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== What is in the Collection? ==
== What is in the Collection? ==


This collection will include records from 1588 to 1977.<br>
This collection will include records from 1588 to 1977.  


The following is a brief description of each record group:  
The following is a brief description of each record group:  


;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13329?uri=C13329-general-register-office-registers-of-births--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 4]  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13329?uri=C13329-general-register-office-registers-of-births--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 4]  
:contains birth, marriage, and death records from Presbyterian, Baptist, and Independent churches (known collectively as the Congregational Church); the Royal Hospital in Chelsea; the Royal Hospital in Greenwich; the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry; the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground in Hackney, London; the South London Burial Ground in Walworth, London; and the Necropolis Burial Ground in Everton, Liverpool.  
:Contains birth, marriage, and death records from Presbyterian, Baptist, and Independent churches (known collectively as the Congregational Church); the Royal Hospital in Chelsea; the Royal Hospital in Greenwich; the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry; the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground in Hackney, London; the South London Burial Ground in Walworth, London; and the Necropolis Burial Ground in Everton, Liverpool.  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13330?uri=C13330-general-register-office-birth-certificates-from-details&descriptiontype=Full RG 5]  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13330?uri=C13330-general-register-office-birth-certificates-from-details&descriptiontype=Full RG 5]  
:contains birth records from the General Register Office; Dr. Williams' Library; the Presbyterian, Independent, and Baptist Registry; and the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry.  
:Contains birth records from the General Register Office; Dr. Williams' Library; the Presbyterian, Independent, and Baptist Registry; and the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry.  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13331?uri=C13331-general-register-office-society-of-friends--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 6]  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13331?uri=C13331-general-register-office-society-of-friends--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 6]  
:contains birth, marriage and burial records from the Society of Friends’ (Quakers’) registers, notes and certificates, 1578-1841.  
:Contains birth, marriage and burial records from the Society of Friends’ (Quakers’) registers, notes and certificates, 1578-1841.  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13332?uri=C13332-general-register-office-registers-of-details&descriptiontype=Full RG 7]  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13332?uri=C13332-general-register-office-registers-of-details&descriptiontype=Full RG 7]  
:contains records of clandestine marriages and baptisms in the Fleet Prison, the King’s Bench Prison, the Mint, and the May Fair Chapel, 1667-c1777.  
:Contains records of clandestine marriages and baptisms in the Fleet Prison, the King’s Bench Prison, the Mint, and the May Fair Chapel, 1667-c1777.  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13333?uri=C13333-general-register-office-registers-of-births--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 8]  
;[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13333?uri=C13333-general-register-office-registers-of-births--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 8]  
:contains birth, marriage and death records surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commission of 1857, and other registers and church records. “Among the more extensive collections in this series are the registers of the British Lying-in Hospital, Holborn, which record particulars of births and baptisms; registers of burials in the Victoria Park Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Hackney, and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground; registers of Chapels Royal at St James's Palace, Whitehall and Windsor Castle (Guide to BMD Registers, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk).  
:Contains birth, marriage and death records surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commission of 1857, and other registers and church records. “Among the more extensive collections in this series are the registers of the British Lying-in Hospital, Holborn, which record particulars of births and baptisms; registers of burials in the Victoria Park Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Hackney, and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground; registers of Chapels Royal at St James's Palace, Whitehall and Windsor Castle (Guide to BMD Registers, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk).  
:The rest of the series contains the archive of the Russian Orthodox Church in London, 1721-1927. The records include not only registers of births, marriages, deaths, and conversions but also comprehensive general records on the day-to-day workings of the church. The usual language is Russian, with some Greek; there are a few documents such as certificates, letters and passports in English, French and German” (Guide to BMD Registers, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk).
:The rest of the series contains the archive of the Russian Orthodox Church in London, 1721-1927. The records include not only registers of births, marriages, deaths, and conversions but also comprehensive general records on the day-to-day workings of the church. The usual language is Russian, with some Greek; there are a few documents such as certificates, letters and passports in English, French and German” (Guide to BMD Registers, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk).


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*Approximate year and place of death
*Approximate year and place of death


'''To search this collection by name:'''<br> Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
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== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==


If you have found information for a baptism:
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===


*You can use the names of the parents to search for a marriage record of the couple.  
*Use the names of the parents to search for a full family.  
*Look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index. To find a copy of the original record, visit the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Public Record Office]
*Use the age on the record to calculate a birth year.
*Use the information you have found to find the person in [[CENSUS ARTICLE|census]] records.
*Search with the surname of your ancestor, and use the parents name as well to find baptism records for other family members.


== General Information About These Records  ==
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives.
*Search the records of nearby areas. 
*Check for other names. An individual might appear under an unexpected name for a variety of reasons:
:- They might have been listed under a middle name, [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nicknamegiven-name-equivalents.htm nickname], or [[Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Records|abbreviation]] of their given name.
:-A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband.


Church records are an excellent source for validating the vital events in someone’s life and are also the best source of individual information. Use the index to link to your ancestor in the church record. Keep in mind that as with any index, transcription errors may occur.




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'''Collection Citation:'''<br> {{Collection citation | text= "England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG-4-8).1588-1977." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Baptist Church. Public Record Office, London.}}  
'''Collection Citation:'''
{{Collection citation | text= "England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG-4-8).1588-1977." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Baptist Church. Public Record Office, London.}}  


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'''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):
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