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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wiltshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wiltshire_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | |||
== Parish Registers == | === Parish Registers === | ||
'''Baptisms''' | '''Baptisms''' | ||
526,143 Wiltshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] | 526,143 Wiltshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
314,702 Wiltshire entries (103 parishes) are included in [http:// | 314,702 Wiltshire entries (103 parishes) are included in [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/baptisms?tab=1 Wiltshire Baptisms] (£). [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/baptisms Coverage].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/baptisms 'Wiltshire Baptisms Coverage,'] ''FindMyPast,'' accessed 2 September 2013.</ref> | ||
'''Marriages''' | '''Marriages''' | ||
Popular places to marry included [[ | Popular places to marry included [[Salisbury_Cathedral,_Wiltshire|Salisbury Cathedral]], as well as the parish churches of [[Salisbury_St_Edmund,_Wiltshire|St Edmund]], [[Salisbury_St_Martin,_Wiltshire|St Martin]], and [[Salisbury_St_Thomas,_Wiltshire|St Thomas]] in that town. Other popular places included [[Mere,_Wiltshire|Mere]] and Marlborough's two ancient parish churches [[Marlborough_St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Wiltshire|St Mary]] and [[Marlborough_St_Peter_and_St_Paul,_Wiltshire|Sts Peter and Paul]].<ref name="join" /> | ||
88 Wiltshire parishes are indexed in [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ Joiner's Marriage Index] (£). [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Wiltshire/ Coverage] | 88 Wiltshire parishes are indexed in [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ Joiner's Marriage Index] (£). [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Wiltshire/ Coverage].<ref name="join">[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index'], ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
122,800 Wiltshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | |||
'''Burials''' | '''Burials''' | ||
Burials from 125 Wiltshire places (234,934 entries) are included in the [http:// | Burials from 125 Wiltshire places (234,934 entries) are included in the [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/burials National Burial Index] (£). [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action?countyCode=WIL Coverage].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage'], ''Find My Past,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
==== Wiltshire Online Parish Clerks ==== | ==== Wiltshire Online Parish Clerks ==== | ||
*The county of Wiltshire is divided into many parishes with some containing more than one church. | *The county of Wiltshire is divided into many parishes with some containing more than one church. | ||
*The term parish is used to describe both a Civil Parish and an Ecclesiastical parish, however these don't | *The term parish is used to describe both a Civil Parish and an Ecclesiastical parish, however these don't necesarily have the same boundaries. | ||
*Our aim is to eventually have an OPC for each Parish. | *Our aim is to eventually have an OPC for each Parish. | ||
*Some OPCs take on a few parishes as their own ancestry is spread across them. | *Some OPCs take on a few parishes as their own ancestry is spread across them. | ||
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*Use these records as a starting point and always check with an original source for confirmation. | *Use these records as a starting point and always check with an original source for confirmation. | ||
Web | Web site: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engwopcp/index.html www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engwopcp/index.html] | ||
=== Marriage Licences === | === Marriage Licences === | ||
'''Bishop of Salisbury''' and '''Dean of Salisbury''' marriage licence bonds (1609-1837) have been indexed: {{FHL|1224370|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 2461}}. | |||
=== Nonconformists === | === Nonconformists === | ||
Wiltshire county-wide indexes of most nonconformist marriages from 1837-1933 have been compiled by the [http://www.genfair.co.uk/supplier.php?sid=116 Wiltshire Family History Society,] and these are available for sale on CD-ROM, with over 20,000 marriages from nonconformist chapels and registrar offices throughout the county | Wiltshire county-wide indexes of most nonconformist marriages from 1837-1933 have been compiled by the [http://www.genfair.co.uk/supplier.php?sid=116 Wiltshire Family History Society,] and these are available for sale on CD-ROM, with over 20,000 marriages from nonconformist chapels and registrar offices throughout the county! | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Wiltshire | [[Category:Wiltshire]] | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 13 September 2013
England 
Wiltshire Church Records
Parish Registers[edit | edit source]
Baptisms
526,143 Wiltshire entries are included in England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[1]
314,702 Wiltshire entries (103 parishes) are included in Wiltshire Baptisms (£). Coverage.[2]
Marriages
Popular places to marry included Salisbury Cathedral, as well as the parish churches of St Edmund, St Martin, and St Thomas in that town. Other popular places included Mere and Marlborough's two ancient parish churches St Mary and Sts Peter and Paul.[3]
88 Wiltshire parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[3]
122,800 Wiltshire entries are included in England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[4]
Burials
Burials from 125 Wiltshire places (234,934 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.[5]
Wiltshire Online Parish Clerks[edit | edit source]
- The county of Wiltshire is divided into many parishes with some containing more than one church.
- The term parish is used to describe both a Civil Parish and an Ecclesiastical parish, however these don't necesarily have the same boundaries.
- Our aim is to eventually have an OPC for each Parish.
- Some OPCs take on a few parishes as their own ancestry is spread across them.
- Most of the records have been transcribed by only one person and there may be transcription errors.
- Use these records as a starting point and always check with an original source for confirmation.
Web site: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engwopcp/index.html
Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]
Bishop of Salisbury and Dean of Salisbury marriage licence bonds (1609-1837) have been indexed: FHL CD-ROM no. 2461.
Nonconformists[edit | edit source]
Wiltshire county-wide indexes of most nonconformist marriages from 1837-1933 have been compiled by the Wiltshire Family History Society, and these are available for sale on CD-ROM, with over 20,000 marriages from nonconformist chapels and registrar offices throughout the county!
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Wiltshire Baptisms Coverage,' FindMyPast, accessed 2 September 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 1 September 2013.