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=== IGI ===
=== IGI ===
Many years ago FamilySearch took a sample of Church records and included them in the International Genealogical Index(IGI). The IGI does not contain images, and has only a very small fraction of the records. The IGI is best used as a starting point before obtaining images for confirmation and further information.  
Many years ago FamilySearch took a sample of Church records and included them in the International Genealogical Index(IGI). The IGI does not contain images, and has only a very small fraction of the records. The IGI is best used as a starting point before obtaining images for confirmation and further information. [[IGI Batch Numbers for the British Isles and North America|This wiki page]] provides links to Batch Numbers and precise details of coverage. 
* [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014 England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975], index, incomplete. Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9841 Ancestry.com],  [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30042/england-births-christenings-1538-1975?s=218489221 MyHeritage], ($)
* [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014 England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975], index, incomplete. Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9841 Ancestry.com],  [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30042/england-births-christenings-1538-1975?s=218489221 MyHeritage], ($)


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*[http://ukbmd.co.uk/ www.ukbmd.org.uk]- provides links to some countywide online church registers databases  
*[http://ukbmd.co.uk/ www.ukbmd.org.uk]- provides links to some countywide online church registers databases  
*[http://www.google.com/ www.google.com]- Just try Googling the name of the ‘county’ or ‘parish’ + ‘parish registers.’ I.e. ‘Worcestershire parish registers’ or ‘Churchill parish registers.’
*[http://www.google.com/ www.google.com]- Just try Googling the name of the ‘county’ or ‘parish’ + ‘parish registers.’ I.e. ‘Worcestershire parish registers’ or ‘Churchill parish registers.’
Non-Conformists (Those not belonging to the Church of England)
*[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/bmdr/ www.bmdregisters.co.uk] ($) (Indexes free)


What is in [[What information can I find in Church of England records?|England parish registers]]?  
What is in [[What information can I find in Church of England records?|England parish registers]]?  
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=== Non-Conformists ===
=== Non-Conformists ===
* [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php www.thegenealogist.co.uk] ($) FHL Subscription (Free indexes and images at the FHL)
* [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php www.thegenealogist.co.uk] ($) FHL Subscription (Free indexes and images at the FHL)
* [http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ <font color="#800080">BMDRegister.co.uk</font>]
* [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1666142 England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977], index and images
* [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1666142 England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977], index and images
* [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-non-conformist-births-and-baptisms England &amp; Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms], ($), index
* [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-non-conformist-births-and-baptisms England &amp; Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms], ($), index
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-nationals-armed-forces-deaths-1796-2005 British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths 1796-2005], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-nationals-armed-forces-deaths-1796-2005 British Nationals Armed Forces Deaths 1796-2005], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-nationals-died-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Died Overseas 1818-2005], ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-nationals-died-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Died Overseas 1818-2005], ($), index  
== Indexes to Church Records  ==
Indexes to church records can save you time because they usually cover a broad geographical area and a broad time period.
Indexes to church records have been published by family history societies in England. Read more in the [[England Societies|Societies]] article.


To see what indexes to parish registers are available at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalogue under a county of interest and the topic of&nbsp;Church Records - Indexes.&nbsp; See also [[England Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] lists many parish registers/bishop's transcripts that are available on microfilm.&nbsp; These can be sent to a [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search family history center]. To search the catalog, use the Place-name search and search for a parish of interest.


=== Online Indexes  ===
=== Other Sites ===
* [http://www.google.com/ www.google.com]- Just try Googling the name of the ‘county’ or ‘parish’ + ‘parish registers.’ I.e. ‘Worcestershire parish registers’ or ‘Churchill parish registers.’


Several Internet web sites also have indexes to church records:
*[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ <font color="#800080">BMDRegister.co.uk</font>] - about 10 million entries
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Start_%20Page/British_Frame_Page.htm <font color="#800080">FHLFavorites.com</font>]- links to millions of entries from many&nbsp;areas of England; many are at no cost  
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Start_%20Page/British_Frame_Page.htm <font color="#800080">FHLFavorites.com</font>]- links to millions of entries from many&nbsp;areas of England; many are at no cost  
*[http://forest-of-dean.net/ <font color="#0066cc">forest-of-dean.net</font>]&nbsp;- indexed and transcribed records for the Forest of Dean area in Gloucerstershire  
*[http://forest-of-dean.net/ <font color="#0066cc">forest-of-dean.net</font>]&nbsp;- indexed and transcribed records for the Forest of Dean area in Gloucerstershire  
*[http://www.marriage-locator.co.uk/ Marriage Locator]: Helps to locate the church where the marriage took place  
*[http://www.marriage-locator.co.uk/ Marriage Locator]: Helps to locate the church where the marriage took place  
*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/Registers Parish Registers and Phillimore Marriage records] hundreds of parish registers and other BMD transcripts in&nbsp;their collection, and they are working to put them all online.
*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/Registers Parish Registers and Phillimore Marriage records] hundreds of parish registers and other BMD transcripts in&nbsp;their collection, and they are working to put them all online.
=== Online County Indexes  ===
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Start_%20Page/British_Frame_Page.htm fhlfavorites.com] - a categorized list of websites. Look under the county of interest and the subject "Church Records" to see a list of church records online for that county.
*Google the following search terms:&nbsp; 1) "Index",&nbsp;2)&nbsp;"Church records", or "baptism", or "marriage", or "burial" and 3) name of place, e.g. "Westminster"
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/index.php UKBMD.org.uk] - has numerous online databases and indexes  
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/index.php UKBMD.org.uk] - has numerous online databases and indexes  
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Access to Archives (A2A)] - provides a marvelous view into county record office and numerous other catalogs and inventories to their genealogical records  
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Access to Archives (A2A)] - provides a marvelous view into county record office and numerous other catalogs and inventories to their genealogical records  
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/index.html Mailing Lists at Rootsweb.com]  
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/index.html Mailing Lists at Rootsweb.com]
*Genealogical networking web sites (a great way to find and work cooperatively with distant relatives who are working on in-common family lines), include:
 
#[http://www.genesreunited.com Genesreunited.com]
#[http://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage.com]
#[http://www.lostcousins.com LostCousins.com]
#[http://www.rootsuk.com RootsUK.com]


=== Indexes in the United Kingdom  ===
=== Indexes in the United Kingdom  ===
 
Indexes to church records have been published by family history societies in England. Read more in the [[England Societies|Societies]] article.
*Society of Genealogists:&nbsp;For about a hundred years this marvelous society has dedicatedly indexed and transcribed parish and church registers (and many other types of records) throughout England and Wales. Of the 12,800-plus parishes in England, they hold transcriptions to nearly&nbsp;11,000 parishes!  
*Society of Genealogists:&nbsp;For about a hundred years this marvelous society has dedicatedly indexed and transcribed parish and church registers (and many other types of records) throughout England and Wales. Of the 12,800-plus parishes in England, they hold transcriptions to nearly&nbsp;11,000 parishes!  
*Some county record offices hold in-house and sometimes, online indexes to their own records holdings. Contact via e-mail, mail, telephone or fax.  
*Some county record offices hold in-house and sometimes, online indexes to their own records holdings. Contact via e-mail, mail, telephone or fax.  
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*Gibson, Jeremy, and Elizabeth Hampson, Editors. ''Marriage and Census Indexes for Family Historians''. Seventh Edition. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1998. (FHL book {{FHL|733642|title-id|disp=942 D27gjh}}.)  
*Gibson, Jeremy, and Elizabeth Hampson, Editors. ''Marriage and Census Indexes for Family Historians''. Seventh Edition. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1998. (FHL book {{FHL|733642|title-id|disp=942 D27gjh}}.)  
*Some marriage indexes are on film at the Family History Library. To find them, use the Place-name search of the FamilySearch Catalogue and search for a county of interest and the topic of CHURCH RECORDS - INDEXES.
*Some marriage indexes are on film at the Family History Library. To find them, use the Place-name search of the FamilySearch Catalogue and search for a county of interest and the topic of CHURCH RECORDS - INDEXES.
=== Indexes at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City  ===
Thousands of English church records are available on microfilm or microfiche through the Family History Library system. These records are listed in the library's online catalog by locality. In addition, many of the baptisms and marriages found in the records have been extracted and indexed by FamilySearch. When this was done each locality's collection of records was assigned a '''Batch Number'''. In addition, lists of the baptisms or marriages in each batch, arranged in alphabetical order, were created and are known as '''parish print-outs'''. The print-outs were then microfilmed, microfiched, or both. The film numbers of the original records, as well as the film or fiche numbers of the print-outs are listed in the library's online catalog at:
*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Catalog at FamilySearch.org]
Use these steps to find them:
#In the catalog search for a parish name.
#Click on the topic of "Church records" to find records on film for that parish.
#Click on the topic of "Church records - Indexes" to find print-outs of batches of indexed records, as well as indexes that may have been created by someone other than FamilySearch.
#In the catalog search for a county name
#Click on the topic of "Church records" to find records on film
#Click on the topic of "Church records - Indexes" to find county-wide indexes that have been created by someone other than FamilySearch. [Note: FamilySearch International has a comprehensive "Acquisitions" program for obtaining transcriptions/indexes of church records for all periods of time.]<br>
==== Batch Number Indexes  ====
If you would like to determine which parishes and records have been extracted and put into batches, without having to look in the catalog for each parish of interest, click [[IGI Batch Numbers for the British Isles and North America|here]] for further instructions.
==== Boyd's Marriage Index  ====
One collection of marriage indexes at the Family History Library is:
*[[Image:All Saints Church Gresham, Norfolk.jpg|thumb|right|247x191px]]Boyd, Percival. ''Boyd’s Marriage Index''. Bound typescript. N.p., n.d. This work is an index to marriages in 4,375 parishes throughout England. It is available at the Family History Library on microfilm, on microfiche, and in paper form. Look in the Author/Title Search of the FamilySearch Catalog for library call numbers.
You can find an explanation of this series in:
*Wells, Claire T. Wells, comp. ''A Key to the Parishes Included in Boyd’s Marriage Index''. Second Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1988. (FHL book {{FHL|453735|title-id|disp=942 K22b 1988}}; fiche {{FHL|453735|title-id|disp=6035667}}.)
A list of parishes is also given in:
*''A List of Parishes in Boyd’s Marriage Index''. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1994. (FHL book {{FHL|1026517|title-id|disp=942 K22l 1994}}.)
Some county record offices and other repositories have indexes to church records, some of which are on film at the Family History Library. Read the [[England Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] article for additional information, including addresses.


=== Index to Clergy  ===
=== Index to Clergy  ===
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