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ENGLAND, [COUNTY NAME] - CHURCH RECORDS - INDEXES <br> | ENGLAND, [COUNTY NAME] - CHURCH RECORDS - INDEXES <br> | ||
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As you search church records, use the following strategies: | As you search church records, use the following strategies: | ||
*Search indexes, first (where available; see "Indexes" section above) | *Search indexes, first (where available; see "Indexes" section above) | ||
*Search parish registers, bishops’ transcripts, and all other available records for the time period. | *Search parish registers, bishops’ transcripts, and all other available records for the time period. | ||
*Note all entries, including burials, in the parish registers for the surname unless the name is very common. | *Note all entries, including burials, in the parish registers for the surname unless the name is very common. | ||
*Note gaps or missing pages in the record. This may suggest that you should search alternative records for that time period. | *Note gaps or missing pages in the record. This may suggest that you should search alternative records for that time period. | ||
*If the church records do not contain enough information, search for hints (residence, occupation, and so on) that suggest other records to search. | *If the church records do not contain enough information, search for hints (residence, occupation, and so on) that suggest other records to search. | ||
*If you find little or no mention of your family in Church of England parish records, search neighbouring parishes and nonconformist records. | *If you find little or no mention of your family in Church of England parish records, search neighbouring parishes and nonconformist records. | ||
*Search both Church of England parish registers and bishops’ transcripts, as either may contain entries missing from the other. | *Search both Church of England parish registers and bishops’ transcripts, as either may contain entries missing from the other. | ||
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]. Please read the introduction to this site to learn more. 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 alphabetically by place, with notations of time periods, separated into groups of christenings or marriages records. The site does not contain a list of names but is a portal to the specific parish record linked to transcribed records on the [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] web site by searching for a surname. If you are not able to enter the batch number, try using a common surname. When the search page is connected, surnames can also be changed from search to search. First name only searches 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> | <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif">[[England|'''[[Image:Prayer Desk.jpg|thumb|right|161x224px]]''']]</span>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]. Please read the introduction to this site to learn more. 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 alphabetically by place, with notations of time periods, separated into groups of christenings or marriages records. The site does not contain a list of names but is a portal to the specific parish record linked to transcribed records on the [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] web site by searching for a surname. If you are not able to enter the batch number, try using a common surname. When the search page is connected, surnames can also be changed from search to search. First name only searches 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., ''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].) | 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].) | ||