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ENGLAND, [COUNTY NAME] - CHURCH RECORDS | ENGLAND, [COUNTY NAME] - CHURCH RECORDS | ||
{{For|more about marriage allegations, bonds, and licenses for England and Wales|Marriage Allegations, Bonds and Licences in England and Wales}} | |||
==== Burials ==== | ==== Burials ==== | ||
[[Image:St. John's Maddermarket Parish, Norfolk Burial 1791.jpg|thumb|right|St. John's Maddermarket Parish, Norfolk Burial 1791 | [[Image:St. John's Maddermarket Parish, Norfolk Burial 1791.jpg|thumb|right|St. John's Maddermarket Parish, Norfolk Burial 1791]] | ||
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. | ||
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=== Parish Chest Records === | === Parish Chest Records === | ||
[[Image:The Parish Chest.jpg|thumb|right|The Parish Chest | [[Image:The Parish Chest.jpg|thumb|right|The Parish Chest]] | ||
Church records were kept in a chest (or strongbox) known as the [[Parish Chest Records|"parish chest." ]] Because the Church of England was ordered by the Crown to keep records on all their congregants, any recorded business other than the christenings, marriages and burials of the parishioners was kept in this chest and are known as "parish chest records." Some of these records still exist from the 16th century, but many do not begin until the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. <br> | Church records were kept in a chest (or strongbox) known as the [[Parish Chest Records|"parish chest." ]] Because the Church of England was ordered by the Crown to keep records on all their congregants, any recorded business other than the christenings, marriages and burials of the parishioners was kept in this chest and are known as "parish chest records." Some of these records still exist from the 16th century, but many do not begin until the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. <br> | ||
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=== Indexes at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City === | === Indexes at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City === | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] (FHLC): | *[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] (FHLC): | ||
#Search for a county name; click on the topics of both "Church records" and "Church records - Indexes" to find countywide indexes. [Note: The Family History Deparment at FamilySearch.org has a comprehensive "Acquisitions" program for obtaining transcriptions/indexes of church records for all periods of time.] | #Search for a county name; click on the topics of both "Church records" and "Church records - Indexes" to find countywide indexes. [Note: The Family History Deparment at FamilySearch.org has a comprehensive "Acquisitions" program for obtaining transcriptions/indexes of church records for all periods of time.] | ||
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These include: | These include: | ||
*[[Image:All Saints Church Gresham, Norfolk.jpg|thumb|right|247x191px|All Saints Church Gresham, Norfolk | *[[Image:All Saints Church Gresham, Norfolk.jpg|thumb|right|247x191px|All Saints Church Gresham, Norfolk]]Boyd, Percival. ''Boyd’s Marriage Index''. Bound typescript. N.p., n.d. This work is an index to marriages in 4,375 parishes throughout England. It is available at the Family History Library on microfilm, on microfiche, and in paper form. Look in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalogue for library call numbers. | ||
You can find an explanation of this series in: | You can find an explanation of this series in: | ||
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== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
[[Image:Lambeth Palace.jpg|thumb|right|Lambeth Palace]] | |||
=== Lambeth Palace Library === | === Lambeth Palace Library === | ||
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Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the principal repository of the documentary history of the Church of England. | Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the principal repository of the documentary history of the Church of England. | ||
[[Image:Lambeth Palace Great Hall.jpg|thumb|right|300x156px|Lambeth Palace Great Hall | [[Image:Lambeth Palace Great Hall.jpg|thumb|right|300x156px|Lambeth Palace Great Hall]] | ||
The Library does hold some records relevant to genealogy, but it is unlikely to be the best starting point for such research. The Library holds very few parish registers, however it does hold records relating to those marriages where a licence was issued under the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Library has written a research guide on the family history records it holds, and a guide to the marriage records in its collections: | The Library does hold some records relevant to genealogy, but it is unlikely to be the best starting point for such research. The Library holds very few parish registers, however it does hold records relating to those marriages where a licence was issued under the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Library has written a research guide on the family history records it holds, and a guide to the marriage records in its collections: | ||
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== Locating Church Records of England == | == Locating Church Records of England == | ||
{{main|Locating Church Records of England}} | |||
== Nonconformist Church Records == | == Nonconformist Church Records == | ||