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 <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Zimbabwe, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/Zimbabwe, accessed 16 March 2020.</ref>
-== Anglican Church Records ==
-=== How to Find the Records ===
-Most of these parish registers are housed in the National Archives in the United Kingdom. FamilySearch has a large amount of Anglican church records available online. These records are on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=286&query=%2Bplace%3AZimbabwe FamilySearch Catalog for Zimbabwe,] as well as several locations within Zimbabwe. So, if researching your ancestors, make sure to check both in the collections for the country as a whole and the collections for the area within Zimbabwe where they lived.
-==== Online Resources and Websites ====
-*'''1898-1957:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/366686?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish registers (baptisms, banns, marriages, burials, confirmations), Church of England in Rhodesia, Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), 1898-1957, 1898-1957] at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] – images
-*'''1890-1941:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/495723?availability=Family%20History%20Library Church records, 1890-1941] at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] – images
-*'''1890-1956:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/362046?availability=Family%20History%20Library Church records, 1890-1956] at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] – images
-*'''1892-1933:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/361924?availability=Family%20History%20Library Church records, 1892-1933] at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] – images
-*'''1896-1924:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/670206?availability=Family%20History%20Library Church records, 1896-1924] at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] – images
-=== Historical Background ===
-The first Anglican missionaries arrived in 1859. Most Zimbabweans are Protestant Christians, and the majority of Protestants are Anglican.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Zimbabwe," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Zimbabwe, accessed 6 November 2019. </ref>
-=== Information Recorded in the Records ===
-These parish registers typically include confirmations, baptisms, burials, and marriages. Each record type contains different information.<br><br>
-{|
-|-
-|style="padding-right:50px"|
-'''Confirmations usually contain:'''
-*Name of confirmand
-*Age at confirmation
-*Residence of confirmand
-*Confirmation date<br><br>
-'''Baptisms typically include:'''
-*Name of the person being baptized
-*Birth date
-*Baptism date
-*Parent's name
-*Residence
-*Father's occupation<br><br>
-|
-'''Marriages typically include:'''
-*Names of the bride and groom
-*Marriage date
-*Age at marriage
-*Marital status (condition)
-*Occupation
-*Residence at time of marriage
-*If married by banns or by license
-'''Burials usually contain:'''
-*Name of the person being buried
-*Residence
-*Date of burial
-*Age at time of death<br><br>
-|}
 == Dutch Reformed Church Records ==