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== Parish Registers == | == Parish Registers == | ||
* '''1518-1990''' {{RecordSearch|4380174|England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[England, Wiltshire, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | |||
*[http://www.nimrodresearch.co.uk/ Wiltshire Nimrod Index] - gigantic index to Wiltshire baptisms, marriages, burials, wills, and varied documents. Searchable for a small fee. | *[http://www.nimrodresearch.co.uk/ Wiltshire Nimrod Index] - gigantic index to Wiltshire baptisms, marriages, burials, wills, and varied documents. Searchable for a small fee. | ||
*[https://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/ | *[https://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk/publications/parish-records ''Parish Register Transcriptions and Other Society Publications''] (2012) by Wiltshire Family History Society | ||
*For more specific information about the parishes see [http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/ Wiltshire Online Parish Clerks]. | *For more specific information about the parishes see [http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/ Wiltshire Online Parish Clerks]. | ||
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'''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] or [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/wiltshireearlyparish/ Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812] at Ancestry (£). | 526,143 Wiltshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] or [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/wiltshireearlyparish/ Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812] at Ancestry (£). | ||
314,702 Wiltshire entries (103 parishes) are included in [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?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> | 314,702 Wiltshire entries (103 parishes) are included in [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?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> | ||
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'''Burials''' | '''Burials''' | ||
Burials from 125 Wiltshire places (234,934 entries) are included in the [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records 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'], '' | Burials from 125 Wiltshire places (234,934 entries) are included in the [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records 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'], ''Findmypast,'' 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 necessarily 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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=== Marriage Licences === | === Marriage Licences === | ||
*'''1609-1837''' - '''Bishop of Salisbury,''' '''Dean of Salisbury''', and several peculiars, marriage licence bonds and allegations (1609-1837) have been indexed at [http://www.findmypast.co.uk findmypast].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/marriages#sarumMarriages 'Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds,'] ''findmypast,'' accessed 27 February 2014.</ref> There is also a CD version: {{ | *'''1609-1837''' - '''Bishop of Salisbury,''' '''Dean of Salisbury''', and several peculiars, marriage licence bonds and allegations (1609-1837) have been indexed at [http://www.findmypast.co.uk findmypast].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/marriages#sarumMarriages 'Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds,'] ''findmypast,'' accessed 27 February 2014.</ref> There is also a CD version: {{FSC|1224370|item|disp=FS Library CD-ROM no. 2461}}. | ||
Marriage licences dating from 1615-1622, 1626/7-1646, and 1660-1682 were published in ''The Genealogist'' as follows: | Marriage licences dating from 1615-1622, 1626/7-1646, and 1660-1682 were published in ''The Genealogist'' as follows: | ||
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=== Nonconformists === | === Nonconformists === | ||
*'''1810-1987''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61766/ Wiltshire, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1810-1987] at Ancestry - index & images ($)<br> | |||
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. | ||
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|[[File:Wshc external shot.png|thumb|right|Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre]] | |||
'''Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre'''<br>Cocklebury Road<br>Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3QN UK<br>Telephone: 01249 705500<br>Email: [mailto:heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk] <br>[https://www.wshc.org.uk/ Website]<br> | |||
[https://wshc.org.uk/our-services/wiltshire-local-studies.html Wiltshire Studies Collection] | |||
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