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[[Image:Flag of England.png|border|right|120px]] '''England''' is country that is constituent part of the [[United Kingdom]] located in [[Europe]]. It has a history that goes back over a thousand years.  
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Guide to '''England ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
'''England '''is one of the four constituent countries of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland Genealogy|Northern Ireland]]). It has a history that goes back over a thousand years. In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the [[Scotland Genealogy|Kingdom of Scotland]] in union to become the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "England," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


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From 1284 the Kingdom of England also governed [[Wales]]. In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the [[Scotland|Kingdom of Scotland]] in union to become the [[Great Britain|Kingdom of Great Britain]].


==England Map==
[[Ireland]] was later added in 1801 to form the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. In 1922, the [[Ireland|Irish Free State]] was established as a separate dominion. In 1927 six Irish counties were reincorporated to officially create the current [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].  
Genealogy records are kept at the Parish level in England. The map below shows county boundaries as of 1851. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.
{{England 1851 antique style with Isle of Man}}


== Featured Resources  ==


==Counties and Parishes==
*'''New:''' [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Family History Library England Beginning Research Series is now available online. Click here to access this course.]
The England counties listed below are '''based on historic boundaries pre-1974'''. Genealogy records are kept on the county and parish level in England. These counties are used throughout the FamilySearch system to organize access to records and articles.  Click on a county or parish name below to go to the relevant wiki article listing more information.  
*'''Article:''' [[England Probate Records]]
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*'''Beginners Guide 1837 to 1901:''' [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/1/18/Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_England_1837_To_1901.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors England 1837 To 1901] (3 Mb pdf file)
*'''Browse by topic:''' [[:Category:England|All pages for England]]
*'''Database of British Jews:''' [[Jewish Knowles Collection|'''The Knowles Collection''']] Last updated July 2011, now with over 130,000 entries.
 
== Counties ==
 
'''Click on a county to go to that county's page:''' {{Englandimagemap}}
 
Or click on a link below:
 
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*[[Bedfordshire]]
*[[Berkshire]]
*[[Buckinghamshire]]
*[[Cambridgeshire]]
*[[Cheshire]]
*[[Cornwall]]
*[[Cumberland]]
*[[Derbyshire]]
*[[Devonshire]]
*[[Dorset]]
*[[Durham]]
*[[Essex]]
*[[Gloucestershire]]
 
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*[[Hampshire]]
*[[Herefordshire]]
*[[Hertfordshire]]
*[[Huntingdonshire]]
*[[Kent]]
*[[Lancashire]]
*[[Leicestershire]]
*[[Lincolnshire]]
*[[Middlesex]]
*[[Norfolk]]
*[[Northamptonshire]]
*[[Northumberland]]
*[[Nottinghamshire]]
 
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*[[Oxfordshire]]
*[[Rutland]]
*[[Shropshire]]
*[[Somerset]]
*[[Staffordshire]]
*[[Suffolk]]
*[[Surrey]]
*[[Sussex]]
*[[Warwickshire]]
*[[Westmorland]]
*[[Wiltshire]]
*[[Worcestershire]]
*[[Yorkshire]]
 
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== Beginner's Corner  ==
 
Have you ever wondered about one of your English ancestors, perhaps your great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps the place and date of his birth? Your curiosity about him motivates you to&nbsp;want to know more. Do you know where to start to find information?&nbsp;
 
Start by asking your relatives what they remember about him.&nbsp;[[Start Family History by Writing What is Known|Write down]] what you&nbsp;learn. Some family&nbsp;stories are based in fact and should be considered. Perhaps you will only have&nbsp;an approximate time and place. The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following:
 
*I want to find a [[English Birth, Christening or Baptism Date|birth, christening or baptism]].
*I want to find a [[English Marriage Dates|marriage]].
*I want to find a [[English Burial or Death Dates|death or burial]].
*I want to know about [[Finding How My English Family Lived|how my family lived]].
 
== Research tools  ==
 
*Join a Community of England Researchers! Ask questions, help others, and share your research successes on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/England-Genealogy-Research-Community/183991398317906 Facebook] and/or [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Join_a_Skype_Research_Community Skype]! NEW!
*[[England Search Strategies for Births, Marriages and Deaths|Search strategies]] for finding births, marriages, and deaths.
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Regions/Codes.html England counties list] (with their Chapman Code abbreviations)
*[[England Record Selection Table|England Record Selection Table]]
*[http://script.byu.edu/english/en/welcome.aspx English Script Tutorial]
*[[Media:Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_England_1837_To_1901.pdf|Finding records of your ancestors - England 1837 to 1901]]
*[[England Major Websites]]
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html#ENG England Genealogical Discussion Groups]
*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ The Workhouse]
*A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe [http://thepeerage.com/ thepeerage.com/]
 
== FamilySearch Historical Records  ==
 
Wiki articles describing [[England]]-related online collections that can be found at [[FamilySearch.org]]
 
*[[England Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Births and Christenings]]
*[[England Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Deaths and Burials]]
*[[England Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Marriages]]
 
{{main|England FamilySearch Historical Records}}
 
=== Ideas for Finding Compiled Information on English Ancestry ===
 
Here's an article entitled "[[A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them]]" that's specifically focused to aiding researchers--beginners to professional--who want to learn of compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England and whole British Isles.<br>This article shares numerous resources such as gateway websites which provide access to hundreds of millions of names that researchers worldwide have gathered and shared online for British ancestry.  
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*'''29 Nov''' 4 million pages of [http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk historical newspapers now searchable online]
 
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<li>[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]] ([[Bedfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
Key Topics to get Started:
<li>[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]] ([[Berkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]] ([[Buckinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Census|Census]]  
<li>[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]] ([[Cambridgeshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]  
<li>[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] ([[Cheshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
<li>[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]] ([[Cornwall Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
<li>[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] ([[Cumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]] ([[Derbyshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
Other Topics:
<li>[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] ([[Devon Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
<li>[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]] ([[Dorset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
<li>[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham]] ([[Durham Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Biography|Biography]]  
<li>[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] ([[Essex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
<li>[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]] ([[Gloucestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
<li>[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]] ([[Hampshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Church History|Church History]]  
<li>[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]] ([[Herefordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]  
<li>[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]] ([[Hertfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Directories|Directories]]  
<li>[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]] ([[Huntingdonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
<li>[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]] ([[Kent Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
<li>[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]] ([[Lancashire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
<li>[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] ([[Leicestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
<li>[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]] ([[Lincolnshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
<li>[[London, England Genealogy|London]] ([[London Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England History|History]]  
<li>[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]] ([[Middlesex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]  
<li>[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]] ([[Norfolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
<li>[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]] ([[Northamptonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Manors|Manor Records]]  
<li>[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]] ([[Northumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Maps|Maps]]  
<li>[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]] ([[Nottinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[British Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]]  
<li>[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]] ([[Oxfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[British Military Records|Military Records]]  
<li>[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]] ([[Rutland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Names, Personal|Names Personal]]  
<li>[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] ([[Shropshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[United Kingdom Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
<li>[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]] ([[Somerset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
<li>[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]] ([[Staffordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]  
<li>[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]] ([[Suffolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]  
<li>[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]] ([[Surrey Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
<li>[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]] ([[Sussex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.|Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.]]  
<li>[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]] ([[Warwickshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Schools|Schools]]  
<li>[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]] ([[Westmorland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/index.php?title=England_Shipping_Shipwrecks&action=edit&redlink=1 Shipping&nbsp;and Shipwrecks]  
<li>[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]] ([[Wiltshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Societies|Societies]]  
<li>[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]] ([[Worcestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
<li>[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]] ([[Yorkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
 
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Revision as of 08:10, 13 December 2011

Flag of England.png
England is country that is constituent part of the United Kingdom located in Europe. It has a history that goes back over a thousand years.

From 1284 the Kingdom of England also governed Wales. In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the Kingdom of Scotland in union to become the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Ireland was later added in 1801 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the Irish Free State was established as a separate dominion. In 1927 six Irish counties were reincorporated to officially create the current United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Featured Resources[edit | edit source]

Counties[edit | edit source]

Click on a county to go to that county's page:
CornwallDevonSomersetDorsetWiltshireHampshireSussexKentSurreyLondonMiddlesexEssexBerkshireGloucestershireOxfordshireBuckinghamshireHertfordshireBedfordshireCambridgeshireSuffolkNorfolkHuntingdonshireNorthamptonshireHerefordshireWorcestershireWarwickshireShropshireStaffordshireLeicestershireRutlandLincolnshireNottinghamshireDerbyshireCheshireLancashireYorkshireWestmorlandCumberlandDurhamNorthumberlandEngland image map.png


Or click on a link below:

Beginner's Corner[edit | edit source]

Have you ever wondered about one of your English ancestors, perhaps your great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps the place and date of his birth? Your curiosity about him motivates you to want to know more. Do you know where to start to find information? 

Start by asking your relatives what they remember about him. Write down what you learn. Some family stories are based in fact and should be considered. Perhaps you will only have an approximate time and place. The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following:

Research tools[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Historical Records[edit | edit source]

Wiki articles describing England-related online collections that can be found at FamilySearch.org

Main article: England FamilySearch Historical Records


Ideas for Finding Compiled Information on English Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Here's an article entitled "A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them" that's specifically focused to aiding researchers--beginners to professional--who want to learn of compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England and whole British Isles.
This article shares numerous resources such as gateway websites which provide access to hundreds of millions of names that researchers worldwide have gathered and shared online for British ancestry.

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