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Guide to England ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

England is one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom (together with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). It has a history that goes back over a thousand years. In 1707, the Kingdom of England joined the Kingdom of Scotland in union to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. The official language is English.^[1]

England Online Genealogy Records

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Research Help

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England Map[edit | edit source]

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.

Counties and Parishes[edit | edit source]

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.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "England," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England, accessed 23 March 2016.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "England," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England, accessed 23 March 2016.

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-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+Guide to '''England ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
+==Country Information==
-Other Topics:
+'''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>
-*[[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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-*[[England Biography|Biography]]
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+|<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span>
-*[[England Church Directories|Church Directories]]
+|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="red_online_button">[[England Getting Started|Getting<Br>Started]]</span>
-*[[England Church History|Church History]]
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Directories|Directories]]
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
-*[[England Genealogy|Genealogy]]
-*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[England Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
-*[[England History|History]]
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[England Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
-*[[England Maps|Maps]]
-*[[England Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[England Names, Personal|Names Personal]]
-*[[United Kingdom Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
-*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-*[[England Schools|Schools]]
-*[[England Societies|Societies]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
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+==England Map==
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+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.
-Many people throughout the world trace their ancestry to England. The genealogical records that most people use to find their ancestors are:
+{{England 1851 antique style with Isle of Man}}
-*[[England_Civil_Registration|Civil registration]], starting in July of 1837
-*[[England_Census|Census]], starting in 1841;
-*[[England_Church_Records|Church records]], starting in 1538; and
-*[[England_Probate_Records|Probate records]], some starting as early as the late 1300s.
-[[Image:Cambridge England.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Cambridge]]
-== News  ==
+==Counties and Parishes==
+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.
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-*Great new article?&nbsp;&nbsp; Upcoming conference?
+<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
+<li>[[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]] ([[Bedfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-== Beginners' Corner  ==
+<li>[[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]] ([[Berkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]] ([[Buckinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-Have you ever wondered about one of your ancestors? Let’s call him Great Grandpa Johnny. Do you know when or where Johnny was living, perhaps his christening or birth date and place? What if you don’t have this information? Your curiosity about Johnny is important and you want to know more about him. Being new to genealogy, you probably don’t know what to do to find more information. Do you know about him or her? Do you know when and where they lived? The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following.&nbsp;
+<li>[[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]] ([[Cambridgeshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] ([[Cheshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-<br>
+<li>[[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]] ([[Cornwall Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] ([[Cumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-To search for the right area of England your ancestral heritage is from you should first check for all the clues in the area that your relatives lived in "after they left England".&nbsp;
+<li>[[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]] ([[Derbyshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] ([[Devon Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]] ([[Dorset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Durham, England Genealogy|Durham]] ([[Durham Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-Look for any location in England that is mentioned in connection to your family members.&nbsp;
+<li>[[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] ([[Essex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]] ([[Gloucestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]] ([[Hampshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]] ([[Herefordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-Search first at your and your parents home.&nbsp; Ask family members, find their death notices, death certificates, marriage license and certificate information, social security applications, immigration and emmigration records from England. Childrens birth records, cemetery burial records, the old photographs and books they owned or were left in the family possession these can be clues.&nbsp;
+<li>[[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]] ([[Hertfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]] ([[Huntingdonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-Remember schools were not avalible to all 19th century English people and your surname might vary in spelling. Check all information about&nbsp;your direct relative and any lateral relatives you can find. Keep your eye out for old country friends of the family they may be connected to your ancestral home.&nbsp; Some family tales are based in fact and should be considered.
+<li>[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]] ([[Kent Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]] ([[Lancashire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-*I want to find a birth, christening or baptism.
+<li>[[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] ([[Leicestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-*I want to find a marriage.
+<li>[[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]] ([[Lincolnshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-*I want to find a [[English Burial or Death Dates|death or burial]].
+<li>[[London, England Genealogy|London]] ([[London Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-*I want to know about how my famiy lived.
+<li>[[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]] ([[Middlesex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]] ([[Norfolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-== Essential research tools  ==
+<li>[[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]] ([[Northamptonshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]] ([[Northumberland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-*[[England Record Selection Table|England Record Selection Table]]
+<li>[[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]] ([[Nottinghamshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-*[[England Websites|England Websites]]
+<li>[[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]] ([[Oxfordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-*see Denmark portal for an example
+<li>[[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]] ([[Rutland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] ([[Shropshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-<br>
+<li>[[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]] ([[Somerset Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]] ([[Staffordshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-== Research Strategies  ==
+<li>[[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]] ([[Suffolk Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]] ([[Surrey Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-England Events and Time Periods<br>Birth <br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Birth&Year=331 1066-1537] <br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Birth&Year=105 1538-1837] <br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Birth&Year=1048 1837-Present]
+<li>[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]] ([[Sussex Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]] ([[Warwickshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-Marriage <br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Marriage&Year=372 1066-1537 ]<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Marriage&Year=114 1538-1837 ]<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Marriage&Year=108 1837-Present]
+<li>[[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]] ([[Westmorland Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]] ([[Wiltshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-Death <br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Death&Year=390 1066-1537] <br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Death&Year=110 1538-1837 ]<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=P&Juris1=77&Event=Death&Year=111 1837-Present]<br>
+<li>[[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]] ([[Worcestershire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
+<li>[[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]] ([[Yorkshire Parishes|parishes]])</li>
-== Counties  ==
+</ul>
-{| width="80%" border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
-|- valign="top"
-|
-*[[Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire]]
-*[[Berkshire]]
-*[[Buckinghamshire]]
-*[[Cambridgeshire]]
-*[[Cheshire]]
-*[[Cornwall]]
-*[[Cumberland]]
-*[[Derbyshire]]
-*[[Devon]]
-*[[Dorset]]
-*[[Durham]]
-*[[Essex]]
-*[[Gloucestershire]]
-*[[Hampshire]]
-|
-*[[Herefordshire]]
-*[[Hertfordshire]]
-*[[Huntingdonshire]]
-*[[Kent]]
-*[[Lancashire]]
-*[[Leicestershire]]
-*[[Lincolnshire]]
-*[[London]]
-*[[Middlesex]]
-*[[Norfolk]]
-*[[Northamptonshire]]
-*[[Northumberland]]
-*[[Nottinghamshire]]
-*[[Oxfordshire]]
-|
-*[[Rutland]]
-*[[Shropshire]]
-*[[Somerset]]
-*[[Staffordshire]]
-*[[Suffolk]]
-*[[Surrey]]
-*[[Sussex]]
-*[[Warwickshire]]
-*[[Westmorland]]
-*[[Wiltshire]]
-*[[Worcestershire]]
-*[[Yorkshire]]
 |}
-</div>
+==References==
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+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:England]]