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Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.  
Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.  


==== Search the Collection  ====
=== Search the Collection  ===


To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page:<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Name of County"<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Name of Town, Parish/Church"<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Event Type and Year Range (with Volume)" which will take you to the images.  
To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page:<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Name of County"<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Name of Town, Parish/Church"<br> ⇒ Select the appropriate "Event Type and Year Range (with Volume)" which will take you to the images.  
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Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  
Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  


==== Using the Information  ====
=== Using the Information  ===


When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.  
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.  
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It is often helpful to extract the information on all individuals with the same surname in the same general area. If the surname is uncommon, it is likely that those living in the same area were related. Be sure to extract all individuals before you look at other records. This can help you identify related individuals to look for in other records.  
It is often helpful to extract the information on all individuals with the same surname in the same general area. If the surname is uncommon, it is likely that those living in the same area were related. Be sure to extract all individuals before you look at other records. This can help you identify related individuals to look for in other records.  


==== Tips to Keep in Mind ====
=== Tips to Keep in Mind ===
 
Some other helpful tips to keep in mind are:


*The residence or abode may be different from the location of the property so your ancestor may be found in records of another locality.  
*The residence or abode may be different from the location of the property so your ancestor may be found in records of another locality.  
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*There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record.  
*There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record.  
*Witnesses are usually close family members
*Witnesses are usually close family members
==== Unable to Find your Ancestor?  ====
If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following:
*Check for variant spellings of the surnames.
*Check for indexes. Local historical and genealogical are often good resources of indexed records.
*Search the records of nearby parishes.
==== General Information About These Records  ====
'''Church Records'''
In 1530, King Henry VIII established the Church in England, also known as the Anglican Church, the State Church, or the Episcopal Church. A law passed in 1537 required ministers to record the baptisms, marriages, and burials that took place in their parishes. Priests recorded these events in registers and kept them at the parish level, which is the lowest level of authority in the Church of England. Within some parishes, chapelries were created to provide for the worship needs of the parishioner when the parish church was not easily accessible. Chapelries sometimes had the authority to perform baptisms, marriages, and burials, so they kept their own registers. Several parishes formed a deanery (presided over by a dean), several deaneries formed an archdeaconry (presided over by an archdeacon), and several archdeaconries formed a diocese (presided over by a bishop).
Beginning in 1598, ministers were required to send copies of their registers to an archdeacon or bishop annually. These copies are referred to as bishops’ transcripts, or sometimes archdeacon transcripts. As a result, two copies of many parish registers exist from 1598 to about the mid-1800s. After civil registration began in 1837, the value of keeping bishops’ transcripts diminished, so by 1870 most parishes had stopped making them.
Banns are proclamations of an intent to marry. After 1754 these banns were required to be read for three consecutive Sundays before a marriage so that anyone with reasons against the marriage could oppose it. Banns were read in both the bride’s parish and the groom’s parish.


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=== Unable to Find your Ancestor?  ===
 
If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following:
 
*Check for variant spellings of the surnames.
*Check for indexes. Local historical and genealogical are often good resources of indexed records.
*Search the records of nearby parishes.
 
=== General Information About These Records  ===
 
'''Church Records'''
 
In 1530, King Henry VIII established the Church in England, also known as the Anglican Church, the State Church, or the Episcopal Church. A law passed in 1537 required ministers to record the baptisms, marriages, and burials that took place in their parishes. Priests recorded these events in registers and kept them at the parish level, which is the lowest level of authority in the Church of England. Within some parishes, chapelries were created to provide for the worship needs of the parishioner when the parish church was not easily accessible. Chapelries sometimes had the authority to perform baptisms, marriages, and burials, so they kept their own registers. Several parishes formed a deanery (presided over by a dean), several deaneries formed an archdeaconry (presided over by an archdeacon), and several archdeaconries formed a diocese (presided over by a bishop).
 
Beginning in 1598, ministers were required to send copies of their registers to an archdeacon or bishop annually. These copies are referred to as bishops’ transcripts, or sometimes archdeacon transcripts. As a result, two copies of many parish registers exist from 1598 to about the mid-1800s. After civil registration began in 1837, the value of keeping bishops’ transcripts diminished, so by 1870 most parishes had stopped making them.


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Banns are proclamations of an intent to marry. After 1754 these banns were required to be read for three consecutive Sundays before a marriage so that anyone with reasons against the marriage could oppose it. Banns were read in both the bride’s parish and the groom’s parish.


== Known Issues with This Collection  ==
== Known Issues with This Collection  ==
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