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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1769414 Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010]: Courtesty of ''FamilySearch Historical Record Collections''. A more detailed explanation of these records is available in the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Cornwall_Church_of_England_Parish_Registers_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) FamilySearch Research Wiki]. They have not been indexed by Family Search, but the collection can be browsed and specific entries can be found with the use of the waypoints on that site. | *[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1769414 Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010]: Courtesty of ''FamilySearch Historical Record Collections''. A more detailed explanation of these records is available in the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Cornwall_Church_of_England_Parish_Registers_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) FamilySearch Research Wiki]. They have not been indexed by Family Search, but the collection can be browsed and specific entries can be found with the use of the waypoints on that site. A researcher can use the [http://www.onlineparishclerks.org.uk/ Online Parish Clerks] site to find the location and date of a specific event (making that database function as an index to the collection on Family Search), and can then find and view the actual images in the Family Search Historical Records Collection. | ||
*A very large percentage of the parish registers for Cornwall have been transcribed by the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks organization. The transcriptions generally contain all of the information that was entered into the registers, and the collection is comprised mainly of baptisms, banns, marriages, and burials. The database now contains more than two million names and is searchable online free of any cost. This can be found at [http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/] | *A very large percentage of the parish registers for Cornwall have been transcribed by the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks organization. The transcriptions generally contain all of the information that was entered into the registers, and the collection is comprised mainly of baptisms, banns, marriages, and burials. The database now contains more than two million names and is searchable online free of any cost. This can be found at [http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/] | ||
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Additional records and information about specific parishes may also be found on the OPC website. | Additional records and information about specific parishes may also be found on the OPC website. | ||
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