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Some pre-1733 parish registers are in Latin and even records in English may contain some Latin words. Local dialects may have affected the spelling of some family names or places. | Some pre-1733 parish registers are in Latin and even records in English may contain some Latin words. Local dialects may have affected the spelling of some family names or places. | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/What_information_can_I_find_in_Church_of_England_records%3F What's in parish registers]? | |||
=== Christenings (Baptisms) === | === Christenings (Baptisms) === | ||
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=== Parish Chest Records === | === Parish Chest Records === | ||
Church records were kept in a chest (or strongbox) known as the [[Parish Chest Records|"parish chest." ]]Records other than the parish registers were called "parish chest records." Some of these records still exist from the 16th century, but many do not begin until the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. <br> | Church records were kept in a chest (or strongbox) known as the [[Parish Chest Records|"parish chest." ]]Records other than the parish registers were called "parish chest records." Some of these records still exist from the 16th century, but many do not begin until the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. <br> | ||
== Indexes to Church Records == | == Indexes to Church Records == | ||