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*Church registers: 1538-present. Most are available online or at the FamilySearch Library. Church of England church records, which include parish registers and bishop's transcripts, include christenings, marriages, and burials. Christenings usually list the child, christening date and place, parents, and father's occupation and residence (after 1812). Marriages usually list the marriage date and place and the bride and groom's names, residences, and marital statuses. After 1837, marriage records also list the bride and groom's ages and fathers. Burials list the name of the deceased, the burial date and place, and a relation (the father if the deceased was a child or the husband if the deceased was married. After 1812, the age, residence, and occupation of the deceased was also listed. The majority of these church records are available online. Nonconformist church registers also provide vital information and usually available online. If not online, church records can be found at county record offices or the local parish church. | *Church registers: 1538-present. Most are available online or at the FamilySearch Library. Church of England church records, which include parish registers and bishop's transcripts, include christenings, marriages, and burials. Christenings usually list the child, christening date and place, parents, and father's occupation and residence (after 1812). Marriages usually list the marriage date and place and the bride and groom's names, residences, and marital statuses. After 1837, marriage records also list the bride and groom's ages and fathers. Burials list the name of the deceased, the burial date and place, and a relation (the father if the deceased was a child or the husband if the deceased was married. After 1812, the age, residence, and occupation of the deceased was also listed. The majority of these church records are available online. Nonconformist church registers also provide vital information and usually available online. If not online, church records can be found at county record offices or the local parish church. | ||
**You can (and should) also Google the following three (or more) terms in order to find names of ancestors in church registers: | **You can (and should) also Google the following three (or more) terms in order to find names of ancestors in church registers: | ||
{{Block indent|Google: city or borough or regional place-names, or name of record type, i.e. for baptisms or marriages or burials, census, military, and other records; also can add such terms as "index" or, in quotation marks, "surname index"|2}} | |||
*City Directories – identify occupations, addresses, tenure of residence | *City Directories – identify occupations, addresses, tenure of residence | ||
*Occupation, guild, trade or professional records – often give lineage-linked data | *Occupation, guild, trade or professional records – often give lineage-linked data | ||
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