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Church records are | Church records are the main source of identifying people prior to 1837 when civil registration began. It is also a main source after 1837 in conjunction with civil registration. Christenings, marriages, and burials are recorded in church registers. In the 1530s King Henry VIII severed ties with the Pope and declared himself the head of the Church of England. It is known as the Established or Anglican Church. The Church of England has dominated the religious scene in England; therefore it is likely that this is where you will find your ancestors. As time passes other religions began to organize and create records. Those that did not belong to the Church of England were referred to as nonconformists or dissenters. The main influence of the nonconformist was in larger towns and cities. | ||
=== Church of England Records === | |||
== Church of England Records == | |||
The Church of England was the government-sponsored and predominant religion to which the vast majority of England's populace belonged. Created in 1536, after King Henry VIII severed all ties to the church in Rome, he directed that each local parish be responsible to register all marriages, baptisms and burials. These records are the primary source for family history research in England for the period prior to 1st July 1837 when Civil Registration began. | The Church of England was the government-sponsored and predominant religion to which the vast majority of England's populace belonged. Created in 1536, after King Henry VIII severed all ties to the church in Rome, he directed that each local parish be responsible to register all marriages, baptisms and burials. These records are the primary source for family history research in England for the period prior to 1st July 1837 when Civil Registration began. | ||
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The pre-printed forms introduced in 1813 called for the child’s christening date and given names, both parents’ given names, family surname, residence, father’s occupation, and minister’s signature. The birth date was sometimes added. | The pre-printed forms introduced in 1813 called for the child’s christening date and given names, both parents’ given names, family surname, residence, father’s occupation, and minister’s signature. The birth date was sometimes added. | ||
What is in [[ | What is in [[What information can I find in Church of England records?|England parish registers]]? | ||
=== Marriages === | === Marriages === | ||
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* Some of the parish records transcribed on [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] have an easy link to be able to search LDS web site files. The web page is located at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm] The search is focused on the USA or UK. The search is by parish/towns in the counties. Each of the record batches are listed alphabeticaly, with notations of time periods, separted into groups of christenings or marraiges records. The web site is a portal to the specific parish record linked to transcribed records on the [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] web site by using a surname search. If you are not able to enter the batch search page try using a common surname. When the search page is connected, surnames can also be changed from search to search. First name only serches are possible, parent searches are possible, father only searches using his surname or first name are also possible. The results show spelling varations of the surname. Transcribed records may still have omitted information found in the orginal record. <br> | * Some of the parish records transcribed on [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] have an easy link to be able to search LDS web site files. The web page is located at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm] The search is focused on the USA or UK. The search is by parish/towns in the counties. Each of the record batches are listed alphabeticaly, with notations of time periods, separted into groups of christenings or marraiges records. The web site is a portal to the specific parish record linked to transcribed records on the [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] web site by using a surname search. If you are not able to enter the batch search page try using a common surname. When the search page is connected, surnames can also be changed from search to search. First name only serches are possible, parent searches are possible, father only searches using his surname or first name are also possible. The results show spelling varations of the surname. Transcribed records may still have omitted information found in the orginal record. <br> | ||
Some church records have been destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. Addresses of the county record offices are given in: Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., <u>The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers</u>. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Company, 1995. (FHL book 942 E7pa 1995.) | Some church records have been destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. Addresses of the county record offices are given in: Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., <u>The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers</u>. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Company, 1995. (FHL book 942 E7pa 1995.) | ||
Parish maps can help you determine which parish to search. Maps will reveal neighbouring parishes to search if your ancestor is not listed in the parish where you expected him or her to be. See [[England Maps|England Maps]] for more information. <br> | Parish maps can help you determine which parish to search. Maps will reveal neighbouring parishes to search if your ancestor is not listed in the parish where you expected him or her to be. See [[England Maps|England Maps]] for more information. <br> | ||
== Online Training from the Family History Library for British Church Records == | == Online Training from the Family History Library for British Church Records == | ||