1900''' - {{RecordSearch|1675690|England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1538-1997''' - {{RecordSearch|1465709|England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1538-1944''' - {{RecordSearch|2364451|England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — index and images


=== Other Sites ===
=== Other Sites ===
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=== Offline Indexes  ===
=== Offline Indexes  ===
Indexes to church records have been published by family history societies in England. Read more in the [[England Societies|Societies]] article.
Indexes to church records have been published by family history societies in England. Read more in the [[England Societies|Societies]] article.
*Society of Genealogists: For about a hundred years this marvelous society has dedicatedly indexed and transcribed parish and church registers (and many other types of records) throughout England and Wales. Of the 12,800-plus parishes in England, they hold transcriptions to nearly 11,000 parishes!
*Some county record offices hold in-house and sometimes, online indexes to their own records holdings. Contact via e-mail, mail, telephone or fax.  
*Some county record offices hold in-house and sometimes, online indexes to their own records holdings. Contact via e-mail, mail, telephone or fax.  
*Many family history societies have published in booklet-form, or on microfiche, or on CD-ROM numerous countywide or parish church records transcriptions and indexes.
*Many family history societies have published in booklet-form, or on microfiche, or on CD-ROM numerous countywide or parish church records transcriptions and indexes.
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== Locating Church Records of England  ==
== Locating Church Records of England  ==


{{main|Locating Church Records of England}}  
{{main|Locating Church Records of England}}


== Research Guidance ==
'''Research Tools'''
FamilySearch Help Center Online Lessons:
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/75 '''England Beginning Research Series Lesson 4: Understanding Church Records''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/42 '''Church of England Church Records Part 1''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/200 '''Church of England Church Records Part 2''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/506 '''England Nonconformist Church Records'''] - Parts 1 and 2
== Calendar Changes  ==
== Calendar Changes  ==


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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/marriages/uk/england/index.html Genealogy Llinks.net]    
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/marriages/uk/england/index.html Genealogy Llinks.net]    
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ukbdm.htm Coraweb.com]    
*[http://www.coraweb.com.au/ukbdm.htm Coraweb.com]    
*[http://www.origins.net/BOWelcome.aspx Origins.net]
*[http://www.origins.net/BOWelcome.aspx Origins.net]<br>  
*[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Freereg.org]<br>
 
Also, there is a [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/mainpage.htm Norfolk Churches] site that is worthwhile looking at to see photos, etc.
 
'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br>
 
*[[England Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England Cheshire Non-Conformist Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Cheshire Nonconformist Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England Diocese of Durham Bishops' Transcripts, 1700-1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Durham (Diocese) Bishops' Transcripts, 1700-1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England, Norfolk, Church of England Archdeacon’s Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Norfolk Church of England Archdeacon's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England Norfolk Marriage Bonds (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Norfolk Marriage Bonds (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts|England Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[England, Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
 
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