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'''''This wiki article describes an index that is scheduled to become available for free online at FamilySearch Record Search.'''''  
'''[[England Genealogy| England]]'''
'''[[Wales Genealogy| Wales]]'''
{{England and Wales HR Infobox 
| CID = CID1666142
| title =England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
| location =England and Wales
| record_type =Nonconformist Record Indexes
| start_year =1588
| end_year =1977
| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:England|England Guided Research]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[GuidedResearch:Wales|Wales Guided Research]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[England Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Wales Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[England Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[Wales Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_08 = [[England and Wales Historic Maps]]
| FS_URL_09 = [[England Nonconformist Church Records]]
| FS_URL_10 = [[Religious non-conformity in England]] 
| FS_URL_11 = [[England Church Records]]
| FS_URL_12 = [[Wales Church Records]]
| FS_URL_13 =
| FS_URL_14 =
| FS_URL_15 =
| Coverage =
| Inventory =
| DFNL =
| RW_URL_01 =[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ BMD Registers]
| RW_URL_02 =[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk National Archives]
| RW_URL_03 =[http://dea.byu.edu/ Discovering English Ancestors]
| RW_URL_04 =[http://www.welshgenealogy.net/ Welsh Genealogy]
| RW_URL_05 =
| custodian =[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Public Record Office]
}}
== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection will include records from 1588 to 1977.
The following religious groups are considered nonconformist groups: {{col-begin|width=75%}}
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'''[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13329?uri=C13329-general-register-office-registers-of-births--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 4]''' 
*Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational Church and the Royal Hospital in Chelsea; the Royal Hospital in Greenwich; the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry; the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground in Hackney, London; the South London Burial Ground in Walworth, London; and the Necropolis Burial Ground in Everton, Liverpool.
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'''[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13330?uri=C13330-general-register-office-birth-certificates-from-details&descriptiontype=Full RG 5]'''
*Contains birth records from the General Register Office; Dr. Williams' Library; the Presbyterian, Independent, and Baptist Registry; and the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry.
{{col-break}}
'''[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13331?uri=C13331-general-register-office-society-of-friends--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 6]'''
*Contains birth, marriage and burial records from the Society of Friends’ (Quakers’) registers, notes and certificates, 1578-1841.
{{col-break}}
'''[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13332?uri=C13332-general-register-office-registers-of-details&descriptiontype=Full RG 7]'''
*Contains records of clandestine marriages and baptisms in the Fleet Prison, the King’s Bench Prison, the Mint, and the May Fair Chapel, 1667-c1777.
{{col-break}}
'''[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/C13333?uri=C13333-general-register-office-registers-of-births--details&descriptiontype=Full RG 8]'''
*Non-Parochial Registers Commission of 1857, registers of burials in the Victoria Park Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Hackney, and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground; registers of Chapels Royal at St James's Palace, Whitehall and Windsor Castle.
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== Collection Time Period  ==
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
'''Nonconformist Record Indexes''' may contain the following information:
*Surnames
*Given names (also known as “forenames”)
*Relationship
*Year of event
*Type of event (birth, marriage or burial)
*Place of event
*Record group (RG 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) view full details of a transcript or page image
== Collection Content ==
===Sample Records===
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|'''Birth Index'''
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|Name
|John Smith
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|Event Type
|Birth
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|Birth Date
|16 Jul 1822
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|Birthplace
|Essex
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|Father's Name
|Thomas Smith
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|Mother's Name
|Priscilla Smith
|-
|Affiliate Publication Number
|RG6_0780
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|'''Marriage Index'''
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This is an index of Non-Church of England records and Church of England records kept by institutions outside the normal Church of England parishes from 1567 to 1865. However, the index primarily covers records between 1742 and 1865.
|Name
|John Smith
|-
|Event Type
|Marriage
|-
|Marriage Date
|30 Nov 1768
|-
|Marriage Place
|Darlington, Durham
|-
|Father's Name
|Leonard Smith
|-
|Mother's Name
|Sarah
|-
|Affiliate Publication Number
|RG6_0997
|-
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|'''Burial Index'''
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|Name
|John Smith
|-
|Event Type
|Burial
|-
|Burial Date
|27 Mar 1849
|-
|Burial Place
|Greenwich, Kent
|-
|Affiliate Publication Number
|RG8_0016
|-
|}
|}
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
To begin your search through these records, it is helpful to know:
*Name of person the person you are looking for
*Approximate date of the event
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID1666142 }}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*If possible, look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index
*Use any date to locate the event in civil records
*Use the names of parents or other relatives to locate the family in census records


== Record History  ==
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives
*Search the records of nearby areas 
*Check for other names. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name
*Search in parish registers.  The individual may have been christened or married in the Church of England
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[England Genealogy|England]].
* [[GuidedResearch:England|England Guided Research]]
* [[England Record Finder]]
* [[England Research Tips and Strategies]]
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Wales|Wales Guided Research]]
* [[Wales Record Finder]]
* [[Wales Research Tips and Strategies]]
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
{{Collection citation}}
{{Record_Citation}}


The National Archives in the United Kingdom created an index to the digital images of the registers from a number of Church of England and nonconformist sources. (Nonconformist is a term for churches other than the Church of England.) These include records from the Royal Hospital in Greenwich; the Dr. Williams’ Library; the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist registry; the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry; the registers of the Society of Friends (Quakers); the Roman Catholic Church; the Fleet Prison; the King’s Bench Prison; the Mint; the May Fair Chapel; and the General Register Office for non-parochial registers (births, marriages, and deaths) surrendered in 1857. Many of these sources come from the greater London area, but the records also cover England, depending on the source. (Marriages from the RG 7 collection cover 400,000 entries, representing over 200,000 weddings.)


=== Why This Record Was Created  ===
[[es:Inglaterra y Gales, índices de los registros de los inconformistas (RGA 4-8), 1588-1977 (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)]]
 
[[pt:Inglaterra e País de Gales, Índices de Registros de Dissidentes (RGA 4-8), 1588-1977 (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]]
The index to the nonconformist records (RG 4-8) was originally created by the National Archives in London as an online access to digital images created from the original records. The index connects patrons to images and transcripts of the images that they can view and download if they purchase credits from the National Archives Web site. The Web site is at [http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ www.bmdregisters.co.uk/.]
[[Category:England_Nonconformist_Church_Records|RG 4-8 (Record Groups 4-8)]]
 
=== Record Reliability  ===
 
The index is highly reliable for the collections.
 
== Record Description  ==
 
The following is a brief description of each record group: RG 4 contains birth, marriage, and death records from Presbyterian, Baptist, and Independent churches (known collectively as the Congregational Church); the Royal Hospital in Chelsea; the Royal Hospital in Greenwich; the Dr. Williams’s Library; the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry; the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground in Hackney, London; the South London Burial Ground in Walworth, London; and the Necropolis Burial Ground in Everton, Liverpool.
 
RG 5 contains birth records from the General Register Office; Dr. Williams’s Library; the Presbyterian, Independent, and Baptist Registry; and the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry.
 
RG 6 contains birth, marriage and burial records from the Society of Friends’ (Quakers’) registers, notes and certificates, 1578-1841.
 
RG 7 contains records of clandestine marriages and baptisms in the Fleet Prison, the King’s Bench Prison, the Mint, and the May Fair Chapel, 1667-c1777.
 
RG 8 contains birth, marriage and death records surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commission of 1857, and other registers and church records. “Among the more extensive collections in this series are the registers of the British Lying-in Hospital, Holborn, which record particulars of births and baptisms; registers of burials in the Victoria Park Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Hackney, and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground; registers of Chapels Royal at St James's Palace, Whitehall and Windsor Castle (Guide to BMD Registers, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk).
 
“The rest of the series contains the archive of the Russian Orthodox Church in London, 1721-1927. The records include not only registers of births, marriages, deaths, and conversions but also comprehensive general records on the day-to-day workings of the church. The usual language is Russian, with some Greek; there are a few documents such as certificates, letters and passports in English, French and German” (Guide to BMD Registers, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk).
 
=== [[Image:England Nonconformist Index for RG 4-8 (Record Groups 4-8) (09-0262) bmdregisters.co.uk.JPG|thumb|right]][[Image:England Nonconformist Index for RG 4-8 (Record Groups 4-8) (09-0262) Sample search for Milton 002.JPG|thumb|right]]Record Content  ===
 
The index from the original Web site usually lists the following information:
 
• Surnames
 
• Given names (also known as “forenames”)
 
• Relationship
 
• year of event
 
• Type of event
 
• place (by county)
 
• record group (RG 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8) view (full details of a transcript or the page image)
 
 
 
== How to Use the Record  ==
 
Church records are an excellent source for validating the vital events in someone’s life and are also the best source of individual information. Use the index to link to your ancestor in the church record. Keep in mind that as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
 
== Related Websites  ==
 
[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ www.bmdregisters.co.uk/]
 
[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk www.nationalarchives.gov.uk]
 
http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/
 
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
 
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/England_Nonconformist_Church_Records England Nonconformist Chu<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1267654082336_959" />rch Records]
 
== Sources of This Collection  ==
 
Public Record Office at Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9
 
==== How to Cite Your Sources  ====
 
''Instructions for citing this source can be found at: [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)]]''
 
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