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== Types of Records == | == Types of Records == | ||
=== Baptisms === | === Baptisms === | ||
Baptism records usually contain: | Baptism records usually contain: | ||
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* Baptism date, and sometimes birth date, which can often be several years before the baptism. | * Baptism date, and sometimes birth date, which can often be several years before the baptism. | ||
It is worth mentioning that it was common practice in families to use the same Christian name over and over again until a child survived with it. This means that individuals need to try and capture all of the family members listed watching for deaths and that same name being given to the next child of the same sex. | It is worth mentioning that it was common practice in families to use the same Christian name over and over again until a child survived with it. This means that individuals need to try and capture all of the family members listed watching for deaths and that same name being given to the next child of the same sex. | ||
<gallery perrow="1" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="England Baptism Record Examples"> | |||
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Christening.jpg|Christening Register | |||
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=== Marriages === | === Marriages === | ||
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#* A couple preferred not to subject themselves to publication of banns (common among upper classes and nonconformists). | #* A couple preferred not to subject themselves to publication of banns (common among upper classes and nonconformists). | ||
<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="England Marriage Record Examples"> | |||
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Marriage Before 1754.jpg|Marriage before 1754 and Banns after 1754 | |||
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Marriage 1754 to 1837.jpg|1754-1837 Marriage Record | |||
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Marriage after 1837.jpg|Marriage after 1837 | |||
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=== Burials === | === Burials === | ||
A burial usually took place in the deceased’s parish a few days after the death. Church of England parish register burial records usually contain: | A burial usually took place in the deceased’s parish a few days after the death. Church of England parish register burial records usually contain: | ||
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* Minister's signature | * Minister's signature | ||
Burial registers may mention infant children who were not christened, including stillbirths. Christening records never record stillbirths. | Burial registers may mention infant children who were not christened, including stillbirths. Christening records never record stillbirths. | ||
<gallery perrow="1" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="Church of England Parish Record Examples"> | |||
Image:England Church of England Parish Register Burial.jpg|Burial Register | |||
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=== Bishop's Transcripts === | === Bishop's Transcripts === | ||