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= Nonconformist Church Records = | = Nonconformist Church Records = | ||
A | A nonconformist denomination is any denomination not conforming to the Church of England, including Roman Catholics, Jews, and Quakers. For more information on the different nonconformist denominations, read [[England Nonconformist Church Records]]. | ||
Nonconformist registers contain some burial entries, though nonconformists were usually buried in parish churchyards until the chapel obtained its own burial grounds or until civil cemeteries opened. | The registers of these religions sometimes contain more information than those of the Church of England, often including the person’s birth date, baptism date, father’s name and residence, and mother’s name (including maiden name). They rarely contain marriage records (except for Quakers and Jews). | ||
Nonconformist registers contain some burial entries, though nonconformists were usually buried in parish churchyards until the chapel obtained its own burial grounds or until civil/municipal cemeteries opened. | |||
It is not uncommon to find an ancestor affiliated with more than one religion during his or her lifetime. Search all religions and all chapels of a particular religion if an ancestor might be a nonconformist because some people changed religions and travelled long distances to attend their meetings. Ministers often travelled large circuits keeping the vital statistics of several places in the register they carried with them. | It is not uncommon to find an ancestor affiliated with more than one religion during his or her lifetime. Search all religions and all chapels of a particular religion if an ancestor might be a nonconformist because some people changed religions and travelled long distances to attend their meetings. Ministers often travelled large circuits keeping the vital statistics of several places in the register they carried with them. | ||
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Steel, Donald J. ''Sources for Nonconformist Genealogy and Family History''. London, England: Phillimore, 1973. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=386783&disp=Sources+for+Scottish+genealogy+and+famil%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 V26ste, vol. 12].) | Steel, Donald J. ''Sources for Nonconformist Genealogy and Family History''. London, England: Phillimore, 1973. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=386783&disp=Sources+for+Scottish+genealogy+and+famil%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 V26ste, vol. 12].) | ||
''Sources for Roman Catholic and Jewish Genealogy and Family History''. London, England: Phillimore, 1974. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=386622&disp=Sources+for+Roman+Catholic+and+Jewish+ge%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 V26ste, vol. 3].) <br> | ''Sources for Roman Catholic and Jewish Genealogy and Family History''. London, England: Phillimore, 1974. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=386622&disp=Sources+for+Roman+Catholic+and+Jewish+ge%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 V26ste, vol. 3].) <br> | ||
= Web Pages<br> = | = Web Pages<br> = | ||