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Church records are parish, chapel, or congregation registers created by church authorities. They contain baptisms or christenings, marriages, and burials. In these records you may find names and dates and places of births or christenings, marriages, and burials. In the absence of a birth date, use a christening or baptism date. | Church records are parish, chapel, or congregation registers created by church authorities. They contain baptisms or christenings, marriages, and burials. In these records you may find names and dates and places of births or christenings, marriages, and burials. In the absence of a birth date, use a christening or baptism date. | ||
However, church records of value do not survive before the establishment of the Church of England in | However, church records of value do not survive before the establishment of the Church of England in the 1530's. Parish registers began in 1538. They may contain marriage or burial information that will help you find further information about pre-1538 ancestors. | ||
'''What you are looking for:''' <br>Your ancestor's name in church records. | '''What you are looking for:''' <br>Your ancestor's name in church records. | ||
'''Do you know the parish where your ancestor lived?''' | '''Do you know the parish where your ancestor lived?''' | ||
If yes, go to the Wiki page for that parish. | If yes, go to the Wiki page for that parish. | ||
If not... | If not... | ||
'''Do you know the county where your ancestor lived?''' | '''Do you know the county where your ancestor lived?''' | ||
If yes, search the Family History Library Catalog, FamilySearch.org, and other family history web sites for indexes to church records which cover the whole or a large part of a county. | If yes, search the Family History Library Catalog, FamilySearch.org, and other family history web sites for indexes to church records which cover the whole or a large part of a county. | ||
If not, search the databases on FamilySearch.org and other family history web sites for information about your ancestor. | If not, search the databases on FamilySearch.org and other family history web sites for information about your ancestor. | ||
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