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 == Indexes to Church Records  ==
-The International Genealogical Index (see the [[England Genealogy|Genealogy]] article) is the most comprehensive surname index of English parish registers. Other indexes to parish registers exist. Many of these indexes have been published by family history societies in England. Read more in the [[England Societies|Societies]] article.
+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 Family History Library Catalogue under:
+To see what indexes to parish registers are available at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library 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)]]
-England, [county name] - Church records - Indexes<br>
+=== Online Indexes  ===
-[[England Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
-=== Online Indexes  ===
+Several Internet web sites also have indexes to church records:
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp International Genealogical Index (IGI)]&nbsp;- over 200 million entries taken from many sources including Church of England parish records
 *[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp FindMyPast.co.uk] - nearly 70&nbsp;million entries
 *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=1&p=allCollections RecordSearchPilot at FamilySearch.org] - nearly 30 million entries taken from many sources including&nbsp;Church of England parish records.&nbsp;
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 *[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Start_%20Page/British_Frame_Page.htm FHLFavorites.com] - millions of entries from many&nbsp;areas of England; many are at no cost
-==== Online County Indexes  ====
+=== Online County Indexes  ===
 *[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/Start_%20Page/British_Frame_Page.htm fhlfavorites.com]
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 #[http://www.lostcousins.com LostCousins.com]
 #[http://www.rootsuk.com RootsUK.com]
+=== Indexes in the United Kingdom  ===
+*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.
+*Many family history societies have published in booklet-form, or on microfiche, or on CD-ROM numerous countywide or parish church records transcriptions and indexes.
+Privately held marriage indexes for most counties are available by correspondence at either of the following two sources. Many indexes are listed with the addresses of where to write in:
+*Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., ''The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers''. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore &amp;amp; Company, 1995. (FHL book {{FHL|752598|title-id|disp=942 E7pa 1995}}.)
+*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 Family History Library 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  ===
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 #Search&nbsp;for a&nbsp;parish name for "Church records - Indexes" for possible "hits" [Many indexes can be found via Batch number obtained from IGI entries at FamilySearch.org.]
-*Family History Library ''Patron Desktop ''(the Library's network) provides in-house patrons&nbsp;access to numerous indexes, databases and transcribed records from parish registers throughout England; click on the Library's Main Menu, "Databases on the Library's Network". When planning a visit to the Family History Library, you can pre-determine via the online Family History Library Catalog, what parish and/or county indexes are accessible via this network offerings. The database collection is continually added to.
+==== Indexes to Marriages  ====
-=== Indexes in the United Kingdom  ===
-==== General  ====
-*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.
-*Many family history societies have published in booklet-form, or on microfiche, or on CD-ROM numerous countywide or parish church records transcriptions and indexes.&nbsp;
-==== Marriage  ====
 The vast majority of "indexes" to be found for England's parishes and counties are list below:
-*[[Image:All Saints Church Gresham, Norfolk.jpg|thumb|right|224x173px]]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 on microfilm, on microfiche, and in paper form. Look in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalogue for library call numbers.
+*[[Image:All Saints Church Gresham, Norfolk.jpg|thumb|right|224x173px]]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 Family History Library Catalogue for library call numbers.
 You can find an explanation of this series in:
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 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.
-Privately held marriage indexes for most counties are available by correspondence at either of the following two sources. Many indexes are listed with the addresses of where to write in:
+<br>
-*Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., ''The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers''. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore &amp;amp; Company, 1995. (FHL book {{FHL|752598|title-id|disp=942 E7pa 1995}}.)
-*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 Family History Library Catalogue and search for a county of interest and the topic of CHURCH RECORDS - INDEXES.
 = Locating Church Records of England  =