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*The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library catalog] lists many parish registers/bishop's transcripts that are available on microfilm. These can be sent to a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center]. To search the catalog, use the Place-name search and search for a parish of interest. | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library catalog] lists many parish registers/bishop's transcripts that are available on microfilm. These can be sent to a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center]. To search the catalog, use the Place-name search and search for a parish of interest. | ||
*The [ | *The[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog International Genealogical Index] (IGI) was the largest index of extracted Church of England parish registers, and included some non-Church of England (nonconformist) records. It is now included in the current version of FamilySearch at [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] website. . | ||
*The current FamilySearch.org also has many additional parish records and more will be frequently added, such as for Warwickshire, Durham, and Cheshire counties. | *The current FamilySearch.org also has many additional parish records and more will be frequently added, such as for Warwickshire, Durham, and Cheshire counties. | ||
*[http://www.freereg.org.uk/search/index.htm Free Reg] is a wonderful site of indexed parish records, indexed by volunteers. | *[http://www.freereg.org.uk/search/index.htm Free Reg] is a wonderful site of indexed parish records, indexed by volunteers. | ||
*There are several subscription Web sites that have parish records, especially at FindMyPast, Ancestry.co.uk, The Genealogist, and World Vital Records. These are free at [ | *There are several subscription Web sites that have parish records, especially at FindMyPast, Ancestry.co.uk, The Genealogist, and World Vital Records. These are free at [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog family history centers] and some of these web sites are available at large public libraries. | ||
*You can contact the county records office and they will ''sometimes'' do a quick look-up for you for free--providing you do not ask for too much. If you have more extensive research you want done, they will recommend a researcher who knows their records. | *You can contact the county records office and they will ''sometimes'' do a quick look-up for you for free--providing you do not ask for too much. If you have more extensive research you want done, they will recommend a researcher who knows their records. | ||
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There were two ways to meet the requirements to marry. | There were two ways to meet the requirements to marry. | ||
'''By Banns. '''A law required couples to have the minister announce or post notice of their intent to marry for three consecutive Sundays unless they obtained a license. This gave others the opportunity to object to the marriage. Beginning in 1754, officials recorded banns in separate registers. Banns registers contain information almost identical to marriage registers, but banns usually do not list the witnesses or marriage date. '''Note:''' Be aware that banns were only an intent to marry. The posting of banns doesn’t mean that a marriage took place after the reading of the banns.<br> | '''By Banns. '''A law required couples to have the minister announce or post notice of their intent to marry for three consecutive Sundays unless they obtained a license. This gave others the opportunity to object to the marriage. Beginning in 1754, officials recorded banns in separate registers. Banns registers contain information almost identical to marriage registers, but banns usually do not list the witnesses or marriage date. '''Note:''' Be aware that banns were only an intent to marry. The posting of banns doesn’t mean that a marriage took place after the reading of the banns.<br> | ||
If you believe a marriage took place but cannot find a record of it, search the banns register (if available). The banns should have been recorded in both the bride’s and the groom’s parish. The marriage is usually recorded only in the parish where it took place. For banns registers, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalogue under: | If you believe a marriage took place but cannot find a record of it, search the banns register (if available). The banns should have been recorded in both the bride’s and the groom’s parish. The marriage is usually recorded only in the parish where it took place. For banns registers, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalogue under: | ||
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Gibson, J. S. W. ''Bishops’ Transcripts and Marriage Licences, Bonds and Allegations''. Fourth Edition. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1997. (FHL book {{FHL|682076|title-id|disp=942 K23b 1997}}.) | Gibson, J. S. W. ''Bishops’ Transcripts and Marriage Licences, Bonds and Allegations''. Fourth Edition. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1997. (FHL book {{FHL|682076|title-id|disp=942 K23b 1997}}.) | ||
Many license records are in county record offices. The Family History Library also has a good collection, usually listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalogue under:<br> | Many license records are in county record offices. The Family History Library also has a good collection, usually listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalogue under:<br> | ||
ENGLAND, [COUNTY NAME] - CHURCH RECORDS | ENGLAND, [COUNTY NAME] - CHURCH RECORDS | ||
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A burial usually took place in the deceased’s parish a few days after the death. Pre-1813 burial records list the deceased’s name and burial date and sometimes mention the age, place of residence, cause of death, or occupation. The husband’s name is sometimes given on the wife’s burial entry. The father’s name may be on the record for a deceased child. After 1813 the forms called for the name, age, abode, burial date, and minister’s signature. | A burial usually took place in the deceased’s parish a few days after the death. Pre-1813 burial records list the deceased’s name and burial date and sometimes mention the age, place of residence, cause of death, or occupation. The husband’s name is sometimes given on the wife’s burial entry. The father’s name may be on the record for a deceased child. After 1813 the forms called for the name, age, abode, burial date, and minister’s signature. | ||
Burial registers may mention infant children who were not christened including stillbirths. Christening records never record stillbirths. | Burial registers may mention infant children who were not christened including stillbirths. Christening records never record stillbirths. | ||
=== Bishop's Transcripts<br> === | === Bishop's Transcripts<br> === | ||