Parish Registers were instigated by Thomas Cromwell from 1538 in the reign of Henry VIII, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. From 1597 a copy of the records had to be made and sent to the Bishop. Sometimes the Bishops' Transcript may contain more information than the original, so it can often be worthwhile tracking down both. For more information on Parish Registers there is a brief history on the Wikipedia Parish Register page.
After 1837 Civil Registration was introduced and the Local BMD and GRO BMD records become the primary source.
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | ADDYMAN One Name Study |
Link: | https://ons.addyman.homeip.net/ |
Description: | ADDYMAN One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Parish Records |
Title: | Baptisms - England and Wales Christening Records |
Link: | England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1980 |
Description: | England and Wales Christening Records, 1530-1980 |
Extra Info: | Not complete. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Census, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | BATSTONE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.thebatstones.org.uk/OneNameStudy/index.... |
Description: | BATSTONE One Name Study |
Classification: | Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | BLISS Family History Society and One Name Study |
Link: | https://blissfhs.com/ |
Description: | BLISS Family History Society and One Name Study |
Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php |
Description: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Use sources to search for types of information such as burials. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c... |
Description: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading. |
Classification: | Parish Records |
Title: | Cumberland County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Cumberland County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Cumberland County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Families from village Wetheral and the registers of the parish church of St. Giles, Great Orton. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
Title: | Cumberland Roots |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20130320174640/http://w... |
Description: | Cumberland Roots |
Extra Info: | This is a copy of an archived site. Most information seems to be available. May take a few moments to load. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Cumbria Genealogy Search |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140216110425/http://... |
Description: | Selected Transcriptions |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of site that is no longer active. Most information is available to view. Click at the dot at the start of each description for transcription. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Cumbrian Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20121023203108/http://w... |
Description: | Cumbrian Genealogy |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the site. May take a few moments to load. Most information appears to be available. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.daltondatabank.org/ |
Description: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | DEBENHAM Family History |
Link: | https://debenham.org.uk/Personal/ |
Description: | DEBENHAM Family History |
Extra Info: | DEBENHAM and DEBNAM family history. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Wills / Probate |
Title: | DOCWRA Family Research |
Link: | https://www.docwras.org.uk/cms/index.php |
Description: | DOCWRA Family Research |
Extra Info: | DOCWRA and variants such as DOCKRELL, DOCKERY and more. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
Title: | DOIG and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.doig.net/ |
Description: | DOIG and Variants One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Including Doig, Doige, Doigg, Doeg and Doegg |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
Link: | http://www.ancestorsofbirmingham.com/dugmore/dugmo... |
Description: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
Extra Info: | DUGMORE's family name, mainly concentrated in the Midlands area. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | DUXBURY Family History |
Link: | http://family.hk.com/family/ |
Description: | DUXBURY Family History |
Extra Info: | Scroll down for indexes. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Eden Valley Genealogy |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20190828175450/http://... |
Description: | Eden Valley Genealogy, including Constables Census of 1787 |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer being updated. Most information is still availbale, although it may be slow to load. |
Classification: | GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | English Clandestine Marriages |
Link: | https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-clandestine-marriages |
Description: | English Clandestine Marriages from 1667 to 1775. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
Title: | FreeReg Project |
Link: | |
Description: | Transcriptions for Parish Registers |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | HOGARTH Family Website |
Link: | http://www.hogarth.org.uk/ |
Description: | HOGARTH Family Website |
Extra Info: | Click on reference section for records. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h... |
Description: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
Title: | Internet Archive |
Link: | http://archive.org/ |
Description: | Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog... |
Description: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150511054040/http://f... |
Description: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not active at present. Most information still seems to be available. Mainly in Oxfordshire. Also census for other towns in Buckinghamshire - all surnames. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | MACMILLAN One Name Study - Family History Archives |
Link: | http://www.johnmacmillan.co.uk/ |
Description: | MACMILLAN One Name Study - Family History Archives |
Extra Info: | Mainly in the Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire areas of Scotland. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | MALLINSON Family Project |
Link: | http://www.mallproj-home.co.uk/ |
Description: | MALLINSON Family Project |
Extra Info: | Also variants. Many concentrated around Huddersfield. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Marriage Index - The Joiner Marriage Index |
Link: | http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ |
Description: | Marriage Database for Northern England |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Marriages - England and Wales |
Link: | England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
Description: | England and Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
Extra Info: | Not complete. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20080723162509/http://w... |
Description: | MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a website that is no longer active, most information still seems to be available. Includes Mileham, Milam, Mylam, Milham, Milum, Millam. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | NINEHAM One Name Study |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160310234812/http://... |
Description: | NINEHAM One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live, however most information still seems to be available to view. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
Title: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs |
Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
Description: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs from the National Archive, hosted by The Genealogist |
Extra Info: | They include the birth records at Dr Williams' Library in London, hospital records of maternity, overseas registrations for British citizens and those on board ships. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram of Coley Register |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/nonconformistreg00byuhe... |
Description: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram or Coley Register 1644-1752 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1584-1620. Index of surnames and place names at end of book. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Includes full images of many books of transcribed parish registers. Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | ORMEROD Family Website |
Link: | http://www.ormerod.uk.net/index.htm |
Description: | ORMEROD Family Website |
Extra Info: | OMEROD and variants such as ORMEROID. |
Classification: | Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Register - William Bradock's Guide 1910 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregister00braduof... |
Description: | Parish Register - William Bradock's Guide 1910 |
Extra Info: | Online book. It explains that start of parish registers and other associated items, such as Phillimore marriages, Hardwicke's marriage act, banns, explanation of register entries, foundlings, as well as some interesting register extracts. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Parish Register Scans |
Link: | https://ukga.org/browse.php?action=loadDB&DB=1... |
Description: | Parish Register Scans for Various Counties |
Extra Info: | Scans of books with parish register transcriptions. Free to browse. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Cumberland - Phillimore (1) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/cumberlandparish01phil |
Description: | Parish Registers of Cumberland - Phillimore - Vol 1 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Registers for Workington 1670-1837 and Moresby 1676-1837. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Cumberland - Phillimore (2) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924104091685 |
Description: | Parish Registers of Cumberland - Phillimore - Vol 2 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Registers for Stanwix 1662-1837, Crosby-on-Eden 1665-1837, Harrington 1652-1837 and Gosforth 1571-1837. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Garrigill, Alston, Cumerland |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/garrigillstjohns00garr |
Description: | Parish Registers of Garrigill, Alston, Cumerland |
Extra Info: | Online book. Baptisms, marriages and burials 1699-1730. Also includes the 'distinct register for non-conformists in Garragill'. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Great Orton, St. Giles Church, Cumberland |
Link: | Parish Registers of St. Giles, Great Orton, Cumberland |
Description: | Parish Registers of Great Orton, St. Giles Church, Cumberland (Ancestry) |
Extra Info: | Registers 1568-1812. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Skelton, Cumberland |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/theregistersofpa00skel |
Description: | Parish Registers of Skelton, Cumberland |
Extra Info: | Online book. Baptisms, marriages and burials 1580-1812. |
Classification: | Parish Records |
Title: | Parishmouse Family History Guides |
Link: | https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/ |
Description: | Parish Registers, Parish Records and Historical Directories. |
Extra Info: | Each parish page provides a list of adjacent parishes, historical descriptions of the parish, links to free parish registers and records. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PENNYFATHER One Name Study |
Link: | https://pennyfather.one-name.net/ |
Description: | PENNYFATHER One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families |
Link: | http://www.thanksfrank.co.uk/ |
Description: | POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families |
Extra Info: | Many names and places included on this site. The name index also indicates records for that name. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
Link: | http://www.4trudy.co.uk/ |
Description: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.pratley.info/ |
Description: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PURSGLOVE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.pursglove.org.uk/ |
Description: | PURSGLOVE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes variants such as Purseglove, Purslove, Purselove, Purssglove. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | TEAGUE Family Resource Centre |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20151025120728/http://w... |
Description: | TEAGUE Family Resource Centre, also TYACK |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. Also TYACK. Click on UK and rest of world for information. Mainly Cornwall. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Link: | http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/ |
Description: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Extra Info: | Mainly around the Leicestershire area. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | YEO One Name Study |
Link: | https://yeoonline.net/ |
Description: | YEO One Name Study |
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