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Catholic priests usually did not keep registers before 1778 and many registers were written in Latin. Baptism registers usually include the names of the child’s sponsors or godparents. | Catholic priests usually did not keep registers before 1778 and many registers were written in Latin. Baptism registers usually include the names of the child’s sponsors or godparents. | ||
Some registers have been published by the Catholic Record Society. The {{FHL|415522|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} has most of these published registers, and depending on the area, may have microfilms of some Catholic parish registers. Currently, unlike in Scotland, and most other church registers of the United Kingdom, the genealogical treasures of the Roman Catholic parish registers have never been centrally located on a national basis, for preservation and security, nor microfilming/imaging purposes. | Some registers have been published by the Catholic Record Society. The {{FHL|415522|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} has most of these published registers, and depending on the area, may have microfilms of some Catholic parish registers. Currently, unlike in Scotland, and most other church registers of the United Kingdom, the vast genealogical treasures of the Roman Catholic parish registers have mostly never been centrally located--at least on a national basis, for preservation and security, nor microfilming/imaging purposes. | ||
For information on records not available at the Family History Library, [http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/crs/ contact the society]. | For information on records not available at the Family History Library, [http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/crs/ contact the society]. | ||